GE JB988 Owner's Manual page 43

Problem
Loc On appears in the
oven display or LC
in the surface display
Control signals after
entering cooking time
or start time
Display goes blank
Display flashes
Unable to get the
display to show "SF"
"Probe" appears in
the display
(on some models)
Power outage,
clock flashes
Steam from the vent
"Burning" or "oily"
odor emitting from
the vent
Strong odor
Fan noise
Possible Causes
The controls have
been locked.
You forgot to enter a
bake temperature or
cleaning time.
A fuse in your home may be
blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
The clock is in the
black-out mode.
Power failure.
Oven control pads were
not touched properly.
This is reminding you to
enter a probe temperature
after plugging in the probe.
Power outage or surge.
When using the convection
feature, it is normal to see
steam coming out of the oven
vent. As the number of racks
or amount of food being
cooked increases, the amount
of visible steam will increase.
This is normal in a new oven • To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
and will disappear in time.
An odor from the insulation
around the inside of the oven
is normal for the first few times
the oven is used.
A convection fan may
automatically turn on
and off.
What To Do
• See the Range lockout or Control lockout section
to unlock.
• Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or
the SELF CLEAN STD/LO pad and desired clean time.
• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
• See the Special features of your oven control section.
• Reset the clock.
• The BROIL HI/LO and BAKE pads must be touched at
the same time and held for 3 seconds.
• Enter a probe temperature.
• Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
it by touching the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
• This is normal.
minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning
oven section.
• This is temporary.
• This is normal. To maximize cooking evenness,
the fan is designed to operate in both directions,
with a pause in between.
• The convection fan will operate during preheat
of the bake cycle. The fan will turn off after the oven
is heated to the set temperature. This is normal.
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