RCA LEB356 Installation instructions

Aluminum Foil 5, 18, 22–24, 26
Anti-Tip Device 3, 8, 32
Appliance Registration 2
Care and Cleaning 13, 29–31
Consumer Services 35
Important Phone Numbers 35
Features 6, 7
Model and Serial Numbers 2
Oven 14–28
Baking 17–19
Broiling 24, 25
Lift-Off Oven Door 30
Oven Control Settings 14, 15
Roasting 22, 23
Self-Cleaning 26–28
Shelves 16, 17
Timed Baking 19, 20
Preparation 8
Problem Solver 33, 34
Thermostat Adjustment–
Do It Yourself 21
Removal of Packaging Tape 2
Safety Instructions 3–5
Surface Cooking 8–13
Canning Tips 12
Cooktop Comparison 8
Cookware Tips 10, 11
Surface Cleaning 13
Surface Control Settings 9
Warranty Back Cover
Model
LEB356
Contents
Use and Care
of Your Range
164D1913P082
79-4097
10-95 CG

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HELP US HELP YOU…
Before using your range, read this guide
carefully.
It is intended to help you operate and maintain your
new range properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your questions.
If you don’t understand something or need more help,
write (include your phone number):
Consumer Affairs
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
How to Remove Packaging Tape
To assure no damage is done to the finish of the
product, the safest way to remove adhesive left from
packaging tape on new appliances is an application of
a household liquid dishwashing detergent, mineral oil
or cooking oil. Apply with a soft cloth and allow to
soak. Wipe dry and then apply an appliance polish to
thoroughly clean and protect the surface.
NOTE: The plastic tape must be removed from the
chrome trim on range parts. It cannot be removed if
it is baked on.
Write down the model and serial
numbers.
You’ll find them on a label on the front of the range
behind the storage drawer.
These numbers are also on the Consumer Product
Ownership Registration Card that came with your
range. Before sending in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any correspondence or service
calls concerning your range.
If you received a damaged range…
Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold
you the range.
Save time and money.
Before you request service…
Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide.
It lists causes of minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE…
To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page
in the back of this guide.
We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with
the service you receive, here are three steps to follow
for further help.
FIRST, contact the people who serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased.
In most cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the
details—including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Program
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
• The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California
to publish a list of substances known to the state
to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm,
and requires businesses to warn customers of
potential exposure to such substances.
• The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens
gives off a very small amount of carbon
monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure
can be minimized by venting with an open
window or using a ventilation fan or hood.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should be followed, including the
following:
• Use this appliance only for its intended use
as described in this guide.
• Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.
• Do not attempt to repair or replace any part
of your range unless it is specifically
recommended in this guide. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified technician.
• Have the installer show you the location of the
circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy reference.
• Before performing any service, DISCONNECT
THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE
HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY
REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF
THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
WARNING—All ranges
can tip and injury could result. To
prevent accidental tipping of the
range, attach it to the wall and floor by
installing the Anti-Tip device supplied.
To check if the device is installed and
engaged properly, remove the storage
drawer and inspect the rear leveling leg.
Make sure it fits securely into the slot.
If you pull the range out from the wall for any
reason, make sure the device is properly engaged
when you push the range back against the wall.
If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range
tipping over and causing injury if you or a child
stand, sit or lean on an open door.
Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information
in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could
result in tipping of the range and injury.
• Do not leave children alone—children should
not be left alone or unattended in an area where an
appliance is in use. They should never be allowed
to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN
CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE
BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE—CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH
ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
• Teach children not to play with the controls
or any other part of the range.
• Never leave the oven door open when you are
not watching the range.
• Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from your
range.
• Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang
on the door, drawer or cooktop. They could
damage the range and even tip it over, causing
severe personal injury.
• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments
while using the appliance. Be careful when
reaching for items stored in cabinets over the
range. Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with hot surface units or
heating elements and may cause severe burns.
• Use only dry pot holders—moist or
damp pot holders on hot surfaces may
result in burns from steam. Do not let
pot holders touch hot surface units or heating
elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
Such cloths can catch fire on a hot surface unit or
heating element.
• Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance from
your range.
• Always keep wooden and plastic utensils
and canned food a safe distance away from
your range.
• Do not store flammable materials in an oven or
near the cooktop.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
• For your safety, never use your appliance for
warming or heating the room.
• DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER
FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY
OTHER APPLIANCE.
• Keep hood and grease filters clean to maintain
good venting and to avoid grease fires.
• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in or near the range.
• Do not use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Turn the controls off. Smother a
flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the
pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out
by covering it with baking soda or, if available,
by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-
type fire extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven off
or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-
type fire extinguisher.
• Do not touch the surface units, the heating
elements or the interior surface of the oven.
These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even
though they are dark in color. During and after use,
do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable
materials contact the surface units, areas nearby
the surface units or any interior area of the oven;
allow sufficient time for cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop and
areas facing the cooktop, the oven vent opening
and surfaces near the opening, crevices around the
oven door, the edges of the door window and
metal trim parts above the door.
Remember: The inside surface of the oven may
be hot when the door is opened.
• When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.
Oven
• Stand away from the range when opening the
oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can
cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.
• Do not heat unopened food containers.
Pressure could build up and the container could
burst, causing an injury.
• Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
• Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
• Place the oven shelf in the desired position
while the oven is cool. If the shelves must be
handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact
the heating elements.
• Pulling out the shelf to the stop-lock is a
convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also
a precaution against burns from touching the hot
surfaces of the door or oven walls.
• When using cooking or roasting bags in the
oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.
• Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.
If overheated, they can catch fire.
• Do not use oven for a storage area.
Items stored in an oven can ignite.
• Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils
or food in the oven when not in use.
• After broiling, always take the broiler pan out of
the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the broiler
pan can catch on fire the next time you use the pan.
• Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings on
or near your range.
• Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care
Guide.
• Do not use aluminum foil to line oven bottoms,
except as suggested in this guide. Improper
installation of aluminum foil may result in a risk
of electric shock or fire.
Self-Cleaning Oven
• Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door
gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be
taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.
• Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any part of the oven.
Residue from oven cleaners will damage the inside
of the oven when the self-clean cycle is used.
• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler
pan, grid and other cookware.
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Important Safety Instructions
• Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before
starting the self-cleaning operation.
• If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn
the oven off and disconnect the power supply.
Have it serviced by a qualified technician.
Cooktop and Radiant Surface Units
• Use proper pan size—Select
cookware having flat bottoms
large enough to cover the selected
surface unit heating element. The use of
undersized cookware will expose a portion
of the heating element to direct contact and
may result in ignition of clothing. Proper
relationship of cookware to surface units will
also improve efficiency.
• Clean the cooktop with caution. If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot
surface unit, be careful to avoid steam burns.
Some cleansers can produce noxious fumes if
applied to a hot surface. When the cooktop is
cool, use only Cook Top Cleaning Creme brand
cleaner to clean the cooktop.
• Use care when touching the cooktop.
The glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat
after the controls have been turned off.
• Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and
greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
• Do not operate the radiant surface units if
the glass is broken. Spillovers or cleaning
solution may penetrate a broken cooktop and
create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a
qualified technician immediately should your
glass cooktop become broken.
• Avoid scratching the glass cooktop surface.
The cooktop can be scratched with sharp
instruments, rings or other jewelry and rivets
on clothing.
• Do not stand on the glass cooktop.
• Never use the glass cooktop surface as a
cutting board.
• Do not place or store items on top of the glass
cooktop surface when it is not in use.
• Be careful when placing spoons or other
stirring utensils on the glass cooktop surface
when it is in use. They may become hot and
could cause burns.
• To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of
flammable materials and spillage, the handle of a
container should be turned toward the center of the
range without extending over nearby surface units.
• Always turn the surface unit controls off before
removing cookware.
• Carefully watch for spillovers or overheating of
foods when frying at high or medium high
temperatures.
• When flaming foods are under the hood, turn
the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the
flame.
• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.
Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides
of the pan.
• Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat
frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause
spillovers when food is added.
• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in
frying, stir together before heating, or as fats
melt slowly.
• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
• Use a deep fat thermometer whenever
possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the
smoking point.
• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially a
deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.
• To avoid possible damage to the cooking
surface, do not apply Cook Top Cleaning Creme
to the glass surface when it is hot.
• After cleaning, use a dry cloth or paper towel to
remove all Cook Top Cleaning Creme residue.
• Read and follow all instructions and warnings
on Cook Top Cleaning Creme labels.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE
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Features of Your Range
Explained
Feature Index on page
1Surface Unit Controls 4, 5, 9, 12, 29
2Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Lights 9
3Oven Light Switch 16, 26
Use the switch on the control
panel to turn the light on and off.
4AUTOMATIC OVEN Light 19, 20
5Clock and Timer 14, 15, 19
6OVEN ON Light 14, 15
AUTO SELF CLEAN Light 14, 27, 28
PREHEATED Light 14, 15
7Oven Temperature Knob 4, 5, 14, 15, 17,
19–22, 24, 27–29
8Oven Vent Duct 4, 31
9Cooktop Surface Units 3–5, 9–13
10 Hot Surface Lights 9
Lights will glow when the cooktop is hot to the touch.
11 Broil Element 4, 24, 29
12 Oven Shelf Supports 4, 16, 17, 22,
Shelf positions are suggested in the 24, 25, 27–29
Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.
13 Oven Shelf with Stop-Locks 4, 16–20, 22,
24, 26–29
14 Bake Element 4, 29
May be lifted gently for wiping the oven floor.
15 Lift-Off Oven Door with Broil Stop Position 3, 24–26, 30
16 Broiler Pan and Grid 4, 22, 24–26, 30
Do not clean in the self-cleaning oven.
17 Storage Drawer 3, 31
18 Model and Serial Numbers 2
19 Anti-Tip Device 3, 8, 32
20 Oven Interior Light 16, 26, 31
21 Oven Door Latch 17, 19, 22,
Use for self-cleaning only. 24, 26–28
22 Glass Ceramic Cooktop 5, 8–13

PREPARATION
Flooring Under the Range Leveling the Range
Your range, like many other household items, is
heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as
cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the
range on this type of flooring, it should be installed on
a 1/4-inch-thick sheet of plywood (or similar material)
as follows: When the floor covering ends at the front
of the range, the area that the range will rest on should
be built up with plywood to the same level or higher
than the floor covering. This will allow the range to be
moved for cleaning or servicing. For complete
information, see the Installation Instructions.
Please check your range to insure all packaging
materials and protective tape covering are removed
from areas, such as the door trim, cooktop frame, end
caps, etc., before using.
Leveling screws are located on each corner of the
base of the range. Remove the bottom drawer and
you can level the range on an uneven floor with the
use of a nutdriver.
To remove drawer, pull the drawer out all the way,
tilt up the front and take it out. To replace drawer,
insert glides at back of drawer beyond stop on range
glides. Lift drawer if necessary to insert easily. Let
front of drawer down, then push in to close.
One of the rear leveling screws will engage the Anti-
Tip device (allow for some side to side adjustment).
Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8″between the range
and the leveling screw that is to be installed into the
Anti-Tip device.
HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE
WITH YOUR OLD ONE?
Your new cooktop has a radiant glass ceramic cooktop.
If you are used to cooking with gas burners or electric
surface units, you will notice some differences when
you use the radiant cooktop.
The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.
The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between radiant cooktops and any other
type of cooktop you may have used in the past.
Type of Cooktop Description How It Works
Radiant Electric coils Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on
(Glass Ceramic) under a glass- the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
Cooktop ceramic cooktop. continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if
you want cooking to stop.
Induction High frequency Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is
induction coils produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
under a glass and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
surface. off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.
Electric Coil Flattened metal Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best
tubing containing cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
electric resistance warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
wire suspended heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
over a drip pan. continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.
Solid Disk Solid cast iron Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good
disk sealed to the cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
cooktop surface. disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan
from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.
Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but
gas burners use pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
either LP gas heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
or natural gas.
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SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS
At both OFF and HI positions, there is a slight niche so the control “clicks”
at those positions; the word HI marks the highest setting; the lowest setting
is the word LO. In a quiet kitchen you may hear slight “clicking” sounds
during cooking, indicating heat settings selected are being maintained.
Switching to higher heat settings always shows a quicker heat change than
switching to lower settings.
How to Set the Controls Hot Surface Indicator Light
1. Push the control knob in.
2. Turn either clockwise or
counterclockwise to the
desired heat setting.
The control must be pushed in
to set only from the OFF
position. When the control is in any position other
than OFF, it may be turned without pushing it in.
Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you
finish cooking.
The left surface unit “on” indicator light will glow
when either surface unit on the left is on. The right
surface unit “on” indicator light will glow when either
surface unit on the right is on.
A “HOT SURFACE”
light will glow brightly
when any radiant element
is hot to the touch, and
will remain lit after the
unit is turned off until the
surface is cool enough to
touch. Each element has
its own “HOT SURFACE”
indicator light.
• It comes on when the
unit is hot to the touch.
• It stays on even after the
unit is turned off.
• It glows brightly until the unit is safe to touch.
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Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings Special Notes for Glass Cooktops
Appearance may vary.
HI—Quick start for cooking; brings water to a boil.
Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI and
MED) Fast fry, pan broil; maintains a fast boil on
large amounts of food.
MED—Sauté and brown; maintains a slow boil on
large amounts of food.
Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED and
LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water
in covered pan.
LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintains serving temperature
of most foods. Slow cooking and simmering. At LO
settings melt chocolate and butter on a small surface unit.
Cooktop temperatures increase with the number of
surface units that are on. With 3 or 4 units turned
on, surface temperatures are high so be careful
when touching the cooktop. The hot surface
indicator light will remain lit after the surface unit
is off and the surface is hot to the touch.
NOTE:
• At HI and Medium High settings never leave food
unattended. Boilovers cause smoking and greasy
spillovers may catch fire.
• When a surface unit is turned on, the unit can be
seen glowing red within a few seconds. The red
glow will turn on and off (cycling) to maintain the
selected heat setting. With poor cookware, you will
see frequent cycling of the unit off and on. Good,
flat cookware will minimize the cycling. See the
Surface Cookware Tips section.
• It is safe to place hot cookware from the oven or
surface on the glass surface when it is cool.
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Preparation Cooktop Comparison Surface Unit Controls
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SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS
Types of Cookware
The following information will help you choose
cookware which will give good performance.
Stainless Steel: highly recommended
Especially good with a sandwich clad bottom. The
sandwich bottom combines the benefits of stainless
steel (appearance, durability, and stability) with the
advantages of aluminum or copper (heat conduction,
even heat distribution).
Aluminum: heavy weight recommended
Good conductivity. Aluminum residue sometimes
appears as scratches on the cooktop, but can be
removed if cleaned immediately. Because of its low
melting point, thin weight aluminum should not be used.
Porcelain/enamel:
Good performance only with a thick, flat, smooth
bottom. Avoid boiling dry, as porcelain can melt and
fuse to the surface.
Copper Bottom: heavy weight recommended
Good performance, but copper may leave a residue
which can appear as scratches. The residue can be
removed, as long as the cooktop is cleaned
immediately. However, do not let these pots boil dry.
Overheated metal can bond to glass cooktops.
An overheated copper pot will leave a residue that
will permanently stain the cooktop.
Glass-ceramic: Usable, but not recommended
Poor performance. May scratch surface.
Stoneware: Usable, but not recommended
Poor performance. May scratch surface.
Cast Iron: Usable, but not recommended
Poor performance. May scratch surface.
How to Check Pan Performance
Use of correct cookware can affect the cooking
performance and cleaning of your cooktop.
The correct cookware reduces the temperature of
the cooktop surface and minimizes the chance of
spillovers burning onto the cooktop.
You must use pans with perfectly flat bottoms.
Some pans may have curved or rounded bottoms or
may be warped. If you are unsure of the flatness of
your pans you may do this quick test.
Turn your pan upside
down on the countertop,
place a ruler flat against
the pan surface. The
bottom of the pan and the
straight edge of the ruler
should fit flush against each other all the way across.
Turn the ruler a full 360 degrees, checking for any
space between the ruler and the bottom of the pan.
Pans with rounded, curved, ridged or warped bottoms
are not recommended.
Another simple test to determine even heat distribution
across the cookware bottom is to put one inch of water
in the pan. Bring the water to a boil and observe the
location of bubbles as the water starts to boil. Good
flat cookware will have an even distribution of bubbles
over the bottom surface area of the pan. Bubbles
localized in only a portion of the bottom indicate
uneven contact of the pan to the surface unit, uneven
heat transfer or an unsuitable pan.
Use pans that match the diameter of the surface unit.
Cooking performance will not be as good if the
cookware is either smaller or larger than the surface unit.
• Place only dry pans on the
surface units. Do not place lids
on the surface units, particularly
wet lids.
• We recommend that you use
only a flat-bottomed wok.
They are available at your
local retail store. The bottom of
the wok should have the same diameter as
the surface unit to insure proper contact.
• Do not use woks that have
support rings. This type of
wok will not heat on radiant
surface units.
• Some special cooking procedures require specific
cookware such as pressure cookers, deep fat fryers,
etc. All cookware must have flat bottoms and be the
correct size. The cookware should also be covered,
if applicable to the cooking process.
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