GE JGRC16GEL Use And Care Manual

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contents

AluminumFoil

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Preheating

10

ApplianceRegistration 2

ProblemSolver

18

Baking,BakingGuide

9,10

RepairService

19

Broiling,BroilingGuide 12,13

Roasting,RoastingGuide

11

Careand Cleaning

14-17 SafetyInstructions

2-4

Clock

7 Shelves

6,15

ContinuousCleaningCare 14~

ThermostatAdjustment

16

DoorRemoval

15 Warranty

BackCover

ElectronicControls

7,8

Energy-SavingTips

4

Features 5
light; BulbReplacement

6,15

MinorAdjustmentsYouCanMake16

GEAmwer Centerm

Modeland SerialNumbers 2“

$fl~62E2000

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyour new ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville.KY40225

writedownthemodel

and serialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontframebehindthebroilerdoor.
Seepage5.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
youroven.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

lJsethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyouroven.

If you received

a damagedoven.● o

Immediatelycontactthe dealer(or

builder)thatsoldyoutheoven.

savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyou request

service.*e

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page18.Itlistscausesofminor
operaiingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

FORYOUR SAFETY

Isopenwindows.

2. Don’ttouch

electricalswitches:

4.Immediately call

yourgassupplier=

:Don’t~urnele~tricswitches
onor offpecause sparksmay
ignitethegas. “

IMPORTANT
SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Readal!imtructiom
beforeusingthis

appliance.

SAFETYNmIcE

The”CaliforniaSafeDrinking
WaterandToxicEnforcement
ActrequirestheGovernorof

Californiatopublishalistof
substancesknowntothestate

tocausecancerandrequires

~usinessestowarncustomers
ofpoieniialexposuretosuch
substances.~ .

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Gas‘aDDliancescancause

mitio;;xposuretothreeofthese

‘.s,~bstatices,namelybenzene,

‘fotnialdehvdeandsoot,caused

n~cessary.­@~~~e

jouroveninstalled

and

properlygroundedbya

qualifiedinstaiier9inaccordance
withtheInstallationInstructions.
Anyadjustmentandserviceshould
beperformedonlybyqualified

gas rangeinstallersOrservice

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oplugyouroveninto

a

U&voltgroundedoutletonly.

Donotremovetheround

groundingprongfrom the plug. If

indoubtaboutthegroundingof
thehomeelectricalsystem,it is

yourpersonalresponsibilityand

obligationtohaveanungrounded
outletreplacedwitha properly­groundedthree-prongoutletin
accordancewiththeNational
ElectricalCode.Donotusean
extensioncordwiththisappliance.

@Besureallpackingmaterials

areremovedfromtheoven

beforeoperatingit,topreventfire
orsmokedamageshouldthe”
packingmaterialignite.

eBesureyouroveniscorrectly
adjustedbyaqualifiedservice
technicianorinstallerforthe
typeofgas(NaturalorLP)on
whichitistobeused.Youroven

canbeconvertedfor useoneither
typeofgas.SeeInstallation
Instructions.

Using

Your Oven

oDon’tleave

childrenaloneor
unattendedwhereanovenis
hotorinoperation.Theycould

beseriouslyburned.

oDon’tallowanyonetoclimb,

standorhangonthedooror
broilercompartment.They
coulddamagetheoven.

e ~~uT’~~: ITEMS OF

INTEREST~ CHILDREN
SHOULDN~ BESTORED
INCABINETSABOVE
ANOVEN–CHILDREN
CLIMBINGONTHEOVEN
TOREACHITEMSCOULD
BESERIOUSLYINJURED.

eNeverwearloosefittingor
hanginggarmentswhileusing
theappliance.Flammable

materialcouldbeignitedif
broughtincontactwithflameor
hotovensurfacesandmaycause
severeburns.

oNeveruseyourappliancefor

warmingorheatingtheroom.

Prolongeduseoftheovenwithout
adequateventilationcanbe
hazardous.

oDonotusewaterongrease

fires.Neverpickupaflaming
pan.Turnoffburner,then

smotherflamingpanbycovering

pancompletelywithwellfitting

lid,cookiesheetorflattray.

Flaminggreaseoutsideapancan
beputoutbycoveringwith
bakingsoda,or ifavailable,a

multi-purposedrychemicalor

foamtypefireextinguisher.

oDonot storefla~mab~e

materialsinanoven.

eDonotletcookinggrease

orotherflammablematerials

accumulateinorneartheoven.

eDonotuseovenforastorage

area.

eWhencookingpork,

follow

thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”F.This
assuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

eStandawayfromovenwhen

openingovendoor.Thehotair
orsteamwhichescapescan
burnhands,faceand/oreyes.

eDon’theatunopenedfood
containemintheoven.fiessure
couldbuildupandthecontainer
couldburst,causinganinjury.

● Keepovenventducts

unobstructed.

● Keepovenfreefromgrease

buildup.

ePlaceovenshelfindesired

positionwhileoveniscool.

Ifshelvesmustbehandledwhen

hot,donotletpotholdercontact

heatingunitsintheoven.

oPullingoutshelftoshelfstop

isaconvenienceinliftingheavy

foods.Itisalsoaprecaution
againstburnsfromtouching
hotsurfacesofdoororoven
walls.

eWhenusingcookingor
roastingbagsinoven9followthe

manufacturer’sdirections.

eDonotuseyouroventodry

newspapers.Ifoverheated,they
cancatchfire.

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IWIPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSI

Emewy-Saviwll

(continued)
@Don9tusealuminumfoil

anyw’hereintheovenexceptas
describedinthisbook.Misuse
couldresultinafirehazardor
damagetotheoven.

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cookwarethatis

recommendedforuseingas

ovens.
o

Alwaysremovebroilerpan

fromthebroilercompartment

assoonasyoufinishbroiling.

Greaseleftinthepancancatch
fireifovenisusedwithout
removingthegreasefromthe
broilerpan.

@Whenbroiling,ifmeatistoo

closetotheflame9thefatmay

ignite~Trimexcessfattoprevent

excessiveflare-ups.
~Makes~~ebroiler

panis in

place

correctlytoreducethe

possibilityofgreasefires.

@If youshould!

haveagrease

fireinthebroilerpan,turnoff

oven,andkeepbroilerdoorclosed
tocontainfireuntilitburrisout.

Cleanonlyparklistedinthis
UseandCareBook.

IfYouNeedservice

@Read66TheProblemSolver’9

on page18of thisbook.

~Don9tattemptto irepair
orreplace

anypartof your

rangeunless it isspecifically
recommendedinthis book.

All

otherservicingshouldbereferred

toaqualifiedtechnician.

SAW THDE

INSTRUCTIONS

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Explained

FeatureIndex

onpage

1 ModelandSerialNumbers

2

‘ 2 OvenLightSwitch(letsyouturn

6

interiorovenlightonandof~

3 ElectronicControls

7,8

AutomaticOvenTimer

8
(turnsyourovenonandofffor
youautomatically)

Clock

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Minute/SecondTimer

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(letsyoutimeanykitchen

function,evenwhentheoven
isinuse)

4 CLEAR/OFFpad

8
(pushitto cancelanyoven
operation)

Explained

on

page

FeatureIndex

5 ElectronicDisplayPanel

7

6 Oven“On”Indicator

7

7 SETKnob

7,8

8 OvenVent

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9 OvenInteriorLight

6, 15

10 OvenShelves(easilyremoved

or repositionedonshelfsupports)

6, 15,17

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7

11 OvenShelfSupports

6, 15

12 RemovableOven& BroilerDoors

(easilyremovedforovencleaning)

15

13 BroilerPanandRack

12,13,15, 17

14 RemovableOven~ottom

15,17

usingYouroven

AutomaticIgnition

shelfPositions

Theovenburnerandbroilburner

Theovenhasfourshelfsupports—

arelightedbyelectricignition.

A (bottom),B,CandD(top).Shelf

Tolighteitherburner,pushthe

positionsforcookingaresuggested
onBakingandRoastingpages.

Dadforthedesiredfunctionand
turntheSETknob untilthedesired
temperatureisdisplayed.The
burnershouldignitewithin60
seconds.

Poweroutage?

Theovenandbroilerburnerswill
notlightintheeventofanelectrical
poweroutage.Donotattemptto

lightthemmanuallywitha match.

OvenShelves

1

Hook

stop

Theshelvesaredesignedwithstops

andhookssowhenplacedcorrectly
ontheshelfsupports,theywillstop
beforecomingcompletelyout of

theovenandwillnottiltwhenyou

areremovingfoodfromthemor

placingfoodonthem.
Whenplacingcookwareona shelf,

pull theshelfouttothe “stop”

position.Placethecookwareon

theshelf,thenslidetheshelfback

intotheoven.This willeliminate

reachingintothehotoven.

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Toremovea shelffromtheoven,
pullittowardyou,tiltfront end
upward,raisingrackstoptoclear
shelfsupportandpullitout.

Toreplace,placeshelfon shelf

supportwithraisedextensionof
shelffacingupandtowardrearof

ovengettingshelfhookstarted

underselectedshelfsupport.Keep
frontofshelftiltedup andpush
towardbackofovenuntil shelfstop
canengageinsideshelfsupport.
Thenlowerfrontofshelfandpush

itallthewayback.

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Oven~ig~t

Usetheswitchonthecontrolpane

toturnthelightonandoff.

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OvenVent

Whentheovenison, heatedair
movesthrougha ventbelowthe
controlpanel.

Theventareacouldgethotduring
ovenuse.

Theventisneededforproperair

flowintheovenandgoodbaking
results.Donotblockthisvent.
Doingsomaycausefailure,fire
ordamagetotheoven.

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