GE JM250DF Owner's Manual page 20

Troubleshooting tips (Cont.) ... Before you call for service
Problem
Oven door is crooked.
Oven light does not work.
Oven will not self-clean.
Excessive smoking during
clean cycle.
Excessive smoking during
broiling.
Oven door will not open after
a clean cycle.
Oven not clean after a clean
cycle.
"LOCK DOOR" flashes in the
display.
DOOR LOCK light is on
when you want to cook.
"F— and a number or letter"
flash in the display.
Display goes blank.
Clock flashes.
"Burning" or "oily" odor
emitting from the vent.
Strong odor.
My oven door glass appears
to be "tinted" or have a
"rainbow" color. Is this
defective?
Sometimes the oven takes
longer to preheat to the
same temperature.
Unable to get the display to
show "SF".
Control signals after entering
cooking time or start time.
Oven racks are difficult to
slide.
Steam from the vent.
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Possible Cause
The door is out of position.
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Pad operating light is broken.
The temperature is too high to set a self-
clean operation.
Oven controls improperly set.
Excessive soil or grease.
Food too close to burner element.
Oven too hot.
Oven controls improperly set.
Oven was heavily soiled.
The self-clean cycle has been selected but
the door is not closed.
The oven door is locked because the
temperature inside the oven has not
dropped below the locking temperature.
You have a function error code.
If the function code repeats.
A fuse in your home may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
The clock is turned off.
Oven is in Sabbath Mode.
Power outage or surge.
This is normal in a new oven 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.
No. The inner oven glass is coated with a
heat barrier to reflect the heat back into
the oven to prevent heat loss and keep the
outer door cool while baking.
Cookware or food in oven.
Number of racks in oven.
Oven control pads were not touched
properly.
You forgot to enter a bake temperature or
cleaning time.
The shiny, silver-colored racks were
cleaned in a self-clean cycle.
When using the ovens, it is normal to see
steam coming out of the oven vents. As the
number of racks or amount of food being
cooked increases, the amount of visible
steam will increase.
What To Do
position during installation. To straighten the door, push down on
the high corner.
Tighten or replace bulb.
Call for service.
Allow the oven to cool and reset the controls.
See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Press the Cancel/Off pad. Open the windows to rid the room of
smoke. Wait until the LOCKED light goes off. Wipe up the excess
soil and reset the clean cycle.
Lower the rack position of the food.
Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
See the Cleaning the Oven section.
Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean cycle.
Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again or for a
longer period of time.
Close the oven door.
Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool.
Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put
the oven back into operation.
Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30 seconds and then
reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
See the Special features section.
Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode. See the Special
Features section.
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by
pressing the Cancel/Off pad, setting the clock and resetting any
cooking function.
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3
hours. See the Cleaning the Oven section.
This is temporary and will go away after several uses or a self-
clean cycle.
or rainbow color.
The cookware or food in the oven will cause the oven to take
longer to preheat. Remove items to reduce preheat time.
Adding more racks to the oven will cause the oven to take longer
to preheat. Remove some racks.
The BROIL HI/LO and BAKE pads must be touched at the same
time and held for 3 seconds.
Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the SELF
CLEAN pad and desired clean time.
Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper towel and wipe
the edges of the oven racks with the paper towel. Do not spray
with Pam ® or other lubricant sprays.
This is normal.
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