USING YOUR RANGE

THE ELECTRONIC OVEN CONTROL

Indicator lights (see below)

Electronic display

Start/enter pad (p. 13)

Bake pad

(p. 14)

Custom broil

Temperature/

pad

time pads

(p. 19)

(pp. 12, 14,

 

17, 19)

Off/cancel pad

(p. 13)

Clock/timer pads

(pp. 12-13)

Display

When you first plug in the range, “PF” will appear on the display until you press any com- mand pad. If “PF” again appears on the display, your electricity was off for a while. You will need to reprogram any temperature adjustments you may have made. See the “Adjusting the oven temperature control” section.

When you are using the oven, the display will show preheat times and temperature settings.

When you are not cleaning or cooking with the oven, the display will show the time of day.

When setting a function, if you do not press the start/enter pad within 5 seconds, the Start? indicator light will flash. If you do not press the start/enter pad within 5 minutes, the function will be canceled.

Indicator lights

An indicator light to the left of the display lights up when you are in a setting. An indicator light on the display lights up when the oven is on.

Using the control lock

The control lock lets you disable the control panel command pads. The control lock comes in handy when you want to prevent others from using

the oven.

NOTES:

You can only use the control lock when the oven is not in use or the control has not been set.

Set the control lock when cleaning the control panel to prevent yourself from accidentally turning on the oven.

You must reset the control lock if the power goes out for more than 1 second.

To lock the control panel:

Press and hold the start/enter pad for 5 seconds. You will hear a single tone and “Loc” will

START appear on the temperature display for

ENTER

5 seconds. “Loc” and “START?” will then

appear whenever a command pad is

5 SEC

pressed.

 

To unlock the control panel:

Press and hold the start/enter pad for 5 seconds. You will hear a single tone and “Loc” and

START “START?” will disappear from the tempera-

ENTER

ture display.

5 SEC

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Whirlpool RF315PXE warranty Electronic Oven Control, Display, Indicator lights, Using the control lock

RF315PXE specifications

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