Whirlpool RF317PXV User manual

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Contents
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BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE - 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 4
USING YOUR RANGE.. 5
Using the Surface Units 5
Setting the Clock 7
Using the Minute Timer 7
Using the Oven Controls 8
Baking. 8
Broiling
Using the Automati’c 10
MEALTIMER* Clock
Oven Vent 11
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Storage Drawer 13
Optional Rotisserre 14
Optional Door Panel Pat 14
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE, 14
Control Panel and Knobs 14
Solid Element Surface Units 14
Oven Door 15
Standard Oven Cleaning 16
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light : 16
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR 17
ASSISTANCE .., 18
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY 20
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‘1988 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you useyour range
Read this Use & Care Guide and the Cooking 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
play with any part of the range, not over another surface unit to
or leave them unattended near it. avoid burns, injury and to help
They could be burned or injured prevent the utensil from being
2. DO NOT store things children pushed off the surface units.
might want above the range. 7. DO NOT use water on grease
Children could be burned or fires. The fire will spread. Cover
injured while climbing on ;? fire with large lid or smother with
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch baking soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating 8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
elements. Dark colored units and garments when using the range.
elements can still be hot enough They could ignite if they touch a
to burn severely hot surface unit or heating ele-
4. KEEP children away from the ment and you could be burned.
range when it is on. The cooktop 9. DO NOT heat unopened con-
and oven walls, racks and tainers. They could explode. The
door can get hot enough to hot contents could burn and
cause burns. container particles could
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a cause injury.
room. Persons in the room could 10. When adding or removing food,
be burned or injured, or a fire MAKE SURE to open the oven
could start. 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 -
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mall
the Owner Registration Card provided 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
from plate (behind the oven door
Model Number
on the oven frame] and purchase
date from sales slip.
Serlal Number
l Keep this book and sales slip to-
gether in the Literature Pac.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RF317PXV
AUTOMATIC MEAlTIMER* START STOP
CLOCK/MINUTE TIMER TIME TIME
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB
CONTROL PANEL
AUTOMATIC OVEN
LIGHT SWITCH
SOLID ELEMENT
SURFACE UNIT
MODEL AND SE
NUMBER PLATE
HEAT SEAL
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
[in drawer) -
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OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH, t3;;T20PERATURE OVEN SURFACE UNIT
SELECTOR INDICATOR
Using your range
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
is turned on by that knob.
Signal Lights
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit is on.
Solid Element Surface Units
Before placing a pan on solid element surface units for the first time, heat on
HI setting for five minutes. The surface units will give off smoke as the
protective coating, applied at the factory, finishes bonding to the surfaces.
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even cook-
ing. Each surface unit has a built-in protective limiter. The limiter senses
uneven cooking temperatures and automatically reduces the heat setting. The
limiter will sense uneven heat when a pan boils dry, when a pan does not have
a flat bottom, or when a pan is removed and the surface unit is left on.
Solid elements hold heat longer than conventional surface units. For best cook-
ing results, use a high setting for only a very short period of time. Then use
a lower setting to complete the cooking. You may want to turn the solid element
OFF a few minutes before you finished cooking.
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CAUTION: Solid elements stay hot for a long time. Do not use the HI setting
for long periods of time or leave pans on hot elements when cooking is
done. Burned food and damage to the cookware could result.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
Use HI to start Use ME&HI Use MED for Use MED-LO Use LO to
foods cook- to hold a gravy, pud- to keep food keep food
ing; to bring rapid boil; to dings and cooking after cooking after
liquids to a start frying icing; to starting it starting it on
boil. When chicken or cook large on a higher a higher set-
cooking pancakes. amounts of setting. ting, to keep
foods, turn to Turn to a LO vegetables. food warm or
a LO or MED- or MED-LO Turn to a to melt choc-
LO setting setting when LO setting olate or
shortening.
when sizzle sizzle starts. to finish
starts. cooking
Cookware
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Pans should be the same size or
largerthan the surface unit to prevent
boil-overs and hot handles.
Only use pans with flat bottoms.
Flat bottoms allow maximum contact
between the pans and surface units
for fast, even cooking. Pans with un-
even bottoms or with a raised pattern
on the bottom are not suitable. Flat-
ness of a pan can be checked by
placing an edge of a ruler across it.
There should not be space between
the ruler and the bottom of the pan.
Do not use trivets, woks with skirts, or canners with concave or ridged
bottoms.
NOTE: If pan bottoms are not flat, the protective limiter will sense uneven
cooking temperatures and reduce the heat setting. This will result in longer
cooking times.
See the Cooking Guide for important utensil information.
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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 setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.
Using the Minute Tier
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 timer
hand passes the setting you want
2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
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.
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Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
The rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least 1% 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.
2. Set the Oven Selector to BAKE. 3. Set the 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
4. Put food 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
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off with the elements.
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
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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 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:
.
Pull the Oven Temperature COntrOl
Knob straight off.
NOTCHES TOOTH
3. To lower the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to LO.
Each notch equals about IO’F
(5°C).
LOCKING
!. Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the pOSi-
tion of the notches.
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TOOTH WOTCHES
4. To raise the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to HI. Each
notch equals about 10°F (5°C).
lighten 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.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
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 Oven
Temperature Control to BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
Custom Broil
l If food is cooking too fast, turn the Oven Temperature Control counterclock-
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’C). The lower the tempera-
ture, the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.
NOTE: The 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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