Whirlpool RF398PXV User manual

ELECTRIC

RANGE

Self-Cleaning

Model RF398PXV

Contents

Page

BEFOREYOU USEYOUR RANGE.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

PARTSAND FEATURES

USING YOUR RANGE..

Using the Surface Units

Optional Canning Kit

About the Electronic

Oven Controls

Clock

Minute Timer

Baking .

Broiling

Baking Automatically

Keep Warm

Other Operating Hints

Oven Vent

Page

Storage Drawer 15

Optional Door Panel Pat 16

CARING FOR YOUR RANGE,

Control Panels and Knobs 16

Surface Units and

Reflector Bowls 16

Lift-Up Cooktop 18

Using the Self-Cleaning

Cycle 19

Cleaning Chart 22

Using and Replacing the

Light Bulbs 23

Cooktop Light 23

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:

Reading and following all safety precautions in this Use & Care Guide and

the Cooking Guide.

Installing the range where it is protected from the elements, and on a floor

strong enough to support its weight.

Properly connecting the range to electrical supply and grounding. (See

Installation Instructions.)

. Making sure the range is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

Properly maintaining the range.

Using the range only for jobs expected of a home range.

See Cooklng Guide for important safety and use information.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

DO NOT

allow children to use or

KEEP

pan handles turned in, but

play with any part of the range, not over another surface unit to

or leave them unattended near avoid burns, injury and to help

it. They could be burned or prevent the utensil from being

injured. pushed off the surface units.

2. DO NOTstore things children

7. DO NOT

use water on grease

might want above the range. fires. The fire will spread. Cover

Children could be burned or fire with large lid or smother with

injured while climbing on it, baking soda or salt.

DO NOT

allow anyone to touch 8.

DO NOT

wear loose or hanging

hot surface units or heating garments when using the range.

elements. Dark colored units and They could ignite if they touch a

elements can still be hot enough hot surface unit or heating ele-

to burn severely. ment and you could be burned.

4. KEEP

children away from the 9.

DO NOT

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

DO NOT

use the range to heat a

10.

When adding or removing food,

room. Persons in the room could

MAKE SURE

to open the oven

be burned or injured, or a fire door all the way to prevent

could start. burns.

l FORYOUR SAFETYl

DO NOT STOREOR USEGASOLINE OR OTHERFLAMMABLE VAPORS AND

LIQUIDS IN THEVICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHERAPPLIANCE.

THEYCOULD IGNITE CAUSING EXPLOSION AND/OR FIRE.

I- SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail

the Owner Registration Card provided with this product.

Then complete

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

a question.

Copy model and serial numbers

from plate [behind the oven door

Model Number

on the oven frame] and purchase

date from sales slip.

Serial Number

Keep this book and sales slip to-

gether in the Literature Pac.

Purchase Date

Service Companv Phone Number

V 1

SURFACE UNIT OVEN LIGHT

INDICATO\RS SWITCH /

RIGHT REAR ’ RIGHT SURFiCE RIGHT FRO‘NT

CONTROL KNOB UNIT SIGNAL CONTROL KNOB

Using your range llGHT

Using the Surface Units

Control knobs must be pushed in

before turning

them to a setting. They

can be set anywhere between HI

and OFF.

Surface Unit Indicators

The solid dot in the surface unit

indicator shows which surface unit

is turned on by that knob.

Signal light

i One of the signal lights will glow

when a surface unit is on.

Use HI

to start

Use MED-HI Use MED Use MED-LO Use LO

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 chrome trim rings.

Start cooklng on HI and turn control down to continue

cooklng.

within the LO

band to keep

food at the

temperature

you want.

Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide.

For best results,

start cooking at the high settings; then turn the contra! knob down to continue

cooking.

Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage

to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms (woks, ridged

bottom canners or tea kettles) are not recommended.

See the Cooking Guide for important utensil information.

Optional Canning Kit (Part

NO.

242905)

The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with

high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface

units and cause damage to the cooktop.

If you plan to use the cooktop for canning, we recommend the installation

of a Canning Kit. Order the kit from your Whirlpool Dealer or Tech-Care” Service

Company.

See the Cooking Guide for important canning information.

NOTE: Excess steam and moisture can cause false readings on the

electronic oven controls. Avoid excess moisture by positioning

teakeffles, etc...away from the electronic controls. If false readings

occur, dry 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.”This stands for “Power

Failure:’ If after you set the Clock (page 8) the Display again shows “PF,” it means

your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock and any other functions

which may have been set.

NOTE:

l KEEPTHECONTROL PANELCLEAN. Food or moisture on the panel can

affect proper operation.

l When the control panel temperature is too high, the rear surface units

automatlcally shut off. This may occur during the Self-Cleaning cycle.

When temperatures return to normal, the rear units can be used again.

l Do not operate any surface unit without a pan. If the two rear units

are left on without a pan, they will eventually automatically shut

off. When temperatures return to normal, the rear units can be used

again.

Digital Display/Clock

When you are not using the oven, this

is an accurate Digital Clock. When

using the oven or Minute Timer, this

displays time and temperature set-

tings, and shows what Number Pads

have been touched.

The

Command Pads

tell the oven

what to do and in what order. A few

examples:

- CLOCK SETtells the oven you are

going to set the Clock.

- STARTtells the oven to start.

Each Command Pad (except START,

CANCEL and MINUTE TIMER CANCEL)

has its own Signal Light. The Signal

Light comes on when you touch the

Command Pad.

Once you’ve touched a Command

Pad to tell the oven what you want

it to do, you’ll touch

Number Pads

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 TIMER, MINUTE TIMER CANCEL and CLOCK SET

will opemte in this position.

The Keyboard On/Off Control must be in the ON or TONESOFFposition for the

oven to heat.

Operating instructions are provided for each of the Electronic Controls, They

are located on the inside of the flip-top console. use these flip-top instructions

for quick and easy reference.

1. Touch CLOCK SET.“0” appears in

the Display.

Within 5 seconds, touch Number

Pads for the correct time of day

The Display will show the numbers

you touched,

In the order you

touched them. If the Number

Pads are not touched wlthin

5 seconds, “PF” or the orlglnal

tlme will show In the Display.

Touch CLOCK SETand Number

Pads agaln.

2. Touch START.The Start Signal Light

will stay on for 5 seconds.

If an incorrect time is set, such

as 7:77, the Display will show “Err!’

Touch CANCEL and reset the clock.

The clock cannot be set if a bake

or broil function is programmed.

Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen 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 Pads are not touched

wlthln 5 seconds, the Display will

show the time of day. Reset the

Mlnute Timer.

down minutes, not seconds.

the end of the selected time a

tone will sound.

To cancel the Minute Timer

before the set tlme is up,

touch

MINUTE TIMER CANCEL. This will

cancel the Minute Timer only.

Use the Minute Timer alone or

while the oven is in use. The Dis-

play will always show the Minute

Timer countdown, even when the

oven is in use.

Baking

1. Position the rack(s) properly

before

turning on the oven.

change mck position,

lift rack

at front and pull out.

2. Touch BAKE TEMP”O”F” will appear

in the Display

3. Touch Number Pads for desired

temperature between 150”-509°F

(65.5”-265°C). The Display will

show the numbers you touched,

the order you touched them.

The

temperature appears 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, but does not turn

red.

6. When baking is done, touch

CANCEL to turn off the oven.

The oven automatically turns off

after 12 hours, 59 minutes.

Bmiling

1. Position the rack before turning

the oven on. See “Broil Chart” in

the Cooking 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.

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