Whirlpool RB275PXK User manual

BUILT-IN
OVEN
Self-Cleaning &
Continuous-Cleaning
Model RB275PXK
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Contents Page
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR OVEN .?
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTS AND FEATURES 1
USING YOUR OVEN
The Electror.ic MEALTIMiR’ ‘;
Clock 5
Setting the I iec+roni;-
Clock ‘>
Using the Electrorilc Minute
Timer
Baking in the Upper &&I : : : 7
B
Baking in the Lower Oven 9
Adjusting the Oven
Temperature Control 10
Broiling in the Upper Oven 11
Broiling in the Lower Oven 12
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Ljslng the electronic
Automatic MEALTIMER’
Clock
Orher Operating Hints
Oven Vent 16
The Lower Oven Door
CARING FOR YOUR OVEN.. ;:
Control Panel and Knobs ?7
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle 18
The Continuous-Cleaning
Lower Oven 22
Cleaning Chart 24
Oven Lights 25
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE 26
WHIRLPOOL OVEN WARRANTY 27
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01987 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you use your oven
Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS” packed with
your oven.
Read this Use & Care Guide and the Cooking Guide carefully for important use
and safety information. Store this literature in a convenient place for future use.
It Is your personal responslblllty and obllgatlon to be sure your oven:
l Has been installed where it is protected from the elements.
l Has been installed and leveled in a wall or cabinet that will hold the weight.
. Has been properly connected to an electrical supply and grounded. (See
“Installation Instructions:‘)
l Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Is properly maintained.
l Is used only for jobs expected of a home oven.
See your “Cooklng Guide” for addltlonal safety and operating information.

IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or
4. DO NOT use the oven to heat a
play with any part of the oven, or room. Persons in the room could
leave them unattended near it. be burned or injured, or a fire
They could be burned or injured could stat-f
2. DO NOT store things children 5. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
might want above the oven. Chil- garments when using the oven.
dren could be burned or injured They could ignite if they touch a
while climbing on the door and heating element and you could
the door could be damaged. be burned.
3. KEEP children away from the oven 6. DO NOT heat unopened
when it is on. The oven walls, racks containers. They could explode.
and door can get hot enough to The hot contents could burn and
cause burns. container particles could cause
l Put oven racks where you want injury
them before turning on the oven.
Heated racks could cause 7. MAKE SURE to open the oven
severe burns. door all the way when adding or
l Do not touch any part of the removing food to prevent burns.
oven, especially the heating
elements, until you know they
are completely cool. Dark ele-
ments can still be hot enough
to cause severe burns.
l Let steam and hot air escape
from the oven before removing
food to prevent burns.
l FOR YOUR SAFETY.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND
LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.
THEY COULD IGNITE CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Parts and features
Model RB275PXK
OVEN /
VENT
(on toPI
UPPER OVEN
GHT SWITCH
BROIL
LOCK LEVER
COVER PANEL
~ AUTOMATIC
CONTR
PANEL
SELF-CLEAN /
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HEAT SEAL
BROIL y
ELEMENT
BAKE
ELEMENT
SILICONE HEAT A
CCAI
- BAKE
OVEN DOOR
LINER
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 plate just behind
the oven door).
Model Number
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this informatlon in these
spaces. Keep this book, your war-
Serlaf Number
ranty and sales slip together in a
handy place.
Purohase Date
Please complete and mall the
Owners Reglstmtlon Card fur-
nlshed wtth this product.
Servloe Company Phone Number

ELECTRONIC MEALTIMER’ OVEN LIGHT LOWER OVEN UPPER OVEN
CLOCK/MINUTE TIMER SWITCH TEMPERATURE CONTROL CLEAN LIGHT
Using your oven
The Electronic MEALTIMER* Clock
The Electronic MEALTIMER* Clock handles many different types of functions.
The following operating hints may be helpful when using the clock:
l The numbers on the display change rapidly when turning the Set Knob.
l When setting the Time-of-Day Clock, the display shows hours and minutes.
Twenty-five minutes past Forty-five minutes past
six o’clock. twelve o’clock.
l When using the Min/Sec Timer, the display shows minutes and seconds in the
following sequence.
- For settings from 1-59 seconds, each second will show in the display
- For settings from I-IO minutes, the display will increase in 10 second
increments.
- For settings from IO-99 minutes, the display will increase in 1minute
increments.
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l When using the Bake Hours and/or Stop Time with the upper oven, the display
shows hours and minutes.
Two-hours and fifteen Eleven-hours and fifty-nine
minutes. minutes.
Other operating hints may be found on page 16.
Setting the Electronic Clock
When you first plug in the oven or if
your electricity goes off for a while,
each light in the display will flash
in sequence.
Then, 4 eights and the Min/Sec Timer
and Bake Hours signal lights will flash.
The flashing means that the clock is
ready to be set.
1. Push in and hold both the Min/Sec
Timer Button and the Bake Hours
Button. “0:OO” will show in the
Display and the Signal Lights will
go off.
2. Turn the Set Knob to set the right
time of day. Turning the knob
clockwise increases the numbers,
while turning the knob counter-
clockwise decreases the num-
bers. The display will show the
time you set in hours and minutes.

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 99 minutes. You will hear beeps when the set
1. Push in the Min/Sec Timer Button.
The Signal Light will come on and
the Display will show “0:OO:
2. Turn the Set Knob until the desired
time shows in the Display. Turning
the knob clockwise increases the
numbers, while turning the knob
counterclockwise decreases the
numbers.
3. Atter sefflng the time you want,
the Signal Light will stay on and
the Display will start counting
down in seconds.
When the time Is up, you will hear a
beeping sound. Push the Min/Sec
Timer Button to stop the beeping. The
beeping will automatically stop atter
l-2 minutes.

Baking in the Upper Oven
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack posltlon, pull rack
out to stop, raise front edge and
lift out.
2. Set Upper Oven Selector to BAKE.
4. Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
racks, walls and doors will be
hot.
During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Upper Oven Signal Light will turn
on and off with the elements. The
top element helps heat during
B baklng, but does not turn red.
The rack(s) should be placed
so the top of the food will be cen-
tered In the oven. Always leave
at leastlY2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm)
between the sldes of the pan and
the oven walls and other pans.
For more Informatlon, see the
“Cooklng Guide:
3. Set Upper Oven Temperature
Control to the baking temperature
you want. The Upper Oven Signal
light will come on. The oven is
preheated when the Upper oven
Signal Light first goes off.
5. When baking is done,turn both
the Upper Oven Temperature Con-
trol and the Upper Oven Selector
to OFF

Baking in the Lower Oven
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, pull rack
out to stop, raise front edge and
lift out.
The rack(s) should be placed
so the top of the food will be cen-
tered in the oven. Always leave
at IeastlK to 2 inches (4-5 cm]
between the sides of the pan and
the oven walls and other pans.
For more information, see the
“Cooking Guldel
2. Set the Lower Oven Temperature 3. Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
Control to the baking temperature racks, walls and doors will be
you want. The Lower Oven Signal hot.
Light will come on. The oven is
preheated when the Lower Oven During baking, the elements will
Signal Light first goes off. turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Lower Oven signal Light will turn
on and off with the elements.
The top element helps heat dur-
Ing baklng, but does not turn
red.
4. When baking is done, turn the
Lower Oven Temperature Control
to OFF.

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually without your noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you different results,
If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:
1. Pull one or both of the Oven Tem-
perature Control Knobs straight off.
OFF
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
OFF
2. Loosen the locking screw. Note
the positlon of the notches.
OFF
.
4. To raise the temperature, move
a notch closer to HI. Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (SC].
Tlghten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.
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