Whirlpool RS6100XV User manual

RANGE
Set-In
Models
RSGlOPXV (Shown)
RS6100XV

Contents
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BEFOREYOU USEYOUR RANGE
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
PARTSAND FEATURES
USING YOUR RANGE.
Using the Surface Units
Optional Canning Kit
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer
Using the Oven Controls
Baking.
Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Automatic
MEALTIMER’ Clock
Oven Vent
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Optional Rotisserie
Optional Door Panel Pat
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE
Control Panel and Knobs
Surface Units and
Reflector Bowls
Oven Door
Oven Window
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 81Care Gulde and the Cooking Guide for important safety
informatlon.
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.

I 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
hot surface units or heating
elements. Dark colored units and
elements can still be hot enough
to burn severelv.
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.
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
hot surface unit or heatina ele-
4. KEEP children away from the ment and you could be burned.
range when it is on. The 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 SAFm .
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.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail
the Owner Registration 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 Companv Phone Number
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Parts and features
Models RS6lOPXV and RS6100XV
AUTOMATIC MEALTIMER’
C+XK/MINUTE TIMER
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RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB
\SURFACE UNIT
INDICATOR Y OVEN VENTI
,RIGHT REAR SURFACE UNIT
CONTROL KNOB
LEFT FRONT ONE-PIECE CHROME
CONTROL KNOB REFLECTOR BOWL
SURFACE UNIT
SIGNAL LIGHT
\ BAKE
ELEMENT
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OVEN OVEN OVEN TEMPERATURE
SELECTOR SIGNAL LIGHT
\ CONTROL
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Using your range
Using the Surface Units
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
liquids to a fry chicken and icing; to starting it
boil. ready to
or pancakes. cook large on a higher serve. Set the
amounts of setting.
vegetables. heat higher
or lower
within the LO
CAUTION: The use of the HI setflng for long periods of tlme
band to keep
can damage surface unlts and discolor chrome reflector
food at the
bowls. Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to con-
temperature
tfnue cooklng.
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 Cooklng Guide for important utensil intormation.
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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 intormation.
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Setting the Clock
Push In and turn the Minute mmer Knob to set the Clock.
1. Push in Minute 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 sefflng will change If you
push In the knob when turning.
Using the Minute Timer
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works 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. Wlthout pushlng It In, turn the 2. Without pushing In, turn the knob
Minute Timer Knob until the timer back to the setting you want.
hand passes the setting you want.
When the tlme is up, a buzzer
will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn
the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
PUSHING IN AND TURNING THE MINUTE TIMER KNOB CHANGES THECLOCK
SETTING.

Using the Oven Controls
Baking
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack position, lift rack at
front and pull out.
2. Set the Oven Selector to BAKE.
4. Put food in the oven, NOTE:Oven
racks, 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.
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The rack@] should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered in
the oven. Always leave at least 1Mto
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 Contml
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 is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But when
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:
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LOCKING
OFF
1. Pull the Oven Temoerature Control 2. Loosen the lockina screw.
Note
Knob straight off. ’
the position of the notches.
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TOOTH NOTCHES
OFF
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).
Tighten the locking screw and
replace the control knob.
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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.
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.
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 162.7%). 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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