Whirlpool RB260PXK User manual

BUtLT-INSELF-CLEANING
ELECTRtCOVEN
Models RB26OOXK;RB260PXK
Oven Vent
Control Panel
Mciwal Oven
light Switch
I ’ 11
Model and
I! I Serlol Number Plate
Automotlc Oven
Light Switch
Lock Lever Cover Panel
Broll Element
Oven Rack Guide
Oven Front From0
Boke Element
lberglass Heat Seal
Air Flow Oven Door
Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here
If you need service, or call with a question, have this
information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers [from the plate
just behind the oven door)
2. Purchase or installation date from your sales slip.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase~lnsfallallon Date
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,
your warranty and the sales slip together in a handy
place.
Setwce Company and Phone Number
See the “Cooklng Guide”for Important safety Informatlon.

Your responsfb2lMes.. l
Proper installation and safe use of the oven are your personal
responsibilities. Read this “Use and Care Guide”and the “Cooking
Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.
Installation
You must be sure Your oven is...
l installed and leveled in a wall
or cabinet that will hold the
weight;
9 installed in a well-ventilated
area protected from the
weather;
l properly connected to the cor-
rect electric supply and
grounding. (See “Installation
Instructions.“]
Proper use
You must be sure Your oven is...
l used only for jobs expected of
home ovens;
l used only by people who can
operate it properly;
l properly maintained
Contents
Page
Your Responslbllltles
2
Installation 2
Proper Use 2
Safety 3
Using Your Oven
Setting the Controls
4
Baking 4
Resettrng the Oven Temperature Control, 4
Broiling 5
Oven Rack Posrtlons 5
Setting the Clock 6
Using the Minute Timer 6
Automatic MEALTIMER Clock 7
Oven Light 8
Oven Vent 8
Optional Rotrsserle 8
CleaningandCarlngForYourOven ..::::::::. 9
The Control Panel and Knobs 9
The Oven Window
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle’ 9
10
Cleaning Chart
If You Need Service or Assistance’ : : : : : : : : : : : 1
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14
1 Before Calling for Assistance 14
2. If You Need Assistance 14
3. If You Need Service 14
4. If You Have a Problem 15 .Tmk

Using your oven
Adjustable Oven
Automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock Stop Time Knob Manual Oven Light Switch Temperature Control
/
Minute Timer I , .
Start Time Knob Oven &e&or / \ ‘Clean Light
Oven Slgnal Light Lock Light
4. Let the oven preheat until the Signal Light
goes off.
5. Put food in the oven.
6. When done baking, turn both knobs to
OFF.
Durlng baking, the elements will turn on
and off to help hold the oven temperature at
the setting. (The top element will never turn
red, but will be hot.) The Signal Light will turn
on and off with the elements.
RESETTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Does your new oven seem to be hotter or colder at the same settings than your
old oven? The temperature setting in your old oven may have changed gradu-
ally over the years. The accurate setting of your new oven can seem different
If you think the oven temperature needs adjusting, follow these steps:
Lockin$ Screw
1. Pull out the center
of the Oven Tem-
perature Control.
2. Loosen the lock-
ing screw.
OFF OFF
Tooth Notches
3. To lower the tem-
perature, move
black ring so
tooth is closer to
LO. Each notch
equals about IO’F
(5°C).
Tooih Notches
4. To raise the tem-
perature, move
black ring so
tooth is closer to
HI. Each notch
equals about IO’F
(5X).
Tlghten the locklng screw. Replace the knob. -Tmk

1. Place the rack where You 2. Put broiler pan and food
want it for broiling. (See on the rack.
below for suggestions.) I
4. Set Oven Temperature
Control to BROIL (Set on a
lower temperature for
slower broiling See
below )
5. During broiling the oven
door must be partly open
A built-in stop w/II hold it
there
3. Set Oven Selector to
BROIL.
6. When broiling is done,
turn both knobs to OFF.
Broiling can be slowed by setting the Oven Temperature Control to a setting
lower than BROIL When it’s on BROIL, the broil element is on all the time. When it’s
on a temperature, the element turns off and on. The lower the temperature setting,
the shorter are the times when the element is on.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL and the door partly
open for all brolllng temperatures.
OVEN RACK POSITIONS
Position racks before turning on the oven.
Broil Element
pull out
BAKING OR ROASTING BROILING
Food for baking or roasting should be
placed in the center of the oven.
Always leave at least I’; to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) between the sides of a pan and the
oven wall and another pan. For more informa-
tion, see the “Cooklng Guide.”
Adjust the top rack so the food to be broiled
is at a suggested distance from the broil ele-
ment. [See page 6.) ALWAYS broil with the
door open to the broil-stop.
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