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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Troubleshooting tips (Cont.) ... Before you call for service Problem Oven light does not work Oven will not self-clean Excessive smoking during clean cycle Possible Cause Light bulb is loose or defective. Pad operating light is broken. The temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation. Oven controls improperly set. Excessive soil or grease. Excessive smoking during broiling Oven door will not open after a clean cycle Food too close to burner element. Oven too hot. What To Do Tighten or replace bulb. Call for service. Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls. See the Cleaning the Oven section. Press the Cancel/Off pad. Open the windows to rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle. Lower the rack position of the food. Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature. Oven not clean after a clean cycle "LOCK DOOR" flashes in the display DOOR LOCK light is on when you want to cook "F- and a number or letter" flash in the display Display goes blank Power outage, clock flashes "Burning" or "oily" odor emitting from the vent Strong odor Fan noise (on some models) My oven door glass appears to be "tinted" or have a "rainbow" color. Is this defective? 49-80690-3 Oven controls improperly set. Oven was heavily soiled. The self-clean cycle has been selected but the door is not closed. The oven door is locked because the temperature inside the oven has not dropped below the locking temperature. You have a function error code. If the function code repeats. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is turned off. Oven is in Sabbath Mode. 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. A convection fan may automatically turn on and off. A cooling fan may automatically turn on and off. No. The inner oven glass is coated with a heat barrier to reflect the heat back into the oven to prevent heat loss and keep the outer door cool while baking. See the Cleaning the Oven section. Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again or for a longer period of time. Close the oven door. Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool. Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven back into operation. Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30 seconds and then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. See the Special features section. Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode. See the Special Features section. Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by pressing the Cancel/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 Cleaning the Oven section. This is temporary and will go away after several uses or a self-clean cycle. This is normal. The fan is designed to operate intermittently to maximize cooking evenness. The convection fan will operate during preheat of the bake cycle. The fan will turn off after the oven is heated to the set temperature. This is normal. This is normal on some models. The cooling fan will turn off and on to cool internal parts. It may run after the oven is turned off. 7KLVLVQRUPDO8QGHUFHUWDLQOLJKWRUDQJOHV\RXPD\ see this tint or rainbow color. 31

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Problem
Possible Cause
What To Do
Oven light does not
work
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Tighten or replace bulb.
Pad operating light is broken.
Call for service.
Oven will not self-clean
The temperature is too high to set a
self-clean operation.
Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Excessive smoking
during clean cycle
Excessive soil or grease.
Press the
Cancel/Off
pad. Open the windows to rid the
room of smoke. Wait until the
LOCKED
light goes off.
Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle.
Excessive smoking
during broiling
Food too close to burner element.
Lower the rack position of the food.
Oven door will not open
after a clean cycle
Oven too hot.
Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
Oven not clean after a
clean cycle
Oven controls improperly set.
See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Oven was heavily soiled.
Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
again or for a longer period of time.
"LOCK DOOR" flashes
in the display
The self-clean cycle has been
selected but the door is not closed.
Close the oven door.
DOOR LOCK
light is
on when you want to
cook
The oven door is locked because
the temperature inside the oven
has not dropped below the locking
temperature.
Press the
Cancel/Off
pad. Allow the oven to cool.
“F— and a number
or letter” flash in the
display
You have a function error code.
Press the
Cancel/Off
pad. Allow the oven to cool for
one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
If the function code repeats.
Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30
seconds and then reconnect power. If the function error
code repeats, call for service.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may be blown
or the circuit breaker tripped.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
The clock is turned off.
See the Special features section.
Oven is in Sabbath Mode.
Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode. See the
Special Features section.
Power outage, clock
flashes
Power outage or surge
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
it by pressing the
Cancel/Off
pad, setting the clock and
resetting any cooking function.
“Burning” or “oily” odor
emitting from the vent
This is normal in a new oven and
will disappear in time.
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
minimum of 3 hours. See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation around
the inside of the oven is normal for
the first few times the oven is used.
This is temporary and will go away after several uses
or a self-clean cycle.
Fan noise
(on some models)
A convection fan may automatically
turn on and off.
This is normal. The fan is designed to operate
intermittently to maximize cooking evenness. The
convection fan will operate during preheat of the bake
cycle. The fan will turn off after the oven is heated to
the set temperature. This is normal.
A cooling fan may automatically
turn on and off.
This is normal on some models. The cooling fan will
turn off and on to cool internal parts. It may run after
the oven is turned off.
My oven door glass
appears to be "tinted"
or have a "rainbow"
color. Is this defective?
No. The inner oven glass is coated
with a heat barrier to reflect the heat
back into the oven to prevent heat
loss and keep the outer door cool
while baking.
see this tint or rainbow color.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
Troubleshooting tips (Cont.) ...
Before you call for service