Seffcleaning - GE JDP39 Owner's Manual

Usingthe self-cleaning oven. ge oom
Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door lock mechanism.
Before a Clean Cycle
We recommend venting your kitchen
wifll an open window or using a
ventilation fan or hood during file
first self-clean cycle.
Remove shelves, broiler pan, broiler grid,
all cookware and any aluminum foil from
the oven.
Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass
mam_-iM of file oven door gasket cannot
withstand abrasion. It is essential for the
gasket m remain intact. If you notice it
becoming worn or flayed, replace it.
Wipe up any hem T spillovers on the oven
bottom.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
The shiny, siNe>colored oven shelves
(on some models) can be self<leaned,
but flley Mll darken, lose flleir luster
and become hard m slide.
Soil on the flont flame of the range and
outside the gasket on the door will need
to be cleaned by hand. Glean these areas
with hot water; soap-filled smel wool pads
or cleansers such as Soft Scrubq Rinse
well with clean water and d_y.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover is in
place and the oven light is off'.
IMPORTANT'. The healfll
of some birds
is exnemely sensitive m file flmles gNen
off during the self-cleaning cycle of any
range. Move birds to anofller well-
ventilated room.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Follow the directions in the Before a
Clean Cycle section.
[_ I,atch the dooI.
NOTE"Never force the latch. If the oven is
too hot, you will not be able to slide the
latch. Allow the oven to cool.
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Touch the SELF CLEANpad.
[_ Touch the + or- pads until the
desired Glean Time is displayed.
TheCleanTime is normally 4 hours.You can
change theCleantime toanytimebetween 3
and5 hours, d epending on theamountofsoil in
youroven.
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Touch the START/ON pad.
The selfK:lean cycle will automatically
begin after CLEANis displwed and the
time countdown appears in the display.
While file oven is self-cleaning, you can
touch the CLOCKpad to display the time
of dw: To return m the clean countdown,
much the SELFCLEANpad.
The oven struts off automatically when
the clean cycle is complete, and 0:00 will
flash in the display:
[_ Slide the latch handle to the left as
far _ks it will go and open file doo_.
It will not be possible to unlatch the oven
door until the mmpemture drops below
the lock mmpemmre
and the LOCKED
door light goes off:
When the LOCKED door light is off;
unlatch the dooL
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