Whirlpool RM288PW User manual

LOWER OVEN
Self-Cleaning
Model RM288PW

Contents
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR OVEN
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTS AND FEATURES
USING YOUR LOWER OVEN.
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Lower Oven
Baking
Adjusting the Oven
Temperature Control
Broiling
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’Control
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Oven Vent
Optional Rotisserie
Optional Door Panel Pat
CARING FOR YOUR
LOWER OVEN..
Control Panel and Knobs
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Cleaning Chart
Lower Oven Light
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY
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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 Isnot used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Is properly maintained.
l Isused only for jobs expected of a home oven.
See the Cooking Guide and Upper Microwave Oven Use & Care Guide
for important safety and use information.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or
play with any part of the oven, or
leave them unattended near it.
l Let steam and hot air escape
from the oven before removing
food to prevent burns.
They could be burned or injured. 4.
DO NOT use the oven to heat a
2. DO NOT store things children room. Persons in the room could
might want above the oven. Chil- be burned or injured, or a fire
dren could be burned or injured could start.
while climbing on the door and
the door could be damaged. 5.
DO NOT wear loose or hanging
3. KEEP children away from the garments when using the oven.
They could ignite if they touch a
oven when it is on. The oven walls, heating element and you could
racks and door can get hot be burned.
enough to cause burns.
* Putoven racks where you
6. DO NOT heat unopened con-
want them before turning on tainers, they could explode. The
the oven. Heated racks hot contents could burn you
could cause severe burns. and container particles could
. Do not touch any part of the cause injury.
oven, especially the heating 7. When adding or removing food.
elements, until you know they
MAKE SURE to open the oven
are completely cool. Dark ele- door all the way to prevent burns.
ments can still be hot enough
to cause severe burns.
. 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.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Thank you for buylng a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mall
the Owner Reglstratlon Card provlded with this product. Then complete
the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with
a question.
l Copy model and serial numbers
Model Number
from plate (behind the micro-
wave oven door) and purchase
date from sales slip.
Serial Number
l Keep this book and sales slip to-
gether in a handy place.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RM288PXV
LOWEROVEN
MODEL AND
UPPER
MICROWAVE
,OVEN CONTROLS
SERIAL NUMBER .
PLATE (behlnd
oven door]
\ II
LOWER OVEN
CONTROLS
OVEN VENT \ 1
I/
OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH
LOCK LEVER
COVER PANE1 AUTOMATIC OVEN
/ LIGHT SWITCH
BROIL ELEMENT
GUIDE
BAKE ELEMENT

Using your lower oven
+ DISPLAY
NUMBER R
LOWER OV
“LOCKED”
LIGHT
1 MEALTIMER*
CONTROL PADS
‘EN -
’ SIGNAL LOWER OVEN
1 “HEATING”
SIGNAL LIGHT
\ OVEN
SWITCH
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Setting the Clock
The Clock is located at the top of the upper microwave oven control panel. To
set the Clock, follow the instructions found in the Upper Microwave Oven Use
& Care Guide.
Using the Minute Tier
The Minute Timer on the upper microwave oven control panel can be used
for any timed cooking. To use the Minute Timer, follow the instructions found in
the Upper Microwave Oven Use & Care Guide.
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 lower oven to heat. 5

Baking
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The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least IV2 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.
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack poslfion, lift rack at
front and pull out.
2. Setthe Oven Selector on BAKE.The
Lower Oven ON Signal Light will
come on.
4. Putfood in the oven. NOTE: Oven
racks, walls and door will be hot.
During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Lower Oven HEATINGSignal Light
will turn on and off with the
elements.
The fop element helps heat dur-
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3. Setthe Oven Temperature Control
on the baking temperature you
want. The Lower Oven HEATING
Signal Light will come on. The
oven is preheated when the Lower
Oven HEATINGSignal Light first
goes off.
5. When baking isdone, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven Tem-
perature Control to OFF.The Lower
Oven ON and HEATINGSignal
Lights will go 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 you 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 difficult
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.
‘NOTCHES
3. To lower the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to LO.
Each notch equals about 10°F
(5°C).
OFF
LOCKING
2. Loosen the locking screw. Note
the position of the notches.
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OFF
TOOTH NOTCHES
4. To raise the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to HI.Eat
notch equals about 10°F(S’C].
Tighten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.

Broiling
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I. Position the rack before turning
the oven on. See “Broil Chart” in
the Cooking Guide or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions,
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3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position (open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm). The door will stay open
by itself.
2. Putthe broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Set the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control on BROIL.
The Lower Oven ON and HEATING
Signal Lights will come on.
5. When broiling isdone, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven Tem-
perature Control to OFF.The Lower
Oven ON and HEATINGSignal
Lights will go off.
Custom Broil
l If food is cooking too fast,turn the Oven Temperature Control counterclock-
wise until the Lower Oven HEATINGSignal Light goes off.
l If you want the food to broil slower from the start, set the Oven Temperature
Control between 150”and 325°F (65.5 and 162.7”C). The lower the tempera-
ture, the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.
NOTE: The lower oven door must be partly open whenever the oven is
set to BROIL. leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain proper
temperatures.
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Using the Automatic MEALTIMER* Control
The automatic MEALTIMER*control will turn the lower 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...undercooklng will result.
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To start and Stop baking
aufomatlcally:
. Position the oven rack(s) properly
and place the food in the oven.
3. Setthe Oven Selector on TIMED
BAKE.
2. Make sure the clock Is set to the
right ffme of day. (See the Upper
Microwave Oven Use & Care
Guide for setting instructions.]
4. Setthe Oven Temperature Control
on the baking temperature you
want.
5. Touch the STARTTIMEPad. Then
touch the Number Pads for the
time you want baking to start.
(Optlon: Skip this step if you want
to start baking immediately.)
6. Touch the STOPTIMEPad. Then
touch the Number Pads for the
time you want baking to stop.
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7. Touch START.The oven will now
start and stop automatically.
8. After baking is done or to stop
tire oven before preset time, turn
both the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
To cancel the MEALTIMER’ control
sefflngs:
1, Touch STOPTIME.
2. Touch CANCEL.
3. Turn the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF
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