GE RGB740 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 8

Usingthe gas surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Before Lighting a Gas Burner
::Ji:: Drip pans are supplied with your range;
they should be used at all times.
::Ji::Make StlI'e
all
btlYneI's are in
place.
_: Make sure all grates oil tile range are
property placed 1)el0re using any burner
After Lighting a Gas Burner
::Ji:: Do not operate tile burner for an
extended period of time without
cookware on tile grate. Tile finish on
the grate may chip without cookware
to absorb tile heat.
::Ji:: Be sm'e tile bm'ne_s and grates are cool
befin'e you place yore" hand, a pot holder;
cleaning cloths or other materials
on them.
Push flTecontrol knob in and turn it
to flTeLITEposition.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
Make sm'e all tile s/mfhce burners are
placed in their respective positions.
Push the control knob in and mrn it
to tile LITE position.
Ym will hear a little clicking noise--
tile sotmd of tile electric spark igniting
tile burne_:
Turn tile knob to a(!j ust tile flame size.
If tile knob stm:s at LITE, it will continue
to click.
_,_]/en one burner is turned to LITE,
all tile burnex_ spark. Do not attempt to
disassemble
or clean aro/md any bm'ner
while another burner is on. An electric
shock may result, which could cause w)u
to knock over hot cookware.
Medium Smal!
®
Medium Large
On some models
Z
Medium Smal!
Large Large
On some models
Sealed Gas Burners
Ymr gas range cooktop has four sealed
gas bm'ne_. Thev offer convenience and
flexibility to be used in a wide range of
cooking applications.
Tile smallest burner in tile right rear
position is tile simmer bm'ner This bm'ner
can be turned down to a ;el) low simmer
setting. It provides predse cooking
pe_fimnance fin" delicate foods such as
sauces or fi)ods that require low heat fin.
a hmg cooking time.
Tile medium (left rear and, on some
models, left fl'ont) and tile large (right
fl'ont and, on some models, left front)
burne_ are tile p_imary burne_ fin" most
cooking. These generabpml)ose burne_
can be turned down fl'om
HI
to
LO
to suit
a wide range of cooking needs.
NOTE: On some models, the burners are all the
same sizeand power
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How to Select Flame Size
Forsafe handling of cookware, never let the flames
extend up the sides of the cookware.
_.Vm'h tile flame, not tile knob, as you
reduce heat. \._]/en ti_st heating is desired,
the flame size on a gas bm'ner should
Illatch
tile cookware veil _lI'e rising.
Flames larger than tile bottom of tile
cookware will not result in thster heatim*
of tile cookware and could be haa_rdous.