Whirlpool RBD245PD User Manual

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Use And Care

Table of Contents

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A Note to You Oven Safety Getting to Know

Your Oven......................6

Using Your Oven

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

Caring for

Your Oven....................38

Troubleshooting

Requesting

Assistance

or Service Index Warranty

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1-800-253-1301

In the U.S.A., call us with

questions or comments.

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PART NO. 4448976

ELECTRIC BUILT-IN OVENS

MODELS RBS240PD RBS270PD RBS245PD RBS275PD

RBS305PD RBD245PD RBD275PD RBD305PD

5*/9 5 RBD276PD RBD306PD

Using Your Oven

Positioning racks and pans ....

For best air circulation Using aluminum foil for baking

The electronic oven control ....

Starting a function

Adjusting the oven temperature control

Broiling

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Energy saving tips Using the electronic

MEALTIMER* control The oven vent(s)

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Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

Before you start Before setting the controls Setting the controls

Special tips .......................................

How the cycle works

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Caring for Your Oven ..........................

Cleaning chart Removing the oven door The oven light(s)

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Troubleshooting ...................................

Requesting Assistance or Service ...

Index

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Warranty .................................................

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A Note to You

Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL* appliance.

Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ovens are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.

Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Product Registration Card (U.S.A. or Cana dian, whichever applies to you) provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Please record your model's information.

Whenever you call to request service for your appliance, you need to know your complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on

page 6 for location of plate).

Please also record the purchase date of

your appliance and your dealer’s name,

address, and telephone number.

Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll-free 24 hours a day (for U.S.A. only).

Model Number _ Serial Number _ Purchase Date _ Dealer Name Dealer Address Dealer Phone

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1-800-253-1301

Oven Safety

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety statements under warning symbols. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explana tion of the use of the symbol.

This symbol alerts you to such dangers as fire, electrical shock, burns, and personal injury.

^WARNING

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

AWARNING

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.

•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.

•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.

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 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 mate

rials contact heating elements or

interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool. Other surfaces of the oven, such as the oven vent opening, the surface near the vent opening,

and the oven door and window,

could also become hot enough to

cause burns.

»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 pot holders. Moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces could result in burns from steam.

Do not let pot holder touch hot heating elements. Do not use a

towel or bulky cloth for a pot

holder. It could catch on fire.

•Keep oven vents unobstructed.

OVEN SAFETY

•Do not heat unopened containers. They could explode. The hot contents could cause burns and container particles could cause

injury.

•Use only utensils approved for oven use. Follow utensil manu facturer’s instructions, especially when using glass or plastic

utensils.

•Do not store flammable materials on or near the oven. The fumes could create an explosion and/or fire hazard.

•Do not repair or replace any part of the oven unless specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

•Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the oven.

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 pot holder contact hot heating element in oven.

•Use care when opening oven

door. Let hot air or steam escape

before removing or replacing food.

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

fiberglass insulation and food decomposition. Significant exposure to these substances could cause cancer or reproduc tive 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 the self-cleaning 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 (or both ovens on some models), 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 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.

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Getting to Know Your Oven

This section tells you what features your oven has and where they are located. Please review this information before using your oven. To help you find information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included.

Feature locations

(Models RBD276PD and RBD306PD shown)

Electronic

oven control

(P- 8)

Oven vent

(above oven door) (p. 29)

Automatic oven

light switch

(P-41)

Oven lock latch

Oven light

(on left wall not shown) (p. 41) (some models have rear oven lights)

Lower oven

(double ovens only)

Broil element

(p. 16)

Oven light

(p. 41)

Bake element

(p. 13)

Model and serial

number plate

on side

Using Your 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.

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:

When baking on two racks, arrange racks

on second and fourth level from bottom.

To change rack position, lift rack at front

and pull out.

FOOD

Frozen pies, large roasts, turkeys, angel

food cakes

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

For best air circulation

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 (3 cm).

• Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at

a time.

NOTE: For recommended rack placement

when broiling, see “Broiling rack position chart” on page 17.

^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 pot holders or oven mitts to protect hands.

• Do not let pot holder or oven mitt touch heating elements.

Failure to follow the above precautions

could result in personal injury.

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 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 YOUR OVEN

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.

AWARNING

Fire Hazard

Do not allow foil to touch the heating elements.

Failure to follow this precaution could result in fire or electrical shock hazard

and damage to the elements.

• 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.

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The electronic oven control

(Models RBD276PD and RBD306PD shown)

NOTE: Displays shown are from single/upper ovens. Command pads shown are from double

ovens. In some cases, lower oven displays and single oven command pads may look differ ent than those shown. Timer set

and off Electronic pads Ciock pad display (P-11) (P-10)

Manual oven

Oven selector pads

(double ovens only)

(P- 9)

Display/clock

• When you first plug in the oven, every

thing on the display will light up for a few seconds, then a time of day and “PF’ will appear on the temperature display. If after you set the clock (page 10), “PP again appears on the display, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the clock.

Temperature pads

Electronic MEALTIMER* control pads

(p. 18)

Hour Minute Start/

pads pads enter

pad

(P- 9)

' When you are not using the oven, the

control is an accurate clock.

' When you are using the oven or Minute

Timer, the display will show times, tem

perature settings, and what command pads have been pressed.

USING YOUR OVEN

• When showing the time of day, the

display will show the hour and minutes.

• When you are using the Minute Timer,

the display will show hours, minutes, and seconds in the following sequence:

-For settings from 1-59 minutes, the

display will count down each second

(minutes and seconds displayed).

-For settings 1 hour or over, the display

will count down each minute (hours and

minutes displayed).

• When you are using Cook Time and/or

Stop Time, the display

COOK

TIME TIME

STOP

will show cooking time counting down.

-For settings from 1-59 minutes, the

display will count down each second

(minutes and seconds displayed).

-For settings 1 hour or over, the display

will count down each minute (hours and

minutes displayed).

Command pads

The command pads tell the oven what to do and in what order. Some command pads have an Indicator Light. The Indicator Light comes on when you press the command pad. The ON Indicator Light comes on when you press the Start/Enter pad for an oven function.

Selecting an oven

(double ovens)

To choose the oven you want to use, press

the Upper Oven or Lower Oven pad.

Using the control lock

The control lock prevents unwanted use of the oven by disabling most of the control panel command pads (except CLOCK, TIMER SET/OFF, and LIGHT).

NOTES:

• Control lock is only available when oven is

not in use or control has not been set.

• Set control lock when cleaning the control

panel to prevent oven from accidentally turning on.

To lock or deactivate the control panel:

Press and hold the Start/Enter pad for 5

seconds. A single tone will sound and “Loc” and 0 will appear on the temperature display. When the control is locked, “START?” will appear on the display if you press

any command pad.

To unlock the control panel:

Press and hold the Start/Enter pad for 5

seconds. A single tone will sound and “Loc” and 0 will disappear from the temperature display.

Starting a function

After programming a function, you must press

the Start/Enter pad to start the function. If you do not press the

Start/Enter pad within 5 seconds of

programming, “START?” will show on the display as a reminder.

USING YOUR OVEN

Canceling a function

The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any function

except for the Clock and Timer Set func

(single ovens)

being used, the time remaining.

(double ovens)

tions. When you press the Off/Cancel pad, the display will show the time of day or, if

Minute Timer is also

Setting the clock

NOTE: Displays shown are from single/

upper ovens. Command pads shown are from double ovens. In some cases, lower oven displays and single oven command pads may look different than those shown.

NOTE: You may hear a fan blowing in

the oven even after you press the Off/ Cancel pad. This is the cooling fan. It will turn off when the oven cools to a certain temperature.

1. Press Clock pad.

PRESS

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YOU SEE

CLOCK

2. Set time.

Press the “up” (A) or “down” (T) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

3. start clock.

NOTE: If you do not want the clock time

displayed, press and hold the Clock pad for 5 seconds. To display the clock time again, press and hold the Clock pad for 5 seconds. You should not have to reset the time.

PRESS

' A

PRESS

YOU SEE

MIN

Using the electronic Minute Timer

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 12 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.

NOTE: Displays shown are from single/upper

ovens. Command pads shown are from double ovens. In some cases, lower oven displays and single oven command pads may

look different than those shown.

13i:nn

IU:UU

(last time of day set)

Cion

(example for 5:30)

YOU SEE

USING YOUR OVEN

1. Press Timer Set pad.

2. Set time.

Press the “up” (A) or “down” (▼) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

3. start Minute Timer.

The Minute Timer will begin counting

down immediately after the timer is started.

When the time is up;

You will hear four 1 -second tones, then

four 1 -second reminder tones every

minute until you press the Timer Off pad.

PRESS

TIMER

SET

PRESS

’ A

PRESS

YOU SEE

MIN

(example for ten minutes)

YOU SEE

(display counts down)

YOU SEE

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0-LÜ

l-J I

C - J

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TIMER

NOTE: To disable the reminder tones,

press and hold the Timer Set pad for 5 seconds. To reactivate the tones, follow the same step. After disabling or reactivating

reminder tones, a single tone will sound

and the display will return to the Minute Timer countdown or the time of day.

4. Turn off Minute Timer.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

Press Timer Off pad.

PRESS

TIMER

OFF

PRESS

TIMER

OFF

YOU SEE

Cjn

(time of day)

YOU SEE

C‘jn

J'JU

(time of day)

USING YOUR OVEN

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 error tones and the hidden function signal:

Press and hold the Stop Time pad for

5 seconds. A short tone will sound to tell you the signals have been changed. “Snd” and “On” or “Snd” and “Off” will appear on the display.

Repeat the above step to turn the signals

back on.

Baking/roasting

To choose between high and iow voiume signais:

Press and hold the Delay Start Time pad for

5 seconds. A short tone will sound

to tell you the signals have been

changed. Either “HI” and “Snd” or “LO” and “Snd” will appear on the

time display to show the volume

you chose. If the volume is changed while the

audible signals are off, when signals are

turned back on they will be at the volume

setting chosen.

NOTE: Displays shown are from single/

upper ovens. Command pads shown are

from double ovens. In some cases, lower

1. Position racks.

For more information, see “Positioning racks and pans” on page 7.

2. Choose baking/roasting

setting.

3. Set temperature (optional).

Do this step if you want to set a tempera

ture other than 350°F. Press ▲ to raise the temperature or T to lower the temp

erature in 5°F amounts. Use these pads until the desired temperature shows on

the small display. (If the Temp pads are

held down the temperature will change

faster.)

oven displays and single oven command pads may look different than those shown.

PRESS YOU SEE

JCn-' r-nn

JJu

PRESS YOU SEE

r-nm

J ‘-'F zi Ju

(example for Bake at 375°F)

4. When roasting or cooking

casseroles, put food in oven.

You do not have to preheat the oven when roasting or cooking casseroles.

USING YOUR OVEN

5. Press the Start/Enter pad.

A preheat time will count down on the display. The oven control automatically

sets preheat times depending on the

oven temperature you select:

Single ovens:

TEMPERATURE

(in°F) 0-325 325-375 375-500

Double ovens:

TEMPERATURE PREHEAT TIME

(in°F) (by oven size)

0-250 3:15 3:30 3:30 255-300 305-350 355-400 405-450 455-500

PREHEAT TIME

(in min, and sec.) 5:45

7:30

11:00

(in min. 24" 27" 30"

4:45 4:45 5:00 6:00 6:30 6:30 6:30 8:30 8:30 9:30 10:30

11:30 12:30

and sec.)

10:30 13:00

PRESS

YOU SEE

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(example from double ovens

for temperature of 350°F)

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U’JU

The oven is preheated when you hear a

1 -second tone and “PrE" on the display

changes to the set temperature.

NOTES:

• You can change the temperature

setting any time after pressing the Start/

Enter pad. However, you must press the Start/Enter pad again for the control to accept the temperature changes.

• The display will show “door” and the

heating elements will not heat if the door is open when you try to bake/roast.

6. When baking, put food in oven

after oven is preheated.

During baking/roasting, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven tempera ture at the setting.

NOTE: The top element helps heat

during bakin^roasting, but does not turn red.

(display shows set temperature after preheat)

USING YOUR OVEN

7. After cooking, turn off oven, press

(single (double (time of day) ovens) ovens)

YOU SEE

Adjusting the oven temperature control

Although your new oven is properly adjusted

to provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If, after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting results, you can change the offset tempera ture by following these steps:

1. Press and hold Bake pad for

5 seconds.

The display will show the current offset temperature, for example “0”, if you have

not previously adjusted the temperature.

NOTE: DO NOT measure oven temperature with a thermometer. Opening the oven door will lower the oven temperature and give you an inaccurate reading. Also, the thermom

eter temperature reading will change as your

oven cycles.

NOTE: Displays shown are from single/

upper ovens. Command pads shown are

from double ovens. In some cases, lower

oven displays and single oven command

pads may look different than those shown.

PRESS

YOU SEE

(factory setting of “0”)

2. Set new offset temperature.

Press A to raise the temperature or T to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as -h30°F. A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the tempera

ture setting to show the oven will be

cooler by the displayed amount. There is no sign in front of the number when increasing the temperature setting.

PRESS

3. Enter the adjustment. PRESS

YOU SEE

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I IL

(example when making oven 10°F hotter)

YOU SEE

cr^n

(time of day)

USING YOUR OVEN

How to determine the amount of adjustment needed

The chart at the right tells you how much to adjust the offset temperature to get the desired cooking results. You can determine cooking results by the amount of browning,

moistness, and rising times for baked foods.

TO MAKE FOOD...

A little more done +10°F/+6°C Moderately more done Much more done A little less done Moderately less done

Much less done -30°F/-16°C

To display temperatures in °C instead of °F:

Press and hold the Custom Broil pad for 5

seconds. A short tone will sound

CUSTOM

BROIL

and the temperatures displayed will be converted. To switch back to °F, repeat the instructions above.

NOTE: The temperature display will go off

after a conversion. The temperature display will reappear the next time you press a cook

function command pad.

Broiling

ADJUST BY THIS NUMBER OF DEGREES

+20°F/+12°C +30°F/+16°C

-10°F/-6°C

-20°F/-12°C

NOTE: Displays shown are from single/

upper ovens. Command pads shown are from double ovens. In some cases, lower oven displays and single oven command

pads may look different than those shown.

NOTE: Preheating is not necessary when

broiling.

1. Position rack.

See “Broiling rack position chart” on

page 17.

2. Put food on broiier pan and piace in center of oven rack.

3. Close door.

NOTE: Do not keep the door open as on

other electric ovens. Unlike other electric ovens, the broil element will only stay on with the door closed. This gives you the

4. Press Custom Broil pad.

high heat you need for broiling. However, if you leave the door open, the broil element will go off.

PRESS

CUSTOM

BROIL

YOU SEE

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BROIL START?

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