Whirlpool SF396PEP User manual

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Contents
Page
BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE. 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS.. 3
PARTS AND FEATURES 5
USING YOUR RANGE.. 6
Using the Surface Burners . 6
The Electronic MEALTIMER*
Clock . . . 7
Setting the Electronic Clock 8
Using the Electronic Minute
Timer . . . . . . 9
Using the Oven Controls . . 10
Baking.. . . . 10
Broiling . . . 11
Using the Electronic
Automatic MEALTIMER’
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Other Operating Hints 15
Page
Oven Vent . 15
Storage Drawer 16
CARING FOR YOUR RANGE.
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Control Panels 17
Surface Burners Grates and
Reflector Pans 18
Surface Burners 18
Removable Cooktop . 19
Using the Self-Cleaning
Cycle . . . . 20
Cleaning Chart . . . . . . . 23
Cooktop Light . . . . . 25
Oven Light . . . 25
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE . . . 26
WHIRLPOOL RANGE
WARRANTY 28
01988 Whirlpool Corporation
Before you use your range
Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS”
packed wlth your range.
Read this Use 6 Care Guide and the Cooklng Guide for important safety
Informatlon.
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You are personally responsible for:
l Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and the
Cooking Guide.
l Having your range installed by a qualified installer.
l Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a level floor
strong enough to hold itsweight.
l Having your range properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.
[See “Installation Instructions:‘)
l Having your range properly connected to the proper gas supply and
checked for leaks. (See “Installation Instructions:‘)
l Making sure the range is not used by children or anyone unable to operate it
properly.
l Properly maintaining your range.
l Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.
See “Cooklng Guide” for Important safety and use Information.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. DO NOT allow children to use or 6. KEEPpan handles turned in, but
play with any part of the range, not over another surface burner
or leave them unattended near to prevent burns, injury and to
it.They could be burned or help prevent the utensil from
injured. being pushed off the cooktop.
2. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range. 7. DO
NOT use water on grease
Children could be burned or fires. The fire will spread. Cover
fire with large lid or smother with
injured while climbing on it. baking soda or salt.
3. DO NOT allow anyone to touch a
hot surface burner, oven burner
8. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
or areas around them. They
could be hot enough to burn They could ignite if they touch a
hot burner or surrounding area
severely. and you could be burned.
4. KEEPchildren away from the 9.
DO NOT heat unopened con-
range when it ison. The cooktop, tainers. They could explode. The
oven walls, racks and door can hot contents could burn and
be hot enough to cause burns. container particles could cause
5. DO NOT use a range to heat a injury
room. Persons in the roam could
be burned or injured, or a fire
10. When adding or removing
could start. food, MAKE SUREto open the
oven door all the way to
prevent burns.
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MM. DO NOT use a wet pot holder.
Steam burns can result. DO NOT
use a towel or bulky cloth as a
pot holder. They could catch fire
and burn you.
12. MAKE SURE the utensils you use
are large enough to contain
~ food and avoid boil overs and
spillovers. This will help prevent
I hazardous build-ups of food.
Heavy splattering or spillovers
left on a range can ignite and
burn you. Pan size is especially
important in deep fat frying.
13. DO NOT leave surface burners
on high heat settings. Boil overs
and greasy spillovers could
cause steam, smoke and could
ignite and burn you.
u. GREASE isflammable and
should be handled carefully. Let
fat cool before attempting to
handle it. Do not allow grease
to collect around range or
In vents. Wipe spilloven
immediately.
15. NEVER use a match or other
flame to look for a gas leak.
Explosion and injury could result.
16. DO NOT repair or replace any
parts unless specifically recom-
mended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a
qualified service technician.
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l FORYOUR SAFElY l
DO NOT STOREOR USEGASOLINE OR OTHERFLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS
IN THEVICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHERAPPLIANCE. THEYCOULD IGNITE
CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.
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- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...
If you need service, or call with
a question, have this information
ready: Model Number
1. Complete Model and Serial
Numbers (from the plate located Serial Number
as shown).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these PurchaseDate
spaces. Keep this book and your
sales slip together in the Literature
Pac. Service Company
Phone Number
Thank you for purchaolng a Whlrlpool product. Please complete and
mall the Owner Reglstratlon Card furnlshed wlth thls product.

Parts and features
Model SF396PEP
~4~ OVEN SELECTOR 1
OVEN VENT
LOCK LEVER
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REMOVABLE I
STORAGE DRAWER SEL&.EANING
OVEN
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OVEN BURNER
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Using your range
TOP LIGHT OVEN OVEN OVEN LIGHT
SWITCH TEMPERATURE SELECTOR SWITCH
I / CONTROL \ \
LEFTFRONT LEFTFEAR SURXCE RIGHT-REAR ’ RIGHT FRONT
CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB BURNER CONTROL KNOB CONTROL KNOB
INDICATORS
Using the Surface
Burners
Control knobs must be pushed In,
then turned to the LITEposition. The
clicking sound isthe ignition
sparking.
Tostop the clicking sound after the
burner lights, turn the control knob
back to a desired setting. The control
knob has stops for HI,MED and LOW,
however it can be set anywhere be-
tween HIand OFF. Do not cook with
the control In the LITE posltton.
Surface Burner Indicators
The solid dot in the surface burner in-
dicator shows which surface burner iS
turned on by that knob.
In Case of a Prolonged Power Failure
Surface burners can be manually lighted. Hold a lighted match near a burner
and turn the control to the LITEposition. After the burner lights, turn the control to
the desired setting.
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See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensll Information.
Until you get used to the settings, use the tollowing as a guide:
Use ME to light
the burner. After
the burner lights,
turn control
back to a de-
sired setting to
stop the clicking
of the ignition.
Do not cook
wtth the control
In the ME posl-
tlon.
Use HI to start
foods cooking
or to bring liq-
uids to a boil.
Use MED to con-
tinue cooking or
to fry chicken or
pancakes; for
gravy, puddings
and icing or to
cook large
amounts of veg-
etables.
Use LOW to
warm until
ready to serve.
The Electronic MEALTIMER* Clock
The Electronic MEALTIMER*Clock handles many differenttypes of functions.
The following operating hints may be helpful when using the clock:
l The numbers on the display change rapidly when turning the Set Knob.
l When setting the Time-of-Day Clock, the display shows hours and minutes.
Twenty-five minutes past Forty-five minutes past
six o’clock. twelve o’clock.
l When using the Min/Sec Timer,the display shows minutes and seconds in the
following sequence.
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- Forsettings from I-IO minutes, the display will increase in 10second
increments.
- Forsettings from IO-99 minutes, the display will increase in 1minute
increments.
l When using the Bake Hours and/or Stop Time, the display shows hours and
minutes.
Two-hours and fifteen Eleven-hours and fifty-nine
minutes. minutes.
Ofher operating hlnfs may be found on page 15.
Setting the Electronic Clock
When you first plug in the range or if
your electricity goes off for a while,
each light in the display will flash in
sequence.

1. Push in and hold both the Min/Sec
Timer Button and the Bake Hours
Button. “0:OO”will show in the
Display and the Signal Lights will
go off.
2. Turn the Set Knob to set the right
time of day. Turning the knob
clockwise increases the numbers,
while turning the knob counter-
clockwise decreases the num-
bers. The display will show the
time you set in hours and minutes. I
Using the Electronic Minute Timer I
The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. Itworks like a kitchen timer. Itcal
be Set in minutes and seconds UD to 99 minutes. You will hear beeps when the se
time is up.
1. Push in the Min/Sec Timer Button.
The Signal Light will come on and
the Display will show “0:OO:’
2. Turnthe Set Knob until the desired
time shows in the Display. Turning
the knob clockwise increases the
numbers, while turning the knob 1
counterclockwise decreases the
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3. After sefflng the time you want,
the Signal Light will stay on and
the Display will start counting
down in seconds.
When the time Is up, you will hear a
beeping sound. Pushthe MinlSec
Timer Button to stop the beeping. The
beeping will automatically stop after
l-2 minutes.
Using the Oven Controls
Baking
Rack(s) should be placed so the
top of the food will be centered
in the oven. Always leave at least
1YZto 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:’
1. Position the rack(s) properly
before turning on the oven. To
change rack poslflon, pull rack
out to stop, raise front edge and
lift out.
2. Setthe Oven Selector on BAKE. 3. Setthe Oven Temperature Control
to the baking temperature you
want. The oven burner will auto-
matically light in 50-60 seconds.
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