Roper SEP340X, SEC350X User Manual
Electric Range
Useand
CareGuide
Home Appliances
SEP340X
SEC350X
Thank you for choosing a
Roper appliance.
This Use and Care Guide will help you
operate and maintain your new, qualitybuilt Roper range. Keep this Use and
Care Guide in a safe place for future
reference.
Complete and mail the
Product Registration Card.
This card enters your warranty into our
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.
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
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. The bracket must
overlap the range base.
support
Contents
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Important Safety Instructions
Parts And Features
Using Your Range
Using the surface units
Setting the clock
Using the Minute Timer
Using the oven controls
Using the automatic MEALTIMER’” clock -7
The oven vent
The optional backguard accessory ~
The storage drawer
Caring For Your Range
The control knobs
The control panel
The surface units and reflector bowls ~
The lift-up cooktop
The removable oven door
The standard-cleaning oven
The continuous-cleaning oven
Cleaning chart
The oven light
Before You Call For Service
Warranty
How to get service or assistance
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Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using
the range, follow basic precautions, including the following:
1. Read all instructions before using
the range. near units, heating elements or
2. Install or locate the range only in
accordance with the provided
Installation Instructions. It is
recommended that the range be
installed by a qualified installer.
The range must be properly
connected to electrical supply and
grounded.
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3. To reduce the risk of tipping of the
appliance, the appliance must be
secured by properly installed anti-
tip bracket. To check if the bracket
is installed properly, remove the
storage drawer (see page 8) and
verify that the anti-tip bracket is
engaged.
4. DO NOT operate the range if it is
not working properly, or if it has
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. Use the range only for its intended
use as described in this manual.
7. DO NOT wear loose or hanging
garments when using the range.
They could ignite if they touch a
surface unit and you could be
burned.
8. Make sure the reflector bowls are
in place during cooking. Cooking
without reflector bowls may
subject the wiring and components
underneath them to damage.
9. DO NOT line reflector bowls with
aluminum foil or other liners.
Improper installation of these
liners may result in a risk of
electric shock or fire.
10. DO NOT touch surface units, areas
interior surfaces of oven. Surface
units and heating elements may be
hot even though they are dark in
color. Areas near surface units and
interior surfaces of an oven become
hot enough to cause burns. During
and after use, DO NOT touch, or let
clothing or other flammable
materials contact surface units,
areas near units, heating elements
or interior surfaces of oven until
they have had sufficient time to
cool. Other surfaces of the range
may become hot enough to cause
burns; such as, the oven vent
opening, the surface near the vent
opening, the cooktop, the oven
door and window.
11. Select a pan with a flat bottom that
is about the same size as the
surface unit. If pan is smaller than
the surface unit, some of the
heating element will be exposed
and may result in the igniting of
clothing or potholders. Correct pan
size also improves cooking
efficiency.
12. Turn pan handles inward, but not
over other surface units. This will
help reduce the chance of burns,
igniting of flammable materials,
and spills due to bumping of the
pan.
13. Use only dry potholders. Moist or
damp potholders on hot surfaces
may result in burns from steam.
DO NOT let potholder touch hot
heating elements. DO NOT use a
towel or bulky cloth for a
potholder. They could catch on fire.
14. Check to be sure glass cooking
utensils are safe for use on the
cooktop. Only certain types of
glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed
utensils are suitable for cooktops
without breaking due to the
sudden change in temperature.
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
before attempting to handle it. DO
NOT allow grease to collect around
cooktop or in vents. Wipe spillovers immediately.
17. DO NOT use water on grease fires.
Never pick up a flaming pan.
Smother flaming pan on range by
covering with a well-fitted lid,
cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming
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 units
unattended at high heat settings.
A
boil-over could result and cause
smoking and greasy spill-overs
that may ignite.
19. Make sure surface units 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
If rack must be removed while
oven is hot, do not let potholder
contact hot heating element in
oven.
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. Keep range vents unobstructed.
26. Clean your range regularly. See
care and cleaning instructions in
this manual.
27. Be sure all range parts are cool
before cleaning.
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28. DO NOT soak removable heating
elements in water. The element
will be damaged and shock or fire
could result.
29. DO NOT clean door heat 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.
30. DO NOT use oven cleaners on
continuous-cleaning ovens. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any
part of the oven.
31. DO NOT repair or replace any part
of the range unless specifically
recommended in this manual. All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
32. Disconnect the electrical supply
before servicing the range.
. FOR YOUR SAFETY .
DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. THE FUMES CAN CREATE A FIRE
HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.
. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS .
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Parts & Features
Models SEC350X (shown) & SEP340X
Plug-in
surface unit
Chrome
reflector bowl
Control panel
Broil element
Anti-tip bracket
Model and seri
Oven vent
Bake element
Model SEC350X
Timed bake Timed
indicator
light
Continuous-
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cleamn
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Standa
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Heat seal
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bake
switch
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Surface
unit
marker
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Left front Left rear
control
knob knob
control
storage drawer
Clock/Minute Start
Timer time
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Stop Surface unit
time indicator light
Right rear
control
knob
Removable
Right front Oven
control
knob knob
control
Oven
indicator
light
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Model SEP340X
Timed bake Timed
indicator
light
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bake
switch knob
Surface
unit
marker
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Left front Left rear
control
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control
knob
Clock/Minute
Timer
Start
time
Stop Surface unit
time indicator indicator
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Right rear Right front
control
knob knob
control
Oven
control
knob
Oven
Using Your Range
Using the surface units
Cookware
Setting the clock
Control knobs must be pushed in
before turning them to a setting. They
can be set anywhere between HI and
OFF.
Surface unit markers
The solid dot in the surface unit marker
shows which surface unit is turned on
by that knob.
Surface unit indicator lights
One of the Surface Unit Indicator Lights
on the control panel will glow when a
surface unit is on.
Bum And Fire Hazard
Be sure all control knobs are
turned to OFF and all indicator
lights are OFF when you are not
cooking. Someone could be burned
or a fire could start if a surface unit
is accidentally left ON.
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 a high setting to start food cooking;
to bring liquids to a boil.
Use a medium-high setting to hold a
rapid boil; to fry chicken or pancakes.
Use a medium setting for gravy,
pudding and icing; to cook large
amounts of vegetables.
Use a medium-low setting to keep food
cooking after starting it on a higher
setting.
Use a low setting to keep food warm
until ready to serve. Set the heat higher
or lower within the low band to keep
food at the temperature you want.
Pans should be the same size or larger
than the surface unit to prevent boilovers and hot handles.
Use only flat-bottomed utensils. Flat
bottoms allow maximum contact
between the pans and surface units for
fast, even cooking. Pans with uneven
bottoms or with raised patterns on the
bottoms are not suitable. Do not use
trivets, woks with skirts, or canners
with concave or ridged bottoms.
To check your cookware for flatness,
place a straight-edge across the bottom
of each piece. Rotate the straight-edge
across the bottom. If light shows
anywhere between the pan and the
straight-edge, the pan is not flat. Do not
use it.
Bum And Product Damage Hazard
. If the pan is too small for the
surface unit, you could be burned
by the heat from the exposed
section of the surface unit. Use
correctly sized cooking utensils to
prevent injury.
l If a surface unit stays red for a
long time, the bottom of the pan
is not flat enough or is too small
for the surface unit. Prolonged
usage of incorrect utensils for
long periods of time can result in
damage to the surface unit,
cooktop, wiring and surrounding
areas. To prevent damage, use
correct utensils, start cooking on
high setting and turn control
down to continue cooking.
Push in and turn the Minute Timer
Knob to set the Clock.
1. Push in Minute Timer Knob and
turn clockwise until clock shows
the correct time of day.
2. Let the Minute Timer Knob pop
out. Turn clockwise until Minute
Timer hand points to ” 12”. The
clock setting will change if you
push in the knob when turning.
Using the Minute Timer
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 wiII
hear a buzzer when the set time is up.
Do not push in the knob when setting
the Minute Timer.
1. Without pushing it in, turn the
Minute Timer Knob until the timer
hand passes the setting you want.
2. Without pushing in, turn the knob
back to the setting you want.
When the time is up, a buzzer will
sound. To stop the buzzer, turn the
Minute Timer hand to “12”.
NOTE: Pushing in and turning the
Minute Timer Knob changes the clock
setting.
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