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JBP79 Owner’ s Manual Ranges Self-Cleaning Radiant 164D4290P024 49-80065 12-00 JR Safety Instructions Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Radiant Surface Units . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . 3, 4 Operating Instructions Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .14 [...]
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W ARNING! For your safety , the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury , or loss of life. All ranges can tip and injury could result. T o prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall and floor by installing the Anti-T ip device suppli[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com IMPORT ANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking W ater and T oxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause [...]
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4 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ■ Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near the cooktop. ■ CAUTION : Items of interest to children should not be stored in cabinets above a range or on the backsplas[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Use proper pan size—select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface un[...]
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6 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ■ Do not heat unopened food containers. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury. ■ Keep the oven vent unobstructed. ■ Keep the oven free fro[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the surface units. www .GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. At [...]
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8 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless S[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the oven controls. www .GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and T imer Features and Settings BAKE Pad Press this pad to selec[...]
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10 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Special features of your oven control. Y our new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display[...]
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11 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com T ones at the End of a T imed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed. This continual 6 s[...]
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12 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the oven. T o avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stops, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will stop before coming completely ou[...]
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13 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler grid in the broiler pan. Follow suggested shelf positions in the Broiling Guide. If your range is connected to[...]
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14 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the clock and timer . T o Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a timed baking or self-cleaning cycle. Press the CLO[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the timed baking and roasting features. www .GEAppliances.com NOTE: Foods that spoil easily–such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork–should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour [...]
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16 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (On some models) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only . It cannot be used for broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking . NOTE: The oven li[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 17 Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! www .GEAppliances.com Y ou may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar w[...]
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18 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the self-cleaning oven. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self-clean cycle. Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware and any alu[...]
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19 How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Make sure the clock shows the correct time of day. Touch the SELF CLEAN pad. Using the number pads, enter the desired clean time. Touch the DELA Y ST ART pad. The earliest start time you can set will appear in the display. Using the number pads, enter the time of day you want the clean cycle to start. Touch the[...]
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20 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. How to Remove Packaging T ape To assure no damage is done to the finish of the product, the safest way to remove the adh[...]
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Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is removable for easier access to the light bulb. Do not lift the door by the handle. T o remove the door: Fully open the door. Each hinge has a hinge lock. Using a tool, pull the hinge locks down against the door frame. Firmly grasp the door at the top sides. Close the door to the stop position. Lift the door up an[...]
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22 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Heating Elements Do not clean the bake element or the broil element. Any soil will burn off when the elements are heated. To clean the oven floor, gently lift the bake element. Clean with warm soapy water. Ove[...]
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Allow the cooktop to cool. Spread a few drops of Cerama Bryte® to the entire burned residue area. Hold the razor scraper at approximately a 45° angle against the glass surface and scrape the soil. It will be necessary to apply pressure to the razor scraper in order to remove the residue. Keep a small amount of cream on the residue as you scrape. [...]
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24 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Cleaning the glass cooktop. Turn off all surface units. Remove hot pans. Wearing an oven mitt: a. Use the razor scraper to move the spill to a cool area on the cooktop. b. Remove the spill with paper towels. Any remaining spillover should be left[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Before Y ou Call For Service… www .GEAppliances.com T roubleshooting T ips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Ca[...]
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26 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions T roubleshooting T ips Before Y ou Call For Service … Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Clock and timer do Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly not work inserted in the electrical outl[...]
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27 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Oven will not self-clean The oven temperature is • Allow the oven to cool to room temperature and too high to set a self-clean reset the controls. operation. Oven co[...]
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28 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Display goes blank A fuse in your home may be • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is in the • See the Special features of your oven control section. black-out mode. Display flashes Power failure. • Reset the clock. Unable to get the Oven contro[...]
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General Electric Company Warranty Registration Department P.O. Box 32150 Louisville, KY 40232-2150 GE Service Protection Plus ™ GE, a name recognized worldwide for quality and dependability, offers you Service Protection Plus ™ —comprehensive protection on all your appliances— No Matter What Brand! Benefits Include: • Backed by GE • All[...]
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Consumer Product Ownership Registration Important Mail Today! General Electric Company Louisville, Kentucky www.GEAppliances.com First Name Mr. ■ ■ Ms. ■ ■ Mrs. ■ ■ Miss ■ ■ Street Address City State Date Placed In Use Month Day Year Zip Code Apt. # Last Name Phone Number _ _ Consumer Product Ownership Registration Dear Customer: Th[...]
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31 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support GE Electric Range W arranty . For The Period Of: GE Will Provide: One Y ear Any part of the range which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. From the date of the During this full one-year w[...]
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Consumer Support. GE Appliances W ebsite www .GEAppliances.com Have a question or need assistance with your appliance? Try the GE Appliances Website 24 hours a day, any day of the year! For greater convenience and faster service, you can now download Owner’s Manuals, order parts, catalogs, or even schedule service on-line. You can also “Ask Our[...]