Troubleshooting Tips - GE PT7800 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting tips ... Before you call for service
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Problem
FAN
Fan continues to run after
cooking stops
Oven vent emits warm air
while oven is on
Fan comes on
automatically when using
the microwave
COOKING
The oven makes unusual
sounds while cooking
Smoke comes out of the
oven when I open the
door
Food is not fully cooked
or browned at the end of
a cooking program
SENSOR ERROR
displayed along with an
oven signal
DISPLAY
The display is blank
"Control is LOCKED"
appears in display
Control display is lit yet
oven will not start
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Possible Cause
The oven is cooling.
This is normal.
This is normal.
Clicks and fans blowing are normal.
The relay board is turning the
components on and off.
Food is high in fat content. Aerosol
spray used on the pans.
Programmed times may not match
the size or amount of food you are
cooking.
Food amount or type placed in the
oven does not match the program
that was set.
Steam was not sensed by the oven
because plastic wrap was not
vented, a lid too tight was on the
dish or a liquid was covered.
Power saver mode may be
activated.
A fuse in your home may be blown or
the circuit breaker tripped.
Power outage or surge
The control has been locked.
Clock is not set.
Door not securely closed.
Start/Pause pad or selector dial
not pressed after entering cooking
selection.
Another selection already entered
in oven and Clear/Off pad not
pressed to cancel it.
Size, quantity or cooking time not
entered after final selection.
Clear/Off pad was pressed
accidentally.
What To Do
parts of the oven have cooled.
lower lamps for browning and doneness.
Press the Clear/Off
match the food or liquid to be cooked or heated.
when cooking or heating.
Settings menu for clock display settings.
reset it by pressing the Clear/Off pad, setting the
clock and resetting any cooking function.
Press and hold Settings pad for 3 seconds to unlock
the control.
Press Start/Pause pad or selector dial.
Press Clear/Off pad.
selecting.
Start/Pause pad.
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