Radiant
GE Appliances
Owner’s Manual
JP340
JP350
Cooktop
Part No. 164D3333P117 -1 Pub. No. 49-8881-1 12-98 CG
Safety Information
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 3–5
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Operating Instructions
Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of the GE Family.
Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are
committed to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s
Manual and you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department.
Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you use your cooktop. That’s
important, because your new cooktop will be part of your family for many years.
And we hope you will be part of ours for a long time to come.
We thank you for buying GE. We appreciate your purchase, and hope you will
continue to rely on us whenever you need quality appliances for your home.
Using the Surface Units . . . . . 6
Dual Surface Unit . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Temperature Limiter . . . . . . . . 7
Care and Cleaning
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cooktop Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You Call
For Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
GE & You, AService Partnership.
IMPORTANT!
Fill out and return the Consumer Product Registration Card that is
packed with this product.
FOR YOUR RECORDS
Write the model and serial numbers here:
#
#
You can find them on a label under the cooktop.
Staple sales slip or cancelled check here.
Proof of the original purchase date is needed to obtain service under
the warranty.
READ THIS MANUAL
Inside you will find many helpful hints on how to use and maintain
your cooktop properly. Just a little preventive care on your part can
save you a great deal of time and money over the life of your cooktop.
Customer Service
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Service Telephone
Numbers . . . . . . . . .Back Cover
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IF YOU NEED SERVICE
You’ll find many answers to common problems in the
For Service
first, you may not need to call for service at all.
If you do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone
call away. A list of toll-free customer service numbers is included in
the back section of this manual. Or you can always call the GE
Answer Center® at 800.626.2000, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
section. If you review our chart of
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You Call
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or
explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including
the following:
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■Use this appliance only for its intended use
as described in this manual.
■Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
servicing should be referred to a qualified
technician.
■Before performing any service, disconnect
the cooktop power supply at the household
distribution panel by removing the fuse or
switching off the circuit breaker.
■Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.
■Have the installer show you the location of
the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for easy
reference.
■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.
■Teach children not to play with the
controls or any other part of the cooktop.
■Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or
hang on the cooktop.
CAUTION:
■
should not be stored in cabinets above a
cooktop— children climbing on the cooktop
to reach items could be seriously injured.
■Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from your
cooktop.
Items of interest to children
■Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance
away from your cooktop.
■Always keep wooden and plastic utensils
and canned food a safe distance away from
your cooktop.
■Never wear loose-fitting or hanging
garments while using the appliance.
Flammable material could be ignited if
brought in contact with hot surface units
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. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth. Such cloths can catch
fire on a hot surface unit.
■For your safety, never use your appliance
for warming or heating the room.
■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
well fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Use
a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type
extinguisher.
■Flaming grease outside a pan can be put
out by covering with baking soda or, if
available, by using a multi-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.
■When flaming foods under the hood, turn
the fan on.
COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY…
Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 160°F. and poultry
to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°F. Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against
foodborne illness.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
■Do not let cooking grease or other
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■Do not touch surface units. These surfaces
■Potentially hot surfaces include the
■To minimize the possibility of burns,
■Always turn the surface unit control to off
■Use proper pan size—Select cookware
■Never leave surface units unattended at
■Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
■Keep an eye on foods being fried at high or
flammable materials accumulate on the
cooktop.
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 or areas nearby the surface units;
allow sufficient time for cooling first.
cooktop and areas facing the cooktop.
ignition of flammable materials and
spillage, the handle of a container should
be turned toward the center of the cooktop
without extending over any nearby surface
units.
before removing the 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 burner
will also improve efficiency.
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop cooking; others may
break because of the sudden change in
temperature.
medium high heat settings.
■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.
■Never try to move a pan of hot fat,
especially a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat
is cool.
■Do not store flammable materials near
the cooktop.
■Keep the hood and grease filters clean to
maintain good venting and to avoid grease
fires.
■Do not store or use combustible materials,
gasoline or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or any
appliance.
■Clean only parts listed in this Owner’s
Manual.
■Do not leave paper products, cooking
utensils or food on the cooktop when not
in use.
■Keep cooktop clean and free of
accumulation of grease or spillovers
which may ignite.
■Never heat unopened food containers.
Pressure buildup may make container
burst and cause injury.
■Never leave jars or cans of fat drippings
on or near your cooktop.
■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.
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