Frigidaire 318205825, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...ulations 2 Important Safety Instructions 3 Features at a Glance 6 Before Setting Surface Controls 9 Setting Surface Controls 12 Before Setting Oven Controls 16 318205825 February 2012 Rev B Setting Oven Controls 17 Setting Keep Warm Drawer Control If equipped 35 Care Cleaning Cleaning Chart 36 Care Cleaning 37 Before You Call 40 Major Appliance Warranty 44 ...

Page 2: ...CAREFULLY READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This Use Care Manual contains general operating instructions for your appliance and feature information for several models Your product may not have all the described features The graphics shown are representative The graphics on your appliance may not look exactly like those shown These instructions are not meant to cover every possible condition and sit...

Page 3: ...ury An open drawer when hot may cause burns WARNING Do not use the oven or warm serve drawer if equipped for storage Storage in or on Appliance Flammable materials should not be stored in an oven near surface burners or in the warm serve drawer if equipped This includes paper plastic and cloth items such as cookbooks plastic ware and towels as well as flammable liquids Do not store explosives such ...

Page 4: ...ailure If the power fails always turn off the unit If the unit is not turned off and the power resumes the appliance will not operate and an error message will be displayed Once the power resumes reset the clock and the oven function CAUTION Electronic controllers can be damaged by cold temperatures When you use your appliance for the first time or if it has not been used for a long period of time ...

Page 5: ...eme caution Use pot holders and grasp the rack with both hands to reposition Do not let pot holders contact the hot oven element or interior of the oven Warm Serve Drawer if equipped Do not use a broiler pan without its insert Broiler pan and grid allow dripping fat to drain and be kept away from the high heat of the broiler Do not cover the broiler grid or oven bottom with aluminum foil Exposed f...

Page 6: ...ght with removable cover 15 Adjustable interior oven rack s 16 Large 1 piece oven door handle 17 Full width oven door with window 18 Storage drawer 19 6 single radiant element 20 Keep warm radiant element 21 6 single radiant element 22 6 9 double radiant element 23 12 single radiant element 24 Ceramic glass cooktop 25 Hot surface indicator light NOTE The features shown for your appliance may vary ...

Page 7: ... clean door latch 13 Oven vent 14 Broil element 15 Self cleaning oven interior 16 Convection bake cooking system 17 Oven interior light with removable cover 18 Adjustable interior oven rack s 19 Large 1 piece oven door handle 20 Full width oven door with window 21 Warm serve drawer with large 1 piece handle 22 6 single radiant element 23 Keep warm radiant element 24 6 single radiant element 25 6 9...

Page 8: ...en interior 17 Convection bake cooking dual fan system 18 Adjustable interior oven rack s 19 Large 3 piece oven door handle 20 Full width oven door with window 21 Warm serve drawer 22 7 single radiant element 23 Keep warm radiant element 24 5 7 double radiant element 25 Bridge radiant element 26 7 single radiant element 27 9 single radiant element 28 Ceramic glass cooktop NOTE The features shown f...

Page 9: ...ts The areas surrounding the elements may become hot enough to cause burns About the radiant surface elements The element temperature rises gradually and evenly As the temperature rises the element will glow red To maintain the selected setting the element will cycle on and off The heating element retains enough heat to provide a uniform and consistent heat during the off cycle For efficient cookin...

Page 10: ... lower heat levels Use the Recommended Surface Setting Chart to determine the correct setting for the kind of food you are preparing ESEC power failure indicator message PF When the range is first plugged in or when the power supply to the range has been interrupted the ESEC control will display the message PF Power Failure Figure 6 After a few seconds the PF message will disappear from the display...

Page 11: ... is transferred from the surface element to the pan bottom The most popular materials available are Aluminum Excellent heat conductor Some types of food will cause it to darken Anodized aluminum cookware resists staining pitting If aluminum pans slide across the ceramic glass cooktop they may leave metal marks which will resemble scratches Remove these marks immediately Copper Excellent heat condu...

Page 12: ...Figure 1 Model A Figure 2 Model B Figure 3 Model C CAUTION Radiant surface elements may appear to have cooled after they have been turned OFF HE Hot Element message Models B C or the hot surface indicator light Model A will turn ON and will continue to glow until the glass cooktop has cooled down to a moderate level The glass surface may still be hot and burns may occur if the glass surface is tou...

Page 13: ...rned on A quick glance at these indicator lights when cooking is finished is an easy check to be sure all surface elements are turned off Dual Surface Radiant Element all models The cooktop is equipped with 1 or 2 dual radiant surface elements located at the left front Figures 1 2 and the right front Figure 2 or the right rear Figure 3 position Symbols around the knob are used to indicate which coi...

Page 14: ...ont and middle Fig 1 positions The Bridge can be used when cooking with rectangular like a griddle or oval shaped cookware The element will maintain an even temperature setting across both portions of the Bridge If needed for normal cookware the Bridge element can work like a single element without the Bridge Fig 4 The symbol indicates that only the front potion will heat Fig 2 The symbol indicate...

Page 15: ...ver food Plastic may melt onto the surface and be very difficult to clean Use only plates utensils and cookware recommended for oven and cooktop use on the keep warm zone To Set the keep warm zone control NOTE The controls and indicator light are located on the control panel 1 Touch the on off pad Fig 4 at the keep warm zone control position The keep warm indicator light will flash Note If no furthe...

Page 16: ... oven for even heat to reach around the food Arranging oven racks ALWAYS ARRANGE OVEN RACKS WHEN THE OVEN IS COOL PRIOR TO OPERATING THE OVEN Always use oven mitts when using the oven To remove an oven rack pull the rack forward until it stops Lift up front of rack and slide out To replace an oven rack fit the rack onto the guides on the oven walls Tilt the front of the rack upward and slide the ra...

Page 17: ...lt out clockwise To reinstall insert rear hooks at back of insert See figure 6 and lay insert down Make sure both insert front hooks snap into rack See figure 7 The Offset Oven Rack is used to maximize cooking space See Figure 2 The offset rack can be used in the lower rack position to roast large cuts of meat and poultry Do not use cookware that extends beyond the edge of the Flat Half Rack For bes...

Page 18: ... towards oven bottom See Figure 2 4 Assemble one connector arm at a time With the oven door open and the oven rack in place install one end of the connector arm to the hole in the door connector bracket Figure 1 and the other end in the hole in the rack connector bracket Figure 2 and as in Figure 3 The oven rack may need to be adjusted in or out in the rack position to match the length of the conn...

Page 19: ...heat or power plus preheat pad Use to quickly raise oven to cooking temperature 12 Keep warm pad Use to keep the dishes and food warm until served 13 Pizza pad some models Use to select the pizza cooking feature 14 Chicken nuggets pad Use to select the chicken nuggets cooking feature 15 Self Clean pad Use to select the self cleaning feature 16 Convection convert pad Use to convert a regular recipe...

Page 20: ... 12 Hr Mode 0 01 Min 5 59 Hr Min 24 Hr Mode 0 01 Min 5 59 Hr Min SELF CLEAN TIME 2 hours 4 hours SETTING THE CLOCK The SET CLOCK pad is used to set the clock The clock may be set for 12 or 24 hour time of day operation The clock has been preset at the factory for the 12 hour operation When the range is first plugged in or when the power supply to the range has been interrupted the timer in the disp...

Page 21: ...peration 1 To tell if your range is set for normal or silent operation press and hold DELAY START will appear and DELAY will flash in the display After 6 seconds bEEP On or bEEP OFF will appear in the display 2 Press SELF CLEAN to switch between normal sound operation and silent operation mode The display will show either bEEP On or bEEP OFF Note If bEEP On appears the control will operate with nor...

Page 22: ...FEATURE some models The ADD 1 MINUTE pad is used to set the Add 1 Minute feature When the ADD 1 MINUTE pad is pressed 1 minute is added to the Minute Timer feature if this feature is already active If the Minute Timer feature is not active and the ADD 1 MINUTE pad is pressed the Minute Timer feature will become active and will begin counting down from 1 minute SETTING LOCKOUT FEATURE The padcontro...

Page 23: ... to 550 F Baking Tips Preheat your oven before using the bake mode During preheat the 3 elements and the convection fan are used in cycle to quickly heat the oven Use only one rack and center the pans as much as possible on rack 2 or 3 If using two racks place the oven racks in positions 2 and 4 Allow 2 to 4 5 1 to 10 2cm around the utensil s for proper air circulation Be sure the pans do not touc...

Page 24: ...for further instruction on temperature conversion Use tested recipes with times adjusted for convection baking when using this mode Time reductions will vary depending on the amount and type of food to be cooked When using Convection Bake with a single rack place oven rack in position 2 or 3 If cooking on multiple racks place the oven racks in positions 2 and 4 1 3 offset rack and 4 or 2 3 and 4 i...

Page 25: ...gain 350 will be displayed CONVECT and ROAST will flash 4 Enterthedesiredroastingtemperatureusingthenumber pads 3 7 5 5 Press START The actual oven temperature will be displayed CONVECT ROAST and the fan icon will be displayed The Bake Broil and Convection elements will also cycle for a better heat distribution SETTING CONVECTION CONVERT The Convection Convert pad is used to automatically convert a...

Page 26: ...at the minimum recommended time To set a Convection Broil Temperature of 500 F 1 Arrange oven racks 2 Press CONVECT 350 will be displayed CONVECT and BAKE will flash 3 Press CONVECT again 350 will be displayed CONVECT and ROAST will flash 4 Press CONVECT again 550 will be displayed CONVECT and BROIL will flash 5 Enterthedesiredroastingtemperatureusingthenumber pads 5 0 0 6 Press START 500 CONVECT BRO...

Page 27: ...e DELAY START features Use the automatic timer when cooking cured or frozen meats and most fruits and vegetables Foods that can easily spoil such as milk eggs fish meat or poultry should be chilled in the refrigerator first Even when chilled they should not stand in the oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins and should be removed promptly when cooking is completed Eating spoiled food can re...

Page 28: ...ear and the temperature will be displayed The Keep Warm mode is set to turn ON automatically after Timed Bake has finished 4 To turn the Keep Warm feature OFF at any time press CANCEL NOTE Pressing CANCEL will stop the feature at any time SETTING PIZZA some models The PIZZA pad has been designed to give optimum cooking performance when cooking your favorite pizza The Pizza pad let you choose a pres...

Page 29: ...onvection Bake at 400 F with a Bake Time of 18 minutes ending with a Keep Warm setting If needed a different target temperature or Bake Time than the presets can be entered Chicken Nuggets Tips For most type of chicken nuggets preheating is not required and the preset baking time of the feature will give you optimum results For larger chicken tenders follow the preheating and baking instructions o...

Page 30: ...oiler pan insert on the broiler pan Then place thefoodonthebroilerpaninsert DONOTusethebroiler pan without the insert DO NOT cover the broiler insert with foil The exposed grease could ignite 2 Arrange the interior oven rack 3 Press BROIL 550 will appear in the display 4 Press 5 0 0 If a lower broil temperature is desired minimum broil temperature setting is 400 F press the desired temperature bef...

Page 31: ...ART CANCEL All other keypads should not be used once the Sabbath feature is properly activated NOTE You may change the oven temperature once baking has started by pressing BAKE the numeric key pads for the temperature you want example for 425 C press 4 2 5 and then pressing START twice for Jewish Holidays only Remember that the oven control will no longer beep or display any further changes once t...

Page 32: ... for 6 seconds UPO 0 will appear in the display 2 Toincreasethetemperatureusethenumberpadstoenter thedesiredchange Example30 F 30 Thetemperature may be increased as much as 35 F 19 C 3 Press START to accept the temperature change and the display will return to the time of day Press CANCEL to reject the change if necessary To adjust the oven temperature lower 1 Press BAKE for 6 seconds 0 will appea...

Page 33: ...ution produce poor baking results and cause permanent damage to the oven interior aluminum foil will melt to the interior surface of the oven DO NOT force the oven door open This can damage the automatic door locking system Use caution when opening the door after the Self Cleaning cycle is completed The oven may still be VERY HOT IMPORTANT Adhere to the following cleaning precautions DO NOT use ov...

Page 34: ...e oven has cooled down for approximately 1 HOUR door OPn will appear and the DOOR and icon will flash until the door is unlocked the oven door can then be opened and the timer will revert back to the time of the day The SELF CLEAN and DELAY START pads controls the Delayed Self Clean operation The automatic timer will turn the oven on and off at the time you select in advance To set the control for ...

Page 35: ... are designated by HI high MED medium and LO low 1 Touch the on off pad see Figure 6 at the keep warm drawer control position The keep Warm drawer indicator light will flash Note If no further pads are touched within 25 seconds the request to power the keep warm drawer ON will clear 2 Set the desired power level Touch once to turn ON the power level for HI see Figure 3 or to turn ON the power level...

Page 36: ...moval If soils are not removed follow the cooktop cleaning instructions below Gentle scouring with a soapy scouring pad will remove most spots Rinse with a 1 1 solution of clear water and ammonia If necessary cover difficult spots with an ammonia soaked paper towel for 30 to 40 minutes Rinse with clean water and a damp cloth then scrub with a soap filled scouring pad Rinse and wipe dry with a clean ...

Page 37: ... hard objects on the glass cooktop or they may crack it For light to moderate soil Apply a few drops of CookTop Cleaning Creme directly to the cooktop Use a paper towel or use a non abrasive plastic type no scratch pad to clean the entire cooktop surface Make sure the cooktop is cleaned thoroughly leaving no residue For heavy burned on soil Apply a few drops of CookTop Cleaning Creme directly to t...

Page 38: ...ully open Figure 1 Figure 2 Aluminum foil Use of aluminum foil will damage the cooktop Do not use under any circumstances Aluminum utensils Since the melting point of aluminum is much lower than that of other metals care must be taken when aluminum pots or pans are used Pans that boil dry may permanently damage cooktop by breaking fusing to or marking it Cleaning recommendations for the ceramic gl...

Page 39: ...c Oven control The oven light bulb is covered with a glass shield held in place by a wire holder THIS GLASS SHIELD MUST ALWAYS BE IN PLACE WHEN THE OVEN IS IN USE To Replace the Light Bulb 1 Turn the power off at the main source 2 Wear a leather faced glove for protection against possible broken glass 3 Replace bulb with a 40 Watt appliance bulb only 4 For self cleaning oven press wire holder to o...

Page 40: ...o clean keep warm drawer gently scour with a soapy scouring pad this will remove most spots Rinse with a 1 1 solution of clear water and ammonia If necessary cover difficult spots with an ammonia soaked paper towel for 30 to 40 minutes Rinse with clean water and a damp cloth Remove all cleaners or the porcelain may become damaged during future heating DO NOT use spray oven cleaners on the cooktop T...

Page 41: ...o preheat to the selected temperature before placing food in the oven Use proper rack position for baking needs Set oven temperature 25 F 12 C lower than recommended Cakes not done in the center Oven too hot Incorrect pan size Pan not centered in oven Set oven temperature 25 F 12 C lower than recommended Use pan size suggested in recipe Use proper rack position and place pan so there is 5 1cm to 1...

Page 42: ...cer for assistance Oven light does not work Replace or tighten bulb See Changing Oven Light section in this Use Care Guide Electrical power outage Check house lights to be sure Call your local electric company for service Surface unit does not heat No power to the appliance Check steps under Entire Range or Oven Does Not Operate in this Before you Call checklist Incorrect control setting Make sure...

Page 43: ...an cycle and follow the steps under Stopping or Interrupting the Self Cleaning Cycle in the Electronic Oven Control Guide Oven smokes excessively during broiling Control s not set properly Follow instructions under Setting Oven Controls Make sure oven is opened to Broil Stop Position Meat too close to the element Reposition the rack to provide proper clearance between the meat and the element Preh...

Page 44: ...warranties including warranties of merchantability or fitness for particular purpose are limited to one year or the shortest period allowed by law but not less than one year Electrolux shall not be liable for consequential or incidental damages such as property damage and incidental expenses resulting from any breach of this written limited warranty or any implied warranty Some states and province...