GE 49-8338 User Manual

~afe~ instructions ....................2-5

Anti-TipDevice ... ..............................

3,30,40

Problem Solver

More questions?...call

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GEAnswerCenterm80~626.2000

operatingInstructions, mps

Aluminum Foil...... ......................

Features....... .................................................

Oven .....................................................

Baking.. ................................................15, 16

Broiling,BroilingGuide.. ..................19,20

ClockandTimer ..... ............................

ControlSettings..... ..............12, 15, 17, 19

Light;BulbReplacement... ..............14,24

Preheating..... ......................................

Roasting,RoastingGuide ... .............17. 18

Shelves

SurfaceCooking....... ...............................8-10

ControlSettings

ElectricIgnition.............. ..............................8

Standing PilotModels

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Care and Cleaning ....................2l-28

AirAdjustmentShutter. ....................................28

ContinuousClean. ..............................................

BroilerDrawer....................... ...............................27

BroilerPanand Rack

BurnerAssembly......... .................................21,22

Door Removal. ..............................................25

Lift-upCooktop....... ......................................28

Oven Bottom.... .............................................23

OvenVents.... ................................4,5, 13,28

Storage Drawer

....... ...........................

... .........................................

5, 16, 19,23

6,7

12-20

11,12

15, 18

13-15,23

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19,23

Preparation

Flame Size FlooringUnderthe Range

InstallationInstructions....... ................29-45

Leveling.... ......................................................

Thermostat Adjustment .... .........................14

~o~~~m~~ ~~~w~c~s .... ...............47

Appliance Registration

Model andSerial Number Location....... ....2

Warranty ... .....................................BackCover

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10,34,35,46

29-45

Standard-CleanModels:

JGBS02EN JGBS06PR JGBS02PN JGBS12GER JGBS04ER JGBS15GER JGBS04PR JGBS16GEP JGBS04GER JGBS17GER JGBS04GPR JGBS19GEP JGBS06ER JGSS05GER

Continuous-CleanModels:

JGBC75GER JGBC16GEP JGBC17GER

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m~pusmLP You

It is intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewrange properly.

Keepithandyfor answersto your questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances ApplianceP&k Louisville,KY 40225

Wtitedown the model

and Setid nmbers.

Dependingon yourrange,you’ll findthemodelandserialnumbers on a labelonthefront of therange, behindthekickpanel,storage drawerorbroilerdrawer.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcame withyourrange.Beforesending in thiscard,pleasewritethese numbershere:

ModelNumber

SefialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourrange.

If Ou received

1a amaged range.* e

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

Save the and money.

Before you

service.. s

ChecktheProblemSolverinthe backofthisbook.It listscauses of minoroperatingproblemsthatyou cancorrectyourself.

APPROVEO

request

mYou rdEEDSERWCE*..

Toobtainservice,seethe Consumer Servicespage in thebackof this book.

Toobtainreplacementparts,contact G~otpoint ServiceCenters.

We’reproudofourserviceand wantyouto bepleased.If for some reasonyouarenothappy with the serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepstofollowfor furtherhelp.

notstem or w gmtine or other

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flmable vapm mdIiqti* inthevicitity of$Mormyotherapptimce,

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smLLGAS

~ST, contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyou arenotpleased.Inmost cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if you arestillnotpleased, writeallthedetails-including yourphonenumber-to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

~ALLY, if yourproblemis still notresolved,write:

MajorApplianceConsumer

ActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago,~ 60606

~bdately d yourgwsupplierfmma

nei@bor9sphone.FoUowtie gassuppMer9s htmctiom.

youmnnotreachyowgasSupptier,w

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WORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

TheCtifornia SafeDrinkingWaterandToxic Enfo~cementActrequirestheGovernorof Californiatopublishalistofsubstancesknown tothestatetocausecancer,birthdefectsorother reproductiveharm,andrequiresbusinessesto warn customersofpotentialexposuretosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescankauseminorexposureto fourof thesesubstances,namelybenzene,carbon monoxide,formaldehydearidsoot,causedprimarily bytheincompletecombustionofnaturalgasor LPfuels:Roperlyadjustedburners,indicatedby abluishratherthanayellowflame,willminifize

incomplete

combustion.Exp,osuretothese substancescanbeminimizedbyventingwithan openwindoworusinga ventilationfanorhood.

~H*v6the instilershowyouthelocationofthe

rmgegascut-offvalveandhowtoshutitoff

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Mnee=ary.

~Wve”yourrange‘inStaMedandproperly

&omdd byaqualifiedinsti~er,

withthe‘hstallationkstructions.Anyadjustment andserviceshouldbeperformedonlybyqualified gasrangeinstallersorservicetechnicians.

inaccordance

Besureyourrangeiscorrectlyadjusti bya‘

qualifiedservicetecMcianorinstilerforthe

typeofgas Yourrangecanbeconvertedforusewitheither

typeofgas,Seehstallationk5tructi0ris0

Afterprolongeduse-ofarange9ti@,,flwi

(na@rdorLP).thatistobe@d.

temperaturesmayresdt’ah~ti*yf100k - .coveringstil notwithstid this~”~-oftiea..

Neverinstalltherangeovervinyltileoi”.~noleum thatcannotwithstandsuch~@--tifkse:Never installitdirectlyoverinteriorkitchen,-c~ting,

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notremovetheroundgrounding

120=voItgrounded

prongtim theplug.fiin doubtaboutthegrounding ofthehime electrical’system,itisyourpersonal msp~ibility md obligationtohavean~grounded outletreplacedwithaproperlygrounded,threeprongoutletinaccordancewiththeNational ElectricalCode.h Canada,theappliancemust beelectrica~ygroundedinaccordancewiththe CanadianElectricalCode.Donotusean extensioncordwiththisappliance.

s* m * pachg materialsareremovedfrO~

ther-e

beforeoperatingit topreventfireor

smokedamageshouldthepackingmaterialignite.

whenyoupushthe“rangebae~agtist’ke ~di. ~

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eNeverwearloosefitig otih~n@nggamenk

whtieusingtheapptiance.Be

reachingforitemsstoredincabinetsoverthe

cooktop.Nammablematerialcouldbeignitedif

broughtin contactwithflameorhotovensurfaces

andmaycauseseverebums.

caretil‘when

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~For ~ow ~afe~,~~~~~US~yoar appiiancefor

wartingorheatingthemom*

sDOnotuse

water on greasefi~o ~~verpickUP ‘

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aflamingpan.Turnoff burner,thensrno~er “ ,

flamingpan

bycoveringpan completelywithwell-fittingEd,cookie sh~t orflattray.H-tig,grease outside

apancanbeputoutbyc@v&ringwith ~‘

bakingsodaor,ifavailable,amulti-purposedry -

chemicalorfoam-typefireexting~sh?ro’” ~ :

@Donotstoreflammabiemtit6iE*-k”an oven9; ~; , .

a range

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storagedrawerokneara:coq~$op~-_ -”,,‘

not storeorusecotibtitiblematGrids9.~.:,.:.

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gasoheorotherflmtitibl~Yapors.~nd~~tiqs~~ ~-,~~ h theticbityofttiisorak~ti!hirapp~ancee‘.”-. ~

~Do~~t~~t

materialsaccmulateinorneartherange.

~Whentooting

exactlyandalwayscookthe:fieattoq i.nte.m~‘ L, “~~-~,,. temperatureofatleast170°F.’tis @surGsthat,’ih’. ,

CooMg gretie oroier flti~ab~~ ,

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pork9followtie directions -,,..:.” ,~

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theremotepossibilitythatxc~na:wajbe ~reseS$“ ~~‘

in the meat,it wiHbeWledaridtie m~atwillbe .6.

safetoeat,

Stiace Cooting

AIwaysusetheLITEposition(o~;~ode~stith,

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electricignition)orthe~ posi~on(onmodels”- -~ withs~ntig

makesurethe.burnershaveig@ted. ‘ -- ~,, ~,

and

*Neverleave~~~’~eb~~~ersuna~tefided

~~g~flame

andgreasyspilloverkthatm?ycatch

e ~~j~s~top b~~er fl~e ske soit~OeSnot

~flOt$) when i@ti~g ~~p ~~~e~~ - ‘.. ,:-:.

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set~ings.Boilovercausessmok.ing -”, ~~.- . .

0~fire. ~-

extendbeyondtheedgeofthecookw~ri.

Excessiveflameis htiardous.

~~$e~n~Ydv pot holders-moist

potholdersonhotsurfacesmayresultin burns

fromsteam.DQnotletpotholders comenearopenflameswhen ~ ~ ‘ liftingcookware.Donotusea towelorotherbulkyclothin place

ofapotholder.

8Tominimizethe p~~sib~ii~yofburns9ignition

offlammablematerials,andspillage,turn cookwarehandlestowardthe sideorbackofthe rangewithoutextendingoveradjacentburners.

or d~p ‘

s~~~ays~rn surfaceburnerto0~ before

removingCookwaree

~~efi~]y w~~c~food$ beh~ ftid at ~ M@ ,

flme

e ~e~er~~~~kt~~f~nts(airopetings)Ofthe -~,

setting.

range,Theyprovidetheairinletandoutletth~i .-

menecessaryfortherangetooperate.propbrl~-:”~ withcorrectcombustion.Airopenings,ti~l*aM”

attherearofthecooktop>at~e

toPWd:bOttO@OfZ~

theovendoor,,wd’atthebottomofthei~gb? ~~...-. underthetick panel,storagedraweror,br?~ler}~,.; drawer(depetidingonthemode]). r”.,:... ~~~~s

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iftheWokhas.~round~g~ .$pg:~~t~~’P~~@-:

OVerthebkrnir@atetosuP@o~’~e’Jwo%o.@$‘,’;~

ringactsasa heattrap,w~ch may’d~tige~q;:.’~,.

burnergratetid’burnerhead,Alibi:itmaydauie

burnerto-workimproperly.This,@ay.cause.[ai ~

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carbon monoxid~.levelabovethat-

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‘currentstandardsresulting-inahealt~~~~d.~<~~t.‘

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Fiost-on,froienfoods‘ormoisture,o~’’tie$h’food~;~..

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ti,bffat cancatiies~i!over~when.fo@-is@d~O _ -

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u~stableoreas.fiy-tipptid.Selectcookwyehav~qg flatbottomslargeenoughtoproperlycontti.fdod”.

md avoidbdiloversWdspi~ld~ers’‘wdl~g? - ~‘,-.

enough,to’coverburnergrqte;~s will-boths?ve; 1, cletig timewd preventh~tidous accmtil?ions.”

- of food,sinceheavyspatteri~g’or onrangecanignite.Usepanswithharidlesthat canbe easilygraspedandremaincool.

~When

~s~~gg~~sc~okwam9make sure itis .,

designedfortop-of-rangecooking.

e~e~pa~~p~~sticsaway fromtO~bU~~a~S.

$ize-Avoid p-ms th~t.ti&:.“j:~,--.,

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Donotleavepkastic

itemsonthe

cooktop meltiflefttoocloseto thevent.

itemsonthecoiktop.me hotairfromthevent

mayigniteflammableitems andwillincrease pressureinclosedcontainers,whichmaycause themtoburste

eTI avoid

certainthat-thecontrohforWburnersareat.” the0~ poiitionpndallgratesarecoolbefore

atiemptig to remove

~men flfig

thefanoH.Thefan,ifoperating,mayspread , ~ theflames. ~

Ifr~~geislocatednearawindow,donothang ~~ ‘ j:. , . . ~ .; ~

longcurtainsthatcouldblowoverthetopburners ~~~

createa f~ehazard;

and

~-men ~

pilots),youwilldetectafaintodorofgasasyour’ . ~~”

signal.torelightthepilot.Whenrelightingthe ~.‘“ ‘ ‘--,., - .,,. , -., , ,containfire,untilit.bu~sout. pilot,m~e sureburnercontrolsareintheOW~~-‘ - - ~~” position,andfollowinstructionsintheSurface~, ~ - ~~~ ““ ‘~‘c~ “’‘‘: ‘“ CooKngsectiontorelight.

eHyousmellgas,

pilotsarelit (onsomemodels),turnoffthe therangeandcallaqualifiedservicetechnician,, ~.‘

Neveruseanopenfi~e tolocatealeak. .’. ~-.

B*i~g9 BrOfingandRoasting , ~~

@Donotuseovenforastoragearea.Items

storedk theovencan~gnite.

@~md awayfromtherangewhenopefingthi

doorof~hotoven.Thehotairandsteamthat ‘

=capecancauseburnstohands,faceandeyes. @Keepovenfreefromgreasebddup. @Placeovenshelvesindesiredpositionwhileo,

ovenisCOOI.

~~~ng out shelf

theymay

Ventappearanceandlocationvary

thepossibilityofaburn,alwaysbe

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them.

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foodsareunderthehood,tu~-n- ‘

pilotgoesout(on a modelwithstanding‘,..

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andyouhavealreadymades~e ‘

gas to ; ~

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totheshelf-stopisa

Don$theatunopenedfood containersinthe

oven. Pressure

contatierco~dburst,causinganinjury.

eDon9twe alwhum fofl anywhereintheoven

exceptasdescribedin thisbook. Msusecould

resultmafire hazardordamagetotherange.

Whenusingcookingorroastingbagsinoven9

followthemanufacturer’sdirections.

@Useody @ass

foruseingasovens..- .

0Alwaysremove-brotie~pan ~romovenassoon

asyoufiih broilifi~.

catchfne if ovenisusedwitioutremovingthe

,, grease.fromti~ broilerpan. ~ ~,

.-O,Whenbroilkg,if&&t,iqtooclosetotheflame,

i ‘thefatmtiyigriiti.Ttirnexeess

excessivefl~e-up$l~ ‘‘ ‘- ~

@--Makesurebroilerpan-winplaceco~rwfi~to

‘‘’-r~qucetheposs~bilityof g~ease.fwes.

A~~U

youshotid-~aveagreasefireinthebrofler

~~an~ti ofi.oven9-fidkeepovendoorclosedto

,CleaningYOurRange

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sptilbvefs~:wtich:hayiflte.

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~-b.w~tisetfiehre%over.thgpilot(onsome

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‘~~ead!6TheP~objem$~lvef’!;in.thebackof

ttis@de. -.., “.-.’.. ‘ .

tion’t attem~tto;eptiirorreplaceanypartof

yourrtige:udti itiss-my recommended htM guide?

refereedtoa.qu~led-techniciani

Allotherse~iiiug shouldbe

convenienceinIiftingheavyfoods.Itisalso apremutionagainstburnsfromtouchinghot suflaeesofthedoororovenwalls.Thelowest pwition6gR99isnotdesignedtostide.

SAVE T.HisE L‘ INSTRUCTIONS “

codd buildup andthe

cookwarethatisrecommended

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FEP.TURESOFYOURMNGE

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Your range is equipped with one ofthe two types ofsutiace burners shorn above

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(onsome

BurnerBase

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Feature Index (Notallmodelshaveallfeatures.Appearanceoffeaturesvaries.) I Seepage

1 Backguard(onsomemodels) 2 SurfaceBurners,DripPans(onsome models)andGrates I 21,22 3 OvenLampOn/OffSwitch(onsomemodels) 4 ClockandTimer(onsomemodels) 5 OvenVent(locatedoncooktoponsome models) 6 Bake/BroilSwitch(onsomemodels)

7 OvenControl 8 SurfaceBurnerControls

9 Cooktop 10 BroilerPanandRack 11 OvenShelves(numberofshelvesvaries) I 13-15,23 12 OvenShelfSupports 13,14 13 AirVentin OvenDoor(locatedat topof OvenDoor) 4,28 14 BroilerDraweror StorageDrawer(dependingon model) 27

15 Air Intake 4,28 16 Modeland SerialNumbers(locatedon frontframeof range, 2,31

behindeitherBroilerDrawerorStorageDrawer)

I 4,5,13,28

11,12

12 12

23,28

19,23

17 RemovableOvenDoor 18 Anti-TipDevice(Lowerrightrear-comeron rangeback.

SeeInstallationInstructions.)

19 OvenBottom

20 OvenInteriorLight(onsomemodels)

NOTE: JG~Cl~GE~ w~ic~have continuous-cleaningoven

instructions.

Allmodelshavestandard oveninteriors, exceptfor JGBC15GER,JGBC16GEP,and

interiors.SeeCareandCleaningfor

3,30,40

14,24

Yoursurfaceburnersarelightedby electricignition, eliminatingtheneedforstandingpilotlightswith constantlyburningflames.

In case of a power failure, youcan lightthesurface burnerson yourrangewitha match.Holda lighted matchtotheburner,thenturntheknobto theLITE position.UseextremecautionwhenE@tingburners this way.

Surfaceburnersinusewhenan electricalpower failureoccurswillcontinueto operatenormally.

Stinding Blot Models

Thesurfaceburnerson tiese rangeshavestanding pilots thatmustbelitinitially.Tolightthem:

1.Be suresurfaceburnercontrolknobsare in theOFFposition.

2. Removethegratesandliftthecooktopup (seetheLift-UpCooktopsection).

3. Locate the twopilot portsandlight each of themwitha match.

Theelectrodeofthesparkigniterisexposed. Whenone burneristurnedtoLITE,alltheburners spark.Donot attempttodisassembleorclean aroundanyburnerwhileanotherburnerison. Anelectricshockmayresult,whichcouldcause youtoknockoverhotcookware.

NOTE:If thepilotis toohighorlow,youcan

adjustit. SeetheAdjusttheSurfaceBurnerPilots If NecessarysectionoftheInstallationInstructions.

4. Lowerthecooktop.Yoursurfaceburnersarenow readyforuse.

5. Observelightedburners.Comparethefhirnes topicturesin theProblemSolver.If anyflame isunsatisfactory,callforservice.

Suflaee Burner controls

Webs thatturnthesurfaceburnerson andoff are markedasto whichburnerstheycontrol.Thetwo knobsontheleftcontroltheleft frontandleftrear burners.Thetwoknobs on therightcontroltheright frontandrightrearburners.

On ranges with sealed burners: IDThesmallerburner(rightrearposition)willgive

thebest simmerresults.

~Therightfrontburneris higherpoweredthanthe,

othersandwillbringliquidstoaboilquicker (naturalgasinstallationsonly).

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Before Lighting

a Burner

eIf drippansaresuppliedwithyow range,theyshouldbe usedat dl times. *Makesurebothgratesonone sideoftherangearein placebeforeusing

eitherburner.

To Light a Sutiace Burner

Electric I@tion Mdels:

tieControlbob inad

mm ittoLITE.Youwillhear

a little“clicking”noise—the soundof theelectricspark ignitingtheburner.

Mter theburnerignites,turnthe knobto adjustthe flamesize.

StandingPilotMtiel:

Wsh controlknobin andturnit to HIposition. Theburnershouldlightwithina few seconds.

Aftertheburnerignites,turntheknobto adjustthe flamesize.

Flame sM@tlyaway from the burner when the burner is first turned on. may beheard for 30to 60s~conds.~~s normal soundis dueto improvedinjectionofgasandair intotheburner.Put apanontheburnerbeforelighting it,oradjusttheflameto matchpansizeassoonas it lights,andtheblowingor hissingsoundwillbe muchlessnoticeable.

will h *ost horizontal and willlift

Ablowingor hissingsound

- After Lighting a Burner

~Checktobesuretheburneryouturnedonistheone

youwantto use.

~Donotoperateaburnerfor an extendedperiod

oftimewithout cookwareon tie grate.Thefinish on thegratemay chipwithoutcookwareto absorb

theheat.

@Besuretheburnersandgratesarecoolbeforeyou

placeyourhand,a potholder, cleaningclothsor othermaterialson them.

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How toselect Flqme size

ACEcoom~

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Watchtheflame,notthe knob,asyoureduceheat. Theflamesizeon a gasburnershouldmatchthe

cookwareyouareusing. FORSAFEHANDLINGOF

COOKWARENEVERLET THEFLAMEEXTEND UPTHESIDESOFTHE COOKWARE.Anyflamelargerthanthebottom ofthecookwareiswastedandonlyservesto heat

thehandle.

Top”of”Range cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weightcookwareis recommendedbecauseitheatsquicklyandevenly. Mostfoodsbrownevenlyin an aluminumskillet.Use

saucepanswithtight-fittinglidswhencookingwith

minimumamountsof water.

Cast-Iron: If heatedslowly,mostskilletswillgive satisfactoryresults.

Enamelware: Undersomeconditions,the enamelof

somecookwaremaymelt.Followcookware

manufacturer’srecommendationsforcookingmethods. Glass: Therearetwotypesof glasscookware-those

forovenuseonlyandthosefortop-of-rangecooking (saucepans,coffeeandteapots).Glassconductsheat veryslowly.

Whenboiling,adjusttheflamesothecircleitmakes

is about1/2inchsmallerthanthebottomofthe cookware-no matterwhatthecookwareismadeof. Foodscookjust as quicklyat a gentleboilas theydo at a furious,rollingboil. A highboilcreatessteam andcooksawaymoisture,flavorandnutrition.Avoid it exceptfor thefewcookingprocessesthatneeda vigorousboil.

When frying or warming foo~ in stiidess steel, east iron or enamelware,keep the flame down lower—toabout 1/2the diameter of the pan.

When frying in glassor ceramic cookware,lower the flameevenmore.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Canbe usedforeither surfaceor ovencooking.Itconductsheatvery slowlyand cools very slowly.Checkcookware manufacturer’sdirectionsto be sureit canbe used on gasranges.

StainlessSteel: Thismetalalonehaspoorheating propertiesandis~~suallycombinedwithcopper, aluminumor othermetalsforimprovedheat distribution.Combinationmetalskilletsusu~ly work

satisfactorilyif theyareusedwithmediumheatas the

manufacturerrecommends.

wok cooking

(onmodelswithsealedburners) oWerecommendthatyou

useonlya flat-bottomed wok.Theyareavailableat yourlocal retail store.

~Donotusewoksthat have

supportrings.Useof these typesofwoks,withor withoutthering in place, canbedangero~s.placingthe ringovertheburnergratemay causetheburnerto workimproperlyresultingin carbonmonoxidelevelsaboveallowablecurrent standards.This couldbedangerousto yourhealth. Do nottry to use suchwokswithoutthering.You

couldbe seriouslyburnedif the woktippedover.

‘t~!’i.r”

useofstoveTop Gflls

(onmodelswithsealedburners) Do notuse stovetopgrills

on yoursealedgasburners. If youusethe stovetop grillon thesealedgas burneritwill cause incompletecombustion andcanresultin exposure

,tl!g

to carbonmonoxidelevels aboveallowablecurrentstandards. Thiscanbe hazardousto yourhealth.

F{)llowthe directions belowif your range has the clock and timer shown at the right.

~Ie rangeclockand timerallowyou10setthetimer

up 1024hours.Yotihave tie choiceofhavingthe tin]crshotvthetimecountingdownor the timeof day. 111cilhcrC:ISC.tic timer\vill signalat thecnc.iof lhe

~lcri(l(l [t>:~icr(yoti [h:t[ Ihc time is ~Ip.

[il))cr

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(Appearancemay vary)

T{)settile clock

NTO”i-E:Whenyou firstplugin [herangeor tiler a lIt)i~”c*rRlil[lre.Ihcentire Clwkflimer (Iispl;iyl~~iil ligi]tLip.Af[crs~~~rillSCCOIILIS

“SET CLOCK””

apl~~.:trsin(1ICdisplfiy.

1.Press (hcCLOCK

Pressi}ndhold {heUP or DOWNpadand {hethe

pad.

of tiay willchange10minutesat a time.Tochange (hc [imcbysingleminutes,givethepads shorttaps.

= 3. Prc:;sIhcCLOCKpad tostarttheclock.

To Cilange or cancel the Timer setting

When[hc timeris coun[ingdown,usethe UP and DOWNpflci(oCllilIlgetheremainingtime,or press tic TIMER k Cane-cllcdLinti1•*SETTIhlE” disappearsfrom lhc(iispln)”.

Pild10stop(hetimer.Thetimercannot

To Set the Timer

1.Pressthe TWR pad.

2.UsetheUPandDOWN pads 10set(he[imcr. Shorttapson the UP or DOWN padchange;hc timer’ssettingoneminuteat a time.Pressingand

continuingtohold theWPpad increasestheselling

tenminutesat a time.The timercanbe setfor a

maximumof 24 hours. 3,Pressthe MR pad to start the timer. As thetimercountsdown, two beepswill indicate

whenoneminute is left.After thesebeeps,the displaywillcomt down ti seconds.men timenms out,a signalwillsound.Ress the T- pad to stop thesignal.

To Display tl~eClock While tl~eTimer Is Operating

PressingIhcCLOCKpadwhilethetimeris operating wi]1II()[ intcrfcrcwithlhctimer’soperation:Ihe displaywillcl~ange[oshow:hcclock,bl]tthetimer \villCOIIIinllc10ct)llntdownand willstillsignalwhen li~ncis up.Press[hcTI~R padagaintochangethe

displ;iyback[oshow !hetimer.

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= Followthe directionsbelowif your range has the

clockand timer shownat the right. me electronicrangeclockandtimerallowyouto set

thetimerupto 9 hoursand45minutes.Youhavethe choiceofhavingthe timershowthe timecounting downor thetimeof day. In eithercase,thetimerwill signalattheendofthetimerperiodto alertyouthat thetimeisup.

To setthe clock To setthe Ther

NOTE: Whenyoufirstplugin therangeor after 1.PresstheTIMERpad.“:00”appearsonthe display apowerfailure,theentireClock/Timerdisplaywill and“SETTIMER’flashes. fightup.Afterseveralseconds“12:00”willthenflash

onthedisplay.

1.PresstheCLOCKpad.“12:00”stopsflashing and“SETME’ flashesonthedisplay.

2.Pressandhold theUPorDOWNpadandthe time

ofdaywillchange10minutesat a time. Tochange thetimeby singleminutes,givethe padsshorttaps.

For exmple, to settheclockfor3:15,pressand holdtheUPpaduntil“3:10”appears,andthentap

- theUPpaduntil“3:15”isdisplayed. _ 3. Press

the CLOCKpad andtheclockwillbeset.If

youdo notpresstheCLOCKpad,the clockwill automaticallybe setwithinoneminute.

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2.UsetheUPandDOWNpadsto setthetimer. Shorttapson theUPor DOWNpadchangethe timer’ssettingoneminuteatatime.Pressingand continuingtoholdtheUPpadincreasesthesetting

fiveminu~esatatimeunti~onehour(“1:00”)is displayed.Afteronehourisdisplayed,pressing andholdingtheUPpadincreasesthesetting

15minutesat a time.(Shorttapsonthe UPand

DOWNpadswillalwayschangethesettingby

l-minuteincrements.)Thetimercanbe setfor a

maximumof 9 hoursand45minutes.

3.Tostartthetimer,presstheTIMERpad. If theTIMERpadis notpressed,thetimerwill automaticallystartafterafewseconds.

Asthetimercountsdown,asinglebeepwill indicatewhenoneminute”is lefi~After-thisbeep, thedisplaywillcountdownin seconds.Whenthe timerreaches“:00~’youwillhearthreesetsof three shortbeeps,andthenasinglebeepevery10seconds for 10minutesoruntilyoupressanyofthe Clock/Timerpads.

To Change or Cancel the Timer Setting

Whenthe timeris countingdown,use theUPandDOWNpad tochange theremainingtime,or presstheTIMERpadto cancelthetimerfunction. Thetimerfinctioncannot be cancelleduntil“SETTIMER”stopsflashing and“TIMER”appearson thedisplay.

To Display the Time of Day While the Timer Is Operating

PressingtheCLOCKpad whilethetimeris operatingwillnotinterfere

withthetimer’soperation;thedisplaywillchangeto showthetimeofday, butthetimerwillcontinuetocountdownand willstillsignalwhentime isup.Simplypressthe TMER padagaintochangethedisplaybackto showthetimerfunction.

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clock

Followthese directiom if your range has the clockand timer shownat

the right. TO

knoboutwhenthe clockhandsreachthecorrecttime.Continueturningthe knobto OFF.

set the clock, pushintheknobandturnit to theright.Letthe g ~ O ~~ a

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TheTimerhasbeencombinedwiththerangeclock.

Toset the Timer,turntheknob to theleft—without Useit to timeallyourprecisecookingoperations. pushingin—untilthepointerreachesthenumberof You’llrecognizetheTimeras thepointerthatis differentin colorthantheclockhands.

Minutesaremarkedup to 30, andhoursaremarked up to 4 onthecenter of theclock.

minutesorhoursyouwantto time.

At the end ofthe set time, a buzzer soundsto tell

you time is up. Turnthe knob-without pushing

in—untilthepointerreachesOFFandthebuzzerstops.

usmG YOUROVEN

Before using Your oven

Be sureyou understandhowto setthecontrolsproperly.Practiceremoving

md replacingtheshelves whiletheoveniscool.Readtheinformationand tipson the followingpages.Keepthisbookhandywhereyoucanreferto it,

especiallyduringthefirstweeksofusingyour newrange.

oven control

Youroveniscontrolledeitherby a singleOVEN CONTROLknobor by a BAKE/BROILswitchand an OVENCONTROLknob.

It willnormallytake30-90secondsbeforetheflame comeson.Aftertheovenreachestheselected temperature,the ovenburnercycles-off completely, thenon witha fullflame-to maintainthe selected temperature.

If your range is equipped with a separate

BA~BROILswitch:

TurnswitchtoBAKEfor allnormal oven operations—forexample,forcookingroastsor casseroles.Onlythe bottomovenburneroperates whentheBAKEsettingis selected.

UsetheBROILsettingforbroiling.Onlythetop oven burneroperateswhentheBROILsettingis selected.

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Electric Ignition Models Power Outige

The ovenburner =d bmti burner are lighted by

electric ignition. Tolight either burner, turn the OVENCONTROL

hob to thedesiredtemperature.Theburnershould ignitewithin30-90seconds.

Aftertheovenreachestheselectedtemperature,the ovenburnercycles-off completely,thenon with a

full flam~to keeptheoventemperaturecontrolled.

CAUTION:DONOTMAKEANYA~EMPT TO OPERATETHEELECTRICIGNITIONOVEN DURINGAN ELECTRICALPOWERFAILURE. Theovenor broilercannotbelitduringapower failure.Gas willnotflowunlessthe glowbaris hot.

If theovenisinusewhenapowerfailureoccurs,the ovenburnershutsoff andcannotbere-lituntilpower = is restored.

standing Pilot Models

Theserangeshavestandingpilotsthatmustbe litinitially.

Tolight the ovenpilot:

Be sure theOVENCONTROLknobis in theOFF

1. position.

2.Openthebroilerdoorandremovethebroilerpan andrack.Thiswillmakeit easierforyoutoreach inside thebroilercompartment.

oven

Theovenis vented throughduct openingsat therear ofthecooktop.SeeFeaturessection.Do notblock theseopeningswhencookingin theoven—itis importantthattheflowof hotair fromtheovenand freshair to theovenburnersbeuninterrupted.

~Thevent openingsand

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nearby surfaces may becomehot. Do not ~ touch them.

item on the cooktop-they may melt if left too closeto the vent.

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Ventappearanceand locationvary

3.Findtheovenpilotportatthe backof thebroiler compartment.Thelongtube, runningfromfrontto back,is theovenburner.Thepilotport

is at thebackaboutoneinch belowtheburner.

4.Usingalongmatchor match hold~r,reachin andlighttheovenpilot.

oHandles ofpotsand pans on the cooktopmay

becomehot if left too closeto the vent.

oMetal items willbecomevery hot ifthey are left

on the cooktopand couldcause burns.

oDo not leaveany items onthe cooktop.The hotair

fromthevent mayigniteflammableitemsandwill increasepressurein closedcontainers,whichmay causethemto burst.

oven shelves

me shelvesare designedwith stop-locks whenplaced correctlyon the shelfsupports,

they willstop

beforecoming completelyoutof theovenand will nottiltwhen you areremovingtood irom themorplacingfoodon

them. Whenplacingcookwareon a shelf,pulltheshelfout

to the “stop” position.Place shelf,thenslidetheshelfbackintotheoven.Thiswill

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the cookware on the pushit all theway back.

Toremove a shelffrom the oven,pullit toward frontendupward andpullshelfout.

Toreplace, place shelfon shelf supportwithstopIocks(curved extensionof shelf)facingup and towardrearof oven. Tiltup front andpushshelftowardbackof ovenuntilit goes~ast “stop” on ovenwall.Thenlowerfrontofs~elf&d

YOU, tilt

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shelf Positions

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oven Moistire

Theovenhasfiveshelf supportsfornormal bakingandroasting identifiedin this illustrationasA (bottom),B, C, D andE (top).It alsohasa speciallowshelf position(R)forroasting extralargeitems,such asa large turkey-the shelfisnotdesignedto slide outat thisposition.Shell positionsforcookingaresuggestedonBakingand Roastingpages.

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Oven Temperature Adjustment

Thetemperatureselectedonthethemostatdial determinestheaverageofthemaximumandminimum temperaturesreachedduringthecyclingoftheoven burner.Thethermostatcontrolinyournewovenhas beencarefu~ydesignedandmanufacturedtoprovide accuratetemperatures.Hyournewovenis replacing oneyou haveusedfor severalyears,youmaynotice a differenceinthedegreeofbrowningor thelengthof timerequiredwhenusingyourfavoriterecipes.This is becauseoventemperaturecontrolshavea tendency to “drift” overaperiodof years.

Beforeattemptingto havethetemperatureof your newovenchanged,besureyouhavecarefully followedthebakingtimeandtemperature recommendedby therecipe.Then,afteryouhaveused theovenafewtimesandyoufeel theovenistoohotor toocool,thereisa simpleadjustmentyoucanmake yourselfontheOVENCO~OL knob.

Asyourovenheats up,thetemperaturechangeof the airintheoven maycausewaterdropletstoformon thedoorglass.Thesedropletsareharmlessandwill evaporateastheovencontinuesto heatup.

~v~~ ~i~~~ (onsomemodels) Theovenlightcomesonautomaticallywhenthedoor

is opened.Somemodelshavea switchon thelower controlpanelthatallowsyoutoturnthelightonor off whenthedoorisclosed.

Pulltheknobofftherange andlookatthebackside. Tomakeadjustment,loosen(approximatelyoneturn),

butdo notcompletelyremove,thetwo screwsonthe backof theknob. Withthebackof theknobfacing you,holdtie outeredgeof theknobwithonehand andturnthefrontoftheknobwiththeotherhand.

Toraisetheoventemperature,movetie top screw towardtheright.You’llheara clickforeachnotch youmovetheknob. Tolowerthetemperature,move thetop screwtowardtheleft.Eachclickwillchange theoventemperatureapproximately10”F.(Rangeis plusor minus 60°F.fromthe arrow.)

Wesuggestthatyoumaketheadjustmentoneclick fromtheoriginalsettingandcheckovenperformance beforemakinganyadditionaladjustments.

Afterthe adjustmentis made,retightenscrewsso they aresnug,butbe carefulnotto overtighten.Reinstall knobonrange andcheck performance.

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