Whirlpool RF4400XL User manual

40-INCH FREE-STANDINGELECTRICRANGE
Model RF4400XL
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Model and Serial -
Number Plate
Continuous- -
Cleaning Oven
Removable -
Air-Flow
Oven Door
Storage-
Compartment
Removable
Storage Drawer-
Broil Element
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Your responsibilities.. .
Proper installation and safe use of your range are your personal
responsibilities. Read this “Use and Care Guide” and the “Cooking
Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.
Installation
You must be sure your range Is...
l installed and leveled on a floor
l properly connected to the cor-
that will hold the weight; rect electric supply and
l installed in a well-ventilated grounding. (See “Installation
area protected from the Instructions.“)
weather:
Proper use
You must be sure your range is...
l used only for jobs expected
of home ranges;
l used only by people who can
operate it properly;
l properly maintained.
Contents “a3e
Responsibilities :
‘nstall ition 2
drape IJ;e 2
jafeti 3
Using Your Range 4
Surfac e Unit Controls 4
Settin<. the Clock 4
,.!slng ‘he Minute Imer 5
3ven >ontrols 5
The >ven Selector 5
The &en Temperature Control 5
Bak,,lg or Roasting 6
4djc sting the Oven Temperature
Cor’ro~ 6
Brow ng
Using ‘ie Automatic ME&TIMER 7
Page
‘tie Oven Vent 9
The Oven Light 9
Cleaning and Caring for Ychr Range 10
Control Panel and Knobs 10
Surface Units and Reflector Bowls 10
Lift-Up Cooktop 11
TheOven Door.. .:: :‘:
The Continuous-Cleaning Oven’ 12
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Removing the Storage Drawer : 14
Cleaning Chart 15
If You Need Service or Help 15
1 Before You Call for Service :: 15
2 If You Need Service 15
3 If You Have a Problem : : : : 16
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Using your range
Oven Selector
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Surface Unit Controls
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SURFACE UNIT
CONTROLS
Oven Signal Light Surface UnitVIndicators Surface Unit Signal Light
Control knobs must
be pushed in before The signal light will
glow when a surface
turning them to a set-
ting. They can be set
anywhere between HI
to OFF.
&it is on. Be sure
Turn to setting.
Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.
Use HI to start
Use MED-HI to Use MED for Use MED-LO to
Use LO to keep
foods cooking or hold a rapid boil gravy, puddings keep food cook- food warm until
to bring liquids or to fry chicken and icings, or ing after starting ready to serve.
to a boil. Surface or pancakes. to cook large it on a higher Set the heat
unlt will not turn amounts of setting. higher or lower
red If good con- vegetables. within the LO
tact Is-made wlth
bottom of pan.
SETTING THE CLOCK
band to keep
food at the tem-
perature you
want.
1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and hrrn
clockwise until clock hands show the right
time of day.
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2. let the Minute Timer Knob pop out. Turn
clockwise until the Minute Timer hand points
to OFF. If you push in on the knob, you will
change the time of day

Automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock Minute Timer Start Time Knob StoD Tlme Knob
USING THE MINUTE TIMER
1. Without pushing it in, turn the Minute Bmer 2. Turn the hand back to the setting you want.
Knob until the hand passes the setting you 3. When the set time is up, a buzzer will sound.
want. 4. Turn the hand to OFF to stop the buzzing.
THE OVEN CONTROLS
The oven is controlled by two knobs: the Oven Selector and the Oven
Temperature Control. 80th must be on a setting for the oven to heat.
THE OVEN SELECTOR
With the Oven Selector on
BROIL, only the top element
heats. (Broiling, pg. 7 ).
With the Oven Selector on With the Oven Selector on
BAKE, the bottom element TIMED BAKE, the MEALTIMER
does most of the work. The Clock can be used to turn the
top element heats, but does oven on and off automati-
not turn red. [Baking, pg. 6). cally. (MEALTIMER Clock, pg.8).
THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Use the Oven Temperature When both the Oven Selec-
Control to set baking or roast- tor and Temperature Control
ing temperature when the are on BROIL, the broil ele-
Oven Selector is on BAKE or ment heats all the time. The
TIMED BAKE.
Oven Temperature Control
can be set on a temperature
for slower broiling (see Broil-
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BAKING OR ROASTING
Put the rack(s) where you
want them before turning on
the oven.
Rack(s) should be placed
’ so food can be centered in
the oven. Always leave at
least I’ 2to 2 inches (4-5 cm]
between the sides of the pan
and the oven walls and pans.
For more information, see the
Lift rack at front and pull out. “Cooking Guide.”
Set the Oven Selector on BAKE. Set the Oven Temperature
Control to the baking
temperature you want.
Put food in the oven. Oven
rock we//s and door will be hot.
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During baking, the elements
will turn on and off to help
keep the oven temperature
at the setting. The Signal Light
will turn on and off with the
elements.
The top element helps heat
during baking, but does not
turn red.
Let the oven preheat until the
Signal Light goes off.
When baking is done, turn
both knobs to OFF.
ADJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Does your new oven seem to be hotter or colder than your old oven at the
same settings? The temperature setting in your old oven may have changed
gradually over the years. The accurate setting of your new oven can seem differ-
ent, If you think the oven temperature needs adjusting, follow these steps:
1. Pull out the center
of the Oven Tem-
perature Control
2. Loosen the lock- 3. To lower the tern- 4. To raise the tem-
ing screw; perature, move perature, move
NOTICE position black part of black part of
of notches. knob closer to knob closer to HI.
LO. Each notch Each notch
equals about equals about
10 F (5 C]. 10°F (5°C).
Tighten the locking screw. Replace the knob.

BROILING
1. Place the rack where you
want it for broiling.
4. Set the Oven Temperature
Control on BROIL (or on a
lower temperature for
slower broiling).
2. Put the broiler pan and
food on the rack.
5. During broiling, the oven
door must be partly
open. A built-in stop will
hold it there.
3. Set the Oven Selector on
BROIL.
6. When broiling is done,
turn both knobs to OFF.
For slower broiling, set the Oven Temperature Control on a temperature
instead of BROIL. The broil element will then turn on and off instead of staying on.
The lower the temperature setting, the slower the broiling.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL and the door partly open for all broillng
temperatures.
Suggested oven-rack positions and broiling times
Approximate Minutes -
inches (cm) from top Temperature set to BROIL
Food Description of food to Broil Element 1st side 2nd side
Beef Steaks
Rare 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm] 7-9 3-5
Medium 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm] 9-11 4-7
Well done 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 11-13 5-7
Beef Steaks
Rare lb” (4 cm] 4”-5” [1O-l 3 cm] 13-l 5 6-8
Medium 112” (4 cm] 4”-5” (1O-l 3 cm] 17-19 8-l 0
Well Done 1112”14 cm) 4”-5” II O-l 3 cml 19-21
Hamburgers 12” (1 cm) 3”(8cm) ’ 14-16
6-8 4-5
Lamb Chops
Medium 1” (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm]
6-8 4-5
Ham slice, precooked 1~“-1”
or tendered (I-2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 6-8 4-5
Canadian Bacon 5” (1cm) 3” (8 cm] 6 4
Pork Rib or Loin Chop 34“-1”
Well done (2-2.5 cm) 4”-5” (1O-l 3 cm) 15 10
Chicken 2-3 lb.
(1-1.5 kg]
cut in half 7”-9” (18-23 cm)
25-30 1O-l 2
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Fish whole 3” [8 cm] 11-16 9-14
fillets 3” (8 cm) 7-8 5-7
Liver 12”-3’q”
(l-2 cm] 3” (8 cm) 3 3
Frankfurters 4”-5” [1O-l 3 cm] 6-7 4-5 7

USING THE AUTOMATIC MEALTIMER”: CLOCK
The Automatic MEALTIMER Clock is designed to turn the oven on and off at times
you setteven when you are not around
To start and stop baking automatically:
1. Put the racks where you
want them 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 ba k-
ing 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. Set the Oven Temperature
Control on the baking
temperature you want.
7. After baking is done. turn 8. To stop the oven before
both knobs to OFF the oreset time. turn both
knobs to OFF.
To stop baking automatically:
1. Make sure the clock ISset to the right time
of day.
2. Put the racks where you want them and
place the food in the oven.
4. Set the Oven Selector on TIMED BAKE.
5. Set the Oven Temperature Control on the
baking temperature you want.
3. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clock-
6. After baking is done, turn both knobs to
OFF.
wise to the time you want the oven to shut
Off
7. To stop the oven before the preset time,
turn both knobs to OFF.
SPECIAL CAUTION:
Use foods that will not go bad or spoil a covered baking dish with about a half-
while waiting for cooking to start. Avoid cup (118 ml) of water for 1 to 1% hours.
using dishes with milk or eggs, cream Any food that has to wait for cooking to
soups, cooked meats or fish, or any item start should be very cold or frozen before
with baking powder or yeast. it is put in the oven. MOST UNFROZEN
Smoked or frozen meats may be used: FOODS SHOULD NEVER STAND MORE THAN
so can vegetables, fruits and casserole- TWO HOURS BEFORE COOKING STARTS.
type foods. Vegetables can be cooked in
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Hot air and moisture escape
from the oven through a vent
under the right rear surface
unit. You can cook on the unit,
or keep food warm on it while
the oven is on. Plastic utensils
left over the vent can melt.
Do not block the vent. Poor
baking can result.
THE OVEN LIGHT
The oven light will come on when you open the oven door or when you pull the
Manual Oven Light Switch. Close the oven door or push the switch in to turn off
the light.
To replace the light bulb:
1. Turn off the electric power
at the main power supply. 2. Remove the light bulb from its socket. 3. Replace the bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb
available from most gro-
cery, variety and hard-
ware stores. Turn the
power back on at the
main power supply.

Cleaning and caring for your range
CONTROL PANEL AND KNOBS
1. Flrst make sure oven and surface unit
control knobs are set on OFF. All knobs
pull straight off. Surface unit knobs have
a collar.
2. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth to
wipe the panel. Rinse and wipe dry
3. Wash knobs and surface unit collars in
warm soapy water. Rinse well and dry.
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4. Push knobs straight back on. Make sure
they point to OFF. Make sure the collar and
surface unit knobs are put together
as shown.
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SURFACE UNITS AND
REFLECTOR BOWLS
REMOVING
1. Be sure surface units are OFF and COOL.
2. Lift the edge of the unit opposite the recep-
tacle just enough to clear the reflector bowl.
3. Pull the unit straight away from the
receptacle.
4. Lift out the reflector bowl.