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GE JD968 Owner's Manual

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Safety Instruaions
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2-5
Operating
Instructions
Baking
or Roasting
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l l
Broiling
Guide
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12
Canning
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9
Clock
and Timer
. ...........
13
Control
I,ockout
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13
Convection
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16-20
Cookware
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8, 9
Oven
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l 0-28
Probe
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15
Proofing
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21
Sabbath
Feature
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98
Self-Cleaning
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93, 94
Special
Features
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95-27
Surface
Units
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6, 7
Thermostat
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92
Timed
Baking
& Roasting
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14
VVarming
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21
Care and Cleaning
Control
Panel
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29
Door
. ....................
30
Floor
. ....................
31
Glass Cooktop
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34, 35
tgmobs
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29
Light
Bulb
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31
Packaging
Tape
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29
Racks .....................
31
Storage
Drawer
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32
Surfaces
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33
Vent
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29
Troubleshooting
Tips
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36-39
Consumer
Support
Consumer
Support
. . . Back Cover
Product
Registration
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41,42
_4'arranty
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43
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model#
Serial #
You can find them on a label
behind
the
open
oven
door
on
the
lower
left corner of
the
range
ti'ame.
49-80498
07-07 JR

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  • Page 1 _&com Safety Instruaions ..Operating Instructions Baking or Roasting ..Broiling Guide ....Canning ....Clock and Timer .... Control I,ockout .... © Convection ....16-20 Troubleshooting Tips ..36-39 Cookware ....8, 9 Oven ....l 0-28 Consumer Support Probe .....
  • Page 2 iMPORTANT SAFETY iNFORMATiON. READALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minim)e 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.
  • Page 3 _e.com A 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 or cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel or cooktop become broken.
  • Page 4 iMPORTANT SAFETY iNFORMATiON. READALL iNSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. RADIANT SURFACE UNITS Use proper pan size--select cookware having flat bottoms largo enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing.
  • Page 5 WARNING !! OVEN Stand awayfrom the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause bums to hands, face and/or eyes. E:,I D o ,lot heat unopened food containers. E:,I D o not use the ox.en to dl T newspapers.
  • Page 6 Using thesurfaceunits. NOTE: Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either iJi:: glow until the unit is coded to approxtYnate/y direction to the settim, xou want. 150°F OFF and H/tile At both...
  • Page 7 Sma!l surface Large Using the tri-ring surface unit unit setting surface Theright front Tri-Ringsurfaceunit has 3 sizes to Unitsetting knob clockwise to @, stopping at the select from so you can match the size of the unit desired setting.
  • Page 8 Selectingtypes of cookwam. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Glass-Ceramic: Stainless Steel: recommended usable,but not recommended Poor pe_fi)m_imce. May scratch tile smtime. Aluminum: heavywe/_lhtrecommended Stoneware: Good (onductivit_. _dmninmn residues usab/e,but not recommended sometinles appear as scratches...

  • Page 9: Canning

    HOWEVER, USE I,ARGE- DIAMETER CANNERS ()R OTHER (2) starting with HOTtap water for fastest LAI_.GE-DIAMETEP. POTS FOR heating of large quantities of wate_ FRYING OR BO/LIN(; FOODS CAUTION: OTHER THAN WATER, Must syrup or sauce mixtures--and...
  • Page 10 Using the oven controls. (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) Features and appearance may vat}4 OvenControl Clockand TimerFeatures and Settings OVEN LIGHT ON/OFFPad BAKE Pad Touch to select tile bake flUlCfion. Touch to turn tile o',en light on or oft. DELAYSTARTPad BROIL HI/LO Pad Touch to select tile 1)roll flUlCfion.
  • Page 11 Usingthe oven. gecem Toavoid possible bums, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin... The racks have stops, so that when placed To replace, place the end of the rack correctly on the supports, they will stop (StOl)-loclcs) on the support, tilt up the...

  • Page 12: Broiling Guide

    Usingthe oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling Leavethe dooropen to thebroil stopposition. the BROILHI/LO pad once fi,x" Touch Thedoorstays openby itself, yet theproper HI Broil temperature is maintainedin the oven. To change to LO Broil, touch the NOTE:Foodcanbe broiled with the door BROILHI/LO pad again.
  • Page 13 Usingthe clock, timer and control lockout, gecom ToSet the Clock clock must be set to tile correct time CLOCK pad. Touch tile of da) fi)r tile automatic oxen tinting Touch tile number pads. flmctions to work properl). Tile time da) cannot be changed during a timed...
  • Page 14 Usingthe timed baking and masting features.(on some models) NOTE."Foods that sped 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: Probe

    Usingthe probe, ge.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...

  • Page 16: Convection

    Usingthe convectionoven. ConvectionFan NOTE:The convection tim will cycle on and oft 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 The convection oven tim shuts off when This circulating hot ak is evenly distn_)uted throughout the oven cavity.
  • Page 17 Convection Roast _]_en you are convection roasting, it is impommt that use a broiler pan and _: Goodfor large tender cuts of meat, uncovered grid designed fi)r broiling for best The convection tim circulates tim heated pan is convection roasting results.
  • Page 18 Usingthe timed features for convectioncooking. You will hear a fan while cooking with these features. The fan will stop when the door& 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 How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop CONVECTION Youcan set the ovencontrol to delay-startthe oven, Touch tile nmnber pads to set the cook fora specificlength of time and then turnoff desired cooking time, automatically DEIAYSTART Touch pad,...

  • Page 20: Convection

    Usingthe convectionoven. How to Set the Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe The displa_ will flash PROBE and the the internal temperature of o_en control will signal if the probe the meat reaches the number and you have not have set, the probe...

  • Page 21: Proofing

    Usingthe proofingand warming features, gecom Theproofing feature maintains a warm environment useful for rising yeast-leavened products. How to Set the Oven For Proofing Place the coxered dough in a dish in _4hen proofing is finished, touch the oxen on shelf B or C. the 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 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 Do not clean tile gasket. Tile fiberglass We recommend venting your material of the oven door gasket cannot kitchen with...
  • 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 Tile door locks autoniaticallv: Tile Touch the SELFCLEANLO/STD pad OD(Z)<D@CZ) once fiIr a 4-hour clean tiine or display will show the stair tinie.

  • Page 25: Sabbath Feature

    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.
  • Page 26 Special features of your oven control. Tone Volume This feature allows you to adjust the tone the OVEN LIGHT ON/OFFpad Touch volumesto a more acceptable volume. Thereare again. The display will show I BEEP. i)/ i ii iji/ i il threepossible volume levels.
  • Page 27 Using Auto Recipe Conversion Todeactivate the feature: When using convectionbake, the Auto Recipe _ Conversionfeature wi// automatically convert CONVECTION the BROIL HI/LO and BAKE Touch entered regu/arbaking temperatures to pads at the same time fi)r 3 seconds convectionbaking temperatures.
  • Page 28 Using the SabbathFeature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays,) (on some models) TheSabbathfeature can be usedfor baking/roasting onlg It cannot be usedfor convection,broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The ovenlightcomes onautomatica/fy when thedoor is opened andgoesoffwhenthedoor is closed. Thebulb mayberemoved. SeetheOven LightReplacement section.

  • Page 29: Packaging Tape

    Camand cleaningof therange, ge.com Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. cleaning, servicing anti-tip If your range is removed or any reason, be sure the reengaged properly replaced. device is...

  • Page 30: Door

    Careand cleaningof therange. Cleaning the Oven Door on tile outside of tile (loo_: Do not let Toclean the inside of the door: water drip into the vent openings. _+;Because tile area inside tile gasket iJi:: I f any stain on tile door vent trim is cleaned during tile self_'lean...

  • Page 31: Floor

    _e.com Removable OvenFloor To remove the oven floor: Clean tile oxen floor with warn/ soapy wateI: ]_emo_,e tile o_,en door using tile instructions in the Lift-Off Oven Door _Aq/en reinstalling tile oxen float; be sure to slide it all tile wm to tile back section.

  • Page 32: Storage Drawer

    Careand cleaning of the range. Storage Drawer Removal Toremove the drawer: Toreplace the drawer: Pull the drawer out until it stops. Place the drawer rails on the guides. I,ifl the ti'ont of the drawer until the Push the drawer back until it stops. stops clear the guides.

  • Page 33: Surfaces

    _e.cem Stainless Steel Surfaces (onsome models) Do not use a steel wool pad; it will After cleaning, use a stainless steel scratch the surface. polish, such as Stainless Steel Magid', Revere Col)per Stainless Steel To clean the stainless steel surti_ce, Cleaner"_or _'enol All Puq)ose...

  • Page 34: Glass Cooktop

    Cleaningthe glass cooktop. Oo.,ro, oo*o., Begin b,v locking the cooktop; see the Control L ockout section. LOCK/UNLOCK fiOrD a .SECONDS Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use CEI_Bd_<IABRYTE _ (;ermnic Shake the cleaning cream well. Cooktop Cleaner on the glass cooktop. Apply a few drops of CEIL_<IA Other creams may not be as eflecfixe.
  • Page 35 Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and If pots with a thin oxerla} of pans across your cooktop. It will ahmfinum or copper are allowed leave metal markings on the to boil dry, the overlay may leave black discoloration on the cooktop.
  • Page 36 Before YouCall ForService... 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 • Use hnproper cookware pans which flat match...

  • Page 37: Thermostat

    Possible Causes What To Do Food does not bake * See the Using the oven section. Oven conlrols improperly set. or roast properly Rack position is incorrect * See the Using the oven section. or the rack is not level.

  • Page 38: Clock And Timer

    Before YouCall ForService... Troubleshooting tips Possible Causes What To Do Clock and timer do * Make sttre electrical l)lt/g, is [)lugged,,into a live, l)roperly Plug on range is not completely not work inserted in the electrical oudet, gr()tmded ot/tlet. A fuse ha your home * Repl;we tl/e fi/se or reset tile circuit breakel: may be blm_a or the...
  • Page 39 Possible Causes What To Do Control signals after You forgot to enter a • Touch the BAKE pad and desired teml)erature entering cooking time bake temperature the SELF CLEAN LO/STD pad and desired clean time. or start time cleaning time.
  • Page 40 Notes.
  • Page 41 GE Service Protection Plus 'M GE, a name recognized worldwide fbr quality and dependability, offers Service Protection Plus'_'--comprehensive protection on all yore appliances-- No Matter What Brand! Benefits Include: We TI Cover Any Appliance. * Backed by GE * All brands covered Anywhere.
  • Page 42 E\IL/1_1_ TO COMt)I.I{TE AND RETI JRN Tt tlS C:_),I) DOES NOT DIMINISII Y()I JR General Electric Company _,\7 \R1L \NTY RI Gt ITS. Louisville, K¥ 40225 GE Consumer&, Industrial ge.com For more inlonnation about (;EA's privacy and data usage polic?; go to ge.com and click on ' Pri_v_cyPoli_y" or call 800.626.2224.
  • Page 43 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.
  • Page 44 Caution must be exercised, since improper servicing may cause unsafe operation. ContactUs ge.com If you are not safisiied with the service w)u receive fl'om GE, contact us on our _A'ebsite with all the details including your phone wIJte to: Genei'al Manage_;...

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