Whirlpool RF388LXK manual

ELECT RIC RANGE Use & Care Guide For ques tions ab out feat ures, oper ation, perfor mance, parts, acc essories or service , call: 1-800 -253 -130 1 or visit our websi te at... www .whirlpool.com T able of Co ntents ................. ......... ................ .. 2 Mode ls: RF199L XK GR460L XK RF388L XK GR 465LXK RF389L XK GR 470LXK RF390L XK G[...]

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

3 RANGE SAFETY The An t i-T ip Brac ket The range will not tip d uring norm al use . However , the ra nge can t ip i f you a p ply to o much f or ce or weigh t to the 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 u al covers se veral differ ent models. T he range you ha ve purchased m ay have some or all of the p arts and featur es listed . The location and appeara nce of the feature s shown her e may not match your model. Control Panel Range 1. ACCUSIMMER ™ In dic at or L igh t (on s ome mod els) 2. ACCUSIMMER ™ Control[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls The c o ntr ol knobs can be set anywhere between HI and LO. P ush in and t ur n to setting . Use the following c hart as a guide when setting heat levels. A C CUS IMMER ™ F eat ure (on some models) The ACCUSIMMER ™ f eature se tting is an adjust able heat setting for m ore precise simmerin g. It is the right front[...]

8 To U s e D U A L : 1. Push in and turn th e left fro nt contr ol knob clockwise fr om the OFF po sition to the DUA L zone anyw here bet ween HI and LO. 2. Push in and turn knob to OFF when finished. Keep W arm Element Use the K eep W arm Ele ment to keep c ooked foods warm. One hour i s the r ecomme nded maximum time to mai ntain foo d quality . [...]

9 ■ Make su re the botto ms of pots an d pans ar e clean and dry befor e using the m. Residue an d water c an leave deposits when he ated. ■ Do no t cook food s dir ectly on the coo ktop. Hot Surface Indicator Li ght (under ceram ic glass) The ho t surface indicator light w i ll glow as long as any su rface cooking area is too ho t to touch, ev[...]

10 Home C anning When cann ing for long p eriods, alternate the use o f surface cooking areas, elements or surface bu r ners between batches. This allows time for the most r ecently used ar eas to coo l. ■ Center the canner on the grat e or lar gest surface c ooking ar ea or element. Canne rs should not e xtend mo re t han 1 in. (2.5 cm ) outside[...]

11 ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Dis play When power is f irst su pplied to the ap pliance, “ PF ” will appear o n the display . Pr ess OFF/CANCEL to clear . Any oth er time “ PF ” appears, a power failure h as occur red . Pre ss OFF/CANCEL and r eset the Clock if needed. When the oven is not in use, the d isplay shows the tim e of day . When usi[...]

12 Ti m e r The Tim er can be set in hours or min utes up to 12 h ours and 59 minutes , and coun ts down the set time. The Timer does no t start or s top t he o ven . To S e t : 1. Press TI MER SE T . If no action is taken after 5 mi nutes, the display will r etur n to the ti me o f da y mo d e. 2. Pres s the HR or MIN “ up ” or “ down ” ar[...]

13 BAKEWAR E T o cook food evenly , ho t air must be able to circ ulate. Allow 2 in. (5 cm) o f space ar ound bakewar e and oven walls. Use the following chart as a guide. Spl it Oven R ack (on some model s) Split-Rac k with R emovable Insert The sp lit-rack with r emovable insert is a space maximizer . When the t wo are a ttached, they make a f ul[...]

14 Oven V ent 1. Oven V ent (coil elemen t model) 1. Oven Vent (ceramic gl ass model) The ove n vent r eleases hot air and moisture fro m the oven , and should not be b l ocked or cover ed. Doing so will cause po or air cir culation, af fecting co oking and cleaning r esults. Ne ver set plastics, p aper or oth er items t hat could melt or burn near[...]

15 ■ After br oiling, remove t he pan fr o m the oven when r em oving the food. D rippings will bake on the pan if left i n the heate d oven, m a king cleaning more di fficult . Befor e broiling, posit ion rack accor ding to Br oiling Chart. It is not necessar y to pre heat the oven b efor e putting foo d in unless reco mme nd ed in t he re ci pe[...]

16 T ime d Cooking Timed Cooking allows the o ven to be set to turn on at a cer tain time of day , coo k for a set leng th of time, and/o r shut of f autom atically . Delay sta rt should not be used fo r food such as br eads and cakes beca use they may not bake pr operly . T o Set a Time d Cook: 1. Pres s B AKE (optional). Pres s the TEMP “ up ?[...]

17 2. If fewer than fou r steps ha ve been pr ogrammed, pr ess REVIE W STEPS r epeatedly until the last pro gramm ed step is displayed, the n press FI RST/NEXT STEP if it is desir ed to pr ogram an a dditional step. While a step is rec alled, a coo k functi on pad can be used to change the function, o r the TEMPE R A TURE “ up ” or “ down ”[...]

18 RA NGE C ARE Self -Cleaning Cycle (on some model s) IM PORT AN T : The health of so me bird s is extr emely sensitive to the fu mes given of f during the Self- Cleaning cycle . E xposur e to the fum es ma y res ul t in deat h to c ert a in bird s. Al wa ys move birds to ano ther close d and well ve ntilated room . Self-clean the oven befor e it [...]

19 T o De lay St art Self -Clea n: Befor e delay starting Self -Clean, make sur e the clock is set to the corr ect time o f day . S ee “ Clock ” section. Also, make sur e the door is close d completely or it will not loc k and the cycle will no t beg in . 1. Pres s A UTO CLEAN. Pres s the HR “ up ” or “ dow n ” a rrow p a d to set a cl [...]

20 CONT ROL P ANEL Do not use abrasive cleaner s, steel-wool pads, gritty wash cloths or s ome pap e r to wel s. Da mag e ma y o c cur . ■ Glass cleane r and soft cloth or sponge: Appl y glass cleaner to soft cl oth or sp onge, not dir ectly on pan el . COIL ELEMENTS (o n s om e m od els ) Do not clean o r immerse in water . S oil will burn off w[...]

21 Oven Door For n o rmal ra nge use, it is not su ggested to r emove th e oven door . However , if necessary , follow these instructions. The oven door is heav y . Before Remo ving: 1. Use a putty kni fe or scr ewdriver an d insert it a t the bottom corner of the d oor stop clip. 2. Pry door stop clip free and rem ove fr om fr ont frame hing e slo[...]

22 TROUBLESHOOTING T ry the solutions s u ggested her e first in ord er to avoi d the cost of an unne cessary service call . Nothing will operate ■ Is t he po w er su ppl y co rd un plu gg ed? Plug in to a gro unded outlet . ■ Has a h ousehold fuse been blo wn or ha s the c ircuit break er be en tri pped ? Repl ace the fus e or reset the cir cu[...]

23 AS SI ST A NC E O R SERV I CE Before calling for assistance or service , please chec k “ T roubles hootin g. ” It may save you t he cost of a service call. If you still need help, fo llow the instructions below . When calling, please kno w the p ur chase date and the complete model and serial number of you r appliance. This infor mation will[...]

WHI RLP OOL ® COOKTO P, BU ILT-IN OV EN AND RANGE W A RRAN TY FULL ONE-YEAR WA RRANTY For o ne year fr om the date of p urc hase, when this ap pliance is ope r ated an d maintained ac cord ing to inst ructions attac hed to o r furnish ed w ith the pro duct, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP ® r eplacement parts and rep air la bor to corr ect[...]