Whirlpool RF398PXV, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...ELECTRIC RANGE Self Cleaning Model RF398PXV ...

Page 2: ...Oven Light 24 IF YOU NEEDSERVICE OR ASSISTANCE 25 WHIRLPOOL OVEN WARRANTY 28 01988 Whirlpool Corporation Before you use your range Read this Use Care Gulde 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...

Page 3: ...heat unopened con range when it is on The cooktop tainers They could explode The and oven walls racks and door hot contents could burn and can get hot enough to cause container particles could cause burns injury 5 DO NOT use the range to heat a 10 When adding or removing food room Persons in the room could MAKE SUREto open the oven be burned or injured or a fire door all the way to prevent could s...

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Page 5: ...Use MED LO Use LO to foods cook to hold a for gravy to keep food keep food ing to bring rapid boil to puddings cooking after warm until liquids to a fry chicken and icing to starting it ready to boil or pancakes cook large on a higher serve Set the amounts of setting heat higher vegetables or lower CAUTION The use of the HI settlng for long perfods of time can damage surface units and discolor chr...

Page 6: ...y the keyboard If the false reading remains reset the house circuit breaker then reset the controls About the Electronic Oven Controls There are three parts in the oven control section The Digital 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 Thi...

Page 7: ...and 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 CO 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 MINUTE...

Page 8: ...chen timer Set it in minutes or hours You will hear a beep when the set time is up The Mlnute Timer must be cancelled after each use including after the end of tlme signal 1 Touch MINUTE TIMER SET 2 Touch START The Display counts 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 Pa...

Page 9: ...ppears in the Dis play until the oven is turned off 4 Touch START The Preheat Signal Light will come on When the oven is fully preheated you will hear 2 beeps and the Preheat Signal Light will go off 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 b...

Page 10: ...ooking Guide or a reliable cookbook for recommended rack positions Close the door to the Broil Stop position open about 4 inches 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 10 ...

Page 11: ...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 forthe 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 or a temperature less than 150 F 65 5 or over 509 F 265 C is entered Err...

Page 12: ...er you touched them 1hour 30 minutes is shown above 5 Touch STARTTIME The Display will show a 0 Touch Number Pads for the time of day you want baking to start The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them 4 00 is shown above Touch START The current time of day will appearon the Display The oven will begin baking at the time you set After the oven begins baking the Dis...

Page 13: ... will automatically turn off after 4 hours and 59 minutes You can also set the oven to automatically keep foods warm after baking To Keep Warm automatically after baking 1 Set electronic controls for auto 2 Before you touch START touch KEEP matic baking See page 11 steps WARM The Display will show l 4 or page 12 steps I 5 170 F 3 At the end of the baking time you If you forget to cancel KEEPWARM w...

Page 14: ... minutes l The oven door must be partly opened for broiling or the oven will not heat l The Lock Lever must be all the way to the left for all baking functions or the oven will not heat l The Lock Lever must be in the Clean position for the Self Cleaning 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 T...

Page 15: ...r 1 Fit ends of drawer slidyrails into the drawer guides on both sides of opening 2 Lift back slightly andxde 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 Guide and sales slip in t...

Page 16: ... and Knobs 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 Removing 2 Lift the edge of the unit opposite ...

Page 17: ... trim ring with the surface unit receptacle and the element hold down clip 3 Hold the surface unit as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle Push the surface unit terminal into the receptacle 4 When terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go push down the edge of the surface unit opposite the receptacle The ele ment hold down clip will keep the surfac...

Page 18: ... in either case some of the heatthat s meant to go into or around a utensli goes down and heats the trim ring This extra heat can dlscoior It See the Cooking Guide for further information Lift Up Cooktop 1 Lift front of cooktop at both front corners until the support rods lock into place 2 Wipe with warm soapy water Use a soapy steel wool pad on stubborn spots 3 To lower the cooktop lift cooktop f...

Page 19: ...are counted from bottom to top After racks are cleaned in the Self Cleaning cycle they become harder to slide See chart on page 22 CLEANSEAL 5 if you want to clean the reflector bowls in the oven l Wipe the reflector bowls of loose soil and grease l Place 2 bowls upside down on each oven rack For best results they should not touch each other or the oven walls l Chrome trim rings must not be cleane...

Page 20: ... minutes The Display will 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 4 Touch START The Display will count down the time you set in minutes The Lock Light will come on when the oven temperature exceeds normal baking temperatures The Lock Lever can t be moved when this light is on 5 After the Self Cleaning ...

Page 21: ...ight the Clean position The Display will show the clean time you selected and will begin the cycle To stop the Self Cleaning cycle I at anytime m 1 Touch CANCEL 2 When the Lock Light goes off move the Lock Lever back to the left DO NOT FORCE IT Wait until it moves easily How It Works During the Self Cleaning cycle the oven gets much hotter than it does for baking or broiiing approximately 875 F 46...

Page 22: ...y well l Do not soak Control panel Warm soapy water or spray glass cleaner and a soft cloth l Wash rinse and dry well l Follow directions provided with the cleaner Broiler pan Warm soapy water or a and grld soapy steel wool pad l Clean after each use l Wash rinse and dry well l Do not clean In SelfCleanIng Oven Oven racks Self Cleaning cycle l Leave in oven during Self Cleaning cycle OR Warm soapy...

Page 23: ...bs ontrol panel The Top Light Switch is on the a second or two to turn on the top light 2 Flip up the top of the control panel 3 Grasp the fluorescent tube at both ends Turn the tube away from you until both ends come out of the receptacles Replace with a 20 waft cool white fluorescent tube 4 Close the top panel Turn electric power back on at the main power SUPPlY ...

Page 24: ...m its socket Replace the bulb with a 40 watt appliance bulb 2 Remove the bulb cover in the back of the oven by pulling out and pushing the wire holder to the side 4 Replace the bulb cover and snap the wire holder in place Turn the power back on at the main power SUPPlY CAUTION The bulb cover must be in place when using the oven The cover protects the bulb from breaking NOTE The oven light will not...

Page 25: ...urn If the Self Cleaning cycle will not operate Is the door latch all the way to the right the Clean position Is CLEAN TIME set correctly Did you set a Self Cleaning cycle longer than 4 hours and 59 minutes Have you programmed a later Start time If cooking results aren t what you expected l Is the range level l Are you using pans recommended in the Cooking Guide l If baking have you allowed lY2 to...

Page 26: ...ustomer Relations Whirlpool Corporation 2000 M 63 Benton Harbor Ml 49022 5 If you need FSP replacement parts FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool Corporation for quality parts Look for this symbol of quality whenever you need a replacement partfor your Whirlpool appliance FSP replacement parts will fit right and work right because they are made to the same exacting specifications used to bui...

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Page 28: ...ool distributor or military exchange LIMITED FOUR YEAR WARRANTY Second Through Fifth Year From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts for electronic oven touch control system if defective in materials or workmanship WHIRLPOOL WILL NOT PAY FOR A Service calls to 1 Correct the installation of the range product 2 Instruct you how to use the range product 3 Replace house fuses or correct house wiring ...