Whirlpool RF398PXP 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
About the Electronic

Oven Controls . 6
Clock , . 8
Minute Timer , 8
Baking.. 9
Broiling 10
Baking Automatically 11
Keep Warm 13

Other Operating Hints 14

Oven Vent
Storage Drawer

CARING FOR YOUR RANGE

Control Panel
Surface Units and

Reflector Bowls
Lift-Up Cooktop
Using the Self-Cleaning

Cycle
Cleaning Chart

Using and Replacing the

Light Bulbs

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY

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01987 Whirlpool Corporation

Before you use your range

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

krformatlon.

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.

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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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IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

I.

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

. FOR YOUR SAFETY

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 gar­ments 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 par­titles could cause injury

10.

When adding or removing
food, MAKE SURE to open the
oven door all the way to
prevent burns.

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- 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 Registration Card fur­nlshed

wlth this DK+dUCt.

Model Number

Serlal Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Model RF398PXP

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LEFT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB

KEYBOARD

ON/OFF CONTROL-

CONTROL PANEL

PLUG-IN

SURFACE UNIT

AUTOMATIC OV
LIGHT SWITCH

MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE

DOOR SWITCH

SELF-CLEANING

OVEN

FIBERGLASS
HEAT SEAL

SIGNAL LIGHT

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LEFT REAR
CONTROL KNOB

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SURFACE UNIT INDICATORS

PORCELAIN-ENAMEL

REFLECTOR BOWL AND

CHROME TRIM RING

- SAKE

REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER

LITERATURE PAC
:not shown)

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OVEN DOOR

RIGHT REAR
CONTROL KNOB

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RIGHT FRbNT
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 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.

when a surface unit is on.

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

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

for gravy,
puddings

and icing; to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables.

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

CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long periods of time

can damage surface units and discolor chrome trim rings.

Start cooking on HI and turn control down to continue
cooklng.

Use LO to
keep food

ready to
serve. Set the

or lower

’ within the LO

band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want. 5

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.
NOTE: Excess steam and moisture can cause false readings on the

electronic oven controls. Avoid excess moisture by positioning
teakeffles, etc...away from the electronic controls. If false readings
occur, dry the keyboard. If the false reading remains, reset the
house circuit breaker, then reset the controls.

About the Electronic Oven Controls

There are three parts in the oven control section:

-The Digital Display,

-Command Pads with Signal Lights,

-Number Pads.
Instructions for each oven control are covered on the following pages. Read

them carefully.
When you first plug in the range, the Display will show “PF.” This stands for “Power

Failure:’ If after you set the Clock (page 8) the Display again shows “PF,” it means

your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock and any other functions
which may have been set.

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KEEP THE CONTROL PANEL CLEAN. Food or moisture on the panel can
affect proper operation.

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When the control panel temperature is too high, the rear surface units
automatically shut off. This may occur during the self-clean cycle.
When temperatures return to normal, the rear units can be used again.

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Do not operate any surface unit without a pan. If the two rear units
are left on without a pan, they will eventually automatically shut
off. When temperatures return to normal, the rear units can be used
agaln.

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The Digital Display/Clock. When

you are not using the oven, this is an
accurate digital clock. When using
the oven or minute timer, this displays
time and temperature settings, and
shows what number pads have been
touched.

The Command Pads tell the oven
what to do and in what order. A few
examples:

-CLOCK SET tells the oven you are

going to set the clock.

- START tells the oven to start.
Each Command Pad (except START,

CANCEL and MINUTE TIMER CANCEL)
has its own Signal Light. The Signal
Light comes on when you touch the
Command Pad.

Once you’ve touched a Command
Pad to tell the oven what you want
it to do, you’ll touch Number Pads to

tell it...0 temperature and/or a time.

The Keyboard On/Off Control is under
the flip-top in the center of the console.
It hasthree different positions:

ON - allows all Command Pads and tones to work.
TONES OFF - removes the programming tones.
OVEN CONTROL OFF-turns off the oven controls and programming tones.

MINUTE TIMER, MINUTE TIMER CANCEL and CLOCK SET
will opemte in this position.

The Keyboard On/Off Control must be in the ON or TONES OFF position for the
oven to heat.

Operating instructions are provided for each of the Electronic Controls. They
are located on the inside of the flip-top console. Use these flip-top instructions
for quick and easy reference.

1.

Touch CLOCK SET. “0” appears in

the Display.

Within 5 seconds, touch Number
Pads for the correct time of day

The Display will show the numbers

you touched in the order you

touched them. If the Number

Pads are not touched withln 5

seconds, “PF” or the original
tlme will show in the Display.
Touch CLOCK SET and Number

Pads again.

2. Touch START. The Start Signal Light
will stay on for 5 seconds.

If an incorrect time is set, such
as 7:77, the Display will show “Err!’
Touch CANCEL and reset the clock.

The clock cannot be set if a bake
or broil function is programmed.

Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
Set it in minutes or hours. You will hear a beep when the set time is up. The
Minute Timer must be cancelled after each use, Including after the end
of time slgnal.

1. Touch MINUTE TIMER.
Within 5 seconds, touch Number

Pads for the desired time in hours
and minutes. The Displav will show
what numbers you touched, in the

order you touched them. If the

Number Pads are not touched
within 5 seconds, the Display will
show the time of day. Reset the
MINUTE TIMER.

2. Touch START. The Display counts
down minutes, not seconds. At

the end of the selected time a
tone will sound.

To cancel the minute timer before
the set time is up, touch MINUTE
TIMER CANCEL. This will cancel the
Minute Timer only.

Use the Minute Timer alone or while
the oven is in use. The display will
always show the minute timer count­down, even when the oven is in use.

Baking

1.

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

3. Touch Number Pads for desired
temperature between 150”~509°F
(65.5”-265°C). The Display will
show the numbers you touched, in
the order you touched them. The
temperature appears in the Dis-

play until the oven is turned off.

2.

Touch BAKE TEMF!“O
in the Display.

4. Touch START. The Preheat Signal
Light will come on. When the oven

is fully preheated, you will hear 2
beeps and the Preheat Signal

Light will go off.

“F” will appear

5. Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
racks, walls and door will be
hot.

During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting.

The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.

6. When baking is done, touch
CANCEL to turn off the oven.

The oven automatically turns
off after 12 hours, 59 minutes.