Whirlpool RS660BXK Use & Care Manual

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SO-INCH SET-IN

SELF-CLEANiNG ELECTRIC RANGE

Model RS6406XK

Surface Unit

-ontrot Panel

Porceloln-Enamel
Reflector Bowl

with Chrome Trtm

Model and Serial A
Number Plate

Lock Lever Cover

Oven Front
Frame

Panel

Bake Element

Fiberglass Heat Seal

Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here

If you need service or ( all with a question, have this

InformatIon ready:

Model Number

1 Complete

Model and Serial Numbers [from the plate

just behind the oven door)

Serial Number

2 Purchase or installation date from your sales

slip

Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,

your warranty and the sales slip together in a handy

place

Purchase/lnstallatlon Date

Service Company and Phone Number

See the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.

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

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Surface Unit
Control Knobs

-Signal
Lights

Clock and M&ute Timer

Start Time Knob

Stop lime Knob

SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS

Control

knobs

must

be

pushed in before turning them

to a setting.

They can be set

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.

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.

Use ME&HI to
hold a rapid boil
or to fry chicken
or pancakes.

Use MED-LO

to

keep food

cooking after
starting it on a
higher setting.

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.

MFD

Use MED for
gravy, puddings
and icings or to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables.

SURFACE
UNITS:

Element

will be
black during
cooking if contact
with bottom of pan

is good. Element
will not turn red if
good contact is
made.

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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.

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.

RESETTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL

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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

1.

PUII out the center
of the Oven Tem­perature Control.

2.

Loosen the lock­ing screw.

OFF

Too&

Notches

3.

To lower the tem­perature, move

OFF

Tooih Notches

4.

To

raise the tem-

perature, move

black ring so tooth is black ring so tooth is

closer to LO. Each

closer to HI. Each

notch equals

notch equals

about IO’F (5-C).

about IO‘F (5-C).

mghten the locking screw. Replace the knob.

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