GE J2S968 Owner's Manual

Self-cleaning dual fuel convection ranges

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Safety Instruotions

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2-7

Operating

Instruotions

Baking

or Roasting

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] ]

Broiling,

Broiling

Guide

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] 2

Clock

and Timer

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] 3

Control

Lockout

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] 3

Convection

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] 6-20

Cookware

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Oven

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] 0-28

Probe

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] 5

Proofing

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Sabbath

Feature

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Self-Cleaning

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23, 24

Special

Feaulres

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25-27

Surface

Burners

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8, 9

Thermostat

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Timed

Baking

,% Roasting

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_'arming

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Care and Cleaning

Broiler

Pan and Grid

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Burner

Assembly

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Burner

Grates

and

Center

Grate

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Control

Panel

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Glass Cooktop

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34, 35

Heating

Elements

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Write the model and serial

numbers here:

Model #

'Serial #

You can lind them on a label

behind

the open oven door

on the lower left corner of

the range fl'ame.

Knobs

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I,ift-Off

Door

. ..............

I,ight

Bulbs

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Oven Floor

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Packaging

Tape

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Racks ......................

Storage

Drawer

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Surfaces

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32, 33

Vent

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Troubleshooting

Tips

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36-40

Accessories

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Consumer

Support

Consumer

Support

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Back Cover

Product

Registration

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41,42

_'arranty

for Customers

in Canada

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Warranty

for Customers

in the U.S.A .................

164D4290P324-1 49-80168-! 09-04 JR

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Page 1 wvvw.GEAppliances.com ..Safety Instruotions Operating Instruotions "m Baking or Roasting ... Broiling, Broiling Guide ..Clock and Timer ..... Control Lockout ..... Knobs ..... Convection ....] 6-20 I,ift-Off Door ....Cookware ....I,ight Bulbs ....Oven ....] 0-28 Oven Floor ....
Page 2: Important Safety Information
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! ANTI-TIP DEVICE , ALL RANGESCAN TIP INJURY TO PERSONS COULDRESULT INSTALLAN_ tiP DEVICESPACKEDWITH RANGE SEEINSTALLATION INSTRUCtiONS A WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion result causing property damage,...
Page 3: Anti-Tip Device
www.GEAppliances.com WARNING! For your safe_, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. ANti- TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. Toprevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall or floor by installing the Anti--tip device supplied.
Page 4: Safety Precautions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY P RECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: Use tiffs appliance only for its intended Do not leme children alone or unattended purpose as described in this Owner's wheie a range is hot or in operation.
Page 5 vvww.GEAppl_nce_com Always kee I) wooden and plastic umnsils material could be ig_ited if brought contact wifll flame or hot oven surfi_ces and canned food a safe distance flora your and may cause sex,re bums. rang>. Do not store flammable mamfials in an Always kee I) combustible wall coxetings,...
Page 6: Surface Burners
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE BURNERS Useproper pan size--avoid pansthat are unstableor easily tipped. Select cookware havingflat bottoms large enoughto cover burner grates. Toavoid spillovers,make sure cookwareis large enough to contain the food properly, Thiswill both save cleaningtime and prevent hazardousaccumulationsof food, since heaw spattering or spilloversleft on range can ignite.
Page 7: Self-Cleaning
www.GEAppliances.com COOK MEAT ANDPOULTRY THOROUGHLY... Cook meatandpoultrythoroughly--meat t oat leastan INTERNAL temperature o f 160°F andpoultryto at leastan INTERNAL temperature o f 180°E Cooking to thesetemperatures usually pmtectsagainstfoodbome illness. a, WARNING! OVEN Standaway from the range when opening the ovendoor.Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands,face and/or eyes.
Page 8: Using The Gas Surface Burners
Using the gas surface burners. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Light a Gas Surface Burner LITE, Push control knob in and turn it to When burner is turned LITE l)osition. tile burne_ spark.
Page 9: Top-Of-Range Cookware
www.GEAppliances.com Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Can be used recommended because it heats quickly tor either SUltace or oven cooking. and evenly: Most fi)ods brown evenly in con(hlctS heat very sh)wlv and cools velw slowl> Check cooi¢ware inanufilcturer's an ahmlinum skillet.
Page 10: Using The Oven Controls
Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) Features and appearance may var_A OvenControl Clockand TimerFeatures and Settings BAKEPad 0VENLIGHTON/OFFPad Touch to select the bake fimction. Touch to turn tile men light on or off. DELAY STARTPad BROILHI/LOPad Touch to select tile broil fimcdon.
Page 11: Using The Oven
Usingthe oven. vvww.GEAppliances.com Toavoid possible bums, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin... The racks haxe stops, so that when placed To replace, place tile end of tile rack [] ,.He(tl, ,,.tile s.pp(.tts, tile, will st.p (stop-locl_s) on tile support,...
Page 12: Broiling Guide
Usingthe oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling Leavethe dooropen to thebroil stopposition. Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for Thedoorstays openby itself, yet theproper HI Broil temperature is maintained in the oven. To change to LO Broil, touch the IMPORTANT'.
Page 13 Usingthe clock, timer and control lockout, vvvvw.GEAppliances.co ToSet the Clock clock must be set to the correct time Touch CLOCK pad. of day fin" the autonmfic oven tinting Touch number pads. flmctions to work i)roperly. time day cannot be changed during a timed Touch...
Page 14 Usingthe timed baking and masting 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 15: Using The Probe
Using the probe. (on some models) www.GEAppliances.com For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. Use of probes other than the one...
Page 16: Usingthe Convectionoven
Usingthe convectionoven. ConvectionFan NOTE:The convection tim will cycle on and off while cooking to best distribute In a convection oven, a fan circulates hot air hot air in the oven. over, under and around the food Tile convection oven lilil shtltS when This circulating hot ak is evenly distributed...
Page 17 vvww.GEAppliances.com Convection Roast Boastingrack and grid and the spedal roasting rack fl)I" best convection roasting results. The pan Goodfor large tender cuts of meat, uncovered is used to catch grease spills and the grid tim circulates The convection tim heated is used to i)revent grease spattei_,...
Page 18 Usingthe timed features for convectioncooking. You will hear a fan while cooking with these features. The fan will stop when the door is opened, butthe heat will not turn off. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily--such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork--should not be aflowed to s# for more than 1 hour before or after cooking.
Page 19 vvww.GEAppliances.com How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop Youcan set the ovencontrol to delay-startthe oven, Touch tile nmnber pads to set tile cook fora specificlengthof time and then turnoff desired cooking trine. (dependin_ o n model) automatically DELAYSTART Touch tile pad.
Page 20: Convection Roasting Guide
Usingthe convectionoven. How to Set the Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe The display will flash PROBE and the X._q_en the internal temperatm'e meat reaches nmnber oven control will signal if the probe have set, the probe oven inserted into the outlet, and you have not...
Page 21 Usingthe proofingand warming features. CEApplia, cescem Theproofing feature maintains a warm environment useful for rising yeast-leavened products. How to Set the Oven For Proofing (onsomemodels) Place tile coxered dough in a dish in X&hen proofing is finished, touch tile oxen on shelf B or C. tile CLEAR/OFFpad.
Page 22 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 23: Self-Cleaning
Usingthe self-cleaning oven. OEA..li..ces 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 tile gasket. Tile fiberglass with an open window or using a material ot the oven door gasket...
Page 24 Usingthe self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning The door locks autoniaticallv: SELF CLEAN LO/STD pad Touch (D(Z)(?)(3)C fiIr a 4-hour once clean time...
Page 25: Special Features Of Your Oven Control
Special features of your oven control, vvvvw.GEAppliances.co Yournew 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 26: Tone Volume
Special features of your oven control. Tone Volume This feature allows you to adjust the tone Touch the OVEN LIGHT ON/OFFpad volumesto a more acceptable volume. Thereare again. The display will show I BEEP. i 'iii < i ill ! <i) ?; threepossible volume leveb.
Page 27 vvww.GEAppliances.com Using Auto Recipe Conversion Toturn off this feature: When using convectionbake, the Auto Recipe _ CONVECTION Conversionfeature will automatically convert Touch the BROIL HI/LO and BAKE entered regular baklbg temperatures to pads at the same time fo_ 3 seconds convectionbaklbg temperatures.
Page 28: Usingthe Sabbathfeature
Usingthe SabbathFeature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) (Onsomemodels) TheSabbathfeature can be usedfor baking/roastingonly It cannot be usedfor convection,broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The ovenlightcomes onautomatically (onsome models) whenthedoor is opened andgoesoffwhenthedoorisclosed. T he bulbmaybe removed.
Page 29: Burner Assembly
Careand cleaning of the range. CEappliancescom Be sure aft 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 reengaged propefly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury.
Page 30 Careand cleaning of the range. Burner Grates and Center Grate Porcelain eimmel burner grates and the grate. Tile finish on tile grate ma) chip without cookware to absorb tile heat. vent grille should be washed regularly and, of com_e, after spillove_. _fter cleaning, replace...
Page 31: Broiler Pan And Grid
www.GEAppliances.com Broiler Pan and Grid Do not dean the broilerpan or grid in a If fi}od has bm'ned on, sprinkle the grid self-cleaning oven. with detergent while hot and cover with wet paper towels or a dishcloth. Soaking Adter broiling, remove the broiler the pan will remove...
Page 32: Cleaning The Oven Door
Care and cleaning of the range. Cleaning the Oven Door on the outside ot the door: Do not let To clean the inside of the door: water drip into the vent openings. _: Because tile area inside tile gasket If any stain on the door vent trim is cleaned during tile self,'lean...
Page 33: Stainless Steel Surfaces
www.GEAppliances.com Stainless Steel Surfaces Do not use a steel-wool pad; it will Steel Appliance Cleaner; _dter washing scratch the surface. the smtace with dishwashing liquid _,_,;IteI;/lse a genei'o/is _lillo/lnt Shake bottle well. (;Elmira BRYTE '_Stainless Steel Place a small amount of CEIL_dMA Appliance Cleaner...
Page 34: Cleaning The Glass Cooktop
Cleaningthe glass cooktop. Control Lockout Begin b) locking the cooktop; see the Centre/Lockoutsection. LOCK/UNLOCK ltOEO 3 SECONDS Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use (_EIL_d_JlABRYTE _)Ceran]i{' Shake the cleaning cream well. Cookto I) Cleaner on the glass cooktoi). Apply a few drops of CEIL_d_L_ Other creams max not be as eflbctixe.
Page 35: Glass Surface--Potential For Permanent Damage
Glass surface--potential for permanent damage, www.GEAppliances.com Sugary spillovers (such as Damage from Sugary Spills and Melted Plastic jellies, fudge, candy, syrups) Turn off all surli_ce units and, _th An) x'emaining spillo_er should or melted plastics can cause left until the smti_ce of the cooktop Illitt, }lIl o_,en...
Page 36 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. What To Do Possible Causes Burners have yellow or The combustion quality of •...
Page 37 www.GEAppliances.com Possible Causes What To Do Food does not bake • See the Using the oven section. Oven controls hnproperly set. or roast properly • See the Using the oven section. Rack position is incorrect or the rack is not level. Incorrect cookware •...
Page 38: Troubleshooting Tips
Before you call for service... Troubleshooting tips Possible Causes What To Do Clock and timer do Plug on range is not completely * Make sure electrical I/lug, is Illugged,, into a live, properly not work inserted in the electrical oudet, grounded outlet.
Page 39: Using The Self-Cleaning
www.GEAppliances.com Possih/e Caose What To Do Control signals after You forgot to enter • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature the SELF CLEAN LO/STD pad and entering cooking time bake temperature desired clean time. or start time cleaning time. Display goes blank A fuse in your home may be •...
Page 40 Before you call for service... Troubleshooting tips Possible Causes What To Do • Scratches Scratches(mayappear are not remo_al)le. Tim scratches will Incorrect clem_hlg as cracks)on cooktop methods being used. beconm less _isible in time as a result of cleaning. glasssurface •...
Page 41: Warranty Registration
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Page 43 Notes.
Page 44 Notes.
Page 45: Accessories
Broiler Pan Cleaner Light Bulbs Knobs Tired of discolored rocks? Wishing you had extm-heaxT-duty oven racks? NOW AVAILABLEfor your range: GE's innovative, self-cleanable porcelain-coamd oven racks! • Hem T Dul)_ • Durable self-cleaning • Able be cleaned in a oven Visit www.GEAppliances.com...
Page 46 Any part of the range which t_dls due to a (letect in materials or worlu//anship. During this Fromthe dateof the full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor and in-home service to original purchase replace de/bctive part.
Page 47 GEDual Fuel Range Warranty.(For c.stomers inCanada) All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers Staple your receipt here. or an authorized Customer Care® technician. For service, Proof of the original purchase call 1.800.361.3400. date is needed to obtain service under the warrant_ Camco Will Replace: Anypatt...
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