GE JDC27GP Use And Care Manual page 16

How to Set Delay Start
and Stop
Quick Reminder:
1. Press COOK TIME pad.
2. Press lNCREASE/
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 w-rd Stop is setting the
oven timer to turn the oven on and
off automatically at a later time
than the present time of day.
For example: Let's say it's 2:00
and dinner time is shortly after
baking time at 325"F. Here's how:
Step 1: Position the shelf or
shelves in the oven. If cooking on
two shelves at the same time,
stagger the pans for best heat
circulation.
Step 2: Close the oven door.
Step 3: Press COOK TIME pad.
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"STOP TIME" flashes. The control
automatically sets Stop Time by
adding the Cook Time to the time
of day. In this example, the time of
day is 2:00 and the Cook Time is 3
hours. Adding 3 hours to the time
of day equals 5:00.
Step 6: Chal~ge Stop Time from
INCREASE pad until 5'7:00"
appears in the display.
Step 7: Press BAKE pad.
Step 8: Press DECREASE pad.
"350°" appears in the display'.
Press DECREASE pad until
"325°" is displayed.
At 4:00, the oven will turn on
automatically. The word "ON" and
the changing oven temperature will
be displayed as the oven heats
The oven will continue to cook for
the programmed 3 hours and will
shut off automatically at 7:00.
Step 9: Remove food from the
oven. Remember, even though
oven shuts off automatically,
foods continue cooking aftm-
controls are off.
When setting your oven for a delay
start, never let foods such as dairy
products, fish, meat, poultry. etc.
stand for more than 1 hour before
actual cooking begins. Room
temperature promotes the growth
of harmful bacteria.
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