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ELECTRIC RANGE
Use & Care Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY .............................................................................3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ....................................................................3 PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................6 COOKTOP USE ..............................................................................7 Cooktop Controls.........................................................................7 Ceramic Glass...................
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RANGE SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are 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 potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical Use Proper Pan Size – The range is equipped with shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the one or more surface units of different size. Select range, follow basic precautions, including the utensils having flat bottoms large enough to cover following: the surface unit heating element. The use of under- sized utensils will expose a portion of the heating WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF element to direct co
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For self-cleaning ranges – Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. Do Not Clean Door Gasket – The door gasket is Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack to rub, damage, or move the gasket. must be moved while oven is hot, do not let Do Not Use Oven Cleaners – No commercial oven potholder contact hot heating element in oven. cleaner or oven liner protecti
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PARTS AND FEATURES Control Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Left Front Control Knob 3. Left Rear Control Knob 6. Right Front Control Knob 2. Surface Heating Indicator Light 4. Electronic Oven Control 7. Surface Cooking Area Locator 5. Right Rear Control Knob Range 6 1 7 12 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 1. Surface Cooking Area or Element 7. Hot Surface Indicator Light Parts and Features not shown (on ceramic glass models) 2. Anti-Tip Bracket (on some models) 8. Automatic Oven Light Switch 3. Door Stop Clip (on
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Ceramic Glass COOKTOP USE (on some models) The surface cooking area will glow red when an element is on. It will cycle on and off, at all settings, to maintain the selected heat Cooktop Controls level. It is normal for the surface of white ceramic glass to appear to change color when surface cooking areas are hot. As the glass WARNING cools, it will return to its original color. Wiping off the cooktop before and after each use will help keep it free from stains and provide the most even he
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Hot Surface Indicator Light (under ceramic glass) The hot surface indicator light will glow as long as any surface Cookware cooking area is too hot to touch, even after the surface cooking IMPORTANT: Never leave empty cookware on a hot surface area(s) is turned off. cooking area, element or surface burner. Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, straight sides, a well- fitting lid and the material should be of medium-to-heavy HOT SURFACE HOT SURFACE thickness. Rough finishes may scratch th
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Start/Enter ELECTRONIC OVEN The START/ENTER pad begins any oven function. On some models, if pad is not pressed within 5 seconds after pressing a CONTROL function pad, the “START?” indicator light will flash as a reminder. On some models, “START?” will appear on the display. If not pressed within 5 minutes after pressing a function pad, the oven display will return to the time of day mode and the 1 2 3 4 5 6 programmed function will be canceled. Off/Cancel The OFF/CANCEL pad stops any func
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Oven Temperature Control Positioning Racks and Bakeware IMPORTANT: Do not use a thermometer to measure oven IMPORTANT: Never place food or bakeware directly on the oven temperature because opening the oven door and element or door or bottom. Permanent damage will occur to the porcelain burner cycling may give incorrect readings. finish. The oven provides accurate temperatures; however, it may cook RACKS faster or slower than your previous oven, so the temperature Position racks before turnin
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3. Press START/ENTER. The “on” indicator light will light up. BAKEWARE/ RECOMMENDATIONS RESULTS The “TEMP” indicator light will turn off, and the display will show the automatic countdown time, about 6 minutes. Insulated cookie Place in the bottom third of oven. The oven control automatically sets preheating times based sheets or baking May need to increase baking time. on the oven temperature selected. pans Little or no The temperature can be changed after this step. START/ bottom E
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To Broil: 1. Press CUSTOM BROIL. The “BROIL” indicator and “TEMP” Timed Cooking arrow will light up. “500” will show on the oven display. 2. Press START/ENTER. The On indicator lights will light up. The temperature setting can be changed any time before or WARNING after pressing START/ENTER. See “Custom Broiling” section. Food Poisoning Hazard If broiling while the time is counting down, the set broiling temperature can be seen for 5 seconds by pressing CUSTOM Do not let food sit in oven more
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Prepare Cooktop and Storage Drawer: Remove plastic items from the cooktop because they may melt. RANGE CARE Remove all items from the storage drawer. How the Cycle Works Self-Cleaning Cycle IMPORTANT: The heating and cooling of porcelain on steel in the (on some models) oven may result in discoloring, loss of gloss, hairline cracks and popping sounds. The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high temperatures, burning soil WARNING to a powdery ash. The oven is preset for a 3 hour 30 minute cle
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Metal marks from aluminum and copper STAINLESS STEEL (on some models) Cooktop Polishing Creme: Clean as soon as cooktop has cooled down. Rub creme into surface with a damp paper Do not use soap-filled scouring pads, abrasive cleaners, Cooktop towel or soft cloth. Continue rubbing until white film Polishing Creme, steel-wool pads, gritty washcloths or some disappears. The marks will not totally disappear but after paper towels. Damage may occur. many cleanings become less noticeable. Rub
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4. Pull door straight up, then toward you. Hinge hangers will slide out of front frame hinge slot. Do not remove door Oven Light removal pins until the door is replaced on the range. The oven light is a standard 40-watt appliance bulb. It will come on when the oven door is open. It will not work during the Self- Cleaning cycle. On some models, when the oven door is closed, press OVEN LIGHT to turn it on or off. Before replacing, make sure the oven and cooktop are cool and the control knobs
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Display shows messages TROUBLESHOOTING Is the display showing “PF”? There has been a power failure. Clear the display. See “Display(s)” section. On some Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of models, reset the clock, if needed. See “Clock” section. an unnecessary service call. Is the display showing a letter followed by a number? Nothing will operate Depending on your model, press OFF/CANCEL, OFF or CANCEL/OFF to clear the display. See “Display(s)” section.
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ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE Before calling for assistance or service, please check “Troubleshooting.” It may save you the cost of a service call. If you still need help, follow the instructions below. When calling, please know the purchase date and the complete model and serial number of your appliance. This information will help us to better respond to your request. If you need replacement parts If you need to order replacement parts, we recommend that you use only factory specified parts. Facto
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ELECTRIC RANGE WARRANTY TWO-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For two years from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for factory specified replacement parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Whirlpool Corporation designated service company. THIRD THROUGH FIFTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON CERAMIC GLASS RANGES On cer
