GE JP340 Owner's Manual page 6

Usingthe surface elements.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
How to Set
Push the knob down and mrn in either
direction to the setting you want. \._]_en
the control is in any position other than
OFF,it may be rotated without pushing
it down.
At both OFF and HI the control clicks
into position. Ym may hear slight
clicking sounds during cooking,
indicating the control is keeping the
power level you set.
The controls tot the radiant surfi_ce
elements can be set anywhere between
LO and HItot an unlimited number oI
heat settings. _,\]th the iINnite switch the
element cycles on and off to maintain
your selected control setting.
The ON indicator light will glow when
any surtilce eleinent is on.
A HOTSURFACE indicator light will glow
when anv radiant element is turned on
and will remain on tmtil the stmfhce is
cooled to approximately 150°E
NOTE:
It comeson whentheelement i s hot to the
touch.
It staysonevenafter theelementis turnedoff.
It glowsbrightlyuntil thedementiscoded to
approxlknately 150°£
Besureyouturnthecontrolknobto OFF
whenyoufinishcooking
Never cook directly on the glass.
Always use cookware.
Always center flTepan on the surface
element you are using.
About the radiant surface elements...
The radiant cooktop teatm'es heating
elements beneath a smooth glass stmfi_ce.
NOTE." A s@htodoris normal w hena new
cooktop is usedforthe fkst time.It is caused by
theheatingof newpartsand insulating materb/s
andwill disappear in a shorttime.
NOTE." Onmodels with hght-colored g /ass
cooktops, it is normal f or thecooking zones to
change colorwhenhotor coolingdown.Thisis
temporary andwi//disappear a sglasscoolsto
roomtemperature.
The stm'iace element will cycle on and off
to maintain your selected control setting.
Avoid plating utensils that could
become hot or plastics that could melt
on the surtiace element tmtil it has
cooled completely:
Waterstains (mineral deposits)are removable
using the cleaning cream or full strength white
wnegar
Useof windowcleaner m ayleavean
iridescent f ilm on thecooktop. T hecleaning
creamwill remove thisdiscoloration.
Don'tstoreheavy itemsabovethecooktop.
If theydropontothecooktop, t heycancause
damage.
It is sate to place hot cookware (fl'om the
oxen
or surli_ce)
on the glass cooktop
when the sm'tiace is cool,
Do not use the surface as a cutting board
is cooked.
Even after the surface elements are
turned off, the glass cooktop retains
enough heat to continue cooking. To
avoid overcooking, i'eiilove [)_lns ][i'Oiil
the smti_ce elements when the fi_od
Donot slide
cookwarethe cooktopaCross
becauseit can
scratchtheg
The glass ,s
scratch-resistant,
not scratchproof