Whirlpool RB262PXA User manual

A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Instructions 3
Parts And Features 5
Using Your Oven 6
Using The
Setf-Cleaning Cycle 19
Caring For
Your Oven 22
If You Need
Assistance
Or Service 25
Warranty 28
I-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC UNDERCOUNTER
BUILT-IN OVEN MODEL RB262PXA

A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-class 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. It 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 sucn
dangers as personal injury, burns, fire and
electrical shock.
This symbol will help you avoid actions
which could cause product damage
(scratches, dents, etc.) and damage to your
personal property.
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 25. 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
.Do not use the oven for
@Read all instructions before warming or heating the room.
using the oven. Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.
@Install or locate the oven only in
accordance with the provided *Use the oven only for its
Installation Instructions. The intended use as described in this
oven must be installed by a manual.
qualified installer. The oven @DO NOT TOUCH HEATING
must be properly connected to ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR
electrical supply and grounded. SURFACES OF OVEN. Heating
@ii@ @
elements may be hot even
though they are dark in color.
Interior surfaces of an oven
become hot enough to cause
burns. During and after use, do
*WARNING: To reduce the risk of not touch, or let clothing or other
tipping of the appliance, the flammable materials contact
appliance must be secured by heating elements or interior
anti-tip fasteners. To check if the surfaces of oven until they have
appliance is installed properly, had sufficient time to cool. Other
open the oven door and verify surfaces of the oven may be-
that the oven is secured to come hot enough to cause
cabinets with two screws burns; such as, the oven vent
through the mounting holes in opening, the surface near the
the front frame of the oven. vent opening, the oven door and
*CAUTION: Do not store things window.
children might want above the @Do not wear loose or hanging
oven. Children could be burned garments when using the oven.
or injured while climbing on it. They could ignite if they touch a
@Do not leave children alone hot heating element and you
or unattended in area where the could be burned.
oven is in use. They should 4Jse only dry potholders. Moist or
never be allowed to sit or stand damp potholders on hot surfaces
on any part of the oven. They may result in burns from steam.
could be burned or injured. Do not let potholder touch hot
@Do not operate the oven if heating elements. Do not use a
it is damaged or not working towel or bulky cloth for a
properly. potholder. 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 can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When using the oven
aAlways position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is
cool. If a rack must be removed
while oven is hot, do not let
potholder contact hot heating
element in oven.
@Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing 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. 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
6mall 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 mini-
mized by venting with a hood or
open window and wiping out
excess food spills prior to self-
cleaning.
@Do not use oven cleaners in
oven. 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 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, dam-
age or move the seal. Clean only
parts recommended in this Use
and Care Guide.
@Do not repair or replace any part
of the oven unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be re-
ferred to a qualified technician.
@Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the oven.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
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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.
Manual oven
light switch
Oven vent
(above door)
Lock lever Model and serial
II. . , number plate
Control panel
Display Set knob
SELECTOR TIME OPTIONS CONTROLCLOCK TIMER
Broil
element
Bake
element
Command pads
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Using Your Oven
In This Section
Page
Positioning racks and pans ...............6
For best air circulation .......................7
Using aluminum foil for baking .........7
The electronic clock/oven control ....8
Setting the clock .................................9
Using the electronic Minute Timer ..lO
Using the Off/Clear pad ....................10
Baking/roasting ................................11
Page
Adjusting the oven temperature
control ...............................................12
Broiling ..............................................13
Broiling tips .......................................14
Energy saving tips ............................15
Using the electronic MEALTIMERTM
control s.............................................. 15
The oven vent ...................................18
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 2nd
roasts, turkeys level from bottom
Angel and bundt 2nd level from
cakes, most quick bottom
breads, yeast breads,
casseroles, meats
Cookies, biscuits, 2nd or 3rd level
muffins, cakes, from bottom
nonfrozen pies
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 14.
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 potholders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions
may 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 1l/2to 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 because it will damage them
and could result in shock or fire hazard.
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The electronic clock/oven control
Display/clock
l When you first plug in the range, the last
time of day set will flash on the display. If,
after you set the clock (page 9), the display
again shows the last time of day set, your
electricity was off for a while. Reset the
clock.
l When you are not using the oven, this is
an accurate clock.
l When using the oven or Minute Timer,
the display will show the time, temperature
settings and what command pads have
been pressed.
l When showing the time of day, the
display will show hours and minutes.
l When using the Minute Timer, the
display will show minutes and seconds in
the following sequence:
- For settings from O-l minute 55
seconds, the display will increase in
5-second increments and count down
each second.
- For settings from 2-10 minutes, the
display will increase in 1O-second
increments and count down each
second.
- For settings from lo-60 minutes, the
display will increase in 1-minute incre-
ments and count down each second.
- For settings from 1-2 hours, the
display will increase in 5-minute
increments and count down each
minute.
- For settings from 2 hours-9 hours
50 minutes, the display will increase
in 1O-minute increments and count
down each minute.
- When 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/Clear tells the oven to turn off.
Each command pad (except Off/Clear) has
its own indicator. The indicator comes on
when you touch the command pad.
Set knob
Once you’ve pushed a command pad to tell
the oven what you want it to do, you’ll use
the Set Knob to set a temperature or time.
Turning the Set Knob clockwise increases
the number on the display. Turning the Set
Knob counterclockwise decreases the
number on the display.
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Setting the clock
1. Push the Clock/Set pad. TIME will light
up on the display.
2. Turn the Set Knob until the correct time
shows on the display.
3. Push the Off/Clear pad to start clock
operation.
CLOCK
0
SET
n
0
CONTROL
OFF
0
CLEAR

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 minutes and seconds up to 9 hours
and 55 minutes. You will hear 3 tones when
the set time is up.
1. Push the Timer On/Off pad. TIMER will
light up and the display will show “:OO”.
2. Turn the Set Knob until the desired time
shows on the display. The Minute Timer
will begin counting down 2 seconds after
the time is set. When time is up, you will
hear 3 tones.
To cancel the Minute Timer:
l Push and hold the Timer On/Off pad until
the time of day shows on the display.
OR
l Push the Timer On/Off pad and turn the
Set Knob until “:OO”shows on the display.
The time of day will be displayed after a
3-second delay.
Using the Off/Clear pad
The Off/Clear pad will cancel any command
pad except for the Timer On/Off and Clock/
Set pads. When the Off/Clear pad is
pushed, the large display will show the time
of day.
TIMER
0
ON/OFF
TIMER
0
ON/OFF
n
0
n
Q
CONTROL
OFF
0
CLEAR
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