Whirlpool RS660BXV User Manual

Contents

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

Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Oven Controls

Baking
Broiling

Using the Automatic

MEALTIMER’ Clock

Oven Vent

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Optional Rotisserie
Optional Door Panel Pat

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CARING FOR YOUR RANGE

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Control Panel and Knobs

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Surface Units and
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Reflector Bowls

Using the Self-Cleaning

Cycle
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE
WHIRLPOOL RANGE

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WARRANTY

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Before you use your range

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

information.
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, leveled in a
cabinet 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 Instructions.)

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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

1.

DO NOT

ploy with any port of the range, not over another surface unit to
or leave them unattended near it. ovoid burns, injury and to help
They could be burned or injured. prevent the utensil from being

2.

DO NOT

might wont above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it. fire with large lid or smother with

3.

DO NOT

hot surface units or heating
elements. Dark colored units and garments when using the range.
elements con still be hot enough

to burn severely.

4. KEEP

range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven walls, rocks and
door con get hot enough to hot contents could burn and
cause burns. container particles could

5. DO NOT

room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or Q fire

could start.

allow children to use or

store things children

allow anyone to touch

children away from the

use the range to heat a

6. KEEP

7. DO NOT

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pan handles turned in, but

pushed off the surface units.

fires. The fire will spread. Cover
baking soda or salt.

DO NOT

They could ignite if they touch Q
hot surface unit or heating ele­ment and you could be burned.

DO NOT

tainers. They could explode. The

case injury

use water on grease

wear loose or hanging

heat unopened con-

10. When adding or removing food,

MAKE SURE

door all the way to prevent burns.

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DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND

FOR YOUR SAFETY

LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

THEY COULD IGNITE CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

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to open the oven

- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail

the Owner Registratlon Card provlded with this product.

the form below. Hove this information ready if you need service or call with
a question.

. Copy model and serial numbers

from plate (behind the oven door
on the oven frame) and purchase
dote from soles slip.

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Keep this book and soles slip to­gether in a handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Then complete

Parts and features

Model RS660BXV

AUTOMATIC MEALTIMER*
CLO~KIMINUTE TIMER

STOP
T!ME

LEFT REAR
CONTROL KNOB

REAR SURFACE
UNIT SIGNAL
LIGHT

‘RIGHT REAR

CONTROL KNOB , OVEN VENT

PANEL

LEFl FRONT
CONTROL KNOB

FRONT SURFACE
UNIT SIGNAL
LIGHT

RIGHT FRONT

START
TIME

ONE-PIECE CHROME

REFLECTOR BOWLS

PLUG-IN

SURFACE UNITS

SURFACE UNIT

SURFACE UNIT
INDICATOR

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SELF-CLEANING
OVEN

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OVEN “HEATING”

Using your range

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
when a surface unit is on.

Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning

con be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.

start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.

Use HI

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

CAUTION: The use of the HI setting for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooking on HI and turn control down to con­tlnue cook1n.g.

them to Q setting. They

Use MED-Hi

to hold a
rapid boil; to
fry chicken
or pancakes.

Use MED

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

Use MED-LO

to keep food
cooking after
starting it
on a higher
setting.

For best results,

Use LO

keep food
worm until
ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
within the LO
bond to keel
food at the
temperature
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

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.

NO.

242905)

See the Cooking Guide for important canning information.

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Setting the Clock

Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the

1.

Push in Minute Timer Knob and

turn clockwise

the right time of day.

until clock shows

2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop

Clock.

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.

Without pushing it in,

Minute Timer Knob until the timer
hand passes the setting you want.

turn the

2. Without pushing in,

back to the setting you want.

When the time is up,

will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.

turn the knob

a buzzer

PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.

Using the Oven Controls

Baking

Position the rack(s) properly

before

change rack position,

front and pull out.

turning on the oven.

lift rack at

To

The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least 1Yz 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.

2. Set the Oven Selector on BAKE.
The “on” Signal Light will come on.

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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
“heating” Signal Light will turn on
and off with the elements.

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

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3. Set the Oven Temperature Control
to the baking temperature you
want. The “heating” Signal Light
will come on. The oven is pre­heated when the “heating” Signal
Light first goes off.

5. When baking is done. turn
the Oven Selector and Oven

Temperature Control to OFF The
“heating” and “on” Signal Lights
will go OFF

both