Whirlpool RS6406XK User Manual
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SO-INCH SET-IN
SELF-CLEANiNG ELECTRIC RANGE
Model RS6406XK
Porceloln-Enamel
Reflector Bowl
with Chrome Trtm
Model and Serial A
Number Plate
Lock Lever Cover
Oven Front
Frame
-ontrot Panel
Surface Unit
Bake Element
Fiberglass Heat Seal
Panel
Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here
If you need service or ( all with a question, have this
InformatIon ready:
1 Complete
just behind the oven door)
2 Purchase or installation date from your sales
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,
your warranty and the sales slip together in a handy
place
Model and Serial Numbers [from the plate
slip
See the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase/lnstallatlon Date
Service Company and Phone Number
Your respon&iIities. . l
Proper installation and safe use of the range are your personal
responsibilities. Read this “Use and Care Guide”and the “Cooking
Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.
Installation
You must be sure your range Is...
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installed and leveled in a cabinet and on a floor that will hold
the weight;
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installed in a well-ventilated
area protected from the
weather;
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properly connected to the correct electric supply and
grounding. (See “Installation
Instructions.“)
Proper use
You must be sure your range is...
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used only for jobs expected
of home ranges;
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used only by people who can
operate it properly;
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Contents
Your Respl3nstb,,l!les
Installat 9~‘
Proper I S?
Satey
Ustng YOLK Range
Surface Unit Conrro
Oven Controri
Baking
Resetttng the Ove*\ Temoerature-Control
Broilrng
Oven Rack PosItions
Setting the Clock
Minute Timer
Automatrc MEALTlMt R Clock
Oven Light
Oven Vent
Optional Rottsserre
Cleaning and Caring for Your Range
The Control Panel and Knobs
Surface Units and Reflector Bowls
Cleaning Chart
Ustng the Self-Cleaning Cycle
If You Need Service or Assistance
1 Before Calling for Assistance
2. If You Need Assistance
3. If You Need Service.
4. If You Have a Problem
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Using your range
Automatic MEALTIMER Clock
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>Surface Unit
Indicators
Surface Unit
>
Control Knobs
-Signal
Lights
Clock and M&ute Timer
Start Time Knob
SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS
Turn to setting.
Until you get used to the settings, use the fol-
lowing as a guide.
Use HI to start
foods cooking or
to bring liquids to
a boil.
Control
pushed in before turning them
to a setting.
anywhere between HI and OFF.
One of the signal lights will
glow when a surface unit is on.
Be sure all lights are off when
you are not cooking.
Use ME&HI to
hold a rapid boil
or to fry chicken
or pancakes.
knobs
They can be set
Use MED for
gravy, puddings
and icings or to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables.
Stop lime Knob
must
be
MFD
Use MED-LO
keep food
cooking after
starting it on a
higher setting.
to
Use LO to keep
food warm until
ready to serve.
Set the heat
higher or lower
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature you
want.
SURFACE
UNITS:
Element
black during
cooking if contact
with bottom of pan
is good. Element
will not turn red if
good contact is
made.
will be
Tmk
Oven Selector
Adjustable Oven Temperature Control
4. Let the oven preheat until the Signal Light
goes off.
5. Put food in the oven.
6. When done baking, turn both knobs to
OFF.
RESETTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Does your new oven seem to be hotter or colder at the same settings than your
old oven? The temperature setting in your old oven may have changed gradually over the years. The accurate setting of your new oven can seem different.
If you think the oven temperature needs adjusting, follow these steps:
Lockin’g Screw
Durlng baking, the elements will turn on
and off to help hold the oven temperature at
the settlng. (The top element will never turn
red, but will be hot.) The Signal Light will turn
on and off with the elements.
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OFF
Too&
Notches
OFF
Tooih Notches
1.
PUII out the center
of the Oven Temperature Control.
3.
2.
Loosen the locking screw.
mghten the locking screw. Replace the knob.
To lower the temperature, move
black ring so tooth is black ring so tooth is
closer to LO. Each
notch equals
about IO’F (5-C).
4.
To
raise the tem-
perature, move
closer to HI. Each
notch equals
about IO‘F (5-C).
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