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Use And Care
GUIDE
A Note to You ..................2
Range Safety...................3
Parts and Features .........6
Using Your Range...........8
Using the
Self-Cleaning Cycle......38
Caring for
Your Range....................44
Troubleshooting............52
Requesting
Assistance
or Service ......................54
Index ..............................55
Warranty ........................56
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:31 PM Page 2 A Note to You ® 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. 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 Registrat
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:31 PM Page 3 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
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:31 PM Page 4 RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do Not Use Water on Grease Fires – Glazed Cooking Utensils – Only certain • • Smother fire or flame or use dry types of glass, glass/ceramic, ceramic, chemical or foam-type extinguisher. earthenware, or other glazed utensils are suitable for range-top service without Use Only Dry Potholders – Moist or • breaking due to the sudden change in damp potholders on hot surfaces may temperature. result in burns from steam.
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:31 PM Page 5 RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS • • commercial oven cleaner or oven liner OR INTERIOR SURFACES OF OVEN – protective coating of any kind should be Heating elements may be hot even used in or around any part of the oven. though they are dark in color. Interior surfaces of an oven become hot Clean Only Parts Listed in Manual. • enough to cause burns. During and Before Self-Cleaning the Oven
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:31 PM Page 6 Parts and Features (Models RS610PXG and RS675PXG) Plug-in coil element with one-piece chrome reflector bowl (pp. 48, 49) Oven vent (p. 37) Cooktop control panel (pp. 6, 8) Oven control Broil element panel (not shown) (p. 14) (p. 23) Bake element (p. 20) Model and serial number plate (on mounting rail) Cooktop control panel NOTE: Oven cooling fan remains on when Left rear oven is off until cavity temperature cools control knob down. Surface cooking area
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:31 PM Page 7 PARTS AND FEATURES (Model RS696PXG) ® CLEANTOP ceramic glass cooktop Surface cooking (pp. 9, 47) area Oven vent (p. 9) (p. 37) Cooktop control panel (pp. 7, 8) Broil element (not shown) Oven Control (p. 23) Panel (p. 14) Bake element (p. 20) Model and serial number plate (on mounting rail) Cooktop control panel NOTE: Oven cooling fan remains on when oven is off until cavity temperature cools down. Left rear control knob Right rear control knob Left fron
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 8 Using Your Range wWARNING Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire. Using the surface cooking areas Push in control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. Surface cooking area markers The solid dot in the surface cooking area (Models RS610PXG (Model RS696PXG) marker shows which surface cooking area and RS675PXG) is turned on by that knob. Power on indicat
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 9 USING YOUR RANGE Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a guide. For best results, start cooking at the high setting; then turn the control knob down to continue cooking. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE HI • To start food cooking. • To bring liquid to a boil. MED-HI or 6-8 • To hold a rapid boil. • To quickly brown or sear meat. MED or 5 • To maintain a slow boil. • To fry poultry or meat. • To make pudding, sauce, or gravy. MED-LO or 2-4 • To stew
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 10 USING YOUR RANGE • Alternate use of the surface cooking Home canning information areas between batches or prepare small batches at a time. Pan Center over surface cooking • Start with hot water, cover with a lid, area Surface and bring to a boil; then reduce heat to cooking area maintain a boil or required pressure levels • Use flat-bottomed canners on all types in a pressure canner. of cooktops, especially ceramic glass. • On coil element models, keep yo
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 11 USING YOUR RANGE Characteristics of cookware materials The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results. Aluminum • Heats quickly and evenly. • Use for all types of cooking. • Medium or heavy thickness is best for most cooking. • Used as a core or base in cookware to provide even heating. Cast iron • Hea
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 12 USING YOUR RANGE Where to place pans: Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE before turning on the oven. 1 pan In center of the To move a rack, pull it out to the stop • oven rack. position, raise the front edge and lift it out. 2 pans Side by side or Be sure the rack(s) is level. • slightly staggered. Use pot holders or oven mitts to protect • 3 or 4 pans In opposite corners your hands if rack(s) must be mo
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 13 USING YOUR RANGE Bakeware choices Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BEST USED FOR BAKEWARE TYPE GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Use temperature and time recommended in recipe. • Even browning Dark aluminum and other • Brown, crisp crusts • May reduce baking temperature 25°F. bakeware with dark, dull, • Use suggested baking time. and/or non-stick f
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 14 USING YOUR RANGE The electronic oven control Timer set Electronic and off Clock pad display (p. 16) pads (pp. 17, 18) Manual oven light C F TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF HEAT TIMER STOP pad DELAY BAKE ON LOCKED CLEAN TIMED BROIL START? COOK TIME ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL (p. 51) DELAY CUSTOM AUTO COOK STOP START OFF BAKE TEMP HR MIN START BROIL CLEAN TIME TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME 5 SEC Start/ Temperature Off/cancel Oven setting pads E
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 15 USING YOUR RANGE To lock or deactivate the control panel: Command pads Press and hold START/ENTER for 5 The command pads tell the oven what to seconds. A single tone will sound do and in what order. Some command pads START and “Loc” and will appear on the have an Indicator Light. The Indicator Light ENTER temperature display. When the comes on when you press the command 5 SEC control is locked, “START?” will pad. The ON Indicator Light comes on appear o
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 16 USING YOUR RANGE Setting the clock TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF CLOCK ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL DELAY START OFF BAKE CUSTOM TEMP COOK STOP HR MIN START BROIL TIME TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME 5 SEC PRESS YOU SEE 1. Press CLOCK. CLOCK TIME (last time of day remembered) 2. Set time. PRESS YOU SEE Press the “up” (s ) or “down” (t ) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the dis- HR MIN play. TIME (example for 5:30) PRESS YOU SEE 3. Start c
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 17 USING YOUR RANGE Using the electronic Minute Timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop the TIMER TIMER oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET OFF SET OFF ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL set in hours and minutes up to 12 hours UPPER OVEN DELAY CUSTOM COOK STOP START OFF BAKE TEMP HR MIN START TIME LOWER BROIL TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME OVEN 5 SEC 59 minutes. The Minute Timer will display minutes and secon
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 18 USING YOUR RANGE 4. Turn off Minute Timer. PRESS YOU SEE TIMER OFF (time of day) To cancel the Minute Timer: PRESS YOU SEE TIMER Press TIMER OFF. OFF (time of day) Disabling the timer reminder tones: NOTE: To disable the reminder tones, press and hold TIMER SET 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 o
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 19 USING YOUR RANGE Baking/roasting C F TIMER TIMER CLOCK LIGHT SET HEAT OFF DELAY BAKE ON TIMED BROIL LOCKED? ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL DELAY CUSTOM COOK STOP START OFF BAKE TEMP START HR MIN BROIL TIME TIME ENTER CANCEL TIME 1. Position racks. 5 SEC BAKE 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 bak
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3191537v08c75 9/1/98 2:32 PM Page 20 USING YOUR RANGE Roasting meats and poultry • 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. PRESS YOU SEE 5. Press START/ENT
