Whirlpool RF310PXP User manual

ELECTRIC
RANGE
Models
RF313PXPT (Shown)
RF310PXP
RF31OOXP
~crowave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Au Condltloners. Oehumldlflers. Automatic Washers, Clothes Dryers. Freezers, Refrigerator-Free

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~Contents
Page
Before You Use Your Range. Page
2 Optional Rotisserie 12
Important Safety lnstructlons 3 Caring for Your Range 13
Parts and Features. . . 4 Control Panel , 13
Using Your Range 5 Surface Units and
Using the Surface Units 5 Reflector Bowls 13
Optional Canning Kit 6 Lift-Up Cooktop 15
Setting the Clock 6 Oven Window. , 15
Using the Minute Timer. . 7 Oven Door 16
Using the Oven Controls 7 Cleaning Chart 17
Baking. . . . 7 Oven Light 18
Broiling 9 It You Need Service or
Oven Vent 11 Assistance. 1B
Storage Drawer 11
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Before you use your range
Read this Use & Care Guide and The Cookfng Guide for important safety
lnfofmatlon.
You are personally responslble 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 Instructionsl’)
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 “Cooklng Guide” for important safety and use informatlon.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEPpan handles turned in, but not
play with any par-l 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. KEEPchildren away from the you could be burned.
range when it ison. 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. DO NOT use the range to heat a
room. Persons in the room could lo’ ~~~~~$rr&~Er~~p~n~he
be burned or injured, or a fire oven door all 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].
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, Your
warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
There is no warrantv registration
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
to return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service.
Service Company/Phone Number

Parts and features
Models RF3100XP,RF310PXPand RF313PXPT CLOCK/
MINUTE TIMER
SURFACE UNIT SURFACE UNIT
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB INDICATOR
CONTROL PANEL
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT -
MODEL AND SERIAL ti
NUMBER PLATE
SILICONE /
HEAT SEAL
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER -
LITERATURE PAC
(not shown)
-PIECE CHROME
EFLECTOR BOWL
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OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN
CONTROL SELECTOR
OVkN LIGHT OVEN SIGiAL RIGHT REAR RIGHT FRONT \
SWITCH 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
and OFF.
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
isturned on by that knob.
Signal light
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit ison.
Unttl you get used to the settings, use the tollowlng as a gulde. For best results,
start cooking at the high settings; then turn the control knob down to continue
cooking.
Use HI to start Use MED-HI Use MED Use MED-LO
foods cook- to hold a for gravy, to keep food
ing; to bring rapid boil; to puddings cooking after
Ilquids to a fry chlcken and icing; to starting it
boil. or pancakes. cook large on a hlgher
amounts of setting.
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Use Lo to
keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Setthe
heat higher
or lower
wlthln the LO
band to keep
foodatthe
temperature
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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 informatton.
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 mmer 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 setting will change if you
push In the knob when turning.
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Using the Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. Itworks 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 PUSHIN THEKNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting you want.
2. Without pushlng In, turn the knob
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. Tostop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THEMINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THECLOCK
SETTING.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the toad 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 more information, see
the “Cooking Guide:
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack posltion, lift rack at
front and pull out.
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2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE.
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 settlng. The
Oven Slgnal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.
The top element helps heat
durlng baklng, but does not
turn red.
3. Set Oven Temperature Control to
the baking temperature you Want.
The Oven Slgnal Light will come on.
The oven is preheated when the
Oven Signal Light first goes off.
5. When baking isdone, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF
Adjusting the Oven Tempemture Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually wlthout your notlcing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. Butwhen
comparlng to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.
If after using the oven for a perlod of time, you are not satisfied with the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by followlng these steps:
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1. Pull the Oven Temperature
Knob straight off.
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
2. Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the posi-
tion of the notches.
4. To raise the temperature, move a
notch closer to HI.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Tighten the locking screws and ’
replace the control knob.
Broiling
1. 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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2. Putthe broiler pan and food on
the rack. I
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3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2cm). 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 iscooking too fast,turn the Oven Temperature Control counterclock-
wise until the Oven Signal Light goes off.
l Ifyou 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 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 malntaln proper
temperatures and prevents wlndow glass from cracking.
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