FRIGIDAIRE FGEF3032MB - Manual (Page 18)

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SETTING OVEN CONTROLS
The oven may be set to bake at any temperature from
170°F to 550°F (77°C to 287°C). The factory preset
automatic bake temperature is 350°F (177°C).
To set bake:
Use caution with the bake time and start time features.
Foods that can easily spoil such as milk, eggs, fish, meat
or poultry, should be chilled in the refrigerator first. Even
when chilled, they should not stand in the oven for more
than 1 hour before cooking begins, and should be
removed promptly when finished cooking.
NOTES
NOTES
• A short time after starting bake the " preheat " indicator
light will turn OFF, indicating your oven has reached
the set baking temperature. The control will sound 3
beeps as a reminder the oven is ready.
• The " oven " indicator light on the oven control display
will turn ON and OFF when the oven is heating. This is
normal and indicates that the oven elements are cycling
to maintain the selected baking temperature.
• A bake time or start time instruction cannot be set
when broiling.
• The bake time feature may be added when using quick
bake (some models).
• The maximum bake time setting is 11 hours & 59
minutes.
• While baking with a bake time setting, press the bake
time keypad to display any bake time remaining.
IMPORTANT
Dark or dull pans absorb more heat than shiny bakeware
resulting in dark or overbrowning of foods. It may be
necessary to reduce the oven temperature or cook time
to prevent overbrowning of some foods. Dark pans are
recommended for pies. Shiny pans are recommended for
cakes, cookies and muffins.
To change the oven temperature after bake has
started:
1. Press keypad. Visually check the bake
temperature at this time.
2. Press the or keypad to increase or decrease the
set temperature to the desired new oven temperature.
Setting bake Bake time
A bake time setting may be added to most oven baking
features. Use the bake time setting to start the oven
immediately and to turn off automatically after the set bake
time runs out.
1. Press keypad. "— — —" appears in the display.
2. Within 5 seconds, press the or keypad. The
display will show 350°F (177°C). By pressing or holding
down the or keypad, the temperature may be
adjusted in 5°F increments (1°C if the control is set to
display Celsius). Release the keypad when the desired
temperature appears in the display.
3. As soon as the or keypad is released, the oven
will begin heating to the selected temperature. When
the oven temperature reaches the set baking
temperature, the preheat indicator light will turn OFF.
The control will beep 3 times as a reminder.
To stop bake at any time, press .
1. Press keypad. " — — — ° " appears in display.
2. Press the or keypad. The display will show
350°F (177°C). By pressing or holding down
the or keypad, the temperature may be
adjusted in 5°F increments (1°C if the control is set to
display Celsius). Release the keypad when the desired
temperature appears in the display.
3. Press keypad. ":00" will appear in the display.
4. Press the or keypad until the desired bake time
displays.
5. The oven will turn on, begin to heat and will cook for
the amount of bake time entered before automatically
turning off.
To stop at any time, press .
To set the oven to start and automatically turn off
once the bake time runs out:
CAUTION