GE JCBS55 Owner's Manual
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Safety Instructions ......... 2-0
Operating Insinuations
(',lock and Timer ............. 14
Oven .................... l 0-I 7
Power Outag_ .............. 11
Sabbath Feature ............. 16
Special Feanlres ............. 15
Thermostat ................. 17
Surfi_ce Units .............. 7-9
Care and Cleaning
Broiler Pan ,%Grid ........... 91
Control I_obs .............. 18
Glass Cooktop ............ 22, 23
I,ift-Off Oven Door . .......... 90
Light ...................... 21
Oven Interior . .............. 19
Shelves ..................... 91
Smrag_ Drawer Removal ...... 91
Troubleshooting Tips ..... 24-26
Accessories ................. 27
Consumer Support
Consumer Suppo_ ..... Back Co_er
VVananty ................... 31
j, s55
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model #
Serial #
You can find them on alabel
behind the storage drawer on
the fl'ont of the range fl'ame.
164D4290P415 d9-80266 05-04 Jfl
IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING.
WARNING!
For your safe_ 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 fife.
WARNINGANti-TIPDEVICE
All ranges can tip andinjury could result.
Toprevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall and floor by installing the Anti--tip
device supplied.
If the Anti--tip device supplied with the range does not fit this application, use the universal Anti--17p
device WB2X7909.
Tocheck if the device is instated and engaged properly, remove the kick panel or storage drawer
and inspect the rear leveling leg. Make sure it fits securely into the slot.
If you pull tile range out flom the wall %r ally' reason, make sure tile device is pioperly
engaged when you push tile range back against tile wall. If it is not, there is a possible iisk of
tile range tipping oxer and causing il_juU if you or a child stand, sit or lean on all open door
Please refer m tile Anti-Tip device infounation ill this manual. Failure m take this precantion
could Iesnlt ill tipping of tile range and il)jm>
IMPORTANTSAFETYNOtiCE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to
publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive
harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.
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SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
Use dfis appliance only for its irrmnded
pm])ose as described in this ()wner's
Manual.
Be sure your appliance is properly
installed and grounded by a qualified
installer ira accordance with the provided
irrstallation irrstructions.
Have die irrstaller show you die location
of die circuit breaker or fltse. Mark it %r
easy reference.
Do trot atmmpt to repair or replace arty
part of your range unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
mchnician.
Before perfolaning aW service, disconnect
tire range power supply at dm household
distribution panel by removing the fl]se or
switching off"the circuit breaken
Do not leme children alone--children
should not be left alone or unattended in
an area where an appliance is in use. They
should nexer be allowed to sit or stand on
arty part of the appliance.
Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or
hang on the door; storage drawer or
cooktop. They could damage the range
arrd exen tip it oxet, causing sexere
personal injui T.
WARNING!
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 oxen or near the cooktop.
CAUTION: temsofirrterestto
children should not be stored in cabinets
abo_e a range or on tire backsplash of a
range----children climbing on the range
to reach imms could be seriously injured.
Never wear loose-fitting or hang{ng
g_nnents while using fire appliance.
Be carefitl when reaching fbr items stored
over tire range. Flammable material could
be ignited if brought in corrtact with hot
surface units or heating elements arrd may
cause se\ere bttrns,
Use only dIT pot holders--moist or damp
pot holders on hot sur/_aces m W result in
burlls flom smam. Do not let pot holders
touch hot sur/_ace units or heating
elements. Do not use a towel or oilier
bulky cloth in place of pot holders.
Do not use wamr on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn fl_e corruols
off'. Smother a flaming pan on a surthce
unit 1)5'co\elJng the pan completely with
a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or fiat ua>
Use a muld-puq)ose dt T chemical or
foam-Upe fire extinguisher
Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
out 1)ycoxering it with baking soda or;
if available, 1)5' using a muld-puq)ose d U
chemical or foam-type rite extinguisher.
Flame in the oven can be smothered
completely by closing the oxen door arrd
tui_ning tire oven off or 1)5' using a mulfi-
puq)ose dlT chemical or foam-type fire
extinguisher:
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING.
WARNING'!
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS
For your safety, hexer use your appliance
for warming or heating tile room.
Do not let cooking grease or other
flammable mateiia]s accumulate in or
near the range,
Do trot touch tim sur/_ace units, file
heating elements oi fire irrmrior surface
of tire oven. These surPaces may be hot
enough to bum even though they are
dark in coloi: During arrd after use, do not
touch, oi let cloflring oi oflrer flammable
materials corrmct fire surfi_ce units, areas
nearby tim sur/_ace units oi any interior
area of file oxen; allow sufficient time for
cooling first.
Potentially hot surfaces irrclude tire
cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oxen
xent opening, stliJ_aces near tile opening,
crevices around the oxen door.
REMEMBER:The irrside sui/_ace of die o_en
may be hot when tile door is opened.
Do not store or use combustible mamfials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquids in tile vicinity of this or arp_'other
appliance.
Kee I) tire hood arrd grease filters clean
to maintain g_od xenting arrd to mold
grease fires.
Teach children not to play with tire
corrtrols or arty other part of tile range.
Always kee I) dish towels, dishcloths, pot
holders arrd other linens a safe distance
fiom your range.
Ahvays kee I)wooden arrd plastic utensils
arrd canned food a safe distance fiom
yo/lr range.
Always kee I) combustible wall coxerings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance fiom
your range.
COOKMEATANDPOULTRYTHOROUGHLY...
Cookmeat andpoultry thoroughly--meat toat least an INTERNALtemperatureof 160°Fandpoultryto atleast
an INTERNALtemperatureof 180°ECookingto thesetemperaturesusuaflypmtectsagainstfoodbomeillness.
RADIANTSURFACEUNITS
Use proper pan size--select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface un#
heating element. The use of undersized cookware will expose a portion of the surface un# to direct
contact and may result in ignition of clothing. Proper relationshJ _of cookware to surface un# will
also improve efficiency.
Nexer leme tile surface units unattended
at high heat settings. Boiloxers cause
smoking arrd greasy spilloxers that may
catch on fire.
Only certain types of glass, glassAeramic,
earthenware or other glazed corrtainers
are suitable for cooktop service; others
may break because of tile sudden chang_
in temperature.
To minimize tire possibility of burns,
ignition of flammable mamrials arrd
spillage, tire handle of a container
should be turned toward tire cenmr of
file range without exmnding oxer nearl)v
surface units.
Always turn tile surface units off before
reirlovirrg cookware.
When preparing flaming foods under
file hood, mm tile Pan on.
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RADIANTSURFACEUNITS
Use care when tonching tile cooktop. The
glass surfitce of tile cooktop will retain heat
alter file controls hale been turned of£
Kee I) all eye on foods being flied at high
or medium higil heat setungs.
Foods for flTing should be as &w as
possible. Frost on flozen tbods or moisnn-e
on fresh foods call cause hot fat to bubble
up and ox>r tile sides of tile pan.
Use little Fat for efl_cdve shallow or deep
Fat flTing. Filling tile pan too fllll of fat call
cause spillovers when food is added.
If a combination of oils or Fats will be
used ill flTing, stir tog>tiler hefore heating,
or as tilts meh slowly.
Always heat/_at slowly, and watch as it heats.
Use a deep fat fllermomemr whenever
possible to prex_nt oveflleafing/_at beyond
tile smoking point.
Avoid scratching the glass cookmp.
The cookmp call be scratched with imms
such as sharp instruments, tings or other
jewel U, and filets on clothing.
Do not operate tile radiant surface traits if
file glass is hroken. Spillovers or cleaning
solution may penetrate a broken cooktop
and cIeate a risk of elecuical shock.
Contact a qualified technician immediately
should your glass cooktop become broken.
Nexer use tile glass cookmp suifi_ce as
a cutdng hoard.
Do not place or store items fllat can melt
or catch fire on file glass cooktop, exen
when it is not heing used.
Be careflll when placing spoons or otiler
sorting utensils oil glass cookmp surface
when it is in use. They m W become hot
and could cause buFrls.
Clean tile cooktop with cauuon. If a wet
sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills on a
hot surfilce trait, be careflfl to axoid steam
burns. Some cleaners call produce
noxious flm/es if applied to a hot smPace.
NOTE,"_A/erecommend that you avoid
wiping any snI'lCdce unit areas until flley
hale cooled and tile indicator light has
g_ne off: Sugar spills are the exception
to this. Please see tile Cleaning the glass
cooktop secdon.
SAllen tile cooktop is cool, use only
CERAMA BRYTE _ Ceramic Cooktop
Cleaner and tile CERAMA BRYTE ¢°
Cleaning Pad m clean file cookmp.
To avoid possihle damage m file cooking
sui/_ace, do not apply cleaning cream m
tile glass surface when it is hot.
After cleaning, use a d_T cloth or paper
towel to remoxe all cleaning cream
residue.
Read and follow all instructions and
warnings on tile cleaning cream labels.
Larg> scratches or impacts to glass doors
or cooktops call lead to broken or
shattered glass.
Do not leave any imms on tile cooktop.
The hot air flom tile x>nt m W ignite
flammable imms and will increase pressure
ill closed containers, which m W cause
tilem to burst.
Do not leaxe plastic or flammable imms
on tile cooktop---tiley may melt or ignite
if left too close to tile lent.
Do not lilt tile cooktop. Lifting the
cooktop call lead to damage and improper
operauon of tile range.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION.
READALLINSTRUCTIONSBEFOREUSING.
WARNING'!
OVEN
Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause
bums to hands, face and/or eyes.
Do not heat unopened food containers.
Pressure could build up and the container
could burst, causing all ii_m T.
Kee I) tile oven _ent unobstmcted.
i: Kee I) tile oven flee flom grease buildup.
Place the oxen shelf ill die desired position
while the oxen is cool. If shehes must be
handled when hot, do not let pot holder
contact the heating elements.
When using cooking or roasting bags ill
tile oxen, follow the mamffacturer's
directions.
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Do not use tile oxen to dry newspapers.
If oxerheated, they call catch on fire.
Do not use the oven for a storage area.
hems stored ill all oxen can ignite.
Do not leme paper products, cooking
utensils or food ill the oxen when not
ill rise,
Do not use aluminum foil to line oxen
bottoms, except as suggested in this
manual. Improper installation of
aluminum tbil may resu]t ill a risk of
electric shock or fire.
Pulling out the shelf to file stop-lock is a
convenience in lifting heaxy' foods. It is also
a precaution against burns flom touching
hot surthces of the door or oxen walls.
READANDFOLLOWTHISSAFETYINFORMATIONCAREFULLY.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
Usingthe surface units, www.GEAppliances.com
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
HowtoSet
OFF
Atboth OFFandHI the control clicks
into position. Youmayhear slight
clickingsoundsduring cooldng
indicating thecontrol ismaintaining
yourdesiredsetting.
Be sure you turn the control knob
to OFFwhen you finish cooking.
Push the knob in and turn in either
direction to tile setting )ou want. OFF
A HOT COOKTOP indicator light will glow
when am radiant element is turned on,
and will remain on tmfil tile sm'ti_ce is
cooled to approximatel) 150°F. :::::
Indicatorlightwill'..: ....
comeonwhentheunitisturnedonorhot
tothetouch.
stayonevenaftertheunit/s turnedoff
glowuntil theunitiscodedtoapproximately
150°E
Tile WM (warn/) setting (oil solne
models) on tile fight REAR surfime unit
keeps ah'eady heated food w:mn tmtil
ready to serve.
Dual Surface Unit (onsomemodels)
Thedualsurfaceunit has2 cookingsizes to select
from so youcanmatch the sizeof the unit to the
sizeof the cookwareyouareusing.
To use tile small (5 or 6 inch) smti_ce
unit, push in tile SMALL BURNER portion
of tile switch above tile control knob.
To use tile large (8 or 9 inch) surLice
refit, push in tile LARGEBURNER portion
of tile switch aboxe tile control knob.
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Temperature Limiter
Every radiant smti_(e refit has a
temperature limited:
Tile temperature limiter protects tile
glass cooktop fl'om getting too hot.
Tile temperature limiter may cycle
tile milts offfl)r a time if:
Thepan boils dry
Thepan bottom Isnot f/aL
Thepan is off-center
Thereis nopanon the uniL
Home CanningTips
Be sure tile canner is centered over tile
smtace unit.
Make sine tile canner is flat on tile
bot[oI/l.
To prevent bm'ns fl'om steam ()r heat,
use caution when camfing.
Use redpes and procedures from
reputable sources. These are available
fl'Olll i//anttfilcttlrelN such as Ball ') and
Kerr _and tile Department of Agiicultm'e
Extension Se_Mce.
Flat-bottoll/ed €annei3 ai'e
recommended. Use of water bath
cmme_s with _ippled bottoms may
extend the time reqtfired to bring
tile water to a boil.
Usingthe surface units.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Wok Cooking
Werecommendthatyouuseonlya flat-bottomed
wok.Theyareavailableat yourlocalretailstore.
Do not use woks that have support IJngs.
Do not t/se I'ot/nd bottoi/l wo]_s.
Y}m could be seriously burned if the
wok tipped ()',el:
Use only flat-bottomed woks.
The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance onglass cooktops.
About the radiant surface units...
Never cook direct y o/7rne glass.
Always use cookware.
Always place the pan in flTecenter of
the surface unit you are cooking on.
The radiant cooktop teatm'es heating
units beneath a smooth glass surlilce.
NOTE."Ashi?htodoris normalwhena new
cooktopisusedforthef, stt,>e.It,scausedby
theheatingofnewpartsandinsulatingmateriab
andwill disappearina shorttime.
NOTE."Onmodelswithhi?ht-coloredglass
cooktops,it isnormalforthecookingzonesto
changecolorwhenhotorcoolingdown.Thisis
temporaryandwill disappearastireglasscools
toroomtemperature.
Tile smtace trait will cycle oi,_and off to
maintain u)m" selected control setting.
It is sale to place hot cookware on the
glass suiqfhcee\'en when the cooktop
is cool.
Even alter tile s/wfhce units are tin'ned
off, the glass cooktop retains enough
heat to continue cooking. To avoid
overcooking, relilove p_lliS ][i'Olil the
surfilce units when tile food is cooked.
Avoid placing an)_hing on tile sm'ti_ce
trait tmtil it has cooled completely:
Do not slide cookware across the
cooktop because # can scratch the
glass--the glass is scratch-resistant,
not scratchproof.
Waterstains(mineraldeposits)areremovable
usingthecleaningcreamorfull-strengthwhite
vinegar
Useof windowcleanermayleavean
iridescentfilmonthecooktop.Thecleaning
creamwillremovethisdiscoloration.
Don'tstoreheavyitemsabovethecooktop.
If theydropontothecooktop,theycancause
damage.
Benotusethesurfaceasa cuttingboard
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Selectingtypesofcookware. .CE4,,,i..ces.com
Checkpans for flat bottoms by
using a straight edge.
Pans with rounded, curved, ridged
or warped bottoms are not
recommended.
StainlessSteel:
recommended
Aluminum:
heavywel_?htrecommended
Good conductivib'. _Muminun_ residues
sometimes appear as scratches on the
cooktop, but can be removed if cleaned
immediatelv: Because of its low melting
point, thin weight aluminum should not
be used.
CopperBottom:
recommended
Col)per may leave residues which ('_111
appear as scratches. The residues can be
renloved, as long as tile cooktop is
cleaned immediately. However, do not let
these pots boil (hy: Overheamd metal can
bond to glass cooktops. An overheated
COl)per bottom pot will leave a residue
that will pemmnently stain the cooktop
if not rein oved imm ediatelv.
Porcelain Enamel-CoveredCastIron:
recommended
_s long as the cookware is covered
completely with porcelain enamel, this
cookware is recommended. Caution is
recolillilended tDr cast ii'on cookware
that is not completely covered with
smooth porcelain enamel, since it may
scratch the glass ceramic cooktop.
Glass-Ceramic:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pe_fimnance. May scratch the
StlI'lilce.
Stoneware:
usable,but not recommended
Poor pex_fimnance. May scratch the
S/lI'_ilce,
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Usingthe ovencontrols.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
OVEN CONTROLS
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OvenControl,ClockandTimerFeaturesandSettings
o BAKE/7-EMPRECALLPad 0
Touch this pad to select the bake tuncfion.
BAKE tight
Flashes while in edit mode--)ou can chang_
the o\re[] temperature at this point. Glo_s
_hen the o\en is iI1 bake mode,
O START/ONPad
Nltlst be touched to start all} cooking.
Shows the time of dm o_en temperature,
and the times set tor the timer or autonlatic
oven operations. The display will show PRE
while preheating. _]_en the oven reaches
the selected temperature, the oven control
will beep and the display will show the o_,en
temperature.
If "F- and a numberor letter" flashin the display and the
ovencontrol sl_?nals,thisindicates a functionerrorcode.
If youroven wasset fora tlknedovenoperation and
apower outageoccurred,the clockand aftprogrammed
functionsmust be raset
Thetime of day wi// flash in the displaywhen therehas
beena power outage. Resetthe c/ocl_
Teuc# the CLEAR/OFFpad. Allow the oven tocool for
onehour Put the ovenback into operation.If the function
errorcoderepeats, disconnectthepower to the rangeand
ca//for service.
KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF
or TIMERON/OFFPad
Touch this pad to select the timer teatm'e.
Then press + and -pads to at!just time.
TIMERLight
Flashes _dfile in edit mode--y_)u can changv
the set time at this point. Glo_:s _dlen the
timer has been activated. Flashes again _d_en
the time has run out until the control is reset.
CLOCK Pad
To set the clock, press tlfis pad twice and
then press the + and -pads. The time of
day will flash in the display when the oven
is fiI_t turned oil.
OVENLIGHT ON/OFFPad
Touch tlfis pad to mrn the oven light on
oi" off.
-Pad
Sbo_t taps to tlfis pad will decrease the time
or temperature by small amounts. Touch
and bold the pad to decrease the time or
temperature by larger amounts.
+ Pad
Sho_t taps to this pad will increase the time
or mmperamre by small amounts. Touch
and bold the pad to increase the time or
temperature by linger amounts.
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