Page 1: Table Of Contents
Cycle ..29 Caring for Your Range ...... Troubleshooting ..40 Requesting Assistance Service ....42 Index ......Warranty ....44 t-8oo-z53-t3ot Call our Consumer Assistance Center with questions or comments. ,Super Capacity 4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODELS RF377PXG RF378PXG 8053400 www.whirlpool.com...
Page 2: Anote To You
NOTE TO YOU The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Page 3: Range Safety
NGE SAFE' Your s afety a nd thesafety o fothers i svery 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.
Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, electrical • DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE UNITS OR AREAS shock, injury to persons, or damage when using NEAR UNITS - Surface units may be hot even the range, follow basic precautions, including the though they are dark in color.
Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do Not Cook on Broken Cook-Top - If cook-top For self-cleaning ranges - should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers • Do Not Clean Door Gasket - The door gasket is may penetrate the broken cook-top and create a essential for a good seal.
Page 6: Parts And Features
FEATURES PARTS AND Electronic (Model RF377PXG) oven control (pp. 14-16) Manual oven light switch (p. 27) (p.39) Control panel Plug-in coil element with one-piece (pp. 6, 32) reflector (pp. 32, 35-36) Automatic oven ight switch (p. 39) Gasket (p. 29) Anti-tip bracket ..
Page 7 (ModelRF378PXG) oven control (pp. 14-16) Manual oven (p. 27) light switch (p. 39) CLEANTOP ® ceramic glass Control panel cooktol (pp. 7, 32) (pp. 11,32,34) oven Surface light switch cooking (p. 39) (pp. 9-11) Gasket (p. 29) Anti-tip bracket, (p. 28) ....
Page 8: Using Your Range
Usm Your I NCE Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFR Fire Hazard Turn off all controls when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death or fire, Use the following chart as a guide.
Page 9 To protect your range: • Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of • Alternate use of the surface cooking areas cooktops, especially between batches or prepare small batches at a center over ceramic glass. Canners time. n n surface cooking =, n with rippled or ridged area •...
Page 10 • Select a pan that is about the same size as the Check for rough spots on the bottom of metal or surface cooking area. Cookware should not extend glass cookware which will scratch the ceramic glass surface. more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) outside the area. •...
Page 11 Cooking onthe ceramic glasscooktopis similar Liftpotsandpansontoandoftof thecooktop. to cooking oncoil Slidingpotsandpansonthecooktopcouldleave marks thataredifficult t o remove or couldleave elements. Thereare, however, a few permanent marks. differences: Dropping a heavy or hardobjectonthe cooktop Thesurface cooking couldcrackit. Becareful w henusingheavy skillets areawillglowredwhen andlargepots.Donot storejarsor cansabove the the element is turned cooktop.
Page 12 Where to place pans: Place the ovenrackswhere youneedthembefore WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE turningonthe oven. 1 pan In center of the oven rack. eTo movea rack,pullit outto thestopposition, raise thefrontedgeandliftit out..... 2................pans ............staggtred- ..• Be sure the rack(s) is level. 3 or 4 pans In opposite corners on •...
Page 13 Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BAKEWARE TYPE BEST USED FOR GUIDELINES Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Use temperature and time recommended • Even browning in recipe.
Page 14 Electronic display COOK TIMFJ TIMED BAKE i • Indicator BROIL -- • HEAT i • lights CLEAN--* • (see below ) _°I • I SELF CLEANING OVEN ............Start/enter • START? START TIME/ TIMER (p. 16) DELAy 1 If I °ake pad .O=E I==TO"II I{TE"4...
Page 15 1. Press CLOCK. PRESS YOU SEE 2. Set the time. PRESS YOU SEE Press the "up" (A) or "down" (V) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. (example for 5:30) 3. Star_ the clock. PRESS YOU SEE • To see the time of day when the clock time is not on the display, press CLOCK.
Page 16 _!i_ _I_ ii'_ _i _ ii_i i/_" _ _" <_ PRESS YOU SEE 3. Start the minute timer. The minute timer will begin counting down im- mediately after the timer is started. TIMER (display counts down) YOU SEE When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones.
Page 17 Place the racks where you need them. For more information, see "Positioning racks and pans" in "Using the oven" earlier in this section. NOTE: Do not place food directly on the oven door or the oven bottom. Rear of rack PRESS YOU SEE 2.
Page 18 4. Whenroasting, p utyourfoodinthe oven. Youdonot haveto preheat t heovenwhen roasting, unless yourrecipe recommends it. • For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the drippings and allows the heat to circulate better.
Page 19 6, Whenbaking, p utyourfood intheovenafterthe preheat c onditioning t imeends. During baking/roasting, theelements w illturnon andoftto keeptheoventemperature a tthesetting. NOTE: T hetop element h elpsheatduring baking/roasting, but doesnotturnred. PRESS YOU SEE 7. After cooking, turn off the oven. (time of day or minute •...
Page 20 [!i @Sill "-' i_;_@ _ 4< / _ "_IIII PRESS YOU SEE 2. Set the new offset temperature. Press • to raise the temperature or • to lower the temperature in 10°F amounts. You can set the temperature change to as low as -30°F or as high as +30°R A minus (-) sign will appear before the number when decreasing the temperature (example when making oven...
Page 21 NOTES: • Do not preheat when broiling, unless your recipe recommends • Leave the door partly open whenever you use the oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the proper temperatures. 1. Place the rack where you need it. You need to place the rack so that the surface of Front of rack the food is at least 3 inches away from the broil...
Page 22 4. Press CUSTOM BROIL. PRESS YOU SEE Thebroilindicator l ightwill lightup. 5. Start the oven. PRESS YOU SEE The on and heat indicator lights will light up. NOTES: • You can change the temperature setting any time before or after pressing START/ENTER. To change the setting, see "To custom broil at a lower temperature"...
Page 23 • Use only the broiler pan and grid provided. They • Pull out oven rack to stop position before turning are designed to drain extra juices from the or removing food. cooking surface. This drainage helps prevent • After broiling, remove the pan from the oven spatter and smoke.
Page 24 Theelectronic MEALTIMER control w illturntheoven onandoff attimesyouset,evenwhenyouarenot around. Food Poisoning Hazard Delayed timebaking/roasting is ideal f orfoodsthat Do not let food sit in oven more than one do notneeda preheated o ven,likemeats and hour before or after cooking. casseroles. Do not use delayed time cooking for cakes, cookies, etc.
Page 25 6. Starttheoven. PRESS YOU SEE NOTES: • You can change the temperature or time settings any time after pressing START/ENTER by repeating Steps 3 or 5. You do not have to (display counts down cook press START/ENTER. time) • The display will count down the baking/roasting time in hours and minutes (if cook time is more than 1 hour) or in minutes and seconds (if cook time is less than 1 hour).
Page 26 YOU SEE 3. Set the temperature (optional). PRESS Do this step if you want to set a temperature other than 350°R Press • to raise the tempera- ture or • to lower the temperature in 5°F amounts. Use these pads until the temperature you want shows on the display.
Page 27 i]IYIIYI@ ..9. When the start time is reached: YOU SEE You will hear a 1-second tone. The display will count down the baking/roasting time in hours and minutes (if the cook time is more than 1 hour) or in minutes and seconds (if the cook time is less than 1 hour).
Page 28 Therange will nottip duringnormal u se.However, the range cantip if youapplytoo muchforceor weight to theopendoorwithoutthe anti-tipbracket f astened downproperly. 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.
Page 29: Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle
USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE Burn Hazard Do not touch the oven during the Self-Cleaning cycle. Keep children away from oven during Self-Cleaning cycle. Do not use commercial oven cleaners in your oven. Failure to follow these instructions can result in burns, or illness from inhaling dangerous fumes.
Page 30 1. Press AUTO CLEAN. PRESS YOU SEE Thecleanindicator l ightwill lightup. Thiswill automatically seta 3_i2-hour Self-Cleaning cycle. NOTE: T herewill bea 30-minute cool-down _2hourbefore thecycleis over. PRESS YOU SEE 2. Set the cleaning time (optional). If you want a Self-Cleaning cycle longer or ®...
Page 31 _t_f_ }t_ _ PRESS YOU SEE If the oventemperature i s abovenormal b roiling temperatures, theSelf-Cleaning cyclewillstarta 30-minute cooldown.Thecleananddoorlocked indicator l ightswillstayon. '_'I I! ¢ II'_IA,,?_llVl_#t_5' 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.
Page 32: Range
CAmN FOR Your Before cleaning, always make sure all controls are off and the range is cool. Refer to instructions on all cleaning products before using them to clean your range. PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Control Knobs • DO NOT use steel wool or •...
Page 33 PART CLEANING METHOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Surface under cooktop (Model RF377PXG) • Light to moderate soil • Wash, rinse and dry with soft • Soap and water cloth. • Heavy soils • Soapy steel wool pad • Rinse thoroughly and dry. Oven door glass •...
Page 34 Yourcooktopis designed foreasycare.It hasbeenprepolished a tthefactoryforimproved protection and easier c leaning. F oodsspilleddirectly onthe cooktop will notburnoffas onopen-coil e lements. Because of this,youshouldkeepthe surface dustfreeandsoilfreebefore heating. U sethe Cooktop Polishing Creme, included withyourrange, t o cleanandmaintain thecooktop. PART WHAT TO USE HOW TO CLEAN Ceramic glass DO NOT use steel wool, plastic cleaning pads, abrasive...
Page 35 Iklllll " _! i'i_'J_ _ ' :_'"J_ _ :ki!% , _ _ .." '1..Make sure all coil elements are off and cool before removing coil elements and reflector bowls. 2. Push in the edge of the coil element, opposite the receptacle.
Page 36 2. Lineupopenings inthereflector b owlwiththe coilelement r eceptacle. 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.
Page 37 [@@117 ="° "" i ¸¸ .iiii 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.
Page 38 Fornormal u seofyourrange, y oudonot needto Door stop clip remove thedoor.However, if youfindit necessary Door removal to remove thedoor, f ollowthe instructions i nthis pin hole section. NOTE: The oven door is heavy. Before removing the door: 1. Use a putty knife or screwdriver and insert it at the bottom corner of the door stop clip.
Page 39 Range Door stop 2. Hold oven door so that the top edge of each clil hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers into the front frame hinge slots. Hinge Door removal 3. Rotate top of door toward range. Slide hinge ..
Page 40: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service. If you still need help, see "Requesting Assistance or Service"...
Page 41 PROBLEM SOLUTION Cookware not level • Level the range. (See the Installation Instructions.) on cooktop • Insert coil correctly. (Check to see if liquids • Use cookware with a flat bottom. are level in cookware) Excessive heat on cooktop • Choose cookware the same size or slightly larger than the element. in areas around cookware The oven temperature •...
Page 42: Requesting Assistance Or Service
(see the "A Note to You" section). service, anywhere in the United States. This information will help us better respond to To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company your request. in your area, you can also look in your telephone...
Page 43: Index
INDEX TOPIC PAGE TOPIC PAGE ANTI-TIP BRACKET ............ FEATURES ..............6, 7 ASSISTANCE .............. LIFT-UP COOKTOP ............ BAKING MEALTIMER CONTROL Aluminum foil ............Delay start .............. Bakeware ..............Starting now ............Pans ................ MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER ........2 Racks ..............12, 17 OVEN DOOR ............
Page 44: Warranty
WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR FSP (_ replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials WARRANTY or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Whirlpool FROM DATE OF PURCHASE service company. FULL FIVE-YEAR Ceramic glass cooktop only: FSP replacement...

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