Whirlpool GR450LXH manual

ELECTRIC RAN GE Use & Car e Guide For quest ions about feat ures, op eration/perfo rmance parts, access o ries or servic e, call: 1-8 00-253 -1301 . or visi t ou r we bsi te at ... www .whi rl pool .com T able of Contents ............ ................. ................ .... 2 9782189A Model G R45 0LXH[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS RAN GE SA FETY ........ ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ... 3 The Anti- Tip Bracket ....... ..... ... ..... ...... .. ..... ...... .. ..... ... ..... ...... .. ..... . 3 PARTS AND FEATUR ES . ..... .. ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... .. ...... ..... ... ..... .. . 6 COOK T[...]

3 RANGE SAFETY The An ti-T ip Brac ke t The range will not t ip duri ng norm al use. H owever , the rang e can t ip if yo u apply to o much f or ce or we ight to t he ope n door wit hou t t he an ti -ti p br ac ket fas ten ed down prop erl y . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be kille[...]

4 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 F[...]

5 ■ Keep Oven V ent Ducts Unobstructed. ■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven. ■ DO NOT TOUCH HEA TING ELEMENTS OR INTERIOR SURF ACES OF OVEN – Heating elements may be hot even though they[...]

6 P ARTS A N D FEATURES This man ual covers several d iffer ent mod els. The range you have pu rchased m ay have som e or all of the p arts and feat ures li sted . The location and appeara nce of the feature s shown her e may not mat ch your model. Control Panel Range 1. Surfa ce Cooking Ar ea Locator 2. Electro nic Oven Control 3. Right Rear Contr[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls The c ontrol knobs can be set anyw here between HI and LO. Push in and t ur n to se tting. Use the fo llowing chart as a guide when setting heat levels. A CCUS IMMER ™ F eatur e (on some models) The ACCUSIMM ER setting is an adjustab le heat setting fo r more pr ecise simmering. It is the rig ht front surface c ooki[...]

8 Ce ra mic Gl as s (on some model s) The surface cooking ar ea will glow r ed when an element is o n. It will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat level. It is nor mal for the sur face of white ce ramic glass t o appear to change color whe n surface cookin g areas ar e hot. As the glass cools, it will r eturn to its ori[...]

9 ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Dis play When po wer is first su pplied to the appliance, ev erything o n the display will light up for 1 to 2 seconds, then “ PF ” will appear . Pres s OFF to cle ar . Any other time “ PF ” appea rs, a power fa ilure o ccurred . Press OFF an d reset t he clock if ne eded. When the oven is i n use, the display sh o[...]

10 All T on es All of the above tone s are preset o n, all except the end-of-cycle tones c an be turned of f. T o T urn Off/ On: Press and hold STOP TIME for 5 seconds. A tone w ill sound and “ oFF ” or “ Snd OFF ” (depend ing on you r model) will app ear on the display . Repeat to cha nge back to “ on ” or “ Snd O n ” (depe nding o[...]

11 OVE N USE Odors are norm al when the ran ge is new . This happen s the first time th e oven is used or when the oven is h eavily soiled. IM PORT AN T : The health of so me bir ds is extr emely sensitive to the fu mes given of f. Exposu re to t he fumes may r esult in death to certain birds. A lways move bir ds to an other closed a nd well ve nti[...]

12 Meat T her mome ter On mod els without a tem peratur e prob e, always rely o n a meat therm ometer to determine doneness of meat an d poultr y . The internal tem peratur e, not appear ance, is what counts. A me at therm ometer is not supp lied wit h this appl iance. ■ Insert the therm ometer into the center of the thickest portion of the meat [...]

13 T o V a ri Br oil: Changing the tempera tur e when custom b roilin g allows mor e pr ecise contr ol when c ooking. The lowe r the tem peratur e, the slower t he cooking. Thic ker cuts an d unevenly shaped pieces of meat, fish and poultry may cook bett er at lower br oiling tempe ratur es. 1. Pres s BROIL. Pres s the TEMP “ up ” or “ down ?[...]

14 T o Convecti on Bake or Ro ast: Befo re convection baki ng or roasting, pos ition th e racks accor ding to the “ Positioning R acks and Bak eware ” section. When using two racks, place them on rack positio ns 2 and 4 . When r oasting with CONV BAKE, it is no t necessary to w ait for the ov en to pr eheat be for e putting food in, unless reco[...]

15 T o Conve ction Br oil: Befo re convecti on broil i ng, see the “ Br oiling ” section for g eneral broiling guidelines and rack positioning. Allow the oven to pr eheat for 5 minutes. Positi on food on the grid in the br oiler pan, then place i t in the ce nter of the oven ra ck with the longest s i de p ara llel to the do or . Close the door[...]

16 Pr epar e Oven: ■ Remove t he broiler pan, grid , cookwar e and ba keware and , on som e models, the t emperat ure pr obe f rom the oven. ■ Remove an y foil from the oven because it may b ur n or m elt, dam agi ng the ove n . ■ Remove o ven racks to keep them shiny and easy to slide. See “ Gen era l Cleaning ” section for mor e inform [...]

17 Heavy so il, dark str eaks, sp ecks and d iscoloration ■ Cookto p Polishing Crem e or non-ab rasive cleanser: Rub pr oduct into soil wit h a damp pap er towel or soft clo th. Continue rubbing until white film disappea rs. Bur ned-o n soil ■ Cooktop Polishing Cr eme and Cooktop Sc raper: Ru b crem e i nto soi l wit h da mp pa per to we l. Hol[...]

18 3. Push door do wn and pul l strai ght out to r emove door comp l etely . T o Replac e: 1. Hold oven door b y the hand le and plac e the top of the d oor under the cook top overhang . 2. Use fr ont of leg to apply pressur e to slide h inges into t he slots as far a s pos sible. 3. Use side of leg t o apply p ressur e to the bot tom of the d oor [...]

19 Displa y s hows messages ■ Is th e display sh owing “ PF ” ? The re h as bee n a p o wer fa ilu re . Cl ea r th e di spl ay . Se e “ Display(s) ” section. On some models, reset the clock, if needed . See “ Clock ” section. ■ Is th e display sh owing a lette r followed b y a number? Pr ess OFF/ CANCEL, OF F or CANCE L/OFF t o clea[...]

WH IRLP OOL ® COO K TO P, BU ILT -I N OV EN A ND RA NGE W ARR ANT Y FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For o ne year fr om the date of pur chase, w hen this appliance is operated an d maintaine d accord ing to instruct ions attac hed to or furnish ed w ith the product, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® rep lacement par ts and repair labor to corr ect [...]