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

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

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

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

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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

Broiling in the single/upper oven _______

Broiling in the lower oven _ _

9 Broiling rack position chart

Broiling tips.

Energy saving tips -

Using the electronic MEALTIMER" control

The oven vent

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.

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.

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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.

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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