Whirlpool RF4400XL User manual

40-INCH FREE-STANDINGELECTRICRANGE
Model RF4400XL
-One-Piece Chrome
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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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Model Number
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Purchase/Installation Date
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Service Company and Phone Number
-ee the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.

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-
ing, page 7). ‘Tmk
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