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GE JCSP42 Owner's Manual

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Safety Instructions
. . . . . . . 2–5
Clock And Timer . . . . . . . . . . .13
Cookware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 9
Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10–20
Oven Thermostat . . . . . . . . . . .15
Sabbath Feature . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Self-Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17
Surface Units . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 7
Timed Baking & Roasting . . . .14
Broiler Pan & Grid . . . . . . . . . 23
Control Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Glass Cooktop . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26
Oven Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Oven Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Oven Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oven Vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Stainless Steel Surfaces . . . . . .21
Write the model and serial
numbers here:
Model # ________________
Serial # ________________
You can find them on a label
behind the open oven door
on the lower left corner of the
range frame.
Owner's Manual
Before You Call
For Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 27–30
Consumer Support . . . . . . . . . 36
Product Registration . . . . 33, 34
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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  • Page 1 ..2–5 Owner’s Manual Operating Instructions JCSP42 Clock and Timer ...13 Cookware ....8, 9 Oven .

  • Page 2: 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. WARNING ANTI-TIP DEVICE All ranges can tip and injury could result.
  • Page 3 www.geappliances.ca WARNING! SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not operate the oven or cooktop controls if the glass is broken. Food splatter or cleaning solution may penetrate a broken control panel or cooktop and create a risk of electrical shock. Contact a qualified technician immediately should your glass control panel or cooktop become broken. Do not store flammable materials in an Do not let cooking grease or other oven or near the cooktop.

  • Page 4: Radiant Surface Units

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. RADIANT SURFACE 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 5 www.geappliances.ca WARNING! OVEN Stand away from the range when opening the oven door. Hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes. Do not heat unopened food containers. Do not use the oven to dry newspapers. Pressure could build up and the container If overheated, they can catch on fire.

  • Page 6: 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 stay on even after the unit is turned off. direction to the setting you want. glow until the unit is cooled to approximately 150°F.
  • Page 7 www.geappliances.ca The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. About the radiant surface units… SURFACE The radiant cooktop features heating COOKING units beneath a smooth glass surface. DRAGGING NOTE: A slight odor is normal when a new cooktop is used for the first time.

  • Page 8: Selecting Types Of Cookware

    Selecting types of cookware. The following information will help you choose cookware which will give good performance on glass cooktops. Stainless Steel: Glass-ceramic: recommended usable, but not recommended Poor performance. May scratch the surface. Aluminum: heavy weight recommended Stoneware: Good conductivity. Aluminum residues sometimes appear as scratches on the usable, but not recommended Check pans for flat bottoms by...
  • Page 9 www.geappliances.ca Observe the Following Points in Canning Pots that extend beyond 1 inch Remember that canning is a of the surface unit’s circle are not process that generates large recommended for most surface amounts of steam. To avoid burns cooking. However, when canning from steam or heat, be careful Right! with water-bath or pressure canner,...

  • Page 10: 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 CLEAR/OFF Pad Press this pad to cancel ALL oven Press this pad to select the bake function. operations except the clock and timer.

  • Page 11: Using The Oven

    Using the oven. www.geappliances.ca To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stops, so that when CAUTION: When you are using the shelf in the lowest position (A), you will need to use caution placed correctly on the supports, they will when pulling the shelf out.

  • Page 12: Broiling Guide

    Using the oven. How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler Press the BROIL HI/LO pad once grid in the broiler pan. for HI Broil. Follow suggested shelf positions in To change to LO Broil, press the the Broiling Guide.

  • Page 13: Clock And Timer

    Using the clock and timer. www.geappliances.ca 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 number pads. functions to work properly. The time of Make sure the clock is set to the day cannot be changed during a timed Press the START pad.

  • Page 14: 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 15: Oven Thermostat

    Adjust the oven thermostat—Do it yourself! www.geappliances.ca 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 16: Using The Self-Cleaning Oven

    Using the self-cleaning oven. 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 17 www.geappliances.ca 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 Press the SELF CLEAN LO/STD pad The door locks automatically. The display will show the start time. It will not be once for a 4-hour clean time or twice for a 3-hour clean time.

  • Page 18: 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 19 www.geappliances.ca Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will Press the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until pad. The display shows CON BEEP the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed.

  • Page 20: Sabbath Feature

    Using the Sabbath Feature. (on some models) (Designed for use on the Jewish Sabbath and Holidays.) The Sabbath feature can be used for baking/roasting only. It cannot be used for convection, broiling, self-cleaning or Delay Start cooking. NOTE: The oven light comes on automatically (on some models) when the door is opened and goes off when the door is closed. The bulb may be removed.

  • Page 21: Control Knobs

    Care and cleaning of the range. www.geappliances.ca 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.

  • Page 22: Control Panel

    Care and cleaning of the range. Painted Surfaces Painted surfaces include the door, top of Do not use commercial oven cleaners, the control panel and the drawer front. cleaning powders, steel wool or harsh Clean these with soap and water or a abrasives on any painted surface.

  • Page 23: Broiler Pan & Grid

    www.geappliances.ca Oven Shelves Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive To make the shelves slide more easily, cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, apply a small amount of vegetable oil rinse the shelves with clean water and dry or cooking oil to a paper towel and wipe with a clean cloth.

  • Page 24: Oven Light

    Care and cleaning of the range. Oven Light Replacement CAUTION: Before replacing your oven To replace the cover: light bulb, disconnect the electrical Line up tabs of lens in front of tabs power to the range at the main fuse or on housing and rotate clockwise to circuit breaker panel.

  • Page 25: Glass Cooktop

    Cleaning the glass cooktop. www.geappliances.ca Normal Daily Use Cleaning ONLY use CERAMA BRYTE ® Ceramic Shake the cleaning cream well. Apply a few drops of CERAMA Cooktop Cleaner on the glass cooktop. Other creams may not be as effective. BRYTE ®...
  • Page 26 Cleaning the glass cooktop. Metal Marks and Scratches Be careful not to slide pots and If pots with a thin overlay of pans across your cooktop. It will aluminum or copper are allowed leave metal markings on the to boil dry, the overlay may leave cooktop surface.

  • Page 27: Before You Call For Service

    Before you call for service… www.geappliances.ca 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 will not Improper cookware •...
  • Page 28 Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Clock and timer do Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly not work inserted in the electrical outlet. grounded outlet.
  • Page 29 www.geappliances.ca Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven will not self-clean • Allow the oven to cool to room temperature and The oven temperature is too high to set a self-clean reset the controls. operation. Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. “Crackling”...
  • Page 30 Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Problem Possible Causes What To Do Display goes blank • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. • See the Special features of your oven control section. The clock is in the black-out mode.
  • Page 31 Notes. www.geappliances.ca...
  • Page 32 Notes.
  • Page 33 Please place in envelope and mail to: Veuillez mettre dans une enveloppe et envoyez à : OWNERSHIP REGISTRATION P.O. BOX 1780 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L4Y 4G1 (FOR CANADIAN CONSUMERS ONLY)

  • Page 35: Warranty

    Electric Range Warranty. All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Staple your receipt here. Centers, or an authorized Customer Care ® technician. Proof of the original purchase To schedule service, on-line, 24 hours a day, visit us date is needed to obtain service at www.geappliances.ca, or call 1.800.361.3400.

  • Page 36: Consumer Support

    1.800.661.1616. Contact Us www.GEAppliances.ca If you are not satisfied with the service you receive from GE, contact us on our Website with all the details including your phone number, or write to: Camco, Inc. 1 Factory Lane Moncton, New Brunswick...
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