GE JDR39 Owner's Manual page 15

Usingthe self-cleaning oven. . OEA lia, oes,om
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
We reconm/end venting your kitchen
with an open window or using a
ventilation tim or hood d/wing the
fi_t sel6clean cycle.
Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler
grid, all cookware and anv ahllllintllll t0il
tI'OI/I tile
()\/ell.
NOTE: _ke tile shelves out of tile oven
befin'e you begin the sel6clean cycle or
they may discohn:
Soil on tile fl'ont fl'ame ot tile range and
outside the gasket on the door will need
to be cleaned bv hand. (:lean these areas
with hot watex; soap-filled steel wool pads
or cleansexs such as Soft Scrub _ Rinse
well with clean water and dx_:.
Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fiberglass
material of tile oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential fiw tile
gasket to remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or fl_yed, replace it.
Wipe up any heavy spillovei_ on tile ()veil
bottolI],
Make sure tile ()veil light bulb cover is in
place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT'. The health of some birds
is extremely sensitive to the tirades given
off dtwing the self=cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to another well-
ventilated room.
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How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Follow tile directions
in tile Before a
Clean Cycle section.
[] I,atch tile dora;
NOTE:Never tin're tile latch. If tile oven is
too hot, you will not be able to slide tile
latch. _Mlow tile oven to cool.
[] Touch
tile SELFCLEAN pad.
[] Touch tile ÷ or - pads tmfil tile
desired Clean Time is displa)ed.
TheClean Timeis normally4 hours. Youcan
changethe Clean Timeto any time between 3
and 5 hours,dependingon the amount of soil in
your oven.
[] Touch tile START/ON pad.
The sel6clean cycle will automatically
begin after CLEAN is displayed
and tile
time cotmtdown appea_ in tile displa>
While tile oven is selfk'leaning, you can
touch tile
CLOCKpad
to display tile time
of day. To return to tile clean countdown,
touch tile SELFCLEANpad.
The oven shuts off automatically when
the clean cycle is complete, and 0:00 will
flash in the display.
[] Slide the latch handle to the left as
fin" as it will go and open tile do(>):
It will not be possible to mflatch the oven
door tmtil the temperatm'e drops below
the lock temperatm'e and the LOCKED
door light goes ofl_
XA'hen tile LOCKED door
light is off',
unlatch the doox:
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