GE JS998 manual

www .GEAppliances.com JS998 Owner’ s Manual Ra n g e s Self-Cleaning Oven with T rivection ™ 164D4290P336-2 49-80180-2 10-03 JR Safety Instr uctions . . . . . .2–8 Operating Instr uctions Canning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Clock, Timer and Control Lockout . . . . . . . . . .17 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . .14–16 Convection . . . [...]

2 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 attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy . It is important not to defeat or tamper w[...]

www .GEAppliances.com Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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 li[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 4 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions ■ 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 back of a[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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 a[...]

6 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Read and follow the specific “Precautions to A void Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy” section in this manual. T o reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: ?[...]

7 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com ■ Steam or vapor escaping from around the door . ■ Dimming of the oven light and change in the blower sound may occur . ■ The microwave fan may operate with both ovens off. It is cooling the control and will turn itself[...]

8 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 fr[...]

9 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the surface units. www .GEAppliances.com NOTE: 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 [...]

Do not slide cookware across the cooktop because it can scratch the glass—the glass is scratch resistant, not scratch proof. DRAGGING T emperature Limiter Every radiant sur face 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 if: ?[...]

11 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Selecting types of cookware. www .GEAppliances.com The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: recommended Aluminum: heavy[...]

Note: Flat-bottomed canners are required for glass cooktops. Pots that extend beyond 1 ″ of the sur face unit’ s circle are not recommended for most sur face 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[...]

13 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support The GE Profile oven with T rivection ™ technology is a microwave-assist oven designed to cook food up to five times faster than a traditional oven. This oven gives the user the flexibility to cook food in traditional cooking modes (Bake or Broi[...]

SELECT CONTROL LOCK KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF OVEN LIGHT 14 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) Control Screen & Keypad All cooking modes, special features and oven settings are directe[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com SELECT Press pad beside display to select item in display . Oven Control Sleep Feature —Any time the oven is not in use (no cooking, no cleaning, no help and no timers) for more than 10 minutes, the oven control will go to sl[...]

16 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) SELECT Settings This oven has additional settings that you may choose to use. See the Settings section. Recipes This oven feature allows the user[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Y our control will allow you to lock out the touch pads so they cannot be activated when pressed. T o lock/unlock the controls: Press the CONTROL LOCK pad for 3 seconds, until the control screen shows CONTROL IS LOCKED. T o unlock the control, press[...]

18 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the oven. T o avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The racks have stop-locks, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will stop before coming completely o[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the T rivection ™ oven. www .GEAppliances.com Microwave Assisted In the T rivection oven, a microwave is used to assist cooking. The combination of microwave, convection fan and heating elements is unique for each food category . NOTE The mi[...]

Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the T rivection ™ oven. Other Speedcooking T ips. . . Y ou must preheat your oven. Put the food in the oven after the preheat beep when the oven control displays “Put Food In Oven” and then press ST ART . Y ou must press the ST ART key a[...]

21 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Speed Baking Select SPEEDCOOK from the main menu. Select SPEED BAKE when baking or roasting. Select food type. Y ou can select FROZENFOODS, MEA T or VEG/CASS . Select MORE to see additional categories[...]

Meats Minutes/Lb. Oven T emp. Internal T emp. Beef Rib, Boneless Rib, Rare † 22–26 325°F 140°F † T op Sirloin Medium 26–30 325°F 160°F (3 to 5 lbs.) Well 30–34 325°F 170°F Beef T enderloin Rare † 12–16 325°F 140°F † Medium 16–20 325°F 160°F Pork Bone-in, Boneless (3 to 5 lbs.) 30–35 325°F 160°F Ham Canned, Butt, Shan[...]

www .GEAppliances.com Rack First Side Second Side Food Quantity and/or Thickness Position T ime, Min T ime, Min. Comments Ground Beef 2 lb. (8 patties) D 10 8 Space evenly on pan. 1/2 ″ to 3/4 ″ thick Up to 8 patties take about the same time Beef Steaks Med. Rare 1 ″ thick D 11 10 Steaks less than 1 ″ thick Medium (about 2–3 lbs.) D 13 12[...]

24 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the defrost feature. How to Set the Oven for Defrost Place food in oven. Select FEA TURE from main menu. Select DEFROST . Enter the defrost time in hours and/or minutes. Reference the chart on the next page. Select ST ART . NOTE: Food may b[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 25 www .GEAppliances.com Defrosting Guide Rack Defrost Stand Food Position T ime T ime Comments Ground Meat 1 lb. D 9 min. 5 min. T urn over , break apart and remove more than 1 lb. C 9 min./lb. 10 min. def[...]

26 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Aluminum Foil Y ou 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. Never entirely cover a rack with aluminum foil. This will disturb the [...]

Using the traditional 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 before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat f[...]

28 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using traditional broil. How to Set the Oven for Broiling Leave the door open to the broil stop position. The door stays open by itself, yet the proper temperature is maintained in the oven. NOTE: Food can be broiled with the door open or closed;[...]

Auto Recipe ™ Conversion When convection baking, the Auto Recipe ™ Conversion feature automatically reduces the set traditional baking temperature by the recommended 25°F . See Auto Recipe ™ Conversion in the Settings section. ■ Use pan size recommended. ■ Some package instructions for frozen casseroles or main dishes have been developed[...]

30 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Select CONVECTION . Select CONV MUL TI for multi-rack convection baking. This mode is used for cooking food items on more than one rack (i.e., 2, 3 or more racks) at the same time in convection bake. See Multi-Rack Baking section for more informa[...]

31 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the timed features for convection cooking. www .GEAppliances.com . Y ou will hear a fan while cooking with these features. The convection fan will stop when the door is opened, but the heat will not turn off. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily?[...]

32 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop Y ou can set the oven control to delay-start the oven, cook for a specific length of time and then turn off automatically . Make sure the clock shows the correct time of day . Select CONVECTION . Sele[...]

Select RECIPES . Select the desired FA VORITE recipe. A FA VORITE that has already been programmed will have a block before and after it. For example: ■ FA VORITE1 ■ . The control display will show the programmed cooking mode, temperature and time for the FA VORITE . Select REPLACE . Select the desired cooking mode. The available options are BA[...]

34 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the proof, warmer and warm features. The proofing feature maintains a warm environment useful for rising yeast-leavened products. How to Set the Oven For Proof NOTE: For best results, cover the dough with a cloth or with greased plastic wra[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 35 The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly . Before a Clean Cycle W e recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan[...]

36 Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly . How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Select FEA TURES . Select SELF CLEAN . Select the desired self clean. A 3-hour s[...]

37 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Settings. www .GEAppliances.com Y our new touch pad control has additional settings that you may choose to use. They remain in the control’ s memory , even after a power failure. NOTE: If a setting is selected, it will have blocks before and af[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 38 Settings. Auto Recipe ™ Conversion When using convection bake, the Auto Recipe ™ Conversion feature automatically changes entered traditional baking temperatures to convection baking temperatures. For example, if you enter a regular recipe te[...]

39 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Adjust the oven temperature—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 with it. If you still think your new oven i[...]

40 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the Sabbath Feature. (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, Broil, Speedcook, Defrost, Proof, Dehydrate, W arm, W armer , Self-Clea[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 41 www .GEAppliances.com Once in Sabbath Feature…How to Set for Baking/Roasting or Adjust Baking T emperature Select BAKE . No audible signal will be given. Using the number pads, enter the desired temperature between 170°F and 550°F . No audibl[...]

Control Panel If desired, the touch pads may be deactivated before cleaning. See the Control lockout information in the Using the clock, timer and control lockout section in this manual. Clean up splatters with a damp cloth. Y ou may also use a glass cleaner or the cooktop cream. Remove heavier soil with warm soapy water . Do not use abrasives of a[...]

43 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Do not rub or clean the door gasket— it has an extremely low resistance to abrasion. If you notice the gasket becoming worn, frayed or damaged in any way or if it has become displaced on the door , you should have it repla[...]

Care and cleaning of the range. 44 Clean the oven racks and the convection roasting rack with an abrasive cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, rinse the racks with clean water and dry with a clean cloth. NOTE: The oven racks and convection roasting rack may be cleaned in the self-cleaning oven. However , the oven racks will darken in color , los[...]

45 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Broiler Pan & Grid Do not clean the broiler pan or grid in a self-cleaning oven. After broiling, remove the broiler pan from the oven. Remove the grid from the pan. Carefully pour out the grease from the pan into a prope[...]

Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Allow the cooktop to cool. Use the CERAMA BRYTE ® Ceramic Cooktop Scraper at approximately a 45° angle against the glass sur face and scrape the soil. It will be necessary to apply pressure to the razor scraper in order to remove the residue. Afte[...]

www .GEAppliances.com T urn off all sur face units. Remove hot pans. W earing an oven mitt: a. Use the CERAMA BR YTE ® Ceramic Cooktop 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 until the sur face of the cooktop has cooled. Don’ t use the sur face units a[...]

Before you call for service… 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. 48 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Surface units will not Improper cookware • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter of maintain a rolling boil being used. the sur face uni[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Food does not Oven controls • See Using the T rivection ™ Oven section. speed bake properly improperly set. Rack position is incor rect • See Using the T rivection ™ Oven section. or [...]

Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Arcing between metal Improper spacing between • See Using the T rivection ™ Oven section. surfaces in oven while metal surfaces and/or speedcooking or aluminum foil. defrosting Display shows Wiring from house to oven • Contact installer or qualified electrician to check “Miswired detected” is incor rect[...]

51 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Oven Oven temperature • See the Adjust the oven temperature—Do it yourself! temperature too needs adjustment. section. hot or too cold Oven will not work Oven controls improperly set. [...]

Before you call for service… Consumer Support T roubleshooting T ips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions T roubleshooting T ips 52 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Oven light does Light bulb is loose or defective. • Tighten or replace the bulb. not work Pad operating light is broken. • Call for service. “F— and[...]

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