GE JP671BK Use and Care Manual

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CleaningGuide Controls

Ene~y-SavingTips Features

Featurehdex GreaseCollectorJar

ModelandSerialNumbers Modules 9-14,l&23

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CookingGuide

GriddleModule 21,22

CookingGuide

Gfl Module

CookingGuide

SotidDiskModule

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ProblemSolver RepairService

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YourDirectLtietoGenemlElectric TheGEber CentefW.626.2W

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BeforeWQ

yow cookto~

readthisbookcareftiy.

Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewcooktop properly.

Keepithandyforanswersto your

questions. Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances ApplianceWk Louisville,KY40225

Writedom themodel

andserialnmbem.

You’llfindthemona nameplateon theundersideofthecooktoponthe right,nextto thegreasejar,

Thesemodelandserialnumbers arealsoontheConsumerProduct

OwnershipRegistrationCardthat camewithyourcooktop.Before sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite thesenumbershere:

Mdel Number

Sefial Number

Usethesenumbersinany correspondenceor servicecalls concerningyourcooktop.

Kyou ~eived

edcooktop...

Optiowlkcessories

Toaddversatilitytoyourcooktop, thebllowingaccessoriwareavailable atextracostfromyouralder,

Yourinterchangeablecooktop modulescanbeusedoneitherside

ofthecooktop.Additionalmodules canbe purchasedfromyourdealer, todoubleyour grill/griddlecapacity or toaddtwomoresurfaceunits.

Immediatelycontactthededer (or builder)thatsoldyouthecooktop.

Savetimeandmoney. Beforeyourequest service...

ChecktheProblemSolveron page28.It listscausesofminor operatingproblemsthatyou cancorrectyourself.

men usingelectricalapplianms, basic~ty precautionsshould be fillowed, includingthe fo~wing:

● Usethisapplianceody forits

intendeduseasdescribedinthis manual.

SUm your

~Be

andgrounded

bya

qutified whnician in accordancewith theprovided instigation instructions.

Don’tassumethatyouknow

howtooperatedl partsofthe cooktop.Some

workdifferentlyfrom thoseon yourpreviouscooktop.

Don’tattempttorepair

fmtures may

orreplaceanypartofyour cooktopudess itiss~ifi~y

_ Hommendedinthisbook.Ml

otherservicingshouldbe re~rred to a qualifiedtwhnician.

● Havetheins~~er showyou

the~mtion ofthecircuit breakerorfuse.Markit for

easyreference.

*Beforepetiormingany service,DISCONNECTTHE COO~P PO~R SUPPLY ATTHEHOUSEHOLD DIS_U~ON PNL

BYREMOWNGTHEFUSE ORSm~G OFFTHE CRCUITBREA~R.

e Do notl~ve c~~en ~one—

childrenshouldnotbelefialone orunattendedinanareawherean applianceisinuse.Theyshould neverbedlowd tositor stand onanypartoftheappliance.

* Don’tNlownyone toclimb,

s~d orhangonthecooktop. *~~~~ -S OF

-REST ~ C~DREN SHOULDN~ BE~RED ~ ~~~ ABOWA COO~P–C~DREN CLW~G ONTHE COO~P ~ REACH ~ COULDBE SEWOUSLY~~D.

● Neverwear100-fitting

hanginggarmentswhaleusing theapptianca~ammablematerid

couldbeignitedifbroughtin contactwithhotheatingelements andmaycauseseverebums.

● Useody drypotholders—

moist or damp potholders on hot surfacesmay resultin bums from steam. touchhot heatingelements.Do not use a towelor otherbulky cloth inplace of a pot holder.

Donotletpotholdem

warmingorheatingtheroom.

oDonots~re fl~able materiahnearthecooktop.

. Keephoodandgreasefilters

cleantomaintaingoodventing

andtoavoidgreasefires.

Donotletcookinggrease orotherflammablemateri~ accumulateonthecooktop.

o DO not use waterongreaSe

fires.Neverpickupaflaming pan.Smotherflamingpanon surfaceunitbycoveringpan completelywithwe~-fittinglid, cookiesheetorflattray. Flaminggreaseoutsideapan canbeputoutbycoveringwith bakingsodaor,ifavatiable,a multi-purposedrychemical

orfoamtypeextinguisher.

orotherflammablema~rids ~-

contactsurface unitsor areas = nearbySUAW

units;allow ~ “..~-

sufficienttimeforwling, first. ~Wtentidlyhotsu~ws include ~

thecooktop,remwablemoddes, awessories,andareastichg the ~ Cooktop.

● men cookingpork,always --

cookthemeattoanintern~- -. temperatureofatleastl~°F. ThisassWesthat,intheremote :

possibfitythattrichinimay-be ‘.

presentin the meat, it wfilbe killedand the meatWWbe s-tie toeat.’ ‘“ -

0Usepio~r pansk—Th6 ~

modules-are~uipp~ withtwo ‘ sufice unitsofdifferents*.- -

Selectutensils

havingflat

bottoms.l~geenoughtocover - :

thesurfiqeu@theatingelement.Theuseofunderstiedutenstis~ wdlexposeaportionoftheheatingelement.todiretit,con~ct -~ andmayiesultinigtition-of = clothing;‘Pro@.rrelationihi~of -- ~utensfl:toheatingelement.wfil - ~ dso improveefficient. ” -- , =-

oNeverleave~urfaceunits. : = unattend@athighheat-” E@_

Boilover6ausessmokingand = -

greasy spilloversthat may ca~h =

on fire.

Besuredrippansarenot ~-

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coveredandareinplace.Their- =

absenceduringcookingcotid =’

damagecootiopparts‘md ~

wiring. ‘

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linemktop tub,Mwtor pan, Wmorgriddle.

Misuse could

resultina shmk,firehd or d~ge totheeooktop.

*Ody ce* typ. Qfgb9gl~ceramic$ earthenwareor

otherg-d @ntainersare suitabIe.fOK-c-ti@pservice; othemmaybreakkau~,~fthe -

suddenchangeinternpefiitire. em

~ the ~e~iood

ofburro,ig@tionoffl~able materiah;“andspdkge,me cookwarehandes shouldbe turnedtoward,tiecenteroftie cooktop.wi@outextendingover nearbysufice units.

@-p tub,reflwtorpan,grate”

andgreasecoU~@rjarclean. Wsuredrainholeintubis open. “

Ifc16gged,af~ecm Wcur.. Emptygreasejars frequindy.~

o D~n~t ~e~e or SO*

removable~~d module,’‘ Sotiduik-modde orGrfi

h~kingele.ment.Don~tput themina &hn$her.

*Mwaysturnheat~g unit to0~.before removing Cookware :

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eKeepaneyeonfoodsbeing friedat~GH o~mm ~GH h~tso..- “. ‘

eN6veri~veth~ ~@henwhfie usingthegtitil. -

*Do

not repbcethegrease

cuMstorjarwithamayonnaise

WhiCh couldbreakWh@fl hot

jar

_ dripsintoit.Wplacewith anywidemouthinning jar.

● Toavoidthepossib%ty

ofaburnorel=tricshwk, tiwaysbecertainthatthe cqntrohfor~ heating@ts areatO~@tionand*uni@ arecoolMore attemptingto

~fior-removethem.

o FWA for f-should k m

dryaspossible.Frostonfrozn .

fds ormoistureonfish fti cti causehotfit tobubbleup andoversidesofpan.

* ,Use fatforeff~tive

shallowordeepfatf~ing.

Ffllingthepantoofi~ offat cancausesp~overswhen”food is.added. ~

● If a eomb~ation ofO* or

fatswiil’beusedb.frytig, stir

togetherbeforeheating,oras fitsmeltslowly.~-;

● Mways“heatfatslowly,and

watchasitheats.

●-Usedeepfatther”rnometer

wheneverpossibletoprevent “-

overheating.~tbeyondthe ---

smokingpo@t.- , ,

oNE- USEWATERON =

AG~ME =;

eToctinttilflam~ups,turn theheatsetting0~ butleave thehWdf~n,ON.Usea long-

han~edutensti”tocarefully removethefood,frornthegrill. -

Theseskps’shouldcofitroltie flameuntil-iteventuallygoesout. Ifit doesnot, cover.theentire modulewithacookiesheetorthe lidfromalargeroastingpan.Use apotholder toremove-thislater bwauseit willbehot.

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SAW-TmE

~STRUCTIONS~~

*mew-s~~w~Ps

oUsecmkwarewithtight-fitting

coversandflatbottomswhich

com~lcle!ycovertheheated portiono~thesurfaceunit.

● Cookfreshvegetableswitha

minimumamountof

coveredpan.

oWakhfms whenbringingthem quictiytocookingtemperaturesat

HIGHheat.Whenfoodreaches cookingtemperature,reduceheat immediatelytolowestsettingthat wi~keepitcooking.

● Useresidud heatwhenever

possible.Foremmple,when cookingeggsintheshell,bring watertoboil,thenturnto OFF positiontocompletethecooking.

oAlmys turn surfaceunit beforeremovingcookware.

waterina

OFF

@Useco-t

heatforinking task:

HIGH—tostartcooking(iftime allows,do notuseHIGHhealto start).

MED~GH~uick browning. MED–s1owfrying. LOW—finishcookingmost

quantities. WM+ouble botierheat,finish

cooking,ands~ial br small quantities.

omen boilingwaterforW

coff=, heatordyamountneeded. It isnotwonomi~ tobofla containerfill ofwaterforone or twocups.

. Preheatgrid~e ofly when necessary.Foodshighin natud fit, suchasbaconor sausage,can be startedona coldgriddle.

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1 SurfaceUnitControls.Pushinandturnto setsurfaceunitshorn

WMtoHIGH.

ExplainedIModel

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I 2 IndicatorLight.LightswhenanyunitoftiecooMop isturnd on.

3 Calrod”SurfaceUnitModule.Entiremoduleplugsintothe

cooktopandcanbeeasilyremovedforcleaning.(Optionalatextra cost.)

4 Plug-InCdrod@SurfaceUnits.Unitsmaybeeasilyremovedto

cleanreflector-pansbeneatheachcoil. Donotsubmergeplug-in unitsinwater.

5 ChromeTrimRingandAluminumDripPan.Removeforcleaning.

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6 SolidDiskModule.Castironsoliddiskelementsarescald sothey

areeasyto clean.(Optionalatextracost.)

7 SolidDiskAutomaticSurfaceUnitonmodelJP671.Sensesthe

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temperatureofthecookingcontainerandregulatesitaccordingto thesettingselected.

I 8 AutomaticSurfaceUnitControl.

9 GriddleModule.Griddleplugsintothecooktopandcanbeeasily

removedforcleaning.(Optionalatextracost.)

I 10GrillModule.Grilliseasilyremovedforcleaning.

11GreaseCollectorSystem.Usesmasonjars tocollectgrease.Easy

removalforcleaning.

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I 12Cooktop~b. Easilycleanedwhenmoduleisremoved.

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Hat Contmk

Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrols aredesignedtogiveyouaninfinite choiceofheatsettingsforsurface unitcooking.

AtbothOFFandHIGHpositions,

thereisaslightnichesocontrol

“clicK’ atthosepositions;“click’

onMGH marksthehighestsetting; thelowestsettingisbetweenthe wordsWMandOFF.Inaquiet

kitchen,youmayhearslight

6fclic~ng” sounds duringtooting,

indicatingheatsettingsselected arebeingmaintained.

Switchingheatstohighersettings alwaysshowsaquickerchangethan switchingtolowersettings.

Step1:Graspcontrolknoband pushin.

OFF

FRONT/iRIDDLE

Step2:~m eitherclockwiseor

counterclockwisetodesiredheat setting.

~GH Bringw~r toboil, ~D Fast@,pan

~GH fastboilonlargeamountof

food.

~D Sauteandbrown;maintain

slowboilonla~e amount offood.

WW Cooka*r startingat

HIGH;cookwithlitde waterincoveredpan.

~ Steamrice,cereal;

maintainserving temperatureofmost f@. ~-

At~GH or MEDHIGH,never leavefoodunattended.Boilovers causesmoking;greasyspillovers maycatchfie,

broil;maintain

Controlmustbepushedintoset

onlyfrom0~ position.When controlisinanypositionother than0~, itmayberotated withoutpushingin.

BesureyouturncontroltoOFF whenyouftish cooking.An indicatorlightwillglowwhen ANYsurfaceunitison.

Step1:Besurecontrolsareturned toOFF.Toinstil module,position plugtooutsidewdl ofcooktop.

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Step2:Slidemoduletoward

receptacleinsideofcooktopuntil plugisengagedcompletelyin receptacle.

Howto~~OV@ModuIe ~te~~Be

befbmattemptingtoremovemodule. Step2:Lifiuptabat insideedgeof

moduleuntilbaseclearsthe openingattheside ofcooktop.

Step3:Tounplug,holdmoduleby thefrontandbackedgesandslide towardcenterofcooktop.Liftout whenunplugged.

Step4: If youarestoringmodules,

donotstackthemor storeother matendsontopofthem.Thiscodd damageor marsufice ofmodules.

suresurfaceunitsarecool

Cdmd@Module Qu@iom&-em

Q. MayI canf~ds andpr~erves onmysurfaceunitCOW?

A. Ym,but oniyusecookware

designedfbr_ purposes.Check themanufacturer’sinstructionsand recipesforpreservingfoods.Be surecannerisflat-bottomedand fitsoverthecenterofyoursutice unitcoil.Sincecanninggenerates largeamountsofsteam,becarefil toavoidbumsfromsteamor heat. Canningshouldonlybe doneon surfaceunits.

myamI notggttingtheh~t

1needfmmmy~mibmn $b~ugh Ehavetheknomonthetight Setthg?

A. Afierturningsurfaceunitoff andmakingsureitiscool,checkto makesurethat yourplu~in units aresecurelyfastenedintothe su*ce connection.

Q. Why

doesmycookmretilt

when1piacethemonthes~ace

unit? A. Becausethesurfaceunitis

notfiat.Makesurethe&t of yoursurfaceunitsamsittingon theinsiderimofthetrimring, andthe trimringisfiatonthe cooktopsurface.

Q. Whyistheporcelain

finishon

mycookwarecomingo~

Ifyousetyoursurtice unit coilhigherthanrquired forthe cookwarema~rid andleaveit, the finishmaysmoke,crack,pop,or bumdependingonthepotor pan. Also,a toohighheat forlong periods,andsmallamountsofdry food,maydamagethefinish.

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Step3:Lowertheinsideedgeof moduleintocooktopuntilitisflush withcookingsurface.

Q. CanIcovermydrippanswith

foil? A. No.Cleanas recommendedin

CleaningGuide. Q. CanI usespecialcooking

equipment,likeanorientalwok, onanysurfaceunits?

A. Cookwarewithoutflatsurfaces

isnotrecommended.Thelifeof your surfaceunitcanbeshortened andtherangetopcanbedamaged fromthehighheatneededforthis type ofcooking.A specialflat bottomwokcanbeusedsafely.

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