RCA LEB316GR Installation guide

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Aluminum Foil 5,15,17,19 Door Removal 28
Anti-Tip Device 3,25 Preheating 14,18,19
Appliance Registration 2Roasting/RoastingGuide 17,18
Canning Tips 9Self-Cleaning 21,22
Care and Cleaning 23-29 Shelves 12,”14,27
Clock/Timer 10,11 Storage Drawer 26
Consumer Services 31 Tl~ermostatAdjustment 13
Features 6,7 Problem Solver 30
Model and Serial Numbers 2Safety Instructions 3-5
Oven 11-22 Surface Cooking 8,9
Baking 14-16 Control Settings 8
Broiling/BroilingGuide 19,20 Cookware Tips 8,9
Control Settings 11 Warranty BackCover
LEB316GR
LEB326GR

ReadthisbookearefuIlyo
It is intendedto helpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewrange
properly.
Keepit handyfor answerstoyour
questions.
If youdon’tunderstand.something
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
writedownthemodel
andseria~numbers.
You’llfindthemodelandserial
numberson alabelonthefrontof
therangebehindthestoragedrawer.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcame
withyourrange.Beforesending
in thiscard,pleasewritethese
numbershere:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourrange.
Immediatelycontactthedealer(
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyou request
sel”vicee e@
ChecktheProblemSolverin the
backofthisbook.It listscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthatyou
cancorrectyourself.
mYou WED SERVICE*..
Toobtainservice,seetheConsumerServicespagein NEXT,if youarestillnotpleased,writeallthe
thebackof thisbook. details—includingyourphonenumber—to:
We’reproudof ourse~viceandwantyou.to be Manager,ConsumerRelations
pleased.If for somereasonyouarenothappywiththe AppliancePark
se~~iceyoureceive,herearethreestepsto followfor Louisville,KY40225
furtherfielp. HNALLY,if yourproblemis stillnotresolved,write:
HRST,contactthepeoplewhoservicedyour MajorApplianceConsumerActionPanel
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cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem. Chicago,IL 60606
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Readmhstmctiom beforeusing tMsapptiance.
When usingelectricalappliances,basic 0C.4UTION: ITEMS OF mT’EwsTTo
fetyprecautionsshouldbe followed,including cmLDwN SHOULD NOT BE sTomD IN
,, ~eABmETsABOVEAMNGEORONTHE
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excessloadi,ngofthiovend~gr; ~‘“..,: ,, :‘“~‘,,
attachittothewallandfloorby, ‘, , ~
~Keephbod‘~ndg~etisefiltersc~eatitomaintain
installingtheAnti-Tipdevice ,‘ .. .‘ ‘goodventingtid ioavOid@4asefires.
supplied.(SeeInstallation ;‘..,
Instructions.)To check if the ,@DO;Ot let coOki~gg~~as~OrOth@~
flamable
deviceisinstalledandengaged ‘~~ materialsaictimulqtein or near the range.
properly,removethedrawerand eDbnot useWatei’oqgreasefirese
inspecttherearlevelingleg.Makesureitfits ~N6~erpi6kup &flamingtpan.Smother
securelyintotheslotinthedevice. fltin$pan Qnstitace unitbycovering
Ifyoupulltherangeoutfromthewallforany ~ti completely‘withwell-fitiinglid,cotike sheet
reasontmakesuretherearlevelinglegisreturned orflattray,orifavtilable,tise,drychemicalor
toits positionin the device when you push the ~.foam-type extinguisher. ~
range back.Failure to take this precaution could
result in tippingof the range and in..ury. ~~ Flaming grtiaseoutsideapan can be put out by
covering witi baking sgda or,if available,amulti-
~DOnot leave e~ildr~n ~lone--childrenshould ~mose drvcheticd orfom-~e fireextin~uisher.
notbeleftaloneorunattendedin an areawherean ,* w
<;la~e ii oveticanbeslmother;dcom~letelvbv
applianceisin use.~ey shouldneverbeallowed
tositorstandonanypartoftheappliance. J
closing&eovendoorandturningthe’oven’
controlsto 0~ oruseadrycheticd orfoaln-
typetixtinguisher.
(Colltitlldedi’l(?xrpage)
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surfaceofoven.Theiesurfacesmaybehot
enoughtoburneventhoughtheyaredarkincolor. *stand awayfromrangeWhenopeningoven
Duringandafteruse,donottouch,orle~clothing door. Hot air or steamwhichescapescancause
orotherflawable mat~rialscontactsurfaceunits, ~UFllS to h~~~S~ f~C~ 8~~/OF ~y~Se
areasnearbysurfaceunitsoranyinteriorareaof ~~~~~~~~~tunopenedfoodcontainersillthe
theoven; allowsufficientttile.forcool~g,first. oven.PressureCotildbuildup andthe container
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Potentiallyhotsurfacesincludethecookton.areas’ couldburst9causinganihjuryo
facingth;cooktop, ovenvent opening,s~aces oKeep oven vent tinobstructed.
nearthe opening,crcvic~saroundttieoven ~6~r ~~ eKeep ovenfree fro~, greasebtidup*
andmetaltrim parts abovethe do~r.Renlember: ~
Theinsidesurface of @eovenmay be hot when ~Place OVenshelf in desir~d position while ovenis
thedoor is opened. ~~ ,,, cool, If shelvesmdstbe handledwhenhot, do not
*When cooking pork~followthe diretitions’exactly letpotholdercontactheatingunits’in th~oven,
and alwayscook the meat to an inte~al e‘wing out sh@Eto the sheEstopis aConvenience
temperatureof at least 170°F:TMsassurestfi~t,in ‘in Iift@gheavy foods. It is also aprecaution
theremotepossibilitythat tric~na hay be present “~‘ igiinst burns from,touching htit surfaces ofthe
in themeat, it will be killed andthe meatwill be door or oven walls. ‘
safeto eat. *when using cooking or roastitig.bags in oven?
followthernanufacturer’s’directions.‘
self-cleaning oven eDonotuseyourovento dry newspapers,If ..
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QDonot cleandoor gasket.The door gasketis overheated,theycancatchfire.
essentialforagoodseal.Careshouldbetakennot %Donotuseovenfor astoragearea.Itemsstored
torub,damageormovethegasket. ,inanovencanignite. ~~
@Donot use ovencleaners.Nocotiercial oven *Donotleavepaper prOdMCtS7cookingutensils,
-cleaneroroventier protectivecoatingof’anykind “o?foodin the ovenwhennotinuse.
shouldbeusedinoraroundanypartof,theoven.
eclean Odypam Es&dhthisu-seandcam Book.
oIfthe self-cleating modemalfunctionsturnoff
anddisconnectpowersupply,Haveservicedbya
qualifiedtechnician.
eBeforeself-cleatingthe Qvenyremovebroiler
pallandrackandothercookware,
eBesurebtipeup excessSpiuagebeforeShtiing
theself”c~eanOperation.
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FEATUWS OFYOURMNGE
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Explained
Feature Index on page
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1StorageDrawer 26
2ModelandSerialNumbers 2
3Anti-TipDevice 3,25
(SeeInstallationInstructions)
4BakeUnit 29
(Maybe liftedgentlyfor wipingovenfloor.)
5OvenShelves 12,14,27
6BroilUnit I29
7OvenInteriorLight 12,29
8OvenDoorLatch(usefor self-cleancycleonly) 21,22
9Lift-U~CooktoP I24
10 OvenCleaningLight(glowsduringself-cleaning) 21,22
11 “ON”IndicatorLightsfor SurfaceUnits 8
12 SurfaceUnitControls I8
13 OvenLightSwitch I12
14 OvenSet Knob 11
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15 OvenCyclingLight 11
(Glowsuntilovenreachesse!ectedtemperature,
thengoesoffandon duringcookingwiththe
ovenunitas temperatureis maintained.)
16 Timer/Clock 10,11
17 OvenTemlgKnob 11
18 OvenVentDuct 27
(Locatedundertherightrearsurfaceunit.)
19 Plug-InSurfac Units
78,23
~‘- 6“and*8“)
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(Mayberemovedwhencleaningunderunit.)
20 Chrome-PlatedDripPans 23
21 OvenShelfSupports 12
(Forroasting,baking,andbroilingpositionsof
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shelves,seesuggestionsin cookingguides.)
22 BroilerPanandRack 17,19,26
\\, 23 RemovableOvenDoor 28
i. (Easilyremovedfox-ovencleaning.)
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sumAcE coom~
A;bothOFFandHI thecontrol“clicks”intoposition.YOL]mayhearslight
“clicking”soundsduringcooking,indicatingthecontrolis keepingtheunit
at theheatlevelorpowerlevelyouset.
How tosetthecontrols OFF
Push theknobinandturnineitherdirectionto theheatsettingyouwant.
Besureyouturncontrolto OFFwhenyoufinishcooking.Thesulfate unit
indicatorlightwillglowwhenANYheaton anysurfaceunitis on.
Surfacecontrolswill resemble
oneof the aboveillustrations.
RCAU/C,pub 79-4073,LEB316GER/326GER,pg7, #19-add NOTE:~EB316has
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3.- 611
units k1-8“unit. Then on pg 8, under HEATSETTINGGUIDE,
Heat setting Guide t“he MED&l~DIUM I
HI—Usedto begincookingorto bringwaterto a
boil.Reduceileatsettingafterwaterboils.
MEDIUM HIGH—(SettinghalfwaybetweenHI and
MED)Maintainsafastboilonlargeamountsof food.
NIED—Sauteandbrown;keepsfoodat amedium
boilorsi~mmer.
NIEDIUMLOW—(SettinghalfwaybetweenMED
andLO)CookafterstartingatHI;cookswithlittle
waterincoveredpan.
LO—Usedfor longslowcooking(simmering)to
tenderizeandclcvelopflavors.Usethissettingto melt
butterandchocolateorto keepfoodswarm.
NOTE: SurfaceIndicatorLightmayglowbetween
LOandOFF,butthereis nopowerto thesurfaceunits,
)Wdescriptions are reversed.
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Medium
High
OFF
Medium
Low
Surfacecontrolswill resembleoneof the aboveillustrations.
@lJse medium-orheavy-weightcookware.Aluminum Right
co[>kwareconductsheatfasterthanothermetals.
Cast-ironandcoatedcast-ironcookwareareslowto
a[?sorb heat, butgeneral]ycookeveniyat lowto
mediumheatsettings.Steelpansmaycookunevenly
ifnt~[combinedwithothermetals.
thesl]rfiicc unit.~he pan shouldnoiextendoverthe
cd:c IJ1-the{rimring more[ban 1V
NOTO~E*R1“ OVER 1“
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DeepFatFrying
*Do notovefill cookwarewithfatthatmayspilloverwhenaddingfood.
Frostyfoodsbubblevigorously.
Watchfoodfryingathightemperatures.
Keeprangeandhoodcleanfromgrease.
wokCooting
*Werecommendthat ~Useof thesetypesofwoks, ~g:,, .:.:,.
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youuseonlyawithoutthesupportringin .
flat-bottomedwok. place,is dangerousbecause
Theyareavailableat thewokis unstable.
yourlocalretailstore. ~Withtheringin place,heat ,;;;;Y I~W$
,~,1:r,!!
willbe trappedinsidethe
ringandmaycausedamage
totheporcelaincooktop.
Canningshouldbe done onsurfaceunitsonly. HOWEVER,DONOT’USELARGED1~ETER
Potsthatextendbeyondoneinchof surfaceunit’s
drippanarenotrecommended.formost surface
cooking.However,whencanningwith water-bathor
pressurecanner,Iarger-dimeter potsmaybe used.
Thisisbecauseboilingwatertemperatures(even
underpressure)arenothmful to cooktopsurfaces
surroundingthesurfaceunit.
C~NERS OROThWR.LARGEDIAMETER
POTSFORFRYINGORBOIL~G FOODSOT~R
TH~ WATER.Mostsyrupor saucemixtures—
andalltypesoffrying-cook at temperaturesmuch
higherthanboilingwater.Suchtemperaturescould
eventuallyharmcooktopsurfacessurrounding
surfaceunits.
observe theFollowallgPoinb incanning
1.Be surethecannerfitsoverthecenterof the
surfaceunit.If yourrangeor itslocationdoesnot
allowthecannerto be centeredon the surfaceunit,
usesmaller-diameterpotsfor goodcanningresults.
2. Forbestresults,usecannerswithflat bottoms.
Cannerswithflangedor rippledbottoms(often
foundin enamelware)don’tmakegoodcontact
withthesurfaceunitandtakealongtimeto boil
water.
Flat-bottomedcannersarerecommended.
3. Whencanning,userecipesandproceduresfrom
reputablesources.Reliablerecipesandprocedures
areavailablefromthemanufacturerof yourcanner;
manufacturersof glassjars for canning,suchas
BallandKerr;andtheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
AgricultureExtensionService.
4. Rememberthatcanningis aprocessthatgenerates
largeamountsof steam.Toavoidburnsfrom steam
orheat,be carefulwhencanning.
NOTE: If yourhousehaslowvoltage,canning
maytakelongerthanexpected,eventhough
directionshavebeencarefullyfollowed.
Theprocesstimewillbe shortenedby:
(1)usingapressurecanner,and
(2) startingwith130Ttapwaterforfastest,heating
oflargequantitiesof water.

clock andMinuteTimer
Automatic
ovenTimer
Toset tl~eclock,pushtheknobin andturntheclock
handsto therightto thecorrecttime.Thenletthe
knoboutandcontinueturningto 0~.
The minute timer hasbeencombinedwiththe
clock.Use it to timecookingoperations.You’ll
recognizeit as thepointerthatis differentin color
fromtheclockhands.
Minutesaremarkedup to60 on thecenterringof
theclock.
Toset the minutether,turntheknobto theleft,
withoutpushingin,untilthepointerreachesthe
numberofminutesyouwanttotime.
At theendofthesettime,abuzzer soundstotelI
you time is up. Turntheknob,withoutpushingin,
untilthepointerreachesOW andthebuzzerstops.
STOPTIME DEWY
START 3. SettheDELAYSTARTcontrol.Pushin andturn
theDELAYSTARTdialto thetimeyouwantthe
oventoturnitselfon.(Ifyouwantitto startcooking
immediately,do notsetDELAYSTARTtirle.)
NOTE: Theremustbeat leastahalf-hourdifference
betweentheDELAYSTARTandSTOPTIMEdials,
andtimescanbesetonlyupto 11hoursand45minutes
in advance.
PUSHTOSTART
Thistimerwillautomaticallystartandstopyouroven
for you.Here’swhatyoudo:
1.MakesurebothyourovenclockandtheDELAY
STARTdialshowthecorrecttimeof day.When
eithertheDELAYSTAK~dialor STOPTIMEdial
is pushedin andturned,it will“pop”intoplace
whenthetimeshownontheovenclockisreached.
2, Setthe STOPTIMEcontrol.Pushin andturnthe
STOPTIMEknobto thetimeyouwanttheovento
turn itselfoff.
4. SettheOVENSETknobto T~E BAKE.
5. SettheOVENTEMPknobto thedesired
cookingtemperature.
Theovenwillturnitselfonimmediatelyunless
youhavesettheDELAYSTARTcontrolfor a
laterstartingtime.It willoperateatthetemperature
youselectedandturnitse~foffattheStopTime
youselected.
Afteryoutakeyourfoodoutof theoven,be sure
to turntheOVENSETknobto OFF.
NOTE:
~Foodsthatarehighiyperishablesuchasmilk,
eggs,fish, stuffings,poultryandporkshouldnot
be allowedto sitoutformorethanonehourbefore
or aftercooking.Roomtemperaturepromotesthe
gr~wtfiof ha~ful bacteria.
~Be suretheovenlightis offbecauseheatfromthe
bulb willspeedharmfulbacteriagrowth.
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