GE JAP02SNSS Use and Care Manual - Page 22

Using the self-cleaning oven.

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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support 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 Wipe up heavy soil on the oven bottom. (appearance may vary) The oven must be cool in order to set the self-clean cycle. We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood during the first self-clean cycle. Remove broiler pan, broiler grid, all cookware and any aluminum foil from the oven. The shiny, silver-colored oven shelves (on some models) can be self-cleaned, but they will darken, lose their luster and become hard to slide. Do not use abrasives or oven cleaners. Clean the top, sides and outside of the oven door with soap and water. Make sure the oven light bulb cover (on some models) is in place and the oven light is off. IMPORTANT: The health of some birds is extremely sensitive to the fumes given off during the self-cleaning cycle of any oven. Move birds to another well ventilated room. How to Set the Oven for Cleaning Touch the SELF CLEAN pad. Using the + or - pad, enter the desired clean time, if a time other than 4 hours is needed. Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours. You can change the clean time to any time between 2.5 hours and 5 hours, depending on how dirty your oven is. Touch the START pad. The door locks automatically. The display will show the clean time remaining. It will not be possible to open the oven door until the temperature drops below the lock temperature and the LOCKED DOOR light goes off. When the LOCKED DOOR light is off, open the door. The words LOCK DOOR will flash and the oven control will signal if you set the clean cycle and forget to close the oven door. To stop a clean cycle, touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. When the LOCKED DOOR light goes off indicating the oven has cooled below the locking temperature, open the door. Note: For heavily soiled ovens use maximum self clean cycle time (5 hours). 22

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Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
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
The oven must be cool in order to set the
self-clean cycle.
We recommend venting your kitchen
with an open window or using a
ventilation fan or hood during the
first self-clean cycle.
Remove broiler pan, broiler grid,
all cookware and any aluminum foil
from the oven.
The shiny, silver-colored oven shelves
(on some models) can be self-cleaned,
but they will darken, lose their luster
and become hard to slide.
Do not use abrasives or oven cleaners.
Clean the top, sides and outside of the
oven door with soap and water.
Make sure the oven light bulb cover
(on some models) is in place and the
oven light is off.
IMPORTANT:
The health of some birds
is extremely sensitive to the fumes given
off during the self-cleaning cycle of any
oven. Move birds to another well
ventilated room.
Wipe up heavy soil on the oven
bottom. (appearance may vary)
How to Set the Oven for Cleaning
Touch the
SELF CLEAN
pad.
Using the
+
or
pad, enter the
desired clean time, if a time other
than 4 hours is needed.
Clean cycle time is normally 4 hours.
You can change the clean time to any
time between 2.5 hours and 5 hours,
depending on how dirty your oven is.
Touch the
START
pad.
The door locks automatically. The display
will show the clean time remaining. It will
not be possible to open the oven door
until the temperature drops below the
lock temperature and the
LOCKED DOOR
light goes off.
When the
LOCKED DOOR
light is off, open
the door.
The words
LOCK DOOR
will flash and
the oven control will signal if you set
the clean cycle and forget to close the
oven door.
To stop a clean cycle, touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. When the
LOCKED
DOOR
light goes off indicating the
oven has cooled below the locking
temperature, open the door.
Note:
For heavily soiled ovens
use maximum self clean cycle
time (5 hours).