Whirlpool RF386PXEQ1, RF386PXEZ1, RF395LXEQ0, RF396LXEB0, RF396LXEB1 Owner’s Manual

UseE,Care

A Note to You ............ 2

Range Safety ......... 3-5

Parts and Features ... 6

Using Your Range ..... 8

Using the Self-

Cleaning Cycle ........ 30

Caring for Your

Range ..................... 35

Troubleshooting ...... 45

Requesting

Assistance or

Service .................... 47

Index ....................... 50

Warranty ................. 52

Call our Consumer Assistance Center

with questions or comments.

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Because your life is getting busier and more compli-

cated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save

time, and help you manage your home better. To

ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation,

we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of

valuable information about how to operate and

maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please

read it carefully.

Also, complete and mail the Product Registration

Oard provided with your appliance. The card helps

us notify you about any new information on

your appliance.

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Whenever you call to request service for your appli-

ance, you need to know your complete model number

and serial number. You can find this information on the

model and serial number label/plate (see the diagram

in the "Parts and Features" section). Also, record the

other information shown in the next column.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Dealer Name

Dealer Address

Dealer Phone

To find detailed product information, the location of the nearest Whirlpool dealer or authorized servicer, to

purchase an accessory item, or register your appliance on-line, please visit our Web site at

www.WhirlpoolAppliances.com

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We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance, Always read and

obey all safety messages,

This is the safety alert symbol.

This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.

All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word "DANGER" or

"WARNING." These words mean:

Youfollowwillinstructions,be killed or seriously injured if you don't

Youfollowcaninstructions,be killed or seriously injured if you don't

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can

happen if the instructions are not followed.

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.

Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.

Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.

See the installation instructions for details.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns

to children and adults.

Anti-Tip Bracket

Range Foot

Making sure the anti=tip bracket is installed:

• Slide range forward.

• Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.

• Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.

continued on next page

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical

shock, injury to persons, or damage when using

the range, follow basic precautions, including the

following:

÷WARNING - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST

BE SECURED BY PROPERLY INSTALLED

ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES

ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY, SLIDE RANGE

FORWARD, LOOK FOR ANTI-TIP BRACKET

SECURELY A-n-ACHED TO FLOOR, AND SLIDE

RANGE BACK SO REAR RANGE FOOT IS

UNDER ANTI-TIP BRACKET.

÷ CAUTION - Do not store items of interest to

children in cabinets above a range or on the

backguard of a range - children climbing on the

range to reach items could be seriously injured.

®Proper installation - Be sure the range is properly

installed and grounded by a qualified technician.

®Never Use the Range for Warming or Heating

the Room.

÷ Do Not Leave Children Alone - Children should

not be left alone or unattended in area where the

range is in use. They should never be allowed to

sit or stand on any part of the range.

÷ Wear Proper Apparel - Loose-fitting or hanging

garments should never be worn while using

the range.

÷ User Servicing - Do not repair or replace any part

of the range unless specifically recommended in

the manual. All other servicing should be referred

to a qualified technician.

÷ Storage in or on the Range - Flammable

materials should not be stored in an oven or

near surface units.

®Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires - Smother

fire or flame or use dry chemical or foam-type

extinguisher.

®Use Only Dry Potholders - Moist or damp

potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns

from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot

heating elements. Do not use a towel or other

bulky cloth.

÷ DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS

NEAR UNITS - Surface units may be hot even

though they are dark in color. Areas near surface

units may become hot enough to cause burns.

During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing

or other flammable materials contact surface

units or areas near units until they have had

sufficient time to cool. Among those areas are

the cook-top and surfaces facing the cook-top.

÷ Use Proper Pan Size - The range is equipped

with one or more surface units of different size.

Select utensils having flat bottoms large enough

to cover the surface unit heating element. The

use of undersized utensils will expose a portion

of the heating element to direct contact and may

result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of

utensil to burner will also improve efficiency.

÷ Never Leave Surface Units Unattended at High

Heat Settings - Boilover causes smoking and

greasy spillovers that may ignite.

÷ Make Sure Reflector Pans or Drip Bowls Are in

Place - Absence of these pans or bowls during

cooking may subject wiring or components

underneath to damage.

®Protective Liners - Do not use aluminum foil to

line surface unit drip bowls or oven bottoms,

except as suggested in the manual. Improper

installation of these liners may result in a risk of

electric shock, or fire.

®Glazed Cooking Utensils - Only certain types of

glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, or

other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top

service without breaking due to the sudden

change in temperature.

®Utensil Handles Should Be Turned Inward and

Not Extend Over Adjacent Surface Units - To

reduce the risk of burns, ignition of flammable

materials, and spillage due to unintentional

contact with the utensil, the handle of a utensil

should be positioned so that it is turned inward,

and does not extend over adjacent surface units.

®Do Not Soak Removable Heating Elements -

Heating elements should never be immersed

in water.

-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS-

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®Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top - If cook-top

should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers

may penetrate the broken cook-top and create a

risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni-

cian immediately.

®Clean Cook-Top With Caution - If a wet sponge

or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking

area, be careful to avoid steam burn. Some

cleaners can produce noxious fumes if applied

to a hot surface.

®Use Care When Opening Door - Let hot air or

steam escape before removing or replacing food.

÷ Do Not Heat Unopened Food Containers -

Build-up of pressure may cause container to

burst and result in injury.

÷ Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed.

÷ Placement of Oven Racks - Always place oven

racks in desired location while oven is cool. If

rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let

potholder contact hot heating element in oven.

÷ DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS OR

INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN - Heating

elements may be hot even though they are dark

in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot

enough to cause burns. During and after use, do

not touch, or let clothing or other flammable

materials contact heating elements or interior

surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient

time to cool. Other surfaces of the appliance may

become hot enough to cause burns - among

these surfaces are oven vent openings and

surfaces near these openings, oven doors, and

windows of oven doors.

For self=cleaning ranges =

®Do Not Clean Door Gasket - The door gasket is

essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not

to rub, damage, or move the gasket.

÷ Do Not Use Oven Cleaners - No commercial oven

cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind

should be used in or around any part of the oven.

÷ Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual.

÷ Before Self-Cleaning the Oven - Remove broiler

pan and other utensils.

For units with ventilating hood =

÷ Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently - Grease

should not be allowed to accumulate on hood

or filter.

÷ When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan

off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS-

AND

This section contains captioned pictures of your range. Use them to learn where all parts and

features are and what they look like. Use the page references to help you quickly find out more

about the part or feature you are interested in.

(Model RF395LXE)

Oven vent

(p. 27)

Plug=in coil element

with one=piece

reflector

(pp. 8, 35-39)

Anti=tip

(p. 28)

Model and

serial number

(behind left side

of storage drawer)

Removable

storage drawem

(p. 29)

Control panel

(pp. 8, 13, 35)

Automatic oven

light switch

(p. 44)

Broil element

(not shown)

(p. 20)

Bake element

(p. 18)

Surface heating

indicator light

(lights up when a

coil element ison)

AccuBake

system electronic

oven control

Coil element marker

(shows which coil

element you are setting)

/

Left front

control knob

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Left rear

control knob

Right rear Right front

control knob control knob

(ModelRF396LXEshown)

Ovenvent

(p. 27)

CLEANTOP ®

ceramic glass

cooktop

(pp. 10, 40)

Surface

cooking are_

(pp. 10, 40)

Anti=tip bracket

(p. 28)

Model and serial

number plate

(behind left side

of storage drawer)

Removable

storage drawer

(p. 29)

Control panel

(pp. 8, 13, 35)

Automatic oven

light switch

(p. 44)

Hot surface

indicator

lights

(p. 10)

Broil element

(not shown)

(p. 20)

Bake element

(p. 18)

/

Surface heating

indicator light

(lights up when a surface

cooking area is on)

AccuBake

system electronic

oven control

Surface cooking

area marker

(shows which

surface cooking

area you are setting)

Left front Left rear

control knob control knob

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co ,o HI

PUSHTOTURN

Right rear

control knob

Super Capacit 9

Right front

control knob

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To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells you

what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently.

_i_ thec_tM k_

Push in the control knobs before turning them to a

setting. You can set

them anywhere between

HI and OFF.

S_ cec_ki_ _re_Ihe_ts

Use the following chart as a guide.

SETTING RECOMMENDED USE

HI ®To start foods cooking.

÷ To bring liquids to a boil.

6-8 ÷ To hold a rapid boil.

÷ To fry chicken or pancakes.

5 ÷ For gravy, pudding, and icing.

÷ To cook large amounts of

vegetables.

2-4 ÷ To keep food cooking after

starting it on a higher setting.

LO ÷ To keep food warm until it's

ready to serve.

Fire Hazard

Turn off all controls when done cooking.

Failure to do so can result in death or fire.

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®Use the correct cookware to prevent damage to

the surface cooking area, cooktop, wiring, and

surrounding areas.

®if the cookware is too small for the surface

cooking area or the bottom is not fiat, the surface

cooking area could stay glowing red for an

extended length of time causing damage to

the range.

®if you start cooking on high, it is important to turn

the control down to a lower setting to complete

cooking.

®The surface cooking area could overheat or be

damaged if a pot has boiled dry or has been left

empty on a hot surface cooking area.

To protect your range:

÷ Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best results.

÷ Use the largest

centerover

! surfacecooking ! =

I area I 1

1"1 1inch I1"'

I maximum I '

..L overhang i J.. =

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Surface Pan

cooking area

surface cooking area for

best results. Also, use a

canner/pan that you can

center over the surface

cooking area and that

does not extend more

than one inch outside

the surface cooking

area. Large diameter

canners/pans, if not

÷ Do not place your canner

centered correctly, trap heat and can cause

damage to the cooktop.

on 2 surface cooking

areas at the same time.

Too much heat will build

up and damage the

cooktop.

÷ Start with hot water.

This reduces the time

the control is set on

high. Reduce the heat

setting to the lowest

position needed to keep

water boiling.

When canning for long periods of time, alternate

use of the surface cooking areas between batches

to allow the areas to cool down, or prepare food in

small batches.

On coil element model, keep your reflector bowls

clean so that they will always reflect heat well.

Refer to your canner manual for specific

instructions.

(Coi d,e e 't l o@b

Most water-bath or pressure canners have large

diameters. If you do canning with them at high heat

settings for long periods of time, you can shorten the

life of regular coil elements. This can also damage

the cooktop. If you plan to use the cooktop for

canning, we recommend the installation of a

Canning Kit. Order the kit (Part No. 242905) from

your Whirlpool dealer or authorized Whirlpool

service company.

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Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar

to cooking on coil

elements. There are,

however, a few

differences:

® The surface cooking

area will glow red when

the element is turned

on. You will see the

element cycling on and

off - even on the HI

setting - to help the

area stay at the temperature setting you chose.

®Do not cook foods directly on the cooktop.

®Do not cook popcorn that comes in prepackaged

aluminum containers on the cooktop. The

container could leave aluminum marks on the

cooktop that cannot be removed completely.

®Lift pots and pans onto and off of the cooktop.

Sliding pots and pans on the cooktop could leave

marks that are difficult to remove or could leave

permanent marks.

®Dropping a heavy or hard object on the cooktop

could crack it. Be careful when using heavy

skillets and large pots. Do not store jars or cans

above the cooktop.

®Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board.

®Do not allow anything that could melt, such as

plastic or aluminum foil, to come in contact with

the cooktop while it is hot.

÷ Sugary spills and soils can cause pitting. See

"Cleaning the ceramic glass cooktop" in the

"Caring for Your Range" section for more

information.

÷ Wiping off the cooktop before and after each

use will help keep the surface free from stains

and give you the most even heating. See "Cleaning

the ceramic glass cooktop" in the "Caring for Your

Range" section for care and cleaning suggestions.

INO'TE_Do not leave empty cookware, or cookware

which has boiled dry, on a hot surface cooking

area. The cookware could overheat, causing

damage to itself or the surface cooking area.

One of the hot surface indicator lights on the

cooktop will glow when a surface

cooking area becomes too hot to

touch. The indicator light will

continue to glow as long as the

surface cooking area is too hot to

touch, even after it is turned off.

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Followthissectioncarefullytogetthebest

cookingresults.

eBeforeturningontheoven,placeovenracks

whereyouneedthem.

eTomovearack,pullitouttothestop,raisethe

frontedge,andliftitout.

÷Besuretherack(s)islevel.

eUsepotholdersorovenmittstoprotectyour

handsif rack(s)mustbemovedwhiletheoven

ishot.

eWhenbaking/roastingwith1rack,placethe

racksothetopofthefoodwillbecenteredin

theoven.

eWhenbaking/roastingon2racks,positionracks

inoventoallowgoodcirculationofairaroundall

thefood.

eDonotplaceitemsontheovendoorwhenit

isopen.

Rackp ace e t sped k :

FOOD RACK POSiTiON

Frozen pies, large

roasts, turkeys, angel

food cakes

1st or 2nd rack

guide from bottom

Bundt cakes, most

quick breads, yeast

breads, casseroles,

meats

2nd rack guide

from bottom

Cookies, biscuits,

muffins, cakes,

nonfrozen pies

2nd or 3rd rack

guide from bottom

IHOTE::For information on where to place your

rack when broiling, see "Broiling guide" later in

this section.

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Hotairmustcirculatearoundthepansintheoven

forevenheatto reach

allpartsoftheoven.

Thisresultsinbetter

baking.

÷ Placethepansso

thatoneisnotdirectly

overtheother.

®Forbestresults,

allow11/2-2inchesof

spacearoundeachpan

andbetweenpansand

ovenwalls.

Forbestbakingresults,bake1sheetofcookies

I atat' e"

® If baking with

2 cookie sheets, use

I _ _ racks2 and 4. Switch

i_ I I _ _ the cookie sheets to

t_I_ _ theoppositerack

0 ....... .... _ about 2/3of the way

_.i__ through the baking

I_t time, then finish baking.

Where to place pans:

WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE

1 pan In center of the oven rack.

2 pans Side by side or slightly

staggered.

3 or 4 pans In opposite corners on

each oven rack. Stagger

pans so no pan is directly

over another.

Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies

or casseroles:

÷ Place the foil on the oven rack below the rack

with the food. Turn up

I I the foil edges and make

sure the foil is about

1 inch larger all around

than the dish holding

the food.

÷ Do not cover the entire

rack with aluminum foil.

It will reduce air circula-

tion and give you poor

cooking results.

÷ Do not line the oven bottom or the entire oven rack

with foil or other liners. It could affect the quality of

your baking.

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Electronic

display

Timer set and off

pads (pp. 14, 15)

SELF-CLEANING OVEN

i

Oven selector Temperature

pads pads

(pp. 16, 21, 31) (pp. 17, 19, 21)

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Electronic Hour Minute

MEALTIMER TM pads pads

control pads (p. 14) (p. 14)

(pp. 23-26)

Clock pad

(p. 14)

Manual oven

light pad

(p. 44)

Start/enter Off/cancel

pad pad

(p. 16) (p. 16)

÷ When you first plug in the range, everything on

the display will light up for 1 to 2 seconds, then

a time of day and "PF" will appear on the tem-

perature display. Press the off/cancel pad to

clear "PF" from the display. If, after you set the

clock (see the "Setting the clock" section), "PF"

again appears on the display, your electricity was

off for a while. Reset the clock, if needed.

®When you are not using the oven, the control is

an accurate clock.

®When you are using the oven or minute timer, the

display will show times, temperature settings,

and what command pads have been pressed.

®When showing the time of day, the display will

show the hour and minutes.

®When you are using the minute timer, the display

will show minutes and seconds in the following

sequence:

- For settings from 1-59 minutes, the display will

count down each second.

- For settings one hour or over, the display will

count down each minute.

®When you are using cook time and/or stop time,

_ B thedisplaywillsh°wh°urs

and minutes or minutes and

seconds.

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The control lock lets you shut down the control panel

command pads. The control lock comes in handy

when you want to prevent others from using

the oven.

INO'TES:

÷ You can only use the control lock when the oven

is not in use or the control has not been set.

÷ Set the control lock when cleaning the control

panel to prevent yourself from accidentally turning

on the oven.

÷ The control lock will stay on even after a power

failure.

To lock the control panel:

Press and hold the start/enter pad for 5 seconds.

You will hear a single tone and "Loc" and

I_ will appear on the temperature display.

When the control is locked, "START?"

will appear on the display and 3 tones

will sound if you press any command

pad other than clock or timer set.

To unlock the control panel:

Press and hold the start/enter pad for 5 seconds.

You will hear 3 tones followed by a single

tone. "Loc" and/_ will disappear from the

temperature display.

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INOTE.r';If yOUdo not want the clock time displayed,

press and hold the clock pad for 5 seconds. To

display the clock time again, press and hold the

clock pad for 5 seconds. You should not have to

reset the time. While the clock is not displayed,

you can see the clock for 5 minutes by pressing

the clock pad.

1o Press the clock pad.

PRESS

8

YOU SEE

2° Set the time.

Press the "up" (A) or "down" (V) pad(s) until

the correct time shows on the display.

PRESS YOU SEE

8o Start the clock.

(example for 5:30)

YOU SEE

The minute timer does not start or stop the oven.

It works like a kitchen timer. It can be set in hours

and minutes up to 12 hours, 59 minutes. The minute

timer will display minutes and seconds for settings

under one hour. You will hear four 1-second tones

when the set time is up.

1o Press the timer set pad.

PRESS YOU SEE

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2°Setthetime.

Pressthe"up"(A)or"down"(V)pad(s)until

thecorrecttimeshowsonthedisplay.

PRESS YOU SEE

3° Start the minute timer.

The minute timer will begin counting down

immediately after the timer is started.

PRESS

(example for ten minutes)

YOU SEE

When the time is up:

You will hear four 1-second tones, then four

1-second reminder tones every minute until you

press the timer off pad.

INO'TE:To remove the reminder tones, press and

hold the timer set pad for 5 seconds. To bring

back the tones, follow the same step. You will

see "oFF" when the tones are turned off and

"on" when they are turned on.

(display counts down)

YOU SEE

4, Turn off the minute timer. PRESS YOU SEE

I¢ca celthe

Press the timer off pad.

PRESS

(time of day)

YOU SEE

(time of day)

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Aftersettingafunction,youmustpressthestart/

enterpadtostartthefunction.Ifyou

donotpressthestart/enterpadwithin

5secondsofsetting,"START?"will

showonthedisplayasa reminder.

Theoff/cancelpadwillcancelanyfunctionexceptfor

theclock,timer,orcontrollock.Whenyou

presstheoff/cancelpad,thedisplaywill

showthetimeofdayor,iftheminutetimer

isalsobeingused,thetimeremaining.

Tonestellyouifafunctionisenteredcorrectlyor

not.Theyalsotellyouwhenacycleiscompleted.

To shut off all tones except for the end=of=timer

and error tones:

Press and hold the stop time pad for 5 seconds.

A short tone will sound to tell you the

tones have been changed. Repeat to turn

the tones back on. You will see "oFF" for

3 seconds when the tones are turned off

and "on" for 3 seconds when they are

turned on.

To choose between high and low volume tones:

Press and hold the delay start time pad for 5 seconds.

A short tone will sound to tell you the tones

have been changed. Either "HI" or "LO" will

appear on the time display for 3 seconds to

show the volume you chose.

Your oven is designed with the AccuBake

temperature management system to constantly

monitor oven temperature. The burner element

will cycle, as needed, to maintain the desired

temperature. This feature is automatically

activated when the oven is in operation.

1o Place the racks where you need them in the oven.

For more information, see the "Positioning racks

and pans" section.

of rack

Rear of rack

2. Choose the bake setting (optional).

PRESS YOU SEE

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