RANGE
Models
RF305EXP (Shown)
RF302EXP
.owave Ovens, Trash Compactors Room Air Condltloners. Oehumldlllers Automatic Washers. Clothes Dryers, Freezers. Relugerator-Freezer
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Contents
Before You Use Your Range.
Important Safety Instructions
Parts and Features.
Using Your Range
Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit
Using the Oven Controls
Baking 6
Broiling
Oven Vent 1’
Storage Drawer IO
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Caring for Your Range
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Surface Units and
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Reflector Bowls
1 ItTUp Cooktop
OvenDoor
Cleaning Chart
If You Need Service’&
Assistance
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Before you use your range
Read this Use & Care Guide and The Cooking Guide for important safety
information.
you are personally responsible for:
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Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.
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Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support its weight.
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Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. [See
“Installation Instructions:‘)
9 Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
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Properly maintaining the range
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Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range
See “Cooking Guide” for important safety and use information.
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I IV1 PORTANT’
SAFITY INSTRUCTIONS
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1.
DO NOT allow children to use o!
play ,with uny part of +hc ‘II~I :t’leave them unattendec: :;c+z ‘+
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2.
DO NOT s!<>re thl!!As IL’ ! :‘I ..
rnighl &Nan! above tpe ri:
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DO NOT ailow an~on:i 1 c_ L
hot sur’ace units CI heall: :J c:,t:
men?, Dark colored urilf !I(?(! eic,
ments ~cc1r1 still be hot enS:l~.,gr to
burr: severely
4. KEEP children away frorl- :“E
range when it IS on The cooktop
and oven walls racks and door
can get hot enough to c:(luse
burns
5. DO NOT use the range to VIeat a
room Persons in the room could
be burned or injured or a fire
could start
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
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FOR YOUR SAFETY.
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
KEEP pan handles turned in. but not
(?LL.?! (Inother surface unit to avold
t!i.rrli :n]ur\i and to help prevent the
tJV,nsl from being pushed off the sur‘2 e ,vts
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TheI fire wll spread Cover fire with
l:-!:gc~ iid or smother with
:ajc 31 salt
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DO NOTweur loose or hanging garments when using the range They
could ignite If they touch a hot surface unit or heating element and
you could be burned
DO NOT heat unopened containers.
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They could explode The hot contents could burn and container partlcles could cause injury
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When adding or removing
food,
MAKE SURE
oven door all the way to
prevent burns
to open the
baking
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
If you need service, or call with a question. have this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial
Numbers (from plate pus? behind
the oven door).
2. Purchase date from sales slip
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, your
warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
There is no warranty reqistratlon
to return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warrantv service.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company/Phone Number
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Parts and
features
Models RF305U(p and RF302&~
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STORAGE DRAWER .
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BROIL
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OVEN TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
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SELECTOR
OVEN SIGNAL
LIGHT
RIGHT REAR
CONTROL KNOB
RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot In the surface unit
rndicator shows which surface unit
IS turned on by that knob.
Signal light
PUSH IN
Turn to
setting.
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
them to a setting They
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
start cooking at the high settings, then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
Use HI
to start
foods cookina; to brina rapid boil; to
lic.$ids to aboil
Use MED-HI
to hold a
try chicken
or pancakes.
Use MED
for gravy, to keep food keep food
puddings cooking after
and icing; to starting it
cook large on a higher serve. Set the
amounts of setting. heat higher
vegetables or lower
CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cookmg on HI and turn control down to con-
/ tinue cooking. .
One of the signal lights WIII glow
when a surface unit is on.
for best results,
Use MED-LO Use LO
warm until
ready to
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
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temperature
you want.
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