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GE JBP48 Owner's Manual

GE JBP48 Owner's Manual

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GE Appliances
Owner's Manual
JBP48
Part No. 164D3333P160-1
Pub. No. 49-8928 -1 5-99 JR

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  • Page 1 GE Appliances Owner’s Manual JBP48 Part No. 164D3333P160-1 Pub. No. 49-8928 -1 5-99 JR...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Anti-Tip Device ... . 3 Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are Safety Precautions ..3, 4 committed to providing dependable service.

  • Page 3: Anti-Tip Device

    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, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not store flammable materials in an Keep the hood and grease filters clean oven or near the cooktop. to maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires. CAUTION: Items of interest to children should not be stored in cabinets above a Do not use water on grease fires.

  • Page 5: Surface Cooking Units

    SURFACE COOKING UNITS Use proper pan size—select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.

  • Page 6: Oven

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. Do not heat unopened food containers. When using cooking or roasting bags in the Pressure could build up and the container oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

  • Page 7: Using The Surface Units

    Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. At both OFF and HI the control clicks into position.

  • Page 8: Using The Oven Controls

    Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE Pad KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF Pad Press this pad to select the bake function. Press this pad to select the timer feature. BROIL HI/LO Pad START Pad Press this pad to select the broil function.

  • Page 9: Special Features Of Your Oven Control

    Special features of your oven control. Your new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated.
  • Page 10 Special features of your oven control. Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle Press the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until pad. The display shows CON BEEP the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed.
  • Page 11 Cook and Hold Press the COOKING TIME pad. The Your new control has a cook and hold feature that keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after display will show Hld OFF. the cooking function is finished. Press the COOKING TIME pad again to To activate this feature, follow the steps activate the feature.

  • Page 12: Using The Oven

    Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stops, so that when CAUTION: When you are using the shelf in the lowest position (A), you will need to use caution placed correctly on the supports, they will when pulling the shelf out.

  • Page 13: Broiling Guide

    How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler over-browning them. grid in the broiler pan. Press the BROIL HI/LO pad once for Follow suggested shelf positions in HI Broil. the Broiling Guide. To change to LO Broil, press the If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare BROIL HI/LO pad again.

  • Page 14: Using The Clock And Timer

    Using the clock and timer. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Press the CLOCK pad. of day for the automatic oven timing Press the INCREASE or DECREASE functions to work properly. The time of pads.

  • Page 15: Using The Timed Baking And Roasting Features

    Using the timed baking and roasting features. 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. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.

  • Page 16: Oven Thermostat

    Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself.

  • Page 17: Self-Cleaning

    Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass with an open window or using a material of the oven door gasket cannot ventilation fan or hood during the first withstand abrasion.
  • Page 18 Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Make sure the clock shows the correct time of day. Press the SELF CLEAN pad. Using the INCREASE or DECREASE pads, enter the desired clean time.

  • Page 19: Care And Cleaning

    Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury.

  • Page 20: Lift-Off Oven Door

    Care and cleaning of the range. Lift-Off Oven Door Locked position The oven door is removable for easier To clean the inside of the door: access to the light bulb. Because the area inside the gasket is Unlocked position Do not lift the door by the handle. cleaned during the self-clean cycle, you do not need to clean this by hand.

  • Page 21: Oven Light

    Oven Light Replacement Replace bulb with a 40-watt CAUTION: Before replacing your oven appliance bulb. light bulb, disconnect the electrical power to the range at the main fuse To replace the cover: or circuit breaker panel. Place it into groove of the light Be sure to let the light cover and bulb receptacle.

  • Page 22: Surface Units

    Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the surface units are cool before attempting to remove them. Surface Units Surface unit To clean the surface units, turn the To replace a surface unit: control to the highest setting for a Replace the drip pan into the recess in minute.

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting Tips

    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 • With the controls off, check to make sure the surface Surface units not The surface units are unit is plugged completely into the receptacle.
  • Page 24 Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do • Press the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the Control signals after You forgot to enter SELF CLEAN pad and desired clean time. entering cooking time a bake temperature or delay start or cleaning time.
  • Page 25 Problem Possible Causes What To Do • Close the oven door. “LOCK DOOR” flashes The self-clean cycle has in the display been selected but the door is not closed. • Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool. LOCKED DOOR light The oven door is locked is on when you want because the temperature...
  • Page 26 Notes...

  • Page 27: Warranty

    Any part of the range which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. One Year During this full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor From the date of the and in-home service to replace the defective part.

  • Page 28: Service Telephone Numbers

    Expert GE repair service is only a phone call away. Special Needs Service 800.626.2000 800-TDD-GEAC (800-833-4322) GE offers, free of charge, a brochure to assist in planning a barrier-free kitchen for persons with limited mobility. Service Contracts 800-626-2224 Purchase a GE service contract while your warranty is still in effect and you’ll receive a substantial discount.

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