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Problem, Possible Causes, What To

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Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Problem "F-and a number or letter" flash in the display Control signals after entering cooking time or start time Display goes blank Display flashes Unable to get the display to show "SF" "Probe" appears in the display Power outage, clock flashes Steam from the vent "Burning" or "oily" odor emitting from the vent Strong odor Fan noise LOC shows in the display 40 Possible Causes What To Do You have a function error code. • Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Put the oven back into operation. If the function code repeats. • Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30 seconds and then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service. You forgot to enter a bake temperature or cleaning time. • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the SELF CLEAN STD/LOW or SELF CLEAN LOW/STD pad and desired clean time. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is in the black-out mode. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the Special features of your oven control section. Power failure. • Reset the clock. Oven control pads were not touched properly. • The BROIL HI/LO and BAKE pads must be touched at the same time and held for 3 seconds. This is reminding you to enter a probe temperature after plugging in the probe. • Enter a probe temperature. Power outage or surge. • 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. When using the convection • This is normal. feature, it is normal to see steam coming out of the oven vent. As the number of racks or amount of food being cooked increases, the amount of visible steam will increase. This is normal in a new oven • To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a and will disappear in time. minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. 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. A cooling fan or a convection • This is normal. The cooling fan will turn off and fan (depending on the on to cool internal parts. It may run after the oven is function you are using) may turned OFF. The convection fan will cycle on and off automatically turn on and off. until the function is over or the door is opened. The Range Lock-Out feature • Be sure the surface burner controls are turned OFF. is activated. Turn this feature off to use the range. See the Range Lock-Out section.

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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
“F—and a number
You have a function error code.
Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. Put the oven back into
or letter” flash
operation.
in the display
If the function code repeats.
Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30
seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
error code repeats, call for service.
Control signals after
You forgot to enter a
Touch the
BAKE
pad and desired temperature or
entering cooking time
bake temperature or
the
SELF CLEAN STD/LOW
or
SELF CLEAN LOW/STD
pad
or start time
cleaning time.
and desired clean time.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
be blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
The clock is in the
See the
Special features of your oven control
section.
black-out mode.
Display flashes
Power failure.
Reset the clock.
Unable to get the
Oven control pads were
The
BROIL HI/LO
and
BAKE
pads must be touched at
display to show “SF”
not touched properly.
the same time and held for 3 seconds.
“Probe” appears in
This is reminding you to
Enter a probe temperature.
the display
enter a probe temperature
after plugging in the probe.
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.
Steam from the vent
When using the convection
This is normal.
feature, it is normal to see
steam coming out of the oven
vent. As the number of racks
or amount of food being
cooked increases, the amount
of visible steam will increase.
“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
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.
Fan noise
A cooling fan or a convection
This is normal. The cooling fan will turn off and
fan (depending on the
on to cool internal parts. It may run after the oven is
function you are using) may
turned OFF. The convection fan will cycle on and off
automatically turn on and off.
until the function is over or the door is opened.
LOC shows in the
The Range Lock-Out feature
Be sure the surface burner controls are turned OFF.
display
is activated.
Turn this feature off to use the range. See the
Range Lock-Out
section.
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Troubleshooting Tips
Care and Cleaning
Operating Instructions
Safety Instructions
Before you call for service…
Troubleshooting Tips