Built-In Gas Wall Oven ge.com Safety Instructions . . . . . .2–6 Operating Instructions, Tips Aluminum foil . . . . . . . . .14, 19 Baking feature . . . . . . . . .14, 15 Broiling feature . . . . . . . .21, 22 Clock and timer . . . . . . . . . .8, 9 Control features and settings . .7 Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Roasting feature . . . . . . . .19, 20 Shelves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death. — Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. Operating Instructions — WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS ■ Do not try to light any appliance.
ge.com Safety Instructions WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ■ CAUTION: Items of interest to children should not be stored in cabinets above an oven—children climbing on the oven to reach items could be seriously injured. WARNING: Operating Instructions NEVER use this appliance as a space heater to heat or warm the room. Doing so may result in carbon monoxide poisoning and overheating of the oven.
ge.com Safety Instructions OVEN Stand away from the oven when opening the door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that escape can cause burns to hands, face and eyes. WARNING: NEVER cover any slots, holes or passages in the oven bottom or cover an entire rack with materials such as aluminum foil. Doing so blocks air flow through the oven and may cause carbon monoxide poisoning. Aluminum foil linings may also trap heat, causing a fire hazard.
Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. OVEN Operating Instructions ■ Always remove the broiler pan from the broiler drawer as soon as you finish broiling. Grease left in the pan can catch fire if broiler drawer is used without removing the grease from the broiler pan. ■ When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame, the fat may ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent excessive flare-ups.
Using the oven control. ge.com Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Features of Your Oven Control BAKE Pad TIMER/CLOCK Pad Touch this pad to select the bake function. Touch this pad to select the timer feature. Then touch + and – pads to adjust time. BAKE Light Flashes while in edit mode—you can change the oven temperature at this point. Glows when the oven is in bake mode. Touch this pad to select the broil function. START Pad BROIL Light Must be touched to start any cooking function.
Safety Instructions Using the clock and timer. Not all features are on all models. To Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a delayed cooking or a delayed self-cleaning cycle. Touch the TIMER/CLOCK pad twice. Touch the + or – pad. Operating Instructions Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day.
ge.com Safety Instructions Power Failure If a flashing time of day is in the display, you have experienced a power failure. Reset the clock. To reset the clock, touch the TIMER/CLOCK pad and hold 3 seconds. Enter the correct time of day by touching the + or – pads. Touch the START pad. The control has a series of tones that will sound at different times. These tones may sound while you set the control for an oven function or at the end of the oven function.
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 clock. They remain in the control’s memory until the steps are repeated. When the display shows your choice, touch the START pad. The special features will remain in memory after a power failure.
ge.com Your control is set to use a 12-hour clock. If you would prefer to have a 24-hour military time clock or black-out the clock display, follow the steps below: Touch the BAKE and BROIL HI/LO pads at the same time for 2 seconds until the display shows SF. Touch the START pad to activate your choice and leave the control set in this special features mode. NOTE: If the clock is in the black-out mode you will not be able to use the Delay Start function.
Safety Instructions Using the oven. Before you begin… Look at the controls. Be sure you understand how to set them properly. Check the oven interior. Look at the shelves. Take a practice run at removing and replacing them properly to give sure, sturdy support. NOTE: You may notice a “burning” or “oily” smell the first few times you turn your oven on. This is normal in a new oven and will disappear in a short time. Read over the information and tips that follow.
ge.com Oven Shelves The shelves are designed with stop-locks so that, when placed correctly on the shelf supports, they will stop before coming completely out of the oven and will not tilt when you are removing food from them or placing food on them. When placing cookware on a shelf, pull the shelf out to the bump on the shelf support. Place the cookware on the shelf, then slide the shelf back into the oven. This will eliminate reaching into the hot oven.
Safety Instructions Using the baking feature. Your oven temperature is controlled very accurately using an oven control system. It is recommended that you operate the oven for a number of weeks using the time given on recipes as a guide to become familiar with your new oven’s performance. If you think an adjustment is necessary, see the Adjust the Oven Thermostat section. It lists easy Do It Yourself instructions on how to adjust the thermostat.
ge.com Pan Placement Use the proper baking pan. The type of finish on the pan determines the amount of browning that will occur. For even cooking and proper browning, there must be enough room for air circulation in the oven. Baking results will be better if baking pans are centered as much as possible rather than being placed to the front or to the back of the oven. ■ Dark, rough or dull pans absorb heat resulting in a browner, crisper crust. Use this type for pies.
Safety Instructions Using the timed baking feature. How to Set Your Oven for Time Bake The oven control allows you to turn the oven on or off automatically at specific times that you set. Examples of Immediate Start (oven turns on now and you set it to turn off automatically at the end of cooking time) and Delay Start and Stop (setting the oven to turn on automatically at a later time and turn off after a preset cooking time) will be described.
ge.com CAUTION: To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the correct position before you turn the oven on. You can set the control to delay the start of cooking, cook for a specific length of time and then turn off automatically. Touch the BAKE pad. Touch the + or – pad to set the oven temperature. Touch the COOKING TIME pad. ■ Foods that spoil easily, such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork, should not be allowed to sit for more than one hour before or after cooking.
Safety Instructions 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. Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven. These thermometers may vary 20–40 degrees.
Using the roasting feature. ge.com Before You Begin Roasting… Roasting is really a baking procedure used for meats. Therefore, the oven controls are set for Baking or Timed Baking. (You may hear a slight clicking sound, indicating the oven is working properly.) Timed Baking will turn the oven on and off automatically. REMEMBER: Food will continue to cook in the hot oven and therefore should be removed when the desired internal temperature has been reached.
Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Using the roasting feature. Questions and Answers Q. Is it necessary to check for doneness with a meat thermometer? Q. Do I need to preheat my oven each time I cook a roast or poultry? A. Checking the finished internal temperature at the completion of cooking time is recommended. Temperatures are shown in the Roasting Guide. For roasts over 8 lbs. check with thermometer at half-hour intervals after half the cooking time has passed. A.
Using the broiling feature. ge.com Before You Begin Broiling… Distance from the heat source may be changed by positioning the broiler pan and grid on one of three shelf positions in the broiler compartment—A (bottom of broiler compartment), B (middle) and C (top). If the meat has fat or gristle around the edge, cut vertical slashes through it about 2″ apart. If desired, the fat may be trimmed, leaving a layer about 1/8″ thick.
Safety Instructions Using the broiling feature. NOTE: Both the oven door and the broiler compartment drawer must be closed during broiling. ■ When arranging the food on the pan, do not let fatty edges hang over the sides because the dripping fat will soil the oven. ■ Always use the broiler pan and grid that comes with your oven. It is designed to minimize smoking and spattering by trapping the juices in the shielded lower part of the pan. ■ The broiler compartment does not need to be preheated.
Care and cleaning. ge.com How to Remove Protective Shipping Film and Packaging Tape Carefully grasp a corner of the protective shipping film with your fingers and slowly peel it from the appliance surface. Do not use any sharp items to remove the film. Remove all of the film before using the appliance for the first time.
Lift-Off Oven Door The oven door is removable, but it is heavy. You may need help removing and replacing the door. Do not lift the door by the handle. This can cause the glass to break or can cause damage to the door. To remove the door, open it a few inches to the special stop position that will hold the door open. Grasp firmly on each side and lift the door straight up and off the hinges.
ge.com The oven bottom can be removed to clean large spills, and to enable you to reach the oven burner. Unlock To remove: Lock Slide the tab at the center front of the oven bottom to the left. Lift the oven bottom up and out. To replace: Lower the front of the oven bottom into place and slide the front tab to the right to lock the oven bottom into place. We don’t recommend using aluminum foil on the oven bottom.
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 Oven will not work Circuit breaker has been tripped or a fuse has blown. • Reset circuit breaker or replace fuse. Oven control not properly set. • Follow instructions in this manual Control signals after entering cooking time or start time You forgot to enter a bake temperature. • Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature.
ge.com Safety Instructions Possible Causes What To Do Oven light does not work Light bulb is loose or defective. • Tighten or replace the bulb. The pad operating the oven light is broken. • Call for service. “Crackling” or “popping” sound This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during cooking. • This is normal. “F—and a number or letter” flash in the display You have a function error code. • Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour.
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