Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RF199LXK Whirlpool
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ELECT RIC RANGE Use & Care Guide For ques tions ab out feat ures, oper ation, perfor mance, parts, acc essories or service , call: 1-800 -253 -130 1 or visit our websi te at... www .whirlpool.com T able of Co ntents ................. ......... ...
2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS RAN GE SA FETY ........ ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ..... ... ... 3 The Anti- Tip Bracket ..... .. ..... ...... .. ...... ..... .. ...... .. ..... ...... .. ...... .. ..... . 3 PARTS AND FEAT URES .
3 RANGE SAFETY The An t i-T ip Brac ket The range will not tip d uring norm al use . However , the ra nge can t ip i f you a p ply to o much f or ce or weigh t to the ope n door wit hou t t he an ti -ti p br ac ket fas ten ed down prop erl y . You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions.
4 WARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including the following: ■ WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TIPPING OF THE RANGE, THE RANGE MUST BE SECURED BY PROPERL Y INST ALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES.
5 ■ Keep Oven V ent Ducts Unobstructed. ■ Placement of Oven Racks – Always place oven racks in desired location while oven is cool. If rack must be moved while oven is hot, do not let potholder contact hot heating element in oven.
6 P ARTS A N D FEATURES This man u al covers se veral differ ent models. T he range you ha ve purchased m ay have some or all of the p arts and featur es listed . The location and appeara nce of the feature s shown her e may not match your model. Control Panel Range 1.
7 COOKTOP USE Cooktop Controls The c o ntr ol knobs can be set anywhere between HI and LO. P ush in and t ur n to setting . Use the following c hart as a guide when setting heat levels. A C CUS IMMER ™ F eat ure (on some models) The ACCUSIMMER ™ f eature se tting is an adjust able heat setting for m ore precise simmerin g.
8 To U s e D U A L : 1. Push in and turn th e left fro nt contr ol knob clockwise fr om the OFF po sition to the DUA L zone anyw here bet ween HI and LO. 2. Push in and turn knob to OFF when finished. Keep W arm Element Use the K eep W arm Ele ment to keep c ooked foods warm.
9 ■ Make su re the botto ms of pots an d pans ar e clean and dry befor e using the m. Residue an d water c an leave deposits when he ated. ■ Do no t cook food s dir ectly on the coo ktop.
10 Home C anning When cann ing for long p eriods, alternate the use o f surface cooking areas, elements or surface bu r ners between batches. This allows time for the most r ecently used ar eas to coo l. ■ Center the canner on the grat e or lar gest surface c ooking ar ea or element.
11 ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL Dis play When power is f irst su pplied to the ap pliance, “ PF ” will appear o n the display . Pr ess OFF/CANCEL to clear . Any oth er time “ PF ” appears, a power failure h as occur red . Pre ss OFF/CANCEL and r eset the Clock if needed.
12 Ti m e r The Tim er can be set in hours or min utes up to 12 h ours and 59 minutes , and coun ts down the set time. The Timer does no t start or s top t he o ven . To S e t : 1. Press TI MER SE T . If no action is taken after 5 mi nutes, the display will r etur n to the ti me o f da y mo d e.
13 BAKEWAR E T o cook food evenly , ho t air must be able to circ ulate. Allow 2 in. (5 cm) o f space ar ound bakewar e and oven walls. Use the following chart as a guide. Spl it Oven R ack (on some model s) Split-Rac k with R emovable Insert The sp lit-rack with r emovable insert is a space maximizer .
14 Oven V ent 1. Oven V ent (coil elemen t model) 1. Oven Vent (ceramic gl ass model) The ove n vent r eleases hot air and moisture fro m the oven , and should not be b l ocked or cover ed. Doing so will cause po or air cir culation, af fecting co oking and cleaning r esults.
15 ■ After br oiling, remove t he pan fr o m the oven when r em oving the food. D rippings will bake on the pan if left i n the heate d oven, m a king cleaning more di fficult .
16 T ime d Cooking Timed Cooking allows the o ven to be set to turn on at a cer tain time of day , coo k for a set leng th of time, and/o r shut of f autom atically . Delay sta rt should not be used fo r food such as br eads and cakes beca use they may not bake pr operly .
17 2. If fewer than fou r steps ha ve been pr ogrammed, pr ess REVIE W STEPS r epeatedly until the last pro gramm ed step is displayed, the n press FI RST/NEXT STEP if it is desir ed to pr ogram an a dditional step.
18 RA NGE C ARE Self -Cleaning Cycle (on some model s) IM PORT AN T : The health of so me bird s is extr emely sensitive to the fu mes given of f during the Self- Cleaning cycle . E xposur e to the fum es ma y res ul t in deat h to c ert a in bird s. Al wa ys move birds to ano ther close d and well ve ntilated room .
19 T o De lay St art Self -Clea n: Befor e delay starting Self -Clean, make sur e the clock is set to the corr ect time o f day . S ee “ Clock ” section. Also, make sur e the door is close d completely or it will not loc k and the cycle will no t beg in .
20 CONT ROL P ANEL Do not use abrasive cleaner s, steel-wool pads, gritty wash cloths or s ome pap e r to wel s. Da mag e ma y o c cur . ■ Glass cleane r and soft cloth or sponge: Appl y glass cleaner to soft cl oth or sp onge, not dir ectly on pan el .
21 Oven Door For n o rmal ra nge use, it is not su ggested to r emove th e oven door . However , if necessary , follow these instructions. The oven door is heav y . Before Remo ving: 1. Use a putty kni fe or scr ewdriver an d insert it a t the bottom corner of the d oor stop clip.
22 TROUBLESHOOTING T ry the solutions s u ggested her e first in ord er to avoi d the cost of an unne cessary service call . Nothing will operate ■ Is t he po w er su ppl y co rd un plu gg ed? Plug in to a gro unded outlet .
23 AS SI ST A NC E O R SERV I CE Before calling for assistance or service , please chec k “ T roubles hootin g. ” It may save you t he cost of a service call. If you still need help, fo llow the instructions below . When calling, please kno w the p ur chase date and the complete model and serial number of you r appliance.
WHI RLP OOL ® COOKTO P, BU ILT-IN OV EN AND RANGE W A RRAN TY FULL ONE-YEAR WA RRANTY For o ne year fr om the date of p urc hase, when this ap pliance is ope r ated an d maintained ac cord ing to ins.
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