Whirlpool RF390PXP User Manual

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Contents

BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTS AND FEATURES
USING YOUR RANGE .

Surface Units.
The Electronic MEALTIMER’

Clock
Setting the Electronic Clock
Using the Electronic Minute

Timer
Using the Oven Controls

Baking .

Broiling .

Using the Electronic

Automatic MEALTIMER’

Clock .

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Other Operating Hints

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Oven Vent
Storage Drawer

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Optional Rotisserie

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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE

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Control Panel .

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Surface Units and
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9
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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 thlr Usi 6 Care Gulde and The Cooking Guide for important safety

Information.

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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 Instructionsl’)

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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.

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

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

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

6.

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

1. 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 LlQUlDS

allow children to use or

store things children

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FOR YOUR SAFETY.

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

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

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 sur
face 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 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 remov­ing food to prevent burns.

IGNITE

- 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, your
warranty and sales slip together in

the Literature Pac.

Please complete and mail the

Owners Reglstmtlon Card tur­nlshed wlth thls product.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Servlce

Company

Phone NUmber

Parts and features

Model RF390PXP

LEFT FRONT

CONTROL KNOB

CONTROL PANEL -

SURFACE UNIT

AUTOMATIC OVEN

LIGHT SWITCH

MODEL AND SERI
NUMBER PLATE

SELF-CLEANING

SURFACE UNIT
SIGNAL LIGHT

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LEFl REAR
CONTROL KNOB

ELECTRONIC MEALTIMER’

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CLOCK/MINUTE TIMER

PORCELAIN-ENAMEL

REFLECTOR BOWL AND

/CHROME TRIM RING

BROIL

VEN RACK

GUIDE

REMOVABLE

STORAGE DRAWER

LITERATURE PAC
(not shown)

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OVEN DOOR

OVEN LIGHT

SWITCH

OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN
CO-NTROL

/SELECTOR

SURFACE UNIT
IfjDlCATOR

LOCK

LIGHT

‘CLEAN

LIGHT

‘OVEN

SIGNAL LIGHT

RIGHT REAR
CONTROL KNOB

RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB

Using the surface units
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comrol Knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.

Until you get used to the settings, use the following 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
foods cook- to hold a
ing; to bring
liquids to a fry chicken
boil.

CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome Mm rfngs.
Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to continue

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Use MED-HI
rapid boil; to
or pancakes.

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Surface Unit Indicators

The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit

is turned on by that knob.

Signal light

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Use MED
for gravy,
puddings
and icing; to
cook large
amounts of setting.
vegetables.

One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit is on.

Use MED-LO
to keep food
cooking after warm until
starting it
on a higher

Use LO to
keep food

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

temperature

j 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.

The Electronic MEALTIMER* Clock

The Electronic MEALTIMER’ Clock handles many different types of functions,
The following operating hints may be helpful when using the clock:

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The numbers on the display change rapidly when turning the Set Knob.

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When setting the Time-of-Day Clock, the display shows hours and minutes,

Twenty-five minutes past Forty-five minutes past
six o’clock.

twelve o’clock.

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When using the Min/Sec Timer, the display shows minutes and seconds in the
following sequence.

- For settings from149 seconds, each second will show in the display.

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- For settings from l-10 minutes, the display will increase in 10 second
increments.

- For settings from10-99 minutes, the display will increase in1 minute
increments.

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When using the Bake Hours and/or Stop Time, the display shows hours and

minutes.

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Two-hours and fifteen-

minutes.

Other operating hints may be found on page 15.

Eleven-hours and fifty-nine
minutes.

Setting the Electronic Clock

When you first plug in the range or if your electricity goes off for a while, each

light in the display will flash in sequence. Then, 4 eights and the MinlSec Timer

and Bake Hours signal lights will flash. The flashing means that the clock is

ready to be set.

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1.

Push in and hold both the Min/Sec
Timer Button and the Bake Hours
Button. “0:OO” will show in the
Display and the Signal Lights will
go off.

2. Turn the Set Knob to set the right
time of day.Turning the knob
clockwise increases the num­bers, while turning the knob
counter-clockwise decreases
the numbers.The display will
show the time you set in hours
and minutes.

Using the Electronic Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
It can be set in minutes and seconds up to 99 minutes. You will hear beeps
when the set time is up.

1. Push in the Min/SecTimer Button.
The Signal Light will come on

and the Display will show “0:OO”.

2. Turn the Set Knob until the de­sired time shows in the Display

Turning the knob clockwise in-

creases the numbers, while turn­ing the knob counterclockwise

decreases the numbers.

3. After setting the time you want,
The Signal Light will stay on and

the Display will start counting
down in seconds.

Using the Oven Controls

Baking

1.

Position the rack(s) property

before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.

When the time i
hear a beeping
Min/Sec Timer Button to stop the
beeping. The beeping will auto­maticallv stop afterl-2

Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen­tered in the oven. Always leave
at leastlY2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm]
between the sides of the

sound. Push the

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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