Whirlpool RB262PXY User manual

A Note To You 2
Parts And Features 5
Using Your Oven 6
KZlZZfing Cycle 19
Warranty 28
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BUILT-IN OVEN MODEL RB262PXY

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 Owner-
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa-
tion 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. 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 30 1,
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 @Donot use the oven for
ORead all instructions before warming or heating the room.
using the oven. Persons could be burned or
4nstall or locate the oven only in injured, or a fire could start.
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 @Donot touch heating elements or
must be properly connected to interior surfaces of oven. Heating
electrical supply and grounded. elements may be hot even
f?L?j gq though they are dark in color.
Interior surfaces of an oven
become hot enough to cause
burns. During and after use, do
not touch, or let clothing or other
*WARNING: To reduce the risk of flammable materials contact
tipping of the appliance, the heating elements or interior
appliance must be secured by surfaces of oven until they have
anti-tip fasteners. To check if the had sufficient time to cool. Other
appliance is installed properly, surfaces of the oven may be-
open the oven door and verify come hot enough to cause
that the range is secured to burns; such as, the oven vent
cabinets with four screws opening, the surface near the
through the mounting holes in vent opening, the oven door and
the front frame of the oven. window.
.CAUTION: Do not store things .Do not wear loose or hanging
children might want above the garments when using the oven.
oven. Children could be burned They could ignite if they touch a
or injured while climbing on it. hot heating element and you
*Do not leave children alone could be burned.
or unattended in area where the
oven is in use. They should *Use 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
heating elements. Do not use a
@Donot operate the oven if towel or bulky cloth for a
it is damaged or not working potholder. It could catch on fire.
properly. *Keep oven vents unobstructed.
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@Donot 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
l 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
potholder contact hot heating
element in oven.
*Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam es-
cape before removing or replac-
ing food.
Grease
@Greaseis 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 extin-
guisher.
Care and cleaning
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.
*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.
@Donot 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.
*Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleaning cycle
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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.
Control panel
Model and serial
number plats
Control panel
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Lock lever
Broil
element
Bake
element
Manual oven
light switch
Oven vent
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 controls ..................6
Betting the clock ................................................. 9
Using the electronic Minute Timer.. ................10
Using the Off/Clear pad ................................... .10
Page
Baking/roasting ................................................ 11
Adjusting the oven temperature control .......-12
Broiling .............................................................. 13
Broiling tips.. ..................................................... 14
Energy saving tips ............................................ 15
Using the electronic MEALTlMEtV control ..15
The oven vent ................................................... 16
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, the rack should
be placed so the top of the food will be centered
in the oven. Always leave at least 1 V2 to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) between the sides of the pan and the
oven walls and other pans.
For proper cooking, follow these guidelines
for specific foods:
l Angel and bundt cakes, yeast breads, frozen
pies, large roasts and turkeys-place rack on
lowest level.
l Casseroles, muffins, most quick breads and
meats-place rack on second or third level from
bottom.
l Cookies, biscuits, cakes and non-frozen pies-
place rack on second or third 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 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.

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 Allow 1'12 to 2 inches (4-5 cm) of space around
each pan and between pans and oven walls.
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.
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.
Using aluminum foil for
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or
casseroles.
l Place the foil on the oven rack below the rack
with the food. The foil should have the edges
turned up and be about 1 inch (3 cm) larger all
around than the dish holding the food.
l Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum 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.
baking
f, .
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.

The electronic clock/oven controls
There are three parts in the clock/oven control
section:
-The display
-The command pads
-The Set Knob
Instructions for the oven control are covered on
the following pages. Read them carefully.
When you first plug in the range, the last time
of day set will show in 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.
Display/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
pressed.
When showing the time of day, the display will
show the hour and minutes.
When using the Minute Timer, the display
shows minutes and seconds in the following
sequence:
l For settings from O-l minute 55 seconds, the
display will increase in 5-second increments and
count down each second.
l For settings from 2-10 minutes, the display will
increase in l&second increments and count
down each second.
l For settings from lo-60 minutes, the display will
increase in 1-minute increments and count
down each second.
l For settings from l-2 hours, the display will
increase in 5-minute increments and count
down each minute.
l For settings from 2 hours-9 hours 50 minutes,
the display will increase in lo-minute incre-
ments and count down each minute.
When using Cook Time and/or Stop Time, the
display shows 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.

Setting the clock
1. Push the Clock/Set pad. TIME will light up in
the display.
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2. Turn the Set Knob until the correct time shows
in the display.
3. Push the Off/Clear pad to start clock
operation.
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CLEAR
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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
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 in 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 in the display.
OR
l Push the Timer On/Off pad and turn the Set
Knob until “:OO”shows in the display. The time
of day will be displayed after a 3-second delay.
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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.
CONTROL
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CLEAR
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