Whirlpool RB275PXK User manual

BUILT-IN
OVEN
Self-Cleaning &
Continuous-Cleaning
Model RB275PXK
shen. Clothes 0~3’s FmeZeK. Relnpcnlor-Fraszco. Ice Makers. Dishwashers Bulll-In Ovens and Sutlace Unih. Ranges. Mlcmwave Ovens. Trash Com~actot

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
Page
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
‘Tmll
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 /
:l:::::y
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.
l TMK
continued on next page
5

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.
10

Broiling in the Upper Oven
1. Position the rack before turning 2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the oven on. See broil chart in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
the rack
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm). The door will stay open
by itself.
4. Set the Upper Oven Selector and
the UpperOven Temperature
Control to BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn both
the Upper Oven Selector and the
Upper Oven Temperature Control
to OFF
Custom Broiling in the Upper Oven
l If food is cooking too fast, turn the Upper Oven Temperature Control counter-
clockwlse until the Upper Oven Signal Light goes off.
l If you want the food to broil slower from the start, set the Upper Oven
Temperature Control between 150” and 325°F (65.5” and 162.7”C). The lower
the temperature, the slower the cooking.
The Upper Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all brolllng temperatures.
CAUTION: The door must be partly open whenever the oven Is
set to BROIL. Leaving the door open allows the oven to malntaln
proper temperatures.

Broiling in the Lower Oven
1. Position the rack before turning
the oven on. See broil chart in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm]. The door will stay open
by itself.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Set the Lower Oven Temperature
Control to BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn the
Lower Oven Temperature Control
to OFF.
CAUTION: The door must be partly open whenever the oven Is
set to BROIL. Leaving the door open allows the oven to malntaln
proper temperahires.

as meats and casseroles. Do not use the automatic‘cycle ior cakes, cookies,
etc...undercooking will result.
To start baking now and shut off automatically:
1. Position the oven rack(s) properly,
and place the food in the upper
oven.
3. Set Upper Oven Selector on TIMED
BAKE.
2. Make sure the clock Is set to the
right tlme of day.
4. Set the Upper Oven Temperature
Control on the baking tempera-
ture you want.
5. Set the clock for the length of
baking time you want: Push in the
Bake Hours Button and turn the Set
Knob until the length of baking
time you want shows in the Dis-
play. This example shows 2 hours,
15 minutes. Bake Hours can be set
for up to 11hours, 59 minutes.
6. The Bake Hours Signal Light will
stay on and the Stop Time Signal
Light will flash. The Upper Oven
Signal Light and Auto Oven Light
will come on. The Display will
count down in minutes. If you
want to see Stop Time, push the
Stop Time Button. Push the Bake
Hours Button to see baking time
again. continued on next page
13

7. When the baking tlme is com-
plete, you will hear a beeping
sound. Push the Bake Hours Button
to stop the beeping or the beep-
ing will stop automatically after
1-2 minutes. Turn the Upper Oven
Selector and Upper Oven Temper-
ature Control to OFF
Delay start and automatic shut-off:
8. To stop the oven before the pro-
grammed time, push in the Bake
Hours Button and turn the Set Knob
counterclockwise until the Display
shows “0:OO:’ The Display will
return to the time of day. Turn the
Upper Oven Selector and Upper
Oven Temperature Control to OFF
1. Position the oven ro!-K(s] properly, and place the food in the upper oven.
2. Make sure the clock is set to the right time of day.
3. Set the Upper Wen Selector on TIMED BAKE.
4. Set the Upper lemperafure Control on the baking temperature you want.
5. Set the clock for the time of
day you want the food to be
done (Stop Time): Push in the
Stop Time Button, then turn the Set
Knob until the time of day you
want the food to be done shows
on the Display. This example
shows six o’clock.
6. The display will show the time
you set. The Stop Time Signal
Light will stay on. The Bake Hours
Signal Light will flash.
14

7. Set the clock for the length of
baking time you want: Push in
the Bake Hours auttorl and turn
the Set Knob un!ll the ler!gth of
baking time yo,, wani shows in
the Display. This example shows
2 hours, 15 minutes. Buke Hours
can be set for UT)to 11hours, 59
minutes.
8. The Bake Hours Signal Light will
stay on and the Stop Time Signal
Light will flash. If you want to see
the Stop Time, push the Stop
Time Button. Push the Bake Hours
Button to see the baking time
again.
9. The clock automatically calcu-
lates the time to turn the oven on.
At that time, the Upper Oven Sig-
nal Light and A Jto Over) Light
will come on a’ld the coven will
heat. This example shows the
oven on at 45 r7I:rlutes past
3 o clock.
10. When baking is complete the
upper oven will shut off automat-
ically. You will hear a beeping
sound. Push the Bake Hours But-
ton to stop the beeping. (The
beeping will stop automatically
in l-2 minutes.)
Turn the Upper Oven Selector
and the Upper Oven Tempera-
ture Control to OFF.
11. To stop the upper oven before
the preset time: Push in the
Bake Hours Button and turn the
Set Knob counterclockwise until
the Display shows “0:OO:’ Turn the
Upper Oven Selector and Upper
Oven Temperature Control to
OFF 15

Other Operating Hints
l If you want to check what you have programmed, press the button for the
function you want to check. The display will show what you have programmed
for that function.
l If you want to check the time of day, press the Min/Sec Timer and Bake Hours
Buttons. The display will show the time of day.
l A rapidly flashing signal light indicates an error in programming. Cancel any
entries and begin again.
The Oven Vent
When the upper oven is on, hot air
and moisture escape through a vent
on top of the control panel. Air from
the lower oven vents just above the
lower oven door. These vents are
needed for air circulation.
Do not block the vent. Poor baking
can result.
The Lower Oven Door
Removing the lower oven door will help make it easier to clean the oven.
Open the door to the first stop
position.
2. Hold the door at both sides and lift
it at the same angle it is in.
3. To replace, fit the bottom corners
of the door over the ends of the
hinges.
Guide the door down evenly. The
door will close only when it is on
the hinges correctly.
16

Caring for Your Oven
Control Panel and Knobs
1. First make sure the control knobs
2. Use warm soaDv water or srxav
are set to OFF,then pull knobs
straight off. glass cleaner bhd a soft cl&h io
wipe the control panel. Rinse and
dry well.
\
OFF
3. Wash control knobs in warm
soapy water. Rinse well and dry. 4. Push control knobs straight back
on. Make sure they point to OFF.

Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle
The self-cleaning cycle uses very hlgh heat to burn away soil. Before you start,
make sure you understand exactly how to use the cycle safely.
Before You Start
1. Clean the shaded areas by hand.
They do not get hot enough dur-
ing the Self-Clean cycle for soil to
burn away. Use hot water and
detergent 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 clean the fiberglass seal.
DO NOT move It or bend It. Poor
cleaning and poor baklng will result.
2. Remove the broiler pan and any
pots or pans you may have stored
in the oven. They can’t stand the
high heat.
3. Wipe out any loose soil or grease.
This will help reduce smoke dur-
ingthecleaningcycle.
4. Put oven racks on the second and
fourth guides (guides are counted
from bottom to top). During the
Self-Cleaning Cycle they
become harder to slide. See tips
on page 21. If you want the oven
cks to remain shiny, clean them
DO NOT Clean Seal
DO Clean Door
DO Clean Frame
Turn on the vent hood or other kitchen vent during the cleaning cycle,
This will help remove smoke, odor and heat that are normal during the cycle,
SPECIAL CAUTIONS:
DO NOT use commercial oven
cleaners in your oven. Damage to
the porcelain flnlsh may occur.
DO NOT use foil or other liners in the
oven. During the cleaning cycle foil
can burn or melt and damage the
oven surface.
18

Setting the Controls
Be sure the kitchen is ventilated during the SeWCleaning cycle. This will help
normal smoke and heat odors to disappear from the room as quickly as
1. Set the Upper Oven Selector and
the Upper Oven Temperature Con-
trol on CLEAN.
2. Lift up the Lock Lever Cover Panel
and move the Lock Lever all the
way to the right. The Clean Light
will come on only when the lever
3. Push in and release the Self-Clean
Button. A 3-hour Self-Cleaning
cycle will be set automatically.
The display will count down the
time in minutes. The Auto Oven
Light and Self-Clean Signal Light
will stay on.
If a cleaning cycle other than 3
hours is desired, turn the Set Time
Knob to the new time up to 4 hours.
l Use 2 hours for light soil. ,
4. The Lock Light comes on when the
upper oven temperature exceeds
normal baking temperatures. The
door can’t be opened when this
light is on.
NOTE: The Stop Time signal light
will flash during the entlre clean
cycle.
l Use 3 hours or more for moderate to
heavy soil.
5. After the cleaning cycle Is
completed, the Auto Oven and
Self-Clean Lights will go off. The
display will show the time of day.
When the Lock Light goes off,
move the Lock Lever back to the
left. Do not force It. Wait until it
moves easily. This turns off the
Clean Light. Turn the Upper Oven
Selector and Upper Oven Temper-
ature Control to OFF.
continued on next page
19

6. After the upper oven is cool,
wipe off any residue or ash with a
damp cloth. If needed, touch up
spots with a soapy steel-wool
pad.
To stop the cleaning cycle at any
time:
1. Push in and release the Self-Clean
Button. 2. Turn the Upper Oven Selector and
Upper Oven Temperature Control
to OFF.When the Lock Light goes
off, move the Lock Lever back to
the Cook Position. DO NOT FORCE
IT. Wait until it moves easily.
Special Tips
Keep the kitchen well aired during
the cleaning cycle to help get rid of
normal heat odors and smoke.
Clean the upper oven before it gets
heavily soiled. Cleaning a very
soiled oven takes longer and results
in more smoke than usual.
20