Roper FGS397X User Manual

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FGS397X

Thank you for choosing a
Roper appliance.

This Use and Care Guide will help you
operate and mainta.in your new, quality­built Roper range. Keep this Use end
Care Guide in a safe place for future
reference.

Complete and mail the
Product Registration Card.

This

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warranty system that ensures efficient
claim processing, can be used as a proof
of purchase for insurance claims and
helps Roper to contact you immediately
in the unlikely event of a product-safety
recall.

TO THE INSTALLER: PLEASE LEAVE THIS INSTRUCTION

BOOK WITH THE UNIT.

TO THE CONSUMER: PLEASE READ AND KEEP THIS BOOK
FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

You are responsible for

It is your responsibility to be sure that
your range:

Has been properly installed where
it is protected from the elements,
and on a floor strong enough to
support its weight. (See the
Installation Instructions.)

Is not used by anyone unable to
operate it properly.

Is properly maintained.
Is used only for jobs expected of a

home range.
Is secured by properly installed

anti-tip bracket(s), with rear
leveling leg(s) positioned under
bracket(s).

Contents

Important

PaitsAndFeatuies
using Your Range

Using the surface burners
The electronic oven controls 4
Setting the clock
Using the electronic Minute Timer­Usinu the Set/Cancel button
Usin the oven
Usinu the electronic oven control s
The &en vent
The storage drawer

CaringForYourRange

The control knobs
The control panel z
The surface burner grates
The surface burners and cooktop z
The oven burner
Using the Self-Cleaning cycle 10
Cleaning chart

The oven light ii
Before You Call For Service
WkUTEUl~

How to get service or assistance

Safety Iusauctions

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Important Safety Instructions

Gas ranges have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any appliance, there are specific
installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using
the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:

operation.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER

FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN

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THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE

HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

8 FOR YOUR SAFETY

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IF YOU SMELL GAS:

1. OPEN WINDOWS.

2. DON’T TOUCH ELECTRICAL SWITCHES.

3. EXTINGUISH ANY OPEN FLAMES.

4. IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR GAS SUPPLIER.

IMPROPER INSTALLATION, ADJUSTMENT, ALTERATION, SERVICE OR MAINTENANCE
CAN CAUSE INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. REFER TO THIS MANUAL. FOR
ASSISTANCE OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONSULT A QUALIFIED INSTALLER,
SERVICE AGENCY, MANUFACTURER (DEALER) OR THE GAS SUPPLIER.

1. Install or locate the range only in 4. DO NOT operate the range if it is
accordance with the provided not working properly, or if it has
Installation Instructions. It is
recommended that the range be
installed by a qualified installer.
The range must be properly
connected to the proper gas supply
and checked for leaks. If needed,
the range must also be properly
connected to electrical supply and
grounded.

been damaged.

5. DO NOT use the range for
warming or heating the room.
Persons could be burned or
injured, or a fire could start.

6. DO NOT attempt to light the oven
burner during a power failure.
Personal injury could result.

11. Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface burners. This
will help reduce the chance of
burns, igniting of flammable
materials, and spills due to
bumping of the pan.

12. Use only dry potholders. Moist or
damp potholders on surface
burners may result in burns from
steam. DO NOT let potholder touch
surface burners. DO NOT use a

2. To reduce the risk of tipping of the
appliance, the appliance must be
secured by properly installed anti­tip bracket(s). To check if the
bracket(s) is installed properly,
remove the storage drawer (see
page 8) and verify that the anti-tip
bracket(s) is engaged.

3. Gas fuels and combustion can
result in potential exposure to
chemicals known to cause cancer
or reproductive harm. For example,
benzene is a chemical which is a
part of the gas supplied to the
range. It is consumed in the flame
during combustion. However,
exposure to a small amount of
benzene is possible if a gas leak
occurs. Formaldehyde, carbon
monoxide and soot are by-products
of incomplete combustion. Properly
adjusted burners with a bluish

rather than a yellow flame will

minimize incomplete combustion.

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burned.

9. DO NOT touch surface burners,
areas near burners or interior
surfaces of oven. Areas near
surface burners and interior
surfaces of an oven become hot
enough to cause burns. During
use, DO NOT touch, or let clothing
or other flammable materials
contact surface burners, areas
near surface burners or interior
surfaces of oven. Other surfaces of
the range may become hot enough
to cause burns; such as, the oven
vent opening, the surface near the before attempting to handle it. DO
vent opening, the cooktop, the NOT allow grease to collect around
oven door and window. cooktop or in vents. Wipe spill-

10. Make sure the utensils you use are
large enough to contain food and
avoid boil-overs and spill-overs. Never pick up a flaming pan.
Heavy splattering or spill-overs Smother flaming pan on range by
left on a range can ignite and bum covering with a well-fitted lid,
you. Pan size is especially cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
important in deep fat frying.

utensils are suitable for cooktops
without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature.

14. DO NOT use decorative covers or
trivets over the surface burners.

15. DO NOT heat unopened containers.
They could explode. The hot
contents could cause burns and
container particles could cause
injury.

16. Grease is flammable and should be
handled carefully. Let fat cool

overs immediately.

17. DO NOT use water on grease fires.

grease outside of pan can be

extinguished with baking soda or,

if available, a multipurpose dry
chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.

18.

Never leave surface burners
unattended at high heat settings.
A boil-over could result and cause
smoking and greasy spill-overs
that may ignite.

19. Make sure surface burners are off
when you are finished, and when
you are not watching.

20.

Use care when opening oven door.
Let hot air or steam escape before
removing or replacing food.

21. Always position oven rack(s) in
desired location while oven is cool.

22. DO NOT store flammable materials
on or near the range. They could
explode or burn.

23. DO NOT store things children
might want above the range.
Children could be burned or
injured while climbing on it.

24.

DO NOT leave children alone or
unattended in area where the
range is in use. They should never
be allowed to sit or stand on any
part of the range. They could be
burned or injured.

25.

NEVER use a match or other flame
to look for a gas leak. Explosion
and injury could result.

26. Know where your main gas shut
off valve is located.

27.

Keep range vents unobstructed.

28. Clean your range regularly. See
care and cleaning instructions in
this manual

29. Be sure all range parts are cool
before cleaning.

30.

DO NOT clean door seal. It is

essential for a good seal Care
should be taken not to rub,
damage, or move the seal. Clean
only parts recommended in this

Use and Care Guide.

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31.

DO NOT use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any
kind should be used in or around
any part of the oven.

32. Before self-cleaning the oven,
remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
oven racks and other utensils. Do
not use your oven to clean
miscellaneous parts.

33. DO NOT repair or replace any
part of the range unless
specificahy recommended .in this
manual All other servicing

should be referred to a qualified

technician.

34.

Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.

Parts & Features

Oven vent

Surface burners Sufacebumers
and grates

Storage drawer 1

Electronic oven control

Control panel

Ovenbumer

(not shown)

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Using Your Range

Surface burner marker Right rear

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Left koit
control knob

L&rear
control knob

Using the surface burners

Pushfnandturn

control knob

any of a prolonged power

Surface burners can be manually lighted.
Hold a lit match near a burner and
slowly turn the control knob to the LlTE
position until the burner lights. After the
burner lights, turn the control knob to
the desired setting.

Control knobs must be pushed in, then
turned to the LlTE position. The
clicking sound is the ignition sparking.

To stop the clicking sound after the

burner lights, turn the control knob
back to a desired setting. The control
knob can be set anywhere between HI
and OFF.

Surface burner markers

The solid dot in the surface burner

marker shows which surface burner is
turned on by that knob.

Until you get used to the settings, use

the following as a guide. For best

results, start cooking at the high

settings, then turn the control knob
down to continue cooking.

Use IJTE to light the burner. After the

burner lights, turn control back to a
desired setting to stop the clicking of

Burn, Fire And Explosion Hazard

. Burner flame should not extend

beyond the edge of the cooking
utensil. The flame can burn you
and cause poor cooking results.

. Be sure all control knobs are

turned to OFF when you are not
cooking. Someone o&d be
bumedorafirecouldstartifa
burner is accidentally left ON.

. If the flame should go out while

cooking, or if there is a strong gas
odor, turn the burners OFF. Wait
five minutes for the gas odor to
disappear, before relighting
burner. If gas odor is still present,
see safety note on page 2. Failure
to follow these precautions could
result in explosion or fire.

. Do not attempt to light the oven

burner during a power failure.

Personal injury could result.
the ignition.
Use a high setting to start food

cooking: to bring liquids to a boil.

Use a medium setting to continue

cooking or to fry chicken or pancakes;

for gravy, pudding and icing; to cook

large amounts of vegetables.

Use a low setting to keep food warm
until ready to serve.

NOTE: Do not cook with the control in
the LlTE position.

The electronic oven controls

There are three parts in the oven control
section:

- The digital display.

- The command buttons.

- The TimeRemp Set Knob and Set/
Cancel button.

Instructions for each oven control are
covered on the following pages. Read
them carefully.

When you first plug in the range, the
display will show four flashing “8”s. If
after you set the clock (page 5) the
display again shows four flashing “8”s
your electricity was off for a while. Reset
the clock.

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Right uont
control knob

Oven light SW%&

Digital

display/clock

When you are not using the oven, this is
an accurate digital clock. When using
the oven or Minute Timer, the display
will show the time, temperature settings
and what command buttons have been
pressed.

When showing the timeofday, the
display will show the hour and minutes.

When using the Minute Timer, the
display shows minutes and seconds in
the following sequence:

. For settings from 0 minutes to 1

minute 55 seconds, the display will
increase in 5-second increments.

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For settings from 2 minutes to 9
minutes 50 seconds, the display will
increase in lo-second increments.

. For settings from lo-59 minutes, the

display will increase in l-minute
increments.

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For settings from 1 hour to 1 hour
55 minutes, the display will
increase in 5minute increments.

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For settings from 2 hours to 9 hours
50 minutes, the display will
increase in lo-minute increments.

When using Cook Time, the display
shows hours and minutes.

Command buttons

The command buttons tell the oven what
to do and in what order. A few
examples:

- Clock tells the oven you are going to
set the clock.

- Set/Cancel tells the oven to turn off.

Each command button (except SeV
Cancel) has its own indicator. The
indicator comes on when you touch the
command buttons.

Time/Temp Set Kuob

Once you’ve pushed a command button
to tell the oven what you want it to do,
you’lI use the Time/remp Set Knob to set

a temperature or time. Turning the
Time/remp Set Knob clockwise
increases the number on the display.
Turning the Time/remp Set Knob
counterclockwise decreases the number
on the display.

Setting the clock

Push the Clock button. The TIME
indicator will show in the display.
Release the Clock button.

Turn the Time/Temp Set Knob until
the correct time shows in the large
display.

Push the Set/Cancel button to
complete time-of-day entry.

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 50 minutes. You will hear three
beeps when the set time is up.

1. Push the Timer button. The TlMER
indicator will come on and the
large display will show ‘0:OO”.

2. Turn the Time/remp Set Knob until
the desired time shows in the large
display. The Minute Timer will
begin counting down 2 seconds
after the time is set.

When time is up, you will hear
three beeps.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

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Push the Timer button and hold it
down for 3 seconds until time-of­day appears in the large display or
turn the TimeA’emp Set Knob until

“0:OO” shows in the large display.

Using the Set/Cancel button

The Set/Cancel button will cancel any
command except for times set with the
Timer button. The large display will then
show the time-of-day or, if Minute Timer
is also being used, the time remaining.

Using the oven

Beking/roasting

1. Position the rack(s) properly before
turning on the oven. To change
rack position, pull rack out to stop,
raise front edge and lift out.

When using one rack, the rack

should be placed so the top
food will be centered in the oven.
Always leave at least 1 l/2 to 2
inches (4-5 cm) between the sides

of the pan and the oven walls and

other pans.

2. Push the Bake Temp button.
“--OF” will show in the small

display.

NOTE: If the oven door is latched when
you try to bake/roast, “door” will appear
in the large display and you will be
unable to continue. If the LOCK indicator
is on, wait until it goes off. Then move
the Lock Lever aB the
unlatch the door.

When baking, preheat the oven for

3.
10 minutes. (Preheating is not
needed when roasting.) To set a
baking/roasting temperature, turn
the Thne/Temp Set Knob until the
desired temperature shows in the
small display. The display will
increase in 5°F increments. The
BAKE and ON indicators will come
on. The burner will light in 50-60

seconds.
The oven is preheated when. you

4.
hear one beep.

Put food in the oven.

5.
During baking/roasting, the oven

burner will turn on and off to keep
the oven temperature at the
setting.

When baking/roasting is done,

6.
push the Set/Cancel button or turn
the Time/Temp Set Knob until

“--OF” shows in the small display.

The oven will then shut off.

NOTE: The oven automatically turns off
after 11 hours, 55 minutes.

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