GE JT980 manual

www .GEAppliances.com 164D4290P388-1 49-80236-1 10-03 JR JT930—30 ″ Single W all Oven JT980—30 ″ Double W all Oven Owner’ s Manual Safety Instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . .2–7 Operating Instr uctions Adjusting T emperature . . . . . . . . . .34 Clock, Timer and Control Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Controls . . . . . . . . [...]

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 with the safety interlocks. ■ Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allo[...]

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: W ARNING —Grounding Instructions: This appliance must be connected to a grounded, metallic, permanent wiring system, or an equipment grounding conductor should be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment grounding terminal[...]

■ Do not store flammable materials in an oven. ■ CAUTION : Items of interest to children should not be stored in cabinets above an oven; children climbing on the oven to reach items could be seriously injured. ■ Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over t[...]

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: ■ Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance if paper , plastic or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. ■ In defrost mode,[...]

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

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… ■ Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should[...]

Introduction. The GE Profile oven with T rivection ™ technology is a microwave-assist wall 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 broil), convection modes (convection bake and convection roast) or in speedcook modes (sp[...]

Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) www .GEAppliances.com Control Screen & Keypad All cooking modes, special features and oven settings are directed and operated from the control screen. Directions for operating the oven and prompting for required information are displayed within [...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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 sleep. While sleeping, the cont[...]

Settings This oven has additional settings that you may choose to use. See the Settings section. Recipes NOTE: On double wall ovens, Recipes is available only on the upper oven. This oven feature allows the user to store up to six temperature/cooking time combinations. The user can then speed bake, bake or convection bake/roast one of the six store[...]

Y our control will allow you to lock out the touch pads so they cannot be activated when pressed. NOTE: On double oven models, this activates this feature for both ovens. T o lock/unlock the controls: Press the 7 and 8 pads at the same time for 3 seconds, until the control screen shows CONTROL IS LOCKED. T o unlock the control, press the 7 and 8 pa[...]

Using the oven. www .GEAppliances.com 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 out, and will not tilt. When placing and removing cookware, pull the rack out to th[...]

Using the T rivection ™ oven. 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 microwave will cycle on and off while cooking to best distribute energy to the food. The mi cro w ave turns off and the cook[...]

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

16 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the T rivection ™ oven. 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 [...]

www .GEAppliances.com Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support T ips for Speed Broiling Y our oven with T rivection ™ technology has the flexibility to broil like a traditional oven or speed broil. Speed broiling of meats is approximately twice as fast as traditional broiling. Speed broi[...]

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 coo k t hr ough befo[...]

Using the defrost feature. www .GEAppliances.com 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 be checked at any time by opening the door . The microwave and convection fan will [...]

20 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the defrost feature. 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. defrosted meat at signals. Hamburger Patt[...]

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 heat circulation and result in poor baking. A smaller sheet of foil may be used to catch a spillover by [...]

Using the traditional timed baking and roasting features. On double oven models, you can use timed baking in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also use timed baking in both ovens at the same time. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily—such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork—should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 [...]

Using traditional broil. www .GEAppliances.com 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. However , if the door is closed, the food may not brown as well because the oven [...]

Because heated air is circulated evenly throughout the oven, foods can be baked with excellent results using multiple racks. The amount of time required for multi-rack baking may increase slightly for some foods, but overall time is saved because two to three times as much food is cooked at once. Cookies, muffins, biscuits and other quick breads gi[...]

Select CONVECTION . On double oven models, select upper or lower oven. 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 information. Select CONV 1-RACK for one rack convection baki[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 26 Using the timed features for convection cooking. On double oven models, you can use timed baking or roasting in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also use timed baking or roasting in both ovens at the same time. Y ou will hear[...]

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 . On double oven models, select upper or lower oven. Select CONV MUL TI for multi-rack convection baking. This[...]

28 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Recipes. Y ou can preset up to six temperature/cooking time combinations with this function. Y ou can then bake, convection bake/roast or speed bake any of these six favorite recipes without choosing settings each time. NOTES: Y ou cannot program[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the proof, warmer and warm features. www .GEAppliances.com 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 [...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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 or hood during the first self-clean cycle. Re[...]

31 www .GEAppliances.com 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 upper or lower oven on double oven models. Select the desired self clean. A 3-hour self-clean time is recommended when cleaning small, containe[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Settings. 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 after . For example: settin[...]

www .GEAppliances.com 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 temperature of 350°F and select ST ART , the display will show Con and then the converted tem[...]

34 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Adjust the oven temperature—Do it yourself! 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 is too hot or too cold,[...]

Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) www .GEAppliances.com The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only . It cannot be used for convection, broil, speedcook, defrost, proof, dehydrate, warm, warmer , self-clean or Delay Bake cooking. NOTE: ■ The oven light in the lower oven of a double wall[...]

Make sure that the clock shows the correct time of day . Select BAKE . On double oven models, select upper or lower oven. Using the number pads, enter the desired temperature between 170°F and 550°F . No audible signals will be given and no temperature will be displayed. Select OPTIONS . Select TIMEDBAKE . Enter the desired cooking time using the[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Care and cleaning of the oven. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the oven. How to Remove Packaging T ape T o assure no damage is done to the finish of the product, the safest way to remove the adhe[...]

38 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Care and cleaning of the oven. On the lower oven only , the gasket is designed with a gap at the bottom to allow for proper air circulation. The T rivection ™ Oven does not require this. Do not rub or clean the door gasket— it has an extremel[...]

39 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Oven Racks and Convection Roasting Rack Clean the oven racks and the convection roasting rack with an abrasive cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, rinse the racks and rack with clean water and dry with a clean cloth. NOTES: ■ The oven racks[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support 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. Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Food does not Oven controls • See Using the T r[...]

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

42 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Before you call for service… T roubleshooting T ips 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 wor[...]

43 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com 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 ser vice. “F— and a number or Y ou have a functi[...]

44 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Accessories. Looking For Something More? Y ou can find these accessories and many more at www.GEAppliances.com , or call 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready. Visit www .GEAppliances.com for more information. [...]

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Consumer Pr oduct Ownership Registration I m p o r t a n t M a i l T o d a y ! First Name Mr . ■ ■ Ms. ■ ■ Mrs. ■ ■ Miss ■ ■ Street Address City State Date Placed In Use Month Day Y ear Zip Code Apt. # Last Name Phone Number _ _ Consumer Pr oduct Ownership Registration Dear Customer: Thank you for purchasing our product and thank yo[...]

47 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support For The Period Of: GE Will Replace: One Y ear Any part of the speedcook electric convection oven which fails due to a defect in materials From the date of the or workmanship. During this full one-year warranty , GE will also provide, free of char[...]

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