GE JGSP20GER manual

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    Gas Iiu . . . . . . ., ,. ...,, ?+’ Safety [nstructions....................3-6 Anti-Tip Device .........................................3, 31 Operating Instructions, Tips Aluminum Foil...................................5, 19,22 Clock and Timer ....................................13, 14 Features ....................................................[...]

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    HELP US HELP YOU Read this book carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 Write down the model and serial [...]

  • Page 3

    - IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. Gas appliances can cause minor ex[...]

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    i ● llMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) * Let burner grates and other surfaces cool before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them. s Never wear loose fitting or hanghig garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable material could be ignited if brou[...]

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    – * Use least possible amount of fat for eff%ctive shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added. ● If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating or as fats melt slowly. ● Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats. ● Use a deep fat thermometer [...]

  • Page 6

    ! ● IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Cleaning Your Range ● Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide. ● Keep range clean and free of accumulations of grease or spillovers, which may ignite. Self-Cleaning Oven ● Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before self-cleaning operation. ● Before self-cleaning the oven, remove broi[...]

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    Flooring under the Range Your range, like so many other household items, The range should be installed on a l/4-inch-thick is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows: such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving When the floor covering ends at the front of the the range on this type of f[...]

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    FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE 111(~ w ,.- L---+ Ill - Ill I I Ill e-~ I 1111-ta v M-Lhi- Feature Index i Model and Serial Numbers .— 2 Oven Door Gasket 3 Removable Oven Bottom 4 oven shelvps (easily removed or repositioned on shelf supports) 5 Automatic Oven Door Latch 6 Surface Burner Controls 7 Lift-[Jp Coaktop — 8 Oven Vent 9 Anti-Tip Device (see[...]

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    Electric Ignition Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, Surface burners in use when an electrical power eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with failure occurs will continue to operate normally. constantly burning flames. In case of a power failure, you can light the surface burners on your range with a match. Hold a lig[...]

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    SURFACE COOKING (continued) How to Select Flame Size Watch the flame, not the knob, as You reduce heat. When boilinw use this same flame size—1/2 inch “The flame size on a gas burner should match the cookware you are using. u- smaller than the bottom of the cookware-no matter what the cookware is made of. Foods cook just as auicklv at a izentle[...]

  • Page 11

    Electric Ignition The oven burner and broil burner are lighted by electric ignition. To light either burner, touch the After the oven reaches the selected pad for the desired function and temperature, the oven burner press INCREASE or DECREASE cycles—off completely, then on pad until the desired temperature is with a full flame-to keep the displa[...]

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    USING YOUR OVEN (continued) Oven Light Oven Moisture The light comes on automatically when the oven door As your oven heats up, the temperature change of the is opened. Use the switch on the panel to turn the light air in the oven may cause water droplets to form on on and off. the door glass. These droplets are harmless and will evaporate as the o[...]

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    1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL w TIMER CLOCK CLEAIUOFF. Press this pad to cancel all oven operations except clock and timer. PROGRAM STATUS. Words light up in the display to indicate what is in time display. Programmed information can be displayed at any time by touching the pad of the operation you want to see. For ex[...]

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    OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER Clock To Set the Clock The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a TIME BAKE or CLEAN cycle. c1 Step 1: Press the CLOCK pad. CLOCK 1 Step 2: Press A INCREASE or DECREASE pad to ~ set the time of day. Step 3: Press the CLOCK pad to start. Tim[...]

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    Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. We recommend that you operate the range for a number of weeks to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see Adjusting Oven Thermostat section. How to Set Your Range for Baking To avoid possible burns, place the she[...]

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    TIMED BAKING How to Time Bake The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or To set the clock, first press the CLOCK pad. off automatically at specific times that you set. “TIME” will flash in the display. Press INCREASE or NOTE: Before beginning make sure the clock DECREASE pad until correct time of day is displayed. shows the correct time[...]

  • Page 17

    — How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop Quick Reminder: 1. Press COOK TIME pad. 2. Press INCREASE/ DECREASE pad to set cooking time. 3. Press STOP TIME pad. 4. Press INCREASE/ DECREASE pad until desired Stop Time appears in display. 5. Press BAKE pad. 6. Press INCREASE/ DECREASE pad to select oven temperature. Delay Start and Automatic Stop i[...]

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    BAKING (continued) For best baking results, follow these suggestions: Oven Shelves Arrange the oven shelf or shelves in the desired locations while the oven is cool. The correct shelf position depends on the kind of food and the browning desired. y .4s a general rule, place most foods in the middle of the oven, on either the second or third shelf [...]

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    Baking Guides Follow the recipe or the directions on the back of the box to get the best baking results. Cookies When baking cookies, flat cookie sheets (without sides) produce better-looking cookies. Cookies baked in a jelly roll pan (short sides all around) may have darker edges and pale or light browning may occur. Do not use a cookie sheet so l[...]

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    ROASTING Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or Roasting is really a baking procedure used for poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. meats. Therefore, the oven control is set for BAKE. Roasting temperatures, which should be low and (You may hear a slight clicking sound, indicating the steady, keep spattering to a minimum. oven is [...]

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    Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a meat thermometer? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the completion of cooking time is recommended. Temperatures are shown in the Roasting Guide. For roasts over 8 Ibs. check with thermometer at half-hour intervals after half the cooking time has passed. Q. Why is m[...]

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    BROILING Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from Step 6: Select LO Broil (450”F.) by tapping the upper unit in the oven. Most fish and tender cuts INCREASE pad once. Select HI Broil (550°F.) by of meat can be broiled. Follow these steps to keep tapping INCREASE pad twice. spattering and smoking to a minimum. To change from HI Broil[...]

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    1. Always use broiler pan and rack that comes with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping juices in the shielded lower part of the pan. 2. Broiling should always be done with the oven door closed. 3. For steaks and chops, slasb fat evenly around outside edges of meat. To slash, cut crosswise through outer fat surfa[...]

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    OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN Normal Cleaning Time: 3 hours Before a Clean Cycle Quick Reminder: 1. Prepare the oven for cleaning. 2. Close the oven door. 3. Press the CLEAN pad. 4. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to set clean time. Step 1: Remove the broiler pan, broiler rack, all cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven—they cannot wi[...]

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    After a Clean Cycle When the clean cycle is finished, the word “CLEAN” After a clean cycle, you may notice some white ash in will go out in the display and the oven will begin to the oven. Just wipe it up with a damp cloth. If white cool. When the oven temperature has fallen below the spots remain, remove them with a soap-filled steel . locking[...]

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    OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN (continued) Questions and Answers Q. If my oven clock is not working, can I still self-clean my oven? A. If the clock is not working then the entire control is not working. If the clock is not set to the correct time of day you will not be able to set a delay clean to end at a specific time. Q. Can I use commercial [...]

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    Proper care and cleaning are important so your range will give you efficient and satisfactory service. Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to help assure safe and proper maintenance. BE SURE ELECTRICAL POWER IS OFF BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF THE RANGE. Control Panel and Knobs Clean up any spills or spatters with a damp cloth. Remove[...]

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    CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Range Top Burners The holes in the burners must be kept clean at all times for proper ignition and an even, unhampered flame. You should clean the burners routinely, especially after bad spillovers which could clog these holes. Burners lift out for cleaning if the shipping screw was removed at installation. NOTE: A scr[...]

  • Page 29

    Drip Pans Remove the grates. Then lift out the chrome drip Do not attempt to clean the drip pans in the pans. Wash them in hot, soapy water. Rinse them with self-cleaning oven. clean, hot water and polish them dry with a cloth. Never use abrasive cleansers or steel wool—they’ll When replacing drip pans, the notch on the rear scratch the surface[...]

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    CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Oven Light Bulb The light bulb is located in the upper right corner of the oven. Before replacing the bulb, disconnect electrical power to the range at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel or unplug the range from the electric outlet. Let the bulb cool completely before removing it. Do not touch a hot bulb with a dam[...]

  • Page 31

    Removable Oven Bottom The oven bottom can be removed to clean large spills, but oven bottom must be replaced before using self-cleaning cycle. To remove: 1. Slide the tab at the center front of the oven bottom to the left. /q 2. Lift the oven Unlock Lock bottom up and out. To replace: 1. Slip the oven bottom into the oven so the tabs in the rear of[...]

  • Page 32

    MINOR ADJUSTMENTS YOU CAN MAKE Broil and Oven Burner Air Adjustment Shutters Air adjustment shutters for the broil and oven burners regulate the flow of air to the flame. The air adjustment shutter for the top burner is in the center of the rear wall of the oven. The shutter for the bottom burner is near the back wall behind the storage drawer. To [...]

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    PROBLEM TOP BURNERS DO NOT LICJHT BURNERS HAVE YELLOW OR YELLOW-TIPPED FLAMES BURNER FLAMES — VERY LARGE OR YELLOW SURFACE BURNER KNOBS WILL NOT TURN OVEN DOES NOT COOK PROPERLY OVENTEMPERATURE TOOHOTORTOOCOLD CONTROLBEEPSAFTER ENTERINGOVENTIME ORSTOPTIME POSSIBLE CAUSE ● ?&Ice sure the electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly groun[...]

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    PROBLEM SOLVER (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CLOCK AND TIMER ● Make sure the electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly grounded DO NOT WORK power outlet. ● Check for power outage. ● Review Oven Control, Clock and Timer section. OVEN NOT CLEAN c Oven controls not set properly. AFTER CLEAN CYCLE * Heavily soiled ovens require 3’% [...]

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    Wtill Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if You ever need information or assistance from GE, we’ll be there. All you have to do is call–toll-free! GEAnswer Cente~ 8W6262000 lwHome Repair Service 800WE$ARES (801’M32-2737) AGE consumer service professional will provide expert repair service, schedule[...]

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    YOUR GE GAS RANGE WARRANTY Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any parf of the range that fails becau[...]