GE JBP15 Use And Care Manual page 10

US~G YOUR OVEN
BeforeUsing YourOven
1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how
4. Keep this guide handy so you can refer to it.
to set them properly. especially during [he first weeks ot'using your
2. Check the oven interior. Look at the shelves. Take
new range.
a practice run at removing and replacing them NOTE: You may notice a "burning" or "oily" smell
properly to give sure, sturdy support.
lhe first few times you turn your o~en on. This is
3. Read over the information and tips that follow.
normal in a new oven and will disappear in a short
lime. To speed the process. set a self-clean cycle
for a minimum of 3 hours. See the Operating the
Self-Cleaning Oven section.
Oven Controls
O,(EN * TEMP a"EN SET
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Yourrange has two oven control knobs—OVEN
TEMP and OVEN SET.
The OVEN TEMP knob Imaintainsthe temperature
you set, from WAR,M(66"C., 1500 F.) to BROIL
(~~g["c.,550"F.)and also at CLEAN (471"C., 880°F.).
The
oven
temp light glows until the oven reaches
your $electedtemperature. then goes off and on with
the oven element(s) during cooking.
The OVEN SET knob has settings for BAKE, TIMED
BAKE, CLEAN, BROIL and OFF. When
yOLI
turn the
knob to the desired setting, the proper heating
elements are then activated for that operation.
Oven Shelves
The shelves are designed with stop-locks so when
placed correctly on the shelf supports, they will
stop before coming completely out of the oven and
will not tilt when you are removing food from them
or placing food on them.
When placing cookware on a 'Ump
at
shelf, pull the shelf out (o the ~ = ..
bump on the shelf support.
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Place the cookware on the
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shelf, then slide the shelf
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back into the oven. This will ~~~~~<
e]iminate reaching into [he L—<~T-—~--
hot oven.
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To remove a shelf from the oven,
pLIll
the shelf
toward you. tilt the front end upward and
pLIll
the
shelf out.
To replace, pluce the shelf on the shelf support with
the stop-locks (curved extension of shelf) F~cing
LIp
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.
Oven Light
The light comes on automatically when the oven door is opened.
Use the switch on the control panel to turn the light on and off when the
door is closed.
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.
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