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GE PCT920 Owner's Manual

GE PCT920 Owner's Manual

30″ electric convection single built-in wall oven
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Safety Instructions
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Operating Instructions
Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Broiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, 13
Control Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Convection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-17
Cook and Hold Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Dehydrate Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Delay Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Favorite Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Kitchen Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Option Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-36
™
Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Clock Blackout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Display Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Kitchen Timer Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Sound On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Sound Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Timer Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
12-Hour Shut-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7
Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, 11, 17
Proofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Sabbath Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Self-Cleaning Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-24
Timed Convection Baking and Roasting . . . . . . .18-19
Two Temps Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Warming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Light Bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Oven Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Removing Packaging Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Stainless Steel Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
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Consumer Support
Consumer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, 46
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model # __________________
Serial #____________________
You can find them on a label
on the front of the oven behind
the oven door on single oven models,
or the front of the lower oven behind
the oven door on double oven models.
2-4
Owner's Manual
PCT920-30" Single Wall Oven
40-42
29-5540 11-07 JR

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Baking ........7 PCT920–30″ Single Wall Oven Broiling .

  • 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 or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. 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...
  • Page 3 www.GEAppliances.ca WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Never wear loose-fitting or hanging Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings in garments while using the appliance. Be or near your oven. careful when reaching for items stored in Do not store or use combustible materials, cabinets over the oven.

  • Page 4: Save These Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness.

  • Page 5: Controls

    Introduction to the Oven Controls (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) www.GEAppliances.ca Touch Screen Touch the graphics on the interactive display to ELECT use the oven features. ONVECTION IGHT ONVECTION ROIL PTIONS OAST AVORITE ITCHEN ECIPE IMER IGHT...

  • Page 6: Using The Oven

    Using the Oven To avoid possible burns, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The racks are designed so that when placed To replace, place the end of the rack correctly in the oven on the supports, they (stop-locks) on the support, tilt up the will stop before coming completely out, and front and push the rack in.

  • Page 7: Baking

    Baking and Roasting www.GEAppliances.ca How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting Touch BAKE . Type of Food Rack Position For double oven models only, touch Frozen pies C or D UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN to (on cookie sheet) select the desired oven.

  • Page 8: Timed Baking And Roasting

    Timed Baking and Roasting On double oven models, you can use timed baking in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also use timed baking in both ovens at the same time. 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.
  • Page 9 www.GEAppliances.ca How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop You can set the oven control to delay-start the Two start options are available when oven, cook for a specific length of time and then the delayed start time is reached: PPER OWER turn off automatically.

  • Page 10: Using The Probe

    Using the Probe For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. Use of probes other than the one Cable provided with this product may result in Plug...
  • Page 11 www.GEAppliances.ca How to Set the Oven For Roasting When Using the Probe Insert the probe into the food. See For double oven models only , to set the the Using the Probe section. second oven, select PRESS TO MAKE LOWER OVEN SELECTIONS or PRESS TO Plug the probe into the outlet in the MAKE UPPER OVEN SELECTIONS as ROBE...

  • Page 12: Broiling

    Broiling How to Set the Oven for Broiling Close the door. Always broil with the door foods that cook quickly, such as thin closed. strips of meat or fish may require a short preheating period of 2 to 3 minutes to Touch BROIL .

  • Page 13: Broiling

    www.GEAppliances.ca Broiling Guide The size, weight, thickness, starting temperature and your preference for doneness will affect broiling times. This guide is based on meats at refrigerator temperature. Quantity and/ Rack First Side Second Side Food or Thickness Position Time (min.) Time (min.) Comments Ground Beef...

  • Page 14: Using The Convection Oven

    Using the Convection Oven Convection Bake NOTE: The convection fan will cycle on and off Ideal for evenly browned baked foods cooked on multiple racks. while cooking to best distribute hot air in the oven. Good for large quantities of baked foods. Good results with cookies, biscuits, muffins, The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven brownies, cupcakes, cream puffs, sweet rolls...
  • Page 15 www.GEAppliances.ca Convection Roast Good for large tender cuts of meat, uncovered. When you are convection roasting, it is important that you use a broiler pan and The convection fan circulates the heated grid for best convection roasting results. air evenly over and around the food. The pan is used to catch grease spills Meat and poultry are browned on all and the grid is used to prevent grease...

  • Page 16: Convection Baking And Roasting

    Convection Baking and Roasting How to Set the Oven for Convection Baking or Roasting ONVECTION ONVECTION OAST Touch CONVECTION BAKE or The convection fan will turn on during CONVECTION ROAST . preheating. The control will signal when the oven is preheated—this will take PPER OWER For double oven models only, touch...
  • Page 17 www.GEAppliances.ca How to Set the Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe Place the rack in the lowest position (A). After the internal temperature of the Insert the probe into the meat. See the meat reaches 100°F, the changing internal Using the Probe section.

  • Page 18: Cook And Hold Option

    Timed Convection Baking and Roasting On double oven models, you can use timed baking in one oven while using self-clean in the other; you can also use timed baking in both ovens at the same time. 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.
  • Page 19 www.GEAppliances.ca How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop ONVECTION ONVECTION OAST You can set the oven control to delay-start the Two start options are available when oven, cook for a specific length of time and then the delayed start time is reached: turn off automatically.

  • Page 20: Favorite Recipes

    Favorite Recipes Your control will allow you to create (save), edit, use or delete a favorite recipe. Create a Recipe AVORITE ECIPE Touch FAVORITE RECIPE . Touch ENTER . Touch CREATE RECIPE . Touch the numbers to set the REATE ECIPE desired length of cooking time.

  • Page 21: Kitchen Timer

    Kitchen Timer and Control Lockout www.GEAppliances.ca To Set the Kitchen Timer ITCHEN IMER Touch KITCHEN TIMER . When the timer reaches :00 , the control will beep 3 times For double wall oven models only, followed by one beep every touch UPPER OVEN or LOWER OVEN 6 seconds until KITCHEN TIMER to select the timer for the desired...
  • Page 22 Using the Self-Cleaning Oven The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle NOTE: Self-Clean will not work if the We recommend venting your kitchen temperature probe is plugged in or if the Sabbath with an open window or using a feature is set.
  • Page 23 www.GEAppliances.ca How to Set the Oven for Cleaning LEAN Touch SELF CLEAN . On double oven models, you can set a clean in both ovens at the same time. The second oven set PPER OWER For double oven models only, touch will automatically delay the start of cleaning until the end of the first oven’s clean cycle.
  • Page 24 Using the Self-Cleaning Oven 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 LEAN Touch SELF CLEAN . The door locks automatically. The screen will show the start time.

  • Page 25: Proofing

    Option–Proof www.GEAppliances.ca Proofing PTIONS The proofing feature maintains a warm Proofing will not operate when oven is above environment useful for rising yeast-leavened 125°F. “OVEN IS TOO HOT” will show in the products. display. ROOF It is not necessary to preheat the oven for Place in the oven on rack B or C proofing.
  • Page 26 Option–Warm Warming PTIONS Warm can be activated to keep hot, cooked foods IMPORTANT NOTES: warm. This feature is not designed to reheat cold Food should be kept hot in its cooking food. container or transferred to a heat-safe serving Touch OPTIONS . dish.
  • Page 27 www.GEAppliances.ca Temperature Selection Chart for Crisp Foods To keep several different foods hot, set the temperature to the food needing the highest setting. Place the items needing the highest setting on a lower rack and items needing less heat on an upper rack.

  • Page 28: Two Temps Option

    Option–Two Temps Two Temps PTIONS Use to set a first temperature with a cooking time and also a second temperature with a second cooking time. EMPS Touch OPTIONS . PPER OWER Touch TWO TEMPS . For double oven models only , touch On double oven models only.
  • Page 29 Options–Cook & Hold and Dehydrate www.GEAppliances.ca Cook and Hold OOK & Your control has a cook and hold feature that Touch OK . keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after Touch PRE-HEATED START or Timed Baking or Timed Roasting is finished. COLD START .
  • Page 30 Option–Delay Start 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. Delayed Start and Automatic Stop PTIONS You can set the oven control to delay-start the When the delayed start time is...

  • Page 31: Help

    Option–Sabbath (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) (on some models) www.GEAppliances.ca The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for convection, broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. How to Set for Regular Baking/Roasting PTIONS Touch OPTIONS .

  • Page 32: Option Settings

    Options–Settings Adjust the Oven Thermostat—Do It Yourself! PTIONS You may find that your new oven cooks differently Touch OPTIONS . than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a Touch SETTINGS . few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you ETTINGS still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, Touch TEMP SELECTIONS .

  • Page 33: Clock Blackout

    www.GEAppliances.ca 12-Hour Shut-Off PTIONS With this option, should you forget and leave the NOTE: On double oven models, this activates this oven on, the control will automatically turn off the special feature for both ovens. oven after 12 hours during baking functions or ETTINGS after 3 hours during a broil function.

  • Page 34: Auto Recipe Conversion

    Options–Settings Auto Recipe ™ Conversion (on some models) PTIONS When using convection bake, the Auto Recipe ™ To activate/deactivate the feature: Conversion option will automatically convert Touch OPTIONS. entered regular baking temperatures to ETTINGS Touch SETTINGS . convection baking temperatures. Touch AUTO RECIPE CONVERSION .

  • Page 35: Sound On/Off

    www.GEAppliances.ca Sound On/Off PTIONS This option allows you to turn on or off the beep sound when a pad is touched. ETTINGS Touch OPTIONS. Touch SETTINGS . OUND/ OLUME Touch SOUND/VOLUME . Touch SOUND ON/OFF . OUND Touch SOUND ON for the pads to beep when touched or touch OUND OUND...

  • Page 36: Timer Signal

    Options–Settings Timer Signal PTIONS This option allows you to set the type of signal used at the end of a timed cycle. ETTINGS Touch OPTIONS. OUND/ Touch SETTINGS . OLUME Touch SOUND/VOLUME . IMER IGNAL Touch TIMER SIGNAL . Touch CONTINUE , 1 BEEP , 2 BEEP or ONTINUE 3 BEEP .

  • Page 37: Oven

    Care and Cleaning of the Oven www.GEAppliances.ca Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the oven. How to Remove Protective Shipping Film and Packaging Tape Carefully grasp a corner of the protective To assure no damage is done to the shipping film with your fingers and slowly finish of the product, the safest way to...

  • Page 38: Probe

    Care and Cleaning of the Oven Cleaning the Oven Door To clean the inside of the door: on the outside of the door. Do not let water drip into the vent openings. Because the area inside the gasket is cleaned during the self-clean cycle, If any stain on the door vent trim is you do not need to clean this area persistent, use a soft abrasive cleaner...

  • Page 39: Racks

    www.GEAppliances.ca Oven Racks Oven rack All oven racks may be cleaned by hand If the racks become hard to slide, wipe with an abrasive cleaner or steel wool. their side edges with a light coating of After cleaning, rinse the racks with clean vegetable oil after cleaning them by hand water and dry with a clean cloth.

  • Page 40: Oven Door

    Before You Call For Service… 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 Control signals after • Touch BAKE and desired temperature or You forgot to enter a bake entering cooking time SELF CLEAN and desired clean time.
  • Page 41 www.GEAppliances.ca Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven temperature too • See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat—Do It Yourself! Oven thermostat hot or too cold needs adjustment. section. Oven will not work • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting Tips

    Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Display “wakes up” • The Display should return to its standby mode after The Display is equipped with without touching it a sensing technology that will 10 minutes if no further interaction occurs. “wake up”...
  • Page 43 Notes www.GEAppliances.ca...
  • Page 44 Notes...
  • Page 45 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 47: Warranty

    GE Built-In Electric Oven Warranty All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centres, or Staple your receipt here. an authorized Customer Care ® technician. To schedule service, Proof of the original purchase on-line, visit us at www.geappliances.ca, or call 1.800.561.3344.

  • Page 48: Consumer 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: Mabe Canada Inc. 1 Factory Lane Moncton, New Brunswick...

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