Sharp KB-4425J manual

E LECTRIC R ANGE W ITH M ICROW A VE D RA WER OPERA TION MANUAL MODELS KB-3425J / KB-4425J Followed by indicating color: K = black, W = white, S = stainless steel KB - 4425J CONTENTS .......................................................... 2 CUSTOMER ASSIST ANCE ......................................... 3 PRECAUTIONS TO A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO[...]

CONTENTS 2 UNP ACKING AND EXAMINING YOUR RANGE CONTENTS .......................................................... 2 CUSTOMER ASSIST ANCE ......................................... 3 PRECAUTIONS TO A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWA VE ENERGY ......................... 3 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY ............................... 4 PRODUCT I[...]

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE T o aid in r epor ti ng this electr ic ra ng e, please record belo w the model number and ser ia l number located on the u nit. W e a lso sugges t yo u re cord al l the i nformat ion listed a nd reta in for futu re ref erence. MOD EL N UM BE R SE RI A L N UMB ER DAT E OF P URC H A SE / / DE A L E R T EL EP H ONE SE RV IC E R T E[...]

CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY 4 The P roduct Inform ation Card should be completed wi t hi n ten da ys o f purchase and retu r ned. W e will keep i t on file and help y ou access t he i nformat ion if needed. Th is wi ll also enab le us to conta ct you i n t he u nl i ke ly ev ent that any adjus t ments or modi fications a re ev er requi red for y our [...]

5 IM POR T A NT SAFET Y INST RUCTIONS R EAD A LL I N STR U CT I ON S B EFO R E U S I N G IM POR T A NT SA FET Y NOTICE A ND W ARNING The Cal ifor nia Safe Dr i nk i ng W ater a nd T o xic Enforcemen t Ac t o f 198 6 ( P r o p os it io n 65 ) r e q u i r e s t he G over n or of Cal iforn ia to pu blish a list o f sub sta nces known to the S t ate of[...]

6 ea r t hwa r e or o t he r g la z e d ut e ns i ls a r e s u it a ble fo r cook top ser vice without brea k ing due to t he sudden change in temperat ure. 4 T o r e duc e t he r is k of bu r ns , ig n it ion of f la m m abl e mate r ials and sp il lag e d ue to uninten tional contact wi th utens ils, the h a ndle o f a utensil s hould b e positio[...]

7 IM POR T A NT SAFET Y INST RUCTIONS d D o no t us e t h e M i cr owave D r awe r for s t or a ge purposes. Do no t lea v e paper prod ucts, coo k ing u tens ils, or food in the M icro wa ve Dra wer w hen not in use. 1 9 L iqu ids, such as wat er, c offe e or t ea a r e able t o be o verheated bey ond the boil ing point wi t hou t appear i ng t o [...]

8 PARTS NAME 1 Hot surface i ndicator 2 Radia nt sur face units 3 Cooktop W ar m Z one 4 Control panel 5 Cooktop W ar m i ndicator 6 Cooktop -on i ndicator 7 W av eguide cov er DO NOT RE MO V E 8 Draw er sea li ng surfaces 9 Microw av e Draw er gu ides ELECTRIC RANGE WITH MICROWAVE DRAWER 1 0 Ov en 1 1 Gasket 1 2 Ad justabl e backsplash ( model KB-[...]

9 PARTS NAME 2 0 1 9 21 2 4 28 2 6 27 23 2 5 1 9 T op heating eleme nt 2 0 O v en door lock 21 Ove n l ight 22 Conv ect ion f a n co ver 23 Rea r heater 2 4 Bott om heating eleme nt 2 5 Roast/ Broil rack 2 6 Broiler pan g rid 27 Broiler pan 2 8 Sta nda rd rack ( 1 ) 2 9 E Z Pu ll ov en rack (2 ) 2 9 22 1 0 AD JUST ABLE HEIG HT BA CKSPL ASH ( FOR M [...]

10 PARTS NAME EZ PULL O VEN R ACK INSTRU CTIONS The EZ Pu ll Ov en Racks ma ke it easy a nd con v enient to place food in a nd remo v e food f rom t he lo w er o ve n. T hey ar e i dea l f or hea vie r foods or dishes. Whi le the EZ Pul l Ov en Racks c a n be used in any pos itio n, y ou will fi nd them mos t useful whe n placed in lo w er pos itio[...]

Convection B a k e B r o i l Reheat Defrost Micro Cook 2:40 PM DEC 22 11 GL ASS CER AM IC COO KTOP Numbers ne xt to t he ke ysheet illustration ind icate pages o n which there a re featu re descr iptions and usage informat ion. W hen y ou wish to use both t he Micro wa ve Draw er and the O v en, comple te one setti ng and touch ST A RT bef ore prog[...]

Th is S ha r p Insight Ra ng e features an LCD T ouc hscr een that is desi gned to ma ke operation easy b y pro viding step-b y-s tep inst r uctions right on the activ e touchscreen d isp lay . Af ter t he t ime of day a nd d ate a re set (instr uctions on next pag e) , the “H ome Screen ” wi ll appea r . N otice that t he Low er Ov en ope rati[...]

13 BEFORE OPERATING Bef ore operat ing y our new range ma ke sure y ou read a nd understa nd th is operat ion manual completel y . • B efo re t he ra ng e ca n be used, follo w these steps: 1 P l u g in th e r an g e . T h e d i s p l a y w il l r e a d , “ P l e a s e w ai t 3 0 s e c o n ds ” . Af te r 30 s e co nd s , y ou c an s e l e c t[...]

14 INFOR MA TION Y OU NE ED TO KNOW ABOU T THE CO OK TOP • Gla ss ce ra m ic c oo kt op - Ma ke sur e t h e su r fa ce a nd the pan bot tom ar e clean befo re t ur n ing on. Do not use the cooktop i f the gla ss is brok en or if met al melts on it. • Radiant su rface u nits - T he ra diant s u rface heating u nits are ben eath t he sm ooth gl a[...]

15 COOKTOP USE RA DIANT SUR F A CE U NITS S u rf a c e un i t s a re t ur ne d o n an d a d ju st e d u s in g t h e co n tr o l kn o b s . HOW TO S ET SI NG LE SUR F ACE U NIT 1 P lac e co rrec tl y si zed co ok w are on th e rad ian t s urfa ce uni t. 2 Push the k nob i n a nd tu r n i n either d ire ction to t he desir ed heat setti ng . 3 W h e[...]

16 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING • Ch e ck f o r d o n e n e s s . L o ok f o r s ig n s i n d i c a t i n g t h a t cook ing temperat ures hav e be en reached. Doneness s igns i nc lude: - Food steam s th roughout, not ju st at edge. - Center bottom of dish is ve r y hot to t he touc h. - Poul t r y th igh joints mo ve easil y . - Meat and poultr y s[...]

17 need t enderi zing. DO NOT use meta l twist t ies. R emember to slit bag so steam can escap e. Ho w to us e alum inum foil in your Microw av e Draw er: • S mal l f lat pieces o f alum inum f oil p lace d smooth ly on t he food ca n be used to shield a reas that are either defrosti ng o r cook ing too quickly . • F oil should not come clo ser[...]

18 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Co n ve c ti o n Ba k e Br o il Re h ea t Defrost Mi c ro C oo k 2:40 PM DEC 22 TIME COOKING Y our Microwave Drawer can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. HI GH P OWE R COO KIN G • Suppose y ou want to cook for 5 minutes at 1 0 0%. C[...]

Co n ve c ti o n Ba k e Br o il Re h ea t De f ro s t Mi c ro C oo k 2:40 PM DEC 22 1 E n t e r c o o k i n g t i m e b y t o u c h i n g number pads 500 . 2 T ouch Po wer Lev el 3 times to choose 7 0%. Y ou can omit this s tep w he n y ou set 1 00% po w er . T o uch Mul tip le Se que nce . 3 Note that 1 0 0% stage 2 appear s in t he ban ner . Co n[...]

20 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING SENSO R SETTINGS Shar p's Sensor is a sem i-conductor device t hat dete cts the vapor (mo istu re a nd hum idity ) em itte d f rom the food a s it heats. The sensor adjus ts the cook ing times and pow er lev els fo r var ious foods and quantities. USI NG S EN SO R SET TIN GS : 1 Af ter t he ra nge is pl ugged in, wa[...]

1 T ou ch Popc orn pad . Y ou will need to to uc h Mi cr o C ook or ope n th e Mi cro wa ve Dra w er to acces s the Popc orn pad. Y o u c a n a l s o a c c e ss t h e P op c o r n p a d b y tou chin g the Micro wa v e Dra w er pad. 2 T ouch Reg ula r pad. The m icro wa v e wil l sta r t automatical ly . 3 W h en t h e s en s or d et e c t s t h e v[...]

22 AUTOMA TI C COO KIN G CH ART FR ES H VEG ET AB LE S AM OU NT Baked Potatoes* 1 - 6 medium Broccoli, Cauli f low er* 0.25 - 2.0 l b Cor n on the cob* 0.25 - 1 . 5 lb Beans, Ca r rots* 0.25 - 1 . 5 lb Summer Squash, Winter Squash * 0.25 - 2.0 l b ME A T S, P OU L TRY , SE AFO OD AM OU NT Ground Beef * 0.25 - 2.0 l b Bone less Pork Loin 2.0 - 3.5 l[...]

23 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Note: • Y ou can adjust don eness with More / L ess Time Ad justment. See page 28. • More or less tha n the quantity l isted i n the cha r t should be cooked f ollo wi ng the guidelines i n any microw av e book. • T he f ina l cooki ng result will var y ac cording to t he f oo d condition ( e. g. initia l temperat [...]

24 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Chicken Noodle 1 tsp oil 1 onion, sliced thinly 1 / 2 c thin sliced celery 1 1 / 2 c thin sliced carrots 4 c chicken broth 1 lb bone-in chicken pieces 3 / 4 c fine egg noodles 1 / 3 c chopped parsley salt and pepper Split Pea Soup 3 c water 2 c vegetable bouillon 1 / 2 c dried split peas 1 / 3 c chopped onion 1 clove ga[...]

25 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Almond Bread Pudding 2 c half and half 2 tbsp unsalted butter , melted 2 large eggs, beaten 3 / 4 c sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 / 2 c golden raisins 1 / 2 c slivered, blanched almonds, toasted 6 c 2-inch cubed French or Challah bread Sauce: 1 / 4 c unsalted butter , melted 1 / 2 c sifted confectionersʼ sugar 1 large eg[...]

26 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING DE FROST Defrost pad automatical ly de f rosts al l the foods found in the D efrost char t belo w . • Suppose yo u want to defrost 1 .2 lb ground meat. 1 T ouch Defrost pad. 2 T ouch G round Meat pad. 3 Ent er weight by touch i ng numb er pad s 1 2 . T h en touch S T A RT . 4 The d isp lay wi ll begi n cou nting down t[...]

27 OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES KEE P W ARM Keep W ar m a llow s you to keep food wa rm up to 30 m inutes. T he Keep W ar m pad wil l appea r i f you touch the M icro Cook or Micro wa ve Dra wer pad or open the Microw av e Draw er by touc h ing OPEN . • Suppose yo u want to keep food w a r m for 20 mi nutes. 1 T ouch K eep W arm pad. 2 Enter ti me b[...]

28 MO RE / LESS TI ME AD JUSTME NT The progra m med c ooki ng ti mes are ta ilored to t he most popular tastes. T o adjust the cooki ng ti me to your i ndivid ua l pr ef erence, use the More / Le ss pad to either add or reduce cook ing ti me. • S uppo se y ou w ant to reh ea t a re frig era ted f oo d f o r m ore time . 1 T ouch R eheat pad. 2 T [...]

29 INFOR MA TION Y OU NE ED TO KNOW • B e s u re a ll p ack ing mater ia l is remov ed f rom o ven bef ore tu r ni ng on. • Oven vent lo cat ion - Th e ov en v ent is loc ate d at th e r ight side of t he front pa nel between the Micro wa ve Dr a wer and o ven . Th is area could b ecome hot dur i ng ov en use. I t is norma l f or stea m to c om[...]

30 OVEN COOKING HOW TO SET O VEN TEM PER A TU RE FOR BAKE SET TE M P 1 T ouch Bak e pad. 2 T ouch number pads or pre-set pads f or desired t emperat ure. 3 T ouch ST A RT pad. W hen t he ov en reaches t he progra m med temper atu re, a si g nal wi ll sound. TO C HAN GE S ET TE M PE R A TU RE D U RI NG P RE HE ATING O R AF TE R OVEN I S PR EH E A TE[...]

31 OVEN COOKING HOW TO SET TIMED C OOK The ov en wi ll t ur n on i m mediat el y a nd cook for a selected length of ti me. At the end of the co oki ng time the ov en wil l t ur n off automatically . BAKE US IN G TIM ED C OO K • Suppose yo u want to ba ke f or 1 h r . 45 min. 1 T ouch Bak e pad. 2 T ouc h n umber pads or pre-set pads fo r desired [...]

32 OVEN COOKING HOW TO SET DEL A Y ST A RT The ov en wil l tu r n on at the ti me of day y ou set. Make sure the clock on the di spla y show s the corre ct time of day . T o s et correct ti me, se e page 13. Foods that spoil e asily su ch as da i r y products, pork, poultr y or sea food ar e not recom mended f or dela y sta r t cook ing. BAKE • S[...]

33 HOW TO SET BROIL Leav e t he door open to the broil stop p osi t ion. Place the food on t he broiler g rid i n the broiler pan. Fo l lo w sugges t ed r ack positions i n t he Broili ng Cha r t on page 34. P reheati ng is sugg ested f or rar e stea ks. T o preheat, touc h Broil and w ait 2 to 3 mi nutes befo re putti ng bro i ler pan with food in[...]

34 BR OILI NG C HAR T FOO D A M OU NT D ON EN ES S BR OI L SE TTI NG SH EL F PO SI TIO N FR OM BO TT OM FI RST SI DE T IM E ( MI N .) SE CO ND S ID E TIM E ( M IN . ) BE EF Hamburgers 1 /4 lb . each ( 1 ” t hick ) Medium W ell D one High High 3 2 or 3 7 - 1 0 9 - 1 1 6 - 8 7 - 9 Rib -ey e stea k 3 /4 - 1 ” th ic k (7 - 8 oz. each ) Ra re Medium[...]

35 CONVECTION COO KING The Conv ection sett ings use heaters on t he top a nd b ottom of t he o ven as well a s a rea r heater located behind t he rea r wall and conv ection fan cov er . The rea r heat er is use d f or t r ue Europea n conv ection per forma nce. T here a re var ious se quen ces of the heaters used to achiev e idea l cooki ng . The [...]

36 OVEN COOKING-CONVECTION CONVECTION ROA ST Use the broiler pan, gr id and roast/ broil rack. The roast/ broil rack enab les the heated ai r to circulate on all sides of the roast o r poultr y so t hat juices are sea led i n and t he ou t si de browns w ell. Foods a re placed in t he ov en di rect ly fr om t he r efr ig erator. T here is no nee d [...]

37 OVEN COOKING-CONVECTION 4 T o set tim e, touc h number pads 4 0� and touch ENT ER . 5 T emper atu re and /or time wil l be ad justed automatical ly . No w touch S T A RT or se lect Delay Star t . HOW TO SET DEL A Y ST A RT The ov en wil l tu r n on at the ti me of day you set. Ma ke su re the clock sho ws the correct time of day . T o set cor [...]

38 OVEN COOKING-CONVECTION CONVECTION BR OIL Use the broiler pan, g rid and roast / broil rack. The roa st/ broil rack enabl es the heat ed ai r to circulat e on a ll sides of t he foods ensur ing no need to t ur nov er dur ing broili ng . T he juices ar e sealed i n and a ll sides bro wn we l l. Al lo w the o ven to preheat when using Conv ect ion[...]

39 HOW TO ST ART SELF- CLEAN Remem ber to a llo w ti me for t he o ve n to cool do wn a nd the o ven door to un lock ( appro x. 1 hour ) if y ou a re plann ing to use the o ven a ft er a self -clean cy cle . Remo ve t he broiler pa n a nd br oiler g r id, a ll utensils a nd any fo il. W e recom mend remo vi ng t he o ven racks. If they go th rough [...]

40 O VEN LIGHT The o v en light automatically comes on when the door is opened. W hen the door is c losed, T ouch O ven Lig ht pad on the control panel to tu r n the l ight on o r off. The o v en ligh t w ill co me o n a uto mati call y o ne m inu te bef o re the en d o f a time-co ntro lle d o v en coo king opera tio n (T imed C ook ). KITCHEN TIM[...]

41 OTHER FEATURES LOC K LOWE R OVEN The lo wer o v en ca n be locked to pre ven t unaut horiz ed use. T o lock o ve n do or , touch S etup , t ouc h L ock Low er Oven , and t hen touc h L ock Low er Oven . T o un lock o ve n door , touch Setup , tou ch Lo ck Low er Oven , and t hen touc h Unlock Low er Oven . 1 2 HOU R SH UT DOW N The lo w er o ve [...]

42 Bef ore cleani ng a n y par t of t he ra nge , be sure al l controls a re tu r ned OF F and a ll sur faces a re cool. NON - COOK TOP SUR F A CES EX TE RI OR The ou t si de surface is prec oated m etal and plastic. Clean the ou tside with mild soap and water; r in se a nd dr y with a soft c loth. Do not use a n y typ e of househo ld or abrasi ve [...]

43 CLEANING AND CARE boil dr y , per manent da mage ma y a ffect t he cera m ic glass sur face. • D o not s l ide pots and pa ns across t he cooktop sur face. • Co okware with rou gh bottoms ca n ma rk or sc ratch the cooktop su rface. • D o not use a dul l or nicked blade. Be sur e to use a new , shar p r azor scr aper . MIC ROW A VE DRAWER [...]

44 CLEANING AND CARE O VEN R ACK S Clean with soap a nd w ater, rin se and polish d r y . T o remo v e stubbor n so i l, use a n abrasi ve cleanser or ste el w ool. A ft er cl ea ni ng , r i nse t he racks w ith cl ea n water and dr y with a clean cl ot h. Note: • I f the racks b ecome ha rd to slide, apply a smal l a mount of cook ing oil to a p[...]

45 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE Please check the f ollo wi ng bef ore cal li ng f or ser vice. I t may sa ve y ou time a nd e xpense. PR OB LEM PO SS IB LE CAUS E SO LUTIO N 1 Par t or a ll of range does not operate. • Powe r co r d of r a ng e is n o t c om pl et ely connect ed to t he el ect r ical outlet. • Po w er outage. • Fus e/circui t [...]

46 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE PR OB LEM P OS S IBL E CAUSE SO LUTIO N 1 4 L ow e r ov e n w i l l n o t open. • Low er o ven door is l ocked. • See page 4 1 to un lock o ve n door. • See 1 8 bel ow . 1 5 Poor bak ing results. • Oven con t rols improperly set. • Rack posi tion is incor re ct. • Incor rect co okware is used. • Pan war [...]

47 AUTO-TOUCH GUIDE For mo r e com p lete i nf or m ati on a nd s af ety p re ca ut io ns , re fer t o your O p era tio n M an u al. SET DA TE AND TIM E If the ra nge ha s just be en pl ugged in, touch S et Clock on t he scre en and follo w the di re ctions. T o res et the cl ock , touch Set up pad on t he control pa nel. 1 T ouch Clock pad, enter [...]

PR IN T ED IN U S A T I N S E B 4 0 3 M R K 0 AUTO-TOUCH GUIDE LOWER OVEN For mo r e com p lete i nf or m ati on a nd s af ety p re ca ut io ns , re fer t o your O p era tio n M an u al. BAKE 1 T ouch Bake pad on t he scr een. 2 T ouch number pa ds or pre -set pad s for desired t emper atu re. 3 T ouch ST A RT . W hen the o ven r eaches t he prog r[...]