Whirlpool RF398PXP, Use And Care Manual

Page 1: ...ELECTRIC RANGE Self Cleaning Model RF398PXP _ i I _ _ i 1 3 _ owave Ovens Trash Compactors Room AM Condilloners Oehumrdifiers Aulomatlc Washers Clothes Dryers Freezers Refrrgerator Freezers ...

Page 2: ...Page 14 15 16 16 16 18 24 25 01985 Whlrlpool Corporatlon Before you use your range Read this Use Care Guide and The Cooklng 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 and on a floor strong enough to support its wei...

Page 3: ...e you could be burned range when it is on The cooktop 9 DO NOT heat unopened containers and oven walls racks and door They could explode The hot con can get hot enough to cause tents could burn and container par burns titles could cause injury 5 DO NOT use the range to heat a IO When adding or removing room Persons in the room could food MAKE SURE to open the be burned or injured or a fire oven do...

Page 4: ...RS CONTROL KNOB KEYBOARD ON OFF CONTROL CONTROL PANEL PLUG IN SURFACE UNIT AUTOMATIC OVEN LIGHT SWITCH INSTRUCTION PORCELAIN ENAMEL CHROME TRIM RING OVEN VENT MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE DOOR SWITCH SELF CLEANING OVEN FIBERGLASS HEAT SEAL REMOVABLE STORAGE DRAWER LITERATUREPAC not shown 4 ...

Page 5: ...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 foods cook to hold a for gravy to keep food ing to bring rapid boil to puddings cooking after liquids to a fry chicken and icing to starting it boil or pancakes cook large on a higher amounts of setting vegetables CAUTION The use ot the HI setttng tar long periods of...

Page 6: ...dry the keyboard If the false reading remains reset the house clrcult breaker then reset the controls About the Electronic Oven Controls There are three parts in the oven control section The Dlgltal Display Command Pads with Signal Lights Number Pads Instructions for each oven control are covered on the following pages Read them carefully When you first plug in the range the Display will show PF T...

Page 7: ...d Pad to tell the oven what you want it to do you ll touch Number Pads to tell it a temperature and or a time Keyboard On Off Control The Keyboard On Off Control is under the flip top in the center of the console It has three different positions ON allows all Command Pads and tones to work TONESOFF removes the programming tones OVEN CONTROL OFF turns off the oven controls and programming tones MIN...

Page 8: ... a kitchen timer Set It in minutes or hours You will hear a beep when the set time is up The Minute Timer must be cancelled after each use lncludlng after the end of time slgnal 1 Touch MINUTE TIMER Within 5 seconds touch Number Pads for the desired time in hours and minutes The Display will show what numbers you touched In the order you touched them If the Number Pads are not touched wlthln 5 sec...

Page 9: ...f e 5 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 top element helps heat during baking but does not turn red 2 Touch BAKE TEMP O F will appear in the Display 4 Touch START The Preheat Signal Light will come on When the oven is fully preheated you will hear 2 beeps and the Preheat Sig...

Page 10: ...es 10 2 cm The door will stay open by itself The door must be in this position for the broil element to heat 2 Put the broiler pan and food on the rack 4 Touch BROIL The Display will continue to show the time of day 5 Touch START 6 When broiling is done touch CANCEL to turn off the oven CAUTION Leaving the door open allows he oven to malntaln proper temperdums and prevents window glass from cmckln...

Page 11: ... desired oven temperature The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them 350 F is shown above 3 Touch TIMED BAKE 0 will show on the Display 4 Touch Number Pads for the de sired length of baking time up to 12 hours and 59 minutes The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them 2 hours 30 minutes is shown above NOTE If a time greater than 1259...

Page 12: ...ar on the Display The oven will begin baking at the time you set After the oven begins baking the Display will alternate showing the Bake Temp and the remaining baking time 12 2 Position the oven rock s and place the food in the oven 4 Touch TIMED BAKE 0 will appear in the Display Touch Number Pads for the desired length of baking time up to12 hours and 59 minutes The Display will show the numbers...

Page 13: ...turn off cycle touch CANCEL after 4 hours and 59 minutes You con also set the oven to automatically keep foods warm after baking To Keep Warm automatically after baking 1 3 Set electronic controls for auto matic baking See page il steps l 4 or page 12 steps I 5 2 Before you touch START touch KEEP WARM The Display will show 170 F At the end of the baking time you will hear 4 beeps The oven will aut...

Page 14: ...s and 59 minutes l The oven door must be portly opened for broiling or the oven will not heat l The Lock Lever must be in the Cook Position for all baking functions orthe oven will not heat l The Lock Lever must be in the Clean Position for the Self Clean cycle or the oven will not heat l If you want to check what you have programmed simply touch the Command Pad for the function you want to check ...

Page 15: ...placing the stomge drawer 1 Fit ends of drawer slide roils into the drawer guides on both sides of opening 2 Lift back slightly and e drawer all the way out 2 Lift drawer front and push in until metal stops on drawer slide rails clear white stops on drawer guides Lift drawer front again to clear second stop and slide drawer closed Use Care Guide storage Store this booklet along with your Cooking G...

Page 16: ...ions Caring for your range Control Panel 1 Pull knobs straight off 2 Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth or spray glass cleaner to wipe the control panel Rinse and wipe dry 3 Wash control knobs in warm soapy water Rinse well and dry 4 Push control knobs straight back on Make sure they point to OFF Move Key board On Off Control to the ON position Surface Units and Reflector Bowls ...

Page 17: ...ons 2 Line up opening in the reflector bowl and notch in the trim ring with the surface unit receptacle 3 Hold the surface unit as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle 4 Push the surface unit terminal into the receptacle When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go the surface unit will fit into the trim ring ...

Page 18: ...urface unit In elIher case some oi the heat that s meant to go Into or around a utensil goes down and heats the trim ring This extra heat can discolor it See Cooking Guide for further lnformatlon Lift Up Cooktop 1 Lift front of cooktop at center and swing up the support rod 2 Carefully lower the cooktop onto the support rod 3 Wipe with warm soapy water Use soapy steel wool pad on stubborn spots CA...

Page 19: ...en and become harder to slide See DO NOT lqfy ir tips on page 21 If you want the oven racks to remain shiny clean them by hand Clean Seal 6 I The porcelain reflector bowls may be cleaned in the oven Clean Door l Put the oven racks on the second and fourth guides l Wipe the reflector bowls of loose soiled and grease Clean Frame l Place 2 bowls upside down on each rack For best results they should n...

Page 20: ...l show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them l Use 2 hours for light soil l Use 3 hours or more for moderate to heavy soil 5 After the Clean Cycle is com pleted the Lock Light goes off Move the Lock Lever back to the Cook Position Do not force It Wait until it will move easily 2 Touch CLEAN TIME A 0 will appear in the Display mm 4 Touch START The DiSDlaV will count down the time yo...

Page 21: ...long enough or you may not have prepared the oven properly Set the cleaning time longer the next time 4 Oven racks lose their shine dis color and become harder to slide on their guides when they are left in the oven durlng the cleaning cycle To make them slide easier polish the edges of the racks with a soapy steel wool pad rinse well and wipe on a thin coat of cnlnfi nil To stop the cleaning cycl...

Page 22: ...s SELF CLEANING CYCLE THREEHOUR SEllING Approximate Temperatures and Times 1000 F I I I I 1 075 F 468 C CLEANING CYCLE I I I 538 C 800 F I I I I I r I I A I 437w 1 l l I I I 1 I 7 v 600 F I Y I I I I I 1 OVEN SHUTSOFF d I I I I I I I I rh 1 316 START Vzhr 1hr IV2 hn r 520 F 271 1i 7 204 C LOCK LIGHT OFF I I I I 93 C 2hn 2 VZhrs 3 hn 3 K hn STOP Notlce that the heating stops when the 3 hour setting...

Page 23: ... Wash wlth other cooklng utensils wool pad l Do not place In Self Cleaning Oven Warm soapy water and l Wash rlnse and dry well brlstle brush l Do not soak Warm soapy water or l Wash rlnse and dry well spray glass cleaner l Follow dlrectlons provlded wlth cleaner Oven racks SelfCleanIng Oven cycle l Leave In oven durlng SelfCleanIng warm soapy water or cycle soapy steel wool pads l Wash rinse and d...

Page 24: ...ube Close the top panel Turn electric power back on at the main power supply The oven light will come on when you open the oven door To turn the light on when the oven door is closed DUSh the Oven light switch on the control panel Push it again to turn off the light 1 Turn ott the electric power at the maln power supply Remove the bulb cover in the back of the oven by pulling out and Dush ing the ...

Page 25: ...o turn If the Self Cleanlng cycle will not operate l Is the Lock Lever in the CLEAN position l Is CLEAN TIME set correctly l Did you set a cleaning time longer than 4 hours and 59 minutes If cooklng results aren t what you expected l Is the range level l Are you using pans recommended in the Cooking Gulde l If baking have you allowed 1YZto 2 inches 4 5 cm on all sides of the pans for air circulati...

Page 26: ...and talk with one of our Consultants or if you prefer write to Mr Robert Stanley Division Vice President Whirlpool Corporation 2000 US 33 North Benton Harbor MI 49022 If you must call or write please pro vide model number serial number date of purchase and a complete description of the problem This information is needed in order to better respond to your request for assistance FSPis a registered t...

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Page 28: ...ces Making your world a llttle easier Part No 313273 01985 Whirlpool Corporation Printed in U S A tomallc Washers Clothes Dryers Freezers Relrlgerator Freezers Ice Makers DIshwashers Ewlt In Ovens and Surface Units Ranges MICI ...