Whirlpool RF199LXH manual

4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODEL RF199LXH 8272344A with ACCUBAKE ® System A Note to Y ou ............2 Range Safety ............3 Parts and Features....6 Using Y our Range ....7 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ........28 Caring for Y our Range ......................32 T roubleshooting ......36 Requesting Assistance or Service ....................38 Index[...]

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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[...]

4 RANGE SAFETY 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 , [...]

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 HR MIN COOK TIME DELAY START TIME STOP TIME TIMER TIMER SET TIMER TIMER OFF OFF BAKE TEMP START ENTER OFF CANCEL CANCEL O N C F BAKE BROIL HEAT DELAY D TIME START ? STOP CLEAN TIME R TIME LOCKED COOK CLOCK CLOCK LIGHT LIGHT CUS T OM BROIL AUTO CLEAN ACCUBAKE SYSTE M HOT SURFACE PUSH TO TURN LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF LO 2 3 4[...]

7 U SING Y OUR R ANGE Using the control knobs Push in the control knobs befor e turning them to a setting. Y ou can set them anywhere be- tween HI and OFF . Surface cooking area heat settings Use the following chart as a guide. w W ARNING Fire Hazard T urn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. RECOMMENDED[...]

8 Using the Keep W arm element Use the Keep W arm element to keep cooked foods warm. It is not recommended for heating cold foods. Choose the MIN setting for heat-sensitive and smaller quantities of food. Choose the MAX setting for liquids and lar ger quantities of food. Adjust as needed. T o set the Keep Warm element: 1. Push in and turn the contr[...]

9 Hot surface indicator lights One of the hot surface indicator lights 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 tur ned off. USING YOUR RANGE U SING THE SURF ACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT . ) HOT SURFA[...]

10 USING YOUR RANGE U SING THE SURF ACE COOKING AREAS ( CONT . ) 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 ex[...]

11 Th e pan m ateri al aff ects how f ast h eat transf ers f rom th e surf ace cookin g area thr o ugh the p a n mate ria l a nd how eve nly he a t s p re ad s o ve r t he p an b ot to m. C hoo s e pans that prov ide th e best cookin g resul ts. Al um inum • Heats qu ickl y and ev enl y . • Use for al l ty pes of cooki n g. • Medi u m or h ea[...]

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 B AKEWARE CHOICES Baki ng perf orm ance i s aff ected by the ty pe of bakeware u sed. Use the bakeware si ze recom m end ed in the reci pe. BA KE WARE TYPE Light c o lo re d a luminum • Light go lde n cr us ts • Ev en browni ng • Use tem peratur e and t im e recom m ended in reci pe. Da rk a luminum a nd o the r bakeware w[...]

HR MIN COOK TIME DELA Y ST ART TIME STOP TIME TIMER SET TIMER OFF BAKE TEMP ST ART ENTER OFF CANCEL O N C F BAKE BROIL HEAT DELAY D TIME START? STOP CLEAN TIME R TIME LOCKED COOK SELF-CLEANING OVEN SELF-CLEANING OVEN CLOCK LIGHT AUTO CLEAN CUS T OM BROIL 5 SEC 14 USING YOUR RANGE T HE ELECTRONIC O VEN CONTROL Clock pad (p. 15) Off/cancel pad (p. 16[...]

15 PRESS YOU SEE R TIME HR MIN (example for ten minutes) 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. S ETTING THE CLOCK USING YOUR RANGE PRESS YOU SEE TIME CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE (example for 5:30) TIME HR MIN PRESS YOU SEE ST ART ENTER 5 SEC CLO[...]

16 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, then four 1-second reminder tones every minute until you press TIMER OFF. NOTE: T o remove the reminder tones, pr ess and hold TIMER SET for 5 seconds. T o bring back the tones, fo[...]

17 F BAKE (example for bake at 375°F) PRESS YOU SEE TEMP Y our oven is designed with the ACCUBAKE ® temperature management system to constantly monitor oven temperature. The bake element will cycle, as needed, to maintain the desired temperature. This featur e is automatically activated when the oven is in operation. 1. Place the racks where you [...]

18 B AKING / RO ASTING ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE PRESS YOU SEE ST ART ENTER 5 SEC O N F BAKE BROIL HEAT (example for set temperatur e of 350°F) YOU SEE O N F BAKE BROIL HEAT 4. When roasting, put your food in the oven. Y ou do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your r ecipe recommends it. 5. Press ST ART/ENTER. A preheat conditio[...]

19 PRESS YOU SEE F (factory setting of “0”) BAKE 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. The ACCUBAKE ® system electronically regulates the preheat time an[...]

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 befor e the number when decreasing the temperatur e [...]

21 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 4. Press CUSTOM BROIL. 5. Start the oven. Y ou can change the temperature setting any time before or after pr essing ST ART/ENTER. T o change the setting, see “T o custom broil at a lower temperature” below . After changing the setting, you do not have to press ST ART/ENTER again. 6. After broiling, turn off the oven. T o custom broil at a l[...]

23 USING YOUR RANGE B ROILING ( CONT . ) Recommended rack positions are number ed from the bottom (1) to the top (5). For best results, place food 3 inches or more fr om the broil element. Broiling guidelines • Use only the broiler pan and grid pr ovided. They are designed to drain extra juices fr om the cooking surface. This drainage helps preve[...]

24 The electronic MEAL TIMER control will turn the oven on and off at times you set, even when you are not ar ound. Delayed time baking/roasting is ideal for foods that do not need a preheated oven, like meats and casseroles. Do not use delayed time cooking for cakes, cookies, etc. – they will not rise properly . Before using the electr onic MEAL[...]

T o delay start and stop automatically: 1. Place the oven rack(s) where you need them and put your food in the oven. T o place your racks correctly , see “Positioning racks and pans” in “Using the oven” earlier in this section. 2. Choose the bake setting. 3. Set the temperature (optional). Do this step if you want to set a temperature other[...]

26 U SING THE ELECTRONIC MEALTIMER™ CONTROL ( CONT . ) USING YOUR RANGE 5. Set the cook time. Press the “up” ( s ) or “down” ( t ) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display . PRESS YOU SEE HR MIN F BAKE TIME COOK (example shows 30-minute baking/roasting time) 6. Press DELA Y ST ART TIME. 7. Set the start time. Press the “up” [...]

27 T HE STORAGE DRA WER 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 sli[...]

28 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[...]

29 T o delay the start using delay start time: 1. Press AUTO CLEAN. 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 . NOTE: Make sure the clock is set to the corr ect time of day . (See “Setting the clock” in the “Using Y our Range” section.) T[...]

30 YOU SEE O N HEAT D TIME CLEAN TIME LOCKED YOU SEE CLEAN 2. Set the cleaning time (optional). If you want a Self-Cleaning cycle longer or shorter than 3 1 ⁄ 2 hours, use the hour and minute pads to set the cleaning time you want. Press the “up” ( s ) or “down” ( t ) pad(s) until a time between 2 1 ⁄ 2 -4 1 ⁄ 2 hours shows on the dis[...]

31 S ETTING THE CONTROLS ( CONT . ) 8. 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 too high for baking/ roasting when you pr ess the off/cancel [...]

32 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,[...]

33 *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 Y our cooktop is designed for easy care. It has been prepolished at the factory for impr oved protection and easi- er cleaning. Foods spilled directly on the [...]

34 34 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 , follow the instructions in this section. NOTE: The oven door is heavy . Before r emoving the door: 1. Use a putty knife or screwdriver and insert it at the bottom corner of t[...]

35 35 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE R EMOVING THE O VEN DOOR ( CONT . ) T HE OVEN LIGHT 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: • Press the oven light pad. 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[...]

36 36 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 elec[...]

37 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[...]

38 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 Whirlpool better respond to your requ est. Our consu[...]

39 39 I NDEX TOPIC P AGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ......................................................3 ASSIST ANCE ..............................................................38 BAKING ACCUBAKE ® system ........................................17, 19 Aluminum foil ..........................................................13 Bakeware ..................[...]

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