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Safety Information Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Radiant Surface Units . . . . . . . . 4 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . 2, 3 Operating Instructions Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–20 Oven Thermostat . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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2 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 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 [...]
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Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F . and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F . Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. COOK MEA T AND POUL TRY THOROUGHL Y… Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Car[...]
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 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 unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to su[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 5 www .GEAppliances.com ■ 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 from g[...]
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Using the surface units. 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 both OFF and HI the control clicks into position. You may hear slight clicking sounds during cooking, indicating the control is keeping the power level you set. A HOT[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support T emperature Limiter Every radiant surface unit has a temperature limiter. The temperature limiter protects the glass cooktop from getting too hot. The temperature limiter may cycle the units off for a time[...]
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Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions 8 Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: recommended Aluminum: heavy weight recommended Good conductivity. Aluminum residues sometimes[...]
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9 Note: Flat-bottomed canners are required for glass cooktops. Pots that extend beyond 1 inch of the surface unit’s circle are not recommended for most surface cooking. However, when canning with water-bath or pressure canner, larger-diameter pots may be used. This is because boiling water temperatures (even under pressure) are not harmful to the[...]
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Using the oven controls. 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 select the bake function. Display Shows the time of day, oven temperature, whether the oven is in the bake, broil or self-cleaning mode and the times set for the timer or [...]
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Aluminum Foil You can use aluminum foil to line the broiler pan and broiler grid. However, you must mold the foil tightly to the grid and cut slits in it just like the grid. Without the slits, the foil will prevent fat and meat juices from draining into the broiler pan. The juices could become hot enough to catch on fire. If you do not cut the slit[...]
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12 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the oven. 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 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheat[...]
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13 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the clock and timer . www .GEAppliances.com 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-cleanin[...]
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14 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the timed baking and roasting features. 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 before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth [...]
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15 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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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16 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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17 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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 earli[...]
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18 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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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 19 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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20 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the Sabbath Feature. (On some models) (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only . It cannot be used for convection, broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking. NOTE:[...]
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21 Care and cleaning of the range. www .GEAppliances.com 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 adhesive left from packaging tape and labels on new appliances is an application of a [...]
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Control Panel ■ Clean up splatters with a damp cloth. ■ You may also use a glass cleaner. ■ Remove heavier soil with warm soapy water. ■ Do not use abrasives of any kind. Painted Surfaces Painted surfaces include the door, top of the control panel and the drawer front. Clean these with soap and water or a vinegar and water solution. Do not [...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 23 www .GEAppliances.com Oven Shelves Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, rinse the shelves with clean water and dry with a clean cloth. NOTE: The oven shelves ma[...]
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Oven Light Replacement CAUTION: Before replacing your oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical power to the range at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Be sure to let the light cover and bulb cool completely. T o remove the cover: Twist lens counterclockwise about a quarter turn to remove. Do not remove any screws to remove the cover . Repla[...]
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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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26 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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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 Causes What T o Do Surface units will not Improper cookware • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter maintain a rolling boil being used.[...]
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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 outlet. grounded outlet. A fuse in your home may • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Oven controls improperl[...]
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29 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com 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 contro[...]
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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 control p[...]
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31 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Notes[...]
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32 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Notes[...]
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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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35 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support GE Electric Range W arranty . All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers, or an authorized Customer Care ® technician. T o schedule service, on-line, 24 hours a day , contact us at www[...]
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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[...]