Summary of the content on the page No. 1
ge.com
Safety Instructions . . . 2–4 Troubleshooting
Owner’s Manual
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Operating Instructions
JSS28
Clock and Timer . . . . . . .10 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 7
Consumer Support
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9
Consumer
Power Outage . . . . . . . . . .7
Support . . . . . . Back Cover
Sabbath Feature . . . . .11, 12
Product
Special Features . . . . . . . .11
Registration . . . . . . . . 21, 22
Surface U
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
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. If the Anti-Tip device supplied with the range does not fit
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For your safety, never use your appliance available, by using a multi-purpose dry for warming or heating the room. chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher. Teach children not to play with the Flame in the oven can be smothered controls or any other part of the range. completely by closing the oven door and turning the oven off or by using a multi- Always k
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. SURFACE COOKING UNITS (cont.) Do not immerse or soak the removable Foods for frying should be as dry as surface units. Do not put them in a possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture dishwasher. on fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides of the pan. When preparing flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on. Use little fat for effective shallow or deep fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat c
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Using the surface units. ge.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. How to Set Push the knob in and turn in either direction to the setting you want. At both OFF and HI the control clicks into position. You may hear slight clicking sounds during cooking, indicating the control is maintaining your desired setting. A surface unit ON indicator light will Be sure y
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
Using the oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings BAKE/TEMP RECALL Pad KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF Pad Touch this pad to select the bake function. Touch this pad to select the timer feature. Then press + and – pads to adjust time. BAKE Light TIMER Light Flashes while in edit mode—you can change the oven temperature at this point. Flashes while in edit mode—you can Glows when the oven is in bake mode. ch
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Oven Control, Clock and Timer Features and Settings – Pad CLEAR/OFF Pad Short taps to this pad will decrease the time Touch this pad to cancel ALL oven or temperature by small amounts. Touch operations except the clock and timer. and hold the pad to decrease the time or BROIL HI/LO Pad temperature by larger amounts. Touch this pad to select the broil function. + Pad BROIL Light Short taps to
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
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 stop-locks, so that when CAUTION: When you are using the placed correctly on the shelf supports (A shelf in the lowest position (A), you will need to through G), they will stop before coming use caution when pulling the shelf out. We completely out, and will not tilt. recommend that you pull the shelf out several When placing and removing cookware, in
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com How to Set the Oven for Broiling—Close the oven door Place the meat or fish on the broiler Use LO Broil to cook foods such as grid in the broiler pan. poultry or thick cuts of meat thoroughly without over-browning them. Follow suggested shelf positions in the Broiling Guide. Touch the BROIL HI/LO pad once for HI Broil. The oven door must be closed during broiling. To change to LO Broil, to
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
Using the clock and timer. Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock Touch the CLOCK pad twice. To check the time of day when the display is showing other information, simply touch the Touch the + or – pads. CLOCK pad. The time of day shows until another pad is touched. If the + or – pads are not touched within one minute after you touch the CLOCK pad, the display reverts to the original setting. If this happens, touch the CLOCK pad twice and reenter the time of day. Touch the START/
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Special features of your oven control. ge.com 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, touch the STAR
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Using the Sabbath Feature. (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays) (on some models) How to Exit the Sabbath Feature Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Tap the CLOCK pad until ON or OFF appears in the display. ON indicates If the oven is cooking, wait that the oven will automatically turn for a random delay period of off after 12 hours. OFF indicates that approximately 30 seconds to the oven will not automatically turn 1 minute, until only ⊃ is in the off. See the Special Features section d
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Safety Instructions Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support Care and cleaning of the range. ge.com 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 inj
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Shelves Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive To make the shelves slide more easily, cleanser or scouring pad. After cleaning, apply a small amount of vegetable oil rinse the shelves with clean water and dry to a paper towel and wipe the edges of with a clean cloth. the oven shelves with the paper towel. ® Do not spray with Pam or other lubricant sprays. Porcelain Enamel Cooktop The porcelain enamel finish is sturdy but If acids spill on the cooktop whi
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Porcelain Oven Interior With proper care, the porcelain enamel If necessary, you may use an oven cleaner. finish on the inside of the oven—top, Follow the package directions. bottom, sides, back and inside of the Do not spray oven cleaner on the electrical door—will stay new-looking for years. controls and switches because it could cause a short circuit and result in sparking or fire. Le
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Light Replacement To replace the cover: CAUTION: Before replacing your Line up tabs of lens in front of tabs oven light bulb, disconnect the electrical on housing and rotate clockwise to power to the range at the main fuse or engage. circuit breaker panel. Be sure to let the light cover and bulb cool completely. To remove the cover: Twist lens counterclockwise about a quarter turn to remove. Do not remove any screws to remove the cover. Replace bulb with a
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the surface units are cool before attempting to remove them. Surface Surface Units Drip unit pan To clean the surface units, turn the To replace a surface unit: control to the highest setting for a Replace the drip pan into the recess minute. The coils will burn off any soil. in the cooktop. Make sure the To remove a surface unit: opening in the pan
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Surface units do not The surface units are • With the controls off, check to make sure the surface work properly not plugged in solidly. unit is plugged completely into the receptacle. The surface unit controls • Check to see the correct control is set for the surface improperly set. unit you are using
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support ge.com Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven temperature too Oven thermostat • See the Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! hot or too cold needs adjustment. section. Oven will not work Plug on range is not • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, completely inserted in properly grounded outlet. the electrical outlet. A fuse in your home may • Replace the fuse or reset the circu
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Accessories. Looking For Something More? You can find these accessories and many more at ge.com, or call 800.626.2002 (during normal business hours). Have your model number ready. Surface Elements & Drip Pans Oven Racks Broiler Pan Oven Elements Light Bulbs Knobs Tired of discolored racks? Wishing you had extra-heavy-duty oven racks? NOW AVAILABLE for your range: GE’s innovative porcelain-coated oven racks! • Heavy Duty • Durable Visit ge.com for more information. 20 Consumer Support Troubleshoo
