Whirlpool RS6406XK User manual

WhidpOOl SO-INCH SET-IN
SELF-CLEANiNG ELECTRIC RANGE
Model RS6406XK
Surface Unit
-ontrot Panel
Porceloln-Enamel
Reflector Bowl
with Chrome Trtm
Model and Serial A
Number Plate
Lock Lever Cover
Oven Front
Frame
Panel
Bake Element
Fiberglass Heat Seal
Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here
If you need service or ( all with a question, have this
InformatIon ready:
Model Number
1 Complete Model and Serial Numbers [from the plate
just behind the oven door)
Serial Number
2 Purchase or installation date from your sales slip
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,
your warranty and the sales slip together in a handy
place
Purchase/lnstallatlon Date
Service Company and Phone Number
See the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.

Your respon&iIities. . l
Proper installation and safe use of the 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 in a cabi-
net and on a floor that will hold
the weight;
l installed in a well-ventilated
area protected from the
weather;
l properly connected to the cor-
rect electric supply and
grounding. (See “Installation
Instructions.“)
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;
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Contents
Your Respl3nstb,,l!les
Installat 9~‘
Proper I S?
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Surface Unit Conrro
Oven Controri
Baking
Resetttng the Ove*\ Temoerature-Control
Broilrng
Oven Rack PosItions
Setting the Clock
Minute Timer
Automatrc MEALTlMt R Clock
Oven Light
Oven Vent
Optional Rottsserre
Cleaning and Caring for Your Range
The Control Panel and Knobs
Surface Units and Reflector Bowls
Cleaning Chart
Ustng the Self-Cleaning Cycle
If You Need Service or Assistance
1 Before Calling for Assistance
2. If You Need Assistance
3. If You Need Service.
4. If You Have a Problem
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Using your range
Automatic MEALTIMER Clock
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>Surface Unit
Indicators
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Surface Unit
Control Knobs
-Signal
Lights
Clock and M&ute Timer Start Time Knob Stop lime Knob
SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS
Control knobs must be
pushed in before turning them
to a setting. They can be set
anywhere between HI and OFF.
One of the signal lights will
glow when a surface unit is on.
Be sure all lights are off when
you are not cooking.
Turn to setting.
Until you get used to the settings, use the fol-
lowing as a guide.
Use HI to start
foods cooking or
to bring liquids to
a boil.
Use ME&HI to
hold a rapid boil
or to fry chicken
or pancakes.
Use MED-LO to
keep food
cooking after
starting it on a
higher setting.
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
temperature you
want.
MFD
Use MED for
gravy, puddings
and icings or to
cook large
amounts of
vegetables.
SURFACE
UNITS:
Element will be
black during
cooking if contact
with bottom of pan
is good. Element
will not turn red if
good contact is
made.
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Oven Selector Adjustable Oven Temperature Control
4. Let the oven preheat until the Signal Light
goes off.
5. Put food in the oven.
6. When done baking, turn both knobs to
OFF.
Durlng baking, the elements will turn on
and off to help hold the oven temperature at
the settlng. (The top element will never turn
red, but will be hot.) The Signal Light will turn
on and off with the elements.
RESETTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL -
Does your new oven seem to be hotter or colder at the same settings than your
old oven? The temperature setting in your old oven may have changed gradu-
ally over the years. The accurate setting of your new oven can seem different.
If you think the oven temperature needs adjusting, follow these steps:
Lockin’g Screw
1. PUII out the center
of the Oven Tem-
perature Control.
2. Loosen the lock-
ing screw.
OFF
Too& Notches
3. To lower the tem-
perature, move
OFF
Tooih Notches
4. To raise the tem-
perature, move
black ring so tooth is black ring so tooth is
closer to LO. Each closer to HI. Each
notch equals notch equals
about IO’F (5-C). about IO‘F (5-C).
mghten the locking screw. Replace the knob. 5

1. Place the rack where you
want it for broiling. (See
below for suggestions.)
4. Set Oven Temperature
Control to BROIL (Set on a
lower temperature for
slower broiling See
below.)
2. Put broiler pan and food 3. Set Oven Selector to
on the rack BROIL.
5. During broiling the oven 6. When broiling is done,
door must be partly open. turn both knobs to OFF.
A built-in stop will hold it
there
Broiling can be slowed by setttng the Oven Temperature Control to a setting
lower than BROIL When it’s on BROIL, the broil element ISon all the time When it’s
on a temperature. the element turns off and on The lower the temperature setting
the shorter are the times when the element ISon
The Oven Selector must be on BROIL and the door partly
open for all broiling temperatures.
OVEN RACK POSITIONS
Position racks before turning on the oven.
BAKING OR ROASTING
Brorl Element
BROILING
Food for baking or roasting should be Adjust the top rack so the food to be broiled
placed In the center of the oven is at a suggested distance from the broil ele-
Always leave at least I’ z to 2 inches ment. (See page 7.) ALWAYS broil with the
(4-5 cm] between the sides of a pan and the door open to the broil-stop.
oven wall and another pan For more informa-
tron. see the “Cooking Guide ”
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Su gested oven-rack positions and broiling times for
di werent kinds of meats.
Approximate Minutes -
Inches [cm) tram top Selector set to BROIL
Food Descrlptlon ot 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 1'A" (4 cm) 4”-5” (1 O-l 3 cm) 13-15 6-8
Medium 1%" (4 cm) 4”-5” (1O-l 3 cm) 17-19 8-l 0
Well Done 1%" (4 cm) 4”-5” (1O-l 3 cm) 19-21 14-16
Hamburgers %” (1 cm) 3" (8 cm) 6-8 4-5
Lamb Chops
Medium 1" (2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 6-8 4-5
Ham slice, precooked ‘/2-l”
or tendered (I-2.5 cm) 3” (8 cm) 6-8 4-5
Canadian Bacon ‘A” (1 cm) 3" (8 cm) 6 4
Pork Rib or Loin Chop %“-I”
Well done (2-2.5 cm) 4"-5" (IO-13 cm) 15 10
Chicken 2-3 lb.
(l-l.5 kg)
cut in half 7"-9"(18-23 cm) 25-30 IO-12
Fish
Liver
Frankfurters
whole
fillets
%,‘-3/4”
(l-2 cm)
SETTING THE CLOCK
1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and turn clock-
wtse until clock hands show the right time
of day.
USING THE MINUTE TIMER
3' (8 cm) 11-16 9-14
3" (8 cm) 7-8 5-7
3" (8 cm) 3 3
4"-5O (IO-13 cm) 6-7 4-5
2. Let the Minute Timer Knob pop out. Turn
clockwise until the Minute Timer hand
points to OFF. If you push m on the knob, you
willchonge the time of day
1. Without pushing it in, turn the Minute Timer
Knob until the hand passes the setting
you want.
2. Turn the hand back to the setting you
want.
3. When the set time is up, a buzzer will
sound.
4. Turn the hand to OFF to stop the buzzing. 7

USING THE AUTOMATIC MEALTIMER:‘: CLOCK
The Automatic MEALTIMER Clock is designed to turn the oven on and off at times
you set...even 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.
4. Push in and turn the Stop
Time Knob clockwise
to the time you want the
oven to shut off.
2. Make sure the clock is set
to the right time of dav. 3. Push in and turn the Start
Time Knob clockwise
to the time YOU want ba k-
ing to start.
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 preset time, turn both
knobs to OFF
To 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.
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 7. To stop the oven before the preset time,
Off.
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

THE OVEN LIGHT
The oven liaht will come on when you open the oven door. It goes off when the
door is closed.
To replace the light bulb:
1. Turn off the electric power
at the main power supply.
4. Replace the bulb with a
40-watt appliance bulb
available from most gro-
cery, variety and
hardware stores.
2. Remove the bulb cover by 3. Remove the light bulb from
pulling out on the wire its socket.
holder and moving it to the
side.
5. Replace the bulb cover
and snap the wire holder
in place. The bulb must
have this cover when the
oven is being used.
6. Turn electrical power back
on at main power supply.
THE OVEN VENT
When the oven is on, hot air and moisture
escape through a vent under the right rear
surface unit. The vent is needed for air
circulation in the oven
Do not block the vent. Poor baking can result.
THE OPTIONAL ROTISSERIE
If you would like a rotisserie for your oven, you can
order a kit (Part No. 261881) from your dealer.
The kit includes easy installation instructions.
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Cleaning and caring
for your range
CONTROL PANELS AND KNOBS
1. First make sure knobs are set on OFF then
pull knob stralght off. A I
2. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth to
wipe the panel Rinse and wipe dry.
3. Wash knobs in warm soapy water Rinse
well and dry.
4. Push the knobs straight back on. Make sure
they point to OFF.
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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 clearthe reflector bowl.
3. Pull the surface unit straight away from the
recebtacle. 1
4. Lift out the reflector bowl and trim ring
1. Be sure surface unit controls are OFF.
\ \ Opening Receptacle
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2. Line up opening in the reflector bowl and
notch in trim ring with the surface unit
receptacle.