GE JAP02 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions page 20

Using the self-cleaning oven. con s ome mode sI
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom.
Before a Clean Cycle
Theoven must be cool in order to set the self-
clean cycle.
We recommend venting your kitchen with an
open window or using a ventilation fan or hood
during the first self-clean cycle.
Remove broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware
and any aluminum foil from the oven.
The shiny, silver-colored oven racks (on some
models) can be self-cleaned, but they will
darken, losetheir luster and become hard to
slide.
Donot use abrasivesor oven cleaners.Cleanthe
top, sidesand outside of the oven door with soap
and water.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover (on some
models) is in place and the oven light is off.
IMPORTANT: T hehealth of some birds is
extremely sensitiveto the fumes given off during
the self-cleaningcycle of any oven. Movebirdsto
another well-ventilated room.
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How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
J-f] Touch the Self Clean pad.
[] Using the + or- pad, enter the desired
clean time, if a time other than 4 hours is
needed.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours You can
change the clean time to any time between
2.5 and 5 hours, depending on how dirty your
oven is.
[-_ Touch the Start
pad.
The door locks automatically. The display
will show the clean time remaining. It will not
be possible to open the oven door until the
temperature drops below the lock temperature
and the Locked Door light goes off.
When the Locked Door light is off, open the
door.
The words Lock Door will flash and the oven
control will signal if you set the clean cycle
and forget to close the oven door.
To stop a clean cycle, touch the Clear/Off
pad. When the Locked Door light goes off
indicating the oven has cooled below the
locking temperature, open the door.
NOTE:Forheavily soiled ovens use maximum
self clean cycle time (5 hours).
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