Sharp KB-3411JK KB-3411JS , KB-3411JK , KB-3411JW Operation Manual - Page 5

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE AND WARNING The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm and requires businesses to warn customer of potential exposures to such substances. Users of this appliance are hereby warned that when it is engaged in the self-clean cycle, there may be low level exposure to carbon monoxide, a chemical known to the State of California to cause reproductive harm. Exposure can be minimized by properly venting the oven to the outdoors during the self-clean cycle, by opening a window and/or door in the room where the appliance is located. WARNING All ranges can tip and injury could result. To reduce the risk of tipping of the appliance from abnormal usage by excessive loading of the oven door, the appliance must be secured to wall and floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range tipping over and causing injury if you or a child stand, sit or lean on an open door. Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in the Installation Manual. To check if the device is properly installed and engaged, look underneath the range with a flashlight to make sure one of the rear leveling legs is properly engaged in the bracket slot. The Anti-Tip device secures the rear leveling leg to the floor when properly engaged. You should check this anytime the range has been moved. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: 1 Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this manual. 2 Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided installation instructions. 3 Never use appliance for warming or heating the room. 4 Children should not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance. 5 Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored over the range. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot surface units or heating elements and may cause severe burns. 6 Do not repair or replace any part of appliance unless specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician. 7 Do not store flammable materials in an oven, Microwave Drawer or near surface units. Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this appliance. 8 Do not use water on grease fires. Smother a flame or use a dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher. Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering it with baking soda or, if available, by a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher. 9 Use only dry potholders - a moist or damp potholder on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholders touch hot surfaces, radiant surface units or heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth. 10 CAUTION Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above a range or on the backsplash of a range. Children climbing on the range to reach items could be seriously injured. 11 Do not touch the surface units, heating elements or the interior surface of the oven. These surfaces may be hot even though they are dark in color. These surfaces may become hot enough to cause burns. During and after use, do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units, heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other potentially hot surfaces include: cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces near the vent opening, oven door and window and area around the door. 12 Have the installer show you the location of the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference. 13 Before performing any service, disconnect the range power supply at the household distribution panel by removing the fuse or switching off the circuit breaker. 14 Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door, Microwave Drawer or cooktop. They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury. 15 Teach children not to play with the controls or any other part of the range. 16 Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and canned food a safe distance from your range. 17 Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains or drapes a safe distance from your range. 5