Whirlpool RF345PXP User manual

Continuous-Cleaning
Model RF345PXP
:rowave Ovens, Trash Compactors. Room Au Condllloners. Oehumidllwrs, Automallc Washers, Clothes Oryers. Freezers. RefrlgeralOr-Freeze

Contents
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Before You Use Your Range.
Important Safety Instructions
Paris 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 .
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’Clock
Oven Vent .
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Storage Drawer 12
Optional Rotisserie 13
Caring for Your Range 13
Control Panel 13
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls. 13
Lift-Up Cooktop 15
Oven Door 15
Continuous-Cleaning Oven 15
Cleaning Chart 17
Oven Light 18
If You Need Service or
Assistance. 18
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Before you useyour range
Read lhls Use 81Care Guide 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 itsweight.
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 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 wont 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 Ild 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 untts and ele- ments when using the range. They
ments car1 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. 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.
could start
l FOR YOUR SAFETY.
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LlQUlDS
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 jusf 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.
Model Number
Serial Number
There is no warranty registration
Purchase Date
to return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service.
Servlte Company/Phone Number

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OVEN LIGHT SWITCH OVEN SELECTOR SURFACE UNIT INDICATORS
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CONTROL CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
Using the surface units
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
isturned on by that knob.
Signal light
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit ison.
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 ior long pertods of ttme
can damage surface units and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-
ilnue cooklna.
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. 5

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 “Cooklng Guide” tor 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-CareP Service
Company.
See the “Cooking Guide” for important canning intormation.
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.
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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 buzzerwhen the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSHIN THEKNOB when setting the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the 2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
Minute Timer Knob until the hand back to the setting you want.
passes the setting you want. When the time is up, a buzzer
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THEMINUTE will sound. Tostop the buzzer, turn
TIMER KNOB CHANGES THECLOCK the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
SETTING.
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.
2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE.
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen-
tered in the oven. Always leave
at IeastW 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!’
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. Putfood in the oven. Note: Oven 5. When baking isdone, 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 top element helps heat during baking, but 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 shiffed gradually without your noticing the change.
Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. Butwhen
comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you different results.
Ifafter 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. 2. Loosen the locking screws inside the control knob. Note the posi-
tion of the notches.
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
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4. To raise the temperature, move a
notch closer to HI.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
Tlghten the locking screw 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.
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2cm). The door will stay open
by itself.
2. Putthe broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Setthe 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 oft.
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 142°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 parity open whenever the oven Is set
to BROIL. Leavtng the door open allows the oven to malntaln proper
temperatures and pwents wtndow glass tram oracklng.

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 a round.
Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such
as meats and casseroles. Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes, cookies,
etc...undercooklng will result,
To start and stop baklng automaffcally:
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 Start Time
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.
6. Setthe Oven Temperature Con-
trol on the baking temperature
you want. The oven will now start
and stop automatically.
After baklng Is done or to stop
the oven before preset time, turn
both the Oven Selector and the
Oven Temperature Control to OFF.
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