Whirlpool RF3620XP, RF363PXPT User Manual
Self-Cleaning
Models RF3620XP
RF363PXPT (Shown)
Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors. Room AN Condltloners. Dehumldlfws, Aulomatlc Washers, Clothes Dryers, Freezers, Refrigerator-F
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 11
Oven Vent 12
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Storage Drawer
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Optional Rotisserie
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE.
Control Panel
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls
Lift-Up Cooktop
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light .
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY
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!‘)
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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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1.
DO NOT
play with any part of the range, or
leave them unattended near it.
They could be burned or injured.
2.
DO NOT
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.
3.
DO NOT
hot surface units or heating elements. Dark colored units and ele- ments when using the range. They
ments can still be hot enough to
burn severely.
4. KEEP
range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven walls, racks and door They could explode. The hot concan get hot enough to cause tents could burn and container parburns.
5.
DO NOT
room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire
could start.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
6.
KEEP
allow children to use or
store things children
allow anyone to touch
children away from the
use the range to heat a
. FOR YOUR SAFETY
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
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10. When adding or removing
pan handles turned in, but not
over another surface uoit to avoid
burns, injury and to help prevent the
utensil from being pushed off the surface units.
DO NOT
The fire will spread. Cover fire with
large lid or smother with baking
soda or salt.
DO NOT
could ignite if they touch a hot surface unit or heating element and
you could be burned.
DO NOT
titles could cause injury.
food,
oven door all the way to
prevent burns.
use water on grease fires.
wear loose or hanging gar-
heat unopened containers.
MAKE SURE
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to open the
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
1 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.
Please complete and mail the
Owners Registration Card tur-
nished with this woduct.
Model and Serial
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number ~
Parts and features
Models RF3620XP and RF363PXPT
B”OR6”
SURFACE UNIT
CLOCK START TIME
NE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
STOP TIME
MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE
SELF-CLEANING
FIBERGLASS
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
OVEN DOOR
OR OVEN DOOR
(wHtroul window)
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LITERATURE PAC
(In storage drawer)
OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH
OVEN TEMPERATURE
OVEN
l&K
LIGHT
\ CLEAN
LIGHT
SIGNAL LIGHT
RIGHT-REAR
CONTROL KNOB
RlGHrFRONT
CONTROL KNOB
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.
Signal light
One of the signal lights will glow
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Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
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
foods cook-
to start
ing; to bring
liquids to a
boil.
CAUTION: The use of the Hi sefflng for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. StarI cooking on Hi and turn control down to continue cooking.
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them to a setting. They
Use MED-Hi
to hold a
rapid boil; to
fry chicken
or pancakes.
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when a surface unit is on.
Use MED Use MED-LO
for gravy, to keep food
puddings cooking after
and icing; to starting it
cook large
amounts of setting.
vegetables.
on a higher
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 (Part NO. 242905)
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.
Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute mmer Knob to set the Clock.
1.
Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise
the right time of day.
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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.
the Minute Timer.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB
when
setting
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Without pushing it in,
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting you want.
turn the
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE M
SElliNG.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before
change rack position,
front and pull out.
turning on the oven.
lift rack at
To
2. Without pushing in,
back to the setting you want.
When
the
time is up,
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:’
turn the knob
a buzzer
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2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE
3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baking temperature you want.
The Oven Signal 1 ight will come on.
The oven is preheated when the
Oven Signal Light first goes oft.
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Put food in the oven.
Note: Oven
racks, wails 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
compared 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:
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