GE PHS930BLTS Use and Care Manual - Page 28

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS Troubleshooting Tips ... Before you call for service Problem Excessive smoking during broiling Possible Cause Food too close to broil element. What To Do Lower the rack position of the food. Oven door will not open after a clean cycle Oven too hot. Allow the oven to cool below locking temperature. Oven not clean after a clean cycle Oven controls improperly set. See the Cleaning the Oven section. "DOOR LOCKING" flashes in the display Oven was heavily soiled. The self-clean cycle has been selected but the door is not closed. 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. Close the oven door. Latch the door. DOOR LOCKED is on when you want to cook "F- and a number or letter" flash in the display Display goes blank Oven or cooktop will not stay set. The oven door is locked because the temperature inside the oven has not dropped below the locking temperature. You have a function error code. If the function code repeats. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. The clock is turned off. Oven is in Sabbath Mode. Function error. Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool. Press the Cancel/Off pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour. Put the oven back into operation. 'LVFRQQHFWDOOSRZHUWRWKHRYHQIRUDWOHDVWVHFRQGVDQG then reconnect power. If the function error code repeats, call for service. Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. See the Special features section. 9HULI\WKDWWKHRYHQLVQRWLQ6DEEDWK0RGH6HHWKH6SHFLDO Features section. 'LVFRQQHFWDOOSRZHUIRUDWOHDVWVHFRQGVDQGWKHQ reconnect power. If repeating, call for service. 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 Strong odor 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. To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a minimum of 3 hours. See the Cleaning the Oven section. This is temporary and will go away after several uses or a self-clean cycle. Fan noise My oven door glass appears to be "tinted" or have a "rainbow" color. Is this defective? A convection fan may automatically turn on and off. A cooling fan may automatically turn on and off. 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. The fan is designed to operate intermittently to maximize cooking evenness. The convection fan will operate during preheat of the bake cycle. The fan will turn off after the oven is heated to the set temperature. This is normal. This is normal on some models. The cooling fan will turn off and on to cool internal parts. It may run after the oven is turned off. 7KLVLVQRUPDO8QGHUFHUWDLQOLJKWRUDQJOHV\RXPD\VHH this tint or rainbow color. Sometimes the oven takes longer to preheat to the same temperature Cookware or food in oven. Number of racks in oven. 'LIIHUHQWFRRNLQJPRGHV Display flashes Power failure. The cookware or food in the oven will cause the oven to take longer to preheat. Remove items to reduce preheat time. Adding more racks to the oven will cause the oven to take longer to preheat. Remove some racks. The different cooking modes use different preheat methods to heat the oven for the specific cooking mode. Some modes will take longer than others (i.e. convection bake). Reset the clock. 28 49-80806