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TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

MODELS SF397PEY

SF387PEY

SF387PCY

Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

You have purchased a quality, wor/~-c/ass 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 carefully. 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.

For more infomation, see the ‘The anti-tip bracket” on page 26.

This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage (scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your personal property.

ALL RANGES CAN TIP.

INJURY TO PERSONS COULD RESULT.

INSTALL ANTI-TIP DEVICES PACKED WITH RANGE.

SEE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.

Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-I 301,

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 37. lf 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

De&r Name Dealer Phone

Important Safety Instructions

Gas ranges have been thoroughly tested for safe and effiiient operation. However, as with any appliance, there are specific installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation.

To reduce the rlak of fire, electrical ahock, Injury to persons, or damage when

ualng the range, follow bask

precautions,

including

WARNING: If the information In this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and

liquids

in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone

your building.

Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s

phone.

Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

General

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 properly connected to the proper gas supply and checked for leaks. The range must also be properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

Gas fuels and their use in appliances can cause minor exposures to benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and soot, primarily from incomplete combustion. Significant exposure to these substances can cause cancer or reproductive harm. Properly

adjusted burners with a blue, rather than a yellow, flame will minimize incomplete combustion. Venting with a hood or an open window will further minimize exposure.

Do not store things children might want above the range. Children could be burned or injured while climbing on it.

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.

Do not operate the range if it is damaged or no1 working properly.

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Do not use the range for warming or heating the room. Persons could be burned or injured, or a fire could start.

Do notattempt to light the oven burner during a power failure. Personal injury could result. Reset oven controls to the off position in the event of a power failure.

Use the range only for its intended use as described in this manual.

DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE BURNERS, AREAS NEAR SURFACE BURNERS OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN. Areas near surface burners and interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause bums. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface burners, areas near surface burners 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.

Do not store flammable materials on or near the range. The fumes can create an explosion and/or fire hazard.

Do not use the oven for storage.

Never use a match or other flame to look for

a gas leak. Explosion and injury could result.

Know where your main gas shutoff valve is

located.

When using the cooktop

Make sure the utensils you use are large

enough to contain food and avoid boilovers

and spillovers. Heavy splattering or spillovers

left on a range can ignite and burn you. Pan

size is especially important in deep fat frying.

Check to be sure glass cooking utensils are

safe for use on the range. Only certain types

of glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic, eatthen-

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

Never leave surface burners unattended at

high heat settings. A boilover could result

and cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite.

Do not wear loose or hanging garments when using the range. They could ignite if they touch a hot surface burner and you could be burned.

Use only dry potholders. Moist or damp potholders on surface burners may result in burns from steam. Do not let potholder touch surface burners. Do not use a towel or bulky cloth for a potholder. It could catch on fire.

Keep range vents unobstructed.

Do not heat unopened containers. They could explode. The hot contents could cause burns and container particles could cause injury.

Turn pan handles inward, but not over other

surface burners. This will help reduce the chance of bums, igniting of flammable

materials, and spills due to bumping of the

pan.

Do not use decorative covers or trivets over the surface burners.

When using the oven

Always position the oven rack(s) in desired

location while oven is cool.

Use care when opening oven door. Let hot

air or steam escape before removing or

replacing food.

Grease

Grease is flammable. Do not allow grease to collect around cooktop or in vents. wipe spillovers immediately.

Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan by covering with a well-fried lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside of pan can be extinguished with baking soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Care and cleaning

Small amounts of formaldehyde and carbon monoxide are given off in the Self-Cleaning cycle from fiberglass insulation and food decomposition. Significant exposure to these substances can cause cancer or reproductive harm. Exposure can be minimized by venting with a hood or open window and wiping out excess food spills prior to self-cleaning.

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.

Before self-cleaning the oven, remove

broiler pan, broiler grid, oven racks and

other utensils. Do not use your oven to

clean miscellaneous 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 only parts recommended in this Use and Care Guide.

Do not repair or replace any part of the range unless specifically recommended in this manual. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

Any additions, changes or conversions required in order for this appliance to satisfactorily meet the application needs must be made by a Whirlpool Distributor or Qualified Agency.

Disconnect the electrical supply and the gas supply at the shutoff valve near the range before servicing the range.

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Par&And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with the

location and appearance of all parts and features.

Antclip bracket

Oven vent

(on wall behind backguerd)

Cooktop light (model SF397PEY)

Electronic

oven control

Surface bu and gratee

ock lever

Automatic oven light switch

Removable

storage drawer

Control panels

Left front control knob

Left rw control knob

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Right rep conlrol knob

Surface burner

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Right front

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Cooktop light switch (model Manual oven SF397PEV)

light owitch

Electronic ovum control

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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.

Using the surface burners

Your range is equipped with electric ignitors.

Electric ignitors automatically light the burners each time they are used.

Push in control knoba and turn them to the LITE position. The clicking sound is the ignitor sparking. Visually check that burner hao lit.

To stop the clicking sound after the burner lights, turn the control knob to the desired setting. The control knob has stops for HI, MED and LOW. However, you can set the control knob anywhere between HI and OFF.

Surface burner markers

The solid dot in the surface burner marker shows which surface burner is turned on by that knob.

Burner heat settings

Use correct burner heat settings (see next page). If the heat setting is too high, it can:

Char bacon and cause curling.

. Make eggs tough and crisp at the edges.

Toughen I’wer, fish and seafood.

Scorch delicate sauces and custards.

Cause a boilover.

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Until you get used to the oettings, uoe the following as a guide. For best results, start cooking at the high setting; then turn the control knob down to continue cooking.

SETTING

LITE

RECOMMENDED USE

To light the burner. After the burner lights, turn control back to a desired setting to stop the clicking of the ignitor.

MED

To start foods cooking.

To bring liquids to a boil.

To hold a rapid boil.

To fry chicken or pancakes.

For gravy, pudding and icing.

To cook large amounts of vegetables.

LOW

To keep food warm until ready to serve.

NOTE: Do not cook with the control in the LITE position.

In case of a prolonged power

failure

Surface burners can be manually lighted. Hokf a

lit match near a burner and turn the control knob to the LITE position. After the burner lightr, turn the control knob to the desired setting.

Burn, Fire, Explosion and

Product Damage Hazard

Burner flame should not extend beyond the edge of the cookfng utensil. The flame can

burn you and cause poor cooldng results.

Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFF when you are not cooking. Someone could be burned or a fire could start if a burner is accidentally left ON.

If the flame should go out while cooking, or if there is a strong gas odor, turn the burners OFF. Wait five minutes for the gas odor to disappear before relighting burner. If gas odor is still present, see safety note on page 3. Failure to follow these precau-

tions could result in explosion or fire.

Do not leave an empty utensil, or one

which has boiled dry, on a hot surface burner. The utensil can overheat and may damage the utensil or cookfng product.

Cookware tips

There is no one brand of cooking utensil that is best for all people. Knowing something about pan materials and construction will help you select the

correct cooking utensils for your needs.

NOTE: For best resulta and greater fuel eff i-

ciency, use onfy flat-bottomed utensils that

make good contact with the surface burners. Utensils with rounded, warped, ridged (porce-

lain enamel-ware) or dented bottoms could cause severe overheating, which damages the utensil and/or surface burner.

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 tightfitting 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 burner through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results.

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

the pan.

Pans should be easy to clean. Check to be sure there are no crevices, rough edges or areas where food might collect.

Be sure pans do not tip, whether they are full

or empty.

Use utensils only as they were intended to be used. Follow pan instructions. This is very important for glass cookware because some should be used only in the oven. Other pans are marked as flameware and may be used on the surface burners.

Home canning information

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with high heat settings for long periods of time can cause damage to the cooktop.

To protect your range:

For best resuits, use a canner which can be

centered over the surface burner.

Do not piace canner on two surface burners 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.

Positioning racks and pans

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

Rack placement for specific foods:

FOOD

RACK POSlTlON

Frozen pies, large roasts, 1 st or 2nd rack

turkeys Angel and bundt cakes,

guide from bottom 2nd rack guide

most quick breads, yeast from bottom

breads, casseroles, meats

Cookies, biscuits, muffins, 2nd or 3rd rack

cakes, nonfrozen pies

guide from bottom

When baking on two racks, arrange racks on

first and third rack guides from bottom.

NOTE: For recommended rack placement when broiling, see “Broiling rack position chart” on page 16.

6th oven rack position (roasting rack)

When roasting food too large to be placed in oven with rack in lowest position, place rack on bottom of oven.

For proper roasting, follow these guidelines:

The rack must be level.

Use adequate amount of liquid (meat juices or

water) so food does not get overdone.

Do not try to pull rack out over door. Rack will be at the same level as door when door is opened.

Personal Injury Hazard

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.

Do not place items on the open oven door.

Be careful when installing and removing large food items from sixth rack position. Food will be close to hot surfaces, including oven bottom and sides.

Failure to follow the above precautions may result in personal injury.

6th oven rack position

For best air circulation

Hot

air must circulate around the pans in the oven

for even heat to reach all parts of the oven. This

results in better baking.

Place the pans so that one is not directly over

the other.

For best results, allow 1 G-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 the following as a guide to determine 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 comers on each oven rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.

NOTE: “Oven peeking” may cause heat loss, longer cooking times and unsatisfactory baking or roasting results. Use a reliable kitchen timer to keep track of the cooking time.

The electronic oven control

Electronic Clock

Minute timer set

oven

Temperature Electronic

selector pads

Pa&

Display/clock

When you first plug in the range, a time of day and “PF will show in the temperature display. If after you set the clock (page 11) the display again shows “PF, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the clock.

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

When using the oven or Minute Timer, the display will show the time, temperature settings and what command pads have been pushed.

When showing the time of day, the display

will show the hour and minutes.

MEALTIMER pads pads

Hour Minute

conbol

psds

When using the Minute Timer, the 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 over 1 hour, the display will count down each minute.

When using Cook Time and/or Stop Time, the display will show hours and minutes.

SterU OfU

enter cancel

pad pad

Command pads

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

- Clock/!ht tells the oven you are going to set the clock.

-Off/Cancel tells the oven to turn off.

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

YOU

push the command pad.

Setting the clock

Push the Clock/Set pad. The colon flashes

1. and TIME will light up in the display.

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

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

Push the Start/Enter pad.

3. NOTE: If you do not want the clock time dis-

played, push and hold the Clock/Set pad for 4 seconds. To display the clock time again, push the Clock/Set pad once, then reset the clock time

it necessary.

Using the electronic Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven.

It works like a kitchen timer. You can set it in hours and minutes up to The Minute Timer will display minutes and seconds for settings under one hour. You will hear four 1 -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.

hours, 59 minutes.

2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the desired time. Push the “up” (A) or “down” (V) pad(s) until the correct time shows in the display.

Push the Start/Enter pad. The Minute Timer

3. will begin counting down immediately after the

timer is started.

When time is up, “End” will show in the large display and you will hear four P-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 in the display.

Using the Off/Cancel pad

The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any command pad except for the Clock/Set and Timer Set pads. 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 all 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 have been changed.

Repeat the above steps to turn the signals

back on.

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