Whirlpool RF3120XP User Manual

ELECTRIC
RANGE

Model RF3120XP

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1 Contents

Before You Use Your Range. . .
Important Saiety Instrucllons
Parts and Features. .

Using Your Range . . . . . .

Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit .

Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Minute Timer. . . . . .

Using the Oven Controls . . . .

Baking...................

Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using the Automatic

MEALTIMER* Clock . . . . . .

Oven Vent . . . . . . . . .

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Storage Drawer
Optional Rotisserie .

Caring for Your Range

Control Panel
Surface Units and

Reflector Bowls .
Lift-Up Cooktop

Oven Window. . . . . .

Oven Door . . .
Cleaning Chart . .

Oven Light . . . . . . .

If You Need

Service

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Before you use your range

Read this Use & Care Guide and The Cooking Guide for important safety

intormatlon.

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:‘)

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Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

0 Properly maintaining the range.

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Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.

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See “Cooklng Guide” for Important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT

SAF’ETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. DO NOT allow children to use or

play with any part of the range, or
leave them unattended near it.
They could be burned or injured.

2. DO

3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch

4. KEEP

NOT

might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.

hot surface units or heating ele­ments. Dark colored units and ele­ments can still be hot enough to
burn severely.

range when it is on, The

and oven walls, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns.

5.

DO NOT

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

store things children

children away from the

cooktop

use the range to heat a IO. When adding or removing food,

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IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

6. KEEP

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8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging gar

9.

FOR YOUR SAM.

pan handles turned in, but not
over another surface unit to avoid
burns, injury and to help prevent the
utensil from being pushed off the sur,
face units.

DO NOT

The fire will spread. Cover fire with

large lid or smother with baking

soda or salt.

ments when using the range. They
could ignite if they touch a hot sur­face unit or heating element and
you could be burned.

DO NOT

They could explode. The hot con­tents could burn and container par­titles could cause injury.

MAKE SURE

door all the way to prevent burns.

use water on grease fires.

heat unopened

to open the oven

COntainerS

- 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

Numbers [from plate just 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 registration

to return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service.

Model and Serial

Model Number
Serial Number
Purohase Date
Sewloe Company/Phone Number

Parts and features

Model RF3120XP

CLOCK
MINUTE TIMER

START TIME

OVEN VENT

ONE-PIECE CHROMI

REFLECTOR BOWI

STOP TIME

REMOVABLE

STORAGE DRAWER

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STANDliRD OVEN

Using your range

OVEN LIGHT SWITCH

OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN 1

CONTROL

OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT

RIGHT REAR/

SELECTOR

CONTROL KNOB

Using the surface units

Surface Unit Indicators

indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on bv that knob.

4.

PUSH IN

Turn to The solid dot in the surface unit

1 Setting

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RIGHT FRONT\
CONTROL KNOB

Control knobs
before turning

can be set any
and OFF.

must be pushed

them to a setting They

Iwhere between I 4

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

foods cook­ing; to bring

liquids to a

boil.

start

Use MED-HI

to hold a
rapid boil; to
fry chicken
or pancakes.

CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con­tlnue tooklng.

in

Use MED

for gravy,
puddings

and icing; to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables.

Use MED-I.0

to keep food
cooking after
starting it
on a higher
setting.

For best results,

Use LO

keep food

warm until

ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.

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Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged
bottom canners or tea kettles] are not recommended.

See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensil information.

Optional Canning Kit

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with
high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface
units and cause damage to the cooktop.

If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation
of a Canning Kit. Order the kit from your Whirlpool Dealer or Tech-Care” Service
Company.

(Part

NO.

242905)

See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information.

Setting the Clock

Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.

1.

Push in Minute Timer Knob and

turn clockwise

the right time of day.

until clock shows

2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out.

Turn clockwise until Minute

Timer hand points to OFF.

The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.

Using the Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.

DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB

when setting the Minute Timer.

1.

Without pushing it in,

Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting you want.

turn the

2. Without pushing in,

back to the setting you want.

When the time is up,

will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.

turn the knob

a buzzer

PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.

Using the Oven Controls

Baking

Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen­tered in the oven. Always leave
at IeastlYz to 2 inches (4-5 cm)
between the sides of the pan
and the oven walls and other
pans. For more information, see

the “Cooking Guide:’

1. Position the rack(s) properly

before
change rack position,

front and pull out.

turning on the oven.

lift rack at

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2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE.

3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baking temperature you want.
The Oven Signal Light will come on.

The oven is preheated when the
Oven Signal Light first goes off.

4.

Put food in the oven.

Note: Oven
racks, walls and door will be
hot.

During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.

5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF

The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control

Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually without your noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.

If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the

temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps: