Whirlpool RBS275PD, RBD275PD, RBD305PD, RBS270PD, RBD276PD User Manual

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A Note to You __............... 3

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Oven Getting to Know

Your Oven Using Your Oven

Using the

Self-Cleaning Cycle . . . . .30

Caring for Your Oven

Troubleshooting

Requesting

Assistance

or Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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PART NO. 4448976

ELECTRIC BUILT-IN OVENS

MODELS RBS240PD RBS270PD RBS245PD RBS275PD

RBS305PD RBD245PD RBD275PD RBD305PD

S/ 9 5 RBD276PD RBD306PD

A Note to You Oven Safety Getting to Know Your Oven

Using Your Oven

Positioning racks and pans For best air circulation

Using aluminum foil for baking The electronic oven control Starting a function Canceling a function Setting the clock Using the electronic Minute Timer Audible signals Baking/roasting Adjusting the oven

temperature control Broiling Broiling tips

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Energy saving tips

Using the electronic 6 7

MEALTIMER’ control

The oven vent(s)

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle

Before you start

Before setting the controls

Setting the controls

Special tips

How the cycle works

Caring for Your Oven

Cleaning chart

Removing the oven door

The oven light(s)

Troubleshooting Requesting Assistance or Service Index 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

I-800-253-1 301

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 explanation of the use of the symbol.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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

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

including the following:

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.

aCAUTION: 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.

aUse 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 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.

ADO 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.

*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 manufacturer’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 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 the

self-cleaning 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 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, damage, 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 ove

door)

(P. 29)

- light switch

Automatic oven

(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

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 RACK POSITION Frozen pies, large

roasts, turkeys, angel

food cakes

Bundt cakes, most quick breads, yeast breads, casseroles,

meats Cookies, biscuits,

muff ins, cakes,

nonfrozen pies

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.

l Place the pans so that one is not directly

over the other.

l For best results, allow 1% 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).

l 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.

Personal Injury Hazard

Always position oven rack(s) in desired location before turning oven on. Be sure the rack(s) is level.

l If rack(s) must be moved while oven

is hot, use pot holders or oven mitts

to protect hands.

l 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 aluminum foil for baking

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.

Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers

from pies or casseroles:

l 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.

l Do not cover the entire rack with alumi-

num foil. It will reduce air circulation and cause poor cooking results.

l Do not line oven bottom or entire oven

rack with foil or other liners. Poor baking will result.

The electronic oven control

Fire Hazard

(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.

ovens only)

(P. 9)

Oven setting pads

Electronic display

Temperature Electronic pads

MEALTIMER* pads pads control pads

(P. 18)

Timer set

and off pads

(P. 11) (P. 10)

Hour Minute Start/ Off/

Clock pad

enter cancel pad

(P. 9)

Manual

pads (P. 10)

Display/clock

l When you first plug in the oven, evety-

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 lo), “PF’ again appears on the display, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the clock.

l When you are not using the oven, the

control is an accurate clock.

l When you are using the oven or Minute

Timer, the display will show times, tem-

perature settings, and what command pads have been pressed.

l When showing the time of day, the

display will show the hour and minutes.

l 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).

l When you are using Cook Time and/or

Stop Time, the display will show cooking time

[A h] 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 &en or Lower Oven pad.

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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:

l Control lock is only available when oven is

not in use or control has not been set.

l 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 “Lot” and fi 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 “Lot” and fi 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.

Canceling a function

The Off/Cancel oad will cancel anv function

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(single

ovens) being used, the time remaining.

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El!3

tdoubte the time of day or, if Ovens) Minute Timer is also

except for the Clock and Timer Set functions. When you press the Off/Cancel pad, the display will show

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.

1. Press Clock pad.

NOTE: You mav hear a fan blowing in

the oven even after you press the Cff/

Cancel pad. This is the cooling fan. It will

turn off when the oven cools to a certain

temperature.

2. Set time.

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

YOU SEE

(example for 530)

YOU SEE

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.

1. Press Timer Set pad.

2. Set time.

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

3. Start Minute Timer.

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.

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.

PRESS

A A

err

v v

PRESS

MIN

(example for ten minutes)

YOU SEE

4. Turn off Minute Timer.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

Press Timer Off pad.

PRESS

YOU SEE

(time of day)

YOU SEE

(time of day)

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

STOP

TIME 0 Repeat the above step to turn the signals

back on.

to tell you the signals have been changed. “Snd” and “On” or “Snd” and “Off” will appear on the display.

Baking/roasting

To choose between high and low

volume signals: Press and hold the Delay Start Time pad for

5 seconds. A short tone will sound

DELAY to tell you the signals have been

S;i;T changed. Either “HI” and “Snd” or

“LO” and “Snd” will appear on the

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.

time display to show the volume

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 temperature other than 350°F. Press A to raise

the temperature or V to lower the temperature 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

(example for Bake at 37S’F)

4. When roasting or cooking casseroles, put food in oven.

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

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 PREHEAT TIME

(in “F)

r O-325 5:45

325-375 375500 11100

Double ovens:

TEMPERATURE PREHEAT TIME (in “F)

1 O-250

255300 4:45 4:45

(in min. and sec.) I

7:30

(by oven size) (in min. and sec.)

24" 27" 30" 3:15 3:30

YOU SEE

(example from double ovens

for temperature of SOoF)

3:30 5:oo

r 455-500

The oven is preheated when you hear a

-second tone and “PC on the display

changes to the set temperature.

NOTES:

l 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.

l The display will show “door” and the

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

11:30

12:30

13:oo

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 temperature at the setting.

NOTE: The top element helps heat

during baking/roasting, but does not turn red.

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7.After cooking, turn off oven.

PRESS

YOU SEE

(single ovens)

(double (time

ovens)

of day)

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 eter temperature reading will change as your

results, you can change the offset tempera- oven cycles. ture by following these steps:

1. Press and hold Bake pad for

2. Set new offset temperature.

Press A to raise the temperature or V to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as +3O”F. A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperature 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.

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-

NOTE: Displavs shown are from single/

upper ovens. kommand pads shown are

from double ovens. In some cases, lower

oven displays and single oven command

pads may look different than those shown.

PRESS

PRESS YOU SEE

u -

YOU SEE

(factory setting of “0”)

(example when making oven 10°F hotter)

3. Enter the adjustment.

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... DEGREES A little more done

Moderately more done Much more done +3O”F/+16”C

A little less done

Moderately less done Much less done

To display temperatures in “C instead of OF:

Press and hold the Custom Broil pad for 5

seconds. A short tone will sound 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

+l O”F/+6”C +2O”F/+12”C

-1 O”F/-6°C

-2O”F/-12°C

-3O”F/-16°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 broiler pan and place 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 YOU SEE

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