Whirlpool RF196LXK manual

SELF-CLEANING ELECTRIC RANGE Use & Care Guide For que stions abou t featu res, operatio n/performa nce parts, a ccessories o r service, call: 1-80 0-253-1 301 . or visit ou r website at... www .whi rlpool .com T able of Contents ............. ...................... ......... 2 8522771A ® Mod els RF350BXK R F196LXK RF362B XK RF364LX K RF355PXK [...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTE NTS RANGE SAFETY .................................... ............................ ............. 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................... ............. 3 PARTS AND FEATURES ....................... ......................................... 6 COOKTOP USE ....................... .................[...]

3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti-Tip Br acket The range will no t tip during normal use. However , the range can tip if you appl y too much force or weight to the open d oor wit hou t th e anti-tip bracket fastened down p roperly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injure[...]

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 AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of t he parts and feat ures listed . The location and appearance of the features shown here may not match your model . Contr ol Panel Rang e 1. Left Front Control Knob 2. Surface Heatin g Indicator Light 3. Left Rear Co ntrol Knob 4.[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop C ontrols The control knobs can be se t anywhe r e betw een HI and LO. Push in and turn to setting. The surface cooking ar ea locator shows which ele ment is tur ned on. Use the foll owing chart as a guide when se tting he at levels . Ceramic Glass (on s ome models) The surface cooking a rea will glow red when an element is on[...]

8 Coil Elemen ts a nd Bur ner Bowls (on s ome models) Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking r e sults. Burner bowls, when cl ean, reflect heat back to t he cookware. They also help cat ch s pill s. Cookwar e sh ould not exte nd mor e than 1 in. (2. 5 cm) over t h e coil element. I f cookwar e is uneven or too large, it can produce exces[...]

9 Use the followin g chart as a guide for cookwa r e material characteristic s. ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Oven Indic ator Ligh ts The indicat or lights are located to the left of, below , an d within the disp lay . The indicator lights light up or flash when the oven is in one of the following mode s: BAKE, BR OIL, HEA T , ST ART?, ON, TIMER, COOK TI[...]

10 Ti m e r The Timer c an be set in hours or minute s up to 12 hours an d 59 minutes an d counts down th e set time. The Timer d oes not start or stop the oven. To S e t : 1. Press TIMER •• CANCEL. The timer oven indicator light wi ll light up. 2. Press the TEMP/TIME “up” or “down” arrow pad to set the length of time. 3. Press ST ART/E[...]

11 BAKEWARE T o cook food evenly , hot air must be ab le to circul ate. Allow 2 in. (5 cm) of space a round bakeware and oven walls. Use t he following chart as a guid e. Bakeware The bakeware mat erial affects cooking r esults. Follow manufacturer’ s recommendations and use t he bakeware size recommended in the recipe. Use the following ch art a[...]

12 Baking and Roasting Before baking an d roasting, posit ion racks according to the “Position ing Racks and B akeware” section. When roasting, it is not necessary to wait for the ov en preheat condition ing time to end before puttin g food in unless recommended in the recipe. T o Bake or Roast: 1. Pre s s BAKE . The bake oven ind i cator light[...]

13 BROILING CHART For best res ults, place food 3 in. (7 cm) or mor e from the broil element. Time s are guidelines on ly and may need t o be adjus ted for individual foods and tast es. Recommended rac k positions are numbered from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For diagram, see the “Positioni ng Racks and B akeware” section. T im ed Cooking (o[...]

14 RANGE CARE Self-Cle aning Cycle (on s ome models) IMPORT AN T : The health of some birds is extremely sensi tive to the fumes give n off during the Sel f-Cleaning cyc le. Expos ure to the fume s may result in death to certain birds. Alway s move birds to another closed an d well ventilated r oom. Self-c lean the oven before it becomes heavil y s[...]

15 CERAMIC GLAS S (on some m odels) Do not u se steel wool, abras ive powde r cleansers, chlorine bleach, rust remover or ammonia because damage may occur . Always wipe with a cl ean, wet cl oth or sponge and d ry thoroughl y to prevent streaking and staining. Cook top Poli shing Cr eme is r ecom mended for r egula r use to h elp prevent scratch es[...]

16 OVEN AND ROASTING R ACKS ■ Self-C leani ng cycl e: See “Self-Cl eaning Cycle” first. Remove racks or they wil l discolor and be come harder to slide. If this happens , a light coating of ve getable oil applied to th e rack guid es will help them sli de. ■ Steel wool pa d BROILER P AN AND GRID Do not clean in the Self-Cleaning cycl e. ■[...]

17 T o Replace: 1. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the fr ont of the door an d your t humbs o n the insi de surface. 2. Hold oven door so that the top edge of each hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers in to the front frame hinge slots . 3. Tilt top of door toward range. Slide hinge hangers down on to front frame support[...]

18 Oven indicator lights fla sh ■ Do the oven indicator lights flash? See the “Oven Indicator Ligh ts” section. If t he indicat or light( s) kee ps flashi ng, call for serv ice. See “Assis tance or Service” sec tion. Display shows messag e s ■ Is the display show ing “PF”? There has been a power fail ure. Clear the disp lay . See ?[...]

19 ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE Before calling for ass istance or service , please chec k “T r oublesh ooting.” I t may save you the c ost of a service call. If you sti ll need help, follow the i nstructions b elow . When calli ng, please know the purchase date and the comp lete model and s erial number of you r appliance. This in formation will help [...]

WHIRLPOOL ® COOKTOP, BUILT-IN OVEN A N D RANGE W ARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this appl iance is operat ed and mainta ined according to inst ructions attac hed to or furnished with the product, W hirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® replac ement parts and repai r labor to correct defec ts in ma te[...]