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Safety Instructions Troubleshooting tips. Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Problem "F-" and a number or letter flash in the display "Probe" appears in the display Display goes blank Display flashes Unable to get the display to show "SF" Power outage, clock flashes "Burning" or "oily" odor emitting from the vent Strong odor LOC appears in the display Fan noise Convection fan not working Drawer does not slide smoothly or drags Lower oven drawer will not work Excessive condensation in the drawer Food dries out in the lower oven drawer 50 Possible Causes You have a function error code. If the function code repeats. This is reminding you to enter a probe temperature after plugging in the probe. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is in the black-out mode. Power failure. Oven control pads were not pressed properly. Power outage or surge. This is normal in a new oven and will disappear in time. An odor from the insulation around the inside of the oven is normal for the first few times the oven is used. The Range Lockout feature is activated. The convection fan may turn on and off automatically. Preheat temperature not reached. The drawer is out of alignment. Drawer is overloaded or load is unbalanced. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The upper oven is self-cleaning. Controls improperly set. Liquid in drawer. Uncovered foods. Temperature setting too high. Moisture escaping. Oven drawer not fully closed. What To Do • Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven back into operation. • Disconnect all power to the range for 5 minutes and then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service. • Enter a probe temperature. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Special features of your upper oven control section. • Reset the clock. • The BAKE and BROIL HI/LO pads must be touched at the same time and held for 3 seconds. • Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by touching the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock and resetting any cooking function. • To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning upper oven section. • This is temporary. • Be sure the surface unit controls are turned OFF. Turn this feature off to use the range. See the Range Lockout section. • This is normal. To maximize cooking evenness, the fan is designed to operate in both directions with a pause in between. • Fan will start automatically once the preheat temperature is reached. • Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in. See the Care and cleaning of the range section. • Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • Wait for the self-clean cycle to finish and the oven to cool. • See the Lower oven drawer section. • Remove liquid. • Cover food with lid or aluminum foil. • Reduce temperature setting. • Cover food with lid or aluminum foil. • Push drawer in until latch engages. Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support

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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
“F—” and a number or
You have a function error code.
Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. Allow the oven to cool for
letter flash in the display
one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
If the function code repeats.
Disconnect all power to the range for 5 minutes
and then reconnect power. If the function error code
repeats, call for service.
“Probe” appears in
This is reminding you to enter
Enter a probe temperature.
the display
a probe temperature after
plugging in the probe.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
The clock is in the
See the
Special features of your upper oven control
section.
black-out mode.
Display flashes
Power failure.
Reset the clock.
Unable to get the
Oven control pads were
• The
BAKE
and
BROIL HI/LO
pads must be touched at
display to show “SF”
not pressed properly.
the same time and held for 3 seconds.
Power outage,
Power outage or surge.
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
clock flashes
it by touching the
CLEAR/OFF
pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
“Burning” or “oily”
This is normal in a new oven
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
odor emitting from
and will disappear in time.
minimum of 3 hours. See the
Using the self-cleaning
the vent
upper oven
section.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation
This is temporary.
around the inside of the oven
is normal for the first few times
the oven is used.
LOC appears in
The Range Lockout feature
Be sure the surface unit controls are turned OFF.
the display
is activated.
Turn this feature off to use the range.
See the
Range Lockout
section.
Fan noise
The convection fan may turn
This is normal. To maximize cooking evenness,
on and off automatically.
the fan is designed to operate in both directions
with a pause in between.
Convection fan
Preheat temperature
Fan will start automatically once the preheat
not working
not reached.
temperature is reached.
Drawer does not slide
The drawer is out of alignment.
Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in.
smoothly or drags
See the
Care and cleaning of the range
section.
Drawer is overloaded or load
Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents.
is unbalanced.
Lower oven drawer
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
will not work
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
The upper oven is self-cleaning.
Wait for the self-clean cycle to finish and the oven
to cool.
Controls improperly set.
See the
Lower oven drawer
section.
Excessive condensation
Liquid in drawer.
Remove liquid.
in the drawer
Uncovered foods.
Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
Temperature setting too high.
Reduce temperature setting.
Food dries out in the
Moisture escaping.
Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
lower oven drawer
Oven drawer not fully closed.
Push drawer in until latch engages.
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