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Gas Slide-h Range
Problem Solver.......................36, 37
Safety hIstructionS....................2-6
Thermostat Adjustment–
Anti-Tip Device ..................................2, 3,34
Do It Yourself ............................................20
More questions ?...call
GEAmwer Center” 8011626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil ..................................5, 18,23
Features ......................................................8# 9
Preparation ............................7, 34
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HELP US HELP YOU... Read this guide carefully. WARNING: If the information in this It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new range properly. manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property Keep it handy for answers to your questions. damage, personal injury or death. If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number): — Do not store or use gasoline or other Consumer Affairs flammable vapors and liquids in the GE A
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* After prolonged use of a range, high floor lNIPORTAN~ SAFETY’NOTICE temperatures may result and many floor ● The California Safe Drinking Water and’ Toxic covtxings will not withstand this kind of use. Enforcement Act requires the Governor of Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum California to publish a list of substances known to that cannot withstand such type of use. Never the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting. re
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) * Ngver wear loose fitting or hanging garments ● When cooking pork, follow the directions while using the appliance. Be careful when exactly and always cook the meat to an internal reaching for items stored in cabinets over the temperature of at least 170*F. This assures that, range. Flammable material could be ignited if in the remote possibility that trichina maybe brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces present in the meat, it will be kille
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. ● To avoid the possihiiity of a burn, always be ~ Do not use a wok on the cooking surface if the certain that the eontrois for all burners are at wok has a round metal ring thatis placed over the off positian and.aii grates are cool before the burner grate to support the wok. This ring. ~~• attempting to remove them. acts as a heat trap, which may damage @e burner , grate and burner head. Also, it may cause the * Never ”clean the cooktop surface when it is hot. burner to work improperly. This
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! INIPORTANT SAFETHNSTRUC’IXONS (coritinued) ,- If you should have a grease fire ifi the broiler pa?, turn the oven off and keep tk cnwn door C1OMXI to contain fire until it bt.ums out. ● Keep the range ~lean and free of accumulations of gre~e or spillovers, which may ignite. f$elf-Cleanitig Oven ● Clean cmly. parts listed in the Use and Care ‘ Guide. ‘ ;Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the ,broiler pan, rack and other cookware. *I@ not clean the dour gaskeL The door gasket “ is essential f
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Flooring Under the Range Your range, like so many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting. When moving the range on this type of flooring, it should be installed on a l/4-inch-thick sheet of plywood (or similar material) as follows: When thejloor covering ends at the front of the range, the area that the range will rest on should be built up with plywood to the same level or higher than the floor covering. This will allow the
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FEATuMs OF YOUR RANGE i — ,1 I I I I ( II @ I JGSP30 JGSP31 JGSP40 “ 8 ——
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Explained Feature Index on page 2 1 Model and Serial Numbers 6,25,31 2 Oven Door Gasket 3 Removable Oven Bottom 33 4 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks 5, 14, 16, 25,32 25-28 5 Automatic Oven Door Latch 6 Surface Burner Controls 10,30 30 7 Glass Cooktop 4, 15,32 8 Oven Vent 2,3,34 9 Anti-Tip Device See the Installation Instructions. 10 Surface Burners and Grates 29,30 11 Oven Light Switch 15 12 Oven Controls 12, 13 13 Automatic Oven Timer Oven Thermostat 20 13 Clock Timer 13 13 Automatic Oven Light Sw
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HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE TO YOUR OLD ONE? Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and to cooking with induction or other electric surface cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or units, you will notice some differences when you use surface unit you have. gas burners, The following chart will help you to understand the differences between gas burner cooktops and any other type of cooktop you may have used in the past. Type o
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— I’o Light a Surface Burner If simmering on one burner and the other burners are Push the control knob in and \\\\ turn it counterclockwise to LITE. turned on, the gas flow of the simmering burner may e have to be adjusted. You will hear a little “clicking” noise— the sound of the electric After the burner ignites, turn the knob to adjust the spark igniting the burner. 1 flame size. The lowest setting of the burner You may occasionally hear the igniter ticking, even has a small flame to provide
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FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL 1. CLEAR/OFF. Press this pad to cancel all oven 10. CLEAN. Press this pad to select the self-cleaning operations except clock and timer. function. See the Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven section. 2. PROGRAM STATUS. Words light up in the display to indicate what is in time display. 11. COOK TIME. Press this pad for Timed Baking operations. Programmed information can be displayed at any time by pressing the pad of the operation you want 12. STOP TIME. Use this pad al
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. To Set the Clock Clock 1. Press the CLOCK pad. The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot CLOCK be changed during a Timed Baking or Self-Cleaning c1 cycle. 2. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE A padtosetthetirneof day. ~ n To Set the Timer Timer The timer is a minute timer; 1. Press the TIMER The timer will start automatically TIMER within a few seconds of releasing it does not control oven operations. ON/OFF pad. ON/OFF the pad. The tim
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USING YOUR OVEN Before Using Your Oven NOTE: 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to set them properly. Read over the directions ● You may notice a “burning” or “oily” smell the for the Oven Controls so you understand how to first few times you turn your oven on. This is normal use them. in a new oven and will disappear in a short time. 2. Check the oven interior. Look at the shelves. To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3 hours. See the Operating the Self
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Shelf Positions The oven has 4 shelf supports, identified in this illustration as A (bottom), B, C and D (top). Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections. Oven Light The light comes on automatically when the oven door is opened. Use the switch on the control panel to turn the light on and off when the door is closed. Oven Vent Your oven is vented through ducts at the rear ● Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The hot air of the range. Do not block
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BAKING Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust using an oven control system. We recommend that the Oven Thermostat section. It gives easy Do Zt you operate the range for a number of weeks using the Yow-,se~instructions on how to adjust the thermostat. time given on recipes as a guide to become familiar NOTE: When the oven gets hot, the top and outside with your new oven’s perfomnance. surfaces of the range get hot too. How to Se
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,, , — 3aking Pans Pan Placement Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the For even cooking and proper browning, there must be enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking pan determines the amount of browning that will occur. results will be better if baking pans are centered as ● Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in a much as possible rather than being placed to the front browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies. or to the back of the oven. ● Shiny, bright
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BAKING (continued) Aluminum Foil Never entirely cover a shelf with aluminum foil. This will disturb the heat circulation and result in poor baking. A smaller sheet of foil maybe used to catch a spillover by placing it on a lower shelf several inches below the food. Don’t Peek Set the timer for the estimated cooking time and do DO NOT open the door to check until the minimum not open the door to look at your food. Most recipes time. Opening the oven door frequently during provide minimum and maxi
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— How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop 4. Change the Stop Time from 5:00 to 7:00 by Quick Reminder: pressing the INCREASE pad until “7:00” appears in the display. 1. Press the COOK TIME pad. 2. Press the INCREASE/DECREASE pad to set (—] 5. press the BAKE pad. the Cooking Time. BAKE II 3. Press the STOP TIME pad. c J 4. Press the INCREASE/DECREASE pad to set 6. Press the INCREASE or DECREASE pad until the length of Cooking Time. “325°” is displayed. At 4:00, the oven will turn on automatical
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ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT— DO IT YOURSELF! You may feel that your new oven cooks differently To Adjust the Thermostat: than the one it replaced. We recommend that you (’-] 1. press the BA~pad, use your new oven for a few weeks to become more BAKE familiar with it, following the times given in your II recipes as a guide. ( J 2. Select an oven temperature between 500°F. If you think your new oven is too hot or too cold, and 550”F. you can adjust the thermostat yourself. If you think it is too hot
