TABLE OF CONTENTS RANGE SAFETY ................. 3 The Anti-Tip Bracket ..............3 PARTS AND FEATURES ............6 COOKTOP USE ................7 Cooktop Controls.................7 Ceramic Glass................7 Coil Elements and Burner Bowls ..........8 Home Canning ................8 Cookware ..................8 ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL..........9 Oven Indicator Lights ..............9 Display..................9 Start/Enter ..................9 Off/Cancel ..................9...
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”...
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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.
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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.
PARTS AND FEATURES This manual covers several different models. The range you have purchased may have some or all of the items listed. The locations and appearances of the features shown here may not match your model. Control Panels 1. Electronic Oven Control 4.
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 WARNING change color when surface cooking areas are hot.
Coil Elements and Cookware Burner Bowls IMPORTANT: Never leave empty cookware on a hot surface cooking area, element or surface burner. (on some models) Ideal cookware should have a flat bottom, straight sides, a well- Coil elements should be level for optimal cooking results. Burner fitting lid and the material should be of medium-to-heavy bowls, when clean, reflect heat back to the cookware.
ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL (on some models) 1. Oven Indicator Lights 5. Clock/Timer 7. Temperature/Time 2. Display 6. Start Time/Cook Time 8. Auto Clean 3. Off/Cancel 9. Custom Broil 4. Start/Enter (Control Lock) 10. Bake Oven Indicator Lights Clock The indicator lights are located to the left of, below, and within This is a 12 hour clock and does not show a.m.
Control Lock BEFORE USING The Control Lock shuts down the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the oven. Odors are normal when the range is new. This happens the first When the control is locked, only the CLOCK and TIMER pads will time the oven is used.
BAKEWARE Meat Thermometer To cook food evenly, hot air must be able to circulate. Allow 2 in. (5 cm) of space around bakeware and oven walls. Use the On models without a temperature probe, always rely on a meat following chart as a guide. thermometer to determine doneness of meat and poultry.
Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning or removing food. Use tongs to turn food to avoid the loss of juices. Very OVEN USE thin cuts of fish, poultry or meat may not need to be turned. After broiling, remove the pan from the oven when removing the food.
To Set a Delayed Cook Time: COOK Before setting, make sure the clock is set to the correct time of RACK TIME day. See “Clock” section. FOOD POSITION minutes 1. Press BAKE. Side 1 Side 2 2. Set the temperature (optional). Ham slice, precooked Press the TEMP “up”...
To Adjust Oven Temperature Calibration (on models with electronic clock/timer): OVEN USE 1. Press and hold CLOCK until the oven display shows the current calibration, for example, “00”, if not yet adjusted or about 5 seconds. Baking and Roasting 2. Press the “up” or “down” arrow pads to increase or to decrease the temperature in 5°F amounts.
To Broil: 1. Push in and turn oven control knob to BROIL. RANGE CARE On some models, set the oven selector and oven temperature control knob to BROIL. The OVEN ON indicator light will turn Self-Cleaning Cycle 2. After broiling, turn the oven control knob to OFF. On some models, turn both the oven selector and oven (on some models) temperature control knob to OFF.
Prepare Cooktop and Storage Drawer: COOKTOP CONTROLS Remove plastic items from the cooktop because they may melt. Do not use steel wool, abrasive cleansers or oven cleaner. Remove all items from the storage drawer. Do not soak knobs. When replacing knobs, make sure knobs are in the OFF position. How the Cycle Works IMPORTANT: The heating and cooling of porcelain on steel in the On some models, do not remove seals under knobs.
OVEN DOOR EXTERIOR Oven Light (on some models) Glass cleaner and paper towels or non-abrasive plastic scrubbing pad: The oven light is a standard 40-watt appliance bulb. It will come Apply glass cleaner to soft cloth or sponge, not directly on on when the oven door is open.
2. Carefully close the door until it rests against the door removal pins. TROUBLESHOOTING 3. Grasp the door on the sides with your fingers on the front of the door and your thumbs on the inside surface. 4. Pull door straight up, then toward you. Hinge hangers will Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of slide out of front frame hinge slot.
Double-check the recipe in a reliable cookbook. For further assistance Is the proper oven temperature calibration set? If you need further assistance, you can write to Whirlpool See “Oven Temperature Control” section. Corporation with any questions or concerns at: Was the oven preheated? Estate Brand Home Appliances See “Baking and Roasting”...
Whirlpool Corporation warrants that the ceramic glass cooktop will not discolor, the cooktop pattern will not wear off, the rubber seal between the ceramic glass cooktop and porcelain edge will not crack, the ceramic glass cooktop will not crack due to thermal shock and the surface unit elements will not burn out.