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

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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

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5, 16, 19,23

6,7

12-20

11,12

15, 18

13-15,23

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19,23

27

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

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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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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

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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

[e-mail] gassuppMer9s
htmctiom.

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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

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Besureyourrangeiscorrectlyadjusti bya‘

qualifiedservicetecMcianorinstilerforthe

typeofgas
Yourrangecanbeconvertedforusewitheither

typeofgas,Seehstallationk5tructi0ris0

Afterprolongeduse-ofarange9ti@,,flwi

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(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’” ~ :

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@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‘.”-. ~

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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,

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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 -”, ~~.- . .

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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

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flme

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setting.

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

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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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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.

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

designedfortop-of-rangecooking.

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

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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. ~

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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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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

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excessivefl~e-up$l~ ‘‘ ‘- ~

@--Makesurebroilerpan-winplaceco~rwfi~to

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

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~~an~ti ofi.oven9-fidkeepovendoorclosedto

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yourrtige:udti itiss-my recommended
htM guide?

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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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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

I

14

11,12

12
12

8

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

25

3,30,40

23

14,24

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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.

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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

mh

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

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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

2.

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

w

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

a

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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CLOCKAm TMR

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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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~Donot leaveplastic

Venb

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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eliminatereachingintothehotoven.

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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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13

shelf Positions

usm~YOUR owN

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oven Moistire

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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.