Use And Care Table of Contents (complete) ....A Note to You ....Oven Safety ....Getting to Know Your Oven ..... Using Your Oven ..Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ... Caring for Your Oven ......Troubleshooting ..Requesting Assistance or Service....
Table of Contents Page Page A Note to You ........... Using the electronic MEALTIMER™ control ...... Oven Safety ..........The oven vents ........Getting to Know Your Oven ...... The storage drawer ......Using Your Oven ........Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle ....Positioning racks and pans ....
® appliance. Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL ovens are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable informa- tion about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely.
Oven Safety Your safety is important to us. This symbol alerts you to hazards such as fire, This guide contains safety statements under electrical shock, or warning symbols. Please pay special other injuries. attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given.
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O VEN SAF ETY General During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials • Install or locate the oven only in accor- contact interior surfaces of oven until dance with the provided Installation they have had sufficient time to cool. Instructions.
Any additions, changes, or conversions required in order for this appliance to Care and cleaning satisfactorily meet the application needs must be made by a Whirlpool service • Small amounts of formaldehyde and company or Qualified Agency. carbon monoxide are given off in the •...
Getting to Know Your Oven This section contains captioned pictures of your oven. 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.
Using Your Oven To get the best cooking results, you should use your oven the correct way. This section tells you what you need to know to use your oven safely and efficiently. This oven is equipped with an electronic ignitor for the oven burner and a second ignitor for the broil burner. The electronic ignitor automatically lights the oven burner each time it is used.
USIN G YO UR OVEN For best air circulation 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.
USI N G Y OU R OV E N The electronic oven control Bake button Up and down arrow Display (p. 15) buttons (p. 11) (see below) PRE- TIMER HEAT BAKE ON/OFF Preheat Timer on/ button off button (p. 13) (p.
USIN G YO UR OVEN Silent control panel Command buttons You will hear a tone each time you press PRE- TIMER HEAT BAKE a button. To program the oven for silent ON/OFF operation, press and hold the Stop Time BROIL DELAY BAKE DELAY BAKE CLN STOP...
USI N G Y OU R O V E N Using the electronic Minute Timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be set in minutes and seconds up to 9 hours and 55 minutes.
U SIN G YO U R O VEN Baking with preheating NOTES: For best results when baking, preheat the oven before placing food in the oven. The • Do not preheat when roasting or cooking oven can be programmed to preheat at any items such as casseroles.
USI N G Y OU R OV E N YOU SEE When the oven is finished preheating, one tone will sound and the small display will show the programmed set temperature. BAKE 4. Put food in the oven. The oven will automatically go from preheating into baking.
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US IN G YO UR OVE N 2. Press the Bake button. PRESS YOU SEE BAKE BAKE 3. Press and hold the Up or Down PRESS YOU SEE AND HOLD arrow button until the desired temperature shows on the small display.
USI N G Y OU R OV E N Adjusting the oven temperature control NOTES: Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures, it may • DO NOT measure oven temperature with cook faster or slower than your old oven. a thermometer.
US IN G YO UR OVE N 4. To change the setting, press PRESS YOU SEE AND HOLD and hold the Up or Down arrow button until the desired amount of offset appears on the display. You can change the setting up or down 35°F, in 5°F amounts.
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U SIN G Y O UR OV E N 3. Press and hold the Up or Down PRESS YOU SEE AND HOLD arrow button to the setting you want. When the oven turns on, the ON Indica- tor Light will come on. The burner lights BROIL automatically in 50-60 seconds.
U SIN G YO U R O VEN Broiling tips • Use the broiler pan and grid for broiling. • Broiling rack position determines how They are designed to drain excess liquid the burner cooks your food. The lower and grease away from the cooking surface the position, the more broiler grid area to help prevent spatter, smoke, or fire.
USI N G Y OU R OV E N Using the electronic MEALTIMER™ control The electronic MEALTIMER control will turn wWARNING the oven on and off at times you set, even when you are not around. Food Poisoning Hazard Delayed time baking/roasting is ideal for Do not let food sit in oven more than foods which do not require a preheated oven, one hour before or after cooking.
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US IN G YO UR OVE N 5. Press and hold the Up or Down PRESS YOU SEE AND HOLD arrow button until the desired baking/roasting temperature shows on the small display. The display will count down in 1-minute BAKE BAKE TIME amounts.
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USI N G Y OU R OV E N 3. Press and hold the Up arrow PRESS YOU SEE AND HOLD button until the desired baking/ roasting time, up to 11 hours 59 minutes, shows on the large BAKE display. BAKE TIMER (example shows 30-minute...
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U SIN G YO U R O VEN 7. Press and hold the Up or Down PRESS YOU SEE AND HOLD arrow button to set the desired baking/roasting temperature. NOTE: Changes can be made at any DELAY BAKE time by pressing a command button. DELAY BAKE STOP TIME...
USI N G Y OU R OV E N The oven vents Oven vent PRE- TIMER TIMER OVEN OVEN HEAT BAKE BAKE ON/OFF ON/OFF LIGHT LIGHT BROIL BROIL DELAY DELAY BAKE BAKE DELAY DELAY BAKE BAKE CLN CLN STOP STOP TIMER TIMER CLEAN...
Using the Self-Cleaning Cycle The Self-Cleaning cycle saves you from the toil and mess that often come with hand-cleaning the oven interior. Like the other functions of your oven, you operate the Self-Cleaning cycle with the easy-to-use controls. Please review the instructions in this section to keep your oven spotless.
USI N G T H E S E L F- C LE A N ING CYCL E TIPS: • • Do not force the door lock. You could Make sure the oven light is off during the bend or break it. The door lock is designed Self-Cleaning cycle.
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U S IN G T H E SELF - CL EAN IN G CYCL E To delay the start: PRESS 1. Press the Clean button and CLEAN press and hold the Up or Down arrow button until the desired cleaning time shows on the display.
USI N G T H E S E L F- C LE A N ING CYCL E After the Self-Cleaning cycle is YOU SEE completed: LOCKED (time of day) When the oven reaches HI broil temperatures: The LOCKED Indicator Light will go off when YOU SEE the cooling time is over (after 30 minutes or more).
U S IN G TH E SE LF - CL EAN IN G CYCL E How the cycle works The Self-Cleaning cycle uses very high heat to burn away soil and grease. During the 875 F ( 468 C ) cycle, the oven gets much hotter than it CLEANING CYCLE does for normal baking or broiling.
Caring for Your Oven Your oven is designed for easy care. You can do most cleaning with items found around your home. Cleaning your oven whenever spills or soiling occurs will help to keep it looking and operating like new. wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near...
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CARI NG F OR YO UR O VEN HOW TO CLEAN WHAT TO USE PART • Wash, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Steel-wool pad and Oven racks warm, soapy water • Leave in oven during Self-Cleaning The Self-Cleaning cycle. cycle NOTE: Racks will permanently discolor and become harder to slide if left in oven during Self-Cleaning cycle.
C A RI NG F O R Y OUR O V E N The oven light The Oven Light will come on when you open the oven door. To turn the light on when the oven door is closed, push the Oven Light Switch on the control panel.
Have you blown a household fuse or tripped a circuit breaker? Is the oven properly connected to gas supply? Contact an authorized Whirlpool service company to reconnect oven to gas supply. (See Installation Instructions.) Is the flow of combustion and/or ventilation air to the oven blocked?
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TR OU BL E S H O O T IN G CAUSE PROBLEM • The electronic controls have not cooled enough. The fan will only The cooling fan shut off after electronic controls have cooled. Canceling the Self- does not shut off Cleaning cycle will not turn off the cooling fan.
To locate FSP replacement parts in your recommend a qualified service company in area, refer to Step 2 or call the Whirlpool your area. Consumer Assistance Center number If you prefer, write to: in Step 1.
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 TOPIC PAGE ASSISTANCE ......... 35 MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ....3 BAKING OVEN TEMPERATURE Aluminum foil .........
E. Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized modifications made to the appliance. 2/96 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE- QUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion or limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.