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Home Appliances
Use And Care
GUIDE
Table of Contents
(complete) ................... 2
A Note to You................. 3
Important Safety
Instructions ................. 4-6
Parts and Features ........ 7
Using Your Range ......... 8
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle ..... 26
Caring for
Your Range .................. 30
If You Need
Assistance
or Service ..................... 36
Warranty ....................... 40
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Table of Contents Page Page A Note to You ........................................... 3 Energy saving tips ............................. 19 Important Safety Instructions .............. 4-6 Using the electronic MEALTIMER™ control ...................... 19 Parts and Features ................................... 7 The oven vent .................................... 23 Using Your Range .................................... 8 The storage drawer ........................... 24 Using the surface units ....
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A Note to You ® Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL appliance. Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ranges are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable infor- mation about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership Registration Card prov
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Important Safety Instructions Your safety is important to us. This symbol alerts you to hazards such as fire, This guide contains safety symbols and electrical shock, or statements. Please pay special attention to other injuries. these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the symbol. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, wWARNING injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: General •D
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS •Do not line reflector bowls with aluminum foil or other liners. Improper installation of these liners could result in a risk of electrical shock or fire. •Do not wear loose or hanging •Select a pan with a flat bottom garments when using the range. that is about the same size as the They could ignite if they touch a surface unit. If pan is smaller than hot surface unit and you could the surface unit, some of the be burned. heating element will be exposed •Use only d
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using the oven off in the Self-Cleaning cycle from fiberglass insulation and food •Always position oven rack(s) in decomposition. Significant desired location while oven is exposure to these substances cool. If a rack must be removed could cause cancer or reproduc- while oven is hot, do not let tive harm. Exposure can be pot holder contact hot heating minimized by venting with a hood elements in oven. or open window and wiping out •Use care when opening oven e
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LO LO LO LO L LO O L LO O LO LO Parts and Features This section contains captioned illustrations of your range. Use them to become familiar with the location and appearance of all parts and features. To help you find information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included. Anti-tip bracket (p. 25) Plug-in surface unit with one- piece reflector Oven vent bowl (p. 23) (pp. 8, 33, 34) Control panel (pp. 8, 12, 33) Broil element (not shown) (p. 17) Bake element (p. 15) Model
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L O Using Your Range To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells you what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently. Using the surface units Push in control knobs before turning OFF them to a setting. You can set them any- where between HI and OFF. Surface unit markers The solid dot in the surface unit marker shows which surface unit is turned on by that knob. Surface heating indicator light The SURFACE HEATING Indicator Light o
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USING YOUR RANGE Until you get used to the settings, use the • The pan material (metal or glass) affects following as a guide. For best results, start how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking at the high setting; then turn the unit through the pan material and how control knob down to continue cooking. evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking SETTING RECOMMENDED USE results. HI • To start foods cooking. • Handles should be made of sturdy, heat- •
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USING YOUR RANGE • Start with hot water. This reduces the • To prolong the life of the elements: time the control is set on high. Reduce – Prepare small batches at a time. heat setting to lowest position needed to – Do not use elements for canning keep water boiling. all day. • Keep reflector bowls clean for best heat • Refer to your canner manual for specific reflection. instructions. Positioning racks and pans To remove racks: Bakeware tips • When baking with insulated cookie 1. Pull rack towa
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USING YOUR RANGE For best air circulation Hot air must circulate around the pans in the oven for even heat to reach all parts of the oven. This results in better baking. • Place the pans so that one is not directly over the other. 1 • For best results, allow 1 ⁄2 to 2 inches (4-5 cm) of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls. • Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time. Use the following as a guide to determine where to place the pans: 1 pan Place in the center of the oven
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USING YOUR RANGE The electronic oven control Off/ Increase/ Electronic Cancel decrease display pad pads DELAY OVEN ON HR CLEAN STOP BAKE BROIL O OFF TIMER N CLEAN LOCK CANCEL TIMER STOP COOK CLOCK CLEAN BROIL BAKE ON/OFF TIME TIME Timer Clock Stop Broil Cook Clean Bake On/Off pad time time pad pad pad pad pad pad Display/clock Command pads • When you first plug in the range, a time The command pads tell the oven what to do of day and “PF” will appear in the tempera- and in what order. A few exam
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USING YOUR RANGE Setting the clock The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. 1. Press the Clock pad. CLOCK 2. Use the Increase/Decrease pads to set the time of day. Press the “up” (s ) or “down” (t ) pad until the correct time shows on the display. 3. Press the Clock pad. NOTES: CLOCK • You cannot change time of day during a Time Bake or Self-Cleaning cycle. • You can see current time of day while another function is running by pressing the Clock pad. Using
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USING YOUR RANGE After the countdown is over, 3 short tones will sound, followed by 1 tone that sounds every 6 seconds until you press any other command pad. To reset the Minute Timer: Repeat Steps 1 and 2 on page 13. To cancel the Minute Timer: Press Timer On/Off pad until TIMER stops flashing on the display (about 4 seconds). TIMER ON/OFF Using the Off/Cancel pad The Off/Cancel pad will cancel any function except for the Clock and Timer functions. OFF When you press the Off/Cancel pad, the CAN
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USING YOUR RANGE Baking/roasting 1. Position the rack(s) properly before turning on the oven. For further informa- tion, see “Positioning racks and pans” on page 10. 2. Press the Bake pad. The last oven temperature to be set appears on BAKE the display. 3. To cook at a different temperature, use the Increase/Decrease pad(s). Press s to raise the temperature or t to lower the temperature. Use these pads until the desired temperature shows on the small display. 4. When the oven starts to heat, ON
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USING YOUR RANGE Adjusting the oven temperature control Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If, after using the oven for a period of time, you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting results, you can change the temperature calibration by following these steps: 1. Press the Bake pad. BAKE 2. Select an oven temperature between 500°F and 550°F. BAKE 3. Before BAKE stops flashing, press and hold the Bake pa
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USING YOUR RANGE Broiling 1. Position the rack before turning the oven on. See “Broiling rack position chart” on page 18. 2. Put the broiler pan and food on the rack. 3. Close the door to the Broil Stop position (open about 4 inches [10 cm]). The door will stay open by itself. 4. Press the Broil pad. BROIL 5. Select LO Broil (450°F) by pressing the Increase (s ) pad once. Select HI Broil (550°F) by pressing the Increase (s ) pad twice. NOTE: You can change the temperature setting any time during
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USING YOUR RANGE Broiling rack position chart RACK POSITION TYPE OF FOOD/ FROM BOTTOM DONENESS 4 Hamburger patties 1 4 and thin steaks, ⁄2" thick or less 3 2 3 Quickly searing food, rare and 1 medium steaks, medium patties, ham slices, fish steaks, frankfurters 2 Well-done steaks and patties, lamb chops, split chicken, pork steaks and chops, whole fish 1 Not used for broiling Broiling tips • Use the broiler pan and grid for broiling. They are designed to drain excess liquid and grease away from
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USING YOUR RANGE Energy saving tips Although the energy used for cooking is • Turn on the surface unit only after placing usually a very small percentage of the total filled pan on the unit. energy used in the home, cooking energy • “Oven peeking” may cause heat loss, can be used efficiently. Here are some tips longer cooking times, and unsatisfactory to help you save energy when using your baking results. Rely on your timer to keep cooking product: track of the cooking time. • Use pans with fla
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USING YOUR RANGE 2. Press the Cook Time pad. COOK TIME 3. Press the Increase pad until the desired baking/roasting time shows on the display. 4. Press the Bake pad. The last oven temperature to be set appears on the BAKE display. NOTE: If this step is not done, a tone will sound. 5. Press Increase or Decrease pad until the desired temperature shows on the display. 6. When the oven starts to heat, ON and the changing temperature (starting at 100°F) will be displayed. When the oven reaches the set
