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NTRODUCTION

 

Congratulations  on  your  purchase  of  the  Ran

geMinder™.  The  patented  and 

patent 

pending RangeMinder™ 

Intelligent Cooking System

 is the latest tool in the 

fight against unattended stovetop cooking fires.  This product is an easy to install 
upgrade  for  stoves/ranges,  engineered  to  help  prevent  cooking  fires  before  they 
start while also helping to reduce the amount of energy used to cook.  Best of all it 
is fully automatic. 

The  system  includes  touch  sensing  intelligent  dials  which  know  when  you  have 
turned  the  burner  on  or  off.  They  allow  you  to  cook  normally  while  the 
RangeMinder™  does  the  rest.    You  will  have  the  comfort  of  knowing  that  the 
RangeMinder™  will  draw  your  attention  back  to  the  stove/range  if  you  get 
distracted while cooking or forget the stove/range is on. 

 

F

EATURES

 

 

Easy  to  install.    The  dials  are  designed  to  directly  replace  existing  dials  on 
most North American stoves/ranges. 

 

Easy to setup.  With a few simple steps the  RangeMinder

™ can be set up to 

work on either gas or electric stoves/ranges. 

 

The  intelligent  dials  with  touch  sensing  technology  know  when  you  have 
turned the burner on and to which setting, allowing it to adapt to your cooking. 

 

To  avoid  unnecessarily  loud  noises  the  reminder  alert starts  at a  low  volume 
and increases until you return to the stove/range. 

 

The  touch  intelligent  dials communicate  wirelessly  with  the  base  so  the  base 
unit can be placed centrally in your home (within 15-25 ft. of the stove/range) 
to ensure you hear it wherever you are. 

 

Additional base units can be added to the system and placed around the home 
(within  15-25  ft.  of  the  stove/range)  for  those  with  a  hearing  impairment  or 
times when you have been distracted and moved away from the kitchen.  

 

Special  low-pitch  buzzer  operates  at  a  frequency  (850-1000  Hz)  suited  for 
those with impaired hearing. 

 

Additional  dials  can  be  added  for  stoves/ranges  with  more  than  4  burners 
(IMPORTANT: Some features not compatible with multi-coil elements).

Summary of Contents for RangeMinder

Page 1: ...g System A Pioneering Technology Product www pioneeringtech com www preventcookingfires com Care and Use Manual Limited Warranty IMPORTANT READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE NEVER LEAVE COOKING UNATTENDED ...

Page 2: ...duction 4 Features 4 How the RangeMinder works 5 Cooking with the RangeMinder 6 Efficient Cooking 7 What this product will not do 7 Care and use 8 Cleaning 8 Replacing the Battery 8 Troubleshooting 9 Specifications 11 Dial 11 Base Unit 11 FCC Class B Notice 12 Limited Warranty 13 ...

Page 3: ...Turn pot handles inward so they can t be bumped and children can t grab them Never use a wet oven mitt as it presents a scald danger if the moisture in the mitt is heated FACTS AND FIGURES1 In 2011 cooking was involved in an estimated 156 300 home structure fires that were reported to U S fire departments These fires caused 470 deaths 5 390 injuries and 1 0 billion in direct property damage Cookin...

Page 4: ...North American stoves ranges Easy to setup With a few simple steps the RangeMinder can be set up to work on either gas or electric stoves ranges The intelligent dials with touch sensing technology know when you have turned the burner on and to which setting allowing it to adapt to your cooking To avoid unnecessarily loud noises the reminder alert starts at a low volume and increases until you retu...

Page 5: ...g on HI and avoid unnecessary interruptions when on LO In addition the RangeMinder uses a patent pending technology to track all the burners you are using and set the timer based on which burner will need attention first This minimizes unnecessary interruptions while keeping you safe What is a safe time There are a lot of factors affecting time to ignition including the type of stove range quality...

Page 6: ...base unit will alert you after approximately 5 minutes If you are cooking on LO the base unit will alert you after approximately 60 minutes During installation RangeMinder dial is calibrated to identify all temperature settings and set the timer for the appropriate level between 5 and 60 minutes 4 If the base unit begins beeping check your cooking to determine if the element needs to be turned dow...

Page 7: ...these scenarios Forgetting a pot of water on HI long after it has started boiling Forgetting to turn the burner OFF after cooking is complete What this product will not do It will not prevent all cooking fires It will not shut off the stove It is not a replacement for safe cooking behavior ...

Page 8: ...e calibration procedure in the new location IMPORTANT Although RangeMinder dials resist steam vapor and occasional splashes of water they are not waterproof Never immerse dials in water or soak with liquids as any liquid entering the dial may cause it to fail Replacing the Battery When the battery reaches a critically low level the base unit will emit a single low pitched beep The dial will then c...

Page 9: ...re expected Repeat calibration being careful to stop at the exact locations of HI and LO Stove range type not in memory The stove range is not one of the common types held in memory or it has a dual ring type burner NOTE Dial will default to 5 minutes in this case 3 The base unit does not beep after I insert a new battery and place it on the stove range Dial is not responding to your touch or the ...

Page 10: ...e at a time This will renew the link to the base unit If the alarm continues to sound then the base unit may need to be reset To reset touch and hold the learn button on the base unit until you hear 3 beeps This will erase all settings in memory and disable the RangeMinder In this case you must put the base unit back into learning mode and touch each dial to renew the link to the base Ensure the b...

Page 11: ...cted Battery Life 1 year for typical use Transmitter Frequency 434MHz Range up to 15 25ft 5 7 5m dependant on environment such as electrical interference obstacles walls etc Base Unit Power 120VAC 100mA 60Hz Buzzer frequency 850 1000Hz Maximum buzzer volume 80dB typ at 10 centimeters ...

Page 12: ...ver there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation bet...

Page 13: ...ONEERING TECHNOLOGY CORP DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE OTHERS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE EXCEPT AS STATED HEREIN IN NO EVENT SHALL PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY CORP BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT TORT WARRANTY OR OTHER EQUITABLE GROUNDS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION OR OTHER PECUNIAR...

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