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Safety Instructions . . . . . .2–7 Installation
Owner’s Manual
Instructions . . . . . . . . . .42–53
& Installation
Operating Instructions
Air Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Instructions
Aluminum Foil . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Anti-Tip Device . . . . . . . . .45, 53
Clock and Timer . . . . . . .16, 17
Assemble Surface Burners . . .50
JGBP86
Lower Oven Drawer . . . . . . . .32
Checking Burner
JGBP87
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11–34
Ignition . . . . . . . .
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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 or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. 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 vi
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com WARNING! 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 birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances. Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Locate the range out of kitchen traffic path Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments and out of drafty locations to prevent poor while using the appliance. Be careful when air circulation. reaching for items stored in cabinets over the range. Flammable material could be ignited Be sure all packaging materials are if brought in contact with flame or hot oven removed from the range before operating it
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com WARNING! SURFACE BURNERS Use proper pan size—avoid pans that are unstable or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner grates. To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy spattering or spillovers left
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ELECTRIC WARMING DRAWER AND LOWER OVEN DRAWER (on some models) The purpose of the warming drawer and Do not touch the heating element or the the WARM ZONE setting of the lower oven interior surface of the drawer. These drawer is to hold hot cooked foods at surfaces may be hot enough to burn. serving temperature. Always start with hot food; cold food cannot be heated or cooked REMEMBER: The inside surface of the in the warmin
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com UPPER OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that escape can cause burns to hands, face and eyes. Do not use the oven for a storage area. Do not use your oven to dry newspapers. Items stored in the oven can ignite. If overheated, they can catch fire. Keep the oven free from grease buildup. Use only glass cookwa
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Using the gas surface burners. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Before Lighting a Gas Burner After Lighting a Gas Burner Make sure all burners are in place. Do not operate the burner for an extended period of time without Make sure all grates on the range are cookware on the grate. The finish on properly placed before using any burner. the grate may chip without cookware to absorb the heat. Be sure the burners and grates are cool before you plac
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Top-of-Range Cookware Aluminum: Medium-weight cookware is Glass: There are two types of glass recommended because it heats quickly cookware—those for oven use only and and evenly. Most foods brown evenly in an those for top-of-range cooking (saucepans, aluminum skillet. Use saucepans with tight- coffee and teapots). Glass conducts heat fitting lids when cooking with min
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Using the griddle. (on some models) Your non-stick coated griddle provides NOTE: Your griddle will discolor over time as it an extra-large cooking surface for meats, becomes seasoned with use. pancakes, or other food usually prepared in a frying pan or skillet. How to Insert the Griddle CAUTION: Place and remove the griddle only when all grates and griddle are cool and all surface units are turned OFF. The griddle can only be used with the center burner. To insert the griddle, remove the cente
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the oven controls. (on some models) www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. (on models with number pads only) Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features BAKE Pad COOKING TIME Pad Touch this pad to select the bake function. Touch this pad and then touch the number pads to set the amount of time you want your BROIL HI/LO Pad food to coo
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Using the oven controls. (on some models) Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features (on some models) SELF CLEAN Pad COOKING TIME Pad Touch this pad to select the self-cleaning Touch this pad and then touch the number function. See the Using the self-cleaning pads to set the amount of time you want your oven section. food to cook. The oven will shut off when the cooking time has run out. PROBE Pad (on some models) DELAY START
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the upper oven. www.GEAppliances.com To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when To remove a shelf, pull it toward you, tilt the placed correctly on the shelf supports (A front end up and pull it out. through E), they will stop before coming To replace, place the end of the
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Using the upper oven. If your model has a door latch, do not lock the oven door with the latch during baking or roasting. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. How to Set the Upper Oven for Baking or Roasting Your oven is not designed for open-door cooking. Type of Food Shelf Position Touch the BAKE pad. Frozen pies (on cookie sheet) B or C Angel food cake, A Touch the number pads to set the bundt or pound cakes desired temperature. Biscuits, muffins, brownies, C Touch the START pad. cookie
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com If your model has a door latch, do not lock the oven door with the latch during broiling. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. How to Set the Upper Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler Touch the START pad. grid in the broiler pan. When broiling is finished, touch the Follow suggested shelf positions in the Always use the broiler pan and grid CLE
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Using the clock and timer. Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time of If number pads are not touched within one day for the automatic oven timing functions minute after you touch the CLOCK pad, the to work properly. The time of day cannot display reverts to the original setting. If this OR be changed during a timed baking or self- happens, touch the CLOCK pad and reenter cleaning cycle. the time of day. On models with a CLOCK pad, Touch the
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Service www.GEAppliances.com To Reset the Timer If the display is still showing the time If the remaining time is not in the display remaining, you may change it by touching (clock, delay start or cooking time are in the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF or TIMER/CLOCK the display), recall the remaining time by (depending on model) pad, then touch the touching the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF or number pads until the t
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Using the timed baking and roasting features. (upper oven only) If your model has a door latch, do not lock the oven door with the latch during timed cooking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. 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 harmful
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the probe. (on some models) www.GEAppliances.com If your model has a door latch, do not lock the oven door with the latch while cooking with the probe. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. For many foods, especially roasts and poultry, internal food temperature is the best test for doneness. The temperature probe takes the guesswork out of cooking foods to the exact doneness you
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Using the convection oven. (on some models) If your model has a door latch, do not lock the oven door with the latch during convection cooking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. The convection oven fan shuts off when the oven door is opened. DO NOT leave the door open for long periods of time while using convection cooking. To help you understand the difference between convection bake and roast and traditional bake and roast, here are some general guidelines. Grid Convection Bake Prehe
