Kenmore 790.9258, Use & Care Manual

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Oven Controls

Setting Control for Silent Operation

The oven is set to operate with certain chimes and tones (default 

settings) that alert the user to certain oven functions. The silent 

operation feature allows the oven control to be operated 

without sounds when necessary. By accessing user preferences, 

this option can be later returned to operate with normal 

programming sounds.

To set the oven control for silent operation:
1.

Press and hold light for a few seconds until the display 
sounds an acceptance chime. AUd should appear in the 
display.

2. If AUd is not showing, press the 

 key until AUd 

appears and HI is showing in the display. This is the normal 
(default) setting.

3. To turn the audible feature to a lower sound or completely 

OFF, press the 

or

key until LO or OFF appears in 

the display.

4. When the desired setting appears in the display, release the 

key and wait for an acceptance chime.

5. To return to the time of day display, press and hold Light for 

3 seconds until the display chimes and fades back to 
showing the time of day.

Setting Oven Lock

When the Oven Lock is set, the door is locked along with the 
oven controls and oven functions. If the user tries to set the oven 
mode or temperature mode the control will signal an error 
(triple beep). 

To set Oven Lock:

1.

Press and hold both the light key and clock key for about 3 
seconds.

2. The control will beep and the motor door latch will begin to 

close. Do not try to open the oven door while the 
mechanism is locking. The door is locking/unlocking when 
the lock icon is flashing.

3. Once locked, a lock icon and LOC will appear in the 

display.

4. To unlock the oven door, press and hold both the light key 

and clock key for about 3 seconds. The lock icon will flash 
and the motor door lock will begin unlocking the door. Do 
not attempt to open the oven door while it is unlocking.

5. When the lock icon and LOC goes away, the door can be 

opened and the oven controls will be available.

Setting the Timer

The two, minute timers in the oven display serve as extra timers 
to help keep track of cooking functions. The timer cannot be 
used during a self clean cycle or if the meat probe function 
associated with the timer display is in use. The minimum timer 
setting is 1 minute and the maximum setting is 11:59.

To set the timer:

1.

Press either TIMER Set/Off key.

2. The timer display will show 

0:00

 and the 

and 

keys. If the

key is pressed at this time an invalid key 

chime will sound. 

3. Press the 

 key to begin to scroll to the desired setting. 

If the

key is held, the timer value will increase rapidly. Once 

the desired setting is reached, release the key, press the 
timer key again, and the timer will start counting down 
automatically in a few seconds. 

4. The timer display will show the H:M icon if the timer is set 

for more than 1 minute. If the value is under 1 minute, the 
timer will display the time in seconds and the H:M icon will 
not appear. 

Figure 23:  Silent/audio control display

Figure 24:  Press and hold Light and Clock keys

Figure 25:  Setting the timer

Figure 26:  Setting the timer