Whirlpool RF3365XP User manual

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RANGE
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Contents
1 Before You Use Your Range. .
Important Safety Instructions
Parts and Features. .
Uslng Your Range
Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer.
Using the Oven Controls .
Baking...................
Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’ Clock .
Oven Vent . . . . .
Paae Page
Storage Drawer . , 12
Optional Rotisserie . . . 13
Caring for Your Range 13
Control Panel . 13
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls, 13
Lift-Up Cooktop 14
Oven Window. 15
Oven Door . . 15
Continuous-Cleaning Oven 16
Cleaning Chart . . 17
Oven Light . . 1B
If You Need Service or
Assistance. . 18
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Before you useyour range
Read thls Use 81Care Gulde and The Cooklng Gulde for Important safety
Informatlon.
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
‘tlnstallation 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.

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-
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-
ticles could cause injury.
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a 10.
MAKE SURE to open the oven door
room. Persons in the room could all the way when adding or remov-
be burned or injured, or a fire ing food to prevent burns,
DO NOT STORE OR US VAPORS AND LIGUIDS
IN THE VICINITY 0 HEY COULD IGNITE
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.
Model Number
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, your
Serial Number
warranty and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
There is no warranty registration
Purchase Date
to return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service.
Service Company/Phone Number
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Parts and features
Models RF336PXP and RF3365XP
CLOCK
MINUTE TIMER STOP TIME
LEFT FRONT SURFACE UNIT LEFl REAR SURFACE UNIT START TIME
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB INDICATORS
CONTROL PANEL
. OVEN VENT
SURFACE UNIT
-PIECE CHROME
AUTOMATIC OVEN EFLECTOR BOWL
LIGHT SWITCH
MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
(not shown)
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OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT OVEN SELECTOR
OVEil LIGHT RIGHT REAR / RIGHT FRONT
SWITCH CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
Control knobs must be pushed in
betore 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
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.
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
liquids to a fry chicken and icing; to starting it
boil. or pancakes. cook large on a higher
amounts of setting.
vegetables.
CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long periods of ffme
can damage sutiace untts and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-
tlnue cooklng.
Use LO to
keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want.

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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 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 settfng will change if you
push in the knob when turning.

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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 PUSHIN THEKNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushlng It in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the hand
passes the setting you want.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THEMINUTE
TIMER KNOB CHANGES THECLOCK
SETTING.
2. Wlfhout pushlng 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
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.
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen-
tered in the oven. Alwaysleave
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:
2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE. 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.

4. Put food in the oven. Note: Oven
5. When baking is done, turn both
racks, walls and door will be
the Oven Temperature Control
hot.
and the Oven Selector to OFF.
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 fop element helps heat during baking, bul does not turn red.
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:
1. Pull the Oven Temperature
Control straight off.
Loosen the locking screws inside
the control knob. Note the posi-
flon of the notches.
To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals about 10°F(5°C).
2. To raise the temperature, move
a notch closer to HI. Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Tighten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.
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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.
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm). The door will stay open
by itself.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Set the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to
BROIL.
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 b&ween 150” and 325°F (65.5 and 142°C). The lower the temperature,
the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector musf be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.
CAUTION: The door must be parliy open whenever ihe oven ls set
to BROIL leaving the door open allows the oven to malntaln pmper
tempemhirer and prevenb wlndow gloss from cmoklng.

Using the Automatic MEALTIMER” Clock
The automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock is designed to turn the 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 fhe automatic cycle for cakes, cookies,
efc...undercooklng will result.
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To start and stop baklng automatically:
1. Position the oven rack(s) properly,
and place the food in the oven.
2. Make sure the clock is set to the
right time of day.
3. Push in and turn the StartTime
Knob clockwise to the time you
want baking to start.
4. Push in and turn the Stop Time
Knob clockwise to the time you
want the oven to shut off.
5. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED
BAKE.
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6. Set the Oven Temperature Con-
trol on the baking temperature
you want. The oven will now start
and stop automatically.
Affer baking is done or to stop
the oven before preset time, turn
both the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to OFF