GE JP378 Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Appliance Registration Canning

Care and Cleaning Cleaning Guide

Controls 8 Warranty Back Cover

Energy-Saving Tips 5 Features

Grease CollectorJars 6,17 Model and Serial Numbers

Modules

Calrod” Surface Unit Module 9

Cooking Guide 10, 11

Griddle Module

Cooking Guide

Grill Module

Cooking Guide 19

Solid Disk Module 12-14

Cooking Guide 15, 16

MocW-JP378

23,24 SafetyInstructions 3,4

6,7

9-22

17,18

Problem Solver Repair Service

Vent System

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8fltt@62M

JT378BK

26,27

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HelpU$ help you.@●

Beforeusingyourcookto~ readthisbookcuefdy.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewcooktop properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffhirs GEAppliances

AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemon anameplate underneaththecooktopontheright

sideofthebottomchamber.

Thesemodelandserialnumbers

arealsoontheConsumerProduct OwnershipRegistrationCardthat camewithyourcooktop.Before sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourcooktop.

Ifyoureceived adamagedcooktop...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or builder)that soldyouthecooktop.

optionalAccessories

Toaddversatilitytoyourcooktop,the followingaccessoriesareavailable atextracostfiwnyourdealer.

Yourinterchangeablecooktop modulescanbeusedoneitherside ofthecooktop.Additionalmodules canbepurchasedfkomyourdealer, todoubleyourgrill/griddlecapacity ortoaddtwomoresurfhceunits.

Savetimeandmoney. Beforeyourequest service...

ChecktheProblemSolveron

26and27.Rlistscausesof

pages minoroperatingproblemsthat youcancorrectyourself.

WOm~T S-TY ~STRUCTIONS

ReadalliMructiombeforeusingthisappliance.

Whenusingelectricalappliances, basicsafetyprecautions followed,inchidingthefollowing:

@Usethiscooktoponlyforits

intendeduseasdescribedinthis

UseandCarebook.

● Besureyourapplianceis

shouldbe

properlyinstalledandgrounded

byaqualifiedtechnicianin accordancewiththeprovided installationinstructions.

@Don’tassumethatyouknow

howtooperateallpartsofthe cooktop.

differentlyfromthoseonyour previouscooktop.

Somefeaturesmaywork

*Don’tattempttorepair orreplaceanypartofyour cooktopunlessitisspecifically recommendedinthisbook.

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otherservicingshouldbe

All

referredtoa qualifiedtechnician.

@Havetheinstallershowyouthe locationofthecircuitbreakeror

fuse,

Markit foreasyreference.

~Beforeperforminganyservice, DISCONNECTTHE(X)OKTOP POWERSUPPLYATTKE HOUSEHOLDDISTRIBUTION

PANEL

FUSEORSWI’XCHINGOFF THECIRCUIT13REAKER.

o Do notleave ~hjldren aio~eor

BYREMOVINGTHE

unattendedwherethecooktop unitsareinoperation.

beseriouslyburned.

Theycould

~Donotallowanyonetoclimb, standorhangonthecooktop.

~CAUT~ON:~E~$ OF

INTERE$TTOCHILDREN SHOULDNOTBESTORED INCABINE!I!!JABOVETHE COOK’I’OP-CIMLDREN

. CLIMBINGONTHECOOKTOP

TOREACHTHEMCOULDBE

– SERIOUSLYIPJJJURED.

* Neverwmrhosefittingor

hanginggarmentswhileusing thecooktop.

couldbeignitedifbroughtin contactwithhotsurfacesand

causesevereburns.

may

Flammablematerial

*UseOmydrypothoidem—moist ordamppotholdersonhotsurfaces mayresultinbumsfromsteam.

Donotletpotholderstouchhot heatingelements.Donotusea towe[orotherbulkycIothinplace

ofapotholder.

● Neveruseyourappliancefor

warmingor heatingtheroom. *Keepventgrillandgreasefilter

cleantomaintaingoodventingand toavoidgreasefires.

● Donotletcookinggrease

orotherflammablematerials accum~ateonornearthe-

cooktop. *Donotusewaterongrease

fires.Neverpickupaflaming pan.‘IMnoffpower,thensmother ilamingpanbycoveringpan completelywithwellfittinglid, cookiesheetorflattray.Flaming greaseoutsideapancanbeputout bycoveringwithbakingsodaor,ifavailable,amulti-purposedry chemicalorfoamtypefire

extinguisher. @Don’t

heatunopenedfood

containersonyourcooktop. Pressurecouklbuildupandthe containercouldburstcausing aninjury.

@Donotplacecookwareonthe electronictouchcontrolpanel.

*Donotreplacethegrease

collectorjar witha mayonnaise

jar whichcouldbreakwhenhot

greasedripsintoit.Replacewith anywidemouthcanningjar.

*Tominimizethepossibility ofburns,ignitionofflammable materials,andspillage,container handlesshouldbeturnedtoward thecenterofthecooktopwithout extendingoverthenearbycooking surfaces.

eDonotobstructthe& flow

grills.Donotputanythingin themoraHowanythingtospill overintothem.

oCarefullywatchfoodsbeing

friedat HIsetting.

● ~ow&forfryingshouidbeas

dryasPossib!e.Frostonfrozen foodsormoistureonfreshfoods cancausehottit tobubbleupand oversidesofpan.

oUsele~t possibleamountoffat foreffixtiveshaflowor deep-fat

frying.Fillingthepantoofillof fatcancausespilloverswhenfood isadded,

4Ifacomb~atjonofojlsorfa~ willbeusedinfrying,stirtogether

beforeheating,orasfitsmeltslowly. *Alwaysheatfatslowly,

watchasitheats.

Usedeepfatthermometer

and

wheneverpossibletoprevent overheatingfatbeyondthesmoking point.

● Donottouchheatingelements.

Thesesurfacesmaybehotenough toburneventhoughtheyaredark incolor.Duringandafteruse,do

nottouch,orletclothingorother flammablematerialscontactsurface unitsorareasnearbysurfaceunits; allowsufficienttimeforcooling, first.

Potentiallyhotsurfiicesinclude thecooktop,removablemodules, accessoriesandareasfacingthe cooktop.

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WhencookhgPork$always

cookthemeattoaninternal temperatureofatleast170°F. Thisassuresthat,intheremote possibilitythattrichinamaybe

presentinthemeat,itwillbe killedandthemeatwillbesafe toeat.

*Useproperpansize-JThe modulesareequippedwithtwo surfaceunitsofdifferentsize. Selectcookwarehavingflat bottomslargeenoughtocover thesuriiweunitheatingelement. Theuseofundersizedcookware willexposeaportionoftheheating elementtodirectcontactandmay resultinignitionofclothing. Properrelationshipofcookware toheatingelementwillalso improveefficiency.

~Neverleavethekitchenwhile usingthegrill.

Tocontrolflame-ups,setheat settingat LOratherthanOFl?. Thiskeepsthedowndraftvent bloweron.Or,setViwiableSpeed Venttofastestblowersettingand thenturnthegrillOFF.

Usealong-handledutensilto carefdlyremovethefoodfrom thegrill.

Thesestepsshouldcontrolthe flameuntiliteventuallygoesout. Ifitdoesnot,covertheentiregrill modulewithacookiesheetorthe lidfromalargeroastingpan.Use apotholdertoremovethislater becauseitwillbehot.

*NEVERUSEWATERON

AGREASEFIRE.

@Neverleavecookingunit unattendedatHIheatsetting. Boilovercausessmokingand greasyspillovers.Boildry situationscancausepermanent damagetocookware.

BeSUI13drip pansarenot

o coveredandareinplace,Their

absenceduringcookingcould damagecooktoppartsandwiring.

*U* of&Co~tive~e~ coversonsurfaceunitsisnot

recommended.Ifacoveredunit isturnedon,surticeunitburnout couldresult.

oDonotplaceanyspoonsor

otherstirringutensils,especially metalones,ona cookingsurface whenitisinuse.Theymaybecome hotandcouldcauseburns.

AIWyS turnheatingunitto

OFFbeforeremovingcookware.

cleaning

oClmnonly partslistedinthis

UseandCareBook.

eDonotallowwaterorother liquidsor greasetoremainon

thecooktupor controlpanel. e~ep

freeofaccumulationsofgrease orspilloverswhichmayignite.

eBeforecleaning,lockthe controlpaneltopreventthe modulesfroinbeingactivated accidentally.Seepage8.

0ClwncookingsurfacesWith caution.Heatfromhotcookware

mayhavetransferredtothecooktop. Ifawetspongeorclothisusedto

wipespillsonahotcookingarea,

becarefultoavoidburnsfrom

steam.Somecleanserscanproduce

noxiousfumesifappliedtoahot

surface.

. Donotscratchcooktopor controlpanelor useany abrasivesonthem.

cookingunitcleanand

*Keeptub,refkctorpan,grate andgreasecollectorjarsclean. Besuredrainholeintubisopen.

Ifclogged,afirecanoccur. Emptygreasejarsfkquently.

*~n$t hrnerse orsoak removableCahwd@module,

SolidDiskmoduleorgril~ heatingelement.Donytput theminaWshwasher*

IfYouNeedService

Read4’TheProblemSolver”

onpages26and27. . MOWthecooktoptocoolbefore

removingorreplacinganyparts.

SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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*Usecookwarewithtight-fitting coversand flatbottomswhich completelycovertheheated portionofthesurfaceunit.

eCookfreshvegetableswitha minimumamountofwaterina

coveredpan. @Useresidualheatwhenever

possible.Forexample,when cookingeggsintheshell,bring waterandeggstoboil,thenturnto OFFpositionandcoverwithlidto

completethecooking. *Alwaysturn surfaceunit

OFF

beforeremovingcookware.

@Usecorrectheatforcookingtask: HI (9)—tostartcooking(iftime

allows,donotuseHIheatto start). MEDHI (7)—quickbrowning. MED(5)–slow frying. 3—finishcooldngmostquantities. LO(l)—doubleboilerheat,finish

cooking,andspecialforsmall

quantities.

● Whenboilingwaterforteaor

coffee,heatonlyamountneeded.

Itisnoteconomicaltoboila containerfull ofwaterforone ortwocups.

e Preheatgriddleonlywhen necessary.Foodshighinnatural fat,suchasbaconor sausage,can bestartedona coldgriddle.

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SurfaceUnitControls.SelectLO,MED,HIorfinetuneheatsettings

inone-stepincrements. 2 IndicatorLight.Lightswhenanyunitofthecooktopison. 3 VariableSpeedVentcontrol.Setanyblowerspeedfasterorslowerto

exhaustodors,smokeorheatduringcooking.Blowerautomatically

comesonwhengrillheatingelementisturnedon.

4 LockedPad.TouchtheGEsymbolonthecontrolpaneltwicewithin

3secondsandallpadsbecomeinoperative.ThewordLOCKED

appearsinallofthedisplaysandremainsuntilyouunlockthecontrol panel.Tounlockthecontrolpanel,touchthe GEsymboltwicewithin3seconds.

5 Calrod@SurfaceUnitModule.Theentiremoduleplugsintothe

cooktopandcanbe easilyremovedforcleaning.(JXDC41,optional atextracost.)

6 Plug-InCalrod@SurfaceUnits.Unitsmaybeeasilyremovedtoclean

reflectorpansbeneatheachcoil.Donotsubmergeplug-inunitsin water.

7 ChromeTrimRingandAluminumDripPan.

Removeforcleaning.

8 SolidDiskModule.Castironsoliddiskelementsaresealedsothey

areeasytoclean.(JXDS42,optionalatextracost.)

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9 VariableSpeedVentsystem.Blowerventssmokedownandoutof

kitchenandhouse. Ventfilter(locatedunderventgrill)shouldbe cleanedoften.

10GriddleModule.Griddleplugsintothecooktopandcanbeeasily

removedforcleaning.(JXDD43,optionalatextracost.)

11GrillModule.Grilliseasilyremovedforcleaning.

12GreaseCollectorSystem.Useswide-mouthcanningjars tocollect

grease.Easyremovalforcleaning.

13CooktopTub.Easilycleanedwhenmoduleisremoved.

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FeaturesofYourElectmtic TouchControlWnel

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Whenthecooktopisfirst v connected,or whenpoweris

restoredafterapowerfailure, theentiredisplaylightsupfor15 seconds.Next,LOCKEDappears for8 secondstoinform cookto~is locked.Thendisplay goesbkmkbutcooktopremains locked

.Mructions below).

Yourcooktophasaprovisionfor lockingthecontrolpaneltoprevent thecookingunitsfrombeing

activatedaccidentally.

Touchthe GE symbolinthecenter

ofthecontrolp&el buttontwit within3 secondsandallpa sexcept ?heventbecomeinoperative.The wordLOCKEDappearsinthe controldisplayfo;$ secondsanda

smallgreenlightdirectlyabovethe

GEsymbollightsup.Nocooking surfacecanbe activateduntilthe lockisreleased.Ifyoutrytoturn onanycookingsurface,&eword LOCKEDwillappearineach controldisplay.--

To nlockthecontrolpanel, ~seconds.

1. ON/OM’F.Touchthispadfor thedesiredcookingunitbefore makinganyadditionalsettings. Ifnoheatsettingismadewithin

15seconds,theunitautomatically

shuts Toturntheunitoffaftercooking,

touchON/OFF andremovethepan fromthecookingsurface. -

untilyouunlockit(see

LOCKED

TOUCHTWICE

TO LOCK/UNLOCK

+toucht e GE symboltwicewithin

Off.

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Besuretoturn unitoffwhenyou finishcooking.Anindicatorlight willglowwhenANYsurface unit is on.

PowerControlArea.Each

2. cookingunit hasitsownpower levelpadsthatletyouselectLO, MEDor HI heat.

3.& 4. )?ine-’ning Pads.Each cookingunithasits ownpadsthat letyoufine-tuneheatsettings betweenLO,MEDandHI. When youpressandholdoneofthese pads,cookingheatwillchangein one-stepincrementsandcolorbar willshowexactheatsetting. Removefingerwhencooking heat hasbeenadjusted.

Toraisedesiredcookingheat, presspadwithright-pointingarrow

(4)untilexactheatisreachedon

controldisplay.Tolowercooking

“heat,presspadwithleft-pointing

arrow(3)untildesiredheatshows oncontroldisplay.

Sometimesgreaseor water dropletsonthepowerlevelpads willpreventyoufromchanging theheatlevelupordown.To correctthis,turntheunitoffby pressingtheON/OFFpad. Thencleanthepowerlevel pads witha clothdampened withwarmsoapywater.

REAR

MED

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OFF

III

MED

msmfaminmnmmn

ControlDisplayBar. Colored

barlightsandshowsheatsettingin use.Whennewsettingistouched, barchangestoindicatenewsetting.

Theelectroniccontrolshelpmake cookingmoreel%cientbymaking theheatingselectionsalittlemore accurateandmakingitpossibleto reachthedesiredheatsettinga littlefaster.

VARIABLESPEEDVENT

DOWNDRAFTSURFACEUNIT

TheVariableSpeedVentcontrol letsyousettheblowerspeedto exhaustodors,smokeandsteam duringcooking.Theblower automaticallycomesonandcan notbeturnedoffwhilegrillis on. Aftergrillisturnedoff,touch VhriableSpeedVentON/OFF padto turnbloweroff.

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Calrod”Surface UnitModule

SeeCalrod@SurfaceUnitModuleCookingGuideonpages10and3L

Howtohsert Module

Step1:Besurecontrolsareturned OFF.Toinstallmodule,position plugtooutsidewallofcooktop.

Step2: Slidemoduletoward

receptacleinsideofcooktopuntil plugisengagedcompletelyin receptacle.

Step3:Lowertheinsideedgeof

moduleintocooktopuntil itis flush withcookingsurface.

HowtoRemoveModule

Steph Be suresufice unitsare cool

beforeattemptingtoremovemodule.

2: Lift uptabatinsideedgeof

Step

moduleuntilbaseclearsthe openingatthesideofcooktop.

3: Tounplug,holdmoduleby

Step

thefrontandbackedgesandslide towardcenterofcooktop.Lifiout

whenunplugged.

Step4:If youarestoringmodules, donotstackthemorstoreother materialsontopofthem.Thiscould damageormarsurfaceofmodules.

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UnitModUle Questioms& Answers

Q. May1canfoodsandpreserves onmysurfaceunitcoils?

A. Yes,butonlyusecookware

designedfir canningpurposes.Check

themanufacturer’sinstructionsand recipesforpreservingfinds. Be surecanneris flat-bottomedand fitsoverthecenterofyoursurface

unitcoil. Sincecanninggenerates largeamountsofsteam,becarel%l toavoidbumsfromsteamorheat.

Q. CanI covermydrippanswith

foil? A. No.Cleanasrecommendedin

CleaningGuide. Q. CanI usespecialcooking “

equipment,likeanorientalwok, onanysurfaceunits?

A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces

isnotrecommended.Thelifeof your surface unitcanbeshortened andtherangetopcanbedamaged fromthehighheatneededforthis type ofcooking.Aspecialflat bottomwokcanbe usedsafely.

Q. IfI don’tselectaheatsetting, whatwillhappen?

A. Fifteensecondsafteryou touch

ON,theunitwillautomatically shut offifyouhavenotselecteda heatsetting.TouchONagainand thenselectthedesiredheatsetting tobegincooking.

Q. Why amI notgettingtheheat

Ineedfrommyunitseventhough Ihaveselectedtherightheat setting?

A. Afterturningsuri%ceunitoff

andmakingsureit iscool,checkto makesurethatyourplug-inunits aresecurelyfastenedintothe surfaceconnection.

Q. Whydoesmycookwaretilt

whenIp~aceitonthesurfaceunit? A. Becausethesutiaceunitis

notflat.Makesurethattheket ofyoursurfhceunitsaresittingon theinsiderimofthetrimring,and thetrimringisflatonthecooktop surface.

Q. Why is theporcelainfinishon

mycookwarecomingoff? A. If yousetyoursurfaceunit

coilhigherthanrequiredforthe cookwarematerialandleaveit,the finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or bumdependingonthepotor pan. Also,atoohighheatforlong periods,andsmallamountsofdry food,maydamagethefinish.

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