GE JCBP35 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 25

Usingthe self-cleaning oven.
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If your model has a door latch, never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.
Wipeup heavysoil on the oven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
For tile tiI_t sell:clean cycle, we recommend
venting your kitchen with an open window
or using a ventilation tim or hood.
Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler
grid, all cookware and anv ahllllintll// toil
J[l'OlIl tile
oven,
Tile oxen shelxes can be seltk'leaned,
but they will darken, lose their luster
and become hard to slide.
Soil on tile fl'ont fl'alne of the range and
outside tile gasket on tile door will need
to be cleaned by hand. Clean these areas
with hot wateI; soap-tilled scouring pads
or cleansei_ such as Soft ScrubC:_
Rinse well with clean water and dry.
Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fiberglass
material of tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential fi)r tile
gasket to remain intact. If um notice it
beconfing worn or ti'ayed, replace it.
_._]pe up any hea\ 3' spillovei_ on tile oven
bottom.
Make sure tile oven light bulb cover is ill
place and the oven light is ofl_
IMPORTANT'. Tile health
of solne birds is
extrexnely sensitive to tile fiunes given off
during tile self:cleaning cycle of any range.
Move birds to another well ventilated room.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
[] If x our inodel has a latch, latch
tile dooi:
[] Touch tile SELFCLEAN pad.
[] /!sing the + or - or the nund)er pads,
enter tile desired clean time, if a dine
other than 4 houls and 20 nfinutes is
needed.
Clean cycle titne is nonnallv 4 horns and
20 minutes. You can change tile clean time
to any dine between 3 houi_ and 5 hotu_,
depending on how dii_y your oven is.
[] Touch
tile START pad.
On models Mthout a door latch, tile door
locks autonmficallv. Tile display will show
the clean time remaining. It will not be
possible to open tile oven door until
tile mmperature drops below tile lock
telnperature
and tile LOCKEDDOOR light
goes off.
Tile oven shuts offautolnaticallv when tile
clean cycle is complete.
[] X'_ hen tile LOCKED DOORlight is off,
slide tile latch handle to tile left as fin"
as it will go and open tile dooi: If)our
ranoe does not haxe a latch, tile door
will unlock autolnaticallv:
Tile words LOCKDOOR Mll flash and tile
oven control will signal if you set tile
clean cycle and toiget to close tile oven
door or tor get to latch tile door on
models with a latch,
To stop a clean cycle, touch tile
CLEAIglOFFpad. When tile LOCKEDDOOR
light goes off indicating tile oven has
cooled below tile locking temperature,
unlatch tile door (on models with a
latch) and open tile dooi:
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