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Safety Instructions
Owner’s Manual
Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
JBP79
Radiant Surface Units . . . . . . . . 5
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . 3, 4
Operating Instructions
Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9–19
Sabbath Feature . . . . . . . . . . .16
Self-Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . .18, 19
Special Features . . . . . . . .10–11
Thermostat . . . . . .
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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, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result. To prevent accidental tipping of the range, attach it to the wall and floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. To check if the device is installed and engaged properly,
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. The fiberglass insulat
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel become broken. n Do not store flammable materials in an n Do not let cooking grease or other oven or near the cooktop. flammable materials accumulate in
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com RADIANT SURFACE UNITS Use proper pan size—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 cookware to surface unit will also improve effi
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. n Do not heat unopened food containers. n Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. Pressure could build up and the container If overheated, they can catch on fire. could burst, causing an injury. n Do not use the oven for a storage area. n Keep the oven vent unobstructed. Items stored in an
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the surface units. www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either A HOT COOKTOP indicator light will glow direction to the setting you want. when any radiant element is turned on, and will remain on until the surface is At both OFF and HI the control clicks
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Using the surface units. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. About the radiant surface units… SURFACE COOKING The radiant cooktop features heating units beneath a smooth glass surface. DRAGGING 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 Never cook direct
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the oven controls. www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE Pad KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF Pad Press this pad to select the bake function. Press this pad to select the timer feature. Display CLEAR/OFF Pad Shows the time of day, oven temperature, P
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Special features of your oven control. Your new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the display is showing the time of day. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated. When the display shows your choice, press the START pad. The special features will remain in memory after a power failure. 12 Hour Shut-Off With this feature
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will Press the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until pad. The display shows CON BEEP the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed. This continual (continual beep). Press the KITCHEN 6 second beep may be canceled. TIMER ON/OFF pad again. The di
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Using the oven. To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stops, so that when CAUTION: When you are using the shelf in the lowest position (A), you will need to use caution placed correctly on the supports, they will when pulling the shelf out. We recommend that stop before coming completely out, and you pull the shelf out several inches and then, will not tilt. using two pot holders, pull the shelf out by h
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler over-browning them. grid in the broiler pan. Press the BROIL HI/LO pad once Follow suggested shelf positions in for HI Broil. the Broiling Guide. To change to LO Broil, press the If your range is connected to 208 volts, rare BROIL HI/LO pad again. steaks may be br
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Using the clock and timer. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time Press the CLOCK pad. of day for the automatic oven timing Press the number pads. functions to work properly. The time of Make sure the clock is set to the day cannot be changed during a timed Press the START pad. correct time of day. baking or self-cleaning cycle. To Set the Timer Press the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF Press the START pad. pad. When the timer reaches :00, the Press the number pads until the control wi
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the timed baking and roasting features. www.GEAppliances.com NOTE: Foods that spoil easily–such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork–should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat from the bulb will speed h
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Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (On some models) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for broiling, self-cleaning, or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed. See the Oven Light Replacement section. On models with a light switch on the control panel, the oven light may be turned on
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Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! www.GEAppliances.com You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostat yourself. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in gro
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Using the self-cleaning oven. Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen Do not clean the gasket. The fiberglass with an open window or using a material of the oven door gasket cannot ventilation fan or hood during the first withstand abrasion. It is essential for the self-clean cycle. gasket to remain intact. If you notice it becoming worn or frayed, replace it. Remove the shelves, broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware and any aluminum foil Wipe up any heavy spillovers on the oven
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Make sure the clock shows the correct The door locks automatically. The time of day. display will show the start time. It will not be possible to open the oven door Touch the SELF CLEAN pad. until the temperature drops below the Using the number pads, enter the lock temperature and the LOCKED DOOR light goes off. desired clean time. Touch th
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Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure all controls are off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. If your range is removed for cleaning, servicing or any reason, be sure the anti-tip device is re-engaged properly when the range is replaced. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the range and cause injury. How to Remove Packaging Tape To assure no damage is done to the finish Apply with a soft cloth and allow to soak. of the product, the safest way
