Maytag mer6550 User manual

Brand: Maytag

Model: mer6550

Category: Cookers

Type: User manual

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

GENERALIFISTflUCTIOFIS oi.to,.oe

ingthisappliancetopreventthepotentialrisk bowlsorcoverovenracksor ovenbot-

offire,electricshock,personalinjuryordam-

agetotheapplianceasa resultofimproper WARNING:NEVERuseappliancedoor(s), tOm.shock,ThiSfire,COUldordamageresultintorisktheappliance.°felectric

usageofthe appliance.Useapplianceonly ordrawer,if equipped,asa stepstoolor Usefoilonlyasdirectedinthisguide.

seatasthismayresultin possibletipping

foritsintendedpurposeasdescribedinthis oftheappliance,damagetotheappliance, Aerosol-typecansareEXPLOSIVEwhen

guide, andseriousinjuries, exposedto heatandmaybehighlyflam-

mable.Donotuseorstorenearappliance,

Toensureproperandsafeoperation:Ap- Ifapplianceisinstallednearawindow,pre-

pliance must be properly installed and cautionsshouldbetakentopreventcur-

groundedbyaqualifiedtechnician, tainsfromblowingOversurfaceelements. COOKTOP

NEVERuseappliancetowarmorheatthe NEVERleavesurfaceunitsunattended

room.Failuretofollowthisinstructioncan especiallywhenusinghighheat.Anun-

ALL RANGESCANTIP AND leadtopossibleburns,injury,fire,ordam- attendedboilovercouldcausesmokinc

CAUSE INJURIESTO agetotheappliance, andagreasyspillovercancauseafire.

PERSONS NEVERwearloose-fittingor hanginggar- Thisapplianceisequippedwithdifferen_

INSTALLANTI-TIPDEVICE meritswhileusingtheappliance.Clothing sizesurfaceelements.Selectpanswitt

PACKEDWITH RANGE couldcatchutensilhandlesorigniteand flat bottoms large enough to cove_

FOLLOWALL INSTALLATION causeburnsifgarmentcomesincontact element.Fittingpansizeto elementwil

INSTRUCTIONS

withhotheatingelements, improvecookingefficiency.

To reduceriskof tipping of the appli-

ancefromabnormalusageorbyexecs- Toensureproperoperationandto avoid If panissmallerthanelement,a portior

sire loadingoftheovendoor,theappli- damagetotheapplianceorpossibleinjury, oftheelementwillbeexposedtodirec

ante mustbesecureby aproperlyin- donotadjust,service,repairorreplaceany contact and could igniteclothingo

stalledanti-tipdevice, partof theapplianceunlessspecifically potholder.

recommendedinthisguide.Referallother

Tocheckifdeviceisproperlyinstalled,look servicingtoaqualifiedtechnician. Onlycertaintypesofglass,glass/ceramic

ceramic,earthenware,or otherglazec

underneathrangewitha flashlightto make NEVERstoreorusegasolineorothercom- utensilsaresuitableforcooktoporover

sureoneoftherearlevelinglegsisproperly bustibleorflammablematerialsintheoven, servicewithoutbreakingduetothesud

engagedin thebracketslot.Theanti-tipde- nearsurfaceunitsorinthevicinityofthis denchangeintemperature.Followuten

vicesecurestherearlevelinglegtothefloor applianceasfumescouldcreateafirehaz- sil manufacturer'sinstructionswhenus

whenproperlyengaged.Youshouldcheckthis ardoranexplosion, ingglass.

anytimetherangehasbeenmoved.

Topreventgreasefires,donotletcooking Thisappliancehasbeentestedforsaf_

greaseor otherflammablematerialsac- performanceusingconventionalcook

IH (AS[ OF FIRE cumulateinorneartheappliance, ware.Donotuseanydevicesoracce,

Useonlydry potholders.Moistor damp soriesthat are notspecificallyrecom

Turnoffapplianceandventilatinghoodtoavoid potholdersonhotsurfacesmayresultina mendedinthismanual.Donotuseeyeli,

spreadingtheflame.Extinguishflamethen steamburn.Do notlet potholderstouch covers,stovetop grillsor add-onove

turnonhoodtoremovesmokeandodor. hotheatingelements.Donotuseatowel convectionsystems.Theuseofdevice

_Cooktop:Smotherfireor flameina pan or other bulkyclothwhichcouldeasily oraccessoriesthatarenotexpresslyrec

witha lidorcookiesheet, touchhotheatingelementsandignite, ommendedinthismanualcancreates_

rious safetyhazards,resultin perfol

NEVERpickupormoveaflamingpan. Alwaysturnoffallcontrolswhencooking manceproblems,andreducethelifec

iscompleted, thecomponentsofthisappliance.

> Oven:Smotherfireorflamebyclosingthe

ovendoor. NEVERheatunopenedcontainersonthe Turnpanhandletowardcenterofcooktol

surfaceunitorintheoven.Pressurebuild- notoutintotheroomoroveranothersu

Donotusewaterongreasefires.Usebaking upin the containermaycausecontainer faceelement.This reducesthe riskc

soda,adrychemicalorfoam-typeextinguisher toburstresultingin burns,injuryordam- burns,ignitionofflammablematerials,c

tosmotherfireorflame, agetotheappliance, spillageif panisaccidentlybumped

reachedbysmallchildren.

Topreventdamagetoremovableheating Donotuseovencleaners.Nocommercial itemscoulddamagethe applianceorbe

elements,donotimmerse,soakorclean ovencleanerorovenlinerprotectivecoat- burnedorseriouslyinjured.

inadishwasherorself-cleanoven.Adam- ingofanykindshouldbeusedinoraround

agedelementcouldshortresultingin a anypartoftheoven. Childrenmustbetaughtthattheappliance

andutensilsin oronit canbehot.Lethot

fireorshockhazard.

Beforeserf-cleaningthe oven,remove utensilscoolinasafeplace,outofreachof

Makesuredripbowlsareinplaceasab- broilerpan,ovenracksandotherutensils smallchildren.Childrenshouldbetaughtthat

senceofthesebowlsduringcookingcould topreventexcessivesmoking,discoloration anapplianceisnotatoy.Childrenshouldnot

damagewiring, ofthe ovenracksor possibledamageto beallowedtoplaywithcontrolsorotherparts

utensils, oftheunit.

6[ASS-CERAMI(COOKTOPWipeupexcessivespillovers,especially

spills,beforethecleancycletopre- •...,,,...,,.,,..,,,,VI:NTIIATINr,HOODS

greasy

NEVERcook on broken cooktop. If ventsmoking,flare-upsorflaming.

cooktopshouldbreak,cleaningsolutions

andspilloversmaypenetratethebroken Itisnormalforthecooktoptobecomehot CleanpreventrangegreasehOOdorotherandflammablefiltersfrequentlYmaterialstO!

cooktopandcreateariskofelectricshock, duringacleancycle.Therefore,avoidtouch- fromaccumulatingon hoodorfilterandto

ingthecooktop,door,windoworovenvent

Contactaqualifiedtechnicianimmediately, duringa cleancycle, avoidgreasefires.

Cleancooktopwithcaution.Someclean- Turnthefanonwhenflambeingfoods(such

erscanproducenoxiousfumesifapplied asCherriesJubilee)underthehood.

toahotsurface,Ifawetsponge,cloth,or HEA[IHGELEM[H[I

bePapert°welisused°nah°tc°°kingarea'carefultoavoidsteamburn. NEVERto.o,s.,.oeor oven,e.,,ngIMPORI. NI Afl IYi OIICE

elements,areasnearelements,or inte-

riorsufaoesofoven. _ WARNING

DEEP FAT FRYERS Heatingelementsmaybehoteventhough

theyaredarkincolor.Areasnearsurface TheCaliforniaSafeDrinkingWaterandToxic

Useextremecautionwhenmovingthe elementsandinteriorsurfacesofanoven EnforcementActof 1986(Proposition65)

greasepanordisposingofhotgrease.AI- maybecomehotenoughto causeburns, requirestheGovernorofCaliforniato pub-

lowgreaseto coolbeforeattemptingto Duringandafteruse,do nottouchor let lisha listofsubstancesknowntotheState

movepan. clothingorotherflammablematerialscon- ofCaliforniatocausecancerorreproductive

tactheatingelements,areasnearelements, harm,andrequiresbusinessestowarncus-

OVEN(S) orinteriorsurfacesofovenuntiltheyhave tomersofpotentialexposuresto suchsub-

hadsufficienttimetocool. stances.

Usecarewhenopeningdoor(s).Lethotair Otherpotentiallyhot surfacesinclude: Usersofthisapplianceareherebywarned

orsteamescapebeforeremovingorreplac- Cooktop,areasfacingthecooktop,oven thatwhentheovenisengagedinthe self-

ingfood. vent,andsurfacesneartheventopening, cleancycle,theremaybesomelowlevel

Forproperovenoperationand perfor- ovendoor(s),areasaroundthedoor(s)and exposuretosomeofthe listedsubstances,

mance,donotblockorobstructovenvent ovenwindow(s), includingcarbonmonoxide.Exposureto

duct.Whenovenisinuse,theareanear thesesubstancescanbeminimizedbyprop-

erlyventingtheoventotheoutdoorsduring

theventmayfeelhotorwarmtothetouch. CHILDI,_F[[Y

the

self-clean

cyclebyopeninga

window

and/

AlwaysplaceovenracksindesiredIoca- or doorintheroomwheretheapplianceis

tionswhileovenis cool.If rackmustbe NEVERleavechildrenaloneor unsuper- located.

movedwhile oven is hot, do not let visedinareawhereapplianceisin useor

potholdercontacthotelementinoven. isstillhot. IMPORTANTNOTICEREGARDINGPET

BIRDS:Neverkeeppetbirdsin thekitchen

NEVERallowchildrentositorstandonany orinroomswherethefumesfromthekitchen

"---"'---"--_)_[_-_,[[_NIN_IOVEN partoftheapplianceastheycouldbein- couldreach.Birdshaveaverysensitiveres-

juredorburned, piratorysystem.Fumesreleasedduringan

Cleanonlypartslistedinthisguide.Donot CAUTION:NEVERstoreitemsof interest ovenself-cleaningcyclemaybeharmfulor

cleandoorgasket.Thegasketisessential

fora goodseal.Donot rub,damage,or tochildrenincabinetsaboveanappliance fataltobirds.Fumesreleaseddueto over-

movethegasket, oronbackguardofarange.Childrenclimb- heatedcookingoil,fat,margarineandover-

ingon appliance,dooror drawerto reach heatednon-stickcookwaremaybeequally

harmful.

SURFACECOOKING

SURFACECONTROLS BeforeCooking AfterCooking

Alwaysplacea panonthe surface >- Cleanupmessyspillsassoonas

Useto turnonthesurfaceelements.An unitbeforeyouturniton.Toprevent possible.

infinitechoiceof heatsettingsis available damagetorange,neveroperatesur-

fromLOWtoHIGH.Theknobscanbeseton faceunitwithoutapaninplace. OtherTips

orbetweenanyofthesettings.

>- NEVERusethecooktopasastorage >> Ifcabinetstorageisprovideddirectly

SE'R'INGTHECONTROLS areaforfoodorcookware, abovecookingsurface,limitittoitems

thatareinfrequentlyusedandcan

1. Placepanonsurfaceelement. DuringCooking besafelystoredinanareasubjected

2. Pushinandturntheknobineitherdirec- > Besureyouknowwhichknobcon- toheat.

tiontothedesiredheatsetting, troiswhichsurfaceunit.Makesure Temperaturesmaybe unsafefor

Thebackguardismarkedto youturnedon thecorrectsurface itemssuchasvolatileliquids,clean-

identifywhichelementthe unit. ersoraerosolsprays.

knobcontrols.Forexample, > Begincookingonahigherheatset- > NEVERleaveanyitems,especially

([) 0 indicatesrightfront tingthenreducetoalowersettingto plasticitems,onthecooktop.The

([)0 element, completetheoperation.Neverusea hotairfromtheventmayigniteflare-

3. Thereisanindicatorlightbyeachpairof highheatsettingforextendedcook- mableitems,meltorsoftenplastics,

controlknobs.Whenoneorbothofthe ing. orincreasepressureinclosedcon-

surfacecontrolknobsisturnedon,the >- NEVERallowapantoboildry.This tainerscausingthemtoburst.

lightwillturnon.Thelightwillturnoff coulddamagethepanandtheappli- > NEVERallowaluminumfoil, meat

whenthesurfaceelement(s)is turned ance. probesor anyothermetalobject,

off. > NEVERtouchcooktopuntilit has otherthanapanona surfaceele-

4. Aftercooking,turnknobtoOFF.Remove cooled.Expectsomepartsof the ment,tocontactheatingelements.

pan. cooktop,especiallyaroundthesur-

faceunits,to becomewarmor hot

duringcooking,Usepotholdersto

DUALELEMENT(SELECT MODELS) protecthands.

Thecookingsurfaceisequippedwithadual

elementlocatedintherightfrontposition.To

operate,pushinonthecontrolknobandturn

tothe leftto controlthelargeelement,or SUGGESTED HEAT SETTINGS

pushinandturntothe righttocontrolthe _H,GH

smallelement. Thesize,typeof cookwareandcooking

operationwillaffectthe heatsetting.For

informationoncookwareandotherfactors

affectingheatsettings,referto"Cooking

MadeSimple"booklet. MED. MED.

2 HIGH: Low , 6 .,o.

4 Usetobringliquidtoaboil.Alwaysreduce

6 settingtoalowerheatwhenliquidsbeginto MEDfU,_

8_"_H_G"_8 boilorfoodsbegintocook.

MED.HIGH:

Useto brownmeat,heatoilfor deepfat MED.LOW:

fryingor sauteing.Maintainfastboil for Usetocontinuecookingcoveredfoodsor

largeamountsofliquids, steamfoods.

MEDIUM: LOW:

Usetomaintainslowboilforlargeamounts Usetokeepfoodswarmandmeltchoco-

ofliquidsandformostfryingoperations, lateandbutter.

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5LASS-[ERAMI[SURFA[[(SELE£TMODELS} lOlL[L[MEHTSUIEA.[E

(S{L[[TMODELS}

GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE LIFT-UPPORCELAINCOOKTOP

I OnCanadianmodels,thesurfacewillnotoperateduringaself-cleancycle. Tolift:Whencool,__._u_

I Cooktopmayemitlightsmokeandodorthefirstfewtimesthecooktopisused.This grasptheeooktop

isnormal, frontedge.Gently o°RT

! Whenacontrolisturnedon,aredglowcanbeseenthroughtheglass-ceramic liftupuntilthetwo

surface.Theelementwillcycleonandofftomaintainthepresetheatsetting, supportrodssnapintoplace.

| Glass-ceramiccooktopsretainheatforaperiodoftimeaftertheunitisturnedoff. Tolower: Holdthecooktopfrontedgeand

WhentheHOTSURFACElightturnsoff(seebelow),thecookingareawillbecool carefullypushbackoneachsupportrodto

enoughtotouch, release.Thenlowerthetopintoplace.

! NOTE:Donotattempttoliftthecooktop. COILELEMENTS

COOKINGAREAS > Neverusecooktopasaworksurfaceor _ Whenanelementison,itwillcycleon

cuttingboard.Nevercookfooddirectly andofftomaintaintheheatsetting.

Thecookingareasonyourrangeareiden- onthesurface. _ Coilelementsareself-cleaning.Donot

tiffedbypermanentpatternsontheglass- _ Neverusefoil-typedisposablecontain-

ceramicsurface.Formostefficientcook- immerseinwater.

ing,fit thepansizetotheelementsize. ersorplaceatrivetorwokringbetween To remove: When

thesurfaceandpan. Theseitemscan cool, raise element.

Pansshouldnot extendmorethan1/2to markoretchthetop. Carefullypulloutand

1-inchbeyondthecookingarea. > Donotslidealuminumpansacrossahot awayfromreceptacle.

Formoreinformationoncookware,referto surface.Thepansmayleavemarkswhich

"CookingMadeSimple"booklet, needtoberemovedpromptly.(SeeClean-To replace: Insertele- \,-ER,_,NA,S

ing,page12.) meritterminalsintoreceptacle.Guidethe

elementintoplace.Pressdownontheouter

HOTSURFACE_ > Makesurethesurfaceandthepanbot- edgeofelementuntilitsitslevelondripbowl.

LIGHTS tomarecleanbeforeturningonto pre-

__c_! ventscratches. DRIP BOWLSEachelement

hasaHOTSUR-_-/__ j _ Topreventscratchingordamagetothe

FACEindicatorlight. A _ glass-ceramictop,donot leavesugar, Thedripbowlsundereachsurfaceelement

catchboiloversandmustalwaysbeused.

lightwillbeilluminatedwhenthematching saltorfatsonthecookingarea.Wipethe Absenceof dripbowlsduringcookingmay

cookingareaishot.Itwillremainon,even cooktopsurfacewitha cleanclothor

afterthecontrolisturnedoff,untilthearea papertowelbeforeusing, damagewiring.

Topreventtheriskofelectricshockor fire,

hascooled.Theyarelocatedatthefront _ Neveruseasoileddishclothorspongeto

centerofthecooktop, cleanthe cooktopsurface.A film will neverlinedripbowlswithaluminumfoil.

remainwhichmaycausestainsonthe Dripbowlswilldiscoloror crazeovertime.

TIPSTOPROTECTTHE cookingsurfaceaftertheareaisheated. Thiswillnotaffectcookingperformance.

GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE

Beforefirstuse,cleanthecooktop.(See

Cleaning,page12.) COILELEMENTSURFACE

avoidusinghighheatforlongperiods.

Donotuseglasspans.Theymayscratch ! OnCanadianmodels,thetwofrontele-

thesurface, mentswillnotoperateduringself-clean.! Donotuseoversizedcookware.Pans

shouldnotextendmorethan1-2inches

Donotallowplastic,sugarorfoodswith ! Cleancooktopaftereachuse. beyondtheelement.

highsugarcontenttomeltontothehot ! WipeacidorsugarSpillsassoonasthe ! Whenhomecanningorcookingwithbig

cooktop. Shouldthishappen,clean cooktophascooledasthesespillsmay pots,usetheCanningElement(Model

immediately.(SeeCleaning,page12.) discolororetchthe porcelain. CE1).ContactyourMaytagdealerfor

Neverleta panboil dryas this will Toprotectdripbowlfinish: detailsorcall1-800-688-8408toorder.

damagethesurfaceandpan. ! To lessendiscolorationand crazing, I Cleanfrequently.(Seepage12.)

OVENCOOKING

Theelectroniccontrolisdesignedforeaseinprogramming.Thedisplaywindowonthecontrolshowstimeofday,timerandovenfunctions.

Messageswillscrolltopromptyourprogrammingsteps.Thedisplayshowsthelowerovensetat375oFandTIMER1setfor45minutes.Bracket

line(upperleftside)coincideswithmessageindisplay.ControlpanelshownincludesConvectBakefeature.

UpperOven

12HourOff _merBeepsC_Em_Beep_

5 6

ControlLock ScrollSpeedDisplayDim

Lower Oven

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Furtherinstructionswillscrollindisplay Torecallthetimeofdaywhenanotherfunction

> Besureall packingmaterialis afterfunctionpadsarepressed, is showing,pressCLOCKpad.Clocktime

removedfromovenbeforeturn- cannotbechangedwhentheovenhasbeen

ingon. NOTE: Thetemperatureor timewillbe programmedforclockcontrolledcooking,self-

automaticallyenteredfoursecondsafter cleanordelayedself-clean.

> PreparedFoodWarning:Fol-

selection.

lowfoodmanufacturer'sinstruc-

tions.Ifaplasticfrozenfoodcon- If morethan30secondselapsebetween

tainerand/orits coverdistorts, pressingafunctionpadandtheAUTOSETSETTINGUPPERANDLOWER

warps,orisotherwisedamaged pador numberpads,thefunctionwillbe

duringcooking,immediatelydis- canceledandthedisplaywillreturntothe OVEN FUN(HONS

cardthefoodanditscontainer, previousdisplay.

Thefoodcouldbecontaminated.

I CANCELPAD

Followthemanufacturer'sdirec-

(ONfROtOPTIONS Useto cancelall programmingexcept

the

tionswhenusingovencooking ClockandTimerfunctions.

bags. Severalcontroloptionsareindicatedunder

>- Donotuseovenforstoringfood thenumberpadsonthecontrol.Factory- _ AUTOSETPAD

orcookware, setoptionscanbechangedtoyourprefer-

ences.Seepage9formoreinformation. Usewithfunctionpadstoautomaticallyset:

> 3500Fbaketemperature

OVENCONTROLPADS SETTINGTHeCLOCK HIorLObroil

>_Pressthedesiredfunctionpadfor

1. PressCLOCKpad,IndicatorwordTIME >_threehoursofcleaningtime

theupperorloweroven.

willflashinthedisplay. > fourminutesoftoastingtime

> PresstheAUTOSETpador the

appropriatenumberpad(s)toenter 2. Presstheappropriatenumberpadsfor > 1700Fkeepwarmtemperature

timeortemperature, thecurrenttime.(Timeisina 12-hour

>- Abeepwillsoundwhenanypadis format.) > tochangecontroloptions

pressed. Aftera powerinterruption,the lastclock

Adoublebeepwillsoundifa pro- timebeforetheinterruptionwillflash.

grammingerroroccurs.

BAKE PAD

BAKING CONVECTBAKING

Useforbakingandroasting. I If theTOASTINGfunctionisoperat- (SELECTMODELS)

1. PressBAKEpad. ing in the upperovenwhenlower I Asageneralrule,whenconvection

ovenBAKEpadandtemperatureare baking,set theoventemperature

2. Pressagainfor 350° F or pressthe

AUTOSETpad.Eachadditionalpress entered,thecontrolwilldisplayHEAT- 250Flowerthanthe conventional

ING DELAYEDX MINfollowedby recipeor preparedmixdirections.

ofAUTOSETwillraisethetemperature WAIT. Attheendof the delaythe Bakingtimewillbethesametoafew

25oF.Or,presstheappropriatenumber

lowerovenwillstartautomatically, minuteslessthandirections.

padsforthe desiredtemperaturebe-

tween100°Fand5500F. I To recalltheset temperatureduring I Whenroastingmeatusingthecon-

3. Whentheoventurnson,a redpreheat preheatpresstheBAKEpad. vectionsetting,roastingtimesmay

indicatorwilllight. ! To changeoventemperatureduring beupto 30%less.(Maintainconvert-

LOWER PREHEAT BAKE cooking,presstheBAKEpadandthe tionalroastingtemperatures.)

OVEN ICON

BRACKET appropriatenumberpads. ! Seeroastingchartin"CookingMade

I Allow4-8minutesfortheupperovento Simple" bookletfor recommended

preheat.Allow10-16minutesfor the roastingtemperatureandtimes,and

loweroventopreheat, additionalbakingandconvectioncook-

ingtips.

I Allowat least1h-inchbetweenthe

bakingpanorcasseroleandthetop

elementintheupperoven.Loaf,angel BROILING

4. A singlebeepwillindicatetheovenis foodorbundtpansarenotrecommended

preheatedtothesettemperature.The intheupperoven. I IftheTOASTINGfunctionisoperat-

ing inthe upperovenwhenlower

preheatindicatorwillturnoff. ! Donotusetemperaturesbelow1400F ovenBROILpadispressed,adouble

5. Whencookingiscomplete,pressCAN- tokeepfoodwarmor below200°Ffor beepwillsoundanddisplaywillread

CELpad.Removefoodfromoven. cooking.Forfoodsafetyreasons,lower TOASTINGWAITX MIN.

temperaturesarenotrecommended.

I HIbroilisusedformostbroiling.Use

CONVEOT I Thebackpartofthelowerovenbake LObroilwhen

broiling

BAKEPAD

longercooking

elementwill NOT glow red during foodstoallowthemtocooktowelldone

(LowEROVENONLY- SELECTMODELS) baking.Thisisnormal, stagewithoutexcessivebrowning.

1. PressCONVECTBAKEpad. ! Whenbakingfrozen,self-risepizzasin ! Nevercoverbroilerpaninsertwithalu-

theupperoven,placethepizzaona minumfoiI.Thispreventsfatfromdrain-

2. Pressagainfor 325° F or pressthe cookiesheettoavoidoverbrowning, ingtothepanbelow.

AUTOSETpad.Eachadditionalpress

ofAUTOSETwiliraisethetemperature ! Foradditionalbakingandroastingtips, ! Expectbroiltimesto be longerand

25°F.Or,presstheappropriatenumber refertothe"CookingMadeSimple" browningtobeslightlylighterif appli-

padsfor thedesiredtemperaturebe- booklet, anceisinstalledona208voltcircuit.

tween100°Fand5500F. .......

3. Whentheoventurnsona redpreheat BROILPAD 3. Foroptimalbroiling,preheatthreeto

indicatorwill light and the _ fourminutesoruntilthebroilelementis

convecticonwillbedisplayed. _ Usefortopbrowningor broiling.Forbest red.

4. A singlebeepwillindicatetheovenis results,usethe broilerpanprovidedwith

preheatedtothesettemperature.The yourrange. 4. Placefoodin ovenleavingthe oven

dooropentothefirststopposition(about

preheatindicatorwillturnoff. 1. PresstheBROILpad. fourinches).

5. When cooking is complete,press 2. PresstheAUTOSETpadforHIbroil, 5. Followbroilingrecommendationsin

CANCELpad.Removefoodfromoven. pressagainfor LObroil,orpressthe "CookingMadeSimple"booklet.

appropriatenumberpadstosetdesired

6. Whenbroilingiscomplete,pressCAN-

broiltemperaturebetween300o and

550oF. CELpad.Removefoodandbroilerpan

fromoven.

TOASTINGPAD

(UPPEROVENONLY) 5. Attheendofthesettoastingtime,the

displaywillreadTOASTINGCOMPLETE

Fortoastingbreadandproductsthatare andbeepfourtimes.Onereminderbeep TOASTING

toastedinatoasterortoasteroven. willsoundevery30secondsfor5 min-

utesoruntilCANCELpadispressedor I Toastingisbasedontimenottem-

SettingtheControlsforToasting: doorisopened, perature.

1. PresstheTOASTINGpad. NOTE:Foroptimalresultswhentoasting ! Formoreevenbrowningresults,

preheattheoven3-4minutes.

2. PresstheAUTOSETpadtoset4 min- 4-5piecesofbreador othersimilaritems,

utesof toastingtime.Eachadditional followdiagrambelowforfoodplacement. ! Toastingtimeswillbeshorterwhen

presswillincreasethetoastingtimeby theovenishotorwhenrepeated

10seconds.TOASTINGwillbedisplayed, toastingfunctionsaredone.

Or,presstheappropriatenumberpads KEEPWARM

tosetthetoastingtimeinminutesand I Foroptimalfoodqualityandnutri-

secondsbetween10secondsand10 _ tion,ovencookedfoodsshouldbe

minutes. _ keptwarmfornolongerthan1to2

Browningtimemayvary,watchtoast- _ hours.

ingcarefullytoavoidover-browning. KEEPWARMPAD

(UPPER OVEN ONLY) II Foroptimalfoodqualityandcolor,

3. TheAUTOSETtoastingtime(4minutes) foodscookedon the rangetop

canbechangedfor yourconvenience. Forsafelykeepingfoodswarmorforwarm- shouldbekeptwarmforanhouror

TochangetheAUTOSETtoastingtime, ingbreadsandplates, less.

pressTOASTINGpad,enterthedesired

time,thenpressandholdAUTOSET 1. PressKEEPWARMpad. I To keepfoodsfromdrying,cover

padforseveralseconds.Thecontrolwill 2. PressAUTOSETpadfor 170° F or Iooselywithfoiloralid.

beepandNEWAUTOSETENTERED presstheappropriatenumberpadsfor I Towarmdinnerrolls:

willbedisplayed, temperaturesbetween1450and1900F. - coverrollslooselywithfoiland

placeinupperoven.

NOTE:TheAUTOSETtimeforTOAST- 3. KEEPWARMandthetemperaturese- - pressKEEPWARMandAUTO

INGcanbesetfrom3to10minutesoron lectedwillbedisplayedwhenthefunc- SETpads.

selectmodelsfrom10secondsto 10 tionisactive.

minutes. - warmfor12-15minutes.

4. Whenwarmingiscomplete,pressCAN- I Towarmplates:

4. Ifthelowerovenisoperatingwhenthe CELpad.Removefoodfromtheoven. - place2stacksofuptofourplates

TOASTINGpadispressed,TOASTING

NOTAVNLABLE- LOWEROVENIN eachintheupperoven.

USEwillbedisplayed. - pressKEEPWARMandAUTO

SETpads.

- warmforfiveminutes,turnoffthe

ovenandleaveplatesintheoven

for15minutesmore.

ToastTime*/ ToastTime*/

Food ColdStart Food ColdStart - useonlyoven-safeplates,check

withthemanufacturer.

SlicedWhiteBread3V2-4%min. Tortillas(flour) 2_/2-3min.

- don'tsetwarmdishesonacold

Waffles(frozen) 4- 4_/2min. ToasterBreaks**, surfaceasrapidtemperature

ToasterPastry HotPockets** 4- 5rain. changescouldcausecrazing.

(unfrozen) 3V2-4min. Bagels 4_/2-5 min. ......................

ToasterPastry EnglishMuffins 3%-4min.

(frozen) 4_/2-43/4min CheeseSandwich3%- 4_/2min

* Toastingtimesareapproximateandshouldbeusedasaguideonly.

** Brandnamesareregisteredtrademarksoftherespectivemanufacturers.

COOKTIME/STOPTIMEPADS(CLOCKCONTROLLEDOVENCOOKING) L_Trr_ER2]TIMERPADS

Usetoprogramtheovenstostartandstop To DelaytheStartof CookingandTurn Thetimer(s)maybe set for anytime

automatically.Cooktimemaybesetforup OffAutomatically: periodupto 99 hoursand59minutes

to11hoursand59minutes(11:59).The (99:59).

clockmustbefunctioningandcorrectlyset 1. PressCOOKTIMEpad. COOKTIME

The timer(s)operateindependentlyof

forthisfeaturetowork. willflash.Presstheappropriatenumber

padstoentercookingtimeinhoursand anyotherfunctionandcanbesetwhile

anotherovenfunctionisoperating.THE

Bothovensmaybesetfor clockcon- minutes.

TIMERDOESNOT CONTROLTHE

trolledcooking.Tosetbothovens:

2. PresstheupperorlowerovenBAKEor OVEN.

CONVECTBAKE(selectmodels)pad

1. SetCOOKTIMEandbaketempera- andselectthebaketemperature.COOK 1. PresstheTIMER1or2 pad.TIMER

turesforbothovens.

TIMEwill bedisplayedalongwiththe 1or 2willflashrespectively.0HR:00

2. SetSTOPTIMEforbothovens, temperature, willappearinthedisplay.

ThewordsSTOPTIMEmustbe

3. PressSTOPTIMEpad.Displayshows 2. Presstheappropriatenumberpadsto

flashinginthedisplay whenthe ovenwillstop basedon an enterdesiredtime.

tosetSTOPTIME. immediatestart.

3. TIMER1orTIMER2willbedisplayed.

ToStartImmediatelyandTurnOffAuto- 4. PressSTOPTIMEpad again.STOP IfbothtimersareactiveTIMER1+2

matically: TIMEmustbeflashingtosetthedelay willbedisplayed.

starttime.

EXAMPLE:Tosetatimerfor5min-

1. PressCOOKTIMEpad. COOKTIME

5. Presstheappropriatenumberpadsto utes,presstheTIMER1 padandthe

willflash.Presstheappropriatenumber enterthetimeyouwanttheoventostop. numberpad5. Thecontrolwillbegin

padstoentercookingtimeinhoursand

minutes. 6. DELAYandBAKEwillbedisplayed, countdownafterafourseconddelay.

2. PresstheupperorlowerovenBAKEor 7. Atthe endofthe delayperiod,COOK 4. Thelastminuteofthecountdownwill

CONVECTBAKE(selectmodels)pad TIMEwill bedisplayedalongwiththe bedisplayedinseconds.

andselectthebaketemperature.COOK temperature. 5. Attheendofthesettime,"END"will

TIMEwillbedisplayedalongwiththe 8. Followsteps3-5inprecedingsection, be displayedandonefour second

temperature, beepwillsoundfollowedbytwobeeps

every30secondsfor uptofivemin-

3. Oneminutebeforetheendofthepro- utes. Press the corresponding

grammedcooktime,thelightwillturn TIMERpadto cancelthebeeps.

on,abeepwillsoundandCHECKFOOD

willbedisplayed.Lightwillturnoffauto- ! Highlyperishablefoodssuchas NOTE:TheTimerreminderbeepsat

maticallywhenCANCELpadispressed dairyproducts,pork,poultryorsea- theendofasettimemaybechanged.

orafterovendoorisopenedandclosed, foodarenotrecommendedforde- SeeControlOptions(TimerBeeps),

layedcooking, page9.

4. Attheendof cooktime,theovenwill

! Clockcontrolledbakingisnotrec-

shutoffautomatically,"End"andCOOK

ommendedfor bakeditemsthat ToCancelaSetTime:

TIMEwillbedisplayedandfourbeeps requirea preheatedoven,suchas PressandholdthecorrespondingTiMER

willsound, cakes,cookiesandbreads, padfor severalseconds.Aftera slight

5. PressCANCELpad. Removefood delaythetimeofdaywillappear.

fromoven. Iftheprogramisnotcan-

celed,therewill be 1 reminderbeep OR

everyminuteforupto30minutes. PresstheTIMERpadandthe"0"number

NOTE:TheCookTime/StopTimere- pad.Afteraslightdelaythetimerwillbe

minderbeepsmaybechanged.See canceled.

ControtOptions(CookTimeBeeps),

page9.

(ONTROLOPTIONS

TOChangeFactorySetDefaultOptions: CONTROLLOcK(4) OVENTEMPERATUREADJUSTMENT

1. Controloptionsmaybechangedbyse- Thefunctionpadsonthecontrolcanbe Ifyouthinktheovenisoperatingtoocold

lectingtheSetupOptions(0)padand Iockedtopreventunwanteduseforsafetyorhot,youcanadjustit.Bakeseveraltest

thedesiredoptionpad.(SeeOptions andcleaningbenefits.Thecurrenttimeof itemsandthenadjustthetemperature

below.) daywillremaininthedisplay, settingnotmorethan100Fatatime.

2. Currentoptionwillappearinthedisplay. SCROLLSPEED(5) ToAdjust:

3. PresstheAUTOSETpadtochangethe

option. Thescrollspeedofthemessagesinthe 1. PresstheBAKEpad(upperorlower

displaymay be changedfrom FASTto oven)andenter5500F.

4. PressCANCELpadtosetthedisplayedMEDIUMtoSLOW.Thedefaultissetforthe 2. PressandholdtheBAKEpad(upper

optionandexittheprogram, mediumspeed, or loweroven)for severalseconds

untilTEMPADJisdisplayed.

DISPLAYDIM(6)

OPTIONS AVAILABLE: 3. Pressthe AUTOSETpad- each

Thecontrolintensitymaybechangedfor presschangesthetemperatureby5°

12HOUROFF(1) easierreading. Thedefaultissetforthe F. Thecontrolwillacceptchanges

highestintensity........ .Thefewer..... the from-35°to+350F.

Theovenmaybesettoturn offafter12 lesstheintensity.

hoursorstayonindefinitely.Thedefault 4. Iftheovenwaspreviouslyadjusted,

issettoturnoftafter12hours. TEMPC/F(7) thechangewillbe displayed.For

example,iftheoventemperaturewas

TIMERBEEPS(2) Thetemperaturescalemaybechanged reducedby 150F, thedisplaywill

to Centigradeor Fahrenheit.Thedefault show-15oF.

Therearethree choicesfor the end of issetforFahrenheit.

"timer"remindersignals. 5. Whenyouhavemadetheadjustment,

Onebeepfollowedbytwobeepsevery LANGUAGE(8) (selectmodels) presstheCANCELpadandthetime

of daywillreappearin the display.

30secondsforuptofiveminutes(de- The wordswhichscroll in the display Theovenwill nowbakeat thead-

faultsetting), maybechangedfromEnglishto French justedtemperature.

_- Onebeepfollowedbytwobeepsevery orSpanish.

minuteforupto30minutes. DEFAULT(9) 0YEti[16t1TS

Onebeepfollowedbynootherbeeps.

Thecontrolcanbe resetto restorethe

COOKTIMEBEEPS(3) factorysettingfor eachoption. Theovenlight(s)automaticallycomeson

whenthedoor(s)isopened.Whenthe

Therearethreechoicesfor theend of DISPLAYON/OFF(CLOCK) door(s)isclosed,presstheLIGHTPad

"clockcontrolledcooking"remindersig- (upperorloweroven)onthecontrolpanel

nals. Thetime-of-daydisplaymaybeshutoff

toturnthelight(s)onoroff.

whenthe ovenis not in a cookingor

> Fourshortbeepsfollowedbyonebeep cleaningfunction. Theovenlight(s)willnotoperateduringa

everyminuteforupto30minutes(de- cleancycle.Theovenlight(s)willcome

faultsetting), onautomaticallyoneminutebeforethe

Fourshortbeepsfollowedbynoother endofaclockcontrolledcookingopera-

beeps, tion.

Fourshortbeepsfollowedbyonebeep

every30secondsforuptofiveminutes.

OVENVENT

TO REMOVEOVENRACKS: RACK1:

Whentheovenisinuse,theareanear >- Pullrackstraightoutuntilitstopsatthe Useforroastinglargecutsofmeat

the ventmayfeelwarmor hotto the andpoultry,frozenpies,dessert

lock-stopposition;liftuponthefrontofthe soufflesorangelfoodcake,andtwo-

touch.NEVERblocktheventopening, rackandpullout.

OVEN VENT LOCATION rackbaking.

_ ForRolrerGlideTM rack,pullboththerack

glideandrackbaseouttogether. MultipleRackCooking:

, ',, ' __ Tworack:Userackpositions2and4,

or1and4.

Threerack:(convectionbakingonly,

selectmodels)Userack_ositions1,3

Whenhighmoisturefoodsarecooked and5.(Seeillustration.'

intheupperoven,steammaybevisible

comingfromthe ovenvent.This is To REPLACEOVENRACKS: HALFRACKACCESSORY

normal.

Placerackontheracksupportintheoven; (LOWEROVEN)

tiltthefrontendupslightly;sliderackback Ahalfrack,toincreaseovencapacity,is

OY[N RACKS untilitclearsthelock-stopposition;lower availableasanaccessory.Itfitsinthe

frontandslidebackintotheoven. left,upperportbnoftheovenandpro-

videsspaceforavegetabledishwhena

All racksare designedwitha lock-stop RACKPOSITIONS largeroasterisonthelowerrack.Con-

edge. tact your Maytag dealer for the

-_v_ "HALFRACK"AccessoryKit or call

UPPEROVEN 0 [] , _ 1-800-688-8408toorder.

Is equippedwithone rackand rack

position. _ 4

>" Whenpullingthe II _'\_ 2

upperoven rack _H_,.._>-

outto removeor _-!_ .,__

checkfood,grasp __ Three-rackConvection

thetopedgeofthe Baking (Racks 1, 3 and 5)

rack. RACK4:

LOWEROVEN Usefortwo-rackbakingandforbroiling.

>_Conventional:Is equippedwithone RACK3:

RollerGlideTM rackandoneregularflat Useformostbakedgoodsonacookie

rack. sheetorjellyrollpan,layercakes,

fruitpies,orfrozenconveniencefoods,

>- Convection(selectmodels):Isequipped andforbroiling.

withoneRollerGlideTM rackandtwo

regularflatracks.

RACK2:

Useforroastingsmallcutsofmeat,casse-

roles,bakingloavesofbread,bundtcakes

orcustardpies,andtwo-rackbaking.

CARE&CLEAHIHG

ToDelaytheStartofaSelf-CleanCyele: CLEAHIHGPROCEDURES

CLEANPAD 1. Followsteps1-4above.

Useto seta self-cleancycle. (Onlyone 2. Pressthe STOPTIMEpad. STOP

ovenmaybe cleanedat a time. Both TIMEwillflash.

ovenswill lock when either is being

cleaned.) 3. AsSTOPTIMEflashes,presstheap- > Be sureapplianceis offandall

propriatenumberpadstoenterthetime partsarecoolbeforehandlingor

1. Clean oven youwishtheoventostop.

frame, door , _ /_ I cleaning.Thisistoavoiddam-

\ _/_;:., / 4. DELAYCLNandLOCwillbedisplayed, ageand possibleburns.

frame (area _\_-_(_i_ 5. Whenthedelayperiodis completed

outsideofgas-_--,,_._M%_/..,_h._,;/_-/:/ > To preventstainingor discolora-

__'-_.-_.__-, andcleaningbegins,CLEANING,LOC

ket) and " _---_(>_ lion,cleanapplianceaftereachuse.

around the _ _/ andthecleantimewillbedisplayed.

> Ifa partis removed,besureit is

openinginthedoorgasketwithanon-

abrasivecleanersuchas DonAmi*. correctlyreplaced.

Theseareasarenotexposedtocleaning

temperatures. I Topreventdamagetoovendoor,do BROILER PAN AND INSERT

2. Removeovenracks.Ifracksareleftin notattempttoopeneitherovendoor

> Placesoapyclothoverinsertandpan;

duringacleancycle,itmayimpairfunc- whentheLOCindicatorwordisdis- letsoaktoloosensoil.

lion andtheywilldiscolor.Turnoffthe played.

ovenlightandclosedoor. > Washinwarmsoapywater.Usescour-

3. PressCLEANpad. ! Duringthe cleaningprocess,the ingpadtoremovestubbornsoil.

kitchenshouldbewellventilatedto > Broilerpanandinsertcanbecleanedin

4. PresstheAUTOSETpadfor3hoursof helpeliminatenormalodorsassoci- dishwasher.

cleaningtime,pressagainfor4 hours atedwithcleaning.Odorswilllessen

andagainif 2 hoursof cleantimeis withuse. BRUSHED CHROME

desired.

! Itisnormalforflare-ups,smokingor (SELECTMODELS)

5. CLEANINGandLOCplusthecleantime flamingtooccurduringcleaningifthe > Whencool,washwithsoapywater,rinse

willappearinthedisplayandbothovens ovenisheavilysoiled.Itisbetterto andbuffthesurface.

willlock. cleantheovenregularlyratherthan > Forheaviersoil,usea mildabrasive

6. Whenthe clean cycle is complete, towaituntilthereisaheavybuildupof cleanersuchas bakingsodaorDon

CLEANEDwill bedisplayed.LOCwill soil. Ami*,rubbingwiththegrainto avoid

remainon untilthe ovenhas cooled

(approx.1hour). ! Wipeupexcessgreaseorspillovers streakingthesurface.Rinseandbuff.

to preventflare-ups. For easein > Topreventscratching,donotuseabra-

7. WhentheoveniscooI,LOCwillnolonger cleaning,the bakeelementin the sivecleaners.

bedisplayedandthedoormaybeopened.

upperor lowerovencanbe lifted > Torestorelusterandremovestreaks,

8. Wipeouttheoveninteriorwitha damp slightly(1to1_/2inches), followwithStainlessSteelMagicSpray*

cloth.Ifsoilremainsitindicatesthecycle (Part#20000008)**.Chromewillper-

wasnotlongenough. I Wipeupsugaryandacidspillovers manentlydiscolorifsoilisallowedto

suchassweetpotatoes,tomatoor

bakeon.

milk-basedsaucespriorto a self-

ToCancelSelf-CleanCycle: cleancycle.Porcelainenamelisacid

1. PressCANCELpad. resistant,notacidproofand may CLOCK AND CONTROL

2. If LOCis NOTdisplayed,openoven discolorif spillsare notwipedup PAD AREA

door. IfLOCisdisplayed,allowovento beforeaself-cleancycle. > Toactivate"ControlLock"forcleaning,

cool. I Awhitediscolorationmayappearaf- seepage9.

tercleaningif acidor sugaryfoods > Wipewithadampclothanddry.

are notwipedupbeforethe clean

> Glasscleanersmaybeusedifsprayed

cycle. Thisdiscolorationisnormal onaclothfirst.DONOTspraydirectly

andwillNOTaffectperformance, oncontrolpadanddisplayarea.

CONTROL KNOBS GLASS -- OVENWINDOWS_xDOORS OVEN RACKS

> Removeknobsin theOFFpositionby > Avoidusingexcessiveamountsofwater > Cleanwithsoapywater.

pullingforward, whichmayseepunderor behindglass > Removestubbornsoilwithcleansingpow-

>Wash, rinseanddry.Donotuseabrasive causingstaining, tieror soap-filledscouringpad.Rinse

cleaningagentsastheymayscratchthe > Washwithsoapandwater.Rinsewith anddry.

finish, clearwateranddry.Glasscleanercanbe > Ifovertime,racksdonotslideouteasily,

> Turnoneachelementto besurethe usedif sprayedonaclothfirst, wipetherackedgeandracksupportwith

knobshavebeencorrectlyreplaced. > Donotuseabrasivematerialssuchas asmallamountofvegetableoiltorestore

scouringpads,steelwoolor powdered easeofmovement,thenwipeoffexcess

cleanersastheywillscratchglass, oil.Likewise,placeonedropofvegetable

DRIP BOWLS - SELECTMODELS 0ilonrackroller.

Porcelainmaydiseolororcrazeifoverheated.

Thisis normalandwillnotaffectcooking GLASS-CERAMIC COOKTOP - NOTE:Removeovenrad{sduringaclean

performance. SELECTMODELS cycle.If racksareleftin theoven,it may

Whencool,washaftereachuse,rinse Neveruseovencleaners,chlorinebleach, impairfunctionandtheywilldiscolor.

anddrytopreventstainingordiscolora- ammoniaor glasscleanerswithammo-

tion.Maybewashedinthedishwasher, nia.NOTE:Callanauthorizedservicerff PLASTICFINISHES-

theglas$-ceramictopshouldcrack,break DOOR HANDLES,TRIM& ENDCAPS

> Tocleanheavysoil,soakinhotsudsy orffmetaloraluminumfoilshouldmelton

> Whencool,cleanwithsoapandwater,

water,thenuseamildabrasivecleaner thecooktop.

suchasSoftScrub*andaplasticscour- rinseanddry.

ingpad. > LightSoil- Usesoapandwateranda > Useaglasscleanerandasoftcloth.

cleanclothorpapertowel,ornon-abra-

> Forburnedonsoil,removefromrange, siveoleanersuchasBonAmi*orCooktopNOTE:Neveruseovencleaners,abrasiveor

placeonnewspapersandcarefullyspray CleaningCreme**(PartNo.20000001). causticliquidorpowderedcleansersonplas-

withcommercialovencleaner.(Donot Rinseanddry. ticfinishes.Thesecleaningagentswillscratch

spraysurroundingsurfaces.)Placein ormarfinish.

plasticbagandallowto soakseveral > HeavySoilsor MetalMarks- Gently

hours.Wearingrubbergloves,remove scrubwithCooktopCleaningCremeand NOTE:Topreventstainingordiscoloration,

frombag,wash,rinseanddry. a plasticscrubber.Reapplycleaner, wipeupfat,greaseoracid(tomato,lemon,

Coverwithdamppapertowelstokeep vinegar,milk,fruitjuice,marinade)immedi-

moist,letstand30to45minutes.Scrub atelywitha drypapertowel.

ENAMEL (PAINTED) - SiDEPANELS againtoremoveremainingstain.Rinse

> Whencool,washwithwarmsoapywater, anddry. PORCELAIN ENAMEL -

rinseanddry.Neverwipeawarmorhot > Burned-onorCrustySoils-Holdrazor BACKGUARDAREA, TRIMON GLASS

surfacewitha dampclothasthismay bladescraperat300angleandcarefully CERAMICSURFACE,COOKTOPONCOIL

damagethesurfaceandmaycausea scrapeoffsoil.Cleanremainingsoilwith SURFACE

steamburn. methoddescribedabove. Porcelainenamelisglassfusedonmetaland

> Forstubbornsoil,usemildlyabrasive > MeltedSugarorPlastic-Immediately maycrackorchipwithmisuse.It is acid

cleaningagentssuchas bakingsoda turnelementto LOWandscrapefrom resistant,notacidproof.Allspillovers,espe-

pasteorBonAmi*.Donotuseabrasive hotsurfacetoacoolarea.Then ciallyacidor sugarspillovers,shouldbe

cleanerssuchassteelwoolpadsoroven turnelementOFFandcool. wipedupimmediatelywithadrycloth.

cleaners.Theseproductswillscratchor Cleanresiduewithra- > Whencool,washwithsoapywater,rinse

permanentlydamagethesurface, zorbladescraper anddry.

NOTE:Usedrytowelorclothto wipeup and Cooktop

spills,especiallyacidorsugaryspills.Sur- CI eaning > Neverwipeoffawarmorhotsurfacewith

facemaydiscolorordullifsoilisnotimmedi- Creme. adampcloth.Thismaycausecrackingor

atelyremoved.Thisisespeciallyimportant chipping.

forwhitesurfaces. > Neveruseovencleaners,abrasiveor

OVEN INTERIORS causticcleaningagentsonexteriorfinish

>- Followinstructionsonpage11toseta ofrange.

self-cleancycle.

MAINf[NAN([

OV[H DOOR(_) OVEN WINDOWIS) To REPLACEOVENLIGHTBULB:

1. Whenoveniscoo],usefingertipsto

Toprotecttheovendoorwindow: graspedgeofbulbcover.Pulloutand

remove.

1. Donothittheglasswithpots,pans,

_- Donotplaceexcessiveweightonor furniture,toys,orotherobjects. 2. Carefullyremoveoldbulbbypulling

standonanopenovendoor.This 2 Donotclosetheovendooruntilthe straightoutofceramicbase.

couldcausetherangeto tip over,

ovenracksareinplace. 3. Toavoiddamagingordecreasingthe

breakthedoor,orinjuretheuser.

Scratching,hitting,jarringorstressingthe lifeofthenewbulb,donottouchthe

Donotattempttoopenorclosedoor glassmayweakenitsstructurecausingan bulbwithbarehandsorfingers.Hold

oroperateovenuntildoorisproperly increasedriskofbreakageatalaterdate. withaclothorpapertowel.Pushnew

replaced, bulbprongsstraightintosmallholes

Neverplacefingersbetweenhinge ofceramicbase.

andfrontovenframe.Hingearmsare 4. Replacebulbcoverbysnappinginto

springmounted,if accidentallyhit, [EVE[IN6 lEGS place.

thehingewillslamshutagainstoven 5. Reconnectpowertotherange.Reset

frameandcouldinjureyourfingers. > Besuretheanti-tipbracketsecures clock.

oneoftherearlevelinglegstothe

Boththeupperandlowerovendoorsare floor.Thisbracketpreventstherange

removable, fromaccidentallytipping. (0NVENIEN([0UTET

TOREMOVE: Therangeshouldbeleveledwheninstalled. (CANADIANMODELSONLY)

If the rangeis not level,turn the plastic Theconveniencecutletislocatedonthe

1. Whencool,opentheovendoortothe levelinglegs,locatedateachcornerofthe

broilstopposition(openedaboutfour lowerleftsideofthebackguard.

inches), range,untilrangeislevel. ,%,

I[ -_'_1 Besureappliancecordsdonotrestonor

2. Graspdoorateachside.Donotusethe _i!j, nearthesurfaceelement.If the surface

doorhandletoliftdoor. _J elementisturnedon,thecordandoutletwill

3. Liftup evenlyuntildoorclearshinge _f__,_.- bedamaged.

arms. _' _./._#',_,-_',P_R.4CKETTbeconvenienoeoutletcircuitbreakermay

LEVELW_LEG tripif thesmallappliancepluggedintoit

exceeds10amps.To resetthecircuit

breaker,presstheswitchlocatedonthe

OVEN lIGHT(S) loweredgeofthebackguard.

Toassuretheproperreplacement

To REPLACE: bulbis used,orderbulb fromMaytag

1. Graspdoorateachside. CustomerService.Callt-800-688-

8408,askforpartnumber74004458-

2. Alignslotsin the doorwiththe hinge halogenbulb. _/_

armsontherange.

1.#

3. Slidethedoordownontothehingearms CIRCUITBREAKERSWITCH

untilthedooriscompletelyseatedonthe

hinges.Pushdownonthetopcornersof >'- Disconnectpowertorange

the doorto completelyseatdoor on beforereplacinglightbulb.

hinges.Doorshouldnotappearcrooked.

Allowoventocoolbefore

NOTE:Theovendooronanewrangemay replacinglightbulb.

feel"spongy"whenit isclosed.Thisisnor-

_'- Makesurebulbcoverandbulb

malandwilldecreasewithuse.

arecoolbeforetouching.

B[fOR[YOUCALLfOR$[RVI([

FORMOSTCONCERNS,TRY BAKINGRESULTSARENOTAS openedwhentheLOCindicatorwordisnot

THESEFIRST: EXPECTEDORDIFFERFROM displayed.

I Checkifovencontrolshavebeenprop- PREVIOUSOVEN. I Bothovenswilllockwheneitherovenis

edyset. ! Makesurethe ovenventhasnot been cleaned,

I Checkto besureplugis securelyin- blocked.Seepg,10forlocation.

sertedintoreceptacle. I Checktomakesurerangeislevel. MOISTURECOLLECTSONOVEN

I Checkorre-setcircuitbreaker.Checkor I Temperaturesoftenvarybetweena new WINDOWORSTEAMCOMESFROM

replacefuse, ovenandanoldone.Asovensage,the OVENVENT,

I Checkpowersupply, oventemperatureoften"drifts"andmay I Thisisnormalwhencookingfoodshighin

becomehotteror cooler.Seepg,9 for moisture.

instructionsonadjustingtheoventempera- I Excessivemoisturewasusedwhenclean-

PARTORALL OF APPLIANCE ture. NOTE: It isnotrecommendedto

DOESNOTWORK. adjustthetemperatureifonlyoneortwo ingthewindow.

NOTE:OnCanadianmodelsduringa recipesareinquestion.

self-cleancycle- glass.ceramiccook- I Checkthatoventemperatureisdecreased THEREISASTRONGODOROR

ingsurfacewillnotoperate,andthetwo by25° Fwhenconvectbaking, LIGHTSMOKEWHENOVENIS

frontelementsoncoilelementmodels I See"CookingMadeSimple"bookletfor TURNEDON.

willnotoperate, moreinformationonbakewareandbaking, I Thisis normalfor a newrangeandwill

I Checkifsurfaceand/orovencontrols disappearafterafewuses.Initiatingadean

havebeenproperlyset.Seepus.3&5. FOODISNOTBROILINGPROPERLY cyclewill"burnoff"theodorsmorequickly.

I Cheokifovendoorisunlockedafterself-ORSMOKESEXCESSIVELY. I Turningonaventilationfanwilihelpremove

cleancycle.Seepp.11. thesmokeand/orodor.

I CheckifovenissetforadelayedcoekorI Checkovenrackpositions.Foodmaybe

tooclosetoelement. I Excessivefoodsoilsontheovenbottom,

deanprogram.Seepgs,8&11. Useaself-cleancycle,

II Broilelementwasnotpreheated,

! Upperovenmaybeinatoastingopera-

tion.Lowerovenwilloperatewhenthe I Aluminumfoilwasincorrectlyused,Never

toastingoperationiscompleted, linethebroilerinsertwithfoil. STEAMCOMESFROMVENTAREA.

I Checkif ceilelementis properlyin- ! Ovendoorwasclosedduringbroiling.Leave I Whenhighmoisturefoodsarecookedinthe

stalledor needsto bereplaced.See the dooropento thefirststopposition upperoven,steammaybevisiblecoming

pp.4. (about4inches), fromtheventarea.Thisisnormal,

! Trimexcessfatfrommeatbeforebroiling.

GLASS-CERAMICSURFACE I Asoiledbroilerpanwasused. "F" PLUSA NUMBERANDTHE

SHOWSWEAR. MESSAGE:"CALL ANAUTHORIZED

SERVICEROR 888-462-9824"*

1.Tinyscratchesorabrasions. OVENWILL NOTSELF-CLEAN.

I Cooktopandpanbottomareclean, ! Checktomakesurethecycleisnotsetfor II Thisiscalleda faultcode,Ifafaultcode

appearsin thedisplayandbeepssound,

Donotslideglassormetalpans adelayedstart.Seepg.11. presstheCANCELpad.Ifthefaultcodeand

acrosstop.Makesurepanbottomis

notrough,Usetherecommended ! Checkifdoorisclosed, beepscontinue,disconnectpowerto the

cleaningagents.Seepp.12. appliance.Waitafewminutes,thenrecon-

nectpower.If faultcodeandbeepsstill

2, Metalmarks, OVENDIDNOTCLEANPROPERLY. continue,disconnectpowertotheappliance

! Donotslidemetalpansacrosstop. I Longercleaningtimemaybeneeded, andcallanauthorizedservicer.

Whencool,deanwithCooktop

CleaningCreme.Seepp.12. ! Excessivesp[Ifovers,especiallysugaryand/II Iftheovenisheavilysoiled,excessiveflare-

oracidfoods,werenotremovedpriortothe upsmayresultinafaultcodeduringaclean

3. Brownstreaksandspecks, self-deancycle, cycle.PressCANCELpadandallowthe

! Spillsnotremovedpromptly.Wiping oventocootforonehour,thenresetthe

withsoiledclothorsponge.Pan cleancycle.Ifthefaultcodeandbeepsstill

bottomnotclean, OVENDOORWILL NOTUNLOCK continue,disconnectpowertotheappliance

4. Areaswithametallicsheen. AFTERSELF-CLEANCYCLE. andcallanauthorizedservicer.

! Mineraldepositsfromwaterandfood. I Oveninteriorisstillhot.Allowaboutone

5. Pittingorflaking, hourfortheoventocoolafterthecomple- *FOFIPF_IORI_Ot_ESERVICECALLTOLL-FREE

! Sugaryboiloversthatwerenot tionofaself-cleancycle.Thedoorcanbe 1-888-4MAYTAG(1-888-462-9824),

removedpromptly.Seepp,12.

//YTA6 wArrANTYWttAtIsNOT(OVErIDBY RI NTIEs:

1. Conditionsanddamagesresultingfromanyofthefollowing:

FullOneYearWarranty- PartsandLabor

a. Improperinstallation,delivery,ormaintenance.

Forone(1)yearfromtheoriginalretailpur-

b.Anyrepair,modification,alteration,or adjustmentnotauthorizedbythe

chasedate,anypart whichfails Jnnormal

homeusewillberepairedor replacedfreeof manufactureror anauthorizedservicer.

charge, c. Misuse,abuse,accidents,orunreasonableuse.

LimitedWarranties- PartsOnly d. Incorrectelectriccurrent,voltage,orsupply.

SecondYear- Afterthe firstyearfromthe e. Impropersettingofanycontrol.

originalpurchasedate,partswhichfailinnor- 2. Warrantiesarevoidiftheoriginalserialnumbershavebeenremoved,

realhomeusewillberepairedorreplacedfree altered,orcannotbereadilydetermined.

of chargeforthepartitself,withthe owner 3. Lightbulbs.

payingallothercosts,includinglabor,mile-

ageandtransportation. 4. Productspurchasedforcommercialorindustrialuse.

ThirdThroughFifthYear-Fromtheoriginal 5. Thecostofserviceorservicecallto:

purchasedate,partslistedbelowwhichfail a.Correctinstallationerrors.

in normalhomeusewill berepairedor re- b. Instructtheuserontheproperuseoftheproduct.

placedfreeofchargeforthepartitself,with

c. Transporttheappliancetotheservicer.

theownerpayingall othercosts,including

labor,mileageandtransportation. 6. Consequentialorincidentaldamagessustainedbyany personasa result

>- ElectronicControls ofanybreachofthesewarranties.Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionor

limitationof consequentialor incidentaldamages,sotheaboveexclusion

>- Glass-ceramicCooktop:duetothermal may notapply.

breakage.

>- ElectricHeatingElements:surface,broil

andbakeelementsonelectriccooking IF YOU NE[D SERV]([

appliances. II Callthe dealerfromwhomyourappliancewaspurchasedor callMaytag

CanadianResidents AppliancesSalesCompany,MaytagCustomerAssistanceat 1-888-462-

Theabovewarrantiesonlycoveranappliance 9824,USAto locateanauthorizedservicer.

installedinCanadathathasbeencertifiedor II Besureto retainproofof purchaseto verifywarrantystatus.Referto

listedbyappropriatetestagenciesforcorn- WARRANTYforfurtherinformationonowner'sresponsibilitiesforwarranty

plJanceto a NationalStandardof Canada service.

unlesstheappliancewasbroughtintoCanada

duetotransferofresidencefromtheUnited ! Ifthedealerorservicecompanycannotresolvetheproblem,writetoMaytag

StatestoCanada. AppliancesSalesCompany,Attn.'CAIR®Center,P.O.Box2370,Cleveland,

TN 37320-2370,or call1-888-4Maytagfor PriorityOneService(1-888-

LimitedWarrantyOutsidetheUnitedStates 462-9824).

andCanada- PartsOnly

U.S.customersusingTTYfordeaf,hearingimpairedorspeechimpaired,

Fortwo(2)yearsfromthedateoforiginalre- call1-800-688-2080.

tail purchase,anypartwhichfailsinnormal

NOTE:Whenwritingorcallingaboutaserviceproblem,pleaseincludethe

homeusewillberepairedorreplacedfreeof

chargeforthepartitself,withtheownerpay- followinginformation:

ingall othercosts,includinglabor,mileage a.Yourname,addressandtelephonenumber;

andtransportation, b.Modelnumberandserialnumber;

Thespecificwarrantiesexpressedaboveare ¢.Nameandaddressofyourdealeror servicer;

theONLYwarrantiesprovidedby themanu-

d.A cleardescriptionoftheproblemyouarehaving;

facturer.Thesewarrantiesgiveyouspecific

legalrights,andyoumayalsohaveother e.Proofofpurchase(salesreceipt).

rightswhichvaryfromstatetostate. I User'sguides,servicemanualsandpartsinformationareavailablefror

MaytagAppliancesSalesCompany,MaytagCustomerAssistance.

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