Whirlpool RM280PXA User manual

UseAndCare

A Note To You 2

Important Safety

lnstnctions 3

Parts And Features 5

Using Your Oven 6

Catin For

Your ven 29

If You Need

Assistance

Or Setvice 32

Warranty 36

1-800-253-1301

Gall“I withquertionsorumlments.

SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC BUILT-IN

LOWER OVEN

MODEL RM280PXA

A Note To You

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

You have purchased a quality, wo&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. lt is full of valuable information on how to operate and maintain

your appliance property 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 32. 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 5). 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

Deafer Name

Deefer Phone

Important Safety Instructions

General

DO NOT TOUCH HEATING

Read all instructions before ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR

using the oven. SURFACES OF OVEN.

Install or locate the oven only Heating elements may be hot

in accordance with the pro- even though they are dark in

color. Interior surfaces of an

vided Installation Instructions.

The oven must be installed by oven become hot enough to

a qualified installer. The oven cause burns. During and after

use, do not touch, or let cloth-

must be roperly connected to

electrica Psupply and grounded. ing or other flammable materi-

als contact heatin elements or

CAUTION: Do not store things 3interior surfaces 0 oven until

children mi ht want above the they have had sufficient time to

oven. Chil cp

ren could be cool. Other surfaces of the

burned or injured while climb- oven may become hot enough

inq on it. to cause burns; such as, the

Do not leave children alone oven vent opening, the sur-tace

or unattended in area where near the vent opening, the eve

the oven is in use. They should door and window.

never be allowed to sit or stand

Do not wear loose or hanging

on an

could L part of the oven. They

e burned or injured. Tarments when using the oven.

Do not operate the oven if hot IYcould ignite if they touch a

eating element and you

it is damaged or not working

properly.

Do not use the oven for

warming or heatin the room.

Persons could be urned or

if!

injured, or a fire could start.

Use the oven only for its

intended use as described in

this manual.

could be burned.

Use only d potholders. Moist

or damp po holders on hotr

surfaces ma

from steam. b result in burns

0 not let

potholder touch hot heating

elements. Do not use a towel or

bulky cloth for a potholder. It

could catch on fire.

Keep oven vents unobstructed.

continued on next page

Do not heat unopened contain-

ers. They could explode. The

hot contents could cause

burns and container particles

could cause injury.

Do not store flammable materi-

als on or near the oven. The

fumes can create an explosion

and/or fire hazard.

When using the oven

Always osition oven rack(s) in

desired ocation 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.

Use care when opening oven

door. Let hot air or steam

escape before removing or

replacing food.

Grease

Grease is flammable and

should be handled carefully.

Let fat cool before attempting

to handle it.

ing grease outside of pan can

be extinguished with baking

soda or, If available, a multr-

purpose dry chemical or foam-

type extinguisher.

Care and cleaning

Small amounts of formalde-

hyde and carbon monoxide are

given off in the Self-Cleaning

cycle from fiberglass insulatron

and food decomposition. Signifi-

cant exposure to these sub-

stances can cause cancer or

reproductive harm. Exposure

can be minimized by venting

with a hood or open window

and wiping out excess food

soills orior to self-cleanina.

Do not use oven cleaners. No

commercial oven cleaner or

oven liner rotective coating of

any kind sI!

ould be used in or

around any part of the oven.

Before self-cleaning the oven-,

remove broiler an, broiler nd,

oven racks ancr 9

other utensr s.

Do not use your oven to clean

miscellaneous parts unless you

are instructed to do so in this

Use and Care Guide.

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 only parts recommended

in this Use and Care Guide.

Do not repair or replace any

part of the oven unless specifi-

cally recommended in this

manual. All other servicing

should be referred to a qualified

technician.

Disconnect the electrical supply

before servicing the oven.

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Parts And Features

This section contains captioned illustrations of your appliance. Use them to become familiar with the

location and appearance of all parts and features.

Upper microwave oven (see separate upper microwave

oven

use and care guide for more information)

Oven vent

Lock lever

cover pant

Model and

serial num

plate -

UPPer

oven

7 _cci;;

Lower

oven

control

panel

Using Your Oven

In This Section

Pa*

Positioning racks and pans .............................. .6

For best air circulation ....................................... 7

Using aluminum fdl for baking ......................... 7

The dectronic oven contrd ............................... 8

Setting the clock ................................................. 9

Using the electronic Minute

Timst

.................... 9

Using the OWCancel pad ................................. 10

Audible signals ................................................ .10

Page

Baking/roasting ................................................ 11

Adjusting the oven temperature contrd ........ 12

Broiling .............................................................. 13

Broiling rack position chart _................-......-. 14

Brdling tips .._............._...- ............................... 14

Energy

sving tips ............................................ 14

Using the electronic MEALTIMER” contrd ...15

The oven vent ............. ..a.____.........e ................. 24

To obtain the best cooking results possible, you must operate your oven properly. This section gives

you imporlant information for efficient and safe use of your oven.

Positioning racks and pans

For bakingroasting

with one rack, place the

rack so the top of the food will be centered in the

oven.

Rack

placement

for

specific

foods:

RACK

FOOD POSITION

Frozen pies, large

roasts, turkeys Lowest level or

2nd level from

bonom

Angel and bundf cakes, 2nd level from

most quick breads, yeast bottom

breads, casseroles, meats

Cookies, biscuits, muffins, 2nd or 3rd level

cakes, nonfrozen pies 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 14.

Personal Injury Hazard

Always position oven rack(s) in desired

location before turning oven on. Be sure

the rack(s) is level.

tf 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

The hot air must circulate around the pans in the

oven for even heat to reach all parts of the oven.

This results in better bakktg.

Place the pans so that one is not directly over

the other.

For best resutts, allow 1‘h 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).

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 comers of the oven rack

Three or four pans

Place in opposite comers on each oven rack.

Stagger pans so no pan is directly over another.

NOTE: Do not allow pans to touch heat sensor

on left wall near the back. Poor baking may

resuk.

Using aluminum foil for baking

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.

Do not cover the entire rack with aluminum foil.

it will reduce air circulation and cause poor

cooking resufts.

Do not line oven bottom or entire oven rack

with foil or other liners. Poor baking will result.

Use aluminum foil to catch spillovers from pies or

casseroles.

1 ElectridSty k ynd Fire Hazard

Do not allow foil to touch the heating

elements because rt WIIIdamage them and

could resuft in shock or fire hazard.

The electronic oven control

Temperature

Sted

enter

pad

OfU

C8tlCd

-pad

Electronic I clods

MEALTIMER 884pd

conllol pads

Display/clock Command pads

When you first plug in the oven, a time of day

and ‘PF will show in the temperature display.

H, after you set the clock (page 9), the display

again shows ‘PF, your electricity was off for a

while, Reset the clock.

The command pads tell the oven what to do and

in what order. A few examples:

-Clock/Set tells the oven you are going to set

the clock

When you are not using the oven, this is an

accurate clock,

When using the oven or Minute Timer, the

display will show the time, temperature settings

and what command pads have been pressed.

When showing the time of day, the display

will show hours and minutes.

When using the Minute Timer, the display will

show minutes and seconds in the following

sequence:

- For settings from 1-59 minutes, the display

will count down each second.

- For settings over 1 hour, the display will

count down each minute.

When using Cook Time and/or Stop Time,

the display will show hours and minutes.

- Off/Csncd tells the oven to turn off.

Each command pad (except Off/Cancel and Start/

Enter) has its own indicator. The indicator comes

on when you touch the command pad.

Setting the clock

1. Push the Clock/Set pad. The colon flashes

and TIME will light up in the display.

2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the time

of day. Push the ‘up’ (A) or ‘down” (r)

pad(s) until the correct time shows in the

display.

3. Push the Start/Enter pad.

NOTE: lf you do not want the clock time dis-

played, push and hold the ClocWSet pad for 4

seconds. To display the clock time again, push

the ClocWSet pad once, then reset the clock time

if necessary.

Using the electronic Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven.

It works like a kitchen timer. Hcan be set in hours

and minutes up to 11 hours, 59 minutes. The

Minute Timer will display minutes and seconds for

settings under one hour. You will hear four

1-second tones when the set time is up.

1. Push the Timer Set pad. TIMER will come on

and the display will show “0:OO” with the colon

flashing.

2. Use the Hour and Minute pads to set the

desired time. Push the Qp” (A) or “down” (V)

pad(s) until the correct time shows in the

display.

3. Push the Start/Enter pad. The Minute Timer

will begin counting down immediately after the

timer is started.

When time is up, “End” will show in the large

display and you will hear four 2-second tones.

You will also hear four 1-second tones every

minute until you push one of the two Timer

pads.

NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, push

and hold the Timer Set pad for 4 seconds.

To reactivate the tones, follow the same

procedure.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

Push the Timer Cff pad. The time of day will

show in the display.

TIMER

Using the Off/Cancel pad

The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any command pad

except for the ClocWSet and Timer Set pads.

When you push the Off/Cancel pad, the display

will show the time of day or, if Minute Timer is

also being used, the time remaining.

Audible signals

Audible signals tell you if a function is entered

correctly or not. They also tell you when a cycle is

completed.

To shut off all signals except for the end-of-

timer tone:

1. Press and hold the Stop Time pad for 4

seconds.

2. A short tone will sound to tell you the signals

have been changed.

Repeat the above steps to turn the signals

back on.

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