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Contents

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12

Appllance Reg]strat]on

2

Use

and

Care

of

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Model

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Care

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7

Consumer Services

19

Control Settings

6

Energy-Saving Tips

4

Features

5

Light; Bulb Replacement

6, 14

Model and Serial Numbers

2

Problem Solver

16

Roasting, Roasting Guide

10,

11

Safety Instructions

2-4

Shelves

6

Thermostat Adjustment

14

Warranty

Back Cover

GE Answer

Center’”

800.626.2000

Help us help you...

Before using your oven,
read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you
operate and maintain your new
oven properly.

Keep it handy for answers to
your questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):

Consumer Affairs

Hotpoint

Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model

and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on
the front of the oven behind the
oven door.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your oven. Before sending in
this card, please write these
numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your oven.

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 the Problem Solver on
page

16.

It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

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 pleased. 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, Kentucky 40225

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

Major Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North

Wacker

Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions
before using this
appliance.

When using electrical
appliances, basic safety

precautions should be
followed, including the
following:

● Use this appliance

ody

for

its intended use

as described in

this manual.

● Have the insta~er show you

the location of the circuit
breaker or fuse.

Mark it for

easy reference.

.

●

Be sure your

apptiance

is properly

instalied

and

grounded

by a

qutified

technician in accordance with the
provided Installation Instructions.

●

Don’t attempt to repair or
replace any part of your
oven

utiess

it is

specifidy

recommended in this book.

All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.

“

Before performing any
service, DISCONNECT THE
OVEN POWER SUPPLY
AT THE HOUSEHOLD
DISTRIBUTION PANEL

BY

REMOVING THE FUSE

OR

SWITC~NG O=

THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

● Do not leave children

alone—Children should not be
left alone or unattended in an
area where appliance is in use.

They should never be allowed
to sit or stand on any part of
the appliance.

“

Don’t allow anyone to climb,
stand or hang on the door.
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.

● Never wear loose-fitting or

hanging garments while using
the appliance.

Be careful when
reaching for items stored in
cabinets over the oven.
Flammable material could be
ignited

if

brought in contact
with hot heating elements and
may cause severe burns.

“

DO NOT STORE OR
USE COMBUSTIBLE

MATERULS, GASOLINE

OR OTHER FLAMMABLE
VAPORS AND LIQUIDS

~

THE

VIC~ITY

OF THIS
OR ANY OTHER
APPLIANCE.

● Use only dry pot holders—

Moist or damp potholders on hot
surfaces may result

in burns from

steam. Do not let pot

holdem

touch
hot heating elements. Do not
use a towel or other bulky cloth.

● For your safety, never use

your appliance for warming
or heating the room.

●

Storage in or on appliance—

Do not store flammable materials
in

the

oven.

.

Keep hood and grease filters
clean to maintain good venting
and to avoid grease fires.

● Do not let cooking grease

or other flammable materials
accumulate in or near
the oven.

Q

Do not use water on grease

fires.

Flame in oven can be
smothered by completely
closing door and turning oven
off or use dry chemical or
foam type extinguisher.

Q

Do not touch heating
elements or interior surface
of oven.

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 any interior
area of the oven; allow

sufficient time for cooling,

first.,

Potentially hot surfaces
include the oven vent openings
and surfaces near the openings,
crevices around the oven
door and the edges of the
door window and metal trim
above door.

Remember: The inside surface
of the oven may be hot when

the door is opened.

●

When

cooking pork,

follow

the directions exactly and
always cook the meat to an
internal temperature of at least

170°F.

This assures that, in the
remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it
will be killed and

the

meat will

be safe to eat.

Oven

● Stand away from oven

when opening oven door.

The hot air or steam which
escapes can burn hands, face

an~or

eyes.

● Don’t heat unopened food

containers in the oven.
Pressure could build up

and

the container could burst,
causing an injury.

●

Keep oven vent duct

unobstructed.

● Keep oven free from

grease buildup.

● Place oven shelf in desired

position

whtie

oven is

COOI.

If shelves must be handled

when

hot, do not let pot holder
contact heating units in
the oven.

(continued next

puge)

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IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

● Pulling out shelf to shelf stop

is a convenience in lifting
heavy foods. It is also a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of door

or oven walls.
. When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven, follow
the manufacturer’s directions.

● Do not use your oven to dry

newspapers. If overheated,
they can catch fire.

● Do not use aluminum foil to

line oven bottoms, except as
suggested in manual. Improper
installation of these liners may
result in a risk of electric shock
or fire.

If You Need

Sertice

.

Read

“The Problem Solver”

on page 16 of this book.

● Don’t attempt to repair or

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

All other servicing should be

referred to a qualified technician.

Energy-Saving
Tips

●

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SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

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Features of Your Oven

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Feature

Index

I Grille

2

Oven Cycling Light

3

Oven TEMP Knob
4 Oven SET Knob
5 Automatic Oven Timer

6

Minute Timer

and Clock

7 Oven Light Switch (lets you turn

interior oven light on

and off>

Explained

on page

Explained

Feature Index on page

6
6

8 Oven Interior Light

I

6,14

9 Oven Shelf Supports

10 Broil Unit

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12,

15

6

11 Broiler Pan and Rack

I

12,15

7

12 Bake Unit

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8,15

7

13

Removable Oven Door

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14

6

14 Oven Shelves

I

6,15

15 Model and Serial Numbers

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16

Oven Vent

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Using Your Oven

Before Using Your Oven

1. Look at the controls. Be sure

you understand how to set them
properly.

2. Check oven interior.

Look at
the shelves. Take a practice run
at removing and replacing them
properly to give sure, sturdy
support.

3. Read over information and tips
that follow.

4. Keep this book handy so you
can refer to it, especially during
the first weeks of getting
acquainted with your oven.

Oven Controls

The controls for your oven are
marked OVEN SET and OVEN
TEMP.

The OVEN SET knob has
settings for BAKE, BROIL and
TIME BAKE. When you turn to
the desired setting, the proper
heating units are activated for
that operation.

The OVEN TEMP knob maintains
the temperature you set for

normal

oven operation as well as for
broiling. Turn to set temperatures.

Oven Cycling Light

A light between the OVEN TEMP
and OVEN SET knob glows until
the oven reaches your selected
temperature, then goes off and on
with the oven unit(s) during
cooking.

Oven Shelves

The shelves are designed with
stop-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

shelo 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.

Shelf Positions

The oven has four shelf

supports-

A (bottom), B, C

and

D (top).

Shelf positions for cooking

are

suggested on Baking and

Rotisting

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 above the
door and below the grille.

The vent area could get hot
during oven use.

The vent is needed for proper

air

flow

in the oven and good

baking

results. Do not block this vent.

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