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TM
Use And Care
GUIDE
Table of Contents
(complete) ................... 2
A Note to You................. 3
Range Safety............... 4-7
Getting to Know
Your Range .................... 8
Using Your Range ......... 9
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle ..... 38
Caring for
Your Range .................. 44
Troubleshooting .......... 50
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ..................... 52
Index ............................. 54
Warranty ....................... 56
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Table of Contents A Note to You ........................................... 3 Energy saving tips .............................. 25 Range Safety ......................................... 4-7 Using the electronic MEALTIMER™ control ....................... 26 Getting to Know Your Range ................... 8 The oven vent .................................... 37 Using Your Range ..................................... 9 Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle................ 38 Using the surface cooking areas ..
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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 appliances 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 information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail the Product Registration Card provide
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Range Safety Your 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 and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured wDANGER if you don’t follow instructions
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RANGE SAFETY become hot enough to cause •CAUTION: Do not store things burns. During and after use, do children might want above the not touch, or let clothing or other range. Children could be burned flammable materials contact or injured while climbing on it. surface units, areas near units, •Do not leave children alone or heating elements, or interior unattended in area where the surfaces of oven until they have range is in use. They should never had sufficient time to cool. Other be allowed t
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RANGE SAFETY •Check to be sure glass cookware •Do not heat unopened containers. is safe for use on the range. Only They could explode. The hot certain types of glass, glass- contents could cause burns and ceramic, ceramic, earthenware, container particles could cause or other glazed cookware are injury. suitable for cooktops without •Use only cookware approved for breaking due to the sudden oven use. Follow cookware change in temperature. manufacturer’s instructions, espe- •Never leave surface u
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RANGE SAFETY Grease •Grease is flammable. Do not allow grease to collect around cooktop. Wipe spillovers immediately. •Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven. •Do not use water on grease fires. •Before self-cleaning the oven, Never pick up a flaming pan. remove broiler pan, broiler grid, Smother flaming pan on range oven racks, and other utensils. by covering with a well-fitted lid, Do not
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LO LO LO LO LO LO LO LO LO LO LO LO Getting to Know Your Range This section tells you what features your range has and where they are located. Please review this information before using your range. To help you find information on specific parts or features quickly, page references are included. ® CLEANTOP ceramic glass cooktop Surface cooking (pp. 10, 46) area Oven (pp. 9, 46) control panel (p. 13) Cooktop control panel (pp. 9, 44) Broil element (not shown) Automatic (p. 22) oven light switch (
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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 cooking areas Push in control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them any- where between HI and OFF. Surface cooking area markers The solid dot in the surface cooking area marker shows which surface cooking area is turned on by that knob. Hot surface indicator light HOT The Hot Surfa
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USING YOUR RANGE Using the ceramic glass Cookware tips cooktop • Use the correct cookware to prevent damage to the surface cooking area, Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is almost the same as cooking on coil cooktop, wiring, and surrounding areas. elements. There are, however, a few • If the cookware is too small for the differences: surface cooking area or the bottom is not flat, the surface cooking area could stay • The surface cooking area will glow red when the element is turned on. You
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USING YOUR RANGE Home canning information • Use flat-bottomed canners/pans for • Start with hot water. This reduces the time best results. the control is set on high. Reduce the heat setting to the lowest position needed to center over surface cooking keep water boiling. area • When canning for long periods of time, 1" 1 inch 1" maximum alternate use of the surface cooking areas overhang between batches to allow the areas to cool down, or prepare food in small batches. • Use the largest surface
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USING YOUR RANGE For best air circulation Use the following as a guide to determine where to place the pans: 1 pan Place in the center of the oven rack. 2 pans Place in opposite corners of the oven rack. 3 or 4 pans Place in opposite corners on each oven rack. Stagger pans so no pan is directly Hot air must circulate around the pans in the over another. 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
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USING YOUR RANGE The electronic oven control Timer set Electronic and off Clock pad display pads (p. 15) (pp. 16, 17) Manual oven C light F TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF HEAT TIMER STOP pad ON DELAY BAKE LOCKED CLEAN TIMED BROIL START? COOK TIME ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL (p. 49) DELAY START OFF BAKE CUSTOM AUTO TEMP COOK STOP START HR MIN BROIL CLEAN TIME TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME 5 SEC Oven Temperature Electronic Hour Minute Start/ Off/ pads setting MEALTIMER™ pads pads enter cancel pads control
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USING YOUR RANGE Command pads To lock or deactivate the control panel: The command pads tell the oven what to Press and hold the Start/Enter pad for do and in what order. Some command pads 5 seconds. A single tone will sound have an Indicator Light. The Indicator Light and “Loc” and will appear on START comes on when you press the command the temperature display. When the ENTER pad. The ON Indicator Light comes on control is locked, “START?” will 5 SEC when you press the Start/Enter pad for an
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USING YOUR RANGE Setting the clock TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF CLOCK ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL DELAY CUSTOM COOK STOP START OFF BAKE TEMP START HR MIN BROIL TIME TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME 5 SEC 1. Press Clock pad. PRESS YOU SEE CLOCK TIME (last time of day remembered) PRESS YOU SEE 2. Set time. Press the “up” (s ) or “down” (t ) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the HR MIN display. TIME (example for 5:30) 3. Start clock. PRESS YOU SEE START ENTER 5 SEC Disabling the clock display: If you d
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USING YOUR RANGE Using the electronic Minute Timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop the TIMER TIMER TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be SET OFF ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL UPPER OVEN DELAY set in hours and minutes up to 12 hours CUSTOM COOK STOP START OFF BAKE TEMP START HR MIN BROIL TIME TIME LOWER ENTER CANCEL TIME OVEN 5 SEC 59 minutes. The Minute Timer will display minutes and seconds for settings under 1 hour. You will hear four 1-second tones
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USING YOUR RANGE PRESS YOU SEE 4. Turn off Minute Timer. TIMER OFF (time of day) To cancel the Minute Timer: PRESS YOU SEE Press Timer Off pad. TIMER OFF (time of day) Disabling the timer reminder tones: NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, press and hold the Timer Set pad for 5 seconds. To enable the tones, follow the same step. After disabling or enabling reminder tones, a single tone will sound and the display will return to the Minute Timer countdown or the time of day display. Audible signa
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USING YOUR RANGE Baking/roasting NOTE: See “Roasting tips” later in this C F TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF HEAT ON DELAY BAKE section. TIMED BROIL LOCKED? ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL DELAY START OFF BAKE CUSTOM TEMP COOK STOP START HR MIN BROIL TIME TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME 5 SEC BAKE 1. Position racks. For more information, see “Positioning racks and pans.” 2. Choose baking/roasting PRESS YOU SEE setting. F BAKE BAKE START? (or 177°C) 3. Set temperature (optional). PRESS YO
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USING YOUR RANGE 5. Press the Start/Enter pad. PRESS YOU SEE A preheat time will count down on the display. The oven control automatically START sets preheat times depending on the ENTER oven temperature you select. 5 SEC TEMPERATURE PREHEAT TIME (in °F) (in min and sec) 0-325 5 min 45 sec 330-375 7 min 30 sec 380-500 11 min As the countdown ends, the set tempera- YOU SEE ture replaces “PrE” on the display. You will also hear a 1-second tone. F NOTES: HEAT ON BAKE • You can change the temperat
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USING YOUR RANGE Roasting tips • For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the drippings and allows the heat to circulate better. • Use a meat thermometer for the most accurate doneness. Insert it so the tip is in the center of the largest muscle or thickest portion of the meat or poultry. Make sure the thermometer is not touching bone, fat, or the bottom of the pan. Adjusting the oven temperature control Although your new oven is properly adjusted C
