Whirlpool RF367BXP User manual

RANGE
Self-Cleaning
Model RF367BXP
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Contents
Page
Before You Use Your Range - 2
Important Safety Instructions. 3
Parts and Features. 4
Uslng 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 . 10
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’ Clock , . 11
Oven Vent . . . . 13
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Storage Drawer 13
Optional Rotisserie . . 14
Caring for Your Range. 14
Control Panel 14
Solid Element Surface Units 15
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle 16
Cleaning Chart 20
Oven Light . 21
If You Need Service or
Assistance.. 22
Whirlpool Range Warranty 24
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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.
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IMPORTmT
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-
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 theIange to heat a
room. Persons in the room could
10. When adding or removing
be burned or injured, or a fire food, MAKE SURE to open the
could start. oven door all the way to
prevent burns.
l POR 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
I CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
1 - 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 and sales slip together in
the Literature Pac.
Purchase Date
Please complete and mail the
Owners Reglsiratlon Card tur-
nlshed with this product.
Service Company Phone Number
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Parts and features
Model RF367BXP
CLOCK
MINUTE TIMER START
TIME STOP TIME
LEFl FiONT &FACE UNIT LE;I REAR SUGACE UNIT
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB INDICATOR
CONTROL PANEL \ -
SOLID ELEMENT
SURFACE UNIT
AUTOMATIC OVEN
LIGHT SWITCH
MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE \
OVEN VENT
BROIL
- ELEMENT
SELF-CLEANING
OVEN
FIBERGLASS
HEAT SEAL
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
(not shown)
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OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN SIGNAL OVEN
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.
Solid Element
Surface Units
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.
Solid element surface units are made of heavy cast-iron to provide even
cooking. 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 are finished cooking.
CAUTION: Solld elements stay hot tor a long tlme. Do not use the HI setting
tor long periods ot time or leave pans on hot elements when cooklng Is
done. Burned tood and damage to the cookware could result.
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Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
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 start frying and icing; to starting it
boil. When chicken or pan- cook large on a higher
cooking foods, cakes. Turn amounts of setting.
turntoal0 toalOor vegetables.
or MED-LO MED-LO set- Turn to a LO
sefffng when tlng when seftin,g to
sizzle starts. sizzle starfs. finish cooking.
Use LO to
keep food
cooking after
starting it on a
higher setting,
to keep food
warm or to melt
chocolate or
shortening.
Cookware
Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent boilovers
and hot handles.
Only use pans with flat bottoms. Flat bottoms allow maximum contact between
the pans and the surface units for fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven bottoms
or with a raised pattern on the bottom are not suitable. Flatness of a pan can be
checked by placing an edge of a ruler across it. There should not be space
between the ruler edge and the bottom of the pan.
Do not use trlvets, woks with skirts, or canners wfth concave or
rldged bottoms.
NOTE: If pan bottoms are not flat, the protective Ifmlter will sense uneven
cooklng temperatures and reduce the heat setting. This will result in longer
cooklng times.
See the “Cooklng Guide” for important utensil informatlon.
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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
Tlmer 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 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
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StlllNG.

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.
I I
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 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 tirst goes off.
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.
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF
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Adjusting the Oven Temper&we 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
Knob straight elf.
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 about 10°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.
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm]. The door will stay open
by itself.
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2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
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.
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