GE JB900 Owner's Manual

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Safety Instructions

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2-7

Operating

Instru_tions

Clock, Kitchen

Timer

and Control

Lockout

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] 5

Oven

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12-24

Sabbath

Feaulre

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19, 20

Self-Cleaning

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23, 24

Special

Features

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17, 18

Thermostat

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Timed

Baking

and Roasting..16

Surface

Units

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8-1 l

Warming

Drawer

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21,22

Care

and

Cleaning

Broiler

Pan and Grid

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Control

I_obs

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Glass Cookmp

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29, 30

I,if't-Off Oven

Door

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Light

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

Removable

Drawer

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Troubleshooting

Tips

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Accessories

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Consumer

Support

Consumer

Support

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Product

Registration

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35, 36

Warranty

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jg9oo

Write the model and serial

numbers here:

Model #

Serial #

You can lind

them

on a label

behind

the storage

drawer

the

front

of the

range

frame.

49-80287

04-055R

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Page 1 vvvvvv.GEAppliances.com Safety Instructions ..jg9oo Operating Instru_tions Clock, Kitchen Timer and Control Lockout ..Oven ....12-24 Sabbath Feaulre ..19, 20 Self-Cleaning ..23, 24 Special Features ..17, 18 Thermostat ....Timed Baking and Roasting..16 Surface Units ... 8-1 l Warming Drawer...
Page 2: Important Safety Information
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. A WARNINGANti-TIPDEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. Toprevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall and floor by installing the Anti--tip device supplied.
Page 3: Safety Precautions
GEAppliances.com SAFETY P RECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: Use dfis appliance only for its irrtended Before performing a W service, disconnect pm])ose as described in this Owner's tire range power supply at dre household Manual.
Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING'! SAFETY P RECAUTIONS "iii!' .... Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken.
Page 5: Radiant Surface Units
GEAppliances.com RADIANT SURFACE UNITS Use care when touching flae cooktop. Clean fire cooktop widt caution. If a wet glass surfiace of fire cooktop will retain heat spong_ or cloth is used to wipe spills on after the conuols have been mined off;...
Page 6: Self-Cleaning
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING'! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause bums to hands, face and/or eyes. Do not heat unopened food containers. Do not use tile ox.en to dry newspapers. Pressure could build up and the container If ox.eflleamd,...
Page 7: Warming Drawer
GEAppliances.com WARMING DRAWER Tile pml)ose of file wai_ning drawer is Do not touch the heating element or the interior surface of the drawer. These surPaces to hold hot cooked foods at serving temperature. Always start with hot food; may he hot enough to bum.
Page 8: Using The Surface Units
Usingthe surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and ttlrn in either A HOT CO01ffOP indicator light will glow direction to the setting you want. when anv radiant element is turned and will remain...
Page 9: Temperature Limiter
GEAppliances.cem Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model, Temperature Limiter Every radiant smti_ce unit has a The temperatm'e limiter may cycle the milts offfi)r a time if: temperature limited; Thepanboi/sdfy temperature limiter protects glass cooktop fl'om getting too hot.
Page 10 Usingthe surface units. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. About the radiant surface units... SURFACE COOKING radiant cooktop teatures heating DflAGGIN'G units beneath a smooth glass sm_fi_ce. NOT .'Asl, htodorisnormalwhenanew cooktop is usedforthe firstt#ne.It/s caused by theheatingof newpartsand insulating materials Never cook directly on rne gross,...
Page 11 Se/ecti,g typeso_ f cookware. Stainless Steel: Porcelain Enamel Covered Cast #on'. recommended recommended As hmg as die cookware is covered completely ei_ame], this _grith po_'ce]{_]m) Aluminum: coo]G_'are is recommei_ded. Cmltiom_ is Check pans for flat bottoms by recomme]_ded {or cast ]ro]_ cooki<_re heavy weight recon_mended ush_ga straight edge.
Page 12: Using The Oven Controls
Usingthe oven controls. CONTROLLOCROUT OvenControl Clockand TimerFeatures and Settings SELFCLEAN STD/LO Pad BAKE Pad Touch to select tile bake flulcfion. Touch to select seltZcleaning flulcfion. Using the self-cleaning oven section. tile BROIL HI/LO Pad OVENLIGHT ON/OFFPad Touch to select the broil flnlcfion.
Page 13: Using The Oven
Using the oven. CEApplia.ces.com Toevoid possible bums, place the shelves in the desired posifion before you turn the oven on. Before you begin.,, CAUTION: When you are using shelves ]]a_ e stop-lod_s, so d)a[ _])em) placed corredv on d_e shelf sLq)ports shdf in the bwest posifion (A], you will need to throl_gh...
Page 14: Broiling Guide
Usingthe oven. How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling Use LO Broil to cook tbods such as Leavethedooropento thebroil stopposition. Thedoorstaysopen by itself,yet theproper poulU'y or thick cuts of meat thoroughly temperature is maintained in the oven. without o_e_4)rowning them.
Page 15 Usingthe clock, kitchen timer and control lockout. CEA..,ia.cescom To Set the Clock clock m i_st be set to tb e correct tim e Tol_cb the CLOCK pad. of day _br the automatic o\e]_ timh_g Tol_cb the mmfl)er pads. fm/cticms to work proper]).
Page 16 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 17: Special Features Of Your Oven Control
Special features of your oven control GEA..lia.ces.com 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 18 Special features of your oven control. 12-Hour, 24-Rout or Clock Blackout Your contro/isset to usea 12-hour dock. Tol_cb CLOCK pad agaim_ to ch_mge to the 24 horn" mi]itax T time dock If_ou would pre[er to have a 24-born" 24hr. <]iS_:}]_ It this is the choice _*r_]_ S]_OW...
Page 19: Usingthe Sabbathfeature
Usingthe Sabbathfeature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (On some models) GEAppliances.com TbeSabbathfeature can be used for baking/roasting only:It cannot be used for convection, broiling,self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE" The oven fight comes on automatically (onsome models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is dosed. The bufb may be Light removed.
Page 20: Thetype Of Margarine Will Affect Baking Performance
Adjust the oven thermostat--Do it yourself! Youmay find that your new oven cooks differently than the one # 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 21: Using The Warming Drawer
Usingthe warmingdrawer. Applioooos.oom The warming drawer wi// keep hot, cooked foods at serving temperature, Always start with hot food, Do not crisping crackers, chips or dry use to heat cold food other t,#an cereal, To Use the Warming Drawer _NARNtNGDRAWER Push and mrn fl_e co, r im!! knob to, any desired setting.
Page 22 Usingthe warming drawer. Temperature Selection Chart To keep severed dif_b_'e_t {hods h or, I Food Type Control Setting I set the co_t_'o] to the _boc[ m_eec[im_g the Bacon highest settim_g. Breads The temperature, t}pe and alnount Casserole ot tood, and the time held will affect Chicken, fried the qualiD' ot the tood.
Page 23: Usingthe Self-Cleaning Oven
Usingthe self-cleaning oven. OEApp,a.oes The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle Soil on tile fl'ont fl'anle (ff tile range and _,\'e reconlinend _enting your kitchen outside the gasket Oil the door will need with...
Page 24 Usingthe self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning *E@II Touch tile SELFCLEAN pad Touch tile DELAYSTART pad. once for a 3-hour dean time or QQQQ...
Page 25 Camend cleaning of the range. Be sure all 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 properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause inju_ How to Remove Protective Shipping Film and Packaging Tape Careflllly...
Page 26: Careand Cleaning Of The Range
Careand cleaning of the range. Painted Surfaces Painted surtimes include the sides of file Do not use commercial oxen cleane_, range and the dooI, top of control panel cleaning powdec% steel wool or harsh and tile drawer fl'ont. Clean these with soap abrasixes on an} painted sm'titce.
Page 27 GEAppliances, com Oven Racks Clean the o_en racL_ with an abrasive If your oven Is equipped with gray porcelain- coated ovenracks, they may be lift in the oven cleanser or scouring, I_ad AJ'ter cleanin,_,, rinse the shelves with clean water and (ha' duringthe self-clian cycle.
Page 28: Removable Warming Drawer Pan
Careand cleaning of the range. Removable Warming Drawer Pan Never" place, use o_"selfXclean the NOTE."Formode/s with a warming drawer, wmming chmve_" pan in the uppe_" oven. before performlbg an)/adjustments, cleaning or service, disconnectthe range electrical power Wmming (h'awe_" has a removable supply at the household &stnTpution panel by Ibm"...
Page 29: Cleaning The Glass Cooktop
Cleaningthe glass cooktop. CEAppliances.com Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use CEIL_d_4A BRYTE _' Ceranfic Shake the cleaning cream well. Appl) a few drops of CEIL_dVIA Cooktop Cleaner on the glass cooktop. Other creams not be as eflectixe. BRYTE <'_ Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner directly...
Page 30: Glasssurface--Potential For Permanent Damage
Cleaningthe glass cooktop. Metal Marks and Scratches Be careflll not to slide pots and pans If pots with a thin oxerlay of across w_ur cooktop. It will leave aluminum or copper are allowed metal markings on the cooktop to boil dr):, the overlay may leave S/li'][ilce.
Page 31 Before you call for service... GEAppliances.com Troubleshooting -tips Save time and money/. Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Possible Causes What To Do Surface units willnot Improper cookwaxe * Use pans which are fiat and match the diameter...
Page 32 Before you call for service... Troubleshooting -tips Possible Causes What To Do Clock and timer Plug on range is not completely * Make sure electrical l_lug, is [)lugged,, into a live, properly do not work inserted in the electrical outlet, grounded outlet.
Page 33 GEAppliances.com :::i_: Possible Causes What To Do Ovenwill not self-clean oven telnperature • _dlow the oven to cool to roolu telul)eratt/re too high to set a self-cleml reset the (ontrols. operation. Oven controls improperly set. • See Using the self-cleaning oven section.
Page 34 Before you call for service... Troubleshooting -tips Possible Causes What To Do A fuse in your home may be • Replace fllse or reset circuit breaker, Display goes blank blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is in the •...
Page 35 GE Service Protection Plus '_' GE, a ilame re(ogifized _orktwkle for qtmlhy ai_(t depeildabilh}, offers )(m Ser_,i<:e Protecti(m } Jh_s --(:omp] ehe_]s_ e prote(:tio[] aH )our app]liail(:es-- No Matter What Brand! Benefits include: We71Cover Any Appliance. * Backed by GE Anywhere.
Page 36 * Please provide your e-mail address to receive, via e-mail, discounts, special ottk,p, and other important communications h-ore GE Appliances (GEA). Check here if you do not want to receixe conmmnications fl-om GEA's careflflly selected partners. GEapp#ancos FAILI 7RE TO C()MPI.ETE AND RE'F[ RN Tt tlS CARD DOES NOT DIMINISII _,_)l 7R WARRANT';...
Page 37 Notes.
Page 38 Accesswies. Looking For Something More? You can find these accessories and many more at ww_GEAppliances.cem call 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready. iiii i iiii!i !!il/ ! ii !iiii il;ii Surface Elements and Drip Pans Oven Racks Broiler Pan LightBulbs Knobs...
Page 39 During this From the date of the full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor and in-home service origina!purchase replace defective part, A replacement glass cooktop if it should...
Page 40 _ tal abili ti es a _ d im pai rm e_ ts. For details of GE's [ In_iversal Design a ppli ca ti o_ s, h_ cl _di _ g ld tch e_ design...

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