GE JCS57, JCP67 Owner’s Manual & Installation Instructions

JCS57 JCP67

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Owner’s Manual

& Installation

Instructions

Ranges

Safety Instructions

Anti-Tip Device . . .3, 25, 32 Important Safety

Instructions . . . . . . . . . .3–5

Operating Instructions

Clock and Timer . . . .10–12

Features . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7

Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . .11–24

Baking . . . . . . . . . . .14–16

Broiling/

Broiling Guide . . . .21, 22

Control Settings . . .10, 11

Preheating . . . . . . .11, 15

Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Self-Cleaning

Instructions . . . . . . .23, 24

Timed Baking . . . . .17, 18

Surface Cooking . . . . . .8, 9

Control Settings . . . . . . .8

Cookware Tips . . . . . . . .9

Care and Cleaning

Door Removal . . . . . . . . .28

Lift-Up Cooktop . . . . . . .26

Oven Light . . . . . . . . . . .27

Porcelain Interior . . . . . .28

Surface Units

and Drip Pans . . . . . . . . .25

Installation Instructions

Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . .32

Clearances . . . . . . . . . . .31

Electrical

Connections . . . . . . .29, 30

Flooring Under

the Range . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Troubleshooting

Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . .33, 34

Consumer Support

Consumer

Support . . . . . .Back Cover

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

40″ Electric Freestanding

Write the model and serial numbers here:

Model #______________________

Serial # ______________________

The model and serial numbers can be found on a label on the front of the range, behind the left oven or storage compartment door.

HELP US HELP YOU

Before using your range, read this manual carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you received a damaged range…

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the range.

Save time and money. Before you request service…

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this manual. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this manual.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are the steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number—to:

Manager, Customer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Important Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE

• 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.

• The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure

can be minimized further by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

• Use this appliance only for its intended use

as described in this guide.

• Be sure your appliance is properly installed and grounded by a qualified technician in

accordance with the provided installation instructions.

• Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of your range unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing

should be referred to a qualified technician.

• Before performing any service, DISCONNECT THE RANGE POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY

REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

• Do not leave children alone—children should not be left alone or unattended in an area where an appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any 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 and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury.

• Keep the hood and grease filters clean to

maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.

WARNING—

All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the floor by

installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. To check if the device is installed and

engaged properly, remove the storage drawer and inspect the rear leveling legs. Make sure they fit securely under the ends of the bracket.

If you pull the range out from the wall for any reason, make sure the device is properly engaged when you push the range back against the wall. If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range tipping over and causing injury if you or a child stand, sit or lean on an open door.

Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and injury.

• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE BACKSPLASH OF A RANGE—CHILDREN CLIMBING ON THE RANGE TO REACH ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

• Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments while using the appliance. Be careful when

reaching for items stored over the range. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot surface units or heating elements and may cause severe burns.

• Use only dry pot holders—moist

or damp pot holders on hot surfaces

may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders touch the hot surface units or the heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

• Do not let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in or near the range.

• DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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• For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

• Do not store flammable materials in an oven or near the cooktop.

• Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan.

Turn the surface units and the

heating elements off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface unit by covering the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

• Do not touch the surface units, the heating elements or the interior surface of the oven.

These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact, surface units, areas nearby surface units or any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling first.

Potentially hot surfaces include the cooktop, areas facing the cooktop, oven vent opening, surfaces near the opening and crevices around the oven door.

Remember: The inside surface of the oven may be hot when the door is opened.

• Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160ºF. and poultry to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180ºF. Cooking to these temperatures usually

protects against foodborne illness.

Oven

• Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. The 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.

• Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.

• Keep the oven free from grease buildup.

• Place the oven shelf in desired position while the oven is cool. If shelves must be handled

when hot, do not let pot holder contact the heating elements in the oven.

• Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also

a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

• When using cooking or roasting bags in the oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions.

• Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.

If overheated, they can catch fire.

• Do not use oven for a storage area. Items stored in an oven can ignite.

• Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use.

Self-Cleaning Oven

(right oven—model JCP67)

• Do not clean the door gasket. The door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.

• Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the oven. Residue from oven cleaners will damage the inside of the oven when the self-clean cycle is used.

• Clean only parts listed in this Use and Care Guide.

• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the

broiler pan and other cookware.

• Be sure to wipe up excess spillage before starting the self-cleaning operation.

• If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions, turn the

oven off and disconnect the power supply. Have it serviced by a qualified technician.

Surface Cooking 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.

• Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking and

greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

• Be sure the drip pans and the vent duct are not covered and are in place. Their absence during

cooking could damage range parts and wiring.

• Do not use aluminum foil to line the drip pans

or anywhere in the oven except as described in this guide. Misuse could result in a shock, fire hazard or damage to the range.

• Only certain types of glass, glass⁄ceramic, earthenware or other glazed containers are suitable for cooktop service; others may break

because of the sudden change in temperature.

• To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition of flammable materials and spillage, the handle of a container should be turned toward the center of the range without extending over nearby surface units.

• Always turn the surface units off before removing cookware.

• To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric shock, always be certain that the controls for all

surface units are at the off position and all coils are cool before attempting to lift or remove a unit.

• Do not immerse or soak the removable surface units. Do not put them in a dishwasher. Do not self-clean the surface units in the oven.

• When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.

• Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or medium high heat settings.

• Foods for frying should be as dry as possible.

Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides of the pan.

• Use little fat for effective shallow or deep fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause

spillovers when food is added.

• If a combination of oils or fats will be used in frying, stir together before heating, or as fats

melt slowly.

• Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

• Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

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PREPARATION

Installing the Range

Your range, like many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. Be careful when

moving the range on this type of flooring. It should be installed on a 1/4″ thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows:

When the floor covering ends at the front of the range, the area that the range will rest on should be

built up with plywood to the same level or higher than the floor covering. This will allow the range to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

Leveling the Range

Leveling screws may be located on each corner of the base. By removing the bottom drawer you can level the range to an uneven floor by adjusting the leveling legs.

To remove the drawer, pull the drawer out all the way, tilt up the front and remove it. To replace, insert the glides at the back of the drawer beyond the stop on the range glides. Lift the drawer if necessary to insert it easily. Let the front of the drawer down, then push it in to close.

Important Safety Instructions Preparation

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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE

(Features and appearance may vary)

JCS57

JCP67

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1010

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Features of Your Range

Explained

Features On Page

1 Storage Drawer 26 2 Lift-Off Oven Door with Broil Stop Position 21, 22, 28 3 Storage Compartment with Shelf (model JCS57) 28 4 Broiler Pan and Grid 20–22, 27

Do not clean in the self-cleaning oven (model JCP67).

5 Broil Element 3, 4, 21, 25 6 Drip Pans 5, 25 7 Surface Units 3–5, 8, 9, 25 8 OVEN LIGHT Switch 13

9 Oven Control (model JCS57) 10 10 Surface Unit Control Knobs 8, 9, 26 11 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Light 8 12 Oven Vents 4

Located under the right rear surface unit (model JCS57). Located under the right and left rear surface units (model JCP67).

13 Lift-Up Cooktop 26 14 Oven Interior Light 11, 27

Comes on automatically when the door is opened.

15 Oven Shelf Supports 13

Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.

16 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks 13, 14–16, 27 17 Bake Element 3, 4, 25

In single oven models or the right oven of double oven models, may be lifted gently for wiping the oven floor.

18 Companion (Left) Oven (model JCP67) 11 19 Companion (Left) Oven Cycling Light (model JCP67) 11 20 Left Oven Control Knob (model JCP67) 11 21 Oven Control (model JCP67) 11–14, 17–21,

23, 24

22 Self-Cleaning Oven (model JCP67) 23, 24

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SURFACE CONTROLS

At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position. You may hear slight “clicking” sounds during cooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit at the heat level or power level you set.

Switching heats to higher settings always shows a quicker change than switching to a lower setting.

How to Set the Controls

Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the desired heat setting.

The control must be pushed in to set only from the OFF position. When the control is in any position other than OFF, it may be turned without pushing it in.

Be sure you turn control to OFF when you finish cooking.

The surface unit indicator light will glow when ANY heat on any surface unit is on.

Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings

HI—Quick start for cooking; bring water to a boil. Medium High—(Setting halfway between HI and

MED.) Maintains a fast boil on large amounts of food. MED—Sauté and brown; maintain slow boil on large

amount of food. Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED and

LO.) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water in a covered pan.

LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintain serving temperature of foods. Slow cooking and simmering. At LO settings, melt chocolate, butter on a small surface unit.

NOTE: At HI and Medium High, never leave food unattended. Boilovers cause smoking; greasy spillovers may catch fire.

Medium Low

Medium

High

SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS

Cookware

Use medium- or heavy-weight cookware. Aluminum cookware conducts heat faster than other metals. Cast-iron and coated cast-iron cookware are slow to absorb heat, but generally cook evenly at low to medium heat settings. Steel pans may cook unevenly if not combined with other metals.

For best cooking results pans should be flat on the bottom. Match the size of the saucepan to the size of the surface unit. The pan should not extend over the edge of the surface unit more than 1 inch.

RIGHT

Not over 1 inch Over 1 inch

WRONG

Deep Fat Frying

Do not overfill cookware with fat that may spill over when adding food. Frosty foods bubble vigorously. Watch food frying at high temperatures. Keep the range and hood clean from grease.

Wok Cooking

We recommend that you use only a flat-bottomed wok. They are available at your local retail store.

Do not use woks that have support rings. Use of these

types of woks, with or without the ring in place, can be dangerous. Placing the ring over the surface unit will cause a build-up of heat that will damage the porcelain cooktop. Do not try to use such woks without the ring. You could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.

Surface Controls Surface Cookware Tips

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OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER

(model JCS57)

1. BAKE Pad. Press this pad to select the bake

function.

2. DISPLAY.

3. INCREASE (+). Short taps to this pad increase

the time or temperature by small amounts. Press and hold the pad to increase the time or temperature by larger amounts.

4. DECREASE (–). Short taps to this pad decrease

the time or temperature by small amounts. Press and hold the pad to decrease the time or temperature by larger amounts.

5. CLEAR/OFF Pad. Press this pad to cancel ALL

oven operations except the clock and timer.

6. CLOCK. Press this pad before setting the clock.

To set the clock, first press the CLOCK pad. Then press the INCREASE and DECREASE pads to change the time of day.

7. KITCHEN TIMER. Press this pad to select the

timer feature. The timer does not control oven operations. The timer can time up to 11 hours and 59 minutes.

To set the timer, first press the KITCHEN TIMER pad. Press the INCREASE and DECREASE pads to change the time.

To cancel the timer, press the KITCHEN TIMER pad until the display clears.

8. BROIL Pad. Press this pad to select the broil

function.

OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER

(model JCP67)

Oven Control, Clock and Timer

NOTE: Double oven models have separate controls

for the right and left ovens.

1. BAKE Pad. Press this pad to select the bake

function.

2. CLEAR/OFF Pad. Press this pad to cancel ALL

oven operations except the clock and timer.

3. DISPLAY.

4. INCREASE (+). Short taps to this pad increase

the time or temperature by small amounts. Press and hold the pad to increase the time or temperature by larger amounts.

5. CLOCK. Press this pad before setting the clock.

To set the clock, first press the CLOCK pad. Then press the INCREASE and DECREASE pads to change the time of day.

6. BAKE TIME Pad. Press this pad for Timed Bake

operations.

7. STOP TIME Pad. Use this pad along with the

BAKE TIME or the CLEAN pad to set the oven to stop automatically at a time you select.

8. KITCHEN TIMER. Press this pad to select the

timer feature. The timer does not control oven operations. The timer can time up to 11 hours and 59 minutes.

To set the timer, first press the KITCHEN TIMER pad. Press the INCREASE and DECREASE pads to change the time.

To cancel the timer, press the KITCHEN TIMER pad until the display clears.

9. DECREASE (–). Short taps to this pad decrease

the time or temperature by small amounts. Press and hold the pad to decrease the time or temperature by larger amounts.

10. DOOR LOCKED Light. Glows when the oven

is in the self-clean cycle. After the self-clean cycle, the light will go out.

11. PREHEAT Light. Glows until the oven reaches

your selected temperature.

12. OVEN ON Light. Glows anytime the right oven

is heating.

13. CLEAN Pad. Press this pad to select the self-

cleaning function. See the Operating the selfcleaning oven section.

14. BROIL Pad. Press this pad to select the broil

function.

15. LEFT OVEN CONTROL Knob. Turn this knob

to set the oven for Baking, Roasting or Broiling.

16. OVEN CYCLE Light. Glows until the left oven

reaches the selected temperature, then goes off and on with the heating elements.

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