GE JGBS12GER, JGBS02EN, JGBS04ER, JGBS15GER, JGBS04PR Use And Care & Installation 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

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

.... ......................................8

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

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

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

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

BroilerPanand Rack

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

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

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

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

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

Storage Drawer

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

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

5, 16, 19,23

6,7

12-20

11,12

15, 18

13-15,23

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26

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

.... ......................31

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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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m~pusmLP You

s

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

o

@

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,

—mT To m mYou

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

~

Besureyourrangeiscorrectlyadjusti bya‘

TheCtifornia SafeDrinkingWaterandToxic

qualifiedservicetecMcianorinstilerforthe

Enfo~cementActrequirestheGovernorof

typeofgas

(na@rdorLP).thatistobe@d.

Californiatopublishalistofsubstancesknown

Yourrangecanbeconvertedforusewitheither
typeofgas,Seehstallationk5tructi0ris0

tothestatetocausecancer,birthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm,andrequiresbusinessesto warn

o

Afterprolongeduse-ofarange9ti@,,flwi

customersofpotentialexposuretosuchsubstances.

temperaturesmayresdt’ah~ti*yf100k - .-

Gasappliancescankauseminorexposureto

coveringstil notwithstid this~”~-oftiea..

Neverinstalltherangeovervinyltileoi”.~noleum

fourof thesesubstances,namelybenzene,carbon
monoxide,formaldehydearidsoot,causedprimarily

thatcannotwithstandsuch~@--tifkse:Never

bytheincompletecombustionofnaturalgasor

installitdirectlyoverinteriorkitchen,-c~ting,

.l. ,:---

LPfuels:Roperlyadjustedburners,indicatedby

..

-,;., -..

,.

.,.. . . .

-“..,..-,--

.,.

abluishratherthanayellowflame,willminifize

.,:,

~~~g ~~~

~~~g~, ‘ ‘-’.:.,‘‘“::::,““~-,..,,.

incomplete

combustion.Exp,osuretothese

,. .-,

,., ., ,,-..f,>,>-.

substancescanbeminimizedbyventingwithan

~

Do”n9t,leavec~dre~done6r*Wh~~wh.6fi ~.

openwindoworusinga ventilationfanorhood.

~

arangeishotorinoperati6~iTheyeQuId ~ “

seriouslybtied. -, ~~;,:-.:. ~,::.::.,.;~..:-.,>,.... :: I

.,

.7“,

,:.-.~.‘.,).‘~.

~H*v6the instilershowyouthelocationofthe

rmgegascut-offvalveandhowtoshutitoff
Mnee=ary.

~Wve”yourrange‘inStaMedandproperly

&omdd byaqualifiedinsti~er,

inaccordance
withthe‘hstallationkstructions.Anyadjustment
andserviceshouldbeperformedonlybyqualified
gasrangeinstallersorservicetechnicians.

*P#ugyo~r rmge kto a

120=voItgrounded

outletady,Do

notremovetheroundgrounding
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. ~

.2, .

.,-.

eNeverwearloosefitig otih~n@nggamenk

whtieusingtheapptiance.Be

caretil‘when

reachingforitemsstoredincabinetsoverthe

cooktop.Nammablematerialcouldbeignitedif

broughtin contactwithflameorhotovensurfaces

andmaycauseseverebums.

(cotiitiuedhextpage)

3

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

s~~~ays~rn surfaceburnerto0~ before

wartingorheatingthemom*

removingCookwaree

. .

sDOnotuse

water on greasefi~o ~~verpickUP ‘

~

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

aflamingpan.Turnoff burner,thensrno~er “ ,

flme

setting.

.,

flamingpan

bycoveringpan

..

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

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

range,Theyprovidetheairinletandoutletth~i .-

apancanbeputoutbyc@v&ringwith ~‘

menecessaryfortherangetooperate.propbrl~-:”~

bakingsodaor,ifavailable,amulti-purposedry -

withcorrectcombustion.Airopenings,ti~l*aM”

attherearofthecooktop>at~e

toPWd:bOttO@OfZ~

chemicalorfoam-typefireexting~sh?ro’” ~ :

theovendoor,,wd’atthebottomofthei~gb? ~~...-.

.:

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

underthetick panel,storagedraweror,br?~ler}~,.;

a range

storagedrawerokneara:coq~$op~-_ -”, ,‘

drawer(depetidingonthemode]). r”.,:... ~~~~s

.,

,,-,_-

....” .:>-.,,-----

,“ - -,.,

~Do

not storeorusecotibtitiblematGrids9.~.:,.:.

~~-~not~ ~~o~‘On~tiels tith ~~ ~~s~- :‘

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

gasoheorotherflmtitibl~Yapors.~nd~~tiqs~ ~~-,~~

h theticbityofttiisorak~ti!hirapp~ancee‘.”-. ~

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

,-

-

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

~Do~~t~~t

CooMg gretie oroier flti~ab~~ ,

burnergratetid’burnerhead,Alibi:itmaydauie

materialsaccmulateinorneartherange.

ti&

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

,, :,,

!-. ,

~Whentooting

pork9followtie directions -,,..:.” ,~

carbon monoxid~.levelabovethat-

~owd-by(;;~..:

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

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

e~~od~‘fir

frfi~gs~~~d.be:~-dfy- ~:!po#;~~~~-~,;:

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

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

in themeat,it wiHbeWledaridtie m~atwillbe .6.

.,

, .

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‘ ‘,cti causehot.fatto,bubbleup’tid 6ver$id~~{:~~,“.:.:

safetoeat,

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~:.Use..leaitpos&blimount

‘of “fitfOr:+ffiC@Ve~’.;:;;::-

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ShaNOWor deep-fatfryifig.~i~g thep“ti:tod”::,:f’~

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

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AIwaysusetheLITEposition(o~;~ode~stith,

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

::ii coibiniiiQnif Qils6k:’fap’”wiub@’bd::#::;-:::; _

withs~ntig

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

sn-f~itig; stirto~etherb~foreheating.tir-asfats;~;~‘~

.,.

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.~elt

SIOWlyj: --- , ~~,, -”-, .’”-“‘ -‘:, -; -, ;,;; i::,~: ~

and

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

. .

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*Neverleave~~~’~eb~~~ersuna~tefided

it’ ~‘-- -

~

‘Altiays.”iiatiii ~lowly~-am~”~at$hWjthm~ j::,:.-

~~g~flame

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

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*‘~~ea deepfa~,~~er&o@e~~ry,b~neve~‘:,i‘~I ‘::“,’.,-,“

andgreasyspilloverkthatm?ycatch

0~fire. ~-

,,

‘possible

topreventoverheating’fat-beyond.~e~;-:’..,

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

extendbeyondtheedgeofthecookw~ri.

.}.

Excessiveflameis htiardous.

~‘~~eProP~r‘P~”,

$ize-Avoid p-ms th~t.ti&:.“j:~,--.,

u~stableoreas.fiy-tipptid.Selectcookwyehav~qg

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

or d~p ‘

flatbottomslargeenoughtoproperlycontti.fdod”.

potholdersonhotsurfacesmayresultin burns

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

fromsteam.DQnotletpotholders

enough,to’coverburnergrqte;~s will-boths?ve; 1,

comenearopenflameswhen ~ ~ ‘
liftingcookware.Donotusea

cletig timewd preventh~tidous accmtil?ions.”

- offood,sinceheavyspatteri~g’or

SPi~OVerSlefi -.

towelorotherbulkyclothin place

onrangecanignite.Usepanswithharidlesthat

ofapotholder.

canbe easilygraspedandremaincool.

8Tominimizethe p~~sib~ii~yofburns9ignition

~When

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

offlammablematerials,andspillage,turn

designedfortop-of-rangecooking.

cookwarehandlestowardthe sideorbackofthe
rangewithoutextendingoveradjacentburners.

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

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Donotleavepkastic

itemsonthe

cooktop

theymay

meltiflefttoocloseto
thevent.

.

3

~

Don$theatunopenedfood containersinthe

oven. Pressure

codd buildup andthe

contatierco~dburst,causinganinjury.

eDon9twe alwhum foflanywhereintheoven

Ventappearanceandlocationvary

exceptasdescribedin thisbook. Msusecould

resultmafire hazardordamagetotherange.

itemsonthecoiktop.me hotairfromthevent

$

Whenusingcookingorroastingbagsinoven9

mayigniteflammableitems andwillincrease

followthemanufacturer’sdirections.

pressureinclosedcontainers,whichmaycause
themtoburste

@Useody @ass

cookwarethatisrecommended

foruseingasovens..- .

eTI avoid

thepossibilityofaburn,alwaysbe

certainthat-thecontrohforWburnersareat.”

0Alwaysremove-brotie~pan~romovenassoon

the0~ poiitionpndallgratesarecoolbefore

asyoufiih broilifi~.

Gr~aseleftinthepancan

atiemptig to remove

them.

.“

,.

catchfne if ovenisusedwitioutremovingthe

,..

,, grease.fromti~ broilerpan. ~ ~,

~men flfig

foodsareunderthehood,tu~-n- ‘

,7

.,

,.,

thefanoH.Thefan,ifoperating,mayspread , ~

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

theflames. ~

i ‘thefatmtiyigriiti.Ttirnexeess

fattoprevent

,,

excessivefl~e-up$l~ ‘‘ ‘- ~

@

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

longcurtainsthatcouldblowoverthetopburners ~~ ~

..~-

@--Makesurebroilerpan-winplaceco~rwfi~to

and

createa f~ehazard;

,.

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

!$

,-

~-men ~

pilotgoesout(on a modelwithstanding‘,..

A~~U

youshotid-~aveagreasefireinthebrofler

pilots),youwilldetectafaintodorofgasasyour’ . ~~”

~~an~ti ofi.oven9-fidkeepovendoorclosedto

signal.torelightthepilot.Whenrelightingthe ~.‘“ ‘ ‘--,., - .,,. , -., , ,containfire,untilit.bu~sout.

pilot,m~e sureburnercontrolsareintheOW~~-‘ - - ~~”

...,
position,andfollowinstructionsintheSurface~, ~ - ~~~ ““ ‘~‘c~ “’‘‘: ‘“
CooKngsectiontorelight.

,CleaningYOurRange

\$-”.

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0.~~~”~~~~.pfi tis~@iuthisUseand

eHyousmellgas,

andyouhavealreadymades~e ‘

G$$&----... ;-~ .

pilotsarelit (onsomemodels),turnoffthe

gas to ; ~

.:,. ,,-, -’ ~~ : .r

therangeandcallaqualifiedservicetechnician,, ~.‘

“~tiee~

r~;ge::i~~~-~~tid~fre;.bf~ccumdationsof

Neveruseanopenfi~e tolocatealeak. .’. ~-.

,. .%maskqr

sptilbvefs~:wtich:hayiflte.

.-

,-. .

,-- ;.,

,.

.,

~:~~,~~ti: whenyo’~-dlea~.th~~o;ktop

B*i~g9 BrOfingandRoasting , ~~

,-

,.’

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

~‘~pdeb)filb~ ‘hot,-..:,-~ .’

@Donotuseovenforastoragearea.Items

,,

,,,

storedk theovencan~gnite.

.,.

.. .-.

w Y6uNeei Se;tice.”~~~“”

@~md awayfromtherangewhenopefingthi

doorof~hotoven.Thehotairand steamthat ‘

,.. ,r

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

=capecancauseburnstohands,faceandeyes.

,.

ttis@de. -.., “.-.’.. ‘ .

@Keepovenfreefromgreasebddup.

@

tion’t attem~tto;eptiirorreplaceanypartof

@Placeovenshelvesindesiredpositionwhileo,

yourrtige:udti itiss-my recommended

ovenisCOOI.

htM guide?

Allotherse~iiiug shouldbe

J

refereedtoa.qu~led-techniciani

~~~ng outshelf

totheshelf-stopisa

convenienceinIiftingheavyfoods.Itisalso
apremutionagainstburnsfromtouchinghot
suflaeesofthedoororovenwalls.Thelowest

SAVE T.HisE L‘

pwition6gR99isnotdesignedtostide.

INSTRUCTIONS “

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FEP.TURESOFYOURMNGE

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Ill

II

Ill -

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BurnerCap

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(onsome

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\

., models)

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BurnerBase

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

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Feature Index (Notallmodelshaveallfeatures.Appearanceof featuresvaries.) I Seepage

1 Backguard(onsomemodels)
2 SurfaceBurners,DripPans(on somemodels)andGrates I 21,22
3 OvenLampOn/OffSwitch(onsomemodels)

14

4 ClockandTimer(onsomemodels)

11,12

5 OvenVent(locatedoncooktoponsomemodels)

I 4,5,13,28

6 Bake/BroilSwitch(onsomemodels)

I

12

7 OvenControl

12

8 SurfaceBurnerControls

8

9 Cooktop

23,28

10 BroilerPanandRack

19,23
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)

17 RemovableOvenDoor

25

18 Anti-TipDevice(Lowerrightrear-comeron rangeback.

3,30,40

SeeInstallationInstructions.)

19 OvenBottom

23

20 OvenInteriorLight(onsomemodels)

14,24

NOTE:

Allmodelshavestandard oveninteriors, exceptfor JGBC15GER,JGBC16GEP,and

JG~Cl~GE~ w~ic~havecontinuous-cleaningoven

interiors.SeeCareandCleaningfor

instructions.

7

.

.-

Yoursurfaceburnersarelightedby electricignition,
eliminatingtheneedforstandingpilotlightswith
constantlyburningflames.

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

Surfaceburnersinusewhenan electricalpower
failureoccurswillcontinueto operatenormally.

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

Stinding Blot Models

Thesurfaceburnerson tiese rangeshavestanding
pilots thatmustbelitinitially.Tolightthem:

1.Be suresurfaceburner controlknobsarein
theOFFposition.

2. Removethegratesandliftthecooktop up
(seetheLift-UpCooktopsection).

3. Locate the twopilot
portsandlight each
of themwitha match.

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
knobsontheleftcontroltheleftfrontandleft rear
burners.Thetwoknobs on therightcontroltheright
frontandrightrearburners.

8

On ranges with sealedburners:
IDThesmallerburner(rightrearposition)willgive

thebest simmerresults.

~Therightfrontburneris higherpoweredthan the,

othersandwillbringliquidstoaboilquicker
(naturalgasinstallationsonly).

...

I

Before Lighting

a Burner

eIf drippansaresuppliedwithyow range,theyshouldbe usedat dl times.
*Makesurebothgratesononesideoftherangearein placebeforeusing

eitherburner.

To Light a Sutiace Burner

Electric I@tion Mdels:
mh

tieControlbob inad

mm ittoLITE.Youwillhear

a little“clicking”noise—the
soundof theelectric spark
ignitingtheburner.

Mter theburner ignites,turnthe
knobto adjustthe flamesize.

StandingPilotMtiel:

Wsh controlknobin andturnit to HIposition.
Theburnershouldlightwithina few seconds.

Aftertheburnerignites,turntheknobto adjustthe
flamesize.

Flame

will h *ost horizontal and willlift

sM@tlyaway from the burner when the burner
is first turned on.

Ablowingor hissing sound

may beheard for 30to 60s~conds.~~s normal
soundis dueto improvedinjectionofgasandair
intotheburner.Put apanon theburnerbeforelighting
it,oradjusttheflameto matchpansizeas soonas
it lights,andtheblowingor hissingsoundwillbe
muchlessnoticeable.

- After Lighting a Burner

~Checktobesuretheburneryouturnedonis theone

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

Watchtheflame,notthe knob,asyoureduceheat.
Theflamesizeonagasburnershouldmatchthe

cookwareyouareusing.
FORSAFEHANDLINGOF

COOKWARENEVERLET
THEFLAMEEXTEND
UPTHESIDESOFTHE
COOKWARE.Anyflamelargerthanthebottom
ofthecookwareiswastedandonlyservestoheat
thehandle.

Whenboiling,adjusttheflamesothecircleitmakes

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

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

When frying in glassor ceramic cookware,lower
the flameevenmore.

Top”of”Range cookware

Aluminum: Medium-weightcookwareis
recommendedbecauseitheatsquicklyandevenly.
Mostfoodsbrownevenlyin an aluminumskillet.Use
saucepanswithtight-fittinglidswhencookingwith
minimumamountsof water.

Cast-Iron: If heated slowly,most skilletswillgive
satisfactoryresults.

Enamelware: Undersomeconditions,the enamelof
somecookwaremaymelt.Followcookware
manufacturer’srecommendationsforcookingmethods.

Glass: Therearetwotypesof glasscookware-those
foroven use onlyandthosefortop-of-rangecooking
(saucepans,coffeeandteapots).Glassconductsheat
veryslowly.

Heatproof Glass Ceramic: Canbe usedforeither
surfaceor ovencooking.Itconductsheatvery
slowlyand cools very slowly.Checkcookware
manufacturer’sdirectionstobe sureitcanbeused
on gasranges.

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

satisfactorilyif theyareusedwithmediumheatas the

manufacturerrecommends.

wok cooking

useofstoveTop Gflls

(onmodelswithsealedburners)

(onmodelswithsealedburners)

oWerecommendthatyou

useonlyaflat-bottomed
wok.Theyareavailableat
yourlocal retail store.

~Donotusewoksthat have

supportrings.Useof these
typesofwoks,withor
withoutthering in place,

Do notusestovetopgrills
on yoursealedgasburners.
If youusethe stovetop
grillon thesealed gas
burneritwill cause
incompletecombustion
andcanresultinexposure
to carbonmonoxidelevels

‘t~!’i.r”

,tl!g

aboveallowablecurrentstandards.
Thiscanbe hazardousto yourhealth.

canbedangero~s.placingthe
ringovertheburnergratemay
causetheburnerto workimproperlyresultingin
carbonmonoxidelevelsaboveallowablecurrent
standards.This couldbedangerousto yourhealth.
Do nottry to use suchwokswithoutthering.You

couldbe seriouslyburnedif the woktipped over.

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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 timeofday.

:m~

111cilhcrC:ISC.tic timer\villsignalat thecnc.iof lhe

[il))cr

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

(Appearancemay vary)

T{)settile clock

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

“SET CLOCK””

apl~~.:trsin(1ICdisplfiy.

1.Press (hcCLOCK

pad.

2.

Pressi}ndhold {heUP or DOWNpadand {hethe
of tiay will change 10minutesat a time.Tochange
(hc [imcbysingleminutes,givethepadsshorttaps.

= 3.Prc:;sIhcCLOCKpad tostarttheclock.

To Set the Timer

1.Pressthe TWR pad.

2.UsetheUPand DOWNpads 10set(he [imcr.
Shorttapson the UPor DOWN padchange;hc
timer’ssettingoneminuteat a time.Pressingand

continuingtohold theWPpad increases the selling

tenminutesat a time.The timercan be set for a

maximumof 24 hours.

To Cilange or cancel the Timer setting

When[hc timeriscoun[ingdown,usethe UP and
DOWNpflci(oCllilIlgetheremainingtime,or press
tic TIMER

Pild10stop(hetimer.Thetimercannot

k Cane-cllcdLinti1•*SETTIhlE” disappearsfrom
lhc(iispln)”.

3,Pressthe MR pad to start the timer.
As thetimercountsdown, twobeepswillindicate

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

To Display tl~e Clock While tl~eTimer Is Operating

w

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

displ;iyback[oshow !hetimer.

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CLOCKAm TMR

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= Followthe directionsbelowifyour range has the

clockand timer shownat the right.

a

me electronicrangeclockandtimerallowyouto set

c1

thetimerupto9 hoursand45minutes.Youhavethe

choiceofhavingthe timershowthe time counting

[;] m

downor thetimeof day. In eithercase,thetimerwill
signalattheendofthetimerperiodto alertyouthat
thetimeisup.

L

\

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

2.UsetheUPandDOWNpadsto setthetimer.

onthedisplay.

Shorttapson theUPor DOWNpadchange the

1.PresstheCLOCKpad.“12:00”stopsflashing

timer’ssettingoneminuteatatime.Pressingand

and“SETME’ flasheson thedisplay.

continuingtoholdtheUPpadincreasesthesetting

. .

2.Pressandhold theUPorDOWNpadandthe time

fiveminu~esatatimeunti~onehour(“1:00”)is -

ofdaywillchange10minutesat a time.Tochange

displayed.Afteronehour is displayed,pressing

thetimeby singleminutes,givethe padsshort taps.

andholdingtheUPpadincreasesthesetting

15minutesat a time.(ShorttapsontheUPand

For exmple, to settheclockfor3:15,pressand

DOWNpadswillalwayschangethesettingby

holdtheUPpaduntil“3:10”appears,and thentap

l-minuteincrements.)Thetimercanbe setfor a

- theUPpaduntil“3:15”is displayed.

maximumof 9 hoursand45minutes.

_ 3.Press

the CLOCKpad andtheclockwill be set.If

3.Tostart thetimer,presstheTIMERpad.

youdo notpresstheCLOCKpad,theclockwill

If theTIMERpadisnotpressed,thetimerwill

automaticallybe setwithinoneminute.

automaticallystartafterafewseconds.

Asthetimercountsdown, a singlebeepwill
indicatewhenoneminute”is lefi~After-thisbeep,
thedisplaywillcountdownin seconds.Whenthe
timerreaches“:00~’youwillhearthreesetsofthree

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;thedisplaywillchange to showthetimeofday,
butthetimerwillcontinuetocountdownandwillstillsignalwhentime
isup.Simplypressthe TMER padagaintochangethedisplaybackto
showthetimerfunction.

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CLOCKAm TMR

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clock

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Followthese directiom if your range has the clockand timer shownat

:~lo

3H.

e

the right. TO

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

knoboutwhenthe clockhandsreachthecorrect time.Continueturningthe

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20

/<

knobto OFF.

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1

6’

TheTimerhasbeencombinedwiththerangeclock.

Toset the Timer,turntheknobto theleft—without
Useit totimeallyourprecisecookingoperations. pushingin—untilthepointerreachesthenumberof
You’llrecognizetheTimeras thepointerthatis

minutesorhoursyouwanttotime.
differentin colorthantheclockhands.

At the end of the set time, a buzzer soundsto tell

Minutesaremarkedup to 30, andhoursaremarked

you time isup. Turntheknob-without pushing
up to 4 on thecenterof theclock.

in—untilthepointerreachesOFFandthebuzzerstops.

usmG YOUROVEN

Before using Your oven

Be sureyou understandhowto setthecontrolsproperly.Practiceremoving

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md replacingtheshelveswhiletheoveniscool.Readtheinformationand
tipson thefollowingpages.Keepthisbookhandywhere youcanreferto it,

especiallyduringthefirstweeksofusingyour newrange.

oven control

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

It willnormallytake30-90 seconds beforetheflame
comeson.Aftertheovenreaches the selected
temperature,the ovenburnercycles-off completely,
thenon witha fullflame-to maintainthe selected
temperature.

If your range is equipped with a separate

BA~BROILswitch:

TurnswitchtoBAKEforallnormaloven
operations—forexample,forcookingroastsor
casseroles.Onlythe bottomovenburneroperates
whentheBAKEsettingis selected.

UsetheBROILsettingforbroiling.Onlythetopoven
burneroperateswhentheBROILsettingis selected.

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 glow bar is hot.

If theovenisin usewhena powerfailureoccurs,the
ovenburnershutsoff andcannotbere-lituntilpower =
is restored.

standing Pilot Models

Theserangeshavestandingpilotsthatmustbe
litinitially.

Tolight the ovenpilot:

1.

Be sure theOVENCONTROLknobis in theOFF

position.

2.Openthebroilerdoorand removethebroilerpan
andrack.Thiswillmakeiteasierforyoutoreach
inside thebroilercompartment.

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

is at thebackaboutoneinch
belowtheburner.

4.Usingalongmatchor match
hold~r,reachin andlighttheovenpilot.

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oven

Venb

Theovenis vented throughductopeningsat therear
ofthecooktop.SeeFeaturessection.Do notblock
theseopeningswhencookingin theoven—itis
importantthattheflowof hotair fromtheovenand
freshair to theovenburnersbe uninterrupted.

~Thevent openingsand

nearby surfaces may

~“.>~

becomehot. Do not ~
touch them.

~Donot leaveplastic

item on the cooktop--

Ventappearanceand locationvary

they may melt if left too
close to the vent.

oHandles ofpotsand pans on the cooktopmay

becomehot if left too closeto the vent.

oMetal items willbecomevery hot ifthey are left

on the cooktopand could cause burns.

oDo not leaveany items on the cooktop.Thehotair

fromthevent mayigniteflammableitemsandwill
increasepressurein closedcontainers,whichmay
causethemto burst.

oven shelves

me shelvesare

~n II

Toremove a
designedwith
stop-locks

SO

whenplaced
correctlyon the
shelfsupports,

they willstop

beforecoming
completelyoutof
theovenand will
nottiltwhen you

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shelffrom the

oven,pullit

toward

YOU, tilt

frontendupward

andpullshelf out.

Toreplace, place

shelfon shelf

supportwithstop-

Iocks(curved
extensionof

I

areremovingtood irom themorplacing foodon

shelf)facingup and towardrearofoven.Tiltup front

them.

andpushshelftowardbackof oven untilit goes~ast

Whenplacingcookwareon a shelf,pulltheshelfout

“stop” on ovenwall.Thenlowerfrontofs~elf&d

to the “stop” position.Place

the cookware on the pushit all theway back.

shelf,thenslidetheshelfbackintotheoven.Thiswill

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eliminatereachingintothehotoven.

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13

shelf Positions

Theovenhasfiveshelf
supportsfornormal
bakingandroasting
identifiedin this
illustrationasA
(bottom),B, C, D andE
(top).It alsohasa
speciallowshelf

1

position(R)forroasting ­extralargeitems,such
asa large turkey-the

usm~YOUR owN

shelfisnotdesignedto slide outat thisposition.Shell

positionsforcookingaresuggestedonBakingand

(continued)

a

oven Moistire

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~

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

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

is opened.Somemodelshavea switchon thelower

.Alc

controlpanelthatallowsyoutoturnthelightonor off

Roastingpages.

whenthedoorisclosed.

Oven Temperature Adjustment

Thetemperatureselectedonthethemostatdial
determinestheaverageofthemaximumandminimum
temperaturesreachedduringthecyclingoftheoven
burner.Thethermostatcontrolinyournewovenhas
beencarefu~ydesignedandmanufacturedtoprovide
accuratetemperatures.Hyournewovenis replacing
oneyou haveusedfor severalyears,youmaynotice
a differenceinthedegreeofbrowningor thelengthof

timerequiredwhenusingyour favoriterecipes.This
is becauseoventemperaturecontrolshavea tendency
to “drift” overaperiodofyears.

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

Pulltheknobofftherangeandlookatthebackside. -

Tomakeadjustment,loosen(approximatelyoneturn),
butdo notcompletelyremove,thetwo screwsonthe
backof theknob. Withthebackof theknobfacing

you,holdtie outeredgeof theknobwithonehand

andturnthefrontoftheknobwiththeotherhand.

Toraisetheoventemperature,movetie top screw
towardtheright. You’llheara clickforeach notch

youmovetheknob. Tolowerthetemperature,move

thetop screwtowardtheleft.Eachclickwillchange

theoventemperatureapproximately10”F.(Rangeis
plusor minus 60°F.fromthe arrow.)

Wesuggestthatyoumake the adjustmentoneclick

fromtheoriginalsettingandcheckovenperformance
beforemakinganyadditionaladjustments.

Afterthe adjustmentis made,retightenscrewsso they

aresnug,butbe careful notto overtighten.Reinstall
knobonrange andcheckperformance.