Self-Cleaning Convection Ranges GE Appliances Safety Information Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . 3, 4 Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Operating Instructions Owner’s Manual JB940 JB960 JB965 JBP85 Broiling Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Convection Roasting Guide . . .22 Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Oven . . . . . . . .
Safety Instructions GE & You, A Service Partnership. IMPORTANT! Fill out the Consumer Product Registration Card. Two easy ways to register your appliance! ■ Through the internet at www.geappliances.com Operating Instructions ■ Complete and mail the enclosed Product Registration Card FOR YOUR RECORDS Write the model and serial numbers here: # # You can find them on a label behind the storage drawer on the front of the range frame. Staple sales slip or cancelled check here.
Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall and floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied.
WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken. ■ Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near the cooktop. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
Safety Instructions SURFACE UNITS Use proper pan size—select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationship of cookware to surface unit will also improve efficiency.
WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. ■ Do not heat unopened food containers. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ■ Keep the oven vent unobstructed. ■ Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
Safety Instructions Using the surface units. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you finish cooking. A HOT COOKTOP indicator light will glow when any radiant element is turned on, and will remain on until the surface is cooled to approximately 150°F. Indicator light will: ■ come on when the unit is hot to the touch.
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning About the radiant surface units… SURFACE COOKING ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,,, ,,, ,, ,,,,,,,, Never cook directly on the glass. Always use cookware. OFF CENTER ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,,, ,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, , ,,,, ,,, ,the center of Always place the pan in the surface unit you are cooking on.
Safety Instructions Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: Glass-ceramic: recommended usable, but not recommended Poor performance. May scratch the surface. Aluminum: Stoneware: Operating Instructions Check pans for flat bottoms by using a straight edge. heavy weight recommended Good conductivity.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the oven controls. Care and Cleaning Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings SELF CLEAN Pad COOKING TIME Pad Touch this pad to select the self-cleaning function. See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. Touch this pad and then touch the number pads to set the amount of time you want your food to cook. The oven will shut off when the cooking time has run out.
Safety Instructions Special features of your oven control. Your 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 activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated. When the display shows your choice, touch the START pad.
Hour, 24 Hour or Clock Black-Out Your control is set to use a 12 hour clock. If you would prefer to have a 24 hour military time clock or black-out the clock display, follow the steps below. Touch the BAKE and BROIL HI/LO pads at the same time for 3 seconds until the display shows SF. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Special features of your oven control. Touch the CLOCK pad once. The display will show 12 hr. If this is the choice you want, touch the START pad.
(On some models) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for convection, broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed. See the Oven Light Replacement section. On models with a light switch on the control panel, the oven light may be turned on and left on.
Safety Instructions To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stops, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will stop before coming completely out, and will not tilt. When placing and removing cookware, pull the shelf out until it stops. On some models, the bake heating element is under the oven floor. Do not place foods on the oven bottom for cooking. The oven has 6 shelf positions.
Place the meat or fish on the broiler grid in the broiler pan. Follow suggested shelf positions in the Broiling Guide. Use LO Broil to cook foods such as poultry or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for HI Broil. To change to LO Broil, touch the BROIL HI/LO pad again. Touch the START pad. When broiling is finished, touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Broiling Guide † The U.S. Department of Agriculture says “Rare beef is popular, but you should know that cooking it to only 140°F.
Safety Instructions To Set the Clock Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day. The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a timed baking or self-cleaning cycle. Touch the CLOCK pad. Touch the number pads. Touch the START pad until the time of day shows in the display. To Set the Timer Touch the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF pad. The timer is a minute timer only.
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 bacteria growth. How to Set an Immediate Start and Automatic Stop The oven will turn on immediately and cook for a selected length of time. At the end of the cooking time the oven will turn off automatically.
Safety Instructions 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 the one provided with this product may result in damage to the probe. Use the handles of the probe and plug when inserting and removing them from the food and outlet.
Safety Instructions Using the convection oven. The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of time while using convection cooking or you may shorten the life of the convection heating element. To help you understand the difference between convection bake and roast and traditional bake and roast, here are some general guidelines.
Cookware for Convection Cooking Before using your convection oven, check to see if your cookware leaves room for air circulation in the oven. If you are baking with several pans, leave space between them. Also, be sure the pans do not touch each other or the walls of the oven. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the convection oven. Paper and Plastic Care and Cleaning Heat-resistant paper and plastic containers that are recommended for use in regular ovens can be used in convection ovens.
Safety Instructions How to Set the Oven for Convection Roasting when Using the Probe (on some models) Place the shelf in the lowest position (A). Insert the probe into the food. Plug the probe into the outlet in the oven. Make sure it is pushed all the way in. Close the oven door. Touch the CONVECTION ROAST pad. Touch the number pads to set the desired oven temperature. Touch the PROBE pad.
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Using the convection oven. Convection Roasting Guide Meats Beef Oven Temp. Internal Temp. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 300°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 325°F. 400°F. 140°F. 160°F. 170°F. 140°F. 160°F. 170°F. 140°F. 160°F. 170°F. 170°F. 170°F. 170°F. 170°F. 170°F. 140°F. 140°F. 140°F. 160°F. 170°F. 160°F. 170°F. Fish, whole (3 to 5 lbs.
Safety Instructions Using the timed features for convection baking. You will hear a fan while cooking with this feature. 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 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.
You 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, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven. These thermometers may vary 20–40 degrees. NOTE: This adjustment will not affect the broiling or the self-cleaning temperatures.
The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self-clean cycle. Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom. The oven shelves and convection roasting rack can be self-cleaned, but they will darken, lose their luster and become hard to slide.
The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Make sure the clock shows the correct time of day. Touch the SELF CLEAN pad. Using the number pads, enter the desired clean time. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the self-cleaning oven. Touch the DELAY START pad. The earliest start time you can set will appear in the display. Using the number pads, enter the time of day you want the clean cycle to start.
Safety Instructions Care and cleaning of the range. 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. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury. How to Remove Packaging Tape Apply with a soft cloth and allow to soak.
Safety Instructions Care and cleaning of the range. Locked position Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is removable for easier access to the light bulb. Unlocked position Do not lift the door by the handle. Fully open the door. Pull the hinge locks down to the unlocked position. Each hinge has a hinge lock. Using a tool, pull the hinge locks down against the door frame. Firmly grasp the door at the top sides. Close the door to the stop position.
Safety Instructions Oven Light Replacement CAUTION: Before replacing your oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical power to the range at the main fuse or circuit breaker panel. Be sure to let the light cover and bulb cool completely. Hold a hand under the cover so it doesn’t fall when released. With fingers of the same hand, firmly push back the wire cover holder. Lift off the cover. Wire cover holder. Replace bulb with a 40-watt appliance bulb.
Stainless Steel Surfaces (on some models) Do not use a steel-wool pad; it will scratch the surface. To clean stainless steel surfaces, use a hot, damp cloth with a mild detergent suitable for stainless steel surfaces. Use a clean, hot, damp cloth to remove soap. Dry with a dry, clean cloth. Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Care and cleaning of the range. If food soil remains, try a general kitchen cleaner, such as Fantastik®, Simple Green®, or Formula 409®.
Clean the glass surface with cleaning cream before you use the cooktop for the first time. Also, clean the glass surface after each use. This helps protect the top and makes clean-up easier. To clean the cooktop seal around the edge of the glass, let a wet cloth rest on it for a few minutes, then wipe clean. Use a mild detergent if needed. Do not use a knife or any sharp object on the seal because it will cut or damage it. Safety Instructions Cleaning the glass cooktop.
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service 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. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Surface units will not maintain a rolling boil or cooking is not fast enough Improper cookware being used. • Use pans which are flat and match the diameter of the surface unit selected.
What To Do Food does not bake or roast properly Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the oven section. Shelf position is incorrect or the shelf is not level. • See the Using the oven section. Incorrect cookware or cookware of improper size being used. • See the Using the oven section. Oven thermostat needs adjustment. • See the Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! section. Oven controls improperly set. • Make sure you touch the BROIL HI/LO pad.
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes Clock and timer do not work Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly inserted in the electrical outlet. grounded outlet. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. What To Do • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. Oven controls improperly set.
Safety Instructions You forgot to enter a bake temperature or cleaning time. • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the SELF CLEAN pad and desired clean time. Display goes blank A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. The clock is in the black-out mode. • See the Special features of your oven control section. Display flashes Power failure. • Reset the clock.
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