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You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.

You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t
follow instructions.

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:

w

DANGER

w

WARNING

All safety messages will identify the hazard, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can
happen if the instructions are not followed.

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WARNING

Tip Over Hazard

A child or adult can tip the range and be killed.

Connect anti-tip bracket to rear range foot.

Reconnect the anti-tip bracket, if the range is moved.

See the installation instructions for details.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death or serious burns
to children and adults.

Making sure the anti-tip bracket is installed:

Slide range forward.

Look for the anti-tip bracket securely attached to floor.

Slide range back so rear range foot is under anti-tip bracket.

Anti-Tip Bracket

Range Foot

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Страница 1: ...anges A Note to You 2 Range Safety 3 5 Parts and Features 6 Using Your Range 8 Using the Self Cleaning Cycle 26 Caring for Your Range 29 Troubleshooting 39 Requesting Assistance or Service 41 Index 43 Warranty 44 1 800 253 1301 Call our Consumer Assistance Center with questions or comments TM ...

Страница 2: ...del number and serial number You can find this information on the model and serial number label plate see the diagram in the Parts and Features section Also record the other information shown in the next column Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference Look for these tips Look for these Time Smart Tips located throughout your Use and Care Guide They will help ...

Страница 3: ... word DANGER or WARNING These words mean wDANGER wWARNING All safety messages will identify the hazard tell you how to reduce the chance of injury and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed wWARNING Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed Connect anti tip bracket to rear range foot Reconnect the anti tip bracket if the range is moved See the installa...

Страница 4: ...UNITS OR AREAS NEAR UNITS Surface units may be hot even though they are dark in color Areas near surface units may become hot enough to cause burns During and after use do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact surface units or areas near units until they have had sufficient time to cool Among those areas are the cook top and surfaces facing the cook top Use Proper Pan Size...

Страница 5: ...hough they are dark in color Interior surfaces of an oven become hot enough to cause burns During and after use do not touch or let clothing or other flammable materials contact heating elements or interior surfaces of oven until they have had sufficient time to cool Other surfaces of the appliance may become hot enough to cause burns among these surfaces are oven vent openings and surfaces near t...

Страница 6: ...EATURES This section contains captioned pictures of your range Use them to learn where all parts and features are and what they look like Use the page references to help you quickly find out more about the part or feature you are interested in Oven vent p 23 Plug in coil element with one piece reflector bowl pp 8 29 30 31 Anti tip bracket p 24 Model and serial number plate behind left side of stor...

Страница 7: ... p 25 PUSH TO TURN PUSH TO TURN LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI LO 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 HI OFF OFF OFF OFF HR MIN TIMER SET TIMER OFF BAKE CUSTOM TEMP START ENTER OFF CANCEL CLOCK LIGHT AUTO CLEAN HEAT BAKE BROIL LOCK D CLEAN TIMER ON F BROIL 5 SEC SELF CLEANING OVEN ACCUBAKE SYSTEM Model RF386PXE shown CONTROLPANEL Left rear control knob Left front control knob Right rear con...

Страница 8: ... the control knobs before turning them to a setting You can set them anywhere be tween HI and OFF Surface cooking area heat settings Use the following chart as a guide USINGYOURRANGE 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 USINGTHESURFACECOOKINGAREAS wWARNING Fire Hazard Turn off...

Страница 9: ...can also damage the cooktop If you plan to use the cooktop for canning we recommend the installation of a Canning Kit Order the kit Part No 242905 from your Whirlpool dealer or authorized Whirlpool service company Surface cooking area Using the right cookware makes a big difference Flat bottomed cookware including woks canners and teakettles will provide better contact with the surface cooking are...

Страница 10: ...surface cook ing area becomes too hot to touch The Indicator Light will continue to glow as long as the surface cooking area is too hot to touch even after it is turned off USING YOUR RANGE USINGTHESURFACECOOKINGAREAS CONT Using cookware on ceramic glass cooktops Check for rough spots on the bottom of your metal or glass cookware which could scratch the ceramic glass surface Make sure the bottoms ...

Страница 11: ...assware and dark metal pans When baking with insulated cookie sheets or baking pans place them in the bottom third of the oven You may need to in crease the recommended baking times so test for doneness before removing from the oven When using ovenproof glassware or dark bakeware reduce the oven temperature by 25 F but use the same baking time Because these pans absorb heat produc ing darker botto...

Страница 12: ...RCULATION 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 For best results allow 11 2 2 inches of space around each pan and between pans and oven walls For best baking results bake 1 sheet of cookies at a time using rack 3 If baking with 2 cookie sheets use racks ...

Страница 13: ...isplay will show minutes and seconds in the following sequence For settings from 1 59 minutes the display will count down each second For settings 1 hour or over the display will count down hours and minutes Oven selector pads pp 16 21 27 Temperature pads pp 16 19 21 Clock pad p 14 Minute timer set and off pads pp 14 15 Oven light pad p 38 Using the control lock The control lock lets you shut down...

Страница 14: ...5 30 HR MIN TIME CLOCK PRESS YOU SEE PRESS YOU SEE START ENTER 5 SEC CLOCK OR USINGTHEELECTRONICMINUTETIMER The minute timer does not start or stop the oven It works like a kitchen timer It can be set in hours and minutes up to 12 hours 59 minutes The minute timer will display minutes and seconds for settings under 1 hour You will hear four 1 second tones when the set time is up 1 Press the timer ...

Страница 15: ...cancel the minute timer Press the timer off pad USINGTHEELECTRONICMINUTETIMER CONT START ENTER 5 SEC TIMER PRESS YOU SEE display counts down TIMER YOU SEE STARTING CANCELINGAFUNCTION After setting a function you must press the start enter pad to start the function The off cancel pad will cancel any function except for the clock timer or control lock When you press the off cancel pad the display wi...

Страница 16: ...where you need them in the oven For more information see Positioning racks and pans earlier in this section 2 Choose the bake setting 3 Set the temperature optional Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350 F Press s to raise the tempera ture or t to lower the temperature in 5 F amounts Use these pads until the desired temperature shows on the small display BAKING ROASTING Front...

Страница 17: ...s may be different at the end of the countdown This is normal NOTE You can change the temperature setting any time after pressing the start enter pad You do not have to press the start enter pad again Changing the temperature will not change preheat countdown times START ENTER 5 SEC example for set temperature of 350 F YOU SEE PRESS YOU SEE BAKING ROASTING CONT HEAT BAKE ON HEAT BAKE ON Roasting m...

Страница 18: ...hot after cooking a meal It is not necessary to preheat the oven when broiling or roasting unless your recipe recommends doing so 6 When baking put your food in the oven after the preheat countdown time ends During baking roasting the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting NOTE The top element helps heat during baking roasting but does not turn red 7 After cookin...

Страница 19: ...erature in 10 F amounts You can set the temperature change to as low as 30 F or as high as 30 F A minus sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperature setting The minus sign shows the oven will be cooler by the displayed amount There is no sign in front of the number when increasing the temperature setting 3 Enter the adjustment NOTE The oven control will stay adjusted even aft...

Страница 20: ...ter in this section 1 Place the rack where you need it You need to place the rack so that the surface of the food is at least 3 inches away from the broil element See Broiling guide later in this section 2 Put your food on the broiler pan and place the pan in the center of the oven rack 3 Close the door to the broil stop position The broil stop position lets the door stay open by itself about 5 in...

Страница 21: ...r from the start press the custom broil pad and press the temp pad so a temperature between 300 F and 500 F shows on the small display Then press the start enter pad Lower temperature settings let the broil heating element cycle and slow cooking The lower the temperature the slower the cooking NOTE Fish and chicken are some foods that may cook better if you use lower broiling temperatures PRESS YO...

Страница 22: ... turned at all Lobster tails are not turned Place food about 3 inches or more from the broil element After broiling remove the broiler pan from the oven when you remove the food Drippings will bake on the pan if you leave it in the heated oven APPROXIMATE TIME MINUTES SIDE 1 14 15 15 16 18 19 13 14 20 22 8 10 5 7 14 17 17 20 11 16 8 10 16 18 17 20 SIDE 2 7 8 8 9 9 10 7 8 10 11 4 5 3 4 8 9 17 20 11...

Страница 23: ...nt on the backguard below the control panel The vent lets air circulate properly Be careful not to block the vent or you could get poor baking roasting results Oven vent Oven vent Coil element model Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent under the left rear coil element You can cook on this coil element or keep food warm on it while the oven is on The vent is needed for air circu...

Страница 24: ...ver the range can tip if you apply too much force or weight to the open door without the anti tip bracket fastened down properly wWARNING Tip Over Hazard A child or adult can tip the range and be killed Connect anti tip bracket to rear range foot Reconnect the anti tip bracket if the range is moved See the installation instructions for details Failure to follow these instructions can result in dea...

Страница 25: ...l the way out Then lift the front of the drawer and pull it out to the second stop 2 Lift the back of the drawer slightly and slide it all the way out Replacing the storage drawer 1 Fit the ends of the drawer slide rails into the drawer guides on both sides of the opening Also be sure the lower guide is fitted onto the lower slide rail 2 Lift the front of the drawer and push it in until the metal ...

Страница 26: ...an cause staining and etching or pitting Remove the oven racks from the oven if you want them to remain shiny You can clean the oven racks in the Self Cleaning cycle but they will become harder to slide See the Cleaning chart in the Caring for Your Range section If you clean the racks in the Self Cleaning cycle place them on the 2nd and 4th rack guides The guides are counted from bottom to top Hea...

Страница 27: ...between 21 2 41 2 hours shows on the display Use 21 2 hours for light soil Use 31 2 41 2 hours for average to heavy soil 3 Start the oven The door will lock as soon as you press the start enter pad 4 After Self Cleaning cycle ends and the oven reaches normal baking roasting temperatures LOCK D goes off and the door unlocks 5 After the oven cools to room temperature wipe off any residue or ash with...

Страница 28: ...aning a very soiled oven takes longer and could cause an increased amount of smoke HOWTHECYCLEWORKS The Self Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to burn away soil and grease During the cycle the oven gets much hotter than it does for normal baking or broiling This high heat breaks up the soil or grease and burns it away Your oven is automatically preset for a 31 2 hour Self Cleaning cycle The graph...

Страница 29: ...ghly to prevent filmy residue NOTE Do not let foods containing acids such as vinegar tomato or lemon juice remain on the surface Acids may remove the glossy finish Also wipe up milk or egg spills when the cooktop is cool Be careful when cleaning around the model and serial number plate too much scrubbing could remove the numbers You do not have to clean open coil elements because spatters or spill...

Страница 30: ...the Self Cleaning Cycle section OR Wash the pan and grid in a dishwasher Wash with a steel wool pad and warm soapy water Rinse and dry well OR Leave the racks in the oven during the Self Cleaning cycle NOTE If you leave your racks in the oven during the Self Cleaning cycle they will lose their original color and become harder to slide If you need to apply a small amount of vegetable oil to the sid...

Страница 31: ... and reflector bowls 2 Push in the edge of the coil element opposite the receptacle Then lift it just enough to clear the reflector bowl 3 Pull the coil element straight away from the receptacle 4 Lift out the reflector bowl See the Cleaning chart earlier in this section for cleaning instructions BAKE OFF BAKE CARING FOR YOUR RANGE ...

Страница 32: ...r bowls 2 Line up openings in the reflector bowl with the coil element receptacle 3 Hold the coil element as level as possible with the terminal just started into the receptacle Push the coil element terminal into the receptacle 4 When the terminal is pushed into the receptacle as far as it will go push down the edge of the coil element opposite the receptacle BAKE OFF BAKE ...

Страница 33: ...or around cook ware goes down and heats the reflector bowl This extra heat can cause it to change color LIFT UPCOOKTOP MODELRF385PXE NOTE Do not drop the cooktop Damage could result to the porcelain and the cooktop frame 1 Lift the front of the cooktop at both front corners until the support rods lock into place 2 Wipe the surface under the cooktop with warm soapy water and a sponge Use a soapy st...

Страница 34: ...iquely elegant look To avoid damaging the cooktop follow these instructions Remove sugar spills and soils from the cooktop while the surface is still warm to avoid pitting on the surface Marks from sliding metal pans on the cooktop are difficult to remove completely Use cooktop polishing creme to clean the area Several appli cations may be necessary Do not use steel wool plastic cleaning pads grit...

Страница 35: ... 253 1301 You will hear a recording Follow the steps to place an order How to keep your cooktop looking like new IF THERE ARE Sugary spills and soils such as jellies and candy syrups Dark streaks specks and discoloration Metal marks from copper and aluminum pans Tiny scratches or abrasions WHAT TO DO To prevent pitting on the cooktop wipe up with a paper towel or clean damp sponge while the cerami...

Страница 36: ...e the oven by chipping or scratching the porcelain surface To remove 1 Open the door about halfway Insert door removal pins into both hinge hangers Do not remove them while the door is removed from the range 2 Close the door as far as the door removal pins will let you 3 Rotate the door toward the range Lift up the door until it stops Do not use the door handle to lift the door Rotate the door tow...

Страница 37: ...frame slot 3 Position the door with the hinge hanger slots almost parallel to the front frame 4 Push up and in until the hinge hanger slots become fastened to the range Lower the door and rotate it slightly from the front to the back until the slots are fully fastened The hinge hanger will be close to the bottom of the front frame slot 5 Pull door open about halfway and remove the door removal pin...

Страница 38: ...Remove the light bulb from its socket Replace the bulb with a 40 watt appliance bulb To replace the oven light 1 Unplug range or disconnect power 2 Remove the glass bulb cover in the back of the oven by turning it counterclockwise 4 Replace the light bulb cover by turning it clockwise 5 Plug in range or reconnect power NOTE The oven light will not work during the Self Cleaning cycle ...

Страница 39: ...ipped a circuit breaker The coil elements are not plugged in all the way Model RF385PXE See Replacing on page 32 You have not set the control knobs correctly Push the control knobs in before turning them to a setting WHENSELF CLEANINGYOUROVEN PROBLEM The Self Cleaning cycle will not work CAUSE You did not press the start enter pad The door is not closed all the way TROUBLESHOOTING Most cooking pro...

Страница 40: ...sides of the pan The cookware is too large or too small for the surface cooking area being used The pan should be the same size or slightly larger than the surface cooking area being used The range is not level See the Installation Instructions COOKINGRESULTS PROBLEM The display is showing PF F followed by a number shows on the display CAUSE There has been a power failure Press the off cancel pad ...

Страница 41: ...l fit right and work right because they are made to the same exacting specifications used to build every new WHIRLPOOL appliance To locate FSP replacement parts in your area call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number or your nearest authorized service center FORFURTHERASSISTANCE If you need further assistance you can write to Whirlpool with any questions or concerns at Whirlpool Brand Ho...

Страница 42: ...42 NOTES ...

Страница 43: ...Display 13 Minute timer 14 Starting 15 FEATURES 6 7 LIFT UP COOKTOP 33 INDEX This index is alphabetical It contains all the topics included in this manual along with the page s on which you can find each topic TOPIC PAGE MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER 2 OVEN DOOR 36 OVEN LIGHT 38 OVEN TEMPERATURE Adjusting 19 Setting 16 21 OVEN VENT 23 PANS 11 12 PARTS 6 7 RACKS 11 ROASTING Pans 11 12 Racks 11 Setting cy...

Страница 44: ...in the home D Damage to your range caused by accident misuse fire flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool E Repairs to CLEANTOP ceramic glass cooktop if it has not been cared for as recommended in this Use and Care Guide F Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized modifications made to the appliance WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQU...

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