GE PP962, PP942, PP932, PP912, PP972 User Manual 2
PP912
PP932
PP942
PP962
PP972
Owner’s Manual
Cooktop
Radiant
49-80413 09-06 JR
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . 2–4
Operating Instructions
Bridge Surface Element . . . . . .8
Control Lock-Out . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . .10, 11
Dual Surface Element . . . . . . . 8
Features of Your Cooktop . . . 5, 6
Surface Elements . . . . . . . . . 7–9
Tri-Ring Surface Element . . .8, 9
Warming Zone
Surface Element . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Care and Cleaning
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Stainless Steel Surfaces . . . . . . 12
Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . 15
Consumer Support
Consumer Support . . Back Cover
Product Registration . . . . . 17, 18
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model # ________________
Serial # ________________
You can find them on a label
under the cooktop.
Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and CleaningTroubleshooting TipsConsumer Support
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. This appliance must be supplied
with the proper voltage and frequency, and
connected to an individual, properly grounded
branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker
or fuse acceptable for the indicated wattage
on the name plate.
■ 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.
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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 dishtowels, 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. 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.
■ 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 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.
■ Do not flame foods on the cooktop. If you do
flame foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
■ Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate on the cooktop.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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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 surface elements. These
surfaces 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 elements or areas nearby the
surface elements; allow sufficient time
for cooling first.
■ Potentially hot surfaces include 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 the surface element control to
off before removing the cookware.
■ Use proper pan size—select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to cover
the surface 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 cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
■ Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop cooking; others may
break because of the sudden change in
temperature.
■ 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.
■ 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.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING!
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 and rivets on clothing.
■ 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.
■ To minimize the possibility of burns, always
be certain that the controls for all surface
elements are at the off position and the
entire glass surface is cool before
attempting to clean 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.
■ Clean the cooktop with caution. 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.
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ Large scratches or impacts to glass
cooktops can lead to broken or
shattered glass.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
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Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Features of your 36” cooktop.
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Feature Index (Features and appearances may vary.) Explained on page
Single Surface Element 7
Dual Surface Element 8
Tri-Ring Surface Element 8, 9
Left Rear Surface Element Control Knob 7
Warming Zone Surface Element 9
Control Lock Indicator Light 9
Surface Element ON Indicator Light 7
Center or Tri-Ring Surface Element Control Knob 9
Dual Surface Element Control Knob 8
Right Rear Surface Element Control Knob 7
Control Lock Knob 9
Left Front and Bridge Surface Element 8
Bridge/Left Front Surface Element Control Knob 8
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Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.
Features of your 30” cooktop.
Feature Index (Features and appearances may vary.) Explained on page
Single Surface Element 7
Dual Surface Element 8
Left Rear Surface Element Control Knob 7
Left Front Surface Element Control Knob 7
Control Lock Indicator Light 8
Surface Element ON Indicator Light 7
Dual Surface Element Control Knob 8
Dual Surface Element Selector Knob 8
Right Rear Surface Element Control Knob 7
Control Lock Knob 9
Left Front and Bridge Surface Element 8
Bridge Surface Element Selector Knob 8
Tri-Ring Surface Element 8, 9
Tri-Ring Surface Element Selector Knob 8
Tri-Ring Surface Element Control Knob 9
Left Front/Bridge Surface Control Knob 8
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