GE JB940 Owner's Manual page 39

Never force the latch handle. Forcing the handle will damage the door
lock mechanism.
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Latch the door.
1
Press the SELF CLEAN pad.
2
Using the number pads, enter the desired clean
3
time, if a time other than 4 hours, 20 mintues
is needed.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours, 20 minutes. You
can change the clean time to any time between 3 hours
and 5 hours, depending on how dirty your oven is.
Press the START pad.
4
The self-clean cycle will automatically begin after CLEAN
is displayed and the time for the clean cycle is set. The
words ON and LOCKED DOOR will appear in the display.
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, slide the latch
handle to the left as far as it will go and 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, press the CLEAR/OFF pad.
When the LOCKED DOOR light goes off and the
oven has cooled below the locking temperature,
open the door.
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