GE JCSP31, JDP36, JDP37, JDP39, JCSP39 Use And Care Manual

Use and Care Guide

Electric Range

Camco Inc.

Model: JCSP31

350A4502P100
229C4020P161

29-5013

7-98 CG

Safety Instructions....................3–5

Anti-Tip Device ........................................3, 36

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil ..............4, 5, 19, 23–25, 27

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

Oven ........................................................17–30

Baking..................................................18–21

Broiling, Broiling Guide....................25, 26

Control, Clock and Timer................12–16

Fan........................................................17, 18

Oven Vent..............................................4, 32

Roasting, Roasting Guide ...............23, 24

Self-Cleaning Instructions ..............27–30

Special Features of Your Control.....14–16

Timed Baking.....................................20, 21

Surface Cooking......................................8–11

Control Settings ..........................................9

Cooktop Comparison.................................8

Cookware Tips ..........................................10

Home Canning Tips .................................11

Problem Solver.......................37, 38

Thermostat Adjustment–

Do It Yourself ............................................22

More questions ?…call

Camco Inc.—1-800-361-3400

Care and Cleaning....................31–35

Control Panel and Knobs .................................31

Cooktop ..........................................................33, 35

Lift-Off Oven Door...............................................34

Oven Light Bulb ...................................................35

Self-Cleaning Instructions..................27–30

Shelves ...................................................................32

Surface Units and Drip Pans...........................33

Consumer Services...................39

Appliance Registration..................................2

Important Phone Numbers .......................39

Model and Serial Number Location...........2

Removal of Packaging Tape........................2

Warranty ........................................................40

HELP US HELPYOU…

Before using your range, read this
guide carefully.

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

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.
If you don’t understand something or need more help, call:
If you don’t understand something or need more help,

write (include your phone number):

Consumer Relations Manager
Camco Inc.
1 Factory Lane
Suite 310
Moncton, N.B. E1C 9M3

How to Remove Packaging Tape

To assure no damage is done to the finish of the
product, the safest way to remove the adhesive left
from packaging tape on new appliances is an
application of a household liquid dishwashing
detergent, mineral oil or cooking oil. Apply with a
soft cloth and allow to soak. Wipe dry and then apply
an appliance polish to thoroughly clean and protect
the surface.

NOTE: The plastic tape must be removed from the
chrome trim on range parts. It cannot be removed if
it is baked on.

Write down the model and serial
numbers.

You’ll find them on a label behind the storage drawer.
These numbers are also on the Consumer Product

Ownership Registration Card that came with your
range. Before sending in this card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service
calls concerning your range.

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 guide.
It lists causes of minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.

IFYOU NEED SERVICE…

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

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 two 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:

Consumer Relations Manager
Camco Inc.
1 Factory Lane
Suite 310
Moncton, N.B. E1C 9M3

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Important Safety Instructions

IMPOR TANT 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-cleaning ovens
gives off a very small amount of carbon
monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure

can be minimized 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.

WARNING

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

floor by installing the Anti-Tip device
supplied. Make sure the chain fits
securely into the slot in 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.

• Have the installer show you the location of the

circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy
reference.

• 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.

• Teach children not to play with the controls
or any other part of the range.

• Never leave the oven door open when you are
not watching the range.

• Always keep combustible wall coverings, curtains
or drapes a safe distance from your range.

• Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot holders
and other linens a safe distance from your range.

• Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and
canned food a safe distance away from your
range.

• CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN
CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE
BACKSPLASH OFA 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 hot surface units or
heating elements. Do not use a towel or other
bulky cloth. Such cloths can catch fire on a hot
surface unit or heating element.

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

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IMPOR TANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

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

• DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR OTHER

FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN
THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.

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

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

Turn the controls 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.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out
by covering it with baking soda or, if available,
by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam­type fire extinguisher.

Flame in the oven can be smothered completely
by closing the oven door and turning the oven off
or by using 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, the surface units, the
areas nearby the 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, crevices around the oven door,
the edges of the door window and metal trim
parts above the door.

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

• When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F. This assures that, in
the remote possibility that trichina may be present
in the meat, it will be killed and the meat will be
safe to eat.

• Keep the hood and grease filters clean to
maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires.

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 the desired position
while the oven is cool. If the shelves must be

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

• Pulling out the shelf to the stop-lock is a
convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also
a precaution against burns from touching hot
surfaces of the door or oven walls.

• After broiling, always take the broiler pan out
of the range and clean it. Leftover grease in the

broiler pan can catch fire next time you use the pan.

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

store flammable materials in an oven or near the
surface units.

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

• Do not use aluminum foil to line oven bottoms,

except as suggested in this guide. Improper
installation of aluminum foil may result in a risk
of electric shock or fire.

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Important Safety Instructions

Self-Cleaning Oven

• Do not clean the oven 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.

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

• Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the
broiler pan, grid and other cookware.

• 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 the cookware to the surface
unit will also improve efficiency.

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

greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.

• Be sure the drip pans and vent ducts 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.

• Never clean the cooktop surface when it
is hot. Some cleaners produce noxious fumes
and wet cloths could cause steam burns if used
on a hot surface.

• Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings

on or near your range.

• Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop cooking; 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 unit controls off before
removing cookware.

• Carefully watch for spillovers or overheating
of foods when frying at high or medium high
temperatures.

• 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
clean the surface units in the oven.

• Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially

a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool.

• When flaming foods are under the hood, turn
the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread
the flame.

• 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.

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

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FEATURES OFYOUR RANGE

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Model
JCSP31

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Features of Your Range

Explained

Feature Index on page

1 Storage Drawer 3, 32
2 Model and Serial Numbers 2
3 Bake Element 31
4 Broil Element 25, 31
5 Oven Interior Light 27, 35
6 Surface Unit Controls 5, 8, 31
7 Lift-Up Cooktop 33

Support rod holds it up to simplify
cleaning underneath.

8 Drip Pans 5, 33
9 Plug-In Surface Units 3–5, 8–11, 33

10 Oven Light Switch —

Lets you turn interior oven light on and off.

11 Oven Vent (located under right rear surface unit) 4, 32
12 Anti-Tip Device 3, 36
13 Oven Control, Clock and Timer 12–16
14 Surface Unit “ON” Indicator Light 9
15 Automatic Oven Light Switch —
16 Automatic Oven Door Latch 28–30
17 Oven Shelf Supports 4, 17, 18

Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the 23, 25–27,
Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections. 30, 32

18 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks 4, 17, 18,

23, 25–27,

30, 32

19 Lift-Off Oven Door with Broil Stop Position 3, 4, 25, 34
20 Oven Door Gasket 4, 27, 34
21 Broiler Pan and Grid 4, 5, 23,

Do not clean in the self-cleaning oven. 25–27, 35

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COOKTOPCOMP ARISON

Type of Cooktop Description How It Works
Electric Coil Flattened metal Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best

tubing containing cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of
electric resistance warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change
wire suspended heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to
over a drip pan. continue cooking for a short time after they are turned off.

Radiant Electric coils Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on
(Glass Ceramic) under a glass- the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to
Cooktop ceramic cooktop. continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if

you want cooking to stop.

Induction High frequency Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is

induction coils produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away
under a glass and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control
surface. off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away.

Solid Disk Solid cast iron Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good

disk sealed to the cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The
cooktop surface. disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan

from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop.

Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but

gas burners use pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change
either LP gas heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away.
or natural gas.

Your new cooktop has electric coil surface units.
If you are used to cooking with gas burners or other
types of electric cooktops, you will notice some
differences when you use electric coils.

The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and
cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or
surface unit you have.

The following chart will help you to understand the
differences between electric coil surface units and any
other type of cooktop you may have used in the past.

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SURFACE COOKING

Your surface units and controls are designed to give
you an infinite choice of heat settings for surface unit
cooking. At both OFF and HI the control “clicks”
into position.

When cooking in a quiet kitchen, you may hear slight
“clicking” sounds—an indication that the heat
settings you selected are being maintained.

Switching to higher heat settings always results in a
quicker heat change than switching to lower settings.

Cooktop Comparison Surface Cooking

How to Set the Controls

1. Grasp the control

knob and push it in.

2. Turn the knob either

clockwise or counterclockwise
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 the control knob to OFF when you
finish cooking.

The surface unit “ON” indicator light will glow
when ANYheat on any surface unit is on.

Cooking Guide for Using Heat Settings

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

MED) Fast fry, pan broil; maintains a fast boil on
large amounts of food.

MED—Sauté and brown; maintains a slow boil on
large amounts of food.

Medium Low—(Setting halfway between MED and
LO) Cook after starting at HI; cooks with little water
in covered pan.

LO—Steam rice, cereal; maintain serving temperature
of most foods. At LO settings, melt chocolate, butter
on a small unit.

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

Medium

High

Medium
Low

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SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS

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,
without the support ring in
place, is dangerous because
the wok is unstable. With the
ring in place, heat will be trapped inside the ring
and may cause damage to the porcelain cooktop.
Do not try to use such woks without the ring. You
could be seriously burned if the wok tipped over.

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

Wrong

Not over 1″ Over 1″

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.

HOME CANNING TIPS

Canning should be done on surface units only.

In surface cooking, the use of pots extending more
than one inch beyond the edge of the surface unit’s
drip pan is not recommended. However, when canning
with a water-bath or pressure canner, large-diameter
pots may be used. This is because boiling water
temperatures (even under pressure) are not harmful to
the cooktop surfaces surrounding the surface units.

HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE-DIAMETER
CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE-DIAMETER POTS
FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER THAN
WATER. Most syrup or sauce mixtures—and all types
of frying—cook at temperatures much higher than
boiling water. Such temperatures could eventually harm
the cooktop surfaces surrounding the surface units.

Observe Following Points in Canning

1. Be sure the canner fits over the center of the

surface unit. If your range or its location does not
allow the canner to be centered on the surface unit,
use smaller-diameter pots for good canning results.

2. Flat-bottomed canners must be used. Do not use

canners with flanged or rippled bottoms (often
found in enamelware) because they don’t make
enough contact with the surface unit and take too
long to boil water.

RIGHT WRONG

Flat-bottomed canners are recommended.

3. When canning, use recipes and procedures from

reputable sources. Reliable recipes and procedures
are available from the manufacturer of your canner,
manufacturers of glass jars for canning, such as
Ball and Kerr, and the United States Department of
Agriculture Extension Service.

4. Remember that canning is a process that generates

large amounts of steam. To avoid burns from steam
or heat, be careful when canning.

NOTE: If your house has low voltage, canning may
take longer than expected, even though directions
have been carefully followed.

The process time will be shortened by:

(1) using a pressure canner, and
(2) starting with HOT tap water for fastest heating

of large quantities of water.

Surface Cookware Tips Home Canning Tips

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FEATURES OFYOUR OVEN CONTROL

1. BAKE. Press to select the bake function.

2. BROIL HI/LO. Press to select the broil function.

3. DISPLAY. Shows the operations you have

selected, the time of day and the cooking or
cleaning status.

4. COOKING TIME. Press for Timed Baking

operations.

5. START TIME. Use along with COOKING TIME

or SELF CLEAN to set the oven to start and stop
automatically at a time you select.

6. CLOCK. Press to enter the time of day.

7. KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF. Press to select the

timer function. The timer does not control oven
operations. The timer can time up to 9 hours
and 59 minutes.

8. START. Must be pressed to start any cooking or

cleaning function.

09. 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. 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.

11. CLEAR/OFF. Press to cancel any timed oven

operation except the clock and timer.

12. SELF CLEAN. Press to select the self-cleaning

function. See the Operating the Self-Cleaning
Oven section.

If “F– and a number or letter” flash in the
display and the oven control signals, this
indicates function error code. Press CLEAR/OFF.

Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven
back into operation. If the function error code
repeats, disconnect the power to the range and
call for service.

ON OFF

TIME CONTROLS

COOKING

TIME

START

TIME

CLOCK

KITCHEN

TIMER

START

BROIL

HI/LO

CLEAR

OFF

OVEN

BAKE

SELF

CLEAN

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