General Electric JP201CV User Manual
Owner’s Manual
Part No. 164D3333P176 Pub. No. 49-8946-1 7-99 JR
Cooktop
Electric Built-In
Models:
JP200
JP201
GE Quality Product
Inside you will find many helpful hints on how to use and maintain
your cooktop properly. Just a little preventive care on your part can
save you a great deal of time and money over the life of your cooktop.
READ THIS MANUAL
A Service Partnership.
FOR YOUR RECORDS
Write the model and serial numbers here:
#
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You can find them on a label fastened to the bottom of the cooktop.
Staple sales slip or cancelled check here.
Proof of the original purchase date is needed to obtain service
under the warranty.
IMPORTANT!
Fill out and return the Consumer Product Registration Card
that is packed with this product.
You’ll find many answers to common problems in the
Before You Call
For Service
section. If you review our chart of
Troubleshooting Tips
first, you may not need to call for service at all.
If you do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone
call away. A list of toll-free customer service numbers is included in
the back section of this manual. Or you can always call the GE Answer
Center® at 800.626.2000, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE
Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of Our Family.
Welcome to the family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are committed
to providing dependable service. You’ll see it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and
you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our customer service department.
Best of all, you’ll experience these values each time you use your cooktop. That’s
important, because your new cooktop will be part of your family for many years.
And we hope you will be part of ours for a long time to come.
We thank you for buying our product. We appreciate your purchase, and hope you
will continue to rely on us whenever you need quality appliances for your home.
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Safety Information
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . .3, 4
Surface Cooking Units . . . . . . .5
Operating Instructions
Using the Surface Units . . . . . .6
Cookware Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Care and Cleaning
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Porcelain Enamel Cooktop . . . .8
Stainless Steel Cooktop . . . . . .8
Surface Units & Drip Pans . . . .9
Installation Instructions
Tools You Will Need . . . . . . .10
Electrical Requirements . . . . .10
Electrical Connections . . . . . .10
Typical Location . . . . . . . . . . .11
Optional Location . . . . . . . . . .12
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You Call
For Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Customer Service
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Service Telephone
Numbers . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service
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.
■Be sure your appliance is properly installed
and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the provided Installation
Instructions.
■Before performing any service,
DISCONNECT THE COOKTOP POWER
SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD
DISTRIBUTION PANEL BY REMOVING
THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE
CIRCUIT BREAKER.
■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.
■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.
■Never wear loose-fitting or hanging
garments while using the appliance. Be
careful when reaching for items stored in
cabinets over the cooktop. Flammable
material could be ignited if brought in
contact with hot surface units and may
cause severe burns.
■Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot
holders and other linens a safe distance
from your cooktop.
■Always keep wooden and plastic utensils
and canned food a safe distance away from
your cooktop.
■Teach children not to play with the
controls or any other part of the cooktop.
■Always keep combustible wall coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from
your cooktop.
■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 units. Do not use a towel
or other bulky cloth in place of a pot
holder. Such cloths can catch fire on a hot
surface unit.
■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 off the
surface unit then smother flaming pan
by covering pan completely with wellfitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray or,
if available, a multi-purpose dry chemical
or foam-type extinguisher.
■Flaming grease inside or 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.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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Customer Service Troubleshooting Tips Installation Instructions Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
■Do not store flammable materials near
the cooktop.
■Keep hood and grease filters clean to
maintain good venting and to avoid grease
fires.
■When preparing flaming foods under the
vent hood, turn the fan on.
■Do not let cooking grease or other
flammable materials accumulate on
the cooktop.
■Do not touch surface units. 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 surface units
or areas nearby surface units; 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 units.
■Always turn the surface units to
OFF
before
removing cookware.
■To avoid the possibility of a burn or electric
shock, always be certain that the controls
for all surface units are at the
OFF
position
and all surface units are cool before
attempting to lift or remove the unit.
■Do not immerse or soak the removable
surface units. Do not put them in a
dishwasher.
■Clean the cooktop with caution. If a
wet sponge or cloth is used to wipe spills
on a hot surface, be careful to avoid
steam burns.
WARNING!
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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.
COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY…
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Customer Service
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Use proper pan size—This appliance is equipped with different size surface units. Select cookware
having flat bottoms large enough to cover the surface unit heating element. The use of undersized
cookware will expose a portion of the surface unit to direct contact and may result in ignition of
clothing. Proper relationship of the cookware to the surface unit will also improve efficiency.
SURFACE COOKING UNITS
■Never leave the surface units unattended at
high heat settings. Boilovers cause smoking
and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire.
■Be sure the drip pans and the duct are not
covered and are in place. Their absence
during cooking could damage cooktop
parts and wiring.
■Do not use aluminum foil to line the drip
pans. Misuse could result in a shock, fire
hazard or damage to the cooktop.
■Only certain types of glass, glass/ceramic,
earthenware or other glazed containers are
suitable for cooktop service; others may
break because of the sudden change in
temperature.
■Keep an eye on foods being fried at
HI
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.
Read and follow this Safety Information carefully.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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