Whirlpool RB260PXY User Manual
Use And Care
A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Instmctions 3
Parts And Features 5
Using Your Oven 7
Using The
Self-ueaning Cycle 28
Caring For
Your Oven 32
If You Need Assistance
Or Service 37
Warranty
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC BUILT-IN
SINGLE AND DOUBLE OVENS
MODELS RB770PXY RB260PXY
RB760PXY RB170PXY
RB270PXY RB160PXY
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A NOTE TO YOU
A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It Is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any Instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
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This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.
This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
ACAUTION
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-1301, is toii-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see “If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 37. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer
Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and
serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 5). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers,
the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book
and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Instructions
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To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the oven, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
General
• Read all instructions before
using the oven.
• Install or locate the oven only
in accordance with the pro
vided Installation Instructions.
The oven must be installed by
a qualified installer. The oven
must be properly connected to
electrical supply and grounded.
• CAUTION: Do not store things
children might want above the
oven. Children could be
burned or Injured while climb
ing on it.
• Do not leave children alone
or unattended in area where
the oven is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the oven. They
could oe burned or injured.
• Do not operate the oven if
It is damaged or not working
properly.
• Do not use the oven for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
• Use the oven only for its
intended use as described in
this manual.
• Do not touch heating elements
or interior surfaces of oven.
Heating elements may be hot
even though they are dark in
color. Interior surfaces of an
oven become hot enough to
cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch, or let cloth
ing or other flammable materi
als contact heating elements or
interior surfaces or oven until
they have had sufficient time to
cool. Other surfaces of the
oven may become hot enough
to cause bums; such as, the
oven vent opening, the surface
near the vent opening, the
oven door and window.
• Do not wear loose or hanging
arments when using the oven.
hey could ignite if they touch
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a hot heating element and you
could be burned.
• Use only dry potholders. Moist
or damp potholders on hot
surfaces may result in burns
from steam. Do not let
potholder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel
or bulky cloth for a potholder. It
could catch on fire.
• Keep oven vents unobstructed.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Do not heat unopened contain
ers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause
burns and container particles
could cause injury.
• Do not store flammable materi
als on or near the oven. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When using the oven
• Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is
cool. If a rack must be re
moved while oven is hot, do
not let potholder contact hot
heating element in oven.
• Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
Grease
• Grease is flammable and
• Do not use water on grease
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should be handled carefully.
Let fat cool before attempting
to handle it.
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan by
covering with a well-fitted lio,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flam
ing grease outside of pan can
be extinguished with baking
soda or, if available, a multi
purpose dry chemical or foamtype extinguisher
Care and cleaning
• Small amounts of formalde
hyde and carbon monoxide are
given off in the Self-Cleaning
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cycle from fiberglass insulation
and food decomposition. Signifi
cant exposure to these sub
stances can cause cancer or
reproductive harm. Exposure
can be minimized by venting
with a hood or open window
and wiping out excess food
spills prior to self-cleaning.
Do not use oven cleaners in
single/upper oven. No commer
cial oven cleaner or oven liner
protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around
any part of the oven.
Before self-cleaning the single/
upper oven, remove broiler pan,
broiler grid, oven racks and
other utensils. Do not use your
oven to clean miscellaneous
arts unless you are instructed
o do so in this Use and Care
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Guide.
• Do not clean door heat seal. It
is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to
rub, damage or move the seal.
Clean only parts recommended
in this Use and Care Guide.
• Do not repair or replace any
part of the oven unless specifi
cally recommended in this
manual. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified
technician.
• Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the oven.
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Parts And Features
PARTS AND FEATURES
location and appearance of all parts and features. wiaminarwnnine
contains captioned iilustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with the
Models RB770PXY, RB270PXY and RB170PXY
(single oven models RB760PXY. RB260PXY and RB160PXY not shown)
Oven vent
(on top)
NOTE: On some modele, oven
vent is between console bottom
and top of oven door.
Control
panel
Model and
aerial
number plate
Self cleaning
upper oven
cover panel
upper oven
light switch
Lock lever
Automatic
Broil
element
Bake
element
Broil element
Bake
element
Automatic
lower oven
light switch
Standard
cleaning
lower oven
PARTS AND FEATURES
Double oven control panel
Lower
oven
temperature
control
Oven on
indicator
light
Manual
oven light
switch
Single oven control panel
Manual oven
light switch
Upper oven
electronic
MEALTIMER" clock
with oven controls
and Minute Timer
Electronic
MEALTIMER" clock
with oven controls
and Minute Timer
Using Your Oven
USING YOUR OVEN
In This Section
Positioning racks and pans____________
For best air circulation
Using aluminum foil for baking _____
The electronic oven controls
Setting the clock Using the electronic Minute Timer
Using the OftfCancel pad___________
Audible signals...............
Baking/roasting in the single/upper oven
Baking/roasting in the lower oven
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your oven properly. This section gives
you important information for efficient and safe use of your oven.
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Adjusting the oven temperature control
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Broiling in the single/upper oven _______
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Broiling in the lower oven _ _
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Broiling tips.
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Energy saving tips -
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Using the electronic MEALTIMER" control
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The oven vent
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Optional door panel рас
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Positioning racks and pans
For baking/roasting with one rack, the rack should
be placed so the top of the food will be centered
in the oven. Always leave at least 1 '/2 to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) between the sides of the pan and the
oven walls and other pans.
For proper cooking, follow these guidelines
for specific foods:
• Angel and bundt cakes, yeast breads, frozen
pies, large roasts and turkeys-place rack on
lowest level.
• Casseroles, muffins, most quick breads and
meats-place rack on second or third level from
bottom.
• Cookies, biscuits, cakes and non-frozen piesplace rack on second or third level from bottom.
When baking on two racks, arrange racks on
bottom and third level from bottom.
NOTE: For recommended rack placement when
broiling, see a “Broiling rack position chart" on
page 17.
• Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on. Be sure
the rack(s) is level.
• If rack(s) must be moved while oven is
hot, use potholders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions may
result in personal injury.
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Personal Injury Hazard
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USING YOUR OVEN
For best air circulation
The hot air must circulate around the pans in the
oven for even heat to reach all parts of the oven.
This results in better baking.
• Place the pans so that one is not directiy over
the other.
• Allow 1V2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm) of space around
each pan and between pans and oven walls.
• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at one
time.
Use the following as a guide to determine where
to place the pans.
One pan
Place in the center of the oven rack.
Two pans
Place in opposite comers of the oven rack.
Three or four pans
Place in opposite comers on each oven rack.
Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.
NOTE: *^en peeking” may cause heat ioss,
longer cooking times and unsatisfactory baking or
roasting results. Use a reliable kitchen timer to
keep track of the cooking time.
Do not allow pans to touch heat sensor on left
wall near the back (single/upper oven). Poor
baking may result.
Using aluminum foil for baking
Use aluminum foii to catch spillovers from pies or
casseroles.
• Place the foil on the oven rack below the rack
with the food. The foil should have the edges
turned up and be about 1 inch (3 cm) larger all
around than the dish hoiding the food.
• Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.
It will reduce air circulation and cause poor
cooking results.
• Do not line oven bottom or entire oven rack with
foil or other liners. Poor baking wili result.
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Electrical Shock and Fire Hazard
Do not allow foil to touch the heating
elements because it will damage them and
could resuK in shock or fire hazard.
The electronic oven controls
(single/upper oven)
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Oven Temperature Electronic Hour Minute Start/ OK/
selector pads MEALTIMER pads pads enter cancel
pads control pads pad pad
There are two parts in the oven control section;
- The display
-The command pads
Instructions for the oven control are covered on
the following pages. Read them carefully.
When you first plug in the oven, a time of day
and “PP will show in the temperature display. If
after you set the clock (page 10) the display again
shows “PP, your electricity was off for a while.
Reset the clock.
Display/clock
When you are not using the oven, this is an
accurate clock. When using the oven or Minute
Timer, the display will show the time, temperature
settings and what command pads have been
pressed.
When showing the time of day, the display will
show the hour and minutes.
When using the Minute Timer, the display
shows minutes and seconds in the following
sequence:
• For settings from 1-59 minutes, the display will
count down each second.
• For settings over 1 hour, the display will count
down each minute.
When using Cook Time and/or Stop Time, the
display shows hours and minutes.
Electronic
display
Clock
set pad
Minute timer set
and off pads
Command pads
The command pads tell the oven what to do and
in what order. A few examples;
- Clock/Set tells the oven you are going to set the
clock.
-Off/Cancel tells the oven to turn off.
Each command pad (except Off/Cancel and Start/
Enter) has its own indicator. The indicator comes
on when you touch the command pad.
USING YOUR OVEN
Setting the clock
1. Push the Clock/Set pad. The colon flashes
and TIME will light up in the display.
CLOCK
2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the time
of day. Push the “up" (A) or “down” (T) pad(s)
until the correct time shows in the display.
3. Push the Start/Enter pad.
NOTE: If you do not want the clock time dis
played, push and hold the Clock/Set pad for
4 seconds. To display the clock time again,
push the Clock/Set pad once.
Using the electronic Minute Tinner
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven.
It works like a kitchen timer. It can be set in hours
and minutes up to 11 hours, 59 minutes. The
Minute Timer will display minutes and seconds for
settings under one hour. You will hear four
1-second tones when the set time is up.
1. Push the Timer Set pad. TIMER will come on
and the display will show “0:00” with the colon
flashing.
MINUTE
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Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the
desired time. Push the “up” (A) or “down” (1
pad(s) until the correct time shows in the
display.
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HOUR MINUTE
3. Push the Start/Enter pad. The Minute Timer
will begin counting down immediately after the
timer is started.
When time is up, “End” will show in the large
display and you will hear four 2-second tones.
You will also hear four 1-second tones every
minute until you push one of the two Timer
pads.
NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, push
and hold the Timer Set pad for 4 seconds.
To reactivate the tones, follow the same
procedure.
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To cancel the Minute Timer:
• Push the Timer Off pad. The time of day will
show in the display.
TIMER
Using the Off/Cancel pad (single/upper oven)
The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any command pad
except for the Timer Set pad. When the Off/
Cancel pad is pushed, the display will show the
time of day or, if Minute Timer is also being used,
the time remaining.
Audible signals
Audible signals tell you if a function is entered
correctly or not. They also tell you when a cycle is
completed.
To shut off all signals except for the end-oftlmer tone:
1. Press and hold the Stop Time pad for 4
seconds.
2. A short tone will sound to tell you the signals
have been changed.
Repeat the above steps to turn the signals
back on.
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USING YOUR OVEN
Baking/roasting in the single/upper oven
1. Position the rack(s) properly before turning on
the oven. To change rack position, iift rack at
front and pull out. For further information, see
“Positioning racks and pans” on page 7.
2. Push the Bake pad. “350”” will show in the
small display to indicate the preset tempera
ture and BAKE will light up.
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To cook at a different temperature, use the
Temp pad(s). Push A to raise the temperature
or ▼ to lower the temperature in 5”F incre
ments. Use these pads until the desired
temperature shows in the small display.
4. Push the Start/Enter pad. “Lo°”, HEAT and
BAKE show in the display to indicate that the
oven is preheating. The temperature will
increase in 5” increments.
NOTE: The display will show “door” and a tone
will sound once a minute for 5 minutes if the
door is latched when you try to bake/roast.
You can change the temperature setting
any time after touching the Start/Enter pad by
pushing just the Temp pad(s).
5. When baking, preheat the oven. (Preheating is
not needed when roasting.) The oven is
preheated when you hear a one-second tone
and HEAT goes off.
6. Put food in the oven.
During baking/roasting, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven temperature
at the setting.
NOTE: The top element helps heat during
baking/roasting, but does not turn red.
7. When baking/roasting is done, push the Off/
Cancel pad. The time of day will show in the
display and all other displays will go off.
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