GE RGJ534GEP Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Aluminum Foil
Appliance Registration

Baking, Baking Guide
Broiling, Broiling Guide

Care and

Clock/Timer
Consumer Services

Control

Door Removal
Energy-Saving Tips

Features

Ligh(; Bulb

Minor Adjustments

Model and

Cleaning

Panel

Repluwment

Serial Numbers

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Use and Care

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Preheating
Problem Solver

Roasting, Roasting Guide

Safety

Instructions

8,

Shelves
Thermostat Adjustment

Warranty

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Help us help you...

Read this book carefully.

It

is intended (o help you operate

and mtiintdin

properly.

Keep i[

questions.

It’

you

or need more help. write (include
your

phorw

Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY

your new oven

handy

clon

for

answers to your

’( understand something

number):

40225

Write down the model and

serial numbers.

YoLI’11

find them on a label on the

frotlt

frame behind the broiler

drawer.
These numbers are

consumer

Registration
with your oven.
in this card,
numbers here:

See

Features Section.

UISO

pl”oduct

Ownership

Card tha[

Before sending

please

write these

on the

came

If you need service...

To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in the
back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pIeased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most

cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,

write

all

the details—including

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606

WARNING:

If the
information in this
manual is not followed
exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing

property damage,
personal injury or death.

— Do not store or use

gasoline or other
flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other
appliance.

— WHAT TO DO IF

Y()[J

SMELL GAS

●

Do not try to light any

appliance.

●

Do not touch any

electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your
building.

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these

correspondence or service
concerning your oven.

numbers in any

calls

If you received
a damaged oven...

Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder)

that sold

you the oven.

Save time and money.
Before you request
service...

Check dw Problem Solver in
this book.
operating

correc( yourscl f.

It lis(s causes

problems

that you

of minor

can

●

Immediately

gas supplier from

call

your

a

neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’
instructions.

●

If you cannot reach

,youl

gas supplier, call the fire

department.

—Installation and service

must be performed by

a

qualified installer, service

agency or the gas

suppliel

2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read

all instructions before using this appliance.

c

IMPORTANT
SAFETY NOTICE

The California Safe Drinking

Wuter

and Toxic Enforcement Act
requires the

to

publish a list of substances

cJovemor of

known to the state to cause cancer,

birth

defects or other reproductive

harm,

find

requires businesses

to warn

customers of potential

exposure to such substances.

(M

Appliances can
exposure to four of these
substances, namely benzene,

carbon

monoxide, formaldehyde

and soot, caused primarily by the

incomplete combustion of natural

~M

01-

[.P

fuels.

Properly adjusted

burners, indicated by a bluish
rather than a yellow flame,
will minimize incomplete
combustion. Exposure to these

can

substances

be minimized

further by venting with an open

window

or using a ventilation

fan or hood.

When You

●

Have

the installer show you

Get

the location of the oven gas cut-

off valve and how to shut it off

if necessary.

●

Have your oven installed and
properly grounded by a
qualified installer,

with the Installation Instructions.
Any adjustment and service

be

should

qualified gas

service

performed only by

range

technicians.

California

cause

minor

Your Oven

in accordance

installers or

Plug your oven into a 120-volt

grounded outlet only.

remove the round grounding
prong from the plug. If in doubt
about the grounding of your
home electrical system, it is
your personal responsibility and
obligation to have an ungrounded
outlet replaced with a
grounded, three-prong outlet in
accordance with the National
Electrical Code. Do not use an
extension cord with this
appliance.

●

Be sure

all

packing materials

Do not

properly-

are removed from the oven

before operating it, to prevent
fire or smoke damage should the
packing material ignite.

●

Be sure your oven is correctly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or installer for the

type of gas (Natural or LP) on
which it is to be used.

can be converted for use on either
type of gas. See the Installation
Instructions.

Your oven

Using Your Oven

●

Don’t leave children alone or

unattended where an oven
hot or in operation.

be seriously burned.

●

Don’t allow anyone to
stand or hang on the door or
broiler compartment. They
could damage the oven.

●

CAUTION: ITEMS OF
INTEREST TO CHILDREN
SHOULD NOT BE STORED
IN CABINETS ABOVE AN
OVEN—CHILDREN
CLIMBING ON THE OVEN
TO REACH ITEMS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

They could

is

climb!

●

Never wear loose fitting or
hanging garments while using
the appliance.

when reaching for items stored
in cabinets over the oven.
Flammable material could be
ignited if brought in contact with
flame or hot oven surfaces and
may cause severe burns.

●

For your safety, never use

Be careful

your appliance for warming or
heating the room.

●

Do not use water on grease
fires. Never pick up a flaming
pan,

Turn off burner, then

smother flaming pan by covering

pan completely with well-fitting

lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan
can be put out by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a

multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.

●

Do not leave paper products,
cooking utensils, or food in the
oven when not in use. Do not
store flammable materials in an
oven.

or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or
any other appliance.

●

Do not store or use gasoline

Do not let cooking grease or
other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the oven.

●

Do not use oven as a storage

area.

●

When cooking pork,

the directions exactly and always

cook the meat to an internal

tem~erature
Thi; assures that, in the remote

possibility that trichina may
be present in the meat, it will
be killed and meat will be
safe to eat.

of at least

(continued

follow

170”F.

ne.rl p~ige)

3

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(Conllllllcd

●

Stand

opening oven door. The hot air

steam

or
burn hands,

●

Don’t heal unopened food

containers in the oven.

Pressure
the container could burst,
causing an injury.

●

Keep oven vent

unobstructed.

●

Keep

buildup.

●

Place

position while oven is cool.

It’

shcl\ M

lint.

heatin:

●

Pulliug

is a convenience in lifting heavy
foods. It is also
against burns from touching

hot

walls.

●

Whtm

roasting bags in oven, follow

[hc lll:llllll’LIct

●

Do

newspapers.

can Ldtch fire.

● Don ‘t use aluminum foil

anywhere in the oven except as
described in this book.

could rmu [( in

LiWI~t? [()

● Use only

is recommended

olcns.

)

away

f’rom

oven when

which escapes can

f’ace

and/or eyes.

could

build up and

ducts

oven

f’ree

from grease

oven shelf in desired

musI be

dO

no{ IcI pot holder

unils in the oven.

htindltxf when

cmtact

out shelf to shelf stop

a

precaution

surfaces

of’ door or oven

using cooking or

LII’cI”s

dit”ections.

not use your oven to dry

If’

o~ferheated, they

Misuse

a

[’i rc

hazard or

(he ()\JCl].

glass

cookware that

for LISe

in

gas

●

Always remove broiler pan
from the broiler compartment
as soon as you finish broiling.

Grease left in the pan can catch
fire if oven is used without
removing the grease from the

broiler pan.

●

When broiling, if meat is too

close to the flame, the fat may
ignite.

excessive flare-ups.

●

Make sure broiler pan is in

place correctly

possibility of grease fires.

●

If you should have a grease

fire in the broiler pan,

oven, and keep broiler door
closed to contain fire until it
burns out.

Clean only

Use and Care Book.

Trim excess fat to prevent

to reduce the

turn off

parts listed in this

If You Need Service

S

Read “The Problem

this book.

in

●

Don’t attempt to repair

or replace any part

Solver”

of your
range unless it is specifically
recommended in this book.

other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.

All

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Energy-Saving Tips

● Preheat the oven only when

necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorily without preheating.

If you find preheating is

listen for the beep and put food in
the oven promptly after the oven is
preheated.

● Always turn oven OFF before

removing food.

● During baking, avoid frequent

door openings. Keep door open
as short a time as possible
is opened.

● Cook complete oven meals

instead of just one food item.

Potatoes, other vegetables and
some desserts will cook together
with a main-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken or roast. Choose
foods that cook at the same
temperature and in approximately
the same time.

● Use residual heat in oven

whenever possible to finish
cooking casseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add rolls or precooked
desserts to warm oven, using
residual heat to warm them.

necesstiry,

if

it

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Feature Index

I

Mode] and ,%rial

2 Removable

3

Oven Shelf Supports

4 Oven Shelves

on

5 Oven Light Switch

on and oft)

6

Oven Controls,
7 Oven Vent

8

Oven Interior

~ RemovLlb]e Oven Bt)ttonl

1 () Broiler

F=========”-”’-

Numbers (behind broiler drawer)

Oven Door

(eusily rcmovcd

shelf supports)

Clock and

I..igh[

Drawer

or

(Icts-you (urn

Timer

———

rcpositiomxl

interior

—

—.—

OVL;l

light

—.

\w\

\

See

page

2

17, 18

8,

12

8,

12, 17,

8

7,8

8

8, 17

16

14,

15, 17, 18

18

Features of Your Oven Control

1. PROGRAM STATUS.

light

up in tilt display [o show

Words

the

Seleclcd ()\’ell mode.

Progr:llllmcd int’t)rmation can be

displayed al any [i me by touching

the pad

to

display
whi Ie

by

2.

time c~t d:ly, the limes
timer or :Iu(olno(ic

3. OVk:N

AND

the

sc[ti n: selected.

4.

Lights

in

5.

pad incrc:lw

by

pad

h~

of

[he opel”ulion

S(2C. 1:01”

CXdlllp]C. yell

[he

current time of

[he [imcr

toLdling

‘l’IME:

the CLOCK

DISPLAY. Shows

is

yoLI w’mt

counting

CLII1

day

down

pad.

set for

oven

operation.”

TEMPERATURE

BROII,

OYcll

IWJNCT1ON

tmkc or

INCREASE;, Short

SIIIL1!I

to incrcme time or tenlperdlLlrc

@!U’ tlIlloLllltS.

DISPLAY. Shows

tClll]3Cl”U[Lll”C 01”

INDICATORS.

LIp (() show

whether oven is

hroi

I mode.

[i me or

llll)OLIIltS. press

[he broil

taps to (his

[emperaturc

lllld

(be
(he

hold

?

6.

DECREASE. Short taps to this

pd decrease

by

small :unounts.

?

time or temperature

Press md

pad to decrease time or

tenlperatllre

7.

BAKE.

bake

function. Then

INCREASE

by

Ial”gcr

amounts.

‘rOLICh

this

pad

tap

or press

or DECREASE pad

to select

display desired temperature.

8.

BROIL. Touch this

broil function. Then
INCREASE pxl
LO

(450(’F.)

(5500F.).

chmge

9. COOK TIME.

and

then touch [he

or

twice to

Tap DECREASE

hack to LO broi 1.

DEJCREASE ptid
~)!’

time

you

want

c(mk. Touch BA KF1 ~lnd

INCREASE

set [he

oven

w

i 11 shut off

Cook Tirrre has

or

DECREASE

(emperatLu-e.

Jter

run

pad to

tap

once

to broil

broil at HI

Touch

this

1 NC REASE or

to

set the

your

food to

the

The oven

the selected

out.

10. STOP TIME. Usc this pad

along with

INCREASE or DECREASE pad to

SC(

the ()\erl to stwl

cook
:mtomut ical Iy ut a t i me you select.

COO

for a

specified time

K TIME

wrtomtitica]ly,

and

and

hold

select

at

pad to

pad

amount

pad

to

stop

???

to

11. CLOCK.

bef’ore

setting the clock.

To set clock,

pad.

“TIME” will

Touch this

first

touch CLOCK

flash

pad

in the

display. Tap INCREASE or

DECREASE

time

of

pad

to

change

day

by small amounts.

the

Press & hold INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to

change

the

time of day by larger amounts.

12.

TIMER ON/OFF.

pad

to select timer

Touch this

f’unction.

The
timer does not control oven

opertitions.

turn it

Touch pad

off.

again to

To set timer, first touch TIMER
pad. “TIMER” will flash in the
display. Tap INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to change the
time by small amounts. Press

and

hold INCREASE or DECREASE
pad to

change

the time by larger

tirnounts.

Hours and minutes will be

displayed if the time set on the
timer is more than 1 hour. Minutes
and seconds will be displayed

the

time set on the timer is less

thun 1

hour.

13. CLEAR/OFF. Touch this

to cancel

all

oven operations “

if

pad

except clock and timer.

6

Control, Clock and Timer
Clock

The

clock

must be set for the

automatic oven timing functions

work properly. The time of day

to

cannot be changed during a TIME

BAKE

To Set the Clock

Step 1. Touch the CLOCK pad.

Step 2. Press INCREASE or

DECREASE

ot”

Power Outage?

At’tcr a

is

and
correc[.

The display flashes until the clock
is
were in operation when the power

went

programmed again.

~yde.

ptid

to set the time

day.

power outage, when power

resl(mxl

reset.

the display will

(iITw shown

All other functions that

out will

wi]]

have

no

to be

flash

longer

be

Timer

The timer does not control oven
operations. The maximum setting
on the timer is
minutes.

9

hours and 55

To Set The Timer

Step 1.

ON/OFF
Step 2. Press INCREASE or

DECREASE pad to set the amount

of

The timer will start automatically
within
the pad.

Touch the TIMER

ptid.

time on the timer.

a few

seconds of releasing

mllm

The timer, as you
will display seconds until

seconds is reached.

Then it will display minutes
seconds until 60 minutes is
reached.

are

setting it,

60

and

To Reset Timer

Touch TIMER pad and then press

INCREASE or DECREASE pad
until the time you want shows on
the display.

To Cancel Timer

Press & hold TIMER pad until the
word “TIMER” quits flashing on
the display (about 4 seconds).

Timer Tones

The timer tone is 3 beeps followed
by 1 beep every 6 seconds. If you
would like to remove the one beep
every 6 seconds, press & hold

CLEAWOFF for 10 seconds.

To return the tone of 1 beep every
6 seconds, press & hold
CLEAR/OFF for 10 seconds.

Error Message

If “F” and a number flash on
display, this indicates a function
error code. Touch CLEAR/OFF

pad. If function error code does not
clear, disconnect power to the oven
and call for service.

After 60 minutes, it will display
hours (
display)
maximum time of
minutes is reached.

“HR”

now appears in

and

minutes

until

9

hours

the

and

55

7

Using Your Oven

Automatic Ignition

The oven burner is lighted by

electric ignition.
To light the burner,

for the desired function and press
lNCREASE or DECREASE pad
until the desired temperature is
displayed. The burner should
ignite within 60 seconds.

After the oven reaches the selected
temperature, the oven burner
cycles—off completely, then on
with a full flame—to keep the
oven temperature controlled.

Power outage?

The oven burner will not light in
the event of an electrical power
outage. Do not attempt to light it

manually with a match.

touch the pad

Oven Light

Use the switch on the control panel

to turn

the light on and off.

Oven Vent

When the oven is on, heated air

moves through a vent below the

control panel.
The vent area could get hot during

oven use.
The vent is needed for proper air

flow in the oven and good baking
results.
Doing so may cause failure, fire
or damage to the oven.

Do

not block this vent.

Oven Shelves
,

The shelves are designed with

locks so when placed correctly on
the shelf supports, they will stop
before coming completely out of
the oven and will not tilt when you
are removing food from them or
placing food on them.

When placing cookware on a shelf,
pull the shelf out to the “stop”
position. Place the cookware on

the shelf, then slide the shelf back

into the oven. This will eliminate
reaching into the hot oven.

To remove a shelf from the oven,

pull it toward you, tilt front end

upward and pull shelf out.

To replace, place shelf on shelf

support with stop-locks (curved

extension of shelf) facing up and

toward rear of oven. Tilt up front

and push shelf toward back of

oven until it goes past “stop” on

oven wall. Then lower front of

shelf and push it

all

the way back.

stop-

I

four

The oven has
A (bottom), B, C and D (top).
Shelf positions for cooking are
suggested on Baking and Roasting
pages.

For best results, we recommend
that you use only one oven
when baking. If you are baking
multiple items and choose to use
both oven racks for baking, place
oven racks on shelf positions B
and D. When baking several items
stagger pans so that no pan is
directly above another.

Oven Moisture

I

As your oven heats up, the
changing temperature
air in the oven
water droplets to form on the
door

glass.

harmless
the oven continues to heat Lip.

shelf

may cause

These droplets

and

will evaporate

supports-

rack

of’ the

are

as