Before You Call For Service; Troubleshooting Tips - GE JES1656SJ Owner's Manual

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
Oven will not start
Control panel lighted, yet
oven will not start
"SENSOR ERROR"
appears on display
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Possible Causes
A fuse in your home
may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
Power surge.
Plug not fully inserted
into wall outlet.
Door not securely closed.
START pad not pressed
after entering cooking
selection.
Another selection entered
already in oven and
CLEAR/OFF pad not
pressed to cancel it.
Cooking time not entered
after pressing TIME COOK.
CLEAR/OFF was pressed
accidentally.
Food weight not entered
after selecting Auto Defrost.
During Popcorn, Reheat,
Beverage, Baked Potato or
Vegetable program, the
door was opened before
steam could be detected.
Steam was not detected
in maximum amount
of time.
What To Do
•
Replace fuse or reset
circuit breaker.
•
Unplug the microwave
oven, then plug it back in.
• Make sure the 3-prong
plug on the oven is fully
inserted into wall outlet.
•
Open the door and close
securely.
• Press START.
• Press CLEAR/OFF.
•
Make sure you have
entered cooking time
after pressing TIME COOK.
•
Reset cooking program
and press START.
•
Make sure you have
entered food weight
after selecting Auto Defrost.
• Do not open door until
steam is sensed and time
is shown counting down
on the display.
• Use Time Cook to heat
for more time.