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- Page 1 GE Appliances Owner’s Manual JDP36 JDP37 JDP39 Part No. 164D3333P101-1 Pub. No. 49-8866-1 12-98 CG...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Safety Precautions ..3, 4 Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of our quality products and we are Oven ..... 5 committed to providing dependable service. -
Page 3: Important Safety Information
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. 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. - Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not let cooking grease or other Always keep dish towels, dish cloths, pot flammable materials accumulate in or near holders and other linens a safe distance the range. from your range.
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Page 5: Oven
OVEN Stand away from the range when opening When using cooking or roasting bags in the oven door. Hot air or steam which the oven, follow the manufacturer’s escapes can cause burns to hands, face directions. and/or eyes. Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. If Do not heat unopened food containers. -
Page 6: Surface Cooking Units
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! SURFACE COOKING 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. -
Page 7: Using The Surface Units
Using the surface units. 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. -
Page 8: Using The Oven Controls
Using the oven controls. 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. BROIL HI/LO Pad START Pad Press this pad to select the broil function. -
Page 9: Special Features Of Your Oven Control
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. - Page 10 Special features of your oven control. Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle Press the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until pad. The display shows CON BEEP the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed.
- Page 11 Cook and Hold Press the COOKING TIME pad. The Your new control has a cook and hold feature that keeps cooked foods warm for up to 3 hours after display will show Hld OFF. the cooking function is finished. Press the COOKING TIME pad again to To activate this feature, follow the steps activate the feature.
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Page 12: Using The Oven
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 To remove a shelf, pull it toward you, tilt placed correctly on the supports, they will the front end up and pull it out. -
Page 13: Broiling Guide
How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler Press the BROIL HI/LO pad once for grid in the broiler pan. HI Broil. Follow suggested shelf positions in To change to LO Broil, press the the Broiling Guide. -
Page 14: Using The Clock And Timer
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 INCREASE or DECREASE functions to work properly. The time of pads. -
Page 15: Timed Baking & Roasting
Using the timed baking and roasting features. 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 bacteria growth. -
Page 16: Oven Thermostat
Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! 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. -
Page 17: Using The Self-Cleaning Oven
Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. 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. - Page 18 Using the self-cleaning oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly. How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Make sure the clock shows the correct The door locks automatically. The display time of day.
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Page 19: Care And Cleaning
Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the range. 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 to remove Wipe dry and then apply an appliance the adhesive left from packaging tape on... -
Page 20: Lift-Off Oven Door
Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Shelves Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive NOTE: The oven shelves may be cleaned in the self-cleaning oven. However, the shelves will cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, darken in color, lose their luster and become hard rinse the shelves with clean water and dry to slide if cleaned during the self-cleaning cycle. -
Page 21: Broiler Pan & Grid
Oven Heating Elements Do not clean the bake element or the broil element. Any soil will burn off when the elements are heated. To clean the oven floor, gently lift the bake element. Clean with warm soapy water. Painted Surfaces Painted surfaces include the sides and the Do not use commercial oven cleaners, drawer front. -
Page 22: Surface Units
Care and cleaning of the range. Be sure the controls are turned to OFF and the surface units are cool before attempting to remove them. Surface Units Surface unit 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 in minute. -
Page 23: Oven Light
Oven Light Bulb (on some models) NOTE: The glass cover (on some models) To replace: Socket should be removed only when cold. Put in a new 40-watt appliance bulb. Place Wearing latex gloves may offer a better the tabs of the glass cover into the groove of the socket. -
Page 24: Troubleshooting Tips
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 • With the controls off, check to make sure the surface Surface units not The surface units are unit is plugged completely into the receptacle. - Page 25 Problem Possible Causes What To Do • Press the BAKE pad and desired temperature or the Control signals after You forgot to enter SELF CLEAN pad and desired clean time. entering cooking time a bake temperature or delay start or cleaning time. •...
- Page 26 Before You Call For Service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do The self-clean cycle has been • Close the oven door. “LOCK DOOR” flashes in the display selected but the door is not closed. • Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool. LOCKED DOOR light The oven door is locked is on when you want...
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Page 29: Product Registration
You can rest easy knowing that all your valuable household products are protected against expensive repairs. 800-626-2224 Place your confidence in GE and call us in the U.S. toll-free at for more information. *All brands covered, up to 20 years old, in the continental U.S. - Page 30 Our service number GE Answer Center® is 800-GE-CARES 800.626.2000. (800-432-2737). Model Number Serial Number Important: If you did not get a registration card with your product, detach and return the form below to ensure that your product is registered.
- Page 31 Any part of the range which fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. One Year During this full one-year warranty, GE will also provide, free of charge, all labor From the date of the and in-home service to replace the defective part.
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Page 32: Service Telephone Numbers
Expert GE repair service is only a phone call away. Special Needs Service 800.626.2000 800-TDD-GEAC (800-833-4322) GE offers, free of charge, a brochure to assist in planning a barrier-free kitchen for persons with limited mobility. Service Contracts 800-626-2224 Purchase a GE service contract while your warranty is still in effect and you’ll receive a substantial discount.