Whirlpool RF315PXG manuel d'utilisation

4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODELS RF314PXG RF315PXG 8053394 A Note to Y ou ............2 Range Safety .............3 Parts and Features....6 Using Y our Range ......8 Caring for Y our Range.......................26 T roubleshooting.......34 Requesting Assistance or Service .....................36 Index ........................39 W arranty ...............[...]

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 Cooktop – If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and cr eate a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- cian immediately . • Clean Cooktop With Caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be car eful to[...]

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. 26, 29, 30) Anti-tip bracket (pp. 3, 25) Door stop clip (pp. 32, 33) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage[...]

P ARTS AND FEA TURES 7 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. 14-23) Manual oven light switch (p. 33) Control panel (pp. 7 , 26) Automatic oven light switch (p. 33) Hot surface indicator light (p. 11) Gasket (p. 27) Broil element (not [...]

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. • T o melt chocolate or butter . Using the [...]

• Alternate use of the surface cooking areas between batches or prepar e small batches at a time. • Start with hot water , cover with a lid, and bring to a boil; then reduce heat to maintain a boil or requir ed pressur e levels in a pressure canner . • On coil element model, keep your reflector bowls clean so that they will always reflect hea[...]

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 [...]

Using the ceramic glass cooktop (Model RF 314 PXG) Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar to cooking on coil elements. There ar e, however , a few differ ences: • The surface cooking area will glow r ed when the element is turned on. Y ou will see the element cycling on and off – even on the HI setting – to help the area stay at the [...]

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 recipe. Da r k a luminum a [...]

14 USING YOUR RANGE T HE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Display/clock • When you first plug in the range, “PF” will appear on the display until you press any command pad. If “PF” again appears on the display , your electricity was off for a while. • When you are using the oven, the display will show preheat times and temperatur e settings. •[...]

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 more than 1 [...]

3. Start the minute timer . The minute timer will begin counting down immediately after the timer is started. When the time is up: Y ou will hear four 1-second tones. NOTE: T o display the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, press CLOCK. 4. T o clear the display , turn off the minute timer . T o cancel the minute timer during the c[...]

ON B AKING / RO ASTING 17 USING YOUR RANGE 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[...]

5. Press ST ART/ENTER. A preheat conditioning time counts down the approximate pr eheat time after the oven temperature has been set and ST ART has been pressed. The heat, bake, and on indicator lights will light up. The oven control automatically sets preheating times based on the oven temperature you select: • For 245°F and less, the preheatin[...]

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[...]

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 setting. The minus sign shows the oven will be cooler by the displayed am[...]

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 [...]

23 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 USING Y[...]

Coil element model (Model RF315PXG) 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/roasting results. NOTE: [...]

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 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,[...]

27 C LEANING CHART ( CONT . ) CARING FOR YOUR RANGE PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Oven racks • Soap and water • Steel wool pad • Wash, rinse and dry. Oven cavity • Food spills containing sugar and/or milk • Heavily soiled areas • Soap and water • Steel wool pad • When oven cools, wash, rinse and dry with soft cloth. • [...]

28 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 ( MODEL RF 314 PXG ) Y our cooktop is designed for easy care. It has been prepolished at the factory for impr oved protection and easier[...]

29 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 ( MODEL RF 315 PXG ) 3. Pull the coil element straight away from the receptacle. 4. Lift out the reflector bowl. See the “Cleaning chart” earlier in this sectio[...]

30 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE C OIL ELEMENTS AND REFLECTOR BOWLS ( MODEL RF 315 PXG ) ( 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 spills. When they are [...]

31 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE NOTE: Do not drop the cooktop. Damage could result to the por celain and the cooktop frame. 1. Lift the front of the cooktop at both fr ont corners until the support rods lock into place. 2. Wipe the surface under the cooktop with warm, soapy water and a sponge. Use a soapy steel- wool pad on heavily soiled areas. 3. T o lo[...]

32 T o remove: 1. Open the oven door . Insert door removal pins, included with your range, into both hinge hangers. Do not remove the pins while the door is removed fr om 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 [...]

33 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[...]

34 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 turning them. • Y ou have not set the electro[...]

35 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 16.) • Press OFF/CANCEL to clear the display . If an “F” code appears again, call fo[...]

36 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[...]

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39 I NDEX TOPIC P AGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ................................................3, 25 ASSIST ANCE ..............................................................36 BAKING Aluminum foil ..........................................................13 Bakeware ................................................................13 Pans .................[...]

W ARRANTY WHIRLPOOL ® E LECTRIC R ANGE 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 glas[...]