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Use&Care
Self-Cleaning
And
Standard-Cleaning
Electric Ranges
A Note to You............ 2
Range Safety ........ 3-5
Getting to Know
Your Range ............... 6
Using Your
Range ..................... 10
Using the Self-
Cleaning Cycle........ 29
Caring for Your
Range ..................... 32
Troubleshooting ...... 42
Requesting
Assistance or
Service .................... 44
Index ....................... 47
Warranty ................. 48
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A NOTE TO YOU ® Thank you for buying a ROPER appliance. Your ROPER range gives you all the functionality of name brand appliances at a value price. 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. Also, complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps us notify you about any ne
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RANGE SAFETY This symbol alerts you to hazards such Your safety is important to us. as fire, electrical shock, or other injuries. This guide contains safety statements under warning symbols. Please pay special attention to these symbols and follow any instructions given. Here is a brief explanation of the use of the symbol. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury wWARNING to persons, or damage when using the range, follow basic precautions, including th
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RANGE SAFETY Coil element cooktop models: Do not • line reflector bowls with aluminum foil or other liners. Improper installation of these liners could result in a risk of electric shock or fire. Do not wear loose or hanging garments Select a pan with a flat bottom that is • • when using the range. They could ignite about the same size as the surface unit. if they touch a hot surface unit and you If pan is smaller than the surface unit, could be burned. some of the heating element will be ex- po
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RANGE SAFETY When using the oven Always position oven rack(s) in desired • location while oven is cool. If a rack must be removed while oven is hot, do not let Do not use oven cleaners. No commer- pot holder contact hot heating elements • cial oven cleaner or oven liner protective in oven. coating of any kind should be used in or Use care when opening oven door. Let • around any part of the oven. hot air or steam escape before removing Before self-cleaning the oven, remove or replacing food. • b
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0 5 4 0 0 5 L I O R B N A E L O O O O O O C O O L L L L L L L L F F F F F F F F F F F F GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RANGE This section contains captioned pictures of your range. 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. (Model FES364E shown) Oven vent (p. 26) Control panel (pp. 10, 32) Ceramic glass cooktop Automatic oven (pp. 12, 37, 38) light switch (p. 41) Bro
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0 5 4 0 0 5 L I O R B N A E L O O O O O O C O O L L L L L L L L F F F F F F F F F F F F GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RANGE (Model FES330E shown) Oven vent (p. 26) Control panel (pp. 10, 32) Plug-in surface unit with one-piece reflector bowl Door switch (pp. 10, 32, 34) Broil element (not shown) (p. 21) Anti-tip bracket (p. 27) Bake element (p. 17) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p. 28) CONTROL PANEL Surface unit marker Clock/minute Oven contro
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0 0 3 5 3 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 L I 4 0 I H 5 L O 4 I 0 O R 0 0 R 5 B 0 B 5 L I L O O O O O I O O O O O R L L L L L L L L B R B F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RANGE (Model FEP330E shown) Oven vent (p. 26) Control panel Plug-in surface (pp. 10, 32) unit with one-piece reflector bowl (pp. 10, 32, 34) Broil element (not shown) (p. 23) Anti-tip bracket (p. 27) Bake element (p. 18) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage drawer (p. 28)
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0 0 3 5 3 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 5 L I 4 0 I H 5 L O 4 I 0 O R 0 0 R 5 B 0 B 5 L I L O O O O O I O O O O O R L L L L L L L L B R B F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RANGE (Models FEP310E and FEP320E shown) Oven vent (p. 26) Control panel Plug-in surface (pp. 10, 32) unit with one-piece reflector bowl (pp. 10, 32, 34) Broil element (not shown) (p. 23) Anti-tip bracket (p. 27) Bake element (p. 18) Model and serial number plate (behind left side of storage drawer) Removable storage dr
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USING YOUR RANGE To get the best cooking results, you should use your range the correct way. This section tells you what you need to know to use your range safely and efficiently. USING THE SURFACE UNITS Using the control knobs wWARNING Push in the control knobs before turning them to a setting. You can set them anywhere between HI and OFF. Fire Hazard Turn all controls off when done cooking. Failure to do so can result in death, fire, or burns. Surface unit heat settings Energy saving tips Use
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE UNITS (CONT.) Cookware tips Do not place your canner on 2 surface units at the • same time. Too much Use the correct cookware to prevent damage to • heat will buildup and will the surface unit, cooktop, wiring, and surround- damage the cooktop. ing areas. Start with hot water. • If the cookware is too small for the surface unit • This reduces the time or the bottom is not flat, the surface unit could the control is set on high. stay glowing red for an extended
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE SURFACE UNITS (CONT.) Using the ceramic glass cooktop Do not use the cooktop as a cutting board. • (Ceramic glass cooktop model) Do not allow anything that could melt, such as • plastic or aluminum foil, to come in contact with Cooking on the ceramic glass cooktop is similar to the cooktop while it is hot. cooking on coil surface units. There are, how- Sugary spills and soils can cause pitting. See • ever, a few differences: page 37 for more information. The cooking s
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USING YOUR RANGE POSITIONING RACKS AND PANS General guidelines Rack placement for specific foods: Follow this section carefully to get the best FOOD RACK POSITION cooking results. Frozen pies, large 1st or 2nd rack Before turning on the oven, place oven racks • roasts, turkeys, angel guide from bottom where you need them. food cakes To move a rack, pull it out to the stop, raise the • Bundt cakes, most 2nd rack guide front edge, and lift it out. quick breads, yeast from bottom Be sure the rack(s
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USING YOUR RANGE 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. 1 For best results, allow 1 ⁄2-2 inches of space • around each pan and between pans and oven walls. Use only one cookie sheet in the oven at a time. • Where to place pans: WHEN YOU HAVE PLACE 1 pan In center of the oven rack. 2 pans Side by side or slightly staggered.
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USING YOUR RANGE SETTING THE CLOCK (MODELS FEP330E, FES330E, FES364E) 1. Push in the minute timer knob and turn it 12 clockwise until the clock shows the correct 11 1 OFF time of day. 0 60 10 2 10 50 9 3 20 40 8 4 30 7 5 6 2. Let the minute timer knob pop out. Turn it 12 clockwise until the minute timer hand points 11 1 OFF to OFF. 0 60 10 2 10 50 9 3 20 40 8 4 30 7 5 6 15
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USING YOUR RANGE USING THE MINUTE TIMER (MODELS FEP330E, FES330E, FES364E) The Minute Timer does not start or stop the oven. It works like a kitchen timer. Set it in minutes up to an hour. You will hear a buzzer when the set time is up. NOTE: Do not push in the knob when setting the Minute Timer. Pushing in and turning the minute timer knob changes the clock setting. 1. Without pushing it in, turn the minute timer knob 12 counterclockwise until the timer hand passes the 11 1 OFF setting you want
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0 5 4 F 0 0 F 5 O M L I R O A R W B 0 0 N 2 A E 0 L 5 C 2 0 0 3 F 0 USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (MODELS FES330E AND FES364E) (CONT.) PUSH AND TURN 2. Push and turn the oven control knob clockwise YOU SEE to the baking/roasting temperature you want. OVEN ON and HEATING lights NOTE: Do not preheat the oven when roasting. go on. 3. Put your food in the oven. During baking/roasting, the elements will turn on and off to keep the oven temperature at the setting. NOTE: The top element helps heat d
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R B 0 5 1 F 0 F 0 2 O 0 5 2 0 0 3 E K 0 USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (MODELS FEP310E, FEP320E, FEP330E) 1. Place the racks where you need them. For more information, see “Positioning racks and Front of rack pans” on page 13. Rear of rack TURN TURN 2. Set the oven selector to BAKE and the oven temperature control knob to the baking/roasting temperature you want. The oven on indicator light will come on. The oven is preheated when the oven on indicator light first goes off. NOTE: Do not prehea
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0 5 3 0 0 4 0 L 5 I 4 O R 0 B 0 5 L I O R B F F USING YOUR RANGE BAKING/ROASTING (MODELS FEP310E, FEP320E, FEP330E) (CONT.) TURN TURN 4. After cooking, turn off the oven. Turn both the oven selector and the oven tem- perature control knob to OFF. The oven on indicator light will go off. Roasting tips Energy saving tips For even cooking, place the meat on a rack in “Oven peeking” can make cooking times • • a shallow pan. This keeps the meat out of the longer and affect food quality. drippings and
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E E T T A A E T T T A O O T R R O R D D D N N N A A A S S S W HOTTER HOTTER HOTTER HOTTER W W E E E R R C R S C C N S S E S N N O E E O S S L O O O O L L F F F F ˚ 5 ˚ ˚ ˚ 5 5 5 : : : : F F H H H H USING YOUR RANGE ADJUSTING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE CONTROL Although your new oven is properly adjusted to provide accurate temperatures, it may cook faster or slower than your old oven. If you are not satisfied with the baking/roasting results, you can change the temperature calibration by following the
