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Table of Contents
(complete) ................... 2
A Note to You .................3
Range Safety ..................4
Getting to Know
Your Range ....................7
Using Your Range .........8
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle .....35
Caring for
Your Range ..................43
Troubleshooting ..........48
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................... 50
Index ............................. 51
Warranty ....................... 52
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SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE
PART NO. 3189077 Rev. A
MODEL RF385PXD
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Table of Contents
A Note to You ............................................ 3
Range Safety ............................................ 4
Getting to Know Your Range ................... 7
Using Your Range .................................... 8
Using the surface units ......................... 8
Positioning racks and pans ................
10
For best air circubtion ........................
10
Using aluminum foil for baking ...........
11
The electronic oven control ................ 12
Setting the clock ................................ 13
Using the electronic Minute Timer ...... 14
Starting a function ..............................
15
Canceling a function .......................... 15
Audible signals .................................. 15
Baking/roasting .................................. 16
Adjusting the oven
temperature control ............................ 17
Broiling .............................................. 18
Broiling tips ........................................ 20
Energy saving tips ............................. 21
Using the electronic MEALTIMERTM
control ............................................... 21
The oven vent .................................... 32
The storage drawer ............................ 33
The anti-tip bracket ............................ 34
Optional door panel pat ..................... 34
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ............... 35
Before you start ................................. 35
Before setting the controls .................. 36
Setting the controls ............................ 36
Special tips ........................................ 42
How the cycle works .......................... 42
Caring for Your Range ...........................
43
Surface units and reflector bowls ........ 43
Lift-up cooktop ................................... 45
Cleaning chart ................................... 45
The oven light .................................... 47
Troubleshooting ..................................... 48
Requesting Assistance or Service ........50
Index ....................................................... 51
Warranty ................................................. 52

A Note to You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance.
Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, Whirlpool ranges are easy to use,
save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-
free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about
how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership Registration Card provided with your
appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
Please record your model’s information.
Whenever you call to request service for
Model Number
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
Serial Number
You can find this information on the model
Purchase Date
and serial number plate (see diagram on Dealer Name
page 7 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
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Our Consumer Assistance Center
number is toll-free 24 hours a day.
1-800-253-1301 1
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Range Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbols. Please pay special
attention to these symbols and follow any
instructions given. Here is a brief explana-
tion of the use of the symbol.
This symbol alerts you to such dangers
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
General damaged or not working properly.
@Read all instructions before using *Do not use the range for warming
the range. or heating the room. Persons
*Install or locate the range only in could be burned or injured, or a
accordance with the provided fire could start.
Installation Instructions. The @Usethe range only for its intended
range must be installed by a use as described in this manual.
qualified installer. The range
must be properly connected to
electrical supply and grounded.
.Do not touch surface units, areas
near units, heating elements, or
@WARNING: To reduce the risk of interior surfaces of oven. Surface
tipping the appliance, the appli- units and heating elements may
ante must be secured by a be hot even though they are dark
in color. Areas near surface units
properly installed anti-tip bracket.
To check if the bracket is in- and interior surfaces of an oven
stalled properly, see “The anti-tip become hot enough to cause
bracket” on page 34. burns. During and after use, do
@CAUTION: Do not store things not touch or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact
children might want above the surface units, areas near units,
range. Children could be burned
or injured while climbing on it. heating elements, or interior
surfaces of oven until they have
.Do not leave children alone or had sufficient time to cool. Other
unattended in area where the surfaces of the range, such as the
range is in use. They should oven vent opening, the surface
never be allowed to sit or stand near the vent opening, the
on any part of the range. They cooktop, and the oven door and
could be burned or injured. window, could also become hot
.Do not operate the range if it is enough to cause burns.
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@Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit and you could be
burned.
*Use only dry pot holders. Moist or
damp pot holders on hot surfaces
could result in burns from steam.
Do not let pot holder touch hot
heating elements. Do not use a
towel or bulky cloth for a pot
holder. It could catch on fire.
*Keep range vents unobstructed.
*Do not heat unopened contain-
ers. They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.
.Use only utensils approved for
oven use. Follow utensil
manufacturer’s instructions,
especially when using glass or
plastic utensils.
ADO not store flammable materials
on or near the range. The fumes
could create an explosion and/or
fire hazard.
When using the cooktop
l Make sure the reflector bowls are
in place during cooking. Cooking
without reflector bowls could sub-
ject the wiring and components
underneath them to damage.
ADO not line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners. Im-
proper installation of these liners
could result in a risk of electrical
shock or fire.
@Select a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as the
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
the surface unit, some of the heat-
ing element will be exposed and
could result in the igniting of cloth-
ing or pot holders. Correct pan
size also improves cooking effi-
ciency.
@Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
range. Only certain types of glass,
glass-ceramic, ceramic, earthen-
ware, or other glazed utensils are
suitable for cooktops without
breaking due to the sudden
change in temperature.
@Never leave surface units unat-
tended at high heat settings. A
boilover could result and cause
smoking and greasy spillovers that
could ignite.
*Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface units. This will
help reduce the chance of burns,
igniting of flammable materials,
and spills due to bumping of the
pan.
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When using the oven
*Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is
cool. If a rack must be removed
while oven is hot, do not let pot
holder contact hot heating ele-
ment in oven.
minimized by venting with a hood
or open window and wiping out
excess food spills prior to self-
cleaning.
@Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam escaoe
before removing or replacing ’
food.
Grease
@Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
@Donot use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on range by
covering with a well-fitted lid,
cookie sheet, or flat tray. Flaming
grease outside of pan can be
extinguished with baking soda or,
if available, a multipurpose dry
chemical or foam-type extin-
guisher.
Care and cleaninrr
@Donot use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any
part of the oven.
*Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks, and other utensils. Do
not use your oven to clean miscel-
laneous parts unless you are in-
structed to do so in this Use and
Care Guide.
.Do not soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
will be damaged and shock or fire
could result.
@Donot clean door heat seal. It is
essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub, dam-
age, or move the seal. Clean
only parts recommended in this
Use and Care Guide.
*Do not repair or replace any part
of the range unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
@Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
@Small amounts of formaldehyde
and carbon monoxide are given
off in the Self-Cleaning cycle
from fiberglass insulation and
food decomposition. Significant
exposure to these substances
could cause cancer or reproduc-
tive harm. Exposure can be
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Getting to Know Your
Range
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with
the location and appearance of all parts and features. To help you find information on
specific parts or features quickly, page references are included.
Control panel-
y* ill
Plug-in surface
unit with
porcelainenamel A
&e&or bowl I!
(PP. 843.44) x
Model and serial I/A
Automatic oven
light switch
(P. 47)
Broil element
(P. 19)
(pp. 36,37, 39, 41)
floor bracket 1 I{ i
(for information
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on alternate v- lAt?v
wall-mounted
anti-tie bracket. see \ I
p.34j ’
Removable
storage drawer
(P- 33) A&y;
Y
A
Bake element
(P. 17)
Control panel
Left front
Left rear
control control
knob knob Electronic
oven control
Right rear Right front
control control
knob knob
(PP. 8.45) (PP. 12, 45) (PP. 8, 45) (PP. 8, 45)
Surface unit marker Surface unit indicator light
(P. 8) (P. 8) 7

Using Your Range
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This
section gives you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.
Using the surface units
Push in control knobs before turning
them to a setting. You can set them any-
where between HI and OFF.
Surface unit markers
q
The solid dot in the surface unit
00 marker shows which surface unit
0 is turned on by that knob.
Surface unit indicator lights
One of the Surface Unit Indica-
tor Lights on the control panel
will glow when a surface unit
is on.
Until you get used to the settings, use the
following as a guide. For best results, start
cooking at the high setting; then turn the con-
trol knob down to continue cooking.
1 SElTING RECOMMENDEDUSE t
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HI @Tostart foods cooking.
TO bring liquids to a boil. I
5-8 .To hold a rapid boil.
@Tofry chicken or pancakes. I
5 OFor gravy, pudding, and
icing.
2-4
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*To cook large amounts of
vegetables.
TO keep food cooking after
starting it on a higher
setting.
.To keep fd warm until
ready to serve.
Fire Hazard
Be sure all control knobs are turned to
OFF and all indicator lights are OFF
when you are not cooking.
A fire could start or someone could be
burned if a surface unit is accidentally
left ON.
Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about Ihe same size
as the surface unit.
l NOTE: For best results and greater
energy efficiency, use only flat-bottomed
cookware that makes good contact with
the surface units. Cookware with rounded,
warped, ribbed (such as some porcelain
enamelware), or dented bottoms could
cause severe overheating, which damages
the cookware and/or surface unit.
You can, however, use the newer
cookware available with slightly indented
bottoms or very small expansion channels.
This cookware is specialty designed to
provide the good contact needed for best
cooking results.
Also, woks, canners, and teakettles with
flat bottoms suitable for use on your
cooktop are now available in most stores
that sell housewares.
l The pan should have straight sides and a
tight-fitting lid.
l Choose medium to heavy gauge (thick-
ness) pans that are fairly lightweight.
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l The pan materlal (metal or glass) affects
how fast heat transfers from the surface
unit through the pan material and how
evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom.
Choose pans that provide the best
cooking results.
l Handles should be made of sturdy,
heat-resistant material and be securely
attached to the pan.
NOTES:
l If a surface unit stays red for a long time,
the bottom of the pan is not flat enough or
is too small for the surface unit. Prolonged
usage of incorrect utensils could result in
damage to the surface unit, cooktop,
wiring, and surrounding areas. To prevent
damage, use correct utensils, start
cooking on HI, and turn control down to
continue cooking.
l Do not leave an empty utensil, or one
which has boiled dry, on a hot surface
unit. The utensil could overheat and
damage the utensil or surface unit.
Home canning information
To protect your range:
. Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best
results.
l Use the largest surface unit for best
results. Also, use a canner/pan which can
be centered over the surface unit and
which does not extend more than one inch
outside surface unit area. Large diameter
canners/pans, if not properly centered,
trap heat and can cause damage to the
cooktop.
l Do not place canner on two surface units
at the same time. Too much heat will build
up and will damage the cooktop.
l Start with hot water. This reduces the
time the control is set on high. Reduce
heat setting to lowest position needed to
keep water boiling.
l Keep reflector bowls clean for best heat
reflection.
l To prolong the life of the elements:
- Prepare small batches at a time.
- Do not use elements for canning all
day.
l Refer to your canner manual for specific
instructions.
Optional canning kit
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 kii (Part No. 242905) from
your Whirlpool dealer or authorized
Whirlpool service company.

Positioning racks and pans
For baking/roasting with one rack, place
the rack so the top of the food will be
centered in the oven.
Rack placement for specific foods:
FOOD RACK POSITION
Frozen pies, large Lowest level or
roasts, turkeys, angel 2nd level from
food cakes bottom
Bundt cakes, most 2nd level from
quick breads, yeast bottom
breads, casseroles,
meats
Cookies, biscuits, 2nd or 3rd level
muffins, cakes, from bottom
nonfrozen pies
When baking on two racks, arrange racks
on bottom and third level from bottom.
To change rack position, lifl rack at front
and pull out.
NOTE: For recommended rack placement
when broiling, see “Broiling rack position
chart” on page 20.
Personal Injury Hazard
l Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location before turning oven
on. Be sure the rack(s) is level.
l If rack(s) must be moved while oven
is hot, use pot holders or oven mitts
to protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions
could result in personal injury.
For best air circulatitin
Hot air must circulate around the pans in the
oven for even heat to reach all parts of the
oven. This results in better baking.
l Place the pans so that one is not directly
over the other.
l For best results, allow 1l/2 to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and
between pans and oven walls. There must
be a minimum space of 1 inch (3 cm).
l Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at
one time.
Use the following as a guide to determine
where to place the pans:
One pan
Place in the center of the oven rack.
Two pans
Place in opposite corners of the oven rack.
Three or four pans
Place in opposite corners on each oven
rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly over
another.
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