Whirlpool RB262PXA User Manual

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Use And Care

A Note To You 2 Important Safety

Instructions 3 Parts And Features 5 Using Your Oven 6

Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle 19

Caring For Your Oven

If You Need Assistance Or Service

Warranty

1-800-253-1301

Call us with questions or comments.

SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC UNDERCOUNTER

BUILT-IN OVEN

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MODEL RB262PXA

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 Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information 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.

Awarning

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 toll-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 25. 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

▲warning

General

•Read all instructions before using the oven.

•Install or locate the oven only in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions. The oven must be installed by a qualified installer. The oven must be properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

•WARNING: To reduce the risk of tipping of the appliance, the appliance must be secured by anti-tip fasteners. To check if the appliance is installed properly, open the oven door and verify that the oven is secured to cabinets with two screws through the mounting holes in the front frame of the oven.

•CAUTION: Do not store things children might want above the oven. Children could be burned or injured while climbing 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 be burned or injured.

•Do not operate the oven if it is damaged or not working

properly.

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the oven, follow basic precautions, including the following;

•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 clothing or other

flammable materials contact

heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the oven may be come hot enough to cause burns; such as, the oven vent opening, the surface near the vent opening, the oven door and window.

•Do not wear loose or hanging garments when using the oven. They 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 removed 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 should be handled carefully. Let fat cool before attempting to handle it.

•Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan by covering with a well-fitted lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside of pan can be extinguished with baking soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Care and cleaning

•Small amounts of formaldehyde and carbon monoxide are given off in the Self-Cleaning cycle

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from fiberglass insulation and food decomposition. Significant exposure to these substances can cause cancer or reproductive

harm. Exposure can be mini

mized by venting with a hood or open window and wiping out excess food spills prior to self cleaning.

*Do not use oven cleaners in

oven. No commercial 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 oven,

remove broiler pan, broiler grid, oven racks and other utensils.

Do not use your oven to clean

miscellaneous parts unless you are instructed to 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, dam age 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 specifically

recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be re ferred to a qualified technician.

►Disconnect the electrical supply

before servicing the oven.

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PARTS AND FEATURES

Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with the location and appearance of all parts and features.

Manual oven

light switch

Oven vent

(above door)

Lock lever

Control

panel

Model and serial

number plate

Broil

element

Control panel

Display

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ILJI ILJI • ILJI DELAY TIMED SAKE

SET CLEAN COOK STOP TIMER LOCK ON

Bake

element

Set knob

Command pads

USING YOUR OVEN

Using Your Oven

In This Section „

Positioning racks and pans.................6

For best air circulation.........................7

Using aluminum foil for baking

The electronic clock/oven control ....8

Setting the clock Using the electronic Minute Timer ..10

Using the Off/Clear pad......................10

Baking/roasting

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..................................................12

Broiling

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Broiling tips.........................................14

Energy saving tips..............................15

Using the electronic MEALTIMER^*^

control..................................................15

The oven vent......................................18

Positioning racks and pans

For baking/roasting with one rack, place

the rack so the top of the food will be centered in the oven.

Rack placement for specific foods:

FOOD

Frozen pies, large roasts, turkeys

Angel and bundt cakes, most quick breads, yeast breads, casseroles, meats

Cookies, biscuits, muffins, cakes, nonfrozen pies

RACK POSITION

Lowest level or 2nd level from bottom

2nd level from bottom

2nd or 3rd level

from bottom

NOTE; For recommended rack placement

when broiling, see “Broiling rack position chart” on page 14.

^WARNING

Personal Injury Hazard

• 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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When baking on two racks, arrange racks

on bottom and third level from bottom.

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 directly

over the other.

• For best results, allow 1V2 to 2 inches

(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls. There must be a minimum space of 1 inch (2.5 cm).

• 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.

USING YOUR OVEN

Two pans

Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.

Three or four pans

Place in opposite corners on each oven rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.

Using aluminum foil for baking

Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from

pies or casseroles.

• Place the foil on the oven rack below the

rack with the food. Turn up foil edges and

make sure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm)

larger all around than the dish holding the

food.

• Do not cover the entire rack with alumi

num 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 will result.

^WARNING

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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 result in shock or fire hazard.

USING YOUR OVEN

The electronic clock/oven control

Display/clock

• When you first plug in the range, the last

time of day set will flash on the display. If, after you set the clock (page 9), the display again shows the last time of day set, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the 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 hours and minutes.

• When using the Minute Timer, the

display will show minutes and seconds in the following sequence:

- For settings from 0-1 minute 55

seconds, the display will increase in

5-second increments and count down each second.

- For settings from 2-10 minutes, the

display will increase in 10-second increments and count down each second.

- For settings from 10-60 minutes, the

display will increase in 1-minute incre ments and count down each second.

- For settings from 1-2 hours, the

display will increase in 5-minute increments and count down each minute.

- For settings from 2 hours-9 hours

50 minutes, the display will increase in 10-minute increments and count down each minute.

- When using Cook Time and/or Stop

Time, the display will show hours and

minutes.

Command pads

The command pads tell the oven what to do and in what order. A few examples:

-Ciock/Set tells the oven you are going to

set the clock.

-Off/Clear tells the oven to turn off.

Each command pad (except Off/Clear) has its own indicator. The indicator comes on when you touch the command pad.

Set knob

Once you've pushed a command pad to tell the oven what you want it to do, you’ll use the Set Knob to set a temperature or time. Turning the Set Knob clockwise increases the number on the display. Turning the Set Knob counterclockwise decreases the number on the display.

Setting the clock

1. Push the Clock/Set pad. TIME will light

up on the display.

2. Turn the Set Knob until the correct time

shows on the display.

3. Push the Off/Clear pad to start clock

operation.

USING YOUR OVEN

CLOCK

CONTROL

OFF

CLEAR

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