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Contents
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR
RANGE . . . .
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS . . . .
PARTS AND FEATURES
USING YOUR RANGE
Using the Surface Units .
Optional Canning Kit
Setting the Clock .
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Oven Controls
Baking . . . . ,
Broiling . . ,
Oven Vent
Page
Storage Drawer 11
Optional Rotisserie.. 12
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE 13
Control Panel 13
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls 13
Lift-Up Cooktop 15
Oven Door. 16
Standard Oven Cleaning 16
Cleaning Chart. 17
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE. . 1B
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY. . 20
01986 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you useyour range
Read thls Use & Care Guide and lhe Cooklng Gulde for Important safety
Information.
You are personally responsible for:
l Reading and following ail safety precautions in this Use &Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.
l Installing me 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 instructtonsl’)
l Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
0 Properly maintaining me 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-
1. 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
1. DO NOT allow anyone to touch soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating eie- 8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging gar-
ments. Dark colored units and eie- 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
1. KEEP children away from the yolrcould 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. ticies could cause injury
i. DO NOT use therange to heat a
room. Persons in the room could 10. When adding or removing
food, MAKE SURE to open the
be burned or injured, or a fire oven door ail the way to
could start 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 just behind
the oven door).
Model Number
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, your
Serial Number
warranty anb sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
Please complete and mall the
Purchase Date
Owners Regiskation Card fur-
nished with this product.
Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RF306BXP CLOCK/
MINUTE TIMER
LEFT
CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT
OVEN VENT
-PIECE CHROME
EFLECTOR BOWL
MODEL AND SE
NUMBER PLATE
STANDARD I II I
OVEN I
SILICONE
HEAT SEAL
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
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OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN
CONTROL SELECTOR
OVEN SlGilAL RIGHT REAR RIGHT FRONT\
LIGHT CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal light
One of the signal lights will glow
when 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. I
Use HI to start Use MED-HI Use MED Use MED-LO Use LO to
foods cook- to hold a for gravy, to keep food keep food
ing; to bring rapid boil; to puddings cooking after warm until
liquids to a fry chicken and icing; to starting it ready to
boil. or pancakes. cook large on a higher serve. Set the
amounts of zietting.
vegetables. heat higher
or lower
. within the LO
CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long periods of tlme
band to keep
can damage surface units and dlscobr chrome reflector
food at the
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn oonhol down to con-
temperature
tlnue cooklng. you want.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged
bottom canners or tea kettles] are not recommended.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensil information.
Optional Canning Kit (Part NO. 242905)
The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with
high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface
units and cause damage to the cooktop.
If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation
of a Canning Kit. Order the kit from your Whirlpool Dealer or Tech-Care” Service
Company.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning information.
Setting the Clock
Push in and turn the Minute Timer Knob to set the Clock.
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 clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to OFF.The
clock setllng will change it 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.
Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting you want.
2. Wlthout pushing in, turn the knot?
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THE CLOCK
SETTING.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack posttlon, 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 leastlY2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm)
between the sides of the pan
and the oven walls and other
pans. For mare information, see
the “Caoklng Guide:
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2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE.
4. Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
mcks, walls and door will be
hot.
During baking, the elements will
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.
The top element helps heat
durlng baking, but does not
turn red.
3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baking temperature you want.
The Oven Signal Light will come on.
The oven is preheated when the
Oven Signal Light first goes off.
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector 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:
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1. Pull the Oven Temperature Control
Knob straight off.
3. To lower fhe temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Broiling
1. Position the rack before turning
ttIe oven on. See broil CnQrt in the
“Cooking Guide” or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
2. Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the posi-
tion of fhe notches.
4. To mise fhe fempemfure, move
a notch closer to HI. Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C). I
Tlghfen fhe locking screws and
replace fhe control knob. I
2. Put the broiler pan and food on 1
the rack.
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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.
4. Set the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to
BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
Custom Broil
l If food is cooking too fast, turn the Oven Temperature Control counferclock-
wise until the Oven Signal 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%). The
lower the temperature, the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.
CAUTION: The door must be partly open whenever the oven Is
set to BROIL. Leaving the door open allows the oven to malnfaln
pfoper temperatures.
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