GE Appliances JGBS04 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 50

Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting Tips
Possible Causes What To Do
Displaygaes blank A fuse in your home may be • Replacethe fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
The clock is in the black-out mode. , See the Special features of your oven control section.
Display flashes Power failure. , Reset the clock.
Unable to get the Oven control pads were , The Bake and Broil Hi/Lo pads must be touched at
display to show "SF" not pressed properly, the same time and held for 3 seconds.
Power outage. Power outage or surge. , Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
clock flashes it by touching the Clear/Off pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
"Burnin " "" "
g or only This is normal in a new oven . Open a window to ventilate the room.
odor emitting from and will disappear quickly.
the vent
Strong odor An odor from the insulation , This is temporary.
around the inside of the oven
is normal for the first few times
the oven is used.
Fan noise (some models) A cooling fan may turn on. . This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on to cool internal
parts. It may run for up to 1 1/2 hrs after the oven is turned
off.
Drawer does not slide The drawer is out of alignment. • Fully extend the drawer and push it all the way in.
smoothly or drags See the Care and cleaning of the range section.
Drawer is over-loaded or load * Reduce weight. Redistribute drawer contents.
is unbalanced.
Lower oven drawer or A fuse in your home may be • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
warming drawer will blown or the circuit breaker
not work tripped.
The oven is self-cleaning. • Wait for the self-clean cycle to finish and the oven to cool.
Controls improperly set. * See the Electric warming drawer or Lower oven
drawer section.
Excessive condensation Liquid in drawer. , Remove liquid.
in the drawer
Uncovered foods. * Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
Temperature setting too high. * Reduce temperature setting.
Food dries out in the Moisture escaping. * Cover food with lid or aluminum foil.
lower oven drawer or
warming drawer Drawer not fully closed. , Push drawer in until latch engages.
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