GE PT960DPBB Owners Manual - Page 40

Troubleshooting Tips

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Consumer Support Troubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Safety Instructions Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Control signals after entering cooking time or delay start Food does not bake or roast properly Food does not broil properly Clock and timer do not work Oven light does not work Oven temperature too hot or too cold Possible Causes You forgot to enter a bake temperature or cleaning time. What To Do • Touch BAKE and desired temperature or SELF CLEAN and desired clean time. Oven controls improperly set. Rack position is incorrect or the rack is not level. Oven floor not in place. Oven thermostat needs adjustment. • See the Using the Oven section. • See the Using the Oven section. • Replace the oven floor. • See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat-Do It Yourself! section. Oven door is open. Oven controls improperly set. Improper rack position being used. Food being cooked in a hot pan. Cookware not suited for broiling. The probe is plugged into the outlet in the oven. In some areas the power (voltage) may be low. • Close the door. This model is designed for closed door broiling only. Always broil with the door closed. • Make sure you touch BROIL. • See the Broiling Guide. • For best results, use a pan designed for broiling. Make sure it is cool. • For best results, use a pan designed for broiling. • Unplug and remove the probe from the oven. • Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes. • Broil for the longest period of time recommended in the Broiling Guide. A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Oven controls improperly set. • Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker. • See the To Set the Clock and Kitchen Timer and Control Lockout sections. Light bulb is loose or defective. • Tighten or replace the bulb. The oven is self-cleaning or • The oven lights do not come on during self-cleaning the Sabbath option is set. or if the Sabbath option is set. Pad operating light is broken. • Call for service. Oven thermostat needs adjustment. • See the Adjust the Oven Thermostat-Do It Yourself! section. 40

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Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Troubleshooting Tips
Consumer Support
Before you call for service…
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
Control signals after
You forgot to enter a bake
Touch
BAKE
and desired temperature or
entering cooking time
temperature or cleaning
SELF CLEAN
and desired clean time.
or delay start
time.
Food does not bake
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
Using the Oven
section.
or roast properly
Rack position is incorrect
See the
Using the Oven
section.
or the rack is not level.
Oven floor not in place.
Replace the oven floor.
Oven thermostat needs
See the
Adjust the Oven Thermostat—Do It Yourself!
adjustment.
section.
Food does not
Oven door is open.
Close the door. This model is designed for closed door
broil properly
broiling only. Always broil with the door closed.
Oven controls improperly set.
Make sure you touch
BROIL
.
Improper rack position
See the
Broiling Guide.
being used.
Food being cooked
For best results, use a pan designed for broiling.
in a hot pan.
Make sure it is cool.
Cookware not suited
For best results, use a pan designed for broiling.
for broiling.
The probe is plugged into the
Unplug and remove the probe from the oven.
outlet in the oven.
In some areas the power
Preheat the broil element for 10 minutes.
(voltage) may be low.
Broil for the longest period of time recommended in
the
Broiling Guide.
Clock and timer
A fuse in your home may be
Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
do not work
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Oven controls improperly set.
See the
To Set the Clock
and
Kitchen Timer and Control
Lockout
sections.
Oven light does
Light bulb is loose or defective.
Tighten or replace the bulb.
not work
The oven is self-cleaning or
The oven lights do not come on during self-cleaning
the Sabbath option is set.
or if the Sabbath option is set.
Pad operating light is broken.
Call for service.
Oven temperature too
Oven thermostat
See the
Adjust the Oven Thermostat—Do It Yourself!
hot or too cold
needs adjustment.
section.