Corporation Electric Range Use and Care Guide

Before You Call For Service
If you are having an operating problem,
check the chart to see what the cause
might be before you call for assistance.
OPERATING PROBLEM
Nothing operates.
CHECK IF
WHAT TO DO
. Range is properly connected to a live
1 Reconnect range to electrical supply. (See
circuit with the proper voltage.
Installation Instructions.)
. Fuse has blown or circuit breaker has
tripped.
1 Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
Oven will not operate.
a The electronic controls are set
correctly. See pages 5-7.
1 You have programmed a delay start
time.
n Reset controls, if necessary.
Surface units will not
operate.
1 Range is connected to electrical
power.
n Reconnect range to electrical supply. (See
Installation Instructions.)
1 Fuse has blown or circuit breaker has
tripped.
l Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
Control knob(s) will not
turn.
If the Self-Cleaning cycle
will not operate.
. You pushed in knob(s) before trying to
turn.
. The clock shows the right time of day.
. The Lock Lever is all the way to the
right.
n You have set a delay start time.
1 Push in knob(s) before turning.
1 Reset clock, if necessary.
I Slide Lock Lever all the way to the right, if
necessary.
Cooking results aren’t
what you expected.
n Pans are the size called for in the
1 Use correct-size pans.
recipe.
. You are following a tested recipe from
. Modify recipe or find a new recipe.
a reliable source.
. The cooking utensils have smooth, flat
m Use cooking utensils with smooth, flat
bottoms and fit the surface units.
bottoms.
. When baking, you have preheated the
. Preheat the oven according to recipe’s
oven as the recipe calls for.
specifications.
. When baking, you have allowed 1 l/2
. Reposition pans for best air circulation.
to 2 inches (4-5 cm) on all sides of the
pans for air circulation.
m When broiling, you have not
n Open oven door to Broil Stop position.
completely closed the oven door.
. You are allowing enough time for
1 Solid elements take longer to reach the desired
surface units to warm up or cool off to
heat settings than do coil elements. To avoid
the desired heat setting (solid element
overcooking after food has reached the desired
surface units only).
temperature, you may want to turn down the
heat setting earlier.
The oven temperature
. Your old oven was accurate. Your old
1 If, after using the oven, you are not satisfied
seems too low or too high.
oven may have shifted gradually while
with the temperature settings, they can be
your new oven may be more exact.
adjusted by an authorized RopersM service
technician. (See “How to get service or
assistance” on page 16.)
If there has been a power
interruption, the display
will flash “88:88”.
1 Reset the clock, (page 5).
“E” followed by a number
from 1 to 8 shows in the
small display.
. Call for service. (See “How to get service or
assistance” on page 16.)
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