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4.65 Cubic Foot Oven
MODEL RF199LXH
8272344A
with ACCUBAKE
®
System
Self-Cleaning
Electric Range
A Note to You ............2
Range Safety ............3
Parts and Features....6
Using Your Range ....7
Cleaning Cycle ........28
Range ......................32
Troubleshooting ......36
Service ....................38
Index ........................39
Warranty ..................40
1-800-253-1301
Call our Consumer Assistance Center
with questions or comments.
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
4.65 Cubic Foot Oven MODEL RF199LXH 8272344A with ACCUBAKE ® System Self-Cleaning Electric Range A Note to You ...2 Range Safety ...3 Parts and Features...6 Using Your Range ...7 Using the Self- Cleaning Cycle ...28 Caring for Your Range ...32 Troubleshooting ...36... -
Page 2: A Note To You
Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL 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. -
Page 3: Range Safety
ANGE AFETY 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”... - Page 4 RANGE SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire, 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 PROPERLY INSTALLED ANTI-TIP DEVICES.
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Page 5: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Do Not Cook on Broken Cooktop – If cooktop should break, cleaning solutions and spillovers may penetrate the broken cooktop and create a risk of electric shock. Contact a qualified techni- cian immediately. • Clean Cooktop With Caution – If a wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a hot cooking area, be careful to avoid steam burn. -
Page 6: Parts And Features
ARTS AND EATURES Oven vent (p. 27) CLEANTOP ® ceramic glass cooktop (pp. 9, 32, 33) Surface cooking area (pp. 7-11, 33) Anti-tip bracket (p. 3) Door stop clip (p. 34, 35) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer... -
Page 7: Using Your Range
SING SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Using the control knobs Push in 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. SETTING RECOMMENDED USE •... - Page 8 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Using the Keep Warm element Use the Keep Warm element to keep cooked foods warm. It is not recommended for heating cold foods. Choose the MIN setting for heat-sensitive and smaller quantities of food. Choose the MAX setting for liquids and larger quantities of food.
- Page 9 SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Using the ceramic glass cooktop Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar to cooking on coil elements. There are, however, a few differences: • The surface cooking area will glow red when the element is turned on.
- Page 10 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Home canning information To protect your range: • Use flat-bottomed canners on all types of cooktops, 1" 1" Surface cooking area diameter canners/pans, if not centered correctly, trap heat and can cause damage to the cooktop. •...
- Page 11 SING THE SURFACE COOKING AREAS Characteristics of cookware materials The pan material affects how fast heat transfers from the surface cooking area through the pan material and how evenly heat spreads over the pan bottom. Choose pans that provide the best cooking results. Aluminum Cast iron Ceramic or...
- Page 12 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE OVEN Positioning racks and pans Place the oven racks where you need them before turning on the oven. • To move a rack, pull it out to the stop position, raise the front edge and lift it out. •...
- Page 13 AKEWARE CHOICES Baking performance is affected by the type of bakeware used. Use the bakeware size recommended in the recipe. BAKEWARE TYPE BEST USED FOR Light colored aluminum • Light golden crusts • Even browning Dark aluminum and other • Brown, crisp crusts bakeware with dark, dull, and/or non-stick finish Ovenproof glassware,...
- Page 14 USING YOUR RANGE HE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL BAKE Oven selector pads (pp. 17, 19, 22, 24, 29) Display/clock • When you first plug in the range, everything on the display will light up for 1 to 2 seconds, then a time of day and “PF” will appear on the temperature display.
- Page 15 ETTING THE CLOCK Press CLOCK. Set the time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. Start the clock. SING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER The minute timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer.
- Page 16 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE ELECTRONIC MINUTE TIMER Start the minute timer. The minute timer will begin counting down immediately after the timer is started. When the time is up: You will hear four 1-second tones, then four 1-second reminder tones every minute until you press TIMER OFF.
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Page 17: B / Aking Roasting
ONES Tones tell you if a function is entered correctly or not. They also tell you when a cycle is completed. To shut off all tones except for the end-of-timer and error tones: Press and hold STOP TIME for 5 seconds. A short tone will sound to tell you the tones have been changed. - Page 18 USING YOUR RANGE AKING ROASTING When roasting, put your food in the oven. You do not have to preheat the oven when roasting, unless your recipe recommends it. Roasting meats and poultry • For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in a shallow pan.
- Page 19 AKING ROASTING ( CONT The ACCUBAKE ® system electronically regulates the preheat time and temperature to maintain a precise temperature range for the best cooking results. The preheat and set temperatures may be different at the end of the countdown. This is normal.
- Page 20 USING YOUR RANGE DJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL Set the new offset temperature. Press s to raise the temperature or t 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°F.
- Page 21 ROILING NOTES: • Do not preheat when broiling, unless your recipe recommends it. • Leave the door partly open whenever you use the oven to broil. This lets the oven stay at the proper temperatures. 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.
- Page 22 USING YOUR RANGE ROILING ( CONT Press CUSTOM BROIL. Start the oven. 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” below. After changing the setting, you do not have to press START/ENTER again.
- Page 23 ROILING ( CONT Broiling guidelines • Use only the broiler pan and grid provided. They are designed to drain extra juices from the cooking surface. This drainage helps prevent spatter and smoke. • To make sure the juices drain well, do not cover the grid with foil.
- Page 24 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE ELECTRONIC The electronic MEALTIMER control will turn the oven on and off at times you set, even when you are not around. Delayed time baking/roasting is ideal for foods that do not need a preheated oven, like meats and casseroles.
- Page 25 SING THE ELECTRONIC • The display will count down the baking/roasting time in hours and minutes (if cook time is more than one hour) or in minutes and seconds (if cook time is less than one hour). When baking/roasting is done: The oven will turn off by itself and beep 4 times.
- Page 26 USING YOUR RANGE SING THE ELECTRONIC Set the cook time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display. Press DELAY START TIME. Set the start time. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until the correct time shows on the display.
- Page 27 HE OVEN VENT Hot air and moisture escape from the oven through a vent 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. HE STORAGE DRAWER Use the storage drawer to store cookware.
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Page 28: Using The Self-Cleaning Cycle
SING THE 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 29 ETTING THE CONTROLS NOTE: Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day. (See “Setting the clock” in the “Using Your Range” section.) To start cleaning immediately: Press AUTO CLEAN. This will automatically set a 3 Self-Cleaning cycle. NOTE: There will be a 30-minute cool-down ⁄...
- Page 30 USING THE SELF-CLEANING CYCLE ETTING THE CONTROLS Set the cleaning time (optional). If you want a Self-Cleaning cycle longer or shorter than 3 ⁄ hours, use the hour and minute pads to set the cleaning time you want. Press the “up” (s) or “down” (t) pad(s) until a time between 2 ⁄...
- Page 31 ETTING THE CONTROLS After the oven cools to room temperature, wipe off any residue or ash with a damp cloth or sponge. If needed, touch up spots with a mild abrasive cleanser or cleaning sponge. To stop the self-cleaning cycle at any time: If the oven temperature is too high for baking/ roasting when you press the off/cancel pad, “cln,”...
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Page 32: Caring For Your Range
ARING FOR Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near this appliance. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. LEANING CHART 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. - Page 33 LEANING CHART ( CONT PART Broiler pan and grid LEANING THE CERAMIC GLASS COOKTOP Your cooktop is designed for easy care. It has been prepolished at the factory for improved protection and easi- er cleaning. Foods spilled directly on the cooktop will not burn off as on open-coil elements. Because of this, you should keep the surface dust free and soil free before heating.
- Page 34 CARING FOR YOUR RANGE EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR For normal use of your range, you do not need to remove the door. However, if you find it necessary to remove the door, follow the instructions in this section. NOTE: The oven door is heavy. Before removing the door: Use a putty knife or screwdriver and insert it at the bottom corner of the door stop clip.
- Page 35 EMOVING THE OVEN DOOR Hold oven door so that the top edge of each hinge hanger is horizontal. Insert hinge hangers into the front frame hinge slots. Tilt top of door toward range. Slide hinge hangers down onto front frame support pins. NOTE: Make sure the hinge hangers are fully seated and engaged on the support pins.
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Page 36: Troubleshooting
ROUBLESHOOTING 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” on page 38. ANGE DOES NOT WORK CAUSE PROBLEM... -
Page 37: Requesting
OOKING RESULTS PROBLEM SOLUTION • Cookware not level • on cooktop (Check to see if liquids are level in cookware) • Excessive heat on cooktop in areas around cookware • The oven temperature seems too low or too high • Slow baking or roasting •... -
Page 38: Assistance Or
When calling: Please know the purchase date, and the complete model and serial number of your appliance (see the “A Note to You” section). This information will help Whirlpool better respond to your request. Our consultants provide assistance with: •... -
Page 39: Index
NDEX TOPIC ANTI-TIP BRACKET...3 ASSISTANCE ...38 BAKING ACCUBAKE ® system ...17, 19 Aluminum foil ...13 Bakeware ...13 Pans ...11, 12 Racks ...12, 17 Setting cycle...17 BROILING Grid...23 Guidelines...23 Pan ...21, 23 Rack positions ...23 Setting cycle...22 CLEANING Broiler pan and grid ...33 Ceramic glass cooktop ...32, 33 Control knobs...32 Control panel ...32... -
Page 40: Warranty
If you need service, first see the “Troubleshooting” section of this book. After checking “Troubleshooting,” additional help can be found by checking the “Requesting Assistance or Service” section, or by calling the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number, 1-800-253-1301, from anywhere in the U.S.A. 8272344A ©...