Whirlpool RB16 PXB User manual

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UseAndCare
A Note to You ................2
Important Safety
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Using Your Oven ..........7
Using the
Self-Cleaning
Cycle ............................28
Caring for
Your Oven ...................32
If You Need
Assistance or
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Service .........................37
L Warranty ......................40
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC BUILT-IN
SINGLE AND DOUBLE OVENS
MODELS RB770PXB RB260PXB
RB760PXB RB17OPXB
RB270PXB RB16 PXB
PART NO. 3188184 Rev. A
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A Note to You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, Whirlpool ovens are easy to use,
save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of
trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable informa-
tion about 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 warning symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these
symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the
warning symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire,
and electrical shock.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, 1-800-253-l 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. 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 5). 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
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury
to persons, or damage when using the oven,
follow basic precautions, including the following:
General @Donot touch heating elements, or
@Read all instructions before using interior surfaces of oven. Heating
the oven. elements could be hot even
@Install or locate the oven only in though they are dark in color.
accordance with the provided Interior surfaces of an oven be-
Installation Instructions. The oven come hot enough to cause burns.
must be installed by a qualified During and after use, do not
installer. The oven must be touch, or let clothing or other
properly connected to electrical flammable materials contact
supply and grounded. heating elements or interior sur-
@CAUTION: Do not store things faces of oven until they have had
sufficient time to cool. Other
children might want above the
oven. Children could be burned surfaces of the oven, such as the
or injured while climbing on it. oven vent opening, the surface
near the vent opening, and the
*Do not leave children alone oven door and window, could also
or unattended in area where the
oven is in use. They should never become hot enough to cause
burns.
be allowed to sit or stand on any
part of the oven. They could be
burned or injured.
*Do not operate the oven if
it is damaged or not working
properly.
@Donot use the oven for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
@Use the oven only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
*Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the oven.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot heating element and you
could be burned.
muse only dry pot holders. Moist or
damp pot holders on hot surfaces
could result in burns from steam.
Do not let pot holder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a
towel or bulky cloth for a pot
holder. It could catch on fire.
@Keep oven vents unobstructed.
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*Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
@Do not store flammable materi-
als on or near the oven. The
fumes could create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
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 pot
holder contact hot heating ele-
ment in oven.
@Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam es-
cape before removing or replac-
ing food.
Grease
*Grease is flammable and should
be handled carefully. Let fat cool
before attempting to handle it.
@Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flaming pan by
covering with a well-fitted lid,
cookie sheet, or flat tray. Flam-
ing grease outside of pan can be
extinguished with baking soda
or, if available, a multipurpose
dry chemical or foam-type extin-
guisher.
Care and cleaning
l Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleanino cycle from
fiberglass insulation aid food
decomposition. Significant expo-
sure to these substances could
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.
ADO not use oven cleaners in
single/upper oven. No commercial
oven cleaner or oven liner protec-
tive coating of any kind should be
used in or around any part of the
oven.
@Before self-cleaning the single/
upper 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.
ADO not clean door heat seal. It is
essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub, dam-
age, or move the seal. Clean only
parts recommended in this Use
and Care Guide.
@Donot repair or replace any part
of the oven unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
@Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the oven.
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Parts and Features
This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar
with the location and appearance of all parts and features.
Models RB770PXB, RB270PXB, and RBI 70PXB
(single oven models RB760PXB, RB260PXB, and RBlGOPXB not shown)
and top of oven door.
Control panel -
Model and serial
number plate
(Models RB260PXB
and RB270PXB)
Self-cleaning upper
oven
Model and serial
number plate
(Models RBlGOPXB,
RB760PXB,
RB170PXB, and
RB770PXB)
Broil element -
Bake element .
Broil element
Bake element
(Models RB270PXB)
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Double oven control panel
Lower
oven
selector
Lower oven
temperature
control
Upper oven
electronic oven
control
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Oven on Manual
indicator oven light
light switch
Single oven control panel
Manual oven Electronic oven

Using Your Oven
In This Section
Page
Positioning racks and pans ...............7
For best air circulation ....................... 8
Using aluminum foil for baking .........8
The electronic oven control ...............8
Setting the clock ............................... 10
Using the electronic
Minute Timer ...................P.................. 10
Using the Off/Cancel pad ................. 11
Audible signals m................................ 11
Baking/roasting in the
single/upper oven ............................. 12
Page
Baking/roasting in the lower
oven ....................................................13
Adjusting the oven
temperature control ......................... 14
Broiling in the single/upper oven .... 15
Broiling in the lower oven ................ 16
Broiling rack position chart ............. 17
Broiling tips ...................................... 17
Energy saving tips ........................... 17
Using the electronic MEALTIMER”
control ................................................18
The oven vent ................................... 27
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your oven properly. This
section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your oven.
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 POSITION
Frozen pies, large Lowest level or
roasts, turkeys, angel 2nd level from
food cakes bottom
Bundt cakes, most 2nd level from
quick breads, yeast bottom
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes,
nonfrozen pies
2nd or 3rd level
from bottom
When baking on two racks, arrange racks
on bottom and third level from bottom.
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 17.
Personal Injury Hazard
l Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on. Be
sure the rack(s) is level.
l If rack(s) must be moved while oven
is hot, use pot holders or oven mitts
to protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions
1 could result in personal injury.
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For best air circulation
The 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.
l Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
l For best results, allow 1% 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).
l Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
one time.
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 corners on each oven
rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly over
another.
Using aluminum foil for baking
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers
from pies or casseroles:
l Place the foil on the oven rack below the
rack with the food. Turn up foil edges and
make sure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm) larger
all around than the dish holding the food.
l Do not cover the entire rack with alumi-
num foil. It will reduce air circulation and
cause poor cooking results.
l 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.
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The electronic oven control
(single/upper oven)
Electronic Clock Minute Timer set
display set pad and off pads
Oveti Temperature Electronic Hbur Minute Start/ Off/
selector pads MEALTIMEFP pads pads enter cancel
pads control pads pad pad
Display/clock
l When you first plug in the oven, a time
of day and “PF” will show on the tempera-
ture display. If after you set the clock (page
10) the display again shows “PF”, your
electricity was off for a while. Reset the
clock.
l When you are not using the oven, the
control is an accurate clock.
l When you are using the oven or Minute
Timer, the display will show times, tem-
perature settings, and what command
pads have been pushed.
l When showing the time of day, the
display will show the hour and minutes.
l When you are 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 1 hour or over, the
display will count down each minute.
l When you are using Cook Time and/or
Stop Time, the display will show hours
and minutes.
Command pads
The command pads tell the oven what to do
and in what order. A few examples:
-Clock/Set 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
Stat-t/Enter) has its own indicator. The
indicator comes on when you touch the
command pad.
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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 the
time of day. Push the “up” (A) or “down”
(V) pad(s) until the correct time shows on
the display.
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 time
again, push the Clock/Set pad once, then
reset the clock time if necessary.
Using the electronic Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the
oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be
set in hours and minutes up to 11 hours, 59
minutes. The Minute Timer will display
minutes and seconds for settings under one
hour. You will hear four 2-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.
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 on
the display.
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