Whirlpool RS600BXV User manual

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Contents
BEFOREYOU USEYOUR
RANGE.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTSAND FEATURES
USING YOUR RANGE..
Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit
Using the Oven Controls
Baking.
Broiling
Oven Vent
Optional Rotisserie
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2 Optional Door Panel Pat CARING FOR YOUR RANGE.
Control Panels and Knobs
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls
Oven Door
Standard Oven Cleaning
Cleaning Chart
Oven Light
IF YOU NEEDSERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY
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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, leveled in a
cabinet 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
play with any part of the range,
or leave them unattended near it.
They could be burned or injured.
2. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch
6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but
not over another surface unit to
avoid burns, injury and to help
prevent the utensil from being
pushed off the surface units.
7. DO NOT use water on grease
fires. The fire will spread. Cover
fire with large lid or smother with
baking soda or salt.
hot surface units or heating 8.
DO NOT wear loose or hanging
elements. Dark colored units and garments when using the range.
elements can still be hot enough They could ignite if they touch a
to burn severely. hot surface unit or heating ele-
4. KEEP children away from the ment and you could be burned.
range when it is onThe cooktop 9.
DO NOT heat unopened con-
and oven walls, racks and tainers. They could explode. The
door can get hot enough to hot contents could burn and
cause burns. container particles could
5. DO NOT use the range to heat a cause injury.
room. Persons in the room could 10. When adding or removing food,
be burned or injured, or a fire
MAKE SURE to open the oven
could start. door all the way to prevent burns.
. 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 -
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mall
the Owner Reglstration Card provided with this product. Then complete
the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with
a question.
l Copy model and serial numbers
from plate (behind the oven door
Model Number
on the oven frame) and purchase
date from sales slip.
Serial Number
l Keep this book and sales slip to-
gether in a handy place.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features
Model RS600BXV
LEFl REAR
CONTROL KNOB
SURFACE UNIT
INDICATOR
RIGHT REAR
CONTROL KNOB
ONE-PIECE CHROME
REFLECTOR BOWL
PLUG-IN
ZIGHT FRONT
ZONTROL KNOB
SURFACE UNIT
SIGNAL LIGHT
OVEN DOOR

OVEN
SIGNAL LIGHT
OVE’N
SELECTOR
Using your range
Using the Surface Units
OVEN TEMPERATURE
CONTROL
Surface Unit Indicators
The solid dot in the surface unit
indicator shows which surface unit
is turned on by that knob.
Signal light
The signal light will glow when a sur-
face unit is on.
Control knobs must be pushed In
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.
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 Use LO
to
foods cook- to hold a for gravy, to keep food
ing; to bring keep food
rapid boil; to puddings cooking after warm until
!iquids to a fry chicken and icing; to starting it ready to
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or pancakes.
cook large on a higher
amounts of setting.
vegetables.
CAUTION: The use of the HI sefflng for long perlods of time
can damage surface unlts and discolor chrome reflector
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-
tfnue cooklng.
serve. Set the
heat higher
or lower
within the LO
band to keep
food at the
temperature
you want,
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Use only flat-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 Gulde 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 Cooklng Gulde for Important canning informatlon.
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Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
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2. Set the Oven Selector to BAKE.
4. Put food in the oven. NOTE: Oven
rack, walls 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
during baking, but does not
turn red.
The rack should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least IYzto
2 inches (4-5 cm] between the sides
of the pan and the oven walls and
other pans. For more information,
see the Cooking Guide.
3. Set the 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 is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control
Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature
of your old oven may have shifted gradually without you noticing the change.
Your new oven Isproperly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
comparlng to your old oven, the new design may glve you different results.
If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfled wlth the
temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:
LOCKIN@
OFF
SCREW
1. Pull the Oven Temperature Control
Knob stralght off. 2. Loosen the locking screw. Note
the posltlon of the notches.
OFF
TOOTH TCHES
3. To lower the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to LO.
Each notch equals about 10°F
(5°C).
4. To raise the temperature, move
the tooth a notch closer to HI.Each
notch equals about 10°F(5°C).
Tlghten the looklng screw and
replace the control knob.

Broiling
, Position the rack before turning
the oven on. See “Broil Chart” in
the Cooking Guide or a reliable
cookbook for recommended
rack positions.
3. Close the door to the Broil Stop
position (open about 4 inches,
10.2 cm). The door will stay open
by itself.
2. Put the broiler pan and food on
the rack.
4. Set the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to BROIL.
5. When broiling is done, turn both
the Oven Selector and Oven
Temperature Control to OFF.
Custom Broil
l If food is cooking too fast, turn the Oven Temperature Control counterclock-
wise until the Oven Signal Light goes off.
. If you want the food to broil slower from the start, set the Oven Temperature
Control between 150” and 325°F (65.5” and 162.7”C). The lower the tempera-
ture, the slower the cooking.
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.
NOTE:The door must be partly open whenever the oven is set to BROIL.
Leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain proper temperatures.
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The Oven Vent
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.
CAUTION: Plastic utensils lett
over the vent can melt.
Do not block the vent. Poor baking
can result.
Optional Rotisserie
If you would like a rotisserie for your oven, you can order a kit (Part No.
RCK-79/261881) from your Whirlpool Dealer. The kit includes easy installation
instructions.
Optional Door Panel Pat
If you would like to change the color of your oven door glass to white or
almond, you can order one of these kits; White (Kit No. 814071) or Almond (Kit
No. 814072) from your Whirlpool Dealer. The kits include easy installation
instructions.
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