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GE JBP79 Owner's Manual

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Safety Instructions
Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Radiant Surface Units . . . . . . . . 5

Operating Instructions

Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-19
Sabbath Feature . . . . . . . . . . .16
Self-Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . .18, 19
Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Care and Cleaning
Broiler Pan & Grid . . . . . . . . . . 22
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24
Lift-Off Oven Door . . . . . . . . . . 21
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Consumer Support
Consumer Support . . Back Cover
Product Registration . . . . . 29, 30
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model # _____________
Serial # _____________
You can find them on a label
behind the storage drawer on
the front of the range frame.
. . . 25-28
164D4290P024
Owner's Manual
JBP79
49-80065
12-00 JR

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    www.GEAppliances.com Safety Instructions Owner’s Manual Anti-Tip Device ....2 Oven ..... . . 6 JBP79 Radiant Surface Units .

  • Page 2: Important Safety Information

    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: Safety Precautions

    www.GEAppliances.com 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. The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle.

  • Page 4: Oven

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 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 and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken.

  • Page 5: Radiant Surface Units

    www.GEAppliances.com 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. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.

  • Page 6: Oven

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 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.

  • Page 7: Using The Surface Units

    Using the surface units. www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either A HOT COOKTOP indicator light will glow direction to the setting you want. when any radiant element is turned on, and will remain on until the surface is At both OFF and HI the control clicks...

  • Page 8: Selecting Types Of Cookware

    Using the surface units. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. About the radiant surface units… SURFACE The radiant cooktop features heating COOKING units beneath a smooth glass surface. DRAGGING NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop is used for the first time.

  • Page 9: Using The Oven Controls

    Using the oven controls. www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE Pad KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF Pad Press this pad to select the bake function. Press this pad to select the timer feature. Display CLEAR/OFF Pad Shows the time of day, oven temperature,...

  • Page 10: 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 11 www.GEAppliances.com Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle Press the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until pad. The display shows CON BEEP the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed.

  • Page 12: Using The Oven

    Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stops, so that when CAUTION: When you are using the shelf in the lowest position (A), you will need to use caution placed correctly on the supports, they will when pulling the shelf out.

  • Page 13: Broiling Guide

    www.GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler over-browning them. grid in the broiler pan. Press the BROIL HI/LO pad once Follow suggested shelf positions in for HI Broil. the Broiling Guide. To change to LO Broil, press the If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare BROIL HI/LO pad again.

  • Page 14: Clock And Timer

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

  • Page 15: Timed Baking & Roasting

    Using the 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 from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.

  • Page 16: Sabbath Feature

    Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) (On some models) 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 (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed.

  • Page 17: Thermostat

    Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! www.GEAppliances.com 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 18: Self-Cleaning

    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 19: Self-Cleaning

    www.GEAppliances.com How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Make sure the clock shows the correct The door locks automatically. The time of day. display will show the start time. It will not be possible to open the oven door Touch the SELF CLEAN pad. until the temperature drops below the lock temperature and the LOCKED DOOR Using the number pads, enter the...

  • Page 20: Control Knobs

    Care and cleaning of the range. 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 re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury.

  • Page 21: Lift-Off Oven Door

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

  • Page 22: Broiler Pan & Grid

    Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Shelves Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive To make the shelves slide more easily, cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, apply a small amount of vegetable oil NOTE: The oven shelves may be cleaned rinse the shelves with clean water and dry or cooking oil to a paper towel and wipe in the self-cleaning oven.

  • Page 23: Glass Cooktop

    Cleaning the glass cooktop. www.GEAppliances.com Control Lockout (on some models) Begin by locking the cooktop; see the Control Lockout section. Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use the recommended cleaning Shake the cleaning cream well. cream, Cerama Bryte®, on the glass Apply a few drops of the cream cooktop.

  • Page 24: Glass Cooktop

    Cleaning the glass cooktop. Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and black discoloration on the pans across your cooktop. It will cooktop. leave metal markings on the This should be removed cooktop surface. immediately before heating again These marks are removable using or the discoloration may be the cleaning cream with a scrub...

  • Page 25: Surface Units

    Before You Call For Service… www.GEAppliances.com 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 • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter Surface units will not Improper cookware of the surface unit selected.

  • Page 26: Before You Call For Service

    Before You Call For Service … Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly Clock and timer do grounded outlet. not work inserted in the electrical outlet. •...
  • Page 27 www.GEAppliances.com Problem Possible Causes What To Do • Allow the oven to cool to room temperature and Oven will not self-clean The oven temperature is reset the controls. too high to set a self-clean operation. Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. •...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting Tips

    Before You Call For Service … Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. Display goes blank 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 29 You can rest easy, knowing that all your valuable household products are protected against expensive repairs. 800-626-2224 Place your confidence in GE and call us in the U.S. toll-free at for more information. *All brands covered, up to 20 years old, in the continental U.S.
  • Page 30 Our service number is safety modification. 800 GE CARES (800-432-2737). Model Number Serial Number Important: If you did not get a registration card with your product, detach and return the form below to ensure that your product is registered, or register online at www.GEAppliances.com.
  • Page 31 Any part of the range which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. One Year During this full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor From the date of the and in-home service to replace the defective part.

  • Page 32: Consumer Support

    Contact Us www.GEAppliances.com 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: General Manager, Customer Relations GE Appliances, Appliance Park...

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