Page 1: ...utyTM Shelf Ig ElectronicControls 10 HoldTmer t 14 15 Probe 18 Problem solver 38 39 ThermostatAdjustment DOIt Yourself 25 More questions call GEAnswer Center 800 626 2000 CareandCleaning 34 37 BroilerPanand Rack 37 DoubleDutyTM Shelf 35 Lower OvenDoor 36 LowerOvenLight 37 LowerOvenShelves 36 Microwave Oven 34 Microwave OvenLamp 35 Probe 34 Consumer Services 43 Important PhoneNumbers 43 Model and S...
Page 2: ...onof yourcookingcentershoulda needoccur for adjustments Yoursupplieris responsibleforregisteringyouas the owner Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto be surehe has doneso alsosendin yourConsumerProduct OwnershipRegistrationCard If youmove or if you are nottheoriginalpurchaserpleasewriteto us statingmodelandserialnumbers This appliance must be registered Pleasebe certain that it is Write to GEAppliances Ra...
Page 3: ...ely supervised whenusingthisappiiance Thisapp ance mustbeconnected toa grounded meti c permanentwiringsystem oranequipment grounding conductor should bemnwiththecircuitconductors andconnected totheequipment grounding terminalorleadon theappliance Thisappiiance shouldbeserviced onlyby qualified service personnel Contactthenearest authorized servicefacilityforexamination repair oradjustment Donotrep...
Page 4: ...r Always keepcombustible wallcoverings curtainsor drapesa safedistance from yourcooking center 4Donotstoreflammable materialinanovenor nearthecookJng center Donotleavepaperproducts cooking utensils or foodintheovenwhennotinuse Donotstoreor usecombustible materials gasoline or otherflammable vaporsandliquids inthevicinity ofthisor anyotherappliance 4Donotletcooking greaseor other flammable material...
Page 5: ...ifeoftheoven Donotusetheovenforstoragepurposes Donotleavepaperproducts cookingutensilsor foodintheovenwhennotinuse Mmaterialsinsidethe ovenshouldignite keepovendoorclosed turnovenoff and disconnect thepowercord orshutoffpower atthefuseorcircuitbreakerpanel oSomeproductssuchaswholeeggsand sealedcontaine for example closedglass jars will explodeandshouldnotbeheatedin thisoven Suchuseofthemicrowave o...
Page 6: ...teamawayfrom handsandface PlasticCookwar Plasticcookware designed formicrowave cookingisveryuseful butshould beusedcarefully Evenmicrowave safe plastic maynotbeastolerantofovercooking conditions asareglassorceramicmaterials andmaysoften orcharif subjected toshortperiodsof overcooking Inlongerexposures toovercooking thefoodandcookware couldignite Forthese reasons 1 Usemicrowave safe plasticsonlyand...
Page 7: ...gthecleaningcycle Ifnot callforservicebeforeself cleaning again D Donotleavepaperproducts9 cooking utensils orfoodintheovenwhennotinuse oNeverleavetheovendooropenwhenyouare notwatching thecookingcenter Donotstoreanything inyouroven Theseitems maycatchonfire andplasticitemsmaymelt Alwayskeeptheovenclearandfreeofitemsthat mayburn QDonot finethe ovenbottomwithaluminum foii notuseahnninum foilexceptas...
Page 8: ...FEATURESOF YOURCOOmG CENTER 8 ...
Page 9: ...erature Probe 13 Oven Grille 14 MicrowaveOven Controls 15 Lower Oven Controls 16 MicrowaveOven Floor 17 Automatic Oven Light Switch LowerOven 18 Automatic Oven Door Latch LowerOven Usedfor self cleaningonly 19 Light LowerOven 20 Broil Element LowerOven 21 Oven ShelfSuppork Lower Oven Shelfpositionsfor cookingaresuggestedin the Baking RoastingandBroilingsections 22 Oven Shelveswith Stop Lock Lower ...
Page 10: ...t Oncethe food reachesthistemperature theovenswitchesto the holdsettingandmaintainsthattemperatureuntil youopenthedoororpressthe CLEAWOFFpad 5 HOLD TIMER Pressto setthe timeror the holdingtime doesnotturnon microwaveenergy 6 POWER LEVEL Pressthispadbeforeentering anotherpowerlevelnumberif you wantto change fromautomaticPowerLevel10 HIGH for cookingor PowerLevel3 LOW fordefrosting 7 START Afterall ...
Page 11: ...EAWOFF Cancelsallprogramsexcept clockandtimer Alsostopstheovensignal andstopsthe SeIf Cleaning cycle 11 CLOCK Pressthispadto enterthetimeof dayor checkthetimeof day whenthe displayis showing otherinformation 12 OVEN LIGHT Pressthispadto turntheoven L lighton andoff If F and a number flash in the display and the ovencontrol signals this indicatesfunction error code PresstheCLEAWOFFpad Allowthe oven...
Page 12: ...1 PresstheCLOCKpad o 3 Pressthe STARTpad Thisentersthe CLOCK START timeandstartstheclock A Timer Youmayprogramthe timerfortimecookingor Thetimercountsdownin minutes 1minuteat a time otherhouseholdactivitiesfor up to 11hoursand 59 minutes untilthelastminuteis reached Thesecondswillnot be displayeduntilthe lastminuteis reached Whenthe timerreaches 0 TIMER flashesin thedisplay How to Set the Timer n ...
Page 13: ...s wrongwithyourclock just resetit Q When changingthe time of day if I press the CLOCK pad and then discoverthat the time shownis right do I have to reset the clock A No Theoriginaltimeof daywillreappearin a coupleof minutes Usethe INCREASEor DECREASEpadto changetheresponserateof thesepads Press the STARTpadto storethe newspeedandreturn to the timeof daydisplay If you have several clocksin your kit...
Page 14: ...builds up pressure in foodswhich are tightly covered by a skin or membrane Piercepotatoes eggyolksandchickenlivers to preventbursting Allthese things are normal with your Themicrowavefan mayoperatewithbothovens microwaveoven off It iscoolingthe controlandwillturnitselfoff Steamor vaporescapingfromaroundthedoor SomeTV Radiointerferencemightbe noticedwhile Lightreflectionaroundthedooror theoutercase...
Page 15: ... Pressthe 2 5 0 andOpadsto set25minutesof cookingtime 8 Pressthe STARTpad u START As each function is automatically performed theovendisplayshowsinstructionsenteredand thefunction 9 Whentimeis up theovencontrolsignalsandthe ovenautomaticallyshutsoff NOTE Foodsthatspoileasilysuchas milk eggs fish stuffings poultryandporkshouldnotbe allowed to sitfor morethanonehourafterdefrosting Room temperaturepr...
Page 16: ...e the power levelafter setting the DE OST defrosting time pressthePOWERLEVELpad thenpressthe desirednumberfora newpower 3 Selectonehalfof thetotaldefrostingtime recommended Forexample press4 0 and Oto set4 minutes DefrostingTips Foodsfrozenin E S paperor plastic somefoodsneedto be brokenup or separatedpartof the Family size pre packagedfrozendinnerscanbe defrostedandmicrowaved If the foodis in a f...
Page 17: ...to resumecooking If thereis nottimeremainingon the L TIME C K 2 PresstheTIMECOOKpad timeryoumustresetthe timerto resumecoo ing Tochange the power levelafter setting the Cook Time pressthePOWERLEVELpad then pressthedesirednumberforthe newpowerlevel How to Use the Time CookII Feature The Time CookII feature lets you set two time cookingfunctions within one program Thisis ideal whenyouwantto changepo...
Page 18: ...roastis lessthan 80 F thedisplaywillshow COOU if theroast sinternaltemperatureis 80 F or above thedisplayshowsthe temperaturecountingup 6 When 150 F is reached theovencontrolsignals and bHOL willbe in thedisplay Theovenwill thenholdthe temperature 7 PresstheCLEAWOFFpadto stopthecycle 8 Removethe probeandtheroastfromtheoven CookingTips Usea lowerpowerlevel it willheatfoodmore Besurefrozenfoodhasbee...
Page 19: ...aveovens Next lowerthe frontuntilthe shelf supportguidesfit ontothe support guideslocatedateachsideof the ovenin thefront Whenproperlypositioned the shelfshouldfit snuglyin place be levelandnottouchthebackwall of theoven If arcing occurs when using the shelfto cookmorethanonefood at the sametime turntheovenoff Makesurethe shelfis positioned right side up ondl fourshelfsupports andnottouchingovenwa...
Page 20: ...n theshelf thenslidethe shelf backintotheoven Thiswill eliminate reachingintothehotoven Toremovea shelffrom the oven pullthe shelftowardyou tiltthe frontendupwardandpullthe shelfout Toreplace placetheshelfonthe shelfsupportwiththestop locks curvedextension oftheshel facing upandtowardtherearoftheoven Tiltupthefrontandpushtheshelf towardthebackoftheovenuntilit goespastthebumpontheshelf support Then...
Page 21: ...ol internalparts Thisis normal andthe fanmay continueto runevenafterthe ovenis turnedoff Tochangethe oventemperature during I the bake cycle pressthe BAKE padandthenthe INCREASE orDECREASE padto getthenew temperature I Oven Shelves Arrangetheoven shelfor shelvesin thedesiredlocations whiletheovenis coo Thecorrect shelfposition dependson the kind of foodandthe browningdesired As a generalrule w y p...
Page 22: ...se twoshelves staggerthepans so oneis notdirectlyabovetheother BakingGuides Whenusingpreparedbakingmixes followpackagerecipeor instructions for thebestbakingresults Cookies Whenbakingcookies flatcookiesheets without sides producebetter looking cookies Cookiesbaked in ajelly rollpan shortsidesall around mayhave darkeredgesandpaleor lightbrowningmayoccur Do notusea cookiesheetso largethatit touchest...
Page 23: ...ossibleburns placethe shelvesin the correctpositionbeforeyouturnthe ovenon Theovenwillturnon immediatelyandcookfor a selectedlengthof time At theendof CookTime theovenwillturnoffautomatically m 1 PresstheCOOKTIMEpad COOK TIME NOTE If yourreciperequires A preheating youmayneedto add additionaltimeto the lengthof the CookTime 2 PresstheINCREASEor DECREASEpaduntilthe desiredlengthof bakingtimeis disp...
Page 24: ...ample 5 00 and STOPTIME appearin thelowerrightdisplay 4 ChangetheStopTimeby pressingthe INCREASE or DECREASEpaduntilthedesiredStopTime appearsin thedisplay n 5 Pressthe BAKEpad BAKE A a 6 Pressthe INCREASEor DECREASEpaduntilthedesired temperatureis displayed NOTE If youenteredan impossibleStopTime andCookTimecombination onethatrequiresan earlierstarttimethanthecurrenttimeof day then ErrSTARTTIME a...
Page 25: ...es ToAdjust the Thermostat n 1 Pressthe BAKEpad BAKE A 2 Selectanoventemperature between500 F and550 F 3 Immediately before ON appears pressandhold theBAKEpadfor about4 seconds Thetime displaywillchangeto theovenadjustmentdisplay A 4 Theoventemperaturecanbe adjustedupto 35 F hotteror 35 F cooler Pressthe INCREASE padto increasethetemperaturein5 v degreeincrements pressthe DECREASEpadto decreasethe...
Page 26: ...STARTDad Whentheovenstartsto heat is necessary 2 Checkthe weight of themeat Placeit fat sideup orfor poultrybreastside up on a roasting rackin a shallow pan Themeltingfat willbastethemeat Selecta pan asclose thewords BA and TEMP andthechanging In k v oventemperature startingat 100 F willbe 1 displayed Whenthe ovenreachesthe temperature T y I youset a tonewillsound A A 6 PresstheCLEAWOFFpadwhen u O...
Page 27: ...for roastsunder5 pounds moretimefor largerroasts TvDe Meat Tender cuts rib highquality sirloin tip rumportopround Lamblegorbone in shoulder Vealshoulder legorloin Porkloin riborshoulder Ham precooked Poultry Chicken orDuck Chicken pieces Turkey Oven Temperature 325 325 325 325 325 325 350 325 Doneness Rare Medium WellDone Rare Medium Well Done Well Done Well Done To Warm Well Done Well Done Well D...
Page 28: ...ermbroil Thisis normal andthefansmaycontinueto runevenafterthe oven is turnedoff Use of AluminumFoil You canusealuminumfoilto lineyourbroilerpanandbroilerrack However youmustmoldthefoiltightlyto therackandcutslitsin itjust likethe rack Withoutthe slits the foilwillpreventfat andmeatjuicesfromdrainingintothe broilerpan Thejuicescouldbecomehotenoughto catchon fire If youdo not cut the slits youarefr...
Page 29: ...eef Well Done 1 lb 4 patties 1 2 to 3 4 inch thick c 10 7 Beef Steaks Rare Medium WellDone 6 8 12 10 15 5 6 11 7 8 14 16 Steaks less than 1 inch thick cook through before browning Pan frying is recommended Slash fat 1 inch thick 1 to 1Y2 lbs c c c c c c Rare Medium Well Done 1k inchthick 2to2Xlbs 25 35 2 25 10 15 Reduce time about 5 to 10minutesper side for cut up chicken Brush each side with melt...
Page 30: ...et Cleanthe top sidesandoutsidefrontof theoven doorwithsoapandwater Alsousesoapandwater to cleanunderthe ovenventgrille Do not use abrasives or ovencleaners Makesuretheovenlightbulbcoveris in place Do not rub or clean the door gasket the fiberglassmaterialof thegaskethasan extremelylowresistanceto abrasion An intact andwell fittingovendoorgasketis essentialfor energy efficient ovenoperationandgood...
Page 31: ...oucanchangetheCleanTimeto anytimebetween2 and4 hours dependingon theamountof soilin youroven o4 Pressthe STARTpad START ThelowerrightdisplayshowsthecalculatedStop Time LOCKED flashesin thedisplaywhilethe doorlocksautomatically thenit appearssteadily It willnotbe possibleto opentheovendooruntilthe temperaturedropsbelowthe locktemperatureandthe LOCKlightgoesoff 5 WhentheLOCKlightis off openthedoor N...
Page 32: ...recttimeof day 1 Followthe directionsin the Beforea Clean Cyclesection n 2 Pressthe AUTOSELFCLEANpad AUTOSELF CL AN A 3 Pressthe INCREASEorDECREASE padto enterthedesiredCleanTime a n 4 Pressthe STOPTIMEpad STOP TIME TheearliestStopTimewillbe the A CleanTimeselectedplusthetime of dav For exam le If theClean Time is3 hoursaid thetimeof dayis 6 00 the StopTimethatappearson thedisplaywillbe 9 00 A 5 P...
Page 33: ... or popping sound I hear during cleaningnormal A Yes Thisis the soundof themetalheating andcoolingduringboththecookingand cleaningfunctions Q Shouldthere be any odor during the cleaning A Yes therewillbe an odorduringthe firstfew cleanings Failureto wipeoutexcessivesoilmight alsocausea strongodorwhencleaning Q What causesthe hair like lineson the enameled surface of my oven A Thisis a normalcondit...
Page 34: ...slittleheatexcept inthefood or sometimesin thecookware Some spatterswipeup witha papertowel somemay requirea dampcloth Removegreasyspatterswith a sudsycloth thenrinseanddry Wipeup spatters on the windowon the inside of the door daily Whenthe windowis soiled wash it witha dampcloth Rinsethoroughlyanddry Wipemetal and plastic parts on the insideof the door frequently Use a dampclothto removeall soil...
Page 35: ...tfromloosening duringshipmentanddoorclosings Removingthe tapemightbe difficult 4 Unscrewthebulbcarefully Usea clothto protect yourhandsin casetheglassbreaks NOTE Thelightis not standard Replaceit witha similar125 volt 20 wattbulb whichis available fromyourGE supplier 5 Screwthereplacementbulbintothe socketand replacethelightcoverandgrill Reconnectthe powerto thecookingcenter OvenHeatingElemenh Don...
Page 36: ...ap filledscouringpad Do notrub orcleanthedoorgasket thefiberglass materialof thegaskethasan extremelylow resistanceto abrasion An intactandwell fitting ovendoorgasketis essentialfor energy efficient ovenoperationandgoodbakingresults If you noticethegasketbecomingworn frayedor damaged in anywayor if it hasbecomedisplacedon thedoor youshouldhaveit replaced NOTE Thegasketis designedwitha gapat the bo...
Page 37: ... towel Whencleaning avoid touchingwarmlightswithcleaningclothsif thelight coveris removed Theovenlight bulb iscoveredwitha removableglass coverwhichisheldinplacewitha wire Removethe ovendoor if desired toreachthecovereasily Toremove Holdyourhandunder the coverso it doesn t fallwhenreleased With fingersof the same QQ pb hand firmlypushback the wire coverholder w Liftoffthecover 1 DO NOT WMOVE Wi ov...
Page 38: ...is stilllocked Letthe ovencoolto a safetemperature Lightbulbis looseoris burnedout TheOVENLIGHTpadis defective 9Theovenis in the Self Cleanfunction Clocknot set PresstheCLOCKpad andenterthetime Pressthe STARTpad If it cannotbe resetby pressingpads electricalserviceto yourresidencehas causedinterferencesignalson themainpowerline Disconnectyourcooking centerat the mainfuseor circuitbreakerpanel Wait...
Page 39: ... SeetheBroilingsection Necessarypreheatingwasnotdone Foodisbeingcookedon a hotpan Cookwareis notsuitedfor broiling Lowvoltage Seethe Broilingsection Aluminumfoilusedon thebroilerrackhasnotbeenfhtedproperlyandslit BAKEandSTARTpadsarenotpressed Shelfpositionis incorrect Seethe Bakingor Roastingsections Roastingpanis too small Impropercookwareis beingused Theoventhermostatneedsadjustment SeetheAdjust...
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