Using Your Lower Oven; Before Using Your Oven - GE JKP76 Use And Care Manual

Before Using Your Oven

1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how
to set them properly.
2. Check the oven interior. Look at the shelves.
Take a practice run at removing and replacing
them properly to give sure, sturdy support.
3. Read over information and tips that follow.
4. Keep this guide handy so you can refer to it,
especially during the first weeks of using your
new oven.
Oven Shelves
The shelves are designed with stop-locks so that
when placed correctly on the shelf supports, they
will stop before coming completely out from the
oven, and will not tilt when removing food from or
placing food on them.
When placing cookware on a shelf, pull the shelf out
to the bump on the shelf support. Place the cookware
on the shelf, then slide the shelf back into the oven.
This will eliminate reaching into the hot oven.
Shelf Positions
The oven has four shelf supports identified in this
illustration as A (bottom), B, C and D (top).
Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the
Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.
Oven Light
The light comes on automatically when the door is
opened and turns off when the door is closed.
Use the OVEN LIGHT pad on the lower
OVEN
oven control panel to turn the light on
when the door is closed.
LIGHT
NOTE: The oven light will turn off automatically and
cannot be turned on during the self-clean function.

USING YOUR LOWER OVEN

NOTE:
• You may notice a "burning" or "oily" smell the first
few times you turn your oven on. This is normal in a
new oven and will disappear in a short time. To
speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
minimum of three hours. See the Operating the Self-
Cleaning Oven section.
• A fan may automatically turn on and off to cool
internal parts. This is normal, and the fan may
continue to run even after the oven is turned off.
To remove a shelf from the
oven, pull the shelf toward
you, tilt the front end
upward and pull the shelf
out.
To replace, place the shelf
on the shelf support with the
stop-locks (curved extension
of the shelf) facing up and
toward the rear of the oven. Tilt up the front and push
the shelf toward the back of the oven until it goes past
the bump on the shelf support. Then lower the front of
the shelf and push it all the way back.
D
A
Oven Vent Duct
The oven is vented through a duct that's located on
the left side of the oven just above the door. Moisture
and vapors from the oven are vented through it when
the oven is in use. Never cover the hole in the duct.
To do so prevents it from functioning properly during
cooking and cleaning.
Bump
C
B
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