Whirlpool RS696PXY User manual

A Note To You 2
Important Safety
Instructions 3
Parts And Features 6
Using Your Range 7
cI?lcing Cyde 28
Carin For
Your angeR 32
If You Need
i!E?zCeor 37
Warranty 4-o
1-800-253-1301
Call us with questions or comments.
SELF-CLEANING DESIGNERSTYLE ELECTRIC SET-IN RANGE
MODEL RS696PXY
U-93

A Note To You
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.
You have purchased a quality, world-c/ass home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone
into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have
developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain
your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Owner-
ship Registration Card provided with your appliance. This will help us notify you about any new informa-
tion on your appliance.
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety symbols and statements. Please pay special attention to these symbols and
follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of each symbol.
This symbol will help alert you to such dangers as
personal injury, burns, fire and electrical shock. This symbol will help you avoid actions which
could cause product damage (scratches, dents,
etc.) and damage to your personal property.
Our Consumer Assistance Center number, l-800-253-1301,
is toll-free, 24 hours a day.
If you ever have a question concerning your appliance’s operation, or it you need service, first see “If
You Need Assistance Or Service” on page 37. If you need further help, feel free to call our Consumer
Assistance Center. When calling, you will need to know your appliance’s complete model number and
serial number. You can find this information on the model and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 6). For your convenience, we have included a handy place below for you to record these numbers,
the purchase date from the sales slip and your dealer’s name and telephone number. Keep this book
and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number
Serial Number
Purchase Date
Dealer Name
Dealer Phone

Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to
persons, or damage when using the range, follow
basic precautions, including the following:
General
l Do not operate the range if it
l Read all instructions before is damaged or not working
using the range. properly.
l Install or locate the range only
l Do not use the range for
in accordance with the pro- warming or heatin the room.
vided Installation Instructions. Persons could be urned or
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The range must be installed by injured, or a fire could start.
a qualified installer. The range
l Use the range only for its
must be roperly connected to
P intended use as described in
electrica supply and grounded. this manual.
l WARNING: To reduce the risk
l DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE
of tiP ping of the appliance, the UNITS, AREAS NEAR UNITS,
app iance must be secured by HEATING ELEMENTS OR
anti-tip fasteners. To check if INTERIOR SURFACES OF
the appliance is installed prop- OVEN. Surface units and
erly, open the oven door and heatin elements may be hot
venfy that the range is secured even tiiough they are dark in
to cabinets with four screws color. Areas near surface units
through the mounting holes in and interior surfaces of an
the front frame of the oven. oven become hot enough to
l CAUTION: Do not store things cause burns. During and after
children mi
range. Chil iIht want above the use, do not touch, or let cloth- ren could be ing or other flammable materi-
burned or injured while climb- als contact surface units, areas
ing on it. near units, heatin elements or
interior surfaces 0 oven until
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l Do not leave children alone or
unattended in area where the they have had sufficient time to
cool. Other surfaces of the
range is in use. They should
never be allowed to sit or stand
on an
could ‘bpart of the range. They e burned or injured.
range may become hot enough
to cause burns; such as, the
oven vent opening, the surface
near the vent opening, the
$xFb”wp, the oven door and
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l Do not wear loose or hanging
garments when using the
range. They could ignite if they
touch a hot surface unit and
you could be burned.
l Use only d7 potholders. Moist
or damp po holders on hot
surfaces maII result in burns
from steam. 0 not let pot-
holder touch hot heating
elements. Do not use a towel
or bulk cloth for a potholder.
It coul J catch on fire.
l Keep range vents unob-
structed.
l Do not heat unopened con-
tainers. The Y could explode.
The hot con ents could cause
burns and container particles
could cause injury.
l Do not store flammable mate-
rials on or near the range. The
fumes can create an explosion
and/or fire hazard.
When usinn the cooktoD
l Do not cook on a broken
cooktop. If cooktop should
break, cleaning solutions and
spillovers may penetrate the
broken cooktop and create a
risk of electrical shock. Con-
tact a qualified technician
immediately.
l Select a pan with a flat bottom
that is about the same size as
the surface unit. If pan is
smaller than the surface unit,
some of the heating element
ciency.
l Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use
on the range. Only certain
types of glass, glass-ceramic,
ceramic, earthenware or other
?lazed utensils are suitable or cooktops without breaking
due to the sudden change in
temperature.
l Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat set-
tings. A boilover could result
and cause smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
l Turn pan handles inward, but
not over other surface units.
This will help reduce the
chance of burns, i niting of
flammable materia s,
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due to bumping of the pan.
When using the oven
l Always position oven rack(s)
in desired location while oven
is cool. If a rack must be re-
moved while oven is hot,
do not let potholder contact
hot heating element in oven.
l Use care when opening oven
door. Let hot air or steam
escape before removing or
replacing food.
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Grease
l Grease is flammable. Do not
allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-
overs immediately.
l Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan. Smother flamin pan on
range by coverin %WI h a well-4
fitted lid, cookie s eet or flat
tray. Flaming grease outside of
Iian can be extin uished with aking soda or, i
9available, a
multipurpose dry chemical or
foam-type extinguisher.
Care and cleaning
l Clean cooktop with care.
Some cleaners can produce
noxious fumes if applied to a
hot surface. If a wet paper
towel is used to wipe spills on
a hot cooking area, be careful
to avoid steam burns.
l Small amounts of formalde-
hyde and carbon monoxide
are given off in the Self-Clean-
ing cycle from fiberglass insu-
lation and food decomposition.
Si% nificant exposure to these
su stances can cause cancer
or reproductive harm. Expo-
sure can be minimized by
venting with a hood or open
window and wiping out excess
food spills prior to self-clean-
ing.
l Do not use oven cleaners.
No commercial oven cleaner
or oven liner protective coat-
ing of any kind should be used
in or around any part of the
oven.
l Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler
grid, oven racks and other
utensils. Do not use your oven
to clean miscellaneous parts
unless. you are instructed to
$u;ern this Use and Care
.
l Do not clean door heat seal.
It is essential for a good seal.
Care should be taken not to
rub, damage or move the
seal. Clean onl
mended in this v arts recom-
se and Care
Guide.
l Do not repair or replace any
part of the range unless spe-
cifically recommended In this
manual. All other servicing
should be referred to a quali-
fied technician.
l Disconnect the electrical
supply before servicing the
range.
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Parts And Features
This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with the
location and appearance of all parts and features.
cooktop
control panel
Oven
- vent
Left rear
control
- knob
Right
rear
control
- knob
Left
front
control
- knob
Right
front
ConbOl
- knob
CleanTopn” ceramic
cooktop
\ - Cooktop control
h - F-J
. Oven
element
t shown)
Bake
demnt
and serla
Surf&e unit marker
Oven contro1 panel
Manual oven light switch
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Using Your Range
In This Section
Paw
Using the surface units ...................................... 7
positioning racks and pans ............................... .
For best ab circulation ..................................... 10
Using aluminum foil for baking ...................... .10
The electronic oven control.. ........................... 11
6etting the clock ............................................... 12
Using the electronic Minute Timer ................. .12
Using the OtfKancel pad ................................. 13
Audible signals ................................................. 13
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Baking/roasting ................................................ 14
Adjusting the oven temperature control ....... .15
Broiling .............................................................. 16
Broiling tips ....................................................... 17
Energy saving tips ............................................ 16
Using the electronic MEALTIMER”” control.. 16
The oven vent ................................................... 27
Optional door panel pat .................................. 27
To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your range properly. This section gives
you important information for efficient and safe use of your range.
Using the surface units
Push in control knobs before turning them to a
setting. You can set them anywhere between HI
and OFF.
Surface unit markers
The solid dot in the surface unit marker shows
which surface unit is turned on by that knob.
Hot surface indicator lights
The Hot Surface Indicator Lights on the cooktop
surface will glow when the surface units are
turned on. The Indicator Lights will continue to
glow as long as the surface units are too hot to
touch, even after they are turned off.
Burn and Fire Hazard
Be sure all control knobs are turned to OFF
and all indicator lights are OFF when you
are not cooking.
Someone could be burned or a fire could
start if a surface unit is accidentally left ON.
NOTE: The surface elements may smoke slightly
and emit a burning odor during the first few hours
of use. This is normal. It is caused by the
insulation material of the new ceramic cooktop
elements and will not occur again.

Until you get used to the settings, use the
following 88 a guide. For best resutts, start
cooking at the high setting; then turn the control
knob down to continue cooking.
l To hold a rapid boil.
(opposite OFF)
l To cook I&ge amounts of
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starting it on a highe;setting.
LO l To keep food warm until
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ready to serve. I
Using the ceramic glass
cooktop
Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is almost
the same as cooking on coil surface units. There
are, however, a few differences:
l The surface unit will glow red when it is
turned on. You will see the element cycling on
(glowing red) and off - even on HIGH setting -
to maintain the proper temperature setting you
have selected.
l Sliding metal pans on ceramic glass cooktop
surface could leave marks. Wiping off the
cooktop before and after each use will help
keep the surface free from stains and provide
the most even heating. See pages 33 and 34
for care and cleaning suggestions.
Cookware tips
l Select a pan that is about the same size as
the surface unit.
l NOTE: For best result8 and greater energy
effklency, use only flat-bottomed utensils that
make good contact with the surface units.
Utensils with rounded, warped, ridged
(porcelain enamel-ware) or dented bottoms
could cause severe overheating, which
damages the utensil and/or surface unit.
Woks, canners and teakettles with flat
bottoms suitable for use on your cooktop are
now available in most houseware stores and
departments.
l The pan should have straight sides and a
tight-fitting lid.
l Choose medium to heavy gauge (thickness)
pans that are fairly light-weight.
l The pan material (metal or glass) affects how
fast heat transfers from the surface unit
through the pan material and how evenly heat
spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans
that provide the best cooking results.
l Handles should be made of sturdy, heat-
resistant material and be securely attached to
the pan.
l With your hand, feel the bottom of your pans
while they are cool for nicks and scratches.
Nicks and scratches on pan bottoms will
scratch the ceramic glass cooktop.
l Make sure bottoms of pans are clean and dry
before using on cooktop.
l Avoid spillovers on cooktop. Use pans with
tall sides.
l Do not cook food directly on cooktop.
Product Damage Hazard
Do not leave an empty utensil, or one which
has boiled dry, on a hot surface unit.
The utensil can overheat and may damage
the utensil or surface unit.

Home canning information
l Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for best
results. Some canners have ridged bottoms
(porcelain enamel-ware) and are not recom-
mended. They do not make good contact with
the surface unit and cause severe overheating
which damages the cooktop.
l Use the largest surface unit for best results.
l Start with hot water. This reduces the time the
control is set on high. Reduce heat setting to
lowest position needed to keep water boiling.
Positioning racks and pans
For baking/roasting with one rack, place the
rack so the top of the food will be centered in the
oven.
Rack placement for specific foods:
FOOD
Frozen pies, large
roasts, turkeys
Angel and bundt cakes,
most quick breads,
yeast breads, casse-
roles, meats
Cookies, biscuits,
muffins, cakes, non-
frozen pies
RACK POSITION
Lowest level or
2nd level from
bottom
2nd level from
bottom
2nd or 3rd level
from bottom
When baking on two racks, arrange racks on
bottom and third level from bottom.
NOTE: For recommended rack placement when
broiling, see “Broiling rack position chart” on
page 17.
Personal Injury Hazard
l Always position oven rack(s) in desired
location before turning oven on. Be sure
the rack(s) is level.
l If rack(s) must be moved while oven is
hot, use potholders or oven mitts to
protect hands.
Failure to follow the above precautions may
result in personal injury.

For best air circulation
Hot air must circulate around the pans in the
oven for even heat to reach all parts of the oven.
This results in better baking.
l Place the pans so that one is not directly over
the other.
l For best results, allow 1% to 2 inches
(4-5 cm) of space around each pan and
between pans and oven walls. There must be a
minimum space of 1 inch (2.5 cm).
l Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at one
time.
Use the following as a guide to determine where
to place the pans.
One pan
Place in the center of the oven rack.
Two pans
Place in opposite corners of the oven rack
Three or four pans
Place in opposite corners on each oven rack.
Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.
Using aluminum foil for
Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or
casseroles.
l Place the foil on the oven rack below the rack
with the food. Turn up foil edges and make
sure foil is about 1 inch (3 cm) larger all around
than the dish holding the food.
l Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.
It will reduce air circulation and cause poor
cooking results.
l Do not line oven bottom or entire oven rack
with foil or other liners. Poor baking will result.
Electrical Shock and Fire Hazard
Do not allow foil to touch the heating
elements because it will damage them and
could result in shock or fire hazard.
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