Whirlpool RS363BXT User Manual

RANGE

Self-Cleaning Model RS363BXT

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 Optional Trim 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

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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 Oven Light

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Before you use your range

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

information.

You are personally responsible for:

Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the Cooking Guide.

Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor strong enough to support its weight.

Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See “Installation Instructions:‘)

Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

Properly maintaining the range.

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

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See “Cooking Guide” for important safety and use information.

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not

play with any part of the range, or over another surface unit to avoid leave them unattended near it. They could be burned or injured. utensil from being pushed off the sur-

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 ele- 8. ments Dark colored units and elements can still be hot enough to could ignite if they touch a hot surburn severely. face unit or heating element and

4. KEEP children away from the range when it is on. The cooktop and oven walls, racks and door They could explode. The hot concan 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 lGNlTE

CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

burns, injury and to help prevent the 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.

DO NOT

ments when using the range. They

you could be burned.

9. DO NOT heat unopened containers. tents could burn and container par-

titles could cause injury.

wear loose or hanging gar-

10. When adding or removing

food, MAKE SURE to open the oven door all the way to prevent burns.

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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 on frame behind the storage drawer).

2. Purchase date from sales slip.

Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book and your sales slip together in the Literature Pac.

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and mail the Owners Registration Card furnished with this product.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Model RS363BXTT

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FIBERGLASS HEAT SEAL

LEm FR6NT CONTROL KNOB

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LEFT &AR CONTROL KNOB

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TIME

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GUIDE

BAKE

IR-FLOW N DOOR

TERATURE PAC

STOP STOP TIME TIME

SURFACE UNIT SURFACE UNIT INDICATOR INDICATOR

SURFACE UNIT SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT

CLEAN CLEAN LIGHT LIGHT

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RIGHT R:AR RIGHT F:ONT CONTROL KNOB

CONTROL KNOB

Using the surface units

PUSH IN

Turn to

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 when a surface unit is on.

Control knobs must be pushed in before turning them to a setting. The! can be set anywhere between HI and OFF.

OVEN ’ SELECTOR

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 Use 7-9 to foods cook- hold a rapid

ing; to bring boil; to fry liquids to a boil. pancakes.

CAUTION: The use of the Hi sefting for long periods of ttme can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector bowls. Start cooklng on Hi and iurn control down to continue cooklng.

chicken or

Use 5 or 6 for Use 2-4 to gravy, pud- keep food dings and cooking after icing; to starting it cook large on a higher amounts of setting. vegetables.

Use LO to keep food warm until ready to serve. Set the heat higher or lower to keep foods at the temperature you want.

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.

Optional Trim Kit (Part No. 4314884)

A trim kit is available for the unfinished edges of your counters. Order the kit

from your Whirlpool Dealer or TECH-CARE” service company.

Setting the Clock

Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.

1. 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.

1. 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.

Using the Oven Controls

2. Without pushing 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.

Baking

The rack(s) should be placed so the top of the food will be centered in the oven. Always leave at least

lY2 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!’

1. P

losition the rack(s) properly

before turning on the oven. To :hange rack position, litt rack at

‘ant and pull out.

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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, walls 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 during baking, but does not

turn red.

oven lemp selector

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

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