Whirlpool RF316PXP User Manual
RF316PXP (Shown)
Mrcrowave Ovens, Trash Compactors. Room Air Condrtloners. Dehumldrfiers. Automatic Washers, Clothes Dryers. Freezers, Refrigeralor-Frc
Contents
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE. 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS. . . . 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 4
USING YOUR RANGE. . 5
Using the Surface Units 5
Optional Canning Kit 6
Setting the Clock . . 6
Using the Minute Timer 7
Using the Oven Controls 7
Baking . . . 7
Broiling . . . . . . 9
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER* Clock 10
Oven Vent . . . . . . 11
Page
Storage Drawer ..........
Page
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 OR
ASSISTANCE ...............
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY ................
01987 Whfrlpool Corpomtion
Before you use your range
Read thls Use I Care Gulde and The Cooking Gulde for Important safety
Information.
You are personally responslble for:
l
Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.
l
Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support its weight.
l
Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“Installation Instructionsl’)
l
Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l
Properly maintaining the range.
l
Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
See “Cooking Guide” for important safety and use Information.
12
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
:i
18
20
‘Tmk.
2
IMPORTANT
SAFETY 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 NOT store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch
hot surface units or heating elements. Dark colored units and ele-
ments can still be hot enough to
burn severely.
4. KEEP children away from the
range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven walls, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns.
5. DO NOT use the range to heat 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
. FOR YOUR SAFEW
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
6. KEEP 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 surface units.
7. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
The fire will spread. Cover fire with
large lid or smother with baking
soda or salt.
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging gar-
ments when using the range. They
could ignite if they touch a hot sur-
face
unit or heating element and
you could be burned.
9. DO NOT: heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot contents could burn and container par-
titles could cause injury.
10. MAKE SURE to open the oven door
all the way when adding or removing food to prevent burns.
l
- 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 just behind
the oven door].
2. Purchase date from sales slia.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, your
warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
Please complete and mall the
Owners Reglskatlon Card turnlshed with this product.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Senloe Company Phone Numbor
CONTROL
PANEL
\
ENT
MODEL AND
NUMBER
SILICONE
HEAT SEAL\
REMOVABLE
STORAGE
LIrERATURE
Out Shown)
A
SERIAL
PLATE
DRAWER,
PAC
I
I
I
\
SAKE
lENT
I
I
OVEN LIGHT SWITCH
OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT
Using the surface units
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Slgnal light
One of the signal lights will glow
Control knobs must be pushed In
before turnlng them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
when a surface unit is on.
Until you get used to the setllngs, use the
start cooking at the high settings; then turn
cooking.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI
foods cooking; to bring rapid boil; to
liquids to a fry chicken
boil.
CAUTICN: The use ot the HI seffl~ for long periods of time
to hold a
or pancakes.
Use MED
for gravy, to keep food
puddings
and icing; to
cook large on a higher
amounts of setting.
vegetables.
tollowlng as a guide. For best results,
the control knob down to continue
Use MED-LO
cooking after
starting it
can damage surlac@-unlh ond discolor eiwwne reflector
bowls.SiaftcooklngonHlandhnnoonMdowntocon-
nnue oooklng.
Use Lo to
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.
1
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 (Part
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.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information.
NO.
242905)
Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
1. Push In Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwlse until clock shows
the right time of day.
2. Let the Minute Tlmer Knob pop
out. Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF. The
clock sefflng will change If you
push In the knob when turning.
6
Loading...