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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support GEAppliances.com (U.S.) www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada) Problem Oven racks are difficult to slide Possible Causes What To Do The shiny, silver-colored racks • Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper (if so equipped) were cleaned towel and wipe the edges of the oven racks with in a self-clean cycle. The gray the paper towel. Do not spray with Pam® or other porcelain-coated racks lubricant sprays. (if so equipped) were improperly cleaned. Clock and timer do not work Plug on range is not completely • Make sure electrical plug is plugged into a live, properly inserted in the electrical outlet. grounded outlet. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. Oven controls improperly set. • See the Using the clock and timer section. Oven will not self-clean Surface burner is on. The oven temperature is too high to set a self-clean operation. Oven controls improperly set. The probe is plugged into the outlet in the oven. • Turn all surface burners off. • Allow the range to cool and reset the controls. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. • Remove the probe from the oven. "Crackling" or "popping" sound This is the sound of the metal heating and cooling during both the cooking and cleaning functions. • This is normal. Excessive smoking during a clean cycle Excessive soil. • Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Open the windows to rid the room of smoke. Wait until the LOCKED light goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean cycle. Oven door will not Oven too hot. open after a clean cycle • Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature. Oven not clean after a clean cycle Oven controls not properly set. • See the Using the self-cleaning oven section. Oven was heavily soiled. • Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean again or for a longer period of time. "LOCKED" flashes in the display The self-clean cycle has been • Close the oven door. selected but the door is not closed. "LOCKED" light is on when you want to cook The oven door is locked because the temperature inside the oven has not dropped below the locking temperature. • Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool. 39

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Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
GEAppliances.com (U.S.)
www.GEAppliances.ca (Canada)
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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Oven racks are
The shiny, silver-colored racks
•
Apply a small amount of vegetable oil to a paper
difficult to slide
(if so equipped) were cleaned
towel and wipe the edges of the oven racks with
in a self-clean cycle. The gray
the paper towel. Do not spray with Pam
®
or other
porcelain-coated racks
lubricant sprays.
(if so equipped) were
improperly cleaned.
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.
A fuse in your home
•
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
may be blown or the
circuit breaker tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
•
See the
Using the clock and timer
section.
Oven will not self-clean
Surface burner is on.
•
Turn all surface burners off.
The oven temperature is
•
Allow the range to cool and reset the controls.
too high to set a self-clean
operation.
Oven controls improperly set.
•
See the
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
The probe is plugged into
•
Remove the probe from the oven.
the outlet in the oven.
“Crackling” or
This is the sound of the
•
This is normal.
“popping” sound
metal heating and cooling
during both the cooking and
cleaning functions.
Excessive smoking
Excessive soil.
•
Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. Open the windows to
during a clean cycle
rid the room of smoke. Wait until the
LOCKED
light
goes off. Wipe up the excess soil and reset the clean
cycle.
Oven door will not
Oven too hot.
•
Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature.
open after a clean cycle
Oven not clean after a
Oven controls not properly set.
•
See the
Using the self-cleaning oven
section.
clean cycle
Oven was heavily soiled.
•
Clean up heavy spillovers before starting the clean
cycle. Heavily soiled ovens may need to self-clean
again or for a longer period of time.
“LOCKED” flashes
The self-clean cycle has been
•
Close the oven door.
in the display
selected but the door is not
closed.
“LOCKED” light is
The oven door is locked
•
Touch the
CLEAR/OFF
pad. Allow the oven to cool.
on when you want
because the temperature
to cook
inside the oven has not
dropped below the
locking temperature.