Whirlpool RS676PXV, RS677PXV User Manual

ELECTRIC
SOLID

ELEMENT
RANGE

Set-in
Self-Cleaning
Models
RS677PXV (Shown)
RS676PXV

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Contents

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

Using the Surface Units
The Electronic MEALTIMER’”

Clock ..,....,,...,,,.....

Setting the Electronic Clock
Using the Electronic Minute

Timer

Using the Oven Controls

Baking....................

Adjusting the Oven

Temperature Control
Broiling .
Custom Broil

Paae

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11

12
13
13

Using the Electronic

Automatic MEALTIMER’”

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5
6
6

Clock
Other Operating Hints
The Oven Vent
Optional Rotisserie
Optional Door Panel Pat

CARING FOR YOUR RANGE. 18

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Control Panels and Knobs

9

Solid Element Surface Units

Using the Self-Cleaning

Cycle .
Cleaning Chart ,
The Oven Light

IF YOU NEED SERVICE
OR ASSISTANCE.. 26
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY 28

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01989 Whirlpool Corporation

Before you use your range

You are responsible for:

l Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use and Care Guide and

the Cooking Guide.

9 Installing and leveling the range on a floor strong enough to hold its weight,

and where it is protected from the elements. (See the Installation Instructions.)

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

l Properly maintaining the range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label. it will be easier to remove before the

range is used. To remove any remaining glue:

l Rub briskly with thumb to make a bail, then remove.

or

. Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent before removing glue as

described above.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or fiammbie or toxic solvents, such as acetone,
gasoline, carbon tetrachioride, etc. These can damage the finish.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

To reduce the rlsk of fire, electrical shock,
injury to persons, or damage when using the
range, follow basic precautions, including

l Read all instructions before using

the range.

l Install or locate the range only in

accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is rec­ommended that the range be

installed by a qualified installer.
The range must be properly
connected to electrical supply
and grounded.

l Do not use the range for warm-

ing or heating the room. Persons
could be burned or injured, or
a fire could start.

l Do not leave children alone or

unattended in area where the
range is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on any part of the range. They
could be burned or injured.

l Do not wear loose or hanging

garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit or heating ele­ment and you could be burned.

l Do not repair or replace any

part of the range unless specifi­tally recommended in this man­ual. All other servicing should
be referred to a qualified
technician.

l Do

not

store flammable mate­rials in or near the range. They
could explode or burn.

l Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on cook-

top by covering with a well-fitted

lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Fiam­ing grease outside of pan can
be extinguished with baking

soda or, if available, a multipur-

pose dry chemical or foam-type

extinguisher.

l Use only dry potholders. Moist

or damp potholders on hot sur­faces may result in burns from
steam. Do not let potholder touch
hot heating elements. Do not use
a towel or bulky cloth for a pot­holder. They could catch on fire.

l Select a pan with a flat bottom

that is about the same size as
the surface unit. If pan is smaller
than the surface unit, some of
the heating element will be
exposed and may result in the
igniting of clothing or potholders.
Correct pan size also improves
cooking efficiency.

l Never leave surface units unat-

tended at high heat settings. A
boil-over could result and cause
smoking and greasy spill-avers
that may ignite.

l Check to be sure glass cooking

utensils are safe for use on the
cooktop. Only certain types of
glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktops
without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature.

l Turn pan handles inward, but

not over other surface units. This
will help reduce the chance
of burns, igniting of flammable
materials, and spills due to
bumping of the pan.

l Use care when opening oven

door. Let hot air or steam escape
Fey removing or replacing

l Do not heat unopened con-

tainers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause burns
and container particles could
cause injury

continued on next page

l Keep range vents unobstructed. l Do not touch surface units, areas
l Always position oven racks in

desired location while oven is
cool. if rack must be moved
while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating
element in oven.

l Do not clean door seal. It is

essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the seal.
Clean only parts recommended
in this Use and Care Guide.

l Do not use oven cleaners. No

commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner protective coating of
any kind should be used in or
around any part of the oven.

l Before self-cleaning the oven,

remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks and other utensils.
Do not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts.

l Do not store things children

might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.

- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

near units, heating elements or
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements may
be hot even though they are
dark in color. Areas near surface
units and interior surfaces of an
oven become hot enough to
cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch, or let clothing
or other flammable materials
contact surface units, areas near
units, heating elements or interior
surfaces of oven until they have
had sufficient time to cool. Other
surfaces of the range may
become hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent
opening, the surface near the
vent opening, the cooktop, the
oven door and window.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY.

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE
OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS

AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF
THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and
mall the Owner Registration Card provided with this product.

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

l Copy model and serial numbers

from plate (behind the oven door Modei Number
on the oven frame) and purchase
date from sales slip.

l Keep this book, the Cooking Guide

and sales slip together in a handy
place.

A

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Then

Parts and features

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Using your range

Using the Surface Units

Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them

can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF

to a setting. They

Surface Unit Markers

The solid dot in the surface unit
marker shows which surface unit is

turned on by that knob.

Surface Unit

Indicator lights

One of the surface unit indicator
lights on the control panel will glow
when a surface unit is on.

Burn and Fire Hazard

Be sure all control knobs are

turned to OFF 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
leff ON.

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

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

.I

Use MED-HI

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

Use MED

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

vegetables.

for

Use MED-LO

to keep food keep food
cooking after warm until
starting it
on a higher

For best

Use LO

ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.

to

Solld elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI sefflng for long
perlods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is done.
Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.

Solid element surface units

Before placing a pan on solid element surface units for the first time, heat on
HI setting for five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the protective
coating, applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surface.

Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even cook­ing. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter as a safety feature. The
limiter senses uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the
heat level. The limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry or when a
pan is removed and the surface unit is left on. The heat level may also be
reduced automatically if the bottom of the pan is not flat or if the pan is too
large or too small for the element. This will result in longer cooking times.

Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best cook­ing results, use a high setting for only a short period of time. Then use a lower
setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid element surface
unit OFF a few minutes before you finish cooking.

Cookware

Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent boil-overs
and hot handles.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact between
the pans and surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms or
with raised patterns on the bottoms are not suitable.

with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged bottoms.

To check your cookware for flatness, place a straight-edge across the bottom of
each piece. Move the straight-edge around. If light shows anywhere between
the pan and the straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not use it.

See the Cooking Guide for additional cookware information.

Do not use trlvets, woks

The Electronic MEALTIMER’” Clock

The electronic MEALTIMER’” Clock handles many differenttypes of functions.
The following operating hints may be helpful when using the clock:

l The numbers on the Display change rapidly when turning the Set Knob.
l When setting the Time-f-Day Clock, the Display shows hour and minutes.

Twenty-five minutes past
six o’clock.

l When using the Min/Sec Timer, the Display shows minutes and seconds in

Forty-five minutes past
twebe o’clock.

the following sequence.

- For settings from I-59 seconds, each second will show in the Display.

- For settings from I-IO minutes, the Display will increase in 10 second
increments.

- For settings from IO-99 minutes, the Display will increase in 1 minute
increments.

l When using the Bake Hours and/or Stop Time, the Display shows hours and

minutes. -

lullIN
Two-hours and fifteen

minutes.

Ofher operaffng hints may be found on page 17.

Eleven-hours and fifty-nine
minutes.

Setting the Electronic Clock

When you first plug in the oven or if
your electricity goes off for a while,
each light in the Display will flash in
sequence.

1.

Push in both the Min/Sec Timer
Button and the Bake Hours Button.
“0:OO” will show in the Display and

the Indicator Lights will go off.

Then, 4 eights and the Min/Sec Timer
and Bake Hours Indicator Lights will
flash. The flashing means that the

clock is ready to be set.

2. Turn the Set Knob to set the right
time of day. Turning the knob
clockwise increases the numbers,
while turning the knob counter­clockwise decreases the num­bers. The Display will show the
time you set in hours and minutes.