GE JT1000SFSS Use and Care Manual - Page 16

Before you call for service

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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Troubleshooting tips ... Before you call for service Problem Oven light does not work Excessive smoking during broiling "F- and a number or letter" flash in the display Display goes blank Possible Cause Light bulb is loose or defective. What To Do Tighten or replace bulb. Food too close to burner element. Lower the rack position of the food. You have a function error code. If the function code repeats. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven back into operation. Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30 seconds and then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. The clock is turned off. See the Oven Controls section. Power outage, clock flashes "Burning" or "oily" odor emitting from the vent Strong odor Fan noise My oven door glass appears to be "tinted" or have a "rainbow" color. Is this defective? Oven is in Sabbath Mode. Power outage or surge This is normal in a new oven and will disappear in time. An odor from the insulation around the inside of the oven is normal for the first few times the oven is used. A cooling fan may automatically turn on. No. The inner oven glass is coated with a heat barrier to reflect the heat back into the oven to prevent heat loss and keep the outer door cool while baking. Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode. See the Special Features section. Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset it by pressing the Cancel/Off pad, setting the clock and resetting any cooking function. This is temporary and will go away after several uses. This is temporary and will go away after several uses. This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on to cool internal parts. It may run for up to 1-1/2 hours after the oven is turned off. This is normal. Under certain light or angles, you may see this tint or rainbow color. 16 49-80677-2

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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
Troubleshooting tips ...
Before you call for service
Problem
Possible Cause
What To Do
Oven light does not
work
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Tighten or replace bulb.
Excessive smoking
during broiling
Food too close to burner element.
Lower the rack position of the food.
“F— and a number
or letter” flash in
the display
You have a function error code.
Press the
Cancel/Off
pad. Allow the oven to cool for one
hour. Put the oven back into operation.
If the function code repeats.
Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30
seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
error code repeats, call for service.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
The clock is turned off.
See the Oven Controls
section.
Oven is in Sabbath Mode.
Verify that the oven is not in Sabbath Mode.
See the Special Features section.
Power outage,
clock flashes
Power outage or surge
Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must
reset it by pressing the
Cancel/Off
pad, setting the
clock and resetting any cooking function.
“Burning” or “oily”
odor emitting from
the vent
This is normal in a new oven and will
disappear in time.
This is temporary and will go away after several uses.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation around
the inside of the oven is normal for the
first few times the oven is used.
This is temporary and will go away after several uses.
Fan noise
A cooling fan may automatically turn
on.
This is normal. The cooling fan will turn on to cool
internal parts. It may run for up to 1-1/2 hours after the
oven is turned off.
My oven door glass
appears to be
"tinted" or have a
"rainbow" color. Is
this defective?
No. The inner oven glass is coated with
a heat barrier to reflect the heat back
into the oven to prevent heat loss and
keep the outer door cool while baking.
This is normal. Under certain light or angles, you may
see this tint or rainbow color.