Whirlpool RF385PXP User Manual

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Contents

Page 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

Storage Drawer 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.

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Oven Vent . . . 12

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01984 Whirlpool Corporation

Before you use your range

Read this Use 6 Care Guide and The Cooking Guide for important safety

information.

You are personally responsible 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 Instructions!‘)

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” tor Important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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 elements 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

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.

DO NOT wear 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.

9. DO NOT heat unopened containers. They could explode. The hot contents could burn and container partitles could cause injury

10.

MAKE SURE to open the oven door

all the way when adding or remov-

ing food to prevent burns.

FCR YOUR SAFETY.

- 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 slip. Copy this information in these

spaces. Keep this book, other oven literature, your warranty and sales slip together in the Literature Pac.

There is no warranfv reaistration

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

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service

CompanYlPhone Number

Parts and features

Model RF385PXP

STOP TIME

SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT

CONTROL PANEL

AUTOMATIC OVEN

CLOCK

MINUTE TIMER

START TIME

BAKE

REMOVAELE

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STORAGE DRAWER

LITERATURE PAC

(not shown)

OVEN DOOR

OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OVEN LIGHT SWITCH

/ I /

OVEN SELECTOR

SURFACE UNIT INDICATOR

CLEAN LIGHT

LOCK LIGHT

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

Signal light

One of the signal lights will glow

Control knobs before turning can be set any and OFF.

Until you get used to the settings, use the tollowlng as a guide. For best results, start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue cooking.

Use HI to start Use MED-HI foods cooking; to bring liquids to a boil.

CAUTION: The use of the HI wtllng for long pwiods of tlmo can damage s&ace units and dlwolor ctwmo Mm rhg& Starl oooklfig on HI and turn control down to con&we

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must be pushed in them to a setting They

urhere between I il

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

for gravy,

puddings

and icing; to

cook large

amounts of

vegetables.

when a surface unit is on.

Use MED-LO to keep food cooking after starting it on a higher setting.

Use LO to keep food warm until ready to serve. Set the heat higher or lower wlthln the LO band to keep

foudatme temperature

you want.

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

See the “Cooklng Guide” for Important utensil informatlon.

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.

Push In Mlnute Timer Knob and turn clockwise until clock shows the right time of day.

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.

Without pushing it in, turn the Minute Timer Knob until the hand passes the setting you want.

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

2. Without pushlng in, turn the knob back to the setting you want.

When the time is up, a buzzer will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn

the Minute Timer hand to OFF.

Using the Oven Controls

Baking

Position the rack(s) properly before turning on the oven. To change rack position, lift rack at front and pull out.

Rack(s) should be placed so the top of the food will be centered in at leastlY2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm) between the sides of the pan and the oven wails and other pans. For more lnformatlon, see the “Coaklng Guide:’

oven. Always leave

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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, 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.

The top element helps heat durlng baklng, but does not

turn red.

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

Adjusting the Oven Tempemtum 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:

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