Whirlpool TEP325 manual

ELECTRIC RANGE Use & Care Guide T able of Contents .... .... ..... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... .... .... ...2 MODELS T ES355 TES 325 TE P325 TEP31 5 8522716[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE S AFETY ............... ........... ........... ............ ........... ............. 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................... ............. 3 PARTS AND FEATURES ............. ........... ............ ........... ........... .. 6 COOKTOP USE .......... ........................... ...[...]

3 RANGE SAFETY The Anti-T ip Brack et The range will not tip during normal use. However , th e range can tip i f you apply too much force o r weight to the open door without the anti-tip br acket fastened down properly . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured [...]

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 AR TS AND FEATURES This man ual co vers sev eral different model s. The r ange you have pu rchased m ay hav e some or al l of t he item s liste d. The locati o ns and appearances of the features show n here may not match your model. Contr ol Panels Range 1. Electr onic Ov en Contr ol 2. Surface Bur ner L ocator 3. Left Front Burner Control 4. S[...]

7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls The control knob s can be se t any where betw een HI and LO. Push in and turn to s etting. On s ome models , the surface cooking area locator shows w hich el ement is t urne d on. Use th e following chart as a gui de when setting hea t leve ls. Ceramic Glass (on some models) The surface cooki ng area will glow red whe[...]

8 Coil El ement s and Bur ner Bowls (on some models) Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking results. Burner bowls, when clean, reflect he at back to the cookware. They also help ca tch spi lls. Cookwar e should not exten d more than 1 i n. (2.5 c m) over t h e coil element. I f cookware is uneven or too large, it can produce excess heat [...]

9 ELECTR ONIC OV EN CONTR OL (on some models) Ov en Indicat or Light s The indi cator light s are located t o the left of, below , and wit hin the display . The indicator lights li ght up or flash when t he oven is in one of the follow ing modes : BAKE, BROIL, HEA T , ST ART?, ON, TIMER, COOK TIME/TIMED cookin g (on some models), and ST ART TIME/DE[...]

10 Control Loc k The Cont rol Lock shu ts down the control panel p ads to preven t unint ended us e of the ove n. When the contr ol is l ocked , only the CLOC K and TI MER pads will funct ion. T o Lock/Unlock Control: Before locking, make sure the oven and Timer are off. Press and hold ST ART/ENTER for 5 seconds. A singl e to ne wi ll sou nd an d ?[...]

11 BAKEWARE T o cook food e ven ly , hot air mu st be able to ci rc ulat e. Allo w 2 in . (5 cm) of space a round bakeware and oven wal ls. Use the following chart as a guid e. Bak ew are The bakeware material af fec ts cooking results. Follow manufacturer’ s recommendations and use t he bakeware size recommended in the recipe. Use the foll owing[...]

12 O V EN USE Baki ng and Roastin g Before baking an d roasting, positi on rack s accor ding to the “Position ing Racks an d Bakeware” section. When roastin g, it is not neces sary to w ait for the ov en preheat con dition ing time t o end before putt ing food in unles s recommended in the recipe. T o Bake or Roast: 1. Pre ss BAKE . The ba ke o[...]

13 Timed Cooking (on some models) Timed Cooking allows the oven to be set to turn on at a certain time of day , cook for a se t length of time, and/or shut of f automati cally . Dela y start should no t be used for food such as breads and cakes bec ause they may n ot bake properly . To S e t a C o o k T i m e : 1. Pre ss BAKE . The ba ke oven ind i[...]

14 T o Adju st Oven T emp era tur e Cal ibr ati on (o n model s with electronic clock/timer): 1. Press and hold CLOCK until the oven d isplay s hows th e curr ent calibr ation, for e xample, “00 ”, if n ot ye t adjus ted o r about 5 second s. 2. Pre ss the “up ” or “down” a rrow pads to in c re ase or to decrease the temperature in 5 °[...]

15 T o Broil: 1. Push i n and turn oven control kn ob to BROIL . On some models, se t the oven selec tor and oven t emperature contr ol knob to BR OIL. The OVEN ON ind icator l ight wi ll turn on. 2. After b roiling, tu r n the ove n con trol knob t o OFF . On some model s, tur n both the oven select or and oven temperatu re contr ol knob to OFF . [...]

16 Prepare Cooktop and S torage Drawer: ■ Remove plast ic items from the cookto p because t hey may melt. ■ Remove all items from the storage drawer . How the Cycle W o rks IMPORT ANT : The hea ting and coolin g of porcelain on steel in the oven may re sult in discoloring, loss of gl oss, hairline cracks and popp ing so und s. The Self-Cl eanin[...]

17 OVEN DOOR EXTE RIOR ■ Glass clean er and paper to wels or non-ab rasive p lastic scrubb ing pad: Apply glass cleaner to soft cloth or sponge, not directly on panel. CONTROL P ANEL Do not use abra sive cleaners , steel-wool pads, gritty wash cloths or some paper towe ls. Damage may occur . ■ Glass clean er and soft cl oth or sponge : Apply gl[...]

18 2. Carefully close the door until i t rests against th e door removal pins . 3. Grasp the do or on the sid es with you r fin gers on the fr ont of the door and y our thu mbs on t he insi de surfa ce. 4. Pull d oor straight up, the n towar d you. Hinge hange rs wil l slide out of front frame hi nge slot. Do not r emove door removal pins until the[...]

19 Oven indicator lights flash ■ Do the oven indicator light s flash? See the “Oven Indicator Li ghts” sect ion. If t he indicat or ligh t(s) kee ps fl ashi ng cal l for se rvice. See “A ssis tanc e or Servi ce” secti on. Display shows message s ■ Is the display showing “PF” ? There has been a power fai lure. Clear the di spla y . S[...]

E S TAT E ® RANGE W ARRANTY FULL ONE -YEAR WARRANTY For one year from the date of pu rchase, w hen this ap plia nce is operated and maintain ed according t o instruc tions attached to or fur nis hed wi th t he prod uct, Whir lpoo l Corpo ra tion w ill pay fo r FSP ® r eplacement parts and repair lab or to correct defec ts in material s or workman[...]