Whirlpool RM280PXA User manual

UseAndCare
A Note To You 2
Important Safety
lnstnctions 3
Parts And Features 5
Using Your Oven 6
Catin For
8
Your ven 29
If You Need
Assistance
Or Setvice 32
Warranty 36
1-800-253-1301
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC BUILT-IN
LOWER OVEN
MODEL RM280PXA

A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, wo&c/ass 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. lt is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance property 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, l-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or it you need service. first see “If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 32. 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
Deafer Name
Deefer Phone

Important Safety Instructions
General l DO NOT TOUCH HEATING
l Read all instructions before ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR
using the oven. SURFACES OF OVEN.
l Install or locate the oven only Heating elements may be hot
in accordance with the pro- even though they are dark in
color. Interior surfaces of an
vided Installation Instructions.
The oven must be installed by oven become hot enough to
a qualified installer. The oven cause burns. During and after
use, do not touch, or let cloth-
must be roperly connected to
electrica Psupply and grounded. ing or other flammable materi- als contact heatin elements or
l CAUTION: Do not store things 3interior surfaces 0 oven until
children mi ht want above the they have had sufficient time to
oven. Chil cp ren could be cool. Other surfaces of the
burned or injured while climb- oven may become hot enough
inq on it. to cause burns; such as, the
l Do not leave children alone oven vent opening, the sur-tace
or unattended in area where near the vent opening, the eve
the oven is in use. They should door and window.
never be allowed to sit or stand
l Do not wear loose or hanging
on an
could L part of the oven. They e burned or injured. Tarments when using the oven.
he
l Do not operate the oven if hot IYcould ignite if they touch a
eating element and you
it is damaged or not working
properly.
l Do not use the oven for
warming or heatin the room.
Persons could be urned or
if!
injured, or a fire could start.
l Use the oven only for its
intended use as described in
this manual.
could be burned.
l Use only d potholders. Moist
or damp po holders on hotr
surfaces ma
from steam. b result in burns 0 not let
potholder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel or
bulky cloth for a potholder. It
could catch on fire.
l Keep oven vents unobstructed.
continued on next page

l Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The
hot contents could cause
burns and container particles
could cause injury.
l 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 osition oven rack(s) in
desired ocation while oven IS
P
cool. If a rack must be re-
moved while oven is hot, do
not let potholder contact hot
heating element in oven.
l Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
Grease
l Grease is flammable and
should be handled carefully.
Let fat cool before attempting
to handle it.
ing grease outside of pan can
be extinguished with baking
soda or, If available, a multr-
purpose dry chemical or foam-
type extinguisher.
Care and cleaning
l Small amounts of formalde-
hyde and carbon monoxide are
given off in the Self-Cleaning
cycle from fiberglass insulatron
and food decomposition. Signifi-
cant exposure to these sub-
stances can cause cancer or
reproductive harm. Exposure
can be minimized by venting
with a hood or open window
and wiping out excess food
soills orior to self-cleanina.
l Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or
oven liner rotective coating of
any kind sI!
ould be used in or
around any part of the oven.
l Before self-cleaning the oven-,
remove broiler an, broiler nd,
oven racks ancr 9
other utensr s.
Do not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts unless you
are instructed to do so in this
Use and Care Guide.
l Do not clean door heat seal. It
is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to
rub, damage or move the seal.
Clean only parts recommended
in this Use and Care Guide.
l Do not repair or replace any
part of the oven unless specifi-
cally recommended in this
manual. All other servicing
should be referred to a qualified
technician.
l Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the oven.
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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.
Upper microwave oven (see separate upper microwave
oven use and care guide for more information)
Oven vent
Lock lever
cover pant
Model and
serial num
plate -
II
UPPer
oven
7 _cci;;
Lower
L
oven
control
panel
5

Using Your Oven
In This Section
Pa*
Positioning racks and pans .............................. .6
For best air circulation ....................................... 7
Using aluminum fdl for baking ......................... 7
The dectronic oven contrd ............................... 8
Setting the clock ................................................. 9
Using the electronic Minute Timst
.................... 9
Using the OWCancel pad ................................. 10
Audible signals ................................................ .10
Page
Baking/roasting ................................................ 11
Adjusting the oven temperature contrd ........ 12
Broiling .............................................................. 13
Broiling rack position chart _................-......-. 14
Brdling tips .._............._...- ............................... 14
Energy l sving tips ............................................ 14
Using the electronic MEALTIMER” contrd ...15
The oven vent ............. ..a.____.........e ................. 24
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your oven properly. This section gives
you imporlant information for efficient and safe use of your oven.
Positioning racks and pans
For bakingroasting with one rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.
Rack placement for specific foods:
RACK
FOOD POSITION
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys Lowest level or 2nd level from
bonom
Angel and bundf cakes, 2nd level from
most quick breads, yeast bottom
breads, casseroles, meats
Cookies, biscuits, muffins, 2nd or 3rd level
cakes, nonfrozen pies 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 tf 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.
L

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 bakktg.
l Place the pans so that one is not directly over
the other.
l For best resutts, allow 1‘h to 2 inches (4-5 cm)
of space around each pan and between pans
and oven walls. There must be a minimum space
of 1 inch (2.5 cm).
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 comers of the oven rack
Three or four pans
Place in opposite comers on each oven rack.
Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.
NOTE: Do not allow pans to touch heat sensor
on left wall near the back. Poor baking may
resuk.
Using aluminum foil for baking
l Place the foil on the oven rack below the rack
with the food. Turn up foil edges and make
sure foil is 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 resufts.
l Do not line oven bottom or entire oven rack
with foil or other liners. Poor baking will result.
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or
casseroles.
1 ElectridSty k ynd Fire Hazard
Do not allow foil to touch the heating
elements because rt WIIIdamage them and
could resuft in shock or fire hazard.

The electronic oven control
Temperature
Sted
enter
pad
OfU
C8tlCd
-pad
Electronic I clods
MEALTIMER 884pd
conllol pads
Display/clock Command pads
l When you first plug in the oven, a time of day
and ‘PF will show in the temperature display.
H, after you set the clock (page 9), the display
again shows ‘PF, your electricity was off for a
while, Reset the clock.
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
l When you are not using the oven, this is an
accurate clock,
l When using the oven or Minute Timer, the
display will show the time, temperature settings
and what command pads have been pressed.
l When showing the time of day, the display
will show hours and minutes.
l When using the Minute Timer, the display will
show minutes and seconds in the following
sequence:
- For settings from 1-59 minutes, the display
will count down each second.
- For settings over 1 hour, the display will
count down each minute.
l When using Cook Time and/or Stop Time,
the display will show hours and minutes.
- Off/Csncd tells the oven to turn off.
Each command pad (except Off/Cancel and Start/
Enter) has its own indicator. The indicator comes
on when you touch the command pad.

Setting the clock
1. Push the Clock/Set pad. The colon flashes
and TIME will light up in the display.
2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the time
of day. Push the ‘up’ (A) or ‘down” (r)
pad(s) until the correct time shows in the
display.
3. Push the Start/Enter pad.
NOTE: lf you do not want the clock time dis-
played, push and hold the ClocWSet pad for 4
seconds. To display the clock time again, push
the ClocWSet pad once, then reset the clock time
if necessary.
Using the electronic Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven.
It works like a kitchen timer. Hcan be set in hours
and minutes up to 11 hours, 59 minutes. The
Minute Timer will display minutes and seconds for
settings under one hour. You will hear four
1-second tones when the set time is up.
1. Push the Timer Set pad. TIMER will come on
and the display will show “0:OO” with the colon
flashing.
2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the
desired time. Push the Qp” (A) or “down” (V)
pad(s) until the correct time shows in the
display.

3. Push the Start/Enter pad. The Minute Timer
will begin counting down immediately after the
timer is started.
When time is up, “End” will show in the large
display and you will hear four 2-second tones.
You will also hear four 1-second tones every
minute until you push one of the two Timer
pads.
NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, push
and hold the Timer Set pad for 4 seconds.
To reactivate the tones, follow the same
procedure.
To cancel the Minute Timer:
l Push the Timer Cff pad. The time of day will
show in the display.
TIMER
Using the Off/Cancel pad
The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any command pad
except for the ClocWSet and Timer Set pads.
When you push the Off/Cancel pad, the display
will show the time of day or, if Minute Timer is
also being used, the time remaining.
Audible signals
Audible signals tell you if a function is entered
correctly or not. They also tell you when a cycle is
completed.
To shut off all signals except for the end-of-
timer tone:
1. Press and hold the Stop Time pad for 4
seconds.
2. A short tone will sound to tell you the signals
have been changed.
Repeat the above steps to turn the signals
back on.
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