GE JCSP31 Use And Care Manual

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Safety Instructions

Anti-Tip Device ........................................3, 36

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil ..............4, 5, 19, 23-25, 27

Features........................................................6, 7

Oven ........................................................17-30

Baking..................................................18-21

Broiling, Broiling Guide....................25, 26

Control, Clock and Timer................12-16

Fan ........................................................17, 18

Oven Vent..............................................4, 32

Roasting, Roasting Guide ...............23, 24

Self-Cleaning Instructions ..............27-30

Special Features of Your Control.....14-16

Timed Baking.....................................20, 21

Surface Cooking......................................8-11

Control Settings ..........................................9

Cooktop Comparison.................................8

Cookware Tips ..........................................10

Home Canning Tips .................................11

Camco Inc.

Use andCare Guide

Electric Range

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Problem Solver

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Thermostat Adjustment-

Do It Yourself ............................................22

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Questions and answers

Terry Fryett

June 12, 2025

My burners and oven light work fine but the display on my JCSP31 will not stay on and hence I can’t use the oven. Sometimes when the front burner is on for 15-20 minutes the display will come to life and I can’t use the oven. Unfortunately it goes back off when the oven is not in use

Summary of Contents for GE JCSP31

Page 1: Table Of Contents
Consumer Services ....39 Control Settings ..........9 Appliance Registration........2 Cooktop Comparison.........8 Important Phone Numbers .......39 Cookware Tips ..........10 Model and Serial Number Location...2 Home Canning Tips .........11 Removal of Packaging Tape ......2 Warranty ............40 Camco Inc. Model: JCSP31 350A4502P100 229C4020P161 29-5013 7-98...
Page 2: Appliance Registration
HELP US HELP YOU… Before using your range, read this Write down the model and serial guide carefully. numbers. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your You’ll find them on a label behind the storage drawer. new range properly. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Keep it handy for answers to your questions.
Page 3: Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE • Before performing any service, DISCONNECT THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE • The California Safe Drinking Water and HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor BY REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING of California to publish a list of substances OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
Page 4: Oven Vent
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) • For your safety, never use your appliance for Oven warming or heating the room. • Stand away from the range when opening the • DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE oven door. The hot air or steam which escapes MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.
Page 5: Surface Cooking Units
Self-Cleaning Oven • Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic, earthenware or other glazed containers are • Do not clean the oven door gasket. The door suitable for cooktop cooking; others may break gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be because of the sudden change in temperature.
Page 6: Aluminum Foil
FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE 12 13 Model JCSP31...
Page 7 Explained Feature Index on page 1 Storage Drawer 3, 32 2 Model and Serial Numbers 3 Bake Element 4 Broil Element 25, 31 5 Oven Interior Light 27, 35 6 Surface Unit Controls 5, 8, 31 7 Lift-Up Cooktop Support rod holds it up to simplify cleaning underneath.
Page 8: Surface Cooking
COOKTOP COMPARISON Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units. The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and If you are used to cooking with gas burners or other cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or types of electric cooktops, you will notice some surface unit you have.
Page 9: Control Settings
SURFACE COOKING Your surface units and controls are designed to give When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight you an infinite choice of heat settings for surface unit “clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat cooking. At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” settings you selected are being maintained.
Page 10: Cookware Tips
SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS Wok Cooking We recommend that you Do not use woks that use only a flat-bottomed have support rings. wok. They are available Use of these types of woks, at your local retail store. without the support ring in place, is dangerous because the wok is unstable.
Page 11: Home Canning Tips
HOME CANNING TIPS Canning should be done on surface units only. HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE-DIAMETER CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE-DIAMETER POTS In surface cooking, the use of pots extending more FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER THAN than one inch beyond the edge of the surface unit’s WATER.
Page 12: Control, Clock And Timer
FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL OVEN TIME CONTROLS COOKING START BROIL BAKE TIME TIME HI/LO SELF KITCHEN CLEAR START CLOCK CLEAN TIMER 1. BAKE. Press to select the bake function. 09. DECREASE. Short taps to this pad decrease the time or temperature by small amounts. 2.
Page 13: Power Failure
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER Clock To Set the Clock The clock must be set for the 1. Press CLOCK. 3. Press START. This automatic oven timing functions enters the time and starts CLOCK START to work properly. the clock. The time of day clock cannot To check the time of day when 2.
Page 14: Special Features Of Your Control
OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER (continued) The control has a series of tones that will sound at different times. These tones may sound while you set the control for an oven function or at the end of the oven function. They will also alert you when an incorrect time or temperature has been entered or if there is a problem with the oven.
Page 15: Cook And Hold
12 Hour Shut-Off Cook and Hold With this feature, should you forget and leave the Your new control has a cook and hold feature that oven on, the control will automatically turn off the keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after the oven after 12 hours during baking functions or after cooking function is finished.
Page 16: Control Lockout
SPECIAL FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL (continued) Control Lockout Your control will allow you to lock down the touch 3. Press START to activate the control pads so they cannot be activated when pressed. lockout feature and leave the control set in START this special features mode.
Page 17: Oven
USING YOUR OVEN Before Using Your Oven 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand NOTE: how to set them properly. • You may notice a “burning” or “oily” smell the first 2. Check the oven interior. Look at the shelves. few times you turn your oven on.
Page 18: Baking
BAKING Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the using an oven control system. It is recommended that Adjust the Oven Thermostat section. It lists easy you operate the range for a number of weeks using Do It Yourself instructions on how to adjust the the time given on recipes as a guide to become thermostat.
Page 19: Pan Placement
Baking Pans Pan Placement Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the For even cooking and proper browning, there must be pan determines the amount of browning that will occur. enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered as •...
Page 20: Timed Baking
TIMED BAKING How to Set Your Oven for Time Bake The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or NOTE: An attention tone will sound if you are using off automatically at specific times that you set. Timed Baking and do not press START after entering Examples of Immediate Start (oven turns on now and the baking temperature.
Page 21 How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop If you would like to check the times Easy Steps: START you have set, press START TIME to TIME 1. Press BAKE. check the start time you have set or press COOKING TIME to check the 2.
Page 22: Do It Yourself
ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT— DO IT YOURSELF! You may find that your new oven cooks differently To Adjust the Thermostat: than the one it replaced. We recommend that you 1. Press BAKE and BROIL HI/LO use your new oven for a few weeks to become more BROIL at the same time for 2 seconds BAKE...
Page 23: Roasting, Roasting Guide
ROASTING Roasting is cooking by dry heat. Tender meat or Most meats continue to cook slightly after being poultry can be roasted uncovered in your oven. removed from the oven. The internal temperature Roasting temperatures, which should be low and will rise about 5°...
Page 24: Roasting Guide
ROASTING (continued) Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time a meat thermometer? I cook a roast or poultry? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at A.
Page 25: Broiling, Broiling Guide
BROILING Broiling is cooking food by intense radiant heat from Position a shelf on recommended shelf position as the upper broil element in the oven. Most fish and suggested in the Broiling Guide. Most broiling is tender cuts of meat can be broiled. Follow these done on C position, but if your range is connected to directions to keep spattering and smoking to a 208 volts, you may wish to use a higher position.
Page 26: Broiling Guide
BROILING GUIDE • Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes with • When arranging food on the pan, do not let fatty your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and edges hang over the sides because dripping fat will spattering by trapping the juices in the shielded soil the oven bottom.
Page 27: Self-Cleaning Instructions
OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN Normal Cleaning Time: 4 hours Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting with an open window or 3. Clean spatters or soil on the oven front frame and using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self- the oven door outside the gasket with a dampened cleaning cycle.
Page 28 OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN (continued) How to Set Oven for Cleaning 4. Press START. Easy Steps: START The door locks automatically. The display 1. Press SELF CLEAN. will show the clean time remaining. It will 2. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad to not be possible to open the oven door until set the clean time.
Page 29 After Self-Cleaning You may notice some white ash in the oven. Just wipe NOTE: it up with a damp cloth after the oven cools. • No functions can be programmed before the door If white spots remain, remove them with a soap-filled automatically unlocks.
Page 30 OPERATING THE SELF-CLEANING OVEN (continued) Questions and Answers Q. If my oven clock is not set to the correct time of Q. Should there be any odor during the cleaning? day, can I still self-clean my oven? A. Yes, there will be an odor during the first few A.
Page 31: Care And Cleaning
CARE AND CLEANING Proper care and cleaning are important so your range BE SURE ELECTRICAL POWER IS OFF will give you efficient and satisfactory service. AND ALL SURFACES ARE COOL BEFORE Follow these directions carefully in caring for it to CLEANING ANY PART OF THE RANGE.
Page 32: Shelves
CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Removable Storage Drawer The storage drawer is a good place to store cookware The storage drawer may be removed for cleaning and bakeware. Do not store plastics and flammable under the range. material in the drawer. To remove: Pull the Do not overload the storage drawer.
Page 33: Cooktop
Surface Units and Drip Pans To clean the surface units, turn the control to the highest To replace a surface unit: setting for a minute. The coils will burn off any soil. • Replace the drip pan into the recess in the CAUTION cooktop.
Page 34: Lift-Off Oven Door
CARE AND CLEANING (continued) Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is TO CLEAN THE DOOR: removable, but it is Inside of the door: heavy. You may need • Because the area inside the gasket is cleaned during help removing and the self-clean cycle, you do not need to clean this by replacing the door.
Page 35: Oven Light Bulb
Porcelain Enamel Cooktop The porcelain enamel finish is sturdy but breakable For other spills such as fat spatterings, wash with soap if misused. This finish is acid-resistant. However, any and water or cleansing powders after the surface has acidic foods spilled (such as fruit juices, tomato or vinegar) cooled.
Page 36: Anti-Tip Device ........................................3
ANTI-TIP DEVICE 1. Before placing range in the counter, notice the Whether you attach the chain to the wall or floor, location of the stability bracket which is already be certain that the screw is in at least 3/4 inch attached to the back of the range.
Page 37: Problem Solver
QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE “F–AND A NUMBER • This is a function error code. Press CLEAR/OFF. Allow the oven to cool one OR LETTER” FLASH hour. Place the oven back into operation. IN THE DISPLAY • Disconnect all power to the oven for 5 minutes and then reconnect power. If the failure code repeats, call for service.
Page 38 PROBLEM SOLVER (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE FOOD DOES NOT • Oven controls not set properly. See the Broiling section. BROIL PROPERLY • Door not left open to the broil stop position as recommended. • Improper shelf position being used. See the Broiling Guide. •...
Page 39: Consumer Services
We’ll Be There With the purchase of your new GE appliance, receive the assurance that if you ever need information or assistance from Camco Inc., we’ll be there. All you have to do is call—toll-free! Camco 1-800-361-3400 Whatever your question about any GE major appliance, Camco information service is available to help.
Page 40: Warranty
Staple sales slip or cancelled YOUR GE ELECTRIC RANGE check here. Proof of original WARRANTY purchase date is needed to obtain service under warranty. WHAT IS COVERED LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ********************* For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of...

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