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Use andCare & Installation Guide
Self-Cleaning Radiant Range
Safety Instructions ................... 3–5 Problem Solver ...................... 39–41
Anti-Tip Device ................................ 3, 30, 38 Thermostat Adjustment–
Do It Yourself............................................ 22
More questions ?…call
GE Answer Center® 800.626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil............................... 19, 23–25
Clock and Timer .......................................... 16
Control
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Congratulations! You have just purchased one of Glass Cooktop the most innovative and exciting products on the • This durable “glass ceramic” material is impact, market today. A great deal of research and technology stain and scratch resistant. has gone into the development of this appliance, and QuickSet Self-Clean Oven Controls we believe that by choosing GE, you have made a wise investment that will provide years of enjoyment. • QuickSet controls make setting the self-clean With this range
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read all instructions before using this appliance. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE WARNING— • The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic All ranges can tip and injury could Enforcement Act requires the Governor of result. To prevent accidental tipping California to publish a list of substances known to of the range, attach it to the wall and the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive floor by installing the Anti-Tip device harm, a
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) • Keep the hood and grease filters clean to • Keep the oven vent unobstructed. maintain good venting and to avoid grease fires. • Keep the oven free from grease • Do not let cooking grease or other flammable buildup. materials accumulate in or near the range. • Place the oven shelf in the desired position • Do not use water on grease fries. while the oven is cool. If shelves must be Never pick up a flaming pan. Turn handled when hot, do not let pot hold
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Important Safety Instructions • Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Cooktop and Radiant Surface Units Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods • Use proper pan size—Select cookware having can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides flat bottoms large enough to cover the selected of the pan. surface unit. The use of undersized cookware will • Use little fat for effective shallow or deep-fat expose a portion of the surface unit to direct frying. Filling the pan too full of
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FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE Not all features are on all models. 9 9 13 14 15 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 9 JBP60 17 16 8 7 6 JBP65 JBP75 18 5 JBP76 JBP77 19 JBP78 20 21 4 22 23 3 24 2 1 25 (appearance may vary) Broiler Pan and Grid 6
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Features of Your Range Explained Feature Index Not all models have all features. on page 1 Storage Drawer or Kick Panel 3, 33 2 Anti-Tip Device 3, 30, 34 See the Installation Instructions. 3 Anti-Tip Label – 4 Bake Element 4, 32 May be lifted gently for wiping oven floor. 5 Broil Element 4, 25, 32 6 Oven Door Latch 18, 20, 23, Use for self-cleaning only. 25, 27–29 7 Hot Surface Indicator Lights 9 8 Radiant Surface Units 3–5, 8–14 9 Surface Unit Control Knobs 10, 31 10 Oven Light Switch 17 11 AU
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HOW DOES THIS COOKTOP COMPARE TO YOUR OLD ONE? Your new range has a radiant glass cooktop. If you are The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and used to cooking with gas burners or electric surface cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or surface unit you have. units, you will notice some differences when you use the radiant cooktop. The following chart will help you to understand the differences between radiant cooktops and any other type of cooktop you may have used in the
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Cooktop Comparison General Information About Radiant Surface Units Use only flat-bottomed cookware. Do not let pots boil The radiant cooktop features heating units beneath a smooth glass surface. The surface units are shown by dry. Overheated metal can bond to glass cooktop. An overheated copper pot will leave a residue that will outlines on the glass. permanently stain the glass. Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean Sliding aluminum cookware across the glass may it with cleaning
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SURFACE CONTROLS At both OFF and HI the control “clicks” into position. You may hear slight “clicking” sounds during cooking, indicating the control is keeping the unit at the heat level or power level you set. Switching heats to higher settings always shows a quicker change than switching to lower settings. How to Set the Controls Push the knob in and turn in Be sure you turn the control knob to OFF when you either direction to the setting finish cooking. you want. The surface unit “on” indica
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Surface Controls Surface Cookware Tips SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS Types of Cookware Copper Bottom: The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance. Good performance, but copper may leave residues which can appear as scratches. The residues can be Stainless Steel: highly recommended removed, as long as the cooktop is cleaned Especially good with a sandwich clad bottom. The immediately. However, do not let these pots boil dry. sandwich bottom combines the benef
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SURFACE COOKWARE TIPS (continued) How to Check Pan Performance Use of correct cookware can affect the cooking performance and cleaning of your cooktop. The correct cookware reduces the temperature of the cooktop surface and minimizes the chance of Pans with rounded, curved, ridged or warped spillovers burning onto the cooktop. bottoms are not recommended. You must use pans with perfectly flat bottoms. Some pans may have curved or rounded bottoms or Another simple test to determine even heat di
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Surface Cookware Tips Home Canning Tips HOME CANNING TIPS Canning should be done on the cooktop only. HOWEVER, DO NOT USE LARGE DIAMETER CANNERS OR OTHER LARGE DIAMETER POTS Pots that extend beyond 1 inch of the surface unit FOR FRYING OR BOILING FOODS OTHER circle are not recommended for most surface cooking. THAN WATER. Most syrup or sauce mixtures— However, when canning with water-bath or pressure and all types of frying—cook at temperatures much canner, larger-diameter pots may be used. This
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GLASS COOKTOP CLEANING Glass Cooktop Cleaning SPECIAL CARE: Sugary spillovers (such as jellies, Cleaning of glass cooktops is different from cleaning a standard porcelain finish. To maintain and protect the fudge, candy syrups) or melted plastics can cause pitting of the surface of your cooktop (not covered by surface of your new glass cooktop follow these basic steps. the warranty) unless the spill is removed while still Before you use the cooktop for the first time, clean hot. Special care sho
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Glass Cooktop Cleaning Features of Your Oven Control FEATURES OF YOUR OVEN CONTROL Not all features are on all models. Appearance may vary. 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 OFF OVEN ON WM BROIL AUTOMATIC OVEN COOK
200 TIMER
TIME
ON/OFF + + AUTO
ON/OFF LATCH
250 SELF
DOOR HOUR MIN. CLEAN 300 START
– – CLOCK 550 350 TIME
PREHEATED HR MIN ON/OFF 500 400 450 9 10 11 1. COOK TIME ON/OFF. Press this pad and then 6. LATCH DOOR Light. Glows when the oven is in the Self-Clean cycle. After the Self-Clean pre
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OVEN CONTROL, CLOCK AND TIMER Automatic Clock To Set the Clock The clock must be set for the automatic oven timing 1. Press the CLOCK pad. functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be CLOCK 2. Press the HOUR and MIN. pads to set the changed during a Timed Baking or Self-Cleaning cycle. time of day. Timer To Set the Timer To Reset the Timer The timer is a minute timer only. 1. Press the TIMER If the display is still showing the TIMER
ON/OFF pad. time remaining, you may change it The tim
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Oven Control, Clock and Timer Using Your Oven USING YOUR OVEN Before Using Your Oven 1. Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to 3. Read over the information and tips that follow. set them properly. 4. Keep this guide handy so you can refer to it, 2. Check the oven interior. Look at the shelves. Take especially during the first weeks of using your a practice run at removing and replacing them new range. properly to give sure, sturdy support. Oven Shelves The shelves are designed with
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BAKING If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust Do not lock the oven door with the latch during baking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. the Oven Thermostat section. It gives easy Do It Yourself instructions on how to adjust the thermostat. Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. We recommend that NOTE: When the oven is hot, the top and outside surfaces of the range get hot too. you operate the range for a number of weeks using th
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Baking Pan Placement Pans should not touch each other or the walls of For even cooking and proper browning, there must be 1 enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking the oven. Allow 1- to 1 ⁄2-inch space between pans results will be better if baking pans are centered as as well as from the back of the oven, the door and much as possible rather than being placed to the front the sides. If you need to use two shelves, stagger the or to the back of the oven. pans so one is not directly
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TIMED BAKING (on some models) How to Time Bake NOTE: Before beginning, make sure the oven clock Do not lock the oven door with the latch during timed baking. The latch is used for self-cleaning only. shows the correct time of day. To set the clock, first press the CLOCK The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or off automatically at specific times that you set. pad. Then press the HOUR and MIN. pads CLOCK until the correct time of day is displayed. Examples of Immediate Start (oven tur
