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Safety Instructions ..jg9oo Operating Instructions 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 ...
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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.
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SAFETY P RECAUTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: _i:,i U se dfis appliance only for its intended ;_?:': Before perfol_ning a W service, disconnect puq)ose as desciibed in this Owner's tire range power supply at dre household Manual.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READALLINSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING'! SAFETY P RECAUTIONS 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.
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RADIANT SURFACE UNITS ;fi:,: Use care when touching fl_e cooktop. _i:,: C lean file cooktop widl caution. If a wet glass surfi_ce of fl_e cooktop will retain heat spong_ oi cloth is used to wipe spills on after tile conuols...
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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. _{;_ D o not heat tmopened tbod containers. _7{;_ Do dry newspapers.
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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.
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Usingthe surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push tile knob in and ttlrn in either A HOT COOKTOP indicator light will glow direction to the setting you want. when anv radiant element is turned and will remain...
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Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Temperature Limiter Every radiant surIi_(-e unit has a Tile temperature limiter may c) cle the traits offfi)r a time if: temperature limited: N Thepan boils d_/ Tile temperature...
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Usingthe surface units. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. About the radiant surface units... Tile radiant cooktop teatures heating units beneath a smooth glass sudi_ce. cooktop is used forthe f, st t, m e l t,scausedby NOT£"...
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Selecting types of cookware. 9e.co,, Stainless Steel: Porcelain Enamel Covered Cast Iron: recommended recommended _ long as the cookware is (oveied completely with porcelain enamel, this Aluminum: cook_re is recommended. Caution Check pans for flat bottoms by recoi/llllellded ti}r cast iroll cookwal'e heavy we/_?htrecommended using a straight edge.
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Usingthe oven controls. OvenControl,Clockand TimerFeatures and Settings SELFCLEAN STD/LO Pad BAKE Pad Touch to select the bake timcfion. Touch to select sel6cleaning flmcfion. Using the self-cleaning oven section. BROIL HI/LO Pad OVENLIGHT ON/OFFPad Touch to select the broil flmcfion. Touch to mrn tile oven light...
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Usingtheoven. ,ecom To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin... CAUTION: When you are u s,bg the The shelves have stop-hwl<s, sty that when placed correcth' on the shelf suppoi_ts (A shelf lb the Iowest position {,4),you will need to through F), they will stop befi)Ie...
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Usingtheoven. How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling Use LO Broil to cook toods 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 oxe_q)rowning them. Place the meat or fish on the broiler Touch the START pad.
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Usingthe clock, kitchen timer and control lockout, go corn To Set the Clock Tile clock must be set to tile correct time CLOCK pad. Touch tile of day fi>r tile automatic oven timing Touch tile number pads. hmctions to work properly. Tile time of d W calmot be changed dm'h*g a timed...
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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.
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Special features of your oven control ge.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.
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Special features of your oven control. 12-Hour, 2#-Hour or C/ock Blackout Yourcontro/ /sset to use a 12-hourc/ock the CLOCKpad again to change Touch to tile 24 hour militm)' time clock. Tile If*ou *_(>uld pretbr to hme a 24-h( m display will show 24hr. If this is the choice militm", time clock or black out the clock you want, touch the START pad.
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Usingthe Sabbathfeature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (On some models) ge.com TheSabbathfeature can be used for baking/roasting onlg It cannot be used for convection, broiling,self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE; Theoven lightcomes onautomatica/fy (on some models) whenthedoor is opened andgoesoffwhenthedoorisclosed. T he bulbmaybe removed.
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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.
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Usingthe warming drawer, ge.com The warming drawer will keep hot, cooked foods at serving temperature. Always start with hot food. Do not use to heat cold food other than crisping crackers, chips or dry cereal. To Use the Warming Drawer...
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Usingthe warming drawer. Temperature Selection Chart To keep several different tbods hot, Setting I Food Type Control set the control to tile fl)od needing tile Bacon highest setting. Breads _: The temperature, t}])e and amount Casserole ot fl)od, time will affect Chicken, fried tile quali U oI tile fi_od.
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Usingthe self-cleaning oven. gecom 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 of tile range and _\'e reconnnend venting your kitchen outside the gasket Oil the door will need with...
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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 DELAYSTART Touch tile SELFCLEAN Touch tile pad. once fin" a 3-hour clean time (D(D(D(D(D twice for a 4-hour...
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Camand cleaningof therange. 9e.co,, 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 properlywhen the range is replaced.
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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.
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Oven Racks Clean the o_en ra('k_ with an abrasive ::Ji ::If your oven Is equipped with gray porcelain- coated ovenracks, they may be left in the oven cleanser or scouring, I)ad _dter cleanin,_,, rinse the shelves with clean water and (h_' duringthe self-clean cycle.
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Careand cleaning of the range. Removable Warming Drawer Pan _Ji:: Neve_" place, use o_"sell:clean NOTE" Formode/s with a warming drawer, wmming chmve_" pan in the uppe_" oven. before performing any adjustments,cleaning or service, disconnectthe range electrical power ?_: X_'_ming (h'awe_" has a removable supply at the household &stnT_ution panel by t0_"easy cleaning.
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Cleaningthe glass cooktop, ge.com Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use CEIL_JIA BRYTE _'Ceranfic Shake the cleaning cream well. Cooktop Cleaner on the glass cooktop. Appl) a few drops of CEIL_dVIA Other creams ma_ not be as efli_ctixe. BRYTE (')Ceramic Cooktop...
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Cleaningthe glass cooktop. Metal Marks and Scratches Be careflll not to slide pots and pans If pots xdth a thin oxerlay of across w)ur cooktop. It will leave ahmfinum or copper are allowed metal markings on the cooktop to boil dr):, the overlay may leave S/li'J[ilce.
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Before you call for service... ge.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 will not Improper cookware •...
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Before you call for service... Troubleshooting -tips Possible Causes What To Do Clockandtimer * Make Plug on range is not completely sure electrical i)lug is i)lugged into a live, i)roperly do not work hlserted ha the electrical outlet, gr()unded outlet. * Replace A fuse in your home...
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Possible Causes What To Do Ovenwill not self-clean oven telnperature Allow tile • oven cool i'oonl tenlpei'attli'e reset tile controls. too high to set a self-clem_ operation. Using the self-cleaning oven section. Oven conlrols improperly set. • See tile "Crackling...
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Before you call for service... Troubleshooting -tips Possible Causes What To Do Displaygoes blank A fuse in your home may be * Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. blown or the circuit brea_ker pped. The clock is in the * See the Special features of your oven control section.
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Accessories. Looking For Something More? You can find these accessories and many more at ge.com, or call 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready. < <_i_ _ _i:i<i_i_ i _i_i_ ii/_i_i_ _<_I!_I_I_I_IIIIZ_I i_ _< _ <_i_i _...
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USA. If the product is located in an area where service by a GEAuthorized Servicer is not available, you may be responsible for a trip charge or you may be required to bring the product to an Authorized GE Service location for service.
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Caution must he exercised, since impreper servicing may cause unsafe operation. ContactUs go.corn If you are not satisfied with tile service you receive fl'om GE, contact us on our Website with all tile details including your phone numbe_;...
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