Whirlpool RM255PXP User manual

LOWER OVEN
Continuous-Cleaning
Model RM255PXP
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Contents
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Before You Use Your Oven -2
Important Safety Instructions 3
Parts and Features. 4
Using Your lower Oven. 5
Setting the Clock 5
Using the Minute Timer. 6
Using the Lower Oven 6
Baking or Roasting 6
Adjusting the Temperature
Control 8
Using the Automatic
1 MEALTIMER* Clock 9
Broiling
The Oven Vent.
Optional Rotisserie..
Caring for Your lower Oven
Control Panel
The Lower Oven Door
The Continuous-Cleaning
Oven
Cleaning Chart
The Oven Light
If You Need Service or
Assistance.
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Before you useyour oven
Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS” packed with
your oven.
Read this “Use & Care Guide” and your “Cooking Guide” carefully for important
use and safety information. Store these with the Upper Microwave Oven literature
in a convenient place for future use.
It is your personal responsibility and obligation 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.
l Has been properly connected to 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 “Cooking Guide” and “Upper Microwave Oven Use 81Care Guide”
for additional safety and operating instructions.

IMPOR LlNI-
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children !o~e or
play with any part of the oven. c!
leave them unattended near It
They could be burned or Injured
2. DO NOT store thongs chridren
might want above the oven ChM
dren could be burned or Injured
while climbing on the Uoor ana
the door could be damaged
3. KEEP children away from the oven
when it is on. The oven walls. racks
and door can get hot enough to
cause burns.
l Put oven racks where ‘you wan:
them before turning on the oven
Heated racks could cause
severe burns.
l Do not touch any part of the
oven, especially the heating el-
ements, until you know they are
completely cool. Dark elements
can still be hot enough to cause
severe burns
4.
5.
6.
7.
l Let steam and hot air escape
from the oven before removing
food to prevent burns
DO NOT use the oven to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
be burned or injured, or a fire
( ould start
DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the oven
They could ignite if they touch a
heating element and you could
be burned
DO NOT heat unopened con-
tainers, they could explode. The
r!ot contents could burn you and
.ontainer particles could cause
‘:l)ury
MAKE SURE to open the oven
door ali the way when adding or
Temoving food to prevent burns.
l FOR YOUR SAFETY l
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.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Parts and features
Model RM255PXP
LOWER OVEN /
MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE
OVEN VENT-
CONTINUOUS-
CLEANING
OVEN \
SILICONE /
HEAT SEAL
FOIL LINER /
REMOVABLE
AIR-FLOW -
OVEN DOOR
- CONTROL PANEL
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 the plate located
behind the microwave oven door).
Model Number
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
SDaces. KeeD this book with vour Ser,a, Number
warranty and sales slip. ’
There is no warranty registration to Pumhase Date
return. Proof-of-purchase is all that is
required for in-warranty service.
Service Company/Phone Number
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Using your lower oven
MINUTE
TIMER
CLOCK
OVEN
SELECTt
LOWER
OVEN
INDICA
LIGHT
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DR.
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Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
START
OVEN
TEMPERATURE
, CONTROL
OVEN
LIGHT
SWITCH
1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise until clock shows
the right time of day.
2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn counterclockwise until
Minute Timer dial shows OFF.The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.

Using the Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the time
showing in the window is longer
than the setting you want.
2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
back to the setting you want
shows in the window.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the dial to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.
Using the Lower Oven
The lower oven is always set with two knobs:
-The Oven Selector
-The Oven Temperature Control
Both must be on a setting for the oven to heat.
Baking or roasting
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen-
tered in the oven. Always leave
at leasMY 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 Guide:’
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2. Set the Oven Selector on BAKE 3. Set the Oven Temperature Con-
trol to the baking temperature
you want
4. When the Lower Oven Indicator
Light goes off, the oven is pre-
heated. Put food in the oven
Note: Oven racks, walls and
door will be hot.
5. During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Lower Oven Indicator Light will
turn on and off with the elements
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and the 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
compared to Your old oven, the new desrgn 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 the Oven Temperature Control
Knob straight off.
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
2. Loosen the lockina screw. Note
the position of the notches.
4. To raise the temperature, move
a notch closer to HI. Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Tighten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.
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Using the .4utomatic 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.
Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such
as meats and casseroles. Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes, cookies,
etc.. .undercooking will result.
To start and stop baking automatically
1. Position the oven rack(s) properly,
and place the food in the oven.
3. Push in and turn the Start Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want baking to start.
5. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED
2. Make sure the clock is set to ‘he
right time of day.
4. Push in and turn the Stop Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want the oven to shut off.
6. Set the Oven Temperature Con-
trol on the baking temperature
you want. The oven will now start
and stop automatically.
After baking Is done or to stop
the oven before preset time, turn
both the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to OFF.
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To start baking immediately and stop automatically:
1. Position the oven rack(s) properly, and place the food in the oven.
2. Turn the Set Time Knob until the Start and Stop Time Dials show the right
time of day.
3. Push in and turn the Stop Trme Knob clockwise to the time you want the
oven to shut off.
4. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED
5. Set the Oven Temperature Control on the baking temperature you want.
6. After baking is done, turn both the Oven Selector and the Oven Temperature
Control to OFF.
To stop the oven before the preset time, turn both the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to OFF
Broiling
1. Position the rack properly for
broiling. See broil chart in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
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