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GE JCS905 Owner's Manual

GE JCS905 Owner's Manual

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Safety Instructions
. . . 2–5
Operating Instructions
Clock and Timer . . . . . . .13
Control Lockout . . . . . . .13
Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–20
Sabbath Feature . . . . . . . .20
Self-Cleaning . . . . . . .16, 17
Special Features . . . . .18, 19
Surface Units . . . . . . . . 6, 7
Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . .15
Timed Baking and
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Care and Cleaning
Broiler Pan and Grid . . . 23
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . 22
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . 25, 26
Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Light Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Packaging Tape . . . . . . . .21
Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Stainless Steel Surfaces . .21
Storage Drawer
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
# ______________
Model
# ______________
Serial
You can find them on a label
behind the open oven door
on the lower left corner of the
range frame.
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You Call
For Service . . . . . . . . 27–30
Accessories
. . . . . . . . . . . 32
Consumer Support
Consumer
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Product
Registration . . . . . . . 33, 34
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Owner's Manual
JCS905
29-5528 12-05 JR

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual Before You Call Operating Instructions For Service ..27–30 JCS905 Clock and Timer ..13 Accessories Control Lockout ..13 ... 32 Cookware .
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! 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 life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result.
  • Page 3 www.GEAppliances.ca WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel or cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel or cooktop become broken. Do not store flammable materials in an Do not let cooking grease or other oven or near the cooktop.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. RADIANT SURFACE UNITS 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.
  • Page 5 www.GEAppliances.ca WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. Do not heat unopened food containers. Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. Pressure could build up and the container If overheated, they can catch on fire.
  • Page 6 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 stay on even after the unit is turned off. direction to the setting you want. glow until the unit is cooled to approximately 150°F (66°C).
  • Page 7 www.GEAppliances.ca Using the Bridge Surface Unit To use the bridge surface unit, turn the left front control knob to the BRIDGE settings. For full bridge surface unit operation, also turn on the left rear surface unit. To use only the front surface unit, turn the control knob to the FRONT settings.
  • Page 8 Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: Glass-Ceramic: recommended usable, but not recommended Poor performance. May scratch the surface. Aluminum: heavyweight recommended Stoneware: Good conductivity. Aluminum residues sometimes appear as scratches on the usable, but not recommended Check pans for flat bottoms by...
  • Page 9 www.GEAppliances.ca Observe the Following Points in Canning Pots that extend beyond 1″ (2.5 cm) Remember that canning is a of the surface unit’s circle are not process that generates large amounts of steam. To avoid burns recommended for most surface from steam or heat, be careful cooking.

  • Page 10: Clock And Timer

    Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. OVEN • FOUR TIME • TEMPS BAKE COOK TIME START TIME TEMPS DE HEURE DE CUIRE CUISSON DEPART BROIL CLEAN TIMER CLOCK GRIL NETTOYAGE MINUTERIE HORLAGE START CONTROL LOCKOUT...

  • Page 11: Using The Oven

    Using the oven. www.GEAppliances.ca To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The racks have stops, so that when placed CAUTION: When you are using the correctly on the supports (A through G), rack in the lowest position (A), you will need to they will stop before coming completely use caution when pulling the rack out.

  • Page 12: Broiling Guide

    Using the oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling Leave the door open to the broil stop position. Press the BROIL pad once The door stays open by itself, yet the proper for HI Broil. temperature is maintained in the oven. To change to LO Broil, press the NOTE: Food can be broiled with the door BROIL pad again.

  • Page 13: Control Lockout

    Using the clock, timer and control lockout. www.GEAppliances.ca To Set the Clock CLOCK The clock must be set to the correct time Press the CLOCK pad. HORLOGE of day for the automatic oven timing Press the number pads. functions to work properly. The time of Make sure the clock is set to the day cannot be changed during a timed Press the START pad.

  • Page 14: Roasting

    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 of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.

  • Page 15: Thermostat

    Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! www.GEAppliances.ca You 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, you can adjust the thermostat yourself.
  • Page 16 Using the self-cleaning oven. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass with an open window or using a material of the oven door gasket cannot ventilation fan or hood during the first withstand abrasion.
  • Page 17 www.GEAppliances.ca 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 CLEAN Press the CLEAN pad once for a Using the number pads, enter the NETTOYAGE time of day you want the clean cycle 4-hour clean time or twice for a...

  • Page 18: Special Features Of Your Oven Control

    Special features of your oven control. Your 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 is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated.
  • Page 19 www.GEAppliances.ca 12-Hour, 24-Hour or Clock Blackout BROIL BAKE GRIL CUIRE Your control is set to use a 12-hour clock. Press the CLOCK pad again to change to the 24 hour military time clock. The If you would prefer to have a 24-hour CLOCK display will show 24 hr.

  • Page 20: Sabbath Feature

    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 broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed. See the Oven Light Replacement section.

  • Page 21: Knobs

    Care and cleaning of the range. www.GEAppliances.ca Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is reengaged properly when the range is replaced.

  • Page 22: Control Panel

    Care and cleaning of the range. Painted Surfaces Painted surfaces include the door, top of Do not use commercial oven cleaners, the control panel and the drawer front. cleaning powders, steel wool or harsh Clean these with soap and water or a abrasives on any painted surface.

  • Page 23: Broiler Pan And Grid

    www.GEAppliances.ca Oven Racks Clean the oven racks with an abrasive To make the racks slide more easily, apply cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, a small amount of or cooking oil to a rinse the racks with clean water and dry paper towel and wipe the edges of the with a clean cloth.

  • Page 24: Light Bulb

    Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Light Replacement CAUTION: To replace the cover: Before replacing your oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical Line up tabs of lens in front of tabs on housing and rotate clockwise to power to the range at the main fuse or engage.

  • Page 25: Glass Cooktop

    Cleaning the glass cooktop. www.GEAppliances.ca Control Lockout CONTROL LOCKOUT Begin by locking the cooktop; see the Control Lockout section. VERROUILLAGE CONTROLES Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use CERAMA BRYTE ® Ceramic Shake the cleaning cream well. Cooktop Cleaner* on the glass cooktop. Apply a few drops of CERAMA Other creams may not be as effective.

  • Page 26: Glass Cooktop

    Cleaning the glass cooktop. Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and If pots with a thin overlay of pans across your cooktop. It will aluminum or copper are allowed leave metal markings on the to boil dry, the overlay may leave cooktop surface.
  • Page 27 Before you call for service… www.GEAppliances.ca Troubleshooting Tips 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 To Do Surface units will not • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter Improper cookware maintain a rolling boil being used.
  • Page 28 Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To 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.
  • Page 29 www.GEAppliances.ca Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven will not self-clean • Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls. The oven temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation. Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. “Crackling”...
  • Page 30 Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Display goes blank • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. • See the Special features of your oven control section. The clock is in the black-out mode.
  • Page 31 Notes.

  • Page 32: Accessories

    Cleaning Pads Scraper Tired of discolored racks? Wishing you had extra-heavy-duty oven racks? NOW AVAILABLE for your range: GE’s innovative, self-cleanable porcelain-coated oven racks! • Heavy Duty • Durable • Able to be cleaned in a self-cleaning oven Visit www.GEAppliances.ca for more information.

  • Page 33: Consumer

    Please place in envelope and mail to: Veuillez mettre dans une enveloppe et envoyez à : OWNERSHIP REGISTRATION P.O. BOX 1780 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L4Y 4G1 (FOR CANADIAN CONSUMERS ONLY)

  • Page 35: Warranty

    Electric Range Warranty. All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Staple your receipt here. Centers, or an authorized Customer Care ® technician. Proof of the original purchase For service, call 1.800.361.3400. Please have serial number date is needed to obtain service and model number available when calling for service.

  • Page 36: Support

    1.800.661.1616. Contact Us www.GEAppliances.ca If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from GE, contact us on our Website with all the details including your phone number, or write to: Camco, Inc. 1 Factory Lane Moncton, New Brunswick...
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