GE CGS980 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 8

Usingthe gas surface burners.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model
Before Lighting a Gas Burner
!i( Make sure ;Ill burnei_ are ill place.
_: Make sure all grates on tile range are
properly placed before using anv burnei:
_: If your range has the Gas/Control
I,ockout feature, make sure it is disabled
before attempting to light the sm_ilce
b/lI'neI's.
After Lighting a Gas Burner
Do
not
operate tile
b/lI'ner tOI" an
extended period of time without
cookware on the grate. The finish on
the grate may chip without cookware
to absorb tile heat.
::Ji:: Be sure tile burnei_ and grates are cool
befln'e wm place your hand, a pot holdei;
cleanin;* cloths or other materials on
tl/em,
Push the control !mob f17 and turn it
to the LITE position.
How to Light a Gas Surface Burner
Make sure ;Ill tile surlilce burnei_ are
placed ill their respecdve positions,
Push tile control knob ill and turn it to
the £1TE position,
Ybu will hear a little clicking noise--
tile sound of tile electric spmk igniting
tile burnei:
Turn the knob to a(!iust the flame size.
If the knob stays at I.I1E, it will continue
to click.
X4]/en one burner is turned to UTE, all
tile burnei_ spark. Do not attempt to
disassemble or clean around any burner
while another burner is on. All electric
shock may result, which could cause you
to knock over hot cookware.
Medium Ova! Smal!
0
Extra large Dual flame
extra large
OFF Ln_6 HI 9 s 6 s 3 Z 1 LO
Small, medium and center burner
graphics only.
Sealed Gas Burners
Ymr gas range cooktop has five sealed
gas burnei_. They oilier convenience,
cleanabilitv and fle_bilitv to be used ill
a wide range _ff cooking applications.
Tile smallest burner ill tile right rear
position is tile simmer burnei; This burner
can be turned down to
LO
fin" a vei'v h m'
simmer setting. It provides piecise cooking
perfimnance fin" delicate foods such as
sauces/)I" tbods that require low heat fin" a
long c_oking time.
Tile dual flame extra lmge burner (fight
front) is tile nmMnmm output burnei: i,ike
tile other Ibm" burnei_, it can be turned
down from
HI
to
LO
for a wide range of
cooking applications; howevei; this burner is
designed to quic]dy bring lmge aI/lO/lnts o][
liquid to a boil. It has a spedal
POWER BOLE"
setting designed to be used with cookware
10 inches or linger ill diameter
I OFF _r_
_H_ 6 S 4 3 2 :_LO
I
• hemedi.m le. l'e.l') ..d the e.tl'. I.l',,e
(left fl'ont) burnei_ are the prhnai), burnels
fi,i" most cooking. These genera]-pui])ose
burnei_ can be turned down from HI to LO
to suit a Mde range _ffcooking needs. Tile
extra large (left ti'ont) burner also has a
special POWER BOlL_%etting designed to be
used with cookware 10 inches or linger ill
dimnetei:
Extralarge anddual flameextra largeburnersonl>
The center oval burner is the kngest ill
size and is fin" lmge ox_tl pots/pans, round
pots/pans l 0" or greater ill diameter or
with tile griddle.
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How to Select Flame Size
For safe handlingof cookware, never let the flames
extend up the sides of the cookware.
Watch tile flame, not tile knob, as you
reduce heat. _'l/en filst heating is desired,
tile flame size on a gas burner should
nratch tile cookware you ai'e using.
Names linger than tile bottom of tile
cookware will not result ill filster heating
of the cookware and could be hazardous.