Whirlpool SES370X User Manual

Electric Range

Useaid

CareGuide

Home Appliances

SES370X

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 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. I Is secured by properly installed anti-

tip bracket(s), with rear leveling

leg(s) positioned under bracket(s).

Contents

Importaut Safety Instructions Parts And Features Using Your Range

Using the

Setting the electronic clock Setting

Using the oven Using the Cook Timer The oven vent The

The storage drawer

Caring For Your Range

The control knobs The control panel The surface units and reflector bowls -7 The lift-up cooktop Using the Self-Cleaning cycle Cleaning chart The oven light

Before You

Warranty

How to get service or assistance -

surface units

the electronic Minute Timer -4

optional backguard accessory -

Call For Service

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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.

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.

3. To reduce the risk of tipping of the appliance, the appliance must be secured by properly installed anti-tip bracket(s). To check if the bracket(s) is installed properly, remove the storage drawer (see page 6) and verify that the anti-tip bracket(s) 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 near units, heating elements or

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 cool 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 cool. If racks 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 wiIl 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. No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven.

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

miscellaneous parts.

32. 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.

. FOR YOUR SAFETY .

DO NOT STORE OR USE GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN

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

HAZARD OR EXPLOSION.

. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS .

Parts 81 Features

Model SES370X

Oven vent

Chrome

reflector bowl

Manual oven

light switch

Heat seal Removable

storage drawer

Left front control knob

Left rear control knob

number plate (not shown)

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, ,control knob

Right rear

Automatic oven

light switch

Lock lever

Oven rack

lguide

Right front

/control knob

Oven indicator light

Surface unit

indicator light

Electronic clock/Minute

Timer/Cook Timer

indicator light

Clean

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Using Your Range

Using the surface units

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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.

Cookware

Pans should be the same size or larger than the surface unit to prevent boil-

overs and hot handles.

For best results, use 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.

. 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.

Setting the electronic clock

The electronic clock is a digital clock

with a Minute Timer and automatic

control cooking cycle. Time-of-day, Minute Timer times and cook times are set by pushing command buttons on either side of the display.

1. When the range is connected to power, than three seconds occurs, “12:OO” will flash on the display.

2. Push the Cancel/Clock button.

3. Set the desired time by pushing the Up and Down buttons. The time will increase or decrease on the display, depending upon which button you push. “PM” will appear on the display for a PM time

setting.

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Setting the electronic Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start the oven. It works like a kitchen timer. It can be set in hours and minutes up to

9 hours 59 minutes. When the set time is

up, you will hear a l/2-second on and

l/2-second off tone and the lower dot in the middle of the display will flash. Press the Minute Timer button to cancel the tone and flashing dot.

1. Push the Minute Timer button.

2. Set the desired time by pushing the Up and Down buttons. The time

will increase or decrease on the

display, depending upon which button you push. The lower dot in the middle of the display will light up, indicating that the Minute Timer is on.

3. The display will show the set time, then return to time-of-day.

4. To see the remaining set time before the set time is up, press the Minute Timer button.

To cancel the Minute Timer:

Push the Minute Timer button, followed by the Up or Down buttons until “0:OO”

shows on the display.

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