Whirlpool RM955PXP User manual

COOKTOP
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LOWER OVEN
Continuous-Cleaning
Model RM955PXP
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Contents
Before You Use Your Range
Important Safety Instructions
Parts and Features
Using Your Range
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Before you useyour range
Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS”
packed wifh your mnge.
Read this “Use & Care Guide” and your “Cooking Guide” carefully for important
use and safety information. Store these with the Upper Microwave Oven literature
in the Range Literature Pat for future use.
It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your range:
l Has been installed where it is protected from the elements.
l Has been installed and leveled on a floor strong enough to support its weight.
l Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded. (See
“Installation Instructions:‘)
l Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Is properly maintained.
l Is used only for jobs expected of a home range.
See your “Cooking Guide” and “Upper Microwave Oven Use 81Care Guide”
for additional safety and operating instructions.

1. DO NOT oliow c hlldrer +Duse 2’
plav wrth any part ot the range N
leave them unatiendea near It
They could be burned (71Injurer!
2. DO NOT store things ch,ldrW
might want above the range
Children could be burned or
Injured while climbing on if
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch
hot surface units or heating ele-
ments. Dark colored units and
elements can still be hot enough
to burn severely
4. KEEP children away frcm the
range when it is on. The cooktop
and oven walls, racks and door
can get hot enough to cause
burns.
6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but
lot over another surface unit to
avoid burns, injury and to help
prevent the utensil from being
oushed off the surface units
7. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
The fire WIII spread. Cover fire with
iarge lid or smother with baking
soda or salt.
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit or heating ele-
ment and you could be burned.
9. DO NOT heat unopened con-
tainers. They could explode. The
hot contents could burn and con-
tainer particles could cause
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a injury
room. Persons in the room could
10. MAKE SURE to open the oven
be burned or injured, or a fire door all the way when adding OI
could start removing food to prevent burns.
l FOR YOUR SAFETY l
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Parts and features
Model RM955PXP
COOKTOP AND LOWER OVEN
COOKTOP LIGHT- L QIII
MODEL AND
III SERIAL NUMBER
PLATE
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COOKTOP LIGHT
w SWlTCH
VEN LIGHT
SWITCH
COOKTOP AND
OVEN CONTROLS
NE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
AUTOMATIC OVEN
LIGHT SWITCH
BROIL ELEMENT
SURFACE UNIT
CONTINUOUS- N RACK GUIDE
BAKE ELEMENT
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
Copy your Model and Sesal Numbers here...
If you need service, or call with a question, have this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial
Numbers (from the plate
located behind the microwave
oven door].
Model Number
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book in the Range
Serial Numder
Information Center with your war-
ranty and sales slip.
There is no warranty registration to Purchase Date
return. Proof-of-purchase is all that is
required for in-warranty service. Service
Company/Phone Number
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Using your range
CLOCK
MINUTE TIMER,
KNOB
MINUTE TIMER
RIGHT REAR
CONTROL
KNOB
KNOB Y
SURFACE I
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INDICATOR4
LIGHTS
LEFl FRONT I
CONTROL y
KNOB
RIGHT
FRONT
Surtace unit control knobs must be
pushed in before turning. Turn either
way until setting you want shows in
window. Set them anywhere between
HI and OFF.
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STOP TIME
/ KNoB
I, START TIME
KNOB
I
OVEN
TEMPERATURE
/ CONTROL
SLOWER ow
INDICATOR LlGHl
OVEN
SELECTOR
Indicator light
When a surface unit is on, its indicator
light will also be on.

Using the surface units
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide:
Use HI to start Use MED-HI Use MED for Use MED-LO
foods cook- to hold a gravy, pud- to keep food
ing or to rapid boil or dings and cooking after
bring liquids to fry chicken icing, or to starting it
to a boil. or pancakes. cook large on a higher
amounts of setting.
vegetables.
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 con-
tinue cooking.
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.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking result 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 accessory canning kit
(Part No. 242905)
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.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information,

Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise until clock shows
the right time of day
2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn counterclockwise until
Minute Timer dial shows 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.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the time
showing in the window is longer
than the setting you want.
2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
back to the setting you want
shows in the window.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the dial to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.
Using the lower oven
The lower oven is always set with two knobs:
-The Oven Selector
-The Oven Temperature Control
Both must be on a setting for the oven to heat.

Baking or roasting
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven.
To change rack position, lift
rack at front and pull out.
2. Set the Oven Selector on BAKE.
4. When the Lower Oven Indicator
Light goes off, the oven is pre-
heated. Put food in the oven.
Note: Oven racks, walls and
door will be hot.
Rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered
in the oven. Always leave at least
1YZto 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!’
3. Set the Oven Temperature Con-
trol to the baking temperature
you want.
5. During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Lower Oven Indicator Light will
turn on and off with the elements.
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control to OFF

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The Temperature of
your old oven may have shifted gradually without your noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But, when
compared to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.
If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:
1. Pull the Oven Temperature Control
Knob straight off 2. Loosen the locking screw inside
the control knob. Note the posi-
tion of the notches.
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
4. To raise the temperature, move
a notch closerto HI. Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Tighten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.

Using the automatic MEALTIMER” Clock
The automatic MEALTIMER Clock will turn the lower oven on and off at times you
setteven when you are not around.
Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such
as meats and casseroles. Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes, cookies,
efc...undercooking will result.
To start and stop baking automatically:
1. Position the oven rack(s) properly,
and place the food in the oven.
3. Push in and turn the Start Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want baking to start.
5. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED
2. Make sure the Clock is set to the
right time of day.
4. Push in and turn the Stop Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want the oven to shut off.
6. Set the Oven Temperature Control
on the baking temperature you
want. The oven will now start and
stop automatically.
After baking is done or to stop
the oven before the preset time,
turn both the Oven Selector and
the Oven Temperature Control
to OFF
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