GE JCAS745 Owner's Manual And Installation Instructions

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Safety Information.........................
Operating Instructions
Surface Units...................................
Cookware...........................................
Controls............................................
Oven...........................................
Convenience Outlet....................
Special Features..........................
Sabbath Features........................
Temperature Conversions................
Thermostat.......................................
Self Clean...................................
Care and Cleaning......................
Troubleshooting Tips..................
Accessories.....................................
Product Registration..................
Warranty..........................................
Consumer Support...........................
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model #
Serial #
behind the storage drawer on the
oven frame.
2-6
Installation Instructions
7-8
9
10
Standard
11, 12
Clean Models
13, 14
JCAS745
15
JCAS445
16-18
19, 20
20
21
22, 23
24-30
31-35
36-40
41
42, 43
44
45
Owner´s Manual and
Coil Top and
Radiant Top Models
Self-Clean
Models
JCAP750
JCAP760
JCAP765
183D9541P011

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Radiant Top Models Controls..........Standard Self-Clean Oven........... 11, 12 Models Clean Models Clock, Timer and JCAP750 Convenience Outlet....13, 14 JCAS745 JCAP760 Timed Baking and Roasting..... JCAS445 Special Features......16-18 JCAP765 Sabbath Features......19, 20 Temperature Conversions....Thermostat........Self Clean........
  • Page 2: Safety Information

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result.
  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY… Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160° F and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against foodborne illness. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments Do not touch the surface units, the heating while using the appliance.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. OVEN Stand away from the range when opening Pulling out the shelf to the stop-lock is a the oven door. Hot air or steam which convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also escapes can cause burns to hands, face a precaution against burns from touching and/or eyes.
  • Page 5 SURFACE UNITS-ALL MODELS Use proper pan size-select cookware having flat bottoms large 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 ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.
  • Page 6: Safety Information

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! RADIANT SURFACE UNITS (on some models) Use care when touching the cooktop. The glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat after the controls have been turned off. Avoid scratching the glass cooktpo. The Clean the cooktop with caution.
  • Page 7 Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Surface Cooking Controls In a quiet kitchen, you may hear Your surface units and controls are slight clicking sounds during cooking, designed to give you a variety of heat indicating heat settings selected are settings for surface unit cooking.
  • Page 8 Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Indicator Lights (on radiant glass models only). A Hot indicator light will glow when any radiant elements is turned on, and will remain on until the surface is cool enough to touch.
  • Page 9: Surface Units

    Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: Glass-ceramic: recommended usable, but not recommended Poor performance. May scratch the surface. Aluminum: Stoneware: heavy weight recommended. usable, but not recommended Good conductivity.
  • Page 10: Controls

    Using the oven controls. (on some models) Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from y our model. Time Temps Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE Pad START Pad Touch this pad to select the bake function. Must be touched to start any cooking function.
  • Page 11: Oven

    Using the oven. Clock and Timer (on some models) TIMER Pad Touch this pad to select the timer feature. CLOCK Pad Touch this pad before setting the clock. Display Shows the time of day and the time set for the timer, cook time or start time. SET +/- Pads Appearance may vary.
  • Page 12: Oven

    Using the oven. How to Set the Oven for Baking or Roasting Touch the pad. BAKE Touch the pad to set the + or – desired temperature Touch the pad. START Check food for doneness at minimum time on recipe. Cook longer if necessary.
  • Page 13: Clock, Timer And Convenience Outlet

    Using the clock, timer and convenience outlet. (on some models) Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Touch the START/ON pad until the of day for the automatic oven timing time of day shows in the display.
  • Page 14 Using the clock, timer and convenience outlet. (on some models) Not all features are on all models. To Reset the Timer If the display is still showing the time If the remaining time is not in the display remaining, you may change it by touching (clock, delay start or cooking timer are in TIMER pad, then touch the...
  • Page 15: Timed Baking And Roasting

    Using the timed baking and roasting features, (on some models) NOTE: Foods that spoil 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. Rom 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 16: Special Features

    Special features of your oven control. Your new 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 17: Special Features Of Your Oven Control

    Special features of your oven control. Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad. The sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until display shows (continuous CON BEEP...
  • Page 18 Special features of your oven control. Cook and Hold Touch the COOK TIME pad. The You new control has a cook and hold feature that display will show keeps cooked foods warm for to up to 3 hours Hid OFF. after Timed Baking or Roasting is finished.
  • Page 19: Sabbath Features

    Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (on some models) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking. The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when NOTE: the door is closed.
  • Page 20: Temperature Conversions

    Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (on some models) How to Exit the Sabbath Feature Touch the START pad. Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. If the oven is cooking, wait If a power outage occurred while NOTE: for a random delay period of the oven was in Sabbath mode, the oven...
  • Page 21: Thermostat

    Adjust the oven thermostat – Easy to do yourself! more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven. These thermometers may vary 20-40°F.
  • Page 22: Self Clean

    Using the self-cleaning oven. (on some models) The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set corre ctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle The oven must be cool in order to set Do not use abrasives or oven cleaners.
  • Page 23: Self Clean

    Using the self-cleaning oven. (on some models) The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set corre ctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning. The door locks automatically. The display Touch the pad.
  • Page 24: Care And Cleaning

    Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, range is replaced. Failure to take this servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip precaution could result in tipping of the device is re-engaged properly when the range and cause injury.
  • Page 25: Care And Cleaning

    Care and cleaning of the range. Lift-up Cooktop Clean the area under the cooktop often. Built- After cleaning underneath the cooktop up soil, especially grease, may catch on fire. with hot, soapy water and a clean cloth, hold the cooktop up, return the prop To make cleaning easier, the cooktop may rod to its storage position and lower be lifted up and propped open.
  • Page 26: Care And Cleaning Of The Range

    Care and cleaning of the range. Control Panel and Knobs It´s a good idea to wipe the control panel The control knobs may be removed for after each use of the oven. Use a damp easier cleaning. cloth to clean or rinse. For cleaning, use Make sure the knobs are in the mild soap and water or a 50/50 solution of positions and pull them straight off the...
  • Page 27 Care and cleaning of the range. Surface Units (on some models) Surface unit To replace a surface unit: Be sure all the controls are turned to OFF and the surface units are cool before attempting to Replace the drip pan into the recess in the remove them.
  • Page 28 Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Vent On glass cooktop models, the oven is Never cover the opening with aluminum vented through an opening at the rear of the foil or any other material. cooktop. On coil cooktop models, the oven is vented through an opening under the right rear surface unit.
  • Page 29: Cleaning The Glass Cooktop

    Cleaning the glass cooktop. (on some models) Normal Daily Use Cleaning use Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner on Shake the cleaning cream well. ONLY the glass cooktop. Other types of cleaners Apply a few drops of Ceramic may not be as effective. Cooktop Cleaner directly to the cooktop.
  • Page 30 Cleaning the glass cooktop. (on some models) Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and pans If pots with a thin overlay of across your cooktop. It will leave metal aluminum or copper are allowed to markings on the cooktop surface. boil dry the overlay may leave black discoloration on the cooktop.
  • Page 31: Installation Instructions

    Installation 24´´ GE Electric Ranges Instructions Questions? Call 1.800.561.3344 or consults our web page: www.geappliances.ca BEFORE YOU BEGIN FOR YOUR SAFETY: Read these instructions completely and All rough-in and spacing dimensions must be met for safe use of your range. Electricity to the carefully.
  • Page 32: Prepare To Install The Range

    Flat-blade Phillips Screwdriver Screwdriver PARTS INCLUDED Anti-Tip Bracket Kit REMOVE SHIPPING MATERIALS Models (recommended) Remove packaging materials. Failure JCAS745 JCAP750 to remove packaging materials could 47” 2” (5,08 cm) 41” (104,14 cm) JCAP760 result in damage to the appliance. JCAP765 JCAS445 36"...
  • Page 33 Installation Instructions ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS PREPARE THE OPENING (JCAS445) ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS Allow 2” spacing from the range to adjacent  CAUTION: vertical walls above the cooktop surface. Allow For personal safety, 30” minimum clearance between the surface do not use an extension cord with this units and the bottom of unprotected wood or appliance.
  • Page 34: Install The Range

    Installation Instructions INSTALL THE RANGE ANTI-TIP DEVICE INSTALLATION ANTI-TIP DEVICE INSTALLATION (cont.) WARNING: Install the sleeve anchor into the drilled Range must be secured with an approved hole and then install the lag bolt through the Anti-Tip device. device. The bolts must be properly tightened Unless properly installed, the range could be as recommended for the hardware.
  • Page 35 Installation Instructions OPERATION CHECKLIST FINAL INSTALLATION CHECKLIST Turn on one of the surface to observe that the element glows within 60 seconds. Turn Check to make sure the circuit breaker is the unit off when glow is detected. If the closed (RESET) or the circuit are replaced.
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting Tips

    Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and your may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Radiant Cooktops Improper cookware Use pans which are flat and match the diameter of the Surface units will not being used.
  • Page 37: Troubleshooting Tips

    Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Coil Cooktops The surface units are With the controls off, check to make sure the surface Surface units not plugged in solidly. unit is plugged completely into the receptacle. not functioning properly Check to see the correct control is set for the surface...
  • Page 38: Before You Call For Service

    Before you call for service... Problem Possible Causes What To Do On models with a temperature knob, make sure you Oven is not set to BROIL Food does not turn it all the way to the position. On models BROIL broil properly with a pad, make sure it is turned on.
  • Page 39 Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do See the Adjust the oven thermostat-Easy to do Oven thermostat Oven temperature too yourself! Section needs adjustment. hot or too cold Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly Plug on range is not completely Clock and timer do not grounded outlet.
  • Page 40 Before you call for service... Problem Possible Causes What To Do This is normal in a new oven and To speed the process set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of “Burning” or “oily” Using the self-cleaning oven will disappear in time. 3 hours.
  • Page 41: Accessories

    To inquire about purchasing a part or an accessory for your appliance, call our National Parts Center at 1.800.661.1616. Tired of discolored racks? Wishing you had extra-heavy-duty oven racks? NOW AVAILABLE for your range: GE’s innovative, self-cleanable porcelain-coated oven racks! Heavy Duty Durable Able to-be cleaned in a self-cleaning oven...
  • Page 42: Consumer Support Product Registration

    Notes...
  • Page 43 Please place in envelope and mail to: Veuillez mettre dans une enveloppe et envoyez à: OWNERSHIP REGISTRATION P.O. BOX 1780 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L4Y 4G1 (FOR CANADIAN CONSUMERS ONLY – POUR RÉSIDENTS CANADIENS SEULEMENT)
  • Page 44: Warranty

    OWNERSHIP REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE - FICHE D’INSCRIPTION DU PROPIÉTARE Please register your product to enable us to contact you in the Veullez enregistrer votre produit afin de nous permettre de remote event a safety notice is issued for this product and to communiquer avec vous si jamais un avis de sécurité...
  • Page 45 GE Electric Range Warranty. All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers, or Staple your receipt here. an authorized Customer Care technician. To schedule service, Proof of the original purchase, 24 hours a day, call 1.800.561.3344. Please have serial number date is needed to obtain and model number available when calling for service.
  • Page 46: Consumer Support

    1-800-661-1616. Contact Us www.GEAppliances.ca If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from GE, contact us on our Website with all the details including your phone number, or write to: Mabe Canada, Inc. 1 Factory Lane Moncton, New Brunswick...

This manual is also suitable for:

Jcap750Jcap765Jcas445Jcap760

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