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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC SET-IN RANGE

MODELS RS675PXB

RS6755XB

Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance.

You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. lt is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefuliy. Also, please complete and mail the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new information on your appliance.

Your safety is important to us.

This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.

This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock.

could cause product damage (scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your personal property.

will help you avoid actions which

Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301, is toll-free, 24 hours a day.

If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or if you need service, first see “If You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 36. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on page 6). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers, the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.

Model Number Serial Number

Purchase Date

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Dealer Name Dealer Phone

Important Safety Instructions

General

Read all instructions before using the range.

Install or locate the range only in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

The range must be installed by

a qualified installer. The range must be roperly connected to electrica P supply and grounded.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of ti ping of the appliance, the

app iance must be secured by P anti-tip fasteners. To check if

the appliance is installed prop-

erly, open the oven door and venfy that the range is secured

to cabinets with four screws

through the mounting holes in the front frame of the oven.

CAUTION: Do not store things children mi range. Chil burned or injured while climbing on it.

Do not leave children alorle or unattended in area where the range is in use. They should

never be allowed to sit or stand on an could

ht want above the

! ren could be

part of the range. They

e burned or injured.

Do not operate the range if it is damaged or not working properly.

Do not use the range for

warming or heatin the room.

Persons could be urned or % injured, or a fire could start.

Use the range only for its intended use as described in

this manual.

Do not touch surface units, areas near units, heating elements or interior surfaces of oven. Surface units and heat-

ing elements may be hot even though they are dark in color. Areas near surface units and

interior surfaces of an oven

become hot enou h to cause

burns. During an 2

after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units, areas

near units, heatin

elements or

interior surfaces 0 oven until 9

they have had sufficient time to

cool. Other surfaces of the

range, such as the oven vent opening, the surface near the vent opening, the cooktop, and the oven door and window,

could also become hot enough to cause burns.

conrmued on next page

Do not wear loose or hanging garments when using the range. They could ignite if they

touch a hot surface unit and you could be burned.

Use only d

potholders. M’oist or damp po holders on hot r surfaces could result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch hot heatinq elements. Do not use a toG/el or bulky cloth for a potholder. It could catch on fire.

Keep range vents unobstructed.

Do not heat unopened coni:ain-, ers. They could explode. The hot contents could cause burns and container particles could cause injury.

Do not store flammable ma.terials on or near the range. The fumes could create an explosion and/or fire hazard.

When using the cooktor)

Make sure the reflector bowls are in place during cooking. Cooking without reflector bowls could subject the wirin an’d components undernea

to damage.

Do not line reflector bowls ,with

aluminum foil or other liners.

Improper installation of the’se

liners could result in a risk of electrical shock or fire.

Select a pan with a flat bottom that is about the same size as the surface unit. If pan is

w them

smaller than the surface unit,

some of the heatin will be ex result in t I!

osed an il could

e igniting of clothing

element

or potholders. Correct pan size also improves cooking efficiency.

Check to be sure ing utensils are sa

lass cook-

e for use on

the range. Only certain types

of glass, glass-ceramic, ce-

ramic, earthenware or other glazed utensils are suitable for cooktops without breaking due to the sudden change in temperature.

Never leave surface units

unattended at high heat settings. A boilover could result and cause smokin greasy spillovers t

and

at could

Ignite.

Turn pan handles inward, but not over other surface units. This will help reduce the chance of burns, i flammable materia s, 9

niting of

and spills

due to bumping of the pan.

When using the oven

Always position oven rack(s) in desired location while oven is cool. If a rack must be removed while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.

Use care when opening oven door. Let hot air or steam escape before removing or replacing food.

Grease

Grease is flammable. Do nlot allow grease to collect around cooktop or in vents. Wipe s8pillovers immediately.

Do not use water on grease

fires. Never pick up a flaming

pan. Smother flamin pan on

WI h a well-

range by coverin

fitted lid, cookie s 97

eet or flat

tray. Flaming grease outside of

an can be extin

aking soda or, i

uished with

available, a

9 multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Care and cleaning

Do not soak removable he(sting

elements in water. The eletnent will be damaged and shock or fire could result.

Small amounts of formaldehyde and carbon monoxide are ! off in the Self-Cleaning cyc e

iven

1 from fiberglass insulation and food decomposition. Si nificant

exposure to these subs 9 antes could cause cancer or reproductive harm. Exposure can be minimized by venting with a hood or open window and wiping out excess food spills

pnor to self-cleaning.

Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner of any kin 8

rotective coating

should be used In or around any part of the oven.

Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broiler pan, broiler grid, oven racks and other utensils. Do not use oven to clean miscel aneous

our

Y parts unless you are instructed to do so in this Use and Care Guide.

Do not clean door heat seal.

It is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the seal. Clean onl mended in this

arts recom-

v se and Care

Guide.

Do not repair or replace any part of the range unless specifically recommended in

this manual. All other servic-

ing should be referred to a qualified technician.

Disconnect the electrical supply before servicing the range.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with the location and appearance of all park and features.

Cook-top control panel

Surface unit markes

Left

rear

control

- knob

Right

rear

control

- knob

bft

front

control

- knob

Right

front

control

- knob Surface

unit

indicator

- light

Plug-in surface unit with one-piece chrome reflector bowl

cooktop

control panel

Oven

L panel

J. e

control

Automatic

oven light

\ switch

Oven control panel

Electronic oven control

Using Your

Range

In This Section

Uslng the surface units Positioning racks and pans For best air circulation

Using aluminum foil for baking.. ............. ....... 10

The dectronic oven control.. ................... ....... 10

Setting the clock

Using the electronic Minute Timer.. ................ 11

Using the Off/Cancel pad

To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.

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Audible signals ................................................. 12

Bakinglroasting Adjusting the oven temperature control

Broiling ..............................................................

Broiling tips .........................

Energy savlng Pip8 Using the electronic MEALTIMEIV The oven vent

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Using the surface units

Push in control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF.

Surface unit markers

The solid dot in the surface unit marker shows

which surface unit is turned on by that

Surface unit indicator 1igh.t

The Surface Unit Indicator Light on the control

panel will glow when a surface unit is on.

knOD.

Burn and Fire Hazard

Be sure all control knobs are turned to IOFF and all indicator lights are OFF when you are not cooking.

Someone could be burned or a fire could start if a surface unit is accidentally left ON

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. For best results, start cooking at the high setting; then turn the control

knob down to continue cooking.

SElTlNG

Medium-high

Medium

RECOMMENDED USE

. To start foods cooking.

To bring liquids to a boil.

To hold a rapid boil.

To fry chicken or pancak

For gravy, pudding and i

(opposite OFF) l To cook large amounts of

vegetables.

Medium-low

To keep food cooking

starting it on a higher se’

To keep food warm until ready to serve.

Cookware tips

Select a pan that is about the same size as the surface unit.

NOTE: For best results and greater energy efficiency, use only flat-bottomed cookware that makes good contact with the surface units. Cookware with rounded, warped, ribbed (such as some porcelain enamelware) or bottoms could cause severe overheating, INhich damages the cookware and/or surface unit.

You can, however, use the newer cookware

available with slightly indented bottoms or vet-y small expansion channels. This cookware is specially designed to provide the good contact

needed for best cooking results.

Also, woks, canners and teakettles with flat bottoms suitable for use on your cooktop are now available in most stores that sell housewares.

The pan should have straight sides and a tight-

fitting lid.

Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness] pans that are fairly lightweight.

The pan material (metal or glass) affects how fast heat transfers from the surface unit through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads

over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide

the best cooking results.

Handles should be made of sturdy, heatresistant material and be securely attached to

the pan.

dented

Product Damage Hazard

. If a surface unit stays red for a long time,

the bottom of the pan is not flat enough or

is too small for the surface unit. Prolonged

usage of incorrect utensils could result in damage to the surface unit, cooktop, wiring and surrounding areas. To prevent

damage, use correct utensils, start cooking on HI and turn control down to continue cooking.

Do not leave an empty utensil, or one

which has boiled dry, on a hot surface unit.

The utensil could overheat and could

damage the utensil or surface unit.

Home canning information

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 (Part No. 242905) from your Whirlpool dealer or authorized Whirlpoorservice company.

To protect your range:

Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best results.

Use the largest surface unit for best results. Also, use a canner/pan which can be centered over the surface unit and which does not extend more than one inch outside surface unit area. Large diameter canners/pans, if not properly centered, trap heat and can cause damage to the cooktop.

Do not place canner on two surface units at the same time. Too much heat will build up and will damage the cooktop.

Start with hot water. This reduces the time the control is set on high. Reduce heat setting to

lowest position needed to keep water boiling.

Keep reflector bowls clean for best heat

reflection.

To prolong the life of the elements:

- Prepare small batches at a time.

- Do not use elements for canning all day.

Refer to your canner manual for specific

instructions.

Positioning racks and pans

For baking/roasting with one reck, place the rack so the top of the food will be centered iii the oven.

Rack placement for specific foods:

FOOD

Frozen pies, large roasts, turkeys

1 RACK POSlTlON

Lowest level or 2nd level from bottom

Always position oven rack(s) in desired location before turning oven on. Be sure the rack(s) is level.

If rack(s) must be moved while oven is hot, use potholders or oven mitts to protect hands.

Angel and bundt cakes, most quick breads,

yeast breads,

2nd level from bottom

Failure to follow the above precautions

could result in personal injury.

casseroles, meats Cookies, biscuits,

muffins, cakes,

2nd or 3rd le\rel from bottom

nonfrozen pies

When baking on two racks, arrange racks on

bottom and third level from bottom. NOTE: For recommended rack placement ‘Nhen

broiling, see “Broiling rack position chart” o 1 page 16.

For best air circulation

Hot air must circulate around the pans in the oven for even heat to reach all parts of the eve?.

This results in better baking.

Place the pans so that one is not directly over

the other.

For best results, allow 1K to 2 inches (4-5 cm) of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls. There must be a minimum space of 1 inch (2.5 cm).

Use only one cookie sheet in the oven a. one

time.

Use the following as a guide to determilqe where to place the pans:

One pan

Place in the center of the oven rack.

Two pans

Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.

Three or four pans

Place in opposite corners on each oven rack.

Stagger pans so no pan is directly over arother.

Personal Injury Hazard

Using aluminum foil for

baking

Use aluminum foil to catch spiiiovers fr(Drn pies or casseroles:

Place the foil on the oven rack below the rac’k with the food. Turn up foil edges and make 8ure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm) larger all ‘around than the dish holding the food.

Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.

lt will reduce air circulation and cause poor cooking results.

Do not line oven bottom or entire oven rack

with foil or other liners. Poor baking will result.

Electrical Shock and Fire Hazard

Do not allow foil to touch the heating elements.

Failure to follow this precaution could result in electrical shock or fire hazard and damage to the elements.

The electronic oven control

Eleebonic dicylay

Minute

timer set

and off

- pads

selector pads -

Temp&ature Electrkic Hour Mikute pa&

Display/clock

When you first plug in the range, a time of day and “PF will show on the temperature display. If, after you set the clock (page ‘I l), thIe display again shows “PF. your electricity was off for a while. Reset the clock.

When you are not using the oven, the conrrol is an accurate clock.

When you are using the oven or Timer, the display will show times, temperature settings, and what command pads have been pressed.

When showing the time of day, the display will show hours and minutes.

Minute

MEALTIMER control pads

Off/cancel

- pad

pads pads

When you are using the Minute Timer, the

!&enter pad

display will show minutes and seconds in the following sequence:

- For settings from 1-59 minutes,

the display

will count down each second.

- For settings 1 hour or over, the display will count down each minute.

When you are using Cook Time andlor Stop Time, the display will show hours and minutes.

Command pads

The command pads tell the oven what to ds and in what order. A few examples:

-CiocWSet tells the oven you are going to set the clock.

-Off/Cancel tells the oven to turn off.

Setting the clock

1. Push the Clock/Set pad. The colon flashes

and TIME will light up on the display.

2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set thss time

of day. Push the “up” (A) or “down” (V; pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

Each command pad (except Off/Cancel and Start/Enter) has its own indicator. The indicator

comes on when you push the command pad.

3. Push the Start/Enter pad.

NOTE: If you do not want the clock time displayed, push and hold the Clock/Set pad for 4 seconds. To display the clock tims again, push the Clock/Set pad once.

Using the electronic Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven.

lt works like a kitchen timer. You can set it in

hours and minutes up to 11 hours, The Minute Timer will display minutes and seconds for settings under one hour. You will

hear four l-second tones when the set time is up.

1. Push the Timer Set pad. TIMER will come on and the display will show “0:OO” with the colon

flashing.

minutes.

TIMER

Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the

2. desired time. Push the “up” (A) or “down” (V) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.

3. Push the Start/Enter pad. The Minute Timer

will begin counting down immediately after the timer is started.

When time is up, “End” will show on the large display and you will hear four 2-second tones. You will also hear four 1 -second tones every minute until you push one of the two Timer pads.

NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, push and hold the Timer Set pad for 4 seconds. To reactivate the tones, follow the same procedure.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

Push the Timer Off pad. The time of day will

show on the display.

Using the Off/Cancel pad

The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any function

except for the Clock Set and Timer Set funcions. When you push the Off/Cancel pad, the display will show the time of day or, If Minute Timer is also being used, the time remaining.

Audible signals

Audible signals tell you if a function is entered

correctly or not. They also tell you when a cycle is

completed.

To shut off ail signals except for the end-oftimer tone:

1. Press and hold the Stop Time pad for 4 seconds.

2. A short tone will sound to tell you the signals havebeenchanged.

Repeat the above steps to turn the signals back on.

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