Whirlpool RF395PXP User manual

ELECTRIC
RANGE
Self-Cleaning
Model RF395PXP
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Contents
Page
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR
RANGE . . 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 4
USING YOUR RANGE 5
Surface Units . . . . 5
The Electronic MEALTIMER’
Clock . 6
Setting the Electronic Clock 7
Us;i-gFe,Electronic Minute
Using the &en ‘C&r& : : : : 8 9
Baking . . 9
Broiling . . 11
Using the Electronic
Automatic MEALTIMER’
Clock . . . 12
Other Operatina Hints
Oven Vent .... T. ........
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 .........
Cooktop Light ..........
Oven Light ..............
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE, .............
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY. ..............
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Before you use your range
Read this Use b 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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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.
mfght 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
menk 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 tenk could burn and container par-
burns. titles could cause injury.
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a 10. When adding or removing food,
room. Persons in the room could MAKE SURE to open the oven
be burned or injured, or a fire door all the way to prevent burns.
could start.
l FOR 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 -
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. Keec~ this book, vour
warranty and sales slip together in
the Lfterature Pac.
Please complete and mall the
Serial Number
Purohase Date
Owners Reglhatlon Card tur-
nlshed wlth ihls DrOdUCt. Servloe Company Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RF395PXP
ELECTRONIC MEALTIMER’
CLOCK/MINUTE TIMER
SURFACE UNIT l.ER REAR
CONTROL KNOB SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB SURFACE UNIT
INDICATOR
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CONTROL PANEL\ ‘a &I FLIP TOP
INSTRUCTIONS
PLUG-IN
SURFACE UNIT PORCELAIN-ENAMEL
REFLECTOR BOWL AND
CHROME TRIM RING
AUTOMATIC
MODEL AND SERI
NUMBER PLATE
SELF-CLEANING
FIBERGLASS
REMOVABLE
STORAGE DRAWER
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OVEN DOOR
Q

OVEN LIGHT TOP LIGHT OVEN TEMPERATURE OVEN
SWITCH SWITCH CONTROL SELECTOR
L&K . CLEAN 0;EN RIGHT REAR RIGHT F-RONT
LIGHT LIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
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.
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 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 sefflng for long periods of time
can damage surface units and discolor chrome lrlm rings.
Start cooking on Hi and turn contmi down to conilnue
cooking.
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
tempemture
you want.
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Use only fiat-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.
The Electronic MEALTIMER* Clock
The Electronic MEALTIMER’ Clock handles many different types of functions.
The following operating hints may be helpful when using the clock:
l The numbers on the display change rapidly when turning the Set Knob.
l When setting the Time-of-Day Clock, the display shows hours and minutes
Twenty-five minutes past Forty-five minutes past
six o’clock. twelve o’clock.
l When using the Min/Sec Timer, the display shows minutes and seconds in the
following sequence.
- For settings from139 seconds, each second will show in the display.
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- For settlngs from140 minutes, the display will increase in10 second
increments.
- For settings from10-99 minutes, the display will increase in 1minute
increments.
l When using the Bake Hours and/or Stop Tlme, the display shows hours and
mlnutes.
Two-hours and flfteen- Eleven-hours and fifty-nlne
minutes. minutes.
Ofher operafing hinfs may be found on page 15.
When you first plug In the range or If your electrlcity goes off for a while, each
light in the display wlil flash In sequence. Then, 4 elghts and the MinlSec Timer
and Bake Hours slgnal lights wtll flash. The flashing means thatthe clock Is
ready to be set.
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1. Push in and hold both the Min/Sec
Timer Button and the Bake Hours
Button. “0:OO” will show in the
Display and the Signal Lights will
go off.
2. Turn the Set Knob to setthe right
time of day. Turning the knob
clockwise increases the num-
hers, while turning the knob
counter-clockwise decreases
the numbersThe display will
show the time you set in hours
and minutes.
Using the Electronic Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. it works like a kitchen timer.
It can be set in minutes and seconds up to 99 minutes. You will hear beeps
when the set time is up.
1. Push in the Min/Sec Timer Button.
The Signal Light will come on
and the Display will show “0:OO”.
2. Turn the Set Knob until the de-
sired time shows in the Display.
Turning the knob clockwise in-
creases the numbers, while turn-
ing the knob counterclockwise
decreases the numbers.

3. Affer sefflng the fime you want,
the Signal Light will stay on and
the Display will start counting
down in seconds.
When the time is up, you will
hear a beeping sound. Push the
Min/Sec Timer Button to stop the
beeping or the beeping will au-
tomatically stop afterl-2
minutes.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) property
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. Always leave
at IeastlYz to 2 inches (4-5 cm)
between the sides of the pan
and the oven wails 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.
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4. Put food In the oven. Note: Oven
raoks, wails and door will be
hot.
During baklng, the elements wlil
turn on and off to keep the oven
temperature at the setting. The
5. When baking is done, turn both
the Oven Temperature Control
and the Oven Selector to OFF
Oven Signal Light will turn on and
off wlth the elements.
The top element heats during
baking, but does not turn red.
AdJustlng the Oven Temperature Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature of
your old oven may have shlfted gradually wlthout your notlclng the change.
Your new oven Is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
compared to your old oven, the new deslgn may glve you dlfferent results.
If after uslng the oven for a perlod of tlme, you are not satisfied wlth the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by foilowlng these steps:
1. Pull the Oven Temperature Control
Knob stralght off. 2. Loosen the locking screws lnslde
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).
lighten the locking screws and
replace the control knob.