GE PB970 Owner's Manual
Radiant self-cleaning convection ranges
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Safety Instrudions
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2-5
Operating
Instructions
Broiling
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14
Clock, Kitchen Timer and
Control
l[z)ck ....................
17
Com_ction
Oven
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19-23
Roasting
Guide
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23
Timed
Feaulres
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21,22
Cookware
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7
l[zmer Oxen
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1,3
Oven Controls
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10, 11
Probe
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16
Sabbath
Feature
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30
Self:Cleaning
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26, 27
Slow Cook, Pizza
and Wanning
Features
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24.-25
Special Features
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28-29
Surfi_ce Units
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6-9
Thermostat
Adjustment--
Do It Yourself
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18
Timed
Baking and
Roasting
Features
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15
Upper
Oven
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12
Care and Cleaning
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31-37
Troubleshooting
Tips
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38-41
Accessories
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46
Consumer
Support
Consumer
Support
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Back Co_r
Product
Registration
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43, 44
Warranty
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47
PB970
PB975
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model #
Serial #
You can lind them on a label
behind
the storage drawer
on the range fl'ame.
49-80444-1
03-07 Jfl
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Summary of Contents for GE PB970
- Page 1 _&com Safety Instrudions ..... PB970 Operating Instructions Broiling ......PB975 Clock, Kitchen Timer and Control l[z)ck ....Com_ction Oven ..... 19-23 Roasting Guide ....Timed Feaulres ..... 21,22 Cookware ....... l[zmer Oxen ....Oven Controls ....10, 11 Probe ......Sabbath Feature ....
- Page 2 iMPORTANT SAFETY iNFORMATiON. READALL iNSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. For your safeN the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, prevent property damage, personal injury, or to or loss of fife. A WARNINGANti-TIPDEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. tipping by installing To pre vent accidental...
- Page 3 _e.com WARNING'! SAFETY P RECAUTIONS Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls ff the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel or cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel or cooktop become broken.
- Page 4 iMPORTANT SAFETY iNFORMATiON. READALL iNSTRUCTiONS BEFORE USING. RADIANT SURFACE UNITS Use proper pan size--select cookware having flat bottoms largo enough to cover the surface unit heating element. Theuse of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and mav result in ignition of clothing.
- Page 5 WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause bums to hands, face and/or eyes. _: Do not heat unopened food ('ontaine_. _: Pulling out the rack to the stop-lock...
- Page 6 About the radiant surface units. NOTE:Throughoutthis manual, featuresand appearancemay vary from your model About the radiant surface units ;URFAC_?_ ;OOKING _, NOTE: On models with/ighbcoloredg/ass The radiant cooktop features heating milts beneath a smooth glass surli_ce. cooktops,it is normal for the cook/bg zonesto changecolor when hot or coding down.
- Page 7 The foflowing information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Porcelain Enamel CoveredCastIron: Stainless Steel: recommended recommended as the cookware is covered completely with porcelain enamel, this Aluminum: cookware is recommended. Caution recollllilended...
- Page 8 Usingthe surface units. How to Set i ¸ ; Push the knob in and turn in either Hot surface indicator light will: direction to tile setting you want. _ come on when the unit ishot to the touch. At both OFF and HI the control _Ji:: stay on evenafter the unit is turned off clicks into position.
- Page 9 Using the Warming Zone (on some models) Tile WARMING ZONE is located in tile Food Type Control Setting back center of the glass smii_ce. _Mways Sauces start with hot tood. Do not use to heat Soups (cream) or cold food cold food.
- Page 10 Usingthe oven controls. NOTE:Throughoutthis manual,features and appearancemay vary from your model OvenControl Clockand TimerFeatures and Settings BAKE Pad SELFCLEANHI/tO pads to set tile oven Touch to sdect tile bake flulction. to start and stop autoinaficallx at a fin/e VO// set. BROIL HI/LO Pad COOKTIME Pad Touch to select tile broil flulction.
- Page 11 OvenControl,Clockand TimerFeatures and Settings BAKE Pad COOKTIME Pad Touch to select the bake timcfion. then touch tile pads to Touch _lIl(l ntlIllbeI" set tile _lI//O/lnt tiIlle _O/l W_IIIt VO/II" i()()d BROIL HI/LO Pad to cook. The o',en will shut offwhen Touch to select file Ix'oil fimcfion.
- Page 12 Usingthe upper oven. To avoid possible bums, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin... Tile upper rack, with two ti'ont handles, To replace, place tile end of tile rack has stops, so that when placed correctly flit up tile (stop-locl_s)
- Page 13 Usingthe lower oven. gecom Toavoid possible bums, place the racks in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin... The racks have stops, so that when placed To replace, place tile end of tile rack tilt up tile correctly oil the supports, they will stop...
- Page 14 Usingthe upper and lower ovens. How to Set the Upper and Lower Ovens for Broiling Use LO Broil to cook fi)ods such as Leave the door open to the broil stop position. Thedoor stays open by itself, yet the proper poultx T or thick cuts of meat thoroughly temperatureis maintained in the oven.
- Page 15 Usingthe timed baking and masting features.(o,some models) go.corn NOTE" Foods that spoil easily--such as milk, eggs, fish, stufings, poultry and pork--should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room 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 Usingthe probe on the lower convectionoven.(on some models) For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of roasting by cooking foods to the exact doneness you want. Use of probes other than...
- Page 17 Usingthe clock, kitchen timer and control lock. gecom ToSet the Clock clock must be set to the correct time On some models, touch the TIMER/CLOCKpad and hold for of day fin" the autonmfic oven timing 3 seconds. On other models, touch the (on some models) fimctions to _x)rk...
- Page 18 Adjust the upper or lower oven thermostat--Do it yourself! Youmay find that your new oven cooks differently than the one # replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself.
- Page 19 Usingthe convectionoven.(on ge.com some models) Convection Fan Operation In a convectionoven,a fan c/Tculateshot air over, NOTE'T(> ina_inize cooking evenness, under and around the foocL tile fire is designed to rotate in both directions, with a pause in between. This circulating hot al?is evenly distributed This is nomml.
- Page 20 Usingthe convectionoven.(o, some models) Grid Convection Roast i_ Goodfor large tender cuts of meat, uncovered X,_]/en volt are convection roasting it is Broiler p an important that you use a broiler Tile convection tim circulates tile heated grid fi)r best convection roasting results,...
- Page 21 Usingthe timed features for convectioncooking.(o,some models)gecom You will hear a fan while cooking with these features. The fan will stop when the door is opened, but the heat will not turn off. NOTE"Foods that spoil easily--such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork--should not be allowed to s# for more than 1 hour before or after cooking.
- Page 22 Usingthe timed features for convectioncooking.(on some mode/s) How to Set a Delayed Start and Automatic Stop Thefower ovenwill turnon at the time of dayyou Touch tile DELAYSTARTpad. DDDDD set, cook fora specificlength of timeand then turn Touch tile pads to set tile off automatically ntli))ber time of da)}ou...
- Page 23 Usingthe convectionoven.(on ge.com some models) How to Set the Lower Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe Place the oven rack in the position X_q_en the internal temperature that centei_ the food between the meat reaches i_umber top and bottom of the oven.
- Page 24 Usingthe slow cook,pizza and warming features. How to Set the Lower Oven For Slow Cook X_]_en the Slow Cook flmction Slow Cook is designed for long horn3 of unattended cooking. completed, the oven will go into the X4hxm mode. Display will say "Cooking Touch the SLOWCOOK pad once fi)r iiD DD DD ¸¸...
- Page 25 How to Set the Upper Oven For Pizza Typeof Pizza Tray Rack Position A(!just rack position for type at pizza tray being used (see chart). Traysupplied with fresh pizza Pizzaplaced directly on rack Touch tile PIZZA pad XI[][][]D Metal tray...
- Page 26 Usingthe self-cleaning upperand lower ovens. Before a Clean Cycle _4'e recommend _enting }our kitchen Soil on tile fl'ont fl'anle of tile range and with an oi)en window outside the gasket on the door will need using, to be cleaned by hand. Clean these areas ventilation tim or hood dtwing...
- Page 27 The oven doors must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Touch the SELF CLEAN HI/LO pad DELAY START Touch tile pad. once for a 5-hour...
- Page 28 Special features of your oven control. Yournew 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 29 Tone Volume This feature allows you to adjust the tone volumes the COOK TIME pad again. Touch to a moreacceptable volume. Thereare three The display will show I SEEP. This is possible volume levels. the quietest w_lume level. For each time the level is changed,...
- Page 30 Usingthe Sabbathfeature. !.mrand l ower ovens) (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (on some models) TheSabbathfeature can be usedfor baking/roasting onlg It cannot be usedfor convection, broiling,self-cleaningor Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The ovenfightcomes onautomatically (onsome models) whenthedoor is opened andgoesoffwhenthedoorisclosed. T he bulbmaybe removed•...
- Page 31 Careand cleaning of the range, gecom Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced.
- Page 32 Careand cleaning of the range. Cleaning the Upper and Lower Oven Doors To clean the inside of the doors: To clean the outside of the doors: !q{ Because the area inside gasket ::Ji:: U se soap water to thoroughly cleaned during selfk'lean c',cle...
- Page 33 Lift-Off Lower Oven Door Thedooris veryheavy.Be carefulwhen _itl/ tile Bottom ] / | Hingearm door at tile edge removing and liftingthedoor. ofsbt same angle as Donotlift thedoorby thehand&. tile removal Toremovethe door: position, seat the indentation Fully open tile (loo_:...
- Page 34 Cam and cleaning of the range. Oven Light Bulbs NOTE"The glass cover should be removed only when cold. Wearing latex CAUTION. Before replacing your gloves may offer a better grip. a_c e//_'v_ oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical _eceDt power to the range at the main fuse or circu# breaker panel Be sure to let the light cover and bulb cool completely.
- Page 35 OvenRacks Flatrack b} hand during tile sell'cleaning cycle, .M1 oven racks ma_ be cleaned with an abrasive cleaner or steel wool. but they will lose their hlster and become Handles hard to slide. It will be llecessm? to grease .Mter...
- Page 36 Cleaningthe glass cooktop. Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use CEIL&MA_ BRYTE" Cermnic Shake tile cleaning cream well. Apply a few drops of CEILz_dMA Other creams may not be as eflocfive. BRYTE ':Ceramic Cooktop Cleaner directly to the cooktop. To maintain m_d protect the surlilce your glass cooktop,...
- Page 37 Metal Marks and Scratches Be careflll not to slide pots and pans If pots xfitl/ a thin oxerla) across your cooktop. It will lea_e ahmfinum or copper are allowed metal markings, on tile cooktoI _ to boil dry, the overlay may leave black discoloration on the cooktop.
- Page 38 Before you call for service... Troubleshooting -tips Save time and money/. Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Possible Causes What To Do Surface units will not hnproper cookwaxe • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter...
- Page 39 Possible Causes What To Do Fooddoesnotbake Oven controls improperly set. * See tile Using the oven sectiou. orroastproperly Using the Rack position is incorrect * See tile oven section. or the rack is slot level. Using the * See tile oven section.
- Page 40 Before you call for service... Troubleshooting -tips Possible Causes What To Do Clock and timer do Plug properly on range is not completely * Make sure electrical [)lu,_ is l)lugged,, into a live, not work inserted ha the electrical outlet, gr_)uuded outlet.
- Page 41 Possible Causes What To Do Control Lock Range Locked • See tile section to unlock. controls have appears in the oven been locked. display Control signals after forgot to enter • Touch tile BAKE pad desired temperature entering cookingtime...
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- Page 46 Accessories. Looking For Something More? You can find these accessories and many more at ge.com, or call 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready. Oven Racks Broiler Pan Surface Elements & Drip Pans Oven Elements Light Bulbs...
- Page 47 USA. If the product is Iocated in an area where service by a GEAuthorized Servicer is not available, you may be responsible for a trip charge or you may be required to bring the product to an Authorized GE Service location for service.
- Page 48 Caution must be exercised, since improper servicing may cause unsafe operation. ContactUs ge.com If you are not satisfied with the service you receive fl'om GE, contact us on our _.Vebsite with all the details including yore" phone wlite to: General Manage_;...