Whirlpool RF370LXG Bedienungsanleitung

4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODELS RF370PXG RF370LXG RF374PXG RF376LXG 8053398 A Note to Y ou ............2 Range Safety ............3 Parts and Features....6 Using Y our Range ....8 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ........26 Caring for Y our Range ......................29 T roubleshooting ......36 Requesting Assistance or Service ....................38 In[...]

Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free. A N OTE TO Y OU Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL ® appliance. The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier . T o ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of [...]

3 R ANGE S AFETY continued on next page Y ou will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions. Y ou can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow instructions. Y our safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read an[...]

WARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: • WARNING – TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES. TO CHECK IF THE DEVICES ARE INST ALLED PROPERL Y , SLIDE RANGE [...]

5 RANGE SAFETY • Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-T op – If cook-top should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cook-top and cr eate a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- cian immediately . • Clean Cook-T op With Caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be car e[...]

6 PUSH TO TURN PUSH TO TURN LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF OFF OFF OFF ON P ARTS AND F EA TURES Oven vent (p. 24) Plug-in coil element with one-piece reflector bowl (pp. 29, 32-33) Anti-tip bracket (p. 25) Door stop clip (p. 34-35) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer[...]

P ARTS AND FEA TURES PUSH TO TURN PUSH TO TURN LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF OFF OFF OFF ON Electronic oven control (pp. 14-16) Manual oven light switch (p. 35) Control panel (pp. 7, 29) Automatic oven light switch (p. 35) Hot surface indicator light (p. 11) Gasket (p. 26) Broil element (not sho[...]

RECOMMENDED USE • T o start food cooking. • T o bring liquid to a boil. • T o hold a boil. • T o quickly brown or sear food. • T o maintain a slow boil. • T o fry poultry or meat. • T o make pudding, sauce, or gravy . • T o stew or steam food. • T o simmer food. • T o keep food warm. Using the control knobs Push in the control k[...]

9 U SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE Home canning information T o protect your range: • Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of cooktops, especially ceramic glass. Canners with rippled or ridged bottoms do not allow good contact with the surface. • Center the canner over the lar gest surface cooking area. Do not exte[...]

10 Cookware tips U SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT . ) Th e pan m aterial aff ects how f ast heat tran sfers f rom the surf ace cookin g area through t he p a n mate r ia l a nd ho w eve nly he a t s p r e a d s o ve r t he p a n b o t to m. C ho o s e pans that prov ide th e best cooking results. Al um i num • Heats qu ickl y an d even ly [...]

Hot surface indicator light (Model RF 374 PXG) The hot surface indicator light on the cooktop will glow when a surface cooking area becomes too hot to touch. The indicator light will continue to glow as long as the surface cooking area is too hot to touch, even after it is turned off. 11 Using the ceramic glass cooktop (Model RF 37 6LXG shown) Cook[...]

12 USING YOUR RANGE U SING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them befor e turning on the oven. • T o move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge and lift it out. • Be sure the rack(s) is level. • Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect your hands if rack(s) must be moved while the[...]

13 USING YOUR RANGE U SING ALUMINUM FOIL B AKEWARE CHOICES Baki ng perform ance i s aff ected by th e type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware si ze recom m ended in the reci pe. BA KEWA RE TYP E Light c o lo r e d a luminum • Light go lde n c rus t s • Even brownin g • Use tem perat ure an d ti me r ecom m ended in reci pe. Da r k a luminum a[...]

14 USING YOUR RANGE T HE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ON Bake pad (p. 17) Using the control lock The control lock lets you disable the contr ol panel command pads. The control lock comes in handy when you want to prevent others fr om using the oven. NOTES: • Y ou can only use the control lock when the oven is not in use or the control has not been set[...]

15 S ETTING THE CLOCK USING YOUR RANGE 1. Press CLOCK. 2. Set the time. Press the “up” ( s ) or “down” ( t ) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display . 3. Start the clock. NOTES: • T o see the time of day when the clock time is not on the display , press CLOCK. • Y ou must reset the clock if the power goes off for mor e than 1[...]

16 U SING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE S T ARTING / CANCELING A FUNCTION ST ART 5 SEC ENTER (display counts down) YOU SEE PRESS YOU SEE 3. Start the minute timer . The minute timer will begin counting down immmediately after the timer is started. When the time is up: Y ou will hear four 1-second tones. NOTE: T o display t[...]

17 USING YOUR RANGE B AKING / RO ASTING continued on next page 1. Place the racks where you need them. For more information, see “Positioning racks and pans” in “Using the oven” earlier in this section. NOTE: Do not place food directly on the oven door or the oven bottom. 2. Choose the bake setting. The bake indicator light will light up. 3[...]

4. When roasting, put your food in the oven. Y ou do not have to preheat the oven when roast- ing, unless your recipe r ecommends it. 18 B AKING / RO ASTING ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE Roasting meats and poultry • For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the drip- pings and allows the heat to circula[...]

19 NOTE: DO NOT measure the oven temperatur e with a thermometer . Opening the oven door will lower the oven temperature and give you an incorr ect reading. Also, the thermometer temperatur e reading will change as your oven cycles. 6. When baking, put your food in the oven after the preheat conditioning time ends. During baking/roasting, the eleme[...]

20 USING YOUR RANGE A DJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERA TURE CONTROL ( CONT . ) 2. Set the new offset temperatur e. Press s to raise the temperatur e or t to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. Y ou can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as +30°F . A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperatur e s[...]

NOTES: • Do not preheat when br oiling, unless your recipe recommends it. • Leave the door partly open whenever you use the oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the pr oper temperatures. 1. Place the rack where you need it. Y ou need to place the rack so that the surface of the food is at least 3 inches away from the br oil element. See ?[...]

22 B ROILING ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE 4. Press CUSTOM BROIL. The broil indicator light will light up. 5. Start the oven. The on and heat indicator lights will light up. NOTES: • Y ou can change the temperature setting any time after pressing ST ART/ENTER. T o change the setting, see “T o custom broil at a lower temperature” below . • If [...]

MEA T Steak, 1" thick medium rare medium well done Hamburger Patties, 3 ⁄ 4 " thick, 1 ⁄ 4 lb well done Pork Chops, 1" thick Ham Slice, 1 ⁄ 2 " thick, precooked Frankfurters Lamb Chops, 1" thick Chicken bone-in pieces boneless breasts Fish fillets 1 ⁄ 4 - 1 ⁄ 2 " thick steaks 3 ⁄ 4 -1" thick 23 USING Y[...]

Coil element model (Models RF 37 OPXG and RF 37 OLXG) Hot air and moisture escape fr om the oven through a vent under the left rear coil element. Y ou can cook on this unit or keep food warm on it while the oven is on. The vent is needed for air circulation. Do not block the vent by using extra large pans or covers. Y ou will get poor baking/roasti[...]

Use the storage drawer to store cookwar e. Y ou can remove the drawer to make it easier to clean under the range. Removing the storage drawer: 1. Empty the drawer before you r emove it. Pull the drawer straight out to the first stop. (The stops are small, r ound objects formed in the slide rail. They keep the drawer from sliding all the way out.) T[...]

26 U SING THE S ELF -C LEANING C YCLE w W ARNING Burn Hazard Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle. Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven. Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes. Before you start the Self-Cl[...]

27 S ETTING THE CONTROLS USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE 1. Press AUTO CLEAN. The clean indicator light will light up. This will automatically set a 3 1 ⁄ 2 -hour Self-Cleaning cycle. NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down 1 ⁄ 2 hour before the cycle is over . 2. Set the cleaning time (optional). If you want a Self-Cleaning cycle longer or sho[...]

28 S ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT . ) USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE 6. After the oven cools to room temperatur e, wipe off any r esidue or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If needed, touch up spots with a mild abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge. T o stop the self-cleaning cycle at any time: If the oven temperature is above normal br oiling temperat[...]

29 C ARING FOR Y OUR R ANGE C LEANING CHART Before cleaning, always make sur e all controls ar e off and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products befor e using them to clean your range. w W ARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion,[...]

30 C LEANING CHART ( CONT . ) CARING FOR YOUR RANGE PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Surface under cooktop (Models RF370PXG and RF370LXG) • Light to moderate soil • Soap and water • Wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth. • Rinse thoroughly and dry. Oven cavity • Food spills containing sugar and/or milk • All other spills • Soap[...]

31 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE *T o order additional Cooktop Polishing Creme (Part No. 3184477), call 1-800-253-1301. Y ou will hear a recor ding. Follow the steps to place an order . C LEANING THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP ( MODELS RF 374 PXG AND RF 37 6LXG ) Y our cooktop is designed for easy care. It has been prepolished at the factory for impr oved prote[...]

32 2. Line up openings in the reflector bowl with the coil element receptacle. CARING FOR YOUR RANGE BAKE OFF BAKE Replacing 1. Make sure all coil elements ar e off and cool before r eplacing coil elements and reflector bowls. C OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODELS RF 37 O PXG AND RF 37 O LXG ) 3. Pull the coil element straight away from the r[...]

33 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE C OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODELS RF 37 O PXG AND RF 37 O LXG ) ( CONT . ) 4. When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go, push down the edge of the coil element opposite the receptacle. NOTE: Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the cookware on the coil elements. They also help catch spil[...]

34 T o remove: 1. Open the oven door . Insert door removal pins, included with your range, into both hinge hangers. Do not re- move the pins while the door is removed from the range. CARING FOR YOUR RANGE R EMOVING THE O VEN DOOR For normal use of your range, you do not need to remove the door . However , if you find it necessary to remove the door[...]

35 The oven light will come on when you open the oven door . T o turn the light on or off when the oven door is closed: • Push the oven light switch on the backguard. T o replace the oven light: 1. Unplug range or disconnect power . 2. Remove the glass bulb cover in the back of the oven by turning it counterclockwise. 3. Remove the light bulb fro[...]

36 PROBLEM The Self-Cleaning cycle will not work PROBLEM Nothing works CAUSE • The range is not plugged into a properly gr ounded live outlet with the proper voltage. (See Installation Instructions.) • Y ou have blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker . • The control knob is not set corr ectly . Push in the control knobs befor e t[...]

37 D ISPLA Y MESSAGES C OOKING RESULTS TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM The display is showing “PF” “F” followed by a number shows on the display CAUSE • There has been a power failur e. Press OFF/CANCEL to clear the display , then reset the clock. (See page 15.) • Press OFF/CANCEL to clear the display . If an “F” code appears again, call fo[...]

38 Call the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center toll free at 1-800-253-1301. Our consultants are available to assist you. When calling: Please know the purchase date, and the complete model and serial number of your appliance (see the “A Note to You” s ection). This i nformation will help us better respond to your requ est. Our consultants pro[...]

39 I NDEX TOPIC P AGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ....................................................25 ASSIST ANCE ..............................................................38 BAKING Aluminum foil ..........................................................13 Bakeware ................................................................13 Pans ................[...]

LENGTH OF WARRANTY FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY FROM DA TE OF PURCHASE FULL FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY FROM DA TE OF PURCHASE WHIRLPOOL WILL P A Y FOR FSP ® replacement parts and r epair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Whirlpool service company . Ceramic glass cooktop only: FSP replacement parts an[...]