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~Contents
Page
Before Uslng Your Range. ..... - 2
Control Panel . . .
Important Safety Instructtons. 3
Surface Units and
Partsand Fealures ............ 4
Reflector Bowls . . . . . . . .
Using Your Range. ............ 5
Lift-Up Cook-top . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Surface Units ...... 5 Oven Door . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Oven Control ...... 6 Lower Panel . . . . . . .
Baking .................... 6 Cleaning Chart . . . . . . .
Broiling ................... ;
If You Need Service or
Oven Itent ..................
Assistance. . . . . . . . .
Cartng for Your Range. ....... 8 Whlrlpool Range Warranty
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01987 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you use your range
Read this Use 6 Care Gulde and The Cooklng Guide for important safety
InformatIon.
You are personally responsible for:
l Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.
l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor
strong enough to support its weight.
l Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See
“Installation Instructions:‘)
l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Properly maintaining the range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
See “Cooking Guide” for important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not
play with any part of the range, or over another surface unit to avoid
leave them unattended near It. burns, injury and to help prevent the
They could be burned or injured. utensil from being pushed off the sur-
2. DO NOT store things children face units.
might want above the range. 7.
DO NOT use water on grease fires.
Children could be burned or The fire will spread. Cover fire with
injured while climbing on it. large lid or smother with baking
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating ele- 8.
DO NOT wear loose or hanging gar-
ments Dark colored units and ele- ments when using the range. They
ments can still be hot enough to could ignite if they touch a hot sur-
burn severely. face unit or heating element and
4. KEEP children away from the you could be burned.
range when it is on, The cooktop 9.
DO NOT heat unopened containers.
and oven walls, racks and door They could explode. The hot con-
can get hot enough to cause tents could burn and container par-
burns. titles could cause injury
5. DONOT usetherangetoheata
room. Persons in the room could 10. Whenaddingorremoving
be burned or injured, or a fire food,
MAKE SURE to open the
could start. oven door all the way 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.
- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
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 located
under the cooktop).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Model Number
Serial Number
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book and your
sales slip together in a convenient
Purchase Date
place. Please complete and mall
the Owner Reglstrallon Card
Servlce Coml
I
pany/Phone Number
turnlshed wllh thls product. I

Parts and features
Model RFOIOOXR
ONE-PIECE CHROME
/ REFLECTOR BOWL
ROL PANEL
OVEN VENT
SILICONE
HEAT SEAL
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4
REMOVABLE
OVEN DOOR

RIGHT FRONT OVEN OVEN TEMP
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
PUSHIN
Turn to
Setting
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal light
The Top Signal Light will glow when-
ever a surface unit is on.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a gulde. For best results,
start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
Use HI to lJse5or6
Use 4 for
Use2or3 Use SIM
to
start foods to hold a gravy, pud- to keep food keep food
cooking; to rapld boll; to dings and cooklng after warm until
bring llquids fry chlcken icing; to cook starflng It ready to
to a boil. or pancakes. large amounts on a hlgher serve. Set the
of vegeta- settlng. heat hlgher
bles. or lower to
CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long pertods of ttme
can damage surface untts and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. tiarl cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-
tlnue cooklng.
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keep foods at
the tempera-
ture you want.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cook-top. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged
bottom canners or tea ketltes) are not recommended.
See the “Cooklng Guide” for Important utensil Information.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least
W2 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
betore turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
2. Set the Oven Temp Control to the
3. Put food in the oven. NOTE: Oven
baking temperature you want. The
racks, walls and door will be hot.
Oven Signal Light will come on. During baking, the elements will
The oven is preheated when the turn on and off to keep the oven
Oven Signal Light first goes off. temperature at the setting. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on
and off with the elements. The
top element helps heat during
oven preheat.
4. When baking is clone,turn the
Oven Temp Control to OFF.
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Bmiling
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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. Completely close the oven door
to assure proper broiling tempera-
tures.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Set the Oven Control to Broil.
5. When broiling is done, turn the
Oven Control to OFF.

The Oven Vent
The oven vent is located under the
right rear surface unit. When the oven is
on, hot air and moisture escape from
the oven through this vent. Poor baking
can result if this vent is blocked. When
using the oven, do not use oversized
pans or other items that might block
the oven vent.
Caring for your range
Control Panel
1. Pull knobs straight off.
2. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth, or spray glass cleaner, to wipe
the control panel. Rinse and wipe dry.
3. Wash control knobs in warm soapy water. Do not soak. Rinse well and dry.
41 Push control knobs straight back on. Make sure they point to OFF.
Surface Units and Reflector Bowls
2. Lift the edge of the unit, opposite
the receptacle, just enough to
clear the reflector bowl.

3. Pull the surface unit straight away
from the receptacle.
Replacing
1. Lift out the reflector bowl. See
Cleaning Char-l on page 18 for
cleaning instructions.
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Line up opening in the reflector
bowl with the surface unit
receptacle.
3. Hold the surface unit as level as
possrble with the terminal lust
started into the receptacle
4. Push the surface unit terminal into
the receptacle. When the terminal
ISpushed into the receptacle as
far as it will go, the surface unit will
fit rnto the reflector bowl.
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CAUTION: Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the utensils on the
surface unlh. They also help catch spills. When they are kept clean,
they refieot heat befter and look new longer.
If a relfector bowl gets dlscolored, some of the utensils may not be
flat enough, or some may be too large for the surface unlt. In elther
case, some of the heat that’s meant to go Into or around a utensil
goes down and heats the reffector boyl. lhls extra heat can discolor
It. See “Cooklng Oulde” for further Information.
Lift-Up Cooktop
1. Lift front of cooktop and
swing-up the support rod.
2. Carefully lower the cooktop onto
the support rod.
3. Wipe with warm soapy water
Use soapy steel wool pad on
stubborn spots
The Oven Door
Removing the 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
il at the same angle It is In.
3. To replace, fit the bottom corners
of the door over the ends of the
hinges.
Push the door down evenly. The
door will close only when it is on
the hinges correctly.
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