Whirlpool RF385PXP User manual

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Contents
Page
Before You Use Your Range. 2
important Safety instructions. 3
Parts and Features. . . 4
Using Your Range 5
Using the Surface Units 5
Optional Canning Kit 6
Setting the Clock 6
Using the Minute Timer. 7
Using the Oven Controls 7
Baking. . . . 7
Broiling 9
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’Clock 11
Oven Vent . . . 12
Storage Drawer
Optional Rotisserie
Caring for Your Range
Control Panel
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls
Lift-Up Cooktop
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light
if You Need Service or
Assistance.
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Before you useyour range
Read this Use 6 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 itsweight.
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” tor Important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I
1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEPpan 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. KEEPchildren away from the you could be burned.
range when it ison. 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 SUREto 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 FCR YOUR SAFETY.
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 -
Copyyour Model and Serial Numbers here
Ifyou 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.
Copy this information in these
spaces. Keep this book, other oven
literature, your warranty and sales
slip together in the Literature Pac.
There is no warranfv reaistration
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
to return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
is required for in-warranty service. Service
CompanYlPhone Number

Parts and features
Model RF385PXP
STOP TIME
CLOCK START TIME
SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT MINUTE TIMER
CONTROL PANEL
AUTOMATIC OVEN
REMOVAELE
BAKE
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STORAGE DRAWER
LITERATURE PAC
(not shown)
4 OVEN DOOR

OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL
OVEN LIGHT SWITCH I OVEN SELECTOR SURFACE UNIT INDICATOR
/ I /
\ \ \ / I
CLEAN LIGHT RIGHT REAR RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
LOCK LIGHT OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT
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
One of the signal lights will glow
when a surface unit ison.
Control knobs
before turning
can be set any
and OFF.
must be pushed in
them to a setting They
urhere between Iil
Until you get used to the settings, use the tollowlng as a guide. 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 wtllng for long pwiods of tlmo
can damage s&ace units and dlwolor ctwmo Mm rhg&
Starl oooklfig on HI and turn control down to con&we
0-W
Use LO to
keep food
warm until
ready to
serve. Setthe
heat higher
or lower
wlthln the LO
band to keep
foudatme
temperature
you want.
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Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage
to the cook-top. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged
bottom canners or tea kettles) are not recommended.
See the “Cooklng Guide” for Important utensil informatlon.
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 Mlnute 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 buzzer when the set time is up.
DO NOT PUSHIN THEKNOB 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 pushlng in, turn the knob
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up, a buzzer
will sound. Tostop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THEMINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THECLOCK
SETTING.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
Rack(s) should be placed so
the top of the food will be cen-
tered in me oven. Always leave
at leastlY2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm)
between the sides of the pan
and the oven wails and other
pans. For more lnformatlon, see
the “Coaklng Guide:’
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
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2. Set Oven Selector to BAKE.
4. Putfood in the oven. Note: Oven
racks, wails 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
durlng baklng, but does not
turn red.
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.
5. When baking isdone, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF
Adjusting the Oven Tempemtum 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. Butwhen
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.
3. To lower the temperature, move
a notch closer to LO.Each notch
equals aboutlO”F (5°C).
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2. Loosen the lockina screws inside
the control knob. iote the posi-
tion ot the notches.
4. 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.
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. Putthe broiler pan and food on
the rack.
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3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position, (open about 4 inches,
10.2cm]. The door will stay open
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.
Custom Broil
l If food iscooking 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 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 partly open whenever the oven Is set
to BROIL. Leaving the door open allows the oven to malntaln proper
tempemtures and prevents wlndow glass irom cracking.
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