Page 2 - What You Need to Know
2 Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels DANGER ! DANGER Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death. WARNING ! WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death. CAUTION ! CAUTION Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result i...
Page 3 - What To Do If You
3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING ! To reduce risk of the appliance tipping, it must be secured by a properly installed anti-tip bracket. To verify bracket has been installed properly, remove the storage drawer or panel and look under the range with a flashlight. Bracket...
Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION; CAUTION
4 ALL APPLIANCES 1. Proper InstallationBe sure your appliance is properly installed and g r o u n d e d b y a q u a l i f i e d technician. 2. Never Use Your Appliance for Warming or Heating the Room. 3. Do Not Leave Children AloneChildren should not be alone or unattended in the area where the ap...
Page 6 - Adjusting Surface Burner Flame; Placing burner caps; Adjusting the surface burners air shutter
6 Adjusting Surface Burner Flame Placing burner caps Burner cap must be correctly seated on the burner base for proper operation of the burner. Verify cap is properly aligned and leveled by moving the burner cap around on burner base while rangetop is cool. The cap should not be loose. The pegs i...
Page 7 - Adjusting Oven Burner Flame; Adjusting bake burners air shutter; DLUVKXWWHU
7 Testing and adjusting the bake and broil burner flames Properly adjusted oven burner flames are blue with a distinct blue inner cone approximately 1 / 2 " long. When using natural gas, flame should not have any yellow flame when burning. Some yellow flame when burning LP/Propane gas is normal....
Page 8 - Cookware Recommendations; Flat Pan Test; What Should You Consider in Cookware?
8 Cookware Recommendations Flat Pan Test For best cooking results, use a pan with a flat bottom. To determine if pan has a flat bottom: 1. Rotate a ruler along bottom of pan. If pan is not flat, gaps between bottom of pan and edge of ruler can be seen. 2. A small groove or mark on a pan does not aff...
Page 9 - Using the Range; Setting Surface Burner Controls; During a Power Outage; Adjusting Burner Flame Size; If These Controls; WARNING
9 Using the Range Setting Surface Burner Controls Burner should ignite within 4 seconds. If burner does not ignite within 4 seconds, turn control knob to OFF position and follow directions in Placing Burner Caps section. See Delayed Ignition section in Important Safety Information for safety warning...
Page 10 - Display and Signals; Timer Signal; There are words in; ISPLAY
10 Display and Signals Timer Signal When time elapses, timer beepsthree, one second tones and then onebeep approximately every six to eightseconds. Preheat Signal After setting oven to bake and selectinga temperature, oven preheats. Whenoven reaches set temperature, ovensignals a single audible beep...
Page 11 - Features; Oven temperature control adjustment; Service codes and tones
11 Child lockout This safety feature is used to prevent children from accidentally programming oven by disabling electronic oven control. Child lockout is also useful to prevent accidental programming while cleaning the range control. Press and hold the BAKE and CLOCK pads for 5 seconds. OFF display...
Page 12 - Using the Oven Control; Setting Electronic Clock; Setting Minute Timer; Flashing Display; END
12 Using the Oven Control Setting Electronic Clock 12 hour clock does not display AM , PM or military time. When power is connected or restored, display flashes until CLOCK or CANCEL pad is pressed.1. Press CLOCK pad. TIME displays. 2. Press MORE or LESS pads until correct time of day displays. 3....
Page 13 - Baking; Preheat Signal; Broiling; How High or Low Can I
13 Baking While oven is still cool, remove any stored items from the oven cavity.1. Press BAKE pad. BAKE and --- ° display. 2. Press arrow pads until desired temperature is displayed. Time of day, oven temperature, BAKE , and ON display. 3. Press OVEN CANCEL pad when finished. Remove food from...
Page 14 - Timed Baking; Delayed Baking; What is the difference
14 Timed Baking 1. Place food in oven. 2. Press COOK TIME pad. OVEN , TIME , HR , and 0:00 display. 3. Press MORE or LESS pads until cooking time is displayed. 10 minutes minimum cooking time. If BAKE pad is not pressed, oven signals and BAKE displays. 4. Press BAKE pad. BAKE and --- ° displ...
Page 15 - Do I need to prepare?; Interrupting the self-clean cycle
15 Using the Oven Control (contd) CAUTION ! To avoid fire or smoke damage, clean excess spills before starting a self-clean cycle. remove any flammable materials from storage drawer. Items like plastic containers and paper manuals can melt or burn. Do I need to prepare? To get the best results ...
Page 16 - Delayed Self-cleaning
16 Using the Oven Control (contd) WARNING ! To avoid risk of personal injury, do not touch oven vents, or area around vents, during self-cleaning. These areas can become hot enough to cause burns. CAUTION ! To avoid fire or smoke damage, clean excess spills before starting a self-clean cycle. r...
Page 17 - Cooking; Baking Guidelines; Pies; Preheating
17 Bake Pan Placement Keep pans and baking sheets 2 inches from oven walls. Stagger pans placed on different racks so one is not directly over the other. Cooking BAKING TIME GUIDELINES Cake PanType Pan size Cups of batter Oven Temp. Minutes Oval 7 ¾” x 5 ¾” 2 ½ 350°F 25 to 30 13” x 9 ¾” 8 350°F ...
Page 18 - Common Baking Problems; Test your cakes for doneness.; Better with butter
18 Cooking (cont'd) 3UREOHP &DXVH Lopsided cakes(bake unevenly) Pans touching each other or oven walls.Batter spread unevenly in pan.Uneven heat distribution in oven.Oven is not level. Cakes, cookies, biscuitstoo brown on bottom or top Oven not preheated.Pans touching each other or oven walls.Us...
Page 19 - Meat Basics; Handling Hints; Using a Meat Thermometer; A meat thermometer can; Tenderizing
19 Cooking (cont'd) Meat Basics While cooking has always been a talent, it is now becoming a science, also. Amana provides this information as a guide to aid in preparation. For specific questions regarding meat preparation, handling, or storage contact USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)...
Page 20 - Broiling Guidelines
20 Broiling Guidelines Broiling is a dry heat cooking method that allows a restaurant quality charbroiled flavor. Meat is exposed directly to the heating element at high temperatures.1. Place meat on rack in broiler pan, with the surface of cuts the specified distance from the heating element (speci...
Page 21 - Roasting Guidelines
21 Cooking (cont'd) Roasting Guidelines Tender cuts such as rib and loin cuts are best cooked by dry heat methods, such as roasting. To roast:1. Heat oven to desired temperature. 2. Place roast directly from refrigerator fat side up in a shallow roasting pan. 3. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so ...
Page 22 - Braising Guidelines
22 Braising Guidelines Less tender cuts such as those from the round, chuck, brisket and shank require moist cooking. A longer cooking time at lower temperatures with moisture helps soften the meat.1. Brown meat with a small amount of oil in heavy pan. 2. Pour off excessive drippings, season, if des...
Page 23 - Removing Storage; Care and Cleaning
23 Removing Oven Door 1. Open door fully. 2. Remove screws on side of oven door (one on each side). Oven doors are attached with a screw on each side of lower oven door. 3. Close door to the first stop. 4. Grasp door firmly on each side and lift upward until door is off hinges. Do not lift door ...
Page 24 - Replacing Oven Light
24 Replacing Oven Light 1. Disconnect electrical supply. 2. Remove oven door if desired. 3. While wearing protective gloves, unscrew counter clockwise the light bulb cover located in rear of oven cavity. Then turn light bulb counterclockwise to remove. 4. Replace light bulb with 120-volt, 40-watt ap...
Page 25 - Can I use liquid; Citric Acid; or call Consumer Affairs at
25 Care and Cleaning (contd) Can I use liquid cleaners on my stainless steel? Just because a cleaner is a liquid does not mean it is non-abrasive.Many liquid cleansers designed to begentle on tile and smooth surfaces stilldamage stainless steel. Cosmeticdamage from using non-recommendedproducts is ...
Page 26 - Troubleshooting; ROXWLRQ; OPERATION
26 Troubleshooting You may save time and money by checking items below before calling for service. List includes common concerns that are not the result of defective workmanship or materials. If your question is not explained below, contact Amana Consumer Affairs Department at 800-843-0304. 7RSLF 3R...
Page 27 - COOKING
27 Troubleshooting (cont'd) COOKING Food not baking properly Various causes See Cooking, Common Baking Problems Food not roasting properly Various causes See Cooking, Roasting Food not broiling properly Various causes See Cooking, Broiling Oven temperature too hot or cold Calibrate oven temperature ...
Page 28 - Amana Warranty; Full ONE Year Warranty; Limited Warranty; Second through Fifth Year; What is not covered by these; When contacting Amana Appliances please
28 Ó 2001 Amana Appliances Amana, Iowa 52204 Part No.36-32058001-0 Printed in U.S.A. 06/01 Amana Warranty Full ONE Year Warranty Amana Appliances will repair or replace, including related labor and travel, any part (f.o.b. Amana Iowa) which proves defective as to workmanship or materials. Limited Wa...