GE JP950, JP980 User Manual
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JP950
JP980
Owner’s Manual
Cooktop
Electronic Touch Control
49-80278 12-04 JR
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 2–4
Operating Instructions
Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . . .10, 11
Dual Surface Element . . . . . . . . 7
Features of Your Cooktop . . . . . .5
Kitchen Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Locking the Cooktop . . . . . . . . .9
Pan Detection Feature . . . . . . . . .9
Pan Sizing Feature . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Surface Elements . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Warmer Surface Element . . . . . .7
Care and Cleaning
Control Lock Pad . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Packaging Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting Tips . . . . 15, 16
Consumer Support
Consumer Support . . . Back Cover
Product Registration . . . . . . 17, 18
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model
# ______________
Serial # ______________
You can find them on a label
under the cooktop.
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.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including
the following:
■ 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: Items of interest to
children 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.
■ Always keep dish towels, dishcloths, 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. They may become hot and
could cause burns.
■ Never wear loose-fitting or hanging
garments while using the appliance.
Flammable material could be ignited
if brought in contact with hot surface
elements 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 elements. Do not use a
towel or other bulky cloth. Such cloths can
catch fire on a hot surface element.
■ Do not use water on grease fires. Never
pick up a flaming pan. Turn the controls
off. Smother a flaming pan on a surface
element by covering the pan completely
with a 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 preparing flaming foods under the
hood, turn the fan on.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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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■ Do not touch glass ceramic surface
elements while cooking. This surface may
be hot enough to burn even though it may
appear dark in color. During and after use,
do not touch, or let clothing or other
flammable materials contact the cooking
surface. Note the hot indicator lights and
allow sufficient time for cooling first.
■ Hot surfaces may include both the cooktop
and areas facing the cooktop.
■ To minimize the possibility of burns,
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 elements.
■ Always turn off the surface element control
before removing the cookware.
■ Use proper pan size—select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to cover
the surface element heating element. The
use of undersized cookware will expose a
portion of the surface element to direct
contact and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of cookware
to surface element will also improve
efficiency.
■ Never leave surface elements unattended
at high heat settings. Boilovers may cause
smoking and greasy spillovers may ignite.
■ Glass and ceramic cookware is not
recommended for use with your radiant
ceramic glass cooktop.
■ Keep an eye on foods being fried at high
or medium-high heat settings.
■ 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.
■ Avoid placing any objects on or near the
keypads in order to prevent accidental
activation of the cooktop controls.
■ 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.
■ Never use your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
WARNING!
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
READ AND FOLLOW THIS SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Use care when touching the cooktop. The glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat after the
controls have been turned off.
RADIANT SURFACE ELEMENTS
■ Avoid scratching the glass cooktop.
The cooktop can be scratched with items
such as sharp instruments, rings or other
jewelry.
■ Never use the glass cooktop surface as a
cutting board.
■ Do not place or store items on top of the
glass cooktop surface when it is not in use.
■ Be careful when placing spoons or other
stirring utensils on glass cooktop surface
when it is in use. They may become hot
and could cause burns.
■ Avoid heating an empty pan. Doing so may
damage the cooktop and the pan.
■ Do not allow water, other liquids or grease
to remain on the cooktop.
■ Do not operate the glass surface elements
if the glass is broken. Spillovers or cleaning
solution may penetrate a broken cooktop
and create a risk of electrical shock.
Contact a qualified technician immediately
should your glass cooktop become broken.
■ Spilled or burnt-on foods may cause
accidental activation or deactivation of the
keypad. Clean the keypad thoroughly, and
controls will resume normal operation.
■ To prevent accidental activation of the
cooktop, do not place any objects on or
near the keypad.
■ Clean the cooktop with caution. Always
lock the control panel using the control
lock feature and wait until the entire glass
surface is cool before attempting to clean
the cooktop. See the Locking the Cooktop
section for details. If a wet sponge or cloth
is used to wipe spills on a hot surface
element, be careful to avoid steam burns.
Some cleansers can produce noxious
fumes if applied to a hot surface.
■ NOTE: We recommend that you avoid
wiping any surface element areas until they
have cooled and the indicator light has
gone off. Sugar spills are the exception to
this. Please see the Cleaning the glass
cooktop section.
■ When the cooktop is cool, use only
CERAMA BRYTE
®
Ceramic Cooktop
Cleaner and the CERAMA BRYTE
®
Cleaning Pad to clean the cooktop.
■ To avoid possible damage to the cooking
surface, do not apply the cleaning cream
to the glass surface when it is hot.
■ After cleaning, use a dry cloth or paper
towel to remove all the cleaning cream
residue.
■ Read and follow all instructions and
warnings on the cleaning cream labels.
■ Large scratches or impacts to cooktops can
lead to broken or shattered glass.
■ Use care when touching the cooktop. The
glass surface of the cooktop will retain heat
after the controls have been turned OFF.
■ Do not stand on the glass cooktop.
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Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Feature Index (Features and appearances may vary.) Explained on page
Single Surface Element 6
Warmer Surface Element 8
Dual Surface Element 7
Single Surface Element Control Pad 6
Dual Surface Element Control Pad 7
Warmer Surface Element Control Pad 8
Kitchen Timer Control Pad 9
Pan Sensor Control Pad 9
Control Lock Pad 9
Hot Surface Indicator Lights (one for each surface element) 9
JP950
JP980
Using the surface elements.
Your new Profile Cooktop makes an eloquent statement of style, convenience, and kitchen planning flexibility. Whether you
chose it for its purity of design, assiduous attention to detail, or for both of these reasons—you’ll find that your Profile
cooktop’s superior blend of form and function will delight you for years to come.
This cooktop contains several new features such as pan detection and pan sizing. The touch controls give you precise
control of the surface elements. You can quickly switch between a steady low heat and full power or any setting in
between. The information on the following pages will help you operate and maintain your cooktop properly.
NOTE: Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Never cook directly on the glass.
Always use cookware.
About the radiant surface elements…
The radiant cooktop features heating
elements beneath a smooth glass surface.
Cooktop temperatures increase with
the number of surface elements that
are on. With 3 or 4 elements turned on,
cooktop temperatures are high. Always
use caution when touching it.
The indicator lights will come on next
to the Warmer and Dual burners when
activated. Lights also activate for the Pan
Detect and Control Lock features when
they are turned on. The indicator lights
will go off when the surface element or
feature is turned off.
The appropriate HOT SURFACE indicator
light will glow when its corresponding
radiant element is turned on and will
remain on until the surface has cooled
to approximately 150°F.
NOTE:
Hot surface indicator light will:
■ Come on when the surface element is
turned on.
■ Stay on even after the element is turned off.
■ Glow brightly until the element has cooled
below 150°F.
NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new
cooktop is used for the first time. It is caused by
the heating of new parts and insulating materials
and will disappear in a short time.
It is safe to place hot cookware (from
the oven or surface) on the glass cooktop
when the surface is cool. Never place
cookware on the control area.
Even after the surface elements are
turned off, the glass cooktop retains
enough heat to continue cooking. To
avoid overcooking, remove pans from
the surface elements when the food is
cooked. Avoid placing utensils that could
become hot or plastics that could melt
on the surface element until it has cooled
completely.
■ Water stains (mineral deposits) are removable
using the cleaning cream or full strength white
vinegar.
■ Use of window cleaner may leave an
iridescent film on the cooktop. The cleaning
cream will remove this discoloration.
■ Don’t store heavy items above the cooktop.
If they drop onto the cooktop, they can cause
damage.
■ Do not use the surface as a cutting board.
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element you are using.
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Do not slide cookware across the
control or cooktop surface because
it can scratch the glass. The glass is
scratch-resistant, not scratchproof.
Radiant Surface Elements
The controls for the radiant surface
elements allow for 11 different heat
settings: Low, 1–9 and High. The heating
element may not visibly glow at low heat
settings.
The surface heating element will cycle on
and off to maintain your selected control
setting.
Each radiant surface element has a
temperature limiter which protects the
glass cooktop from getting too hot.
NOTE: This cooktop has a rapid heat-up feature.
■ If the cooktop is cool when turned on, it will
glow red for a short period of time until the
desired power setting is reached.
■ If the cooktop is already warm, the rapid
heat-up feature may not activate.
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SURFACE
COOKING
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