Whirlpool RM288PW User manual

LOWER

OVEN

Self-Cleaning

Model RM288PW

Contents

BEFORE YOU USE YOUR OVEN

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

PARTS AND FEATURES

USING YOUR LOWER OVEN.

Setting the Clock

Using the Minute Timer

Using the Lower Oven

Baking

Adjusting the Oven

Temperature Control

Broiling

Using the Automatic

MEALTIMER’Control

Page

Oven Vent

Optional Rotisserie

Optional Door Panel Pat

CARING FOR YOUR

LOWER OVEN..

Control Panel and Knobs

Using the Self-Cleaning

Cycle

Cleaning Chart

Lower Oven Light

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR

ASSISTANCE

WHIRLPOOL RANGE

WARRANTY

Page

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01988 Whirlpool Corporation

Before you useyour oven

Read and carefully follow the Installation Instructions packed with

your oven.

Read this Use & Care Guide and your Cooking Guide carefully for important

use and safety information. Store these with the upper microwave oven

literature in a convenient place for future use.

It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your oven:

l Has been installed where it is protected from the elements.

l Has been installed and leveled in a wall or cabinet that will hold the weight.

l Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

(See Installation Instructions.)

l Isnot used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

l Is properly maintained.

l Isused only for jobs expected of a home oven.

See the Cooking Guide and Upper Microwave Oven Use & Care Guide

for important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. DO NOT

allow children to use or

play with any part of the oven, or

leave them unattended near it.

l Let steam and hot air escape

from the oven before removing

food to prevent burns.

They could be burned or injured. 4.

DO NOT

use the oven to heat a

DO NOT

store things children room. Persons in the room could

might want above the oven. Chil- be burned or injured, or a fire

dren could be burned or injured could start.

while climbing on the door and

the door could be damaged. 5.

DO NOT

wear loose or hanging

3. KEEP

children away from the garments when using the oven.

They could ignite if they touch a

oven when it is on. The oven walls, heating element and you could

racks and door can get hot be burned.

enough to cause burns.

* Putoven racks where you

6. DO NOT

heat unopened con-

want them before turning on tainers, they could explode. The

the oven. Heated racks hot contents could burn you

could cause severe burns. and container particles could

. Do not touch any part of the cause injury.

oven, especially the heating 7. When adding or removing food.

elements, until you know they

MAKE SURE

to open the oven

are completely cool. Dark ele- door all the way to prevent burns.

ments can still be hot enough

to cause severe burns.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND

LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THEY COULD

IGNITE CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Thank you for buylng a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mall

the Owner Reglstratlon Card provlded with this product.

Then complete

the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with

a question.

l Copy model and serial numbers

Model Number

from plate (behind the micro-

wave oven door) and purchase

date from sales slip.

Serial Number

l Keep this book and sales slip to-

gether in a handy place.

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Parts and features

Model RM288PXV

LOWEROVEN

MODEL AND

UPPER

MICROWAVE

,OVEN CONTROLS

SERIAL NUMBER .

PLATE (behlnd

oven door]

\ II

LOWER OVEN

CONTROLS

OVEN VENT \ 1

OVEN LIGHT

SWITCH

LOCK LEVER

COVER PANE1 AUTOMATIC OVEN

/ LIGHT SWITCH

BROIL ELEMENT

GUIDE

BAKE ELEMENT

Using your lower oven

+ DISPLAY

NUMBER R

LOWER OV

“LOCKED”

LIGHT

1 MEALTIMER*

CONTROL PADS

‘EN -

’ SIGNAL LOWER OVEN

1 “HEATING”

SIGNAL LIGHT

\ OVEN

SWITCH

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Setting the Clock

The Clock is located at the top of the upper microwave oven control panel. To

set

the Clock,

follow the instructions found in the Upper Microwave Oven Use

& Care Guide.

Using the Minute Tier

The Minute Timer on the upper microwave oven control panel can be used

for any timed cooking.

To use the Minute Timer,

follow the instructions found in

the Upper Microwave Oven Use & Care Guide.

Using the Lower Oven

The lower oven is always set with two knobs:

-The Oven Selector

-The Oven Temperature Control

Both must be on a setting for the lower oven to heat. 5

Baking

The rack(s) should be placed so the

top of the food will be centered in

the oven. Always leave at least

IV2

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.

Position the rack(s) properly

before

turning on the oven.

change rack poslfion,

lift rack at

front and pull out.

2. Setthe Oven Selector on BAKE.The

Lower Oven ON Signal Light will

come on.

4. Putfood 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

Lower Oven HEATINGSignal Light

will turn on and off with the

elements.

The fop element helps heat dur-

6 ing baking, but does not turn red.

3. Setthe Oven Temperature Control

on the baking temperature you

want. The Lower Oven HEATING

Signal Light will come on. The

oven is preheated when the Lower

Oven HEATINGSignal Light first

goes off.

5. When baking isdone, turn

both

the Oven Selector and Oven Tem-

perature Control to OFF.The Lower

Oven ON and HEATINGSignal

Lights will go off.

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control

Does your oven seem hotter or colder than your old oven? The temperature of

your old oven may have shifted gradually without you noticing the change.

Your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures. But

when comparing to your old oven, the new design may give you difficult

results.

If after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the

temperature settings, they can be adjusted by following these steps:

Pull the Oven Temperature Control

Knob straight off.

‘NOTCHES

3. To lower the temperature,

move

the tooth a notch closer to LO.

Each notch equals about 10°F

(5°C).

OFF

LOCKING

2. Loosen the locking screw. Note

the position of the notches.

OFF

TOOTH NOTCHES

4. To raise the temperature,

move

the tooth a notch closer to HI.Eat

notch equals about 10°F(S’C].

Tighten the locking screw and

replace the control knob.

Broiling

I. Position the rack before turning

the oven on. See “Broil Chart” in

the Cooking Guide or a reliable

cookbook for recommended

rack positions,

I III 1.

3. Close the door to the Broil Stop

position (open about 4 inches,

10.2 cm). The door will stay open

by itself.

2. Putthe broiler pan and food on

the rack.

4. Set the Oven Selector and Oven

Temperature Control on BROIL.

The Lower Oven ON and HEATING

Signal Lights will come on.

5. When broiling isdone, turn

both

the Oven Selector and Oven Tem-

perature Control to OFF.The Lower

Oven ON and HEATINGSignal

Lights will go off.

Custom Broil

l If food is cooking too fast,turn the Oven Temperature Control

counterclock-

wise

until the Lower Oven HEATINGSignal Light goes off.

l If you want the food to broil slower from the start, set the Oven Temperature

Control between 150”and 325°F (65.5 and 162.7”C). The lower the tempera-

ture, the slower the cooking.

The Oven Selector must be on BROIL for all broiling temperatures.

NOTE: The lower oven door must be partly open whenever the oven is

set to BROIL. leaving the door open allows the oven to maintain proper

temperatures.

Using the Automatic MEALTIMER* Control

The automatic MEALTIMER*control will turn the lower oven on and off at times

you set...even when you are not around.

Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven,

such as meats and casseroles.

Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes,

cookies, etc...undercooklng will result.

To start and Stop baking

aufomatlcally:

. Position the oven rack(s) properly

and place the food in the oven.

3. Setthe Oven Selector on TIMED

BAKE.

Make sure the clock Is set to the

right ffme

day.

(See the Upper

Microwave Oven Use & Care

Guide for setting instructions.]

4. Setthe Oven Temperature Control

on the baking temperature you

want.

5. Touch the STARTTIMEPad. Then

touch the Number Pads for the

time you want baking to start.

(Optlon:

Skip this step if you want

to start baking immediately.)

Touch the STOPTIMEPad. Then

touch the Number Pads for the

time you want baking to stop.

continued on next page 9

7. Touch START.The oven will now

start and stop automatically.

8. After baking is done or to stop

tire

oven before preset time,

turn

both the Oven Selector and Oven

Temperature Control to OFF.

To cancel the MEALTIMER’ control

sefflngs:

1, Touch STOPTIME.

Touch CANCEL.

3. Turn the Oven Selector and Oven

Temperature Control to OFF

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