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W all O ven Safety Information Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3–5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . .3–5 Self-Cleaning Oven . . . . . . . . .2, 5 Operating Instr uctions Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6–18 Oven Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . .16 Sabbath Feature . . . . [...]
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2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. W ARNING! 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. IMPORT ANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking W ater and T oxic Enforce[...]
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When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: ■ Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’ s Manual. ■ Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided installation instructions. ■ Do[...]
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4 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ■ For your safety , never use your appliance for warming or heating the room. ■ Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the oven. ■ Do n[...]
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5 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com 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. COOK [...]
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6 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and T imer Features and Settings BAKE Pad T ouch this pad to select the bake function. BAKE Light Flashes while in edit mode—y[...]
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Using the oven. www .GEAppliances.com T o avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. NOTE: 30 ″ ovens (shown) have 7 shelf positions. 24 ″ and 27 ″ ovens have 4 shelf positions. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will stop befor[...]
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Using the oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler grid in the broiler pan. Follow suggested shelf positions in the Broiling Guide. If your oven is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating the broiler and positioning the oven shelf one position higher . T ouch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for [...]
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9 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Not all features are on all models. T o Set the T imer The timer does not control oven operations. The maximum setting on the timer is 9 hours and 59 minutes. T ouch the TIMER/CLOCK pad. T ouch the + or – pad until the amount of time you want sh[...]
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10 Using the timed baking and roasting features. 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. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed harmful[...]
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Special features of your oven control. www .GEAppliances.com Y our 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 activate[...]
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12 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Special features of your oven control. T ones at the End of a T imed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until the CLEAR/OFF pad is touched. This continuous 6 second beep may be cancele[...]
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13 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Cook and Hold Y our new control has a cook and hold feature that keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after T imed Baking or Roasting is finished. NOTE: This feature can only be programmed to work with T imed Baking or [...]
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14 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support How to Set Sabbath Feature for T imed Baking/Roasting— Immediate Start and Automatic Stop NOTE: T o understand how the oven control works, practice using regular (non-Sabbath) Immediate Start and Automatic Stop before entering the Sabbath mode.[...]
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15 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com How to Exit the Sabbath Feature T ouch the CLEAR/OFF pad. If the oven is cooking, wait for a random delay period of approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute, until only ⊃ is in the display . T ouch and hold both the BAKE and B[...]
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16 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! Y ou may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it 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, [...]
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17 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the self-cleaning oven. www .GEAppliances.com The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly . Before a Clean Cycle The oven must be cool in order to set the self-clean cycle. W e recommen[...]
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18 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly . How to Delay the Start of Cleaning T ouch the SELF CLEAN pad. Using the + or – pad, enter the desired clean time.[...]
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19 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Lift the door straight up and off the hinges. The gasket is designed with a gap at the bottom to allow for proper air circulation. Do not rub or clean the door gasket—it has an extremely low resistance to abrasion. If you notice the gasket beco[...]
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20 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Glass Surfaces T o clean the outside glass finish, use a glass cleaner . Rinse and polish with a dry cloth. Do not allow the water or cleaner to run down inside the oven door while cleaning. Care and cleaning of the oven. Control Panel It’ s a [...]
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Oven Light Bulb (on some models) NOTE: The glass cover (on some models) s hould be removed only when cold. Wearing latex gloves may offer a better grip. Before replacing the bulb, disconnect electrical power to the oven at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Let the bulb cool completely before removing it. For your safety , do not touch a hot b[...]
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22 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Before you call for service… T roubleshooting T ips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Control signals after Y ou forgot to enter a ?[...]
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23 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support www .GEAppliances.com Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Oven temperature too Oven ther mostat • See the Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! hot or too cold needs adjustment. section. Oven will not work A fuse in your home may • Rep[...]
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24 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support Before you call for service… T roubleshooting T ips Problem Possible Causes What T o Do “F— and a number Y ou have a function • T ouch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for or letter” flash er ror code. one hour . Put the oven b[...]
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25 General Electric Company W ar ranty Registration Depar tment P .O. Box 32150 Louisville, KY 40232-2150 GE Ser vice Protection Plus ™ GE, a name recognized worldwide for quality and dependability , offers you Ser vice Protection Plus ™ —comprehensive protection on all your appliances— No Matter What Brand! Benefits Include: • Backed by [...]
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Consumer Pr oduct Ownership Registration Important Mail T oday! First Name Mr . ■ ■ Ms. ■ ■ Mrs. ■ ■ Miss ■ ■ Street Address City State Date Placed In Use Month Day Y ear Zip Code Apt. # Last Name Phone Number _ _ Consumer Pr oduct Ownership Registration Dear Customer: Thank you for purchasing our product and thank you for placing y[...]
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27 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Consumer Support GE Built-In Electric Oven W arranty . For The Period Of: GE Will Replace: One Y ear Any part of the oven which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. From the date of the During this full one-year warranty , GE will also provide, free[...]
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Printed in the United States Consumer Support. GE Appliances W ebsite www .GEAppliances.com Have a question or need assistance with your appliance? T r y the GE Appliances W ebsite 24 hours a day , any day of the year! For greater convenience and faster service, you can now download Owner’s Manuals, order parts, catalogs, or even schedule service[...]