Magic Chef 3126SRA User manual

Owner's Guide
READ AND KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Gas Range Featuring
• Conventional Surface Burners
• Pilot Ignition
or
• Pilotless Ignition
• Time-of Day Clock, if equipped
CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......... 1-3 MAINTENANCE ............................ 13-15
Cooktop .................................... 13
CLOCK ANDTIMER.......................... 4-5 Burner grates ................................ 13
Analog clock and timer ........................ 4 Surface burners ............................. 13
Digital clock and timer ......................... 4 Oven door .................................. 14
Electronic clock and timer ...................... 5 Oven racks .................................. 14
Oven bottom ................................ 14
SURFACE COOKING........................ 6-7 Broiler drawer ............................... 14
Ignition system ............................... 6 Oven light ................................... 15
• Pilot ignition
• Pilotless ignition Leveling legs ................................ 15
How to remove range for cleaning.15
To light surface burner ......................... 6 .............
About the surface burner flame ............... 6 Proportional valve adjustment ................. 15
Additional information ........................ 6 GENERAL INFORMATION 16
Factors that determine flame size .............. 7 Electrical connection
Selecting flame size .......................... 7 Use of aluminum foil
Canning ..................................... 7 CARE AND CLEANING ..................... 17-19
USING YOUR OVEN ................ •......... 8-12 Cleaning chart ............................ 17-18
Oven characteristics ........................... 8 Continuous cleaning oven ................. 19
Ignition system ............................... 8 ....
•Pilot ignition SERVICE................................. 20-21
• Pilotless gnitior Before calling service chart .................... 20
Oven veto .................................... 8 How to obtain service ......................... 21
Oven burner ................................. 8
Oven Ihermostat ............................ 8 WARRANTY ................................. 22
To set oven .................................. 9
Preheating ................................... 9
Rack positions ................................ 9
General baking tips .......................... 10
Common baking problems .................... 11
How to broil ................................. 12
8113P042-60
(1/93)

FORFUTUREREFERENCE
Forfuturereferencewe suggestyoure-
tain this manual after recording the WARNING: Ifthe informa-
modelnumberandserialnumberofthistion in this manual isnot
gas appliance in the spaces provided.
Thisinformationcanbefoundontherat-followed exactly, a fire or
ing platelocatedonthesidesofthelow- explosion may result caus-
errangefront frame. Pull out lowering property damage, per-
drawertosee ratingplate,sonal injury or death.
-Do notstore or usegaso- _._ ___
line or other flammable L%)
MODELNUMBER vapors and liquids inthe
vicinity ofthis orany oth-
SERIAL NUMBER er appliance.
-WHAT TO DO IF YOU
SMELL GAS: _k WARNING
DATEOF PURCHASE •Do not try to light any •ALL RANGES
appliance.CAN TIP
Thesenumbers identify your range.
Pleaseusethemin anycorrespon- •DOnot touch any elec-• INJURYTO PERSONS
dence or servicecallsconcerningyourtrical switch; do not COULD RESULT
appliance,use any phoneinyour
Please retaintheproofofpurchasedoc- building. •INSTALL ANTI-TIP
DEVICES PACKED
umentsforwarrantyservice. •Immediately call your WITH RANGE
gas supplier from a •SEE INSTALLATION
neighbor's phone. ,
Follow the gas suppli-INSTRUCTIONS
er's instructions. To reduce the risk of tipping of the
•Ifyou cannot reach appliance from unusual usage or by
your gas supplier, call excessiveloading ofthe oven door,
the fire department, the appliance must be secured by a
properly installed anti-tip device. To
-Installation and service checkifdevice isinstalledproperly:Use
must be performed by a a flashlightandlookunderneathrange
to see thatoneoftherearlevelinglegs
qualified installer, ser- is engagedinthebracketslot.
vice agency or the gas
supplier.

Time-Of-DayClock
Ifyour rangefeatures atime-of-day clockand minutetimer
follow the instructions for the illustration that matches the
clock on your range.
ANALOG CLOCK AND TIMER DIGITAL AND CLOCK TIMER
12
11.x\ OFF/z1
+o,_"'oId"%200
9_1___ MINUTETIMER
8 _/,.,3o .,_4
"'//ll/h_x_x\"88:88 will flash in the display when the
76 5 range is first connected to power or if
poweris interrupted.
TO SETCLOCK: Push in andturn Min- TO SET CLOCK:Press and hold
uteTimerknobtothecorrecttimeofday. CLOCK SET button while turning MIN-
Besure MinuteTimer handisonOFFaf- UTETIMER knob to the correct time of
tersetting clock,day. MINUTE TIMER knob can be
turned in either direction.
TO SET MINUTE TIMER:Turn knob in
either direction to the desired time. TOSET MINUTE TIMER: Turn MIN-
When the buzzer sounds, manuallyturn UTETIMER knobto the right,to the de-
the Timer to OFF. sired time, up to 60:00 (1 hour). Timer
will begincounting downafter afew sec-
onds delay. When time has lapsed, a
continualbeepwill soundfor upto2 min-
utes.
(continued on next page)
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Time-Of-Day Clock (continued)
ELECTRONIC
CLOCK AND TIMER TO SET MINUTE TIMER:Slide switch TO CANCEL MINUTE TIMER OP-
downtoTIMERposition.0:59willbedis- ERATIONOR STOP "END-OF-
HOUR CLOCK playedassoonastheswitchismovedto TIME"BEEPS:Slideswitchuptothe
8[1200]I_ $ theTIMER position.The timerwillauto-clock position."l'imeofday willreap-
maticallybegincountingdownfrom one pear inthe display.
hour in incrementsof one minute.When
time has lapsed, a continual beep will
NZN TIMER sound.Slideswitchto the CLOCK posi-
tionto stopbeeps.Thetime ofday will
When rangeisfirstconnectedto power reappearinthedisplay.
orifpowerisinterrupted,12:00willflash
inthedisplay. HOUR CLOCK
TO SET CLOCK: Slide switch uptOcLoCKposition.O[0_ 5 _----'_I_ _ f
Pressand holdHOUR buttonuntilcor-
rect hourappears in the display. MZN TXNER
PressandholdMINbuttonuntilthecor-
rectminutesappear inthe display,
TO SET A TIMING OPERATION
FOR LESS THAN ONE HOUR:
Pressand holdMIN buttonuntilde-
siredtimeappearsinthedisplay.Tim-
er will immediatelybegin counting
downas soonasthe MIN buttonisre-
leased.
TO SET A TIMING OPERATION
FOR GREATER THAN ONE HOUR:
Pressthe HOUR button.1:59willap-
pear in the display.Select desired
minutesbypressingandholdingMIN
button."_mingwillbeginwhenbutton
isreleased.
Two hours is the maximum timing
that can be set.
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SurfaceCooking
IGNITION SYSTEM TO LIGHT SURFACE BURNER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Yourrange will feature either pilot igni- 1. Place utensilon burner grate. * When the range isfirst installed,the
tion(a standing pilotlightstheburner)or pilotsmay bedifficultto lightdue toair
pilotless ignition (a spark fromthe igni- 2. Push in and turn knob to the LITE inthegasline.Tobleedoffairfromthe
tor lights the burner), position. Afterthe burner lights,turn line, hold a lighted match next to the
the knob to the desired flame size. burner and turn knob on. When the
PILOT IGNITION burner lights, turn the knob off and
To light pilot:Raise cooktop and hold - proceedas directed.
a lighted match near the pilot ports. I • Be sure all surface controls are set
There are two pilot ports. _ in the OFF position prior to supplying
I_ 1 _ gas to the appliance.
•CAUTION: If flame should go out
during a cooking operation, turn the
burner off. If gas has accurnulated
and a strong gas odor is detected,
NOTE: The knobon your appliance wait 5 minutes forthe gasto dissi-
maynot looklike the knob in this il-pate before relighting burner.
lustration, but it will operate as de- •You may hear a"popping" sound on
scribed inthis booklet. LP gas when the surface burner is
turned off. This is a normal operating
PILOTLESS IGNITION sound ofthe burner.
Tooperatesurfaceburnerduringa pow-• If a knobisturnedveryquicklyfrom
erfailure: HI toLOsetting,theflamemaygoout,
1. Hold a lightedmatchto the desired particularlyiftheburneriscold.
surface burnerhead.
2.Push in and turn knob to the LITE ._ _[_ J-
position.The burnerwill then light.
3.Adjust knob to obtain the desired ABOUT THE SURFACE
flame size. BURNER FLAME
• A properlyadjustedburnerwithclean
portswilllightwithina few seconds.
• On naturalgas,the flamewillbeblue
witha deeperbluecore;thereshouldbe
notraceofyellowintheflame. Ifthisoccurs,turntheknobtothe OFF
Ayellowflameindicatesan improper position.Waitseveral seconds,then
mixtureofair/gas.This wastes fuel, so lighttheburneragain.
havea servicemanadjustthemixtureif
a yellowflameoccurs.
•On LPgas, someyellowtippingisac-
ceptable.Thisisnormalandadjustment
isnot necessary. (continued next page)
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SurfaceCooking(continued)
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE SELECTING FLAME SIZE CANNING
FLAME SIZE • Use a HIGH flame settingto quickly Acceptablewater-bathorpressurecan-
UTENSIL SIZE: Adjustthe flame sizebringliquidstoaboilortobeginacook- netsshouldnotbeoversizedandshould
soitdoesnotextendbeyondtheedgeofingoperation.Then reduce to a lowerhaveaflat bottom.Thefollowingarenot
the cookingutensil.Thisisfor personal settingtocontinuecooking.Neverleave recommended:Oversizedcannersor a
safetyandto preventpossibledamage food unattendedwhen using a HIGH verylargecannerthatrestsontwosur-
tothe appliance, utensil or cabinets flame setting, face burnergrates.
above the appliance. When canning, use the HIGH setting
/._ just untilthe water comes to a boil or
-- pressureisreachedinthe pressure can-
_'_ __ ner,then reduceto thelowestflame set-
ting that maintains the boil or pressure.
__ • An intermediate flame size is used to
" continue a cookingoperation.Foodwill
not cook any faster when ahigher
flame setting is used thanthat need-
. Utensils which extend more than two ed to maintain a gentle boil.Remem-
inches beyond the grate or touch the ber,water boilsatthe sametemperature
cooktopmay cause heatto build up, re- whether boiling gently or vigorously.
suiting in damage to the burner grate,
burneror cooktop.• Use alow flamesize tosimmer or keep
foods at serving temperatures.
• Utensils,such as wokswith a support
ring,which restrictair circulationaround
the burnerwill cause heatto buildupand I
may result in damage to the burner __ -t_._x;_ \\\
grate, burneror cooktop.
UTENSIL MATERIALS: Optimum
cooking performance can be achieved
when heavygauge,flat, smooth bottom,
metal utensils with straight sides and
tightfitting lids are used.
•Aluminum or aluminum-clad stain-
less steel pans heat more evenly so a
slightlylargerflamecan be used.
•Stainless steel,porcelain andheat-
proof ceramic or glass heat unevenly;
cast aluminum and iron heat slowly;
and,Teflon-coated utensilsare sensi-
tive to heat. These materials requirea
lowerflameto producemore even cook-
ing results. Adjust flame so it extends
halfway to the edge of the utensil bot-
tom.
COVEREDUTENSILS: Foods cook
faster when the utensil is covered be-
cause more heat is retained. Lower the
flame size when covering utensils.
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UsingYourOven
OVEN VENT OVEN THERMOSTAT
The oven vent is located at the base of The oven thermostat knob is used to se-
the backguard. When the oven is in use, lect and maintain the oven temperature.
this area may feel warm or hot to the Always turn this knob just to the desired
touch. To prevent problems do not: temperature - not to a higher tempera-
Block the vent opening, touch the area ture and then back. This provides more
near the opening or place utensils near accurate oven temperatures. Turn this
the vent opening,knob to OFF whenever the oven is not in
use.
OVEN BURNER
IGNITION SYSTEM The size and appearance of a properly _,_ t
adjusted oven burnerflame shouldbeas
Your appliancewill feature either pilot shown:
ignition (a standingpilot lights the oven 1
burner) or pilotless ignition (a glo bar _ cr_
lightsthe oven burner)._ / '_
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Be sure oven control is set in the OFF
position prior to supplying gasto the ap-
pliance.Conein centerissmaller THERMOSTAT
PILOT IGNITION On some models, there is an indentat
the350°F setting.
To light oven pilot: When cool, remove
ovenracks and oven bottom. With the _ I_ Coneapprox.1/2-inch /
oven thermostat knob in the OFF posi- J
tion, hold a lighted match to thepilot Io-
cated at the backend ofthe oven burner. The oven temperature is maintained by
Once pilot lights,replaceoven bottom
and racks, cycling the burner on and off. After the
oven temperaturehas been set, there
will beabouta 45 second delay before
_.zJ the burner ignites. Thisis normal and no
.,_ _ gasescapesduring thisdelay.
\
PILOTLESS IGNITION
With this type of ignition system, the
oven willnot operate duringa power fail-
ureor if ovenis disconnected from the
wall outlet,No attempt should be
made to operate oven during a power
fail ure. (continuednextpage)
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