Whirlpool RB26OOXK User manual

whirlpool 304NCH BUILT-IN
SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC OVEN
Models RB26OOXK;
RB260PXK
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Oven Vent
Control Panel
I II Manual Oven
41 II light Switch
Model and
Serial Number Plate
--c y~Automaiic Oven
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,/ light Switch
- Lock Lever Cover Panel
Broil Element
Oven Rack Gulde
Oven Front Frame
Bake Element
Fiberglass Heat Seal
Air Flow Oven Door
Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here
If you need service, or call with a questlon have ihls
information ready
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers [from the plate
just behind the oven door)
2 Purchase or lnstallatlon date from your sales slop
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase lnstallat~on Dote
Copy this information in these spaces Keep this book
your warranty and the sales slip together In a handy
place
Service Company and Phone Number
See the “Cooklng Gulde”for important safety information,

Contents
Page
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Your Responsibilities
Installation .., ., ., ., ., ;
ProperUse ., ., 2
Safety ., .., ., .., 3
Using Your Oven
Setting the Controls 4
Baking 4
Resetting the Oven Temperature Control. 4
Broiling -
Oven Rack Positions : 5”
Setting the Clock 6
Using the Minute Timer 6
Automatic MEALTIMER- Clock 7
OvenLight ‘1’ 8
Oven Vent .: : :. 8
Optional Rotisserie
Cleaning and Caring For Your Oven : 8
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The Control Panel and Knobs ?
The Oven Window P
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ‘C
Cleaning Chart ‘3
If You Need Service or Assistance
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1 Before Calling for Assistance
‘4
2 f You Need Assistance 14
3 ,I You Need Servrce 4
4 If You Have c Problem 3_
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Ustng your oven
AdJustable Oven
Automatic MEALTIMER* Clock Stop Time Knob Manual Oven Llpht Switch Temperature Control
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Mlnute Timer
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Start Time Knob xlector /P\-YClean 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 Slgnal 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:
OFF
Lockin$ Screw
1. PUII out the center
of the Oven Tem-
perature Control.
2. Loosen the lock-
ing screw.
OFF OFF
Tooth Notches Tooih Notches
3. To lower the tem- 4. To raise the tem-
perature, move perature, move
black ring so black ring so
tooth is closer to tooth is closer to
LO. Each notch HI. Each notch
equals about 10 F equals about IO’F
(5 Cl. (5-c).
Tlghten the locking screw. Replace the knob. -Tmk

1. Place the rack where you
want it for broiling. [See
below for suggestions.)
4. Set Oven Temperature
Control to BROIL. (Set on a
lower temperature for
slower broiling. See
below.]
2. Put broiler pan and food
on the rat k.
5. During broiling the oven
door must be partly open.
A built-in stop will 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 settihg
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
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BAKING OR ROASTING BROILING
Food for baking or roasting should be
placed in the center of the oven.
Always leave at least 11/2to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) between the sides of a pan and the
oven wall and another pan. For more informa-
tion, see the “Cooking 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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SETTING
Su gested oven-rack positions and broiling times for
di frerent kinds of meats.
Approximate Mlnuter -
Inches (cm) from top Selector set to BROIL
Food Descrlptlon ot food to Broil Element 1st ride 2nd slde
Beef Steaks
Rare 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 7-9 3-5
Medium 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 9-l 1 4-7
Well done 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 1l-13 5-7
Beef Steaks
Rare 1%’ (4 cm) 4”-5” (1O-l 3 cm) 13-15 6-B
Medium 1%” (4 cm) 4”-5” (1O-l 3 cm) 17-19 8-10
Well Done 1Vi” (4 cm) 4”~5” (1O-l 3 cm) 19-21 14-16
Hamburgers %” (1 cm) 3” (8 cm) 6-8 4-5
Lamb Chops
Medium 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (6 cm) 6-8 4-5
Ham slice, precooked %“-1”
or tendered (l-2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 6-8 4-5
Canadian Bacon IA” (1 cm) 3” (8 cm) 6 4
Pork Rib or Loin Chop %“-1”
Well done (2-2.5 cm) 4”-5” (lo-13 cm) 15 10
Chicken 2-3 lb.
(l-l.5 kg)
cut in half 7”-9” (18-23 cm) 25-30 1O-l 2
Fish whole 3” (8 cm) 11-16 9-l 4
fillets 3” (8 cm] 7-8 5-7
Liver %“-%”
(l-2 cm) 3” (8 cm) 3 3
Frankfurters 4”-5” (lo-13 cm) 6-7 4-5
THE CLOCK
1. Push In Minute Timer Knob and turn
clockwlse until clock digits show the right
time of day.
USING THE MINUTE TIMER
2. Let the Minute Timer Knob pop out. Turn
counterclockwise until the Minute Timer
dial is on OFF. Ifyoupush in on the knob, you
will change the time of day.
1. Wlthout pushlng It In, turn the Minute Timer
Knob until the setting showing in the
window is longer than the one you want.
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2. Turn the knob back so the setting you
want shows in the window.
3. When the set time is up, a buzzer will
sound.
4. Turn the dial to OFF to stop the buzzing.

USING THE AUTOMATIC MEALTIMER’ CLOCK
The Automatic MEALTIMER Clock is designed to turn the oven on and off at times
you set...even when you are not around.
To start and stop baklng automatlcally:
1.
Put the racks where you
want them and place the
food in the oven.
4. Push in and turn the Stop
mrne Knob clockwlre
to the time you want the
oven to shut off.
2. Make sure the clock is set
to the right time of day. 3. Push in and turn the Start
lime Knob clockwise
to the time you want ba k-
ing to start.
5. Set the Oven Selector on
TIMED BAKE.
6. Set the Oven Temperature
Control on the baking
temperature you want.
7. After baking is done, turn
both knobs to OFF. 8. To stop the oven before
the preset time, turn both
knobs to OFF.
To stop baking automatically:
1. Put the racks where you want them and
place the food in the oven. 4. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED BAKE.
2. Make sure the clock is set to the right time 5. Set the Oven Temperature Control on the
baking temperature you want.
of day.
3. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clock-
6. After baking is done, turn both knobs to
OFF.
wise to the time you want the oven to shut
Off
7. To stop the oven before the preset time,
turn both knobs to OFF.
SPECIAL CAUTION:
Use foods that will not go bad or spoil
while waiting for cooking to start. Avoid a covered baking dish with about a half- cup (118 mL) of water for 1to 1% hours.
using dishes with milk or eggs, cream
soups, cooked meats or fish, or any item Any food that has to wait for cooking to
start should be very cold or frozen before
with baking powder or yeast. it is put in the oven. MOST UNFROZEN
Smoked or frozen meats may be used; FOODS SHOULD NEVER STAND MORE THAN
so can vegetables, fruits and casserole- TWO HOURS BEFORE COOKING STARTS.
type foods. Vegetables can be cooked in
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THE OVEN LIGHT
The oven light will come on when you open the oven door or when you push the
Oven Ughl switch. Close the oven door or push the switch again to shut off the light.
To replace the light bulb:
1. Turn off the electric power
at the main power supply.
4. Replace the bulb with a 5. Replace the bulb cover
40-Watt appllanC&bulb and snap the wire holder
available from most gro- in place. The bulb must
cery, variety and have thb cover when the
hardware stores. oven Is belng used.
2. Remove the bulb cover by
pulling out on the wire
holder and moving it to-the
side.
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3. Remove the light bulb from
its socket.
6. Turn electrical power back
on at main power supply.
THE OVEN VENT
When the oven is on, hot air and moisture
escape through a vent on top of the control
panel. The vent is needed for air circulation.
Do not block the vent. Poor baking can result
THE OPTIONAL ROTISSERIE
If you would like a rotisserie for your oven, you can order a kit (Part No. 261881)
from your dealer. The kit includes easy installation instructions.

Cleaningand caring for your oven
1. First make sure
knobs are on OFF
then pull knob
straight off.
2. Use warm soapy 3. Wash knobs in 4. Push knobs
water and a soft straight back on.
warm soapy
cloth to wipe water. Rinse well Make sure they
the panel. Rinse and dry. are on OFF.
and wipe dry.
THEOUTERUVENWINDOW
If your oven has a window instead of a black glass door, the outer glass and
frame can be removed for cleaning. DO NOT take apari a black glass door.
REMOVING
.,
With the door closed, remove
the screws from the top of the
outer window frame.
Tip the window and frame out Lift up on both sides of the
from the top slightly. frame.
REPLACING -
Fit the bottom tabs of the
frame into the bottom of the
window opening.
Push the top of the frame into Replace the screws.
the opening while pushing
down. 9

USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE
The self-cleaning cycle uses very high heut to burn away soil. Before
you start, make sure you understand exactly how to use the cycle
safely.
BEK)RE YOU START 1.
Clean areas that may not be cleaned
during the cycle. Use hot water and deter-
gent or a soapy steel-wool pad on...
l the frame around the oven
l the inside of the door, especially the part
outside the oven seal.
DO NOT try to clean the fiberglass seal. DO
NOT move it or bend it.
2. Remove any pots or pans you may have
stored in the oven. They can’t stand the
high heat.
3. Wipe out any IOOSe soil or grease. This will
help reduce smoke during the cleaning
cycle.
4. Make sure the motor socket cover is
Closed if your oven has a rotisserie.
SPECIAL CAUTIONS
DO NOT block the vent
during the cleaning cycle
Air must move freely for
best results
Do NOT touch the oven
during the cleaning cycle
.it can burn you.
DO NOT use commercial DO NOT force the Lock
oven cleaners in your oven.
Damage to the porcelain Lever. The lever is designed
to stay locked until the
finish may occur. oven is cool enough to
safely open.
DO NOT use foil or other
liners in the oven. During
the cleaning cycle, foil
can burn or melt.
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