I Contents Page BEFORE YOU USE YOUR RANGE. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. PARTS AND FEATURES USING YOUR RANGE. Using the Surface Units Optional Canning Kit Optional Trim Kit Setting the Clock Using the Minute Timer Using the Oven Control Baking Broiling Using the Automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock Oven Vent 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 10 12 01988 Whirlpool Storage Drawer CARING FOR YOUR RANGE..
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. DO NOT allow play with any or leave them it. They could injured. children to use or part of the range, unattended near be burned or 6. KEEP pan handles turned in, but not over another surface unit to avoid burns, injury and to help prevent the utensil from being pushed off the surface units. 2. DO NOT store things children might want above the range. Children could be burned or injured while climbing on it. 7. DO NOT use water on grease fires. The fire will spread.
Parts and features Models RS333PXT and RS313PXT SURFACE UNIT CLOCKI CONTROL KNOB MODEL AND SERl,..r NUMBER PLATE (Not Shown] /s PLUG-IN -.
RIGHT REAR CONTROL KNOB SliRT TIME TOP TIME RIGHT FRONT CONTROL KNOB \ SURFACE UNIT SIGNAL LIGHT OVEN CONTROL OVEN SIGNAL LIGHT Using the surface units Surface Unit Indicators The solid dot in the surface unit indicator shows which surface unit is turned on by that knob. Signal light One of the signal lights will glow when a surface unit is on. Until you get used to the settings, use the following as a gulde.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils for best cooking results and to prevent damage to the cooktop. Specialty items with rounded or ridged bottoms [woks, ridged bottom canners or tea kettles) are not recommended. See the “Cooking Guide” for important utensil information. Optional Canning Kit (Part No. 242905) The large diameter of most water-bath or pressure canners combined with high heat settings for long periods of time can shorten the life of regular surface units and cause damage to the cooktop.
Using the Minute Timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer. Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up. DO NOT PUSH IN THE KNOB when setting the Minute Timer. 1. Without pushing it in, turn the Minute Timer Knob until the hand passes the setting you want. 2. WithOUt pushing in, turn the knob back to the setting you want. When the time is UD. n will sound. To stop the buzzer, turn the Minute Timer hand to OFF.
\ 1 3. Put food in the oven. NOTE: Oven 2. Set the Oven Control to the baking temperature you want. The Oven Signal Light will come on. The oven is preheated when the Oven Signal Light first goes off. I 4. When baking is done, turn the Oven Control to OFF. racks, walls and door will be hot. During baking, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. The Oven Signal Light will turn on and off with the elements.
Broiling 1. Position the rack before turning the oven on. See broil chart in the “Cooking Guide” or a reliable cookbook for recommended rack positions. 3. Close the door to the Broil Stop position, (open about 4 inches, 10.2 cm]. The door will stay open by itself. 2. Put the broiler the rack. pan and food on 4. Set the Oven Control to BROIL. 5. When the broiling is done, turn the Oven Control to OFF. CAUTION: The door must be partly open whenever the oven Is set to BROIL.
Using the Automatic MEALTIMER* Clock The automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock is designed to turn the oven on and off at times you set, even when you are not around. Automatic baking is ideal for foods which do not require a preheated oven such as meats and casseroles. Do not use the automatic cycle for cakes, cookies, etc...undercooking will result. ‘Tmk To start and stop baking 1. automatically: Position the oven rack(s] properly, and place the food in the oven. 2. Make sure the clock correct 3.
8. 7. Atter baking is done or to stop the oven before preset time, turn the Oven Control to OFF To start baking 1. now and stop automatically: Position rack(s) properly, 2. Make sure the clock 3. Set Selector Set Selector switch to BAKE/BROIL position. The indicator light will go off. and place the food in the oven. is set to the correct time of day switch to TIMED BAKE position. 4. Push in and turn the Stop Time Knob clockwise the oven to shut off. to the time you want 5.
The Oven Vent Hot air and moisture escape oven through a vent located right rear surface unit. CAUTION: Plasttc utensils the vent can melt. Do not block can result. 12 from the under the lefl over the vent.
The Storage Drawer The storage drawer is for storing pots and Use care when handllng the drawer. Removing 1. drawer Pull drawer straight out to the first stop. Lift front and pull out to the second stop. Replacing 1. the storuge the storage 3ans. 2. Lift back slightly and slide drawer all the way out. drawer Fit ends of drawer slide rails into the drawer guides on both sides of opening. 2. Lift drawer front and push in until metal stops on drawer slide rails clear white stops on drawer guides.
Caring for your range Control Panel 1. Pull knobs straight off. 2. Use warm soapy water and a soft cloth, or spray glass cleaner, to wipe the control panel. Rinse and wipe dry. 3. Wash control knobs in warm soapy water. Rinse well and dry. 4. Push control knobs straight back on. Make sure they point to OFF. Surface Units and Reflector Bowls Removing 00 0' 2. Lift the edge of the unit, opposite the receptacle, just enough to clear the reflector bowl. 3.
Replacing 3. Hold the surface unit as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle. 4. Push the surface unit terminal into the receptacle. When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go, the surface unit will fit into the reflector bowl. CAUTION: Reflector bowls reflect heat back to the utensils on the surface units. They also help catch spills. When they are kept clean, they reflect heat belter and look new longer.
Lift-Up Cooktop 1. Lift front of cooktop at center swing-up the support rod. 2. Carefully lower the cooktop the support rod. and onto 3. Wipe with warm soapy water Use soapy steel wool pad on stubborn spots. The Oven Door Removing the oven door will help mak e it easier to clean Open the door to the first stop position. 2. Hold the door at both sides and lift it at the same angle it is in. 3. To replace, fit the bottom corners of the door over the ends of the hinges. Push the door down evenly.
The Continuous-Cleaning Oven (Model RS333PXT) Standard oven walls are coated with smooth porcelain-enamel. Your continuous-cleaning oven walls are coated with a special, rougher porcelain-enamel. A fat spatter beads up on the smooth surface, but spreads out on the rougher surface. The bead of fat chars and turns black. The spread-out fat gradually burns away at medium to high baking temperatures (350”-475”E 176”-231°C) so the oven can return to a presentably clean condition. Fat Spatter Beads Up.
I Hand Cleaning the Oven WINDOW - Keep clean with hot sudsy water. Use a plastic scrubbing pad for stubborn spots. Rinse well. 1 Do not use steel wool or abraslve cleansers. RACKS - Use soapy steel wool pad for best cleaning results. Rinse well. Cleaning 1. WALL AND DOORS-Wash with hot soapy water. Use a steel wool pad or plastic scrubbing pad for stubborn spots. Rinse well. Tips The oven window and racks are not coated. Clean them by hand. 2. The oven door does not get as hot as the walls.
Cleaning Chart PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Exterlor surfaces Warm soapy water and a soft cloth. Plastic scrubbing pad for stubborn spots. Wipe off regularly when cooktop and range are cool. . Do not allow food containing acids (such as vinegar, tomato, lemon juice or mflk) to remaln on surface. Acids will remove the glossy finish. l Do not use abrasive or harsh cleansers. Surface units Chrome reflector bowls No cleaning required. Warm soapy water a plastic scrubbing and pad. l .
The Oven Light The oven light will only come on when you push the Oven Light Switch on the control Danel. Push it aaain to turn off the light. Chaniing the O&n light 1 I I 2. Remove socket. 3. Replace bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb. 20 the light bulb from its 4. Turn the power back on at the main power supply.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: If cooking results are not what you 1 1. Before calling for expected: I I assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind.
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