XLMTM Gas Range - GE Appliances - Kitchen Appliances, Refrigerator PDF
Preview XLMTM Gas Range - GE Appliances - Kitchen Appliances, Refrigerator
XLMTM Gas Range Safe~ instructions.,..................2-5 Solver.......................45, 46 Anti-Tip Device ...........................2, 3,29,39 Thermostat Adjustment– Do It Yourself . . . . . . . 16 More questions ?...call GE Answer Centera 800.626.2000 Operating Instructions, Tips Aluminum Foil...........................5 ,15, 17, 18 Clock and Timer..............................................8 Features ....................................................... 67, preparation.................................28-44 Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20 Air Adjustment Baking . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15 Broiling, Broiling Guide ...................19, 20 .........................3O Control Settings .................12, 14, 17, 19 Installation instructions ......................28-39 Light; Bulb Replacement ................13,24 Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................39 Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . 14 LP Conversion.......................................4O.44 Roasting, Roasting Guide ...............l 7, 18 Shelves ...................................5, 13-15,25 Sufiace Cooking .....................................9-1 1 Consumer Services ..................47 Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Appliance Registration .................................2 Cooktop Comparison .................................9 Important Phone Numbers .......................47 ElectricI gnition. ..........................................9 Model and Serial Number Location ..........2 Standing Pilot Models . . . . . 10 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................48 Care and Cleaning ...................2 l-27 Standard-Clean Models: Broiler Drawer .....................................................24 JGBS15 Broiler Pan and JGBS04 JGBS16 JGBS06 JGBS77 Clean...............................................27 JGBS72 JGBS78 DoorR emoval. ..............................................26 JGBS74 JGBS79 Lift-up Cooktop. ...........................................25 JGSS05 Oven Bottom ............................................... .32 Continuous-Clean Models: Oven Vents JGBC17 JGBC76 GE Appliances 164 D2764P052 49-8542 ~LP US ~LP YOU... Read this guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your WARNING: If the information in this new range properly. guide is not followed exactly, a fire or Keep it handy for answers to your questions. explosion may result causing property If you don’t understand something or need more help, damage, personal injury or death. write (include your phone number): — Do not store or use gasoline or other Consumer Affairs flammable vapors and liquids in the GE Appliances vicinity of this or any other appliance. Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 — WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS Write down the model and serial numbers. Do not try to light any appliance. l Depending on your range, you’ll find the model and Do not touch any electrical switch; do serial numbers on a label on the front of the range, l behind the kick panel, storage drawer or broiler drawer. not use any phone in your building. These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Immediately call your gas supplier from l Ownership Registration Card that came with your a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas range. Before sending in this card, please write these supplier’s instructions. numbers here: If you cannot reach your gas supplier, l Model Number Serial Number call the fire department. — Installation and service must be Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your range. performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier. If you received a damaged range... Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the range. Save time and money. Before you YOU ~ NEED SERVICE request service . . . Check the Problem Solver in the back of this guide. To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in It lists causes of minor operating problems that you the back of this guide. can correct yourself. To obtain replacement parts, contact GE~otpoint Service Centers. A WARNING We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the ALL RANGES l service you receive, here are three steps to follow for CAN TIP further help. INJURY TO PERSONS FIRST, contact the people who serviced your l COULD RESULT appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem. G INSTALL ANTI-TIP NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the DEVICES PACKED details—including your phone number—to: WITH RANGE Manager, Consumer Relations c SEE INSTALLATION GE Appliances INSTRUCTIONS Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225 FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write: Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 6 20 North Wacker Drive )* . . Chicago, IL 60606 . @1’ @AppROvED 2 ~PORTANT SAFETY NOTICE Be sure all packing materiais are removed from l the range before operating it to prevent fire or Q The California Safe Drinki~g Water and Toxic smoke damage should the packing material ignite. Enforcement Act requires the Governor of Ctifornia to publish a list of substances known to the state Q Be sure your range is correctly adjusted by a to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive quahfied service technician or installer for the harm, and requires businesses to warn customers type of gas (naturai or LP) that is to be used. Your range can be converted for use with either of potential exposure to such substances, type of gas. See the I~stallation Instructions. Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon WARNING: These adjustments must be made monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by a qualified service technician in accordance by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or with the manufacturer’s instructions and all codes LP fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a and requirements of the authority having bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize jurisdiction. Failure to follow these instructions incomplete combustion. Exposure to these could result in serious injury or property damage. substances can be minimized by venting with an The qualified agency performing this work ope~ window or using a ventilation fan or hood. assumes responsibility for the conversion. ~uorescent light b~bs and safety valves on . After prolonged use of a range, high floor l standing pilot ranges contain mercury. if your temperatures may result and many floor model has these features, they must be recycled coverings will not withstand this kind of use. according to local, state and federal codes. Never install the range over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never instaIl it directly over interior kitchen carpeting. men You &t Your Wnge Have the installer show you th~ location of the l Using Your Range range gas cut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary. AWARNING— * Have your range insta~ed and properly .4 All ranges can tip and injury grounded by a qua~fied installer, in accordance could result. To nrevent accidental Q with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment tipping of the ra~ge, attach it to the ~ and service should be performed only by qualified wall and floor by installing the Anti- gas range installers or service technicians. L, Tip device supplied. *Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of To check if the device is installed and @ your range udess it is specfidy recommended engaged properly, carefully tip the in this guide. All other servicing should be referred range forward. The Anti-Tip device should to a qutified technician. engage and prevent the range from tipping over. Plug your range into a 120-volt grounded l If you pull the range out from the wall for any outlet only. Do not remove the round grounding reason, make sure the device is properly engaged prong from the plug. If in doubt about the grounding when you push the range back against the wall. of the home electrical system, it is your personal If it is not, there is a possible risk of the range responsibility and obligation to have an ungrounded tipping over and causing injury if you or a child outlet replaced with a properly grounded, three- stand, sit or lean on an open door. prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrical Code. In Canada, the appliance must be Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information electrically grounded in accordance with the in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could Canadian Electrical Code. Do not use an extension result in tipping of the range and injury. cord with this appliance. Do not leave children alone or unattended l * L~ate the range out of kitchen tr~lc path where a range is hot or in operation. and out of drafty locations to prevent pilot They could be seriously burned. outige (on standing pilot models) and poor air Cumulation. 3 ~PORTANT SAFEH ~STRUCmONS (continued) CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO Surface Cooting l CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORER IN Always use the LITE position (on electric CABINETS ABOVE A RANGE OR ON THE l ignition models) or the HI position (on standing BAC~PLASH OF A RANG&CHILDREN pilot models} when igniting the top burners and CL~BING ON THE RANGE TO REACH make sure the burners have ignited. ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY ~JURED. Never leave the surface burners unattended at * Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or l high flame settings. Boilovers cause smoking hang on the door, broiler drawer or cooktop. and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire. They could damage the range and even tip it over, causing severe personal injury. Adjust the top burner flame size so it does not l Q Let the burner grates and other surfaces cool extend beyond the edge of the cookware. Excessive flame is hazardous. before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them. t Use only dry pot holders—moist or damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in burns from Never wear loose fitting or hanging garments l steam. while using tke appliance. Be careful when reaching for items stored in cabinets over the Do not let potholders come near open flamm l cooktop. Flammable materird could be ignited if when lifting cookware. Do not use a towel or brought in contact with flame or hot oven surfaces other buky cloth in place of a pot holder’ and may cause severe burns. * To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition For your safety, never use your appliance for of flammable materials and spillage, turn l warming or h~ting the room. cookware handles toward the side or back of the range without extending over adjacent burners. Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up l a flaming pan. Turn the controls off, Smother a * Always turn the surface burners to off before flaming pan an a surface unit by covering the removing cookware. pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie * Carefu~y watch foods being fried at a high she~t or flat tray. Use a multi-purpose dry flame setting. chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher. Never block the vents (air openings) of the Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by l range. They provide the air inlet and outlet that covering it with baking soda or, if available, by are necessary for the range to operate properly using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam-type with correct combustion, Air openings are located fire extinguisher. at the rear of the eooktop, at the top and bottom of Flame in the oven can be smothered completely the oven door, and at the bottom of the range by closing the oven door and turning the oven off under the broiler drawer or storage drawer. or by using a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam- Do not use a wok on models with sealed burners type fire extinguisher. l if the wok has a round metal ring that is placed . Do not store flammable rnaterkds in an oven, a over the burner grate to support the wok. This range broiler or storage drawer or near a cooktop. ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also, it may cause * DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE the burner to work improperly. This may cause a MATERIALS, GASOL~E OR OTHER carbon monoxide level above that allowed by FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN current standards, resulting in a health hazard. THE VIC~~Y OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE. * Foods for frying should be as dry as possible. Frost on frozen foods or moisture on fresh foods Do not let cooking grease or other flammable l can cause hot fat to bubble up and over the sides materials accumulate in or near the range. of the pan. When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly l Use the least possible amount of fat for effective and always cook the meat to an internal temperature l of at least 170°F. This assures that, in the remote shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added. possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it wilI be killed and the meat wiII be safe to eat, Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats. l 4 * U a combination of ok or fats W be used in frying, Q Place the oven shelves in the desired position stir together before heating or as fats melt slowly. while the oven is cool. Use a deep fat thermometer whenever possible to Stand away from the range when opening the l l prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point. door of a hot oven. The hot air and steam that escapes can cause burns to hands, face and eyes. Never try to move a pan of hot fa~ especially a l deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat is cool. Mling out the she~ to the she~-stop is a l convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a c Use proper pan size—Avoid pans that are unstable precaution against burns from touching hot or easily tipped. Select cookware having flat surfaces of the door or oven walls. The lowest bottoms large enough to properly contain food and position “R” is not designed to slide. avoid boilovers and spillovers and large enough to cover burner grate. This will both save cleaning Do not heat unopened food containers. Pressure l time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, could build up and the container could burst, since heavy spattering or spillovers left on range causing an injury. can ignite. Use pans with handles that can be easily Do not use aluminum foiI anywhere in the oven l grasped and remain cool. except as described in this guide. Misuse could When using glass cookware, make sure it is result in a fire hazard or damage to the range. l designed for top-of-range cooking. . When using cooking or roasting bags in the . Keep all plastics away from the top burners. oven, follow the manufacturer’s directions. Do not leave plastic Use only ~ass cookware that is recommended for l l items on the cookto~ m use in gas ovens. they may melt if lefi * ~. Always remove the broiler pan from range as too close to the vent. ~> l soon as you finish broiling. Grease left in the pan Vent appearance and location va~l can catch fire if oven is used without removing the Do not leave any items on the cooktop. l grease from the broiler pan. The hot air from the vent may ignite flammable items and will increase pressure in closed When broiling, if meat is too close to the flame, l containers, which may cause them to burst. the fat may ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent excessive flare-ups. To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be l cerhin that the controls for all burners are at l Make sure the broiler pan is in place correctly the off position and all grates are cool before to reduce the possibility of grease fires. attemptkg to remove them. . If you shotid have a grease fire in the broiler pan, When flaming foods are under the hood, turn the turn off oven control, and keep broiler drawer and l oven door closed to contain fim until it bums out. fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flames. . If range is located near a window, do not hang Cleaning Your Range long curtains that could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard. Clean only parts ~sted in this Use and Care Guide. l @When a pilot goes out (on standing pilot models), Keep range clean and free of accumulations of l you will detect a faint odor of gas as your signal to grease or spillovers, which may ignite. relight the pilot. When relighting the pilot, make * Be careful when you clean the cooktop because sure burner controls are in the off position, and the area over the pilot (on standing pflot models) follow instructions in this book to relight. will be hot. H you smell gas, and you have already made sure l For continuous clean models, do not use oven pilots are lit (on standing pilot models), turn off the l cleaners on any of the continuous cleaning surfaces. gas to the range and cdl a qutified service technician. Continuous cleaning surfaces can be identified by Never use an open flame to locate a leak. their rough surface finish. Baking, Broiling and Roasting SAVE T~SE Do not use the oven for a storage area. l ~STRUCTIONS Items stored in the oven can ignite. “ Keep the oven free from grease buildup. 5 FEATURES OF YOUR RANGE Features and appearance VW. Sealed Burners Standard Twin Burners m ‘“me’ Your range is equipped with one of the two types of surface burners shown above. 6 Feature Index (Not all models have all features. Appearance of features varies.) See page 1 Backguard (on some models) l– 2 Surface Burners, Grates and Drip Pans (on some models) 4,5,9-11,21-23 3 Oven Light OtiOff Switch (on some models) 4 Clock and Timer (on some models) 5 Oven Vent (located on cooktop on some models) 4,5, 13,25 6 Bak@roil Switch (on some models) 12, 14, 17, 19 7 Oven Control 12, 14, 16, 17, 19,24 8 Surface Burner Control Knobs 9-11,21-24 9 Gas Shut Off Valve (on some models) 46 10 Cooktop~ift-up Cooktop (on some models) I 5,13,23,25 I 11 Broiler Pan and Rack 5, 17, 19,20,24 12 Oven Shelves with Stop-Locks (Number of shelves varies) 5, 13-15, 17, 19,20,25 13 Oven Shelf Supports (Shelf positions for cooking are suggested in the 5, 13, 14, Baking, Roasting and Broiling sections.) 17, 19,20 14 Air Vent in Oven Door (Located at top of Oven Door) 4 15 Broiler Drawer or Storage Drawer (on some models) 4, 19,20,24,25 16 Air Intake 4,25 17 Model and Serial Numbers (Located on front frame of range, 2 behind either Broiler Drawer or Storage Drawer) 18 Lift-Off Oven Door 4, 19,20,26,27 19 Anti-Tip Device (Lower right rear corner on range back. 2,3,29,39 See Installation Instructions.) 20 Oven Bottom 23,27 21 Oven Interior Light (on some models) 13,24 On some models, comes on automatically when door is opened. NOTE: All models have standard oven interiors, except for JGBC15, JGBC16 and JGBC17 which have continuous-cleaning oven interiors. See the Care and Cleaning section for instructions. CLOCK Am T~ER Follow the directions below if your range has the clock and timer shown at the right. You have the choice of having the timer show the time counting down or the time of day. In either case, the timer will signal at the end of the ;= timer period to alert you that the time is up. (Appearance may vary) To Set the Clock To Set the Timer NOTE: When you first plug in the range or after a 1. Press the TIMER pad. power failure, the entire Cloc~imer display will light up. 2. Use the UP and DOWN pads to set the timer. 1. Press the CLOCK pad. Short taps on the UP or DOWN pad change the timer’s setting one minute at a time. Pressing and 2. Press and hold the UP or DOWN pad and the time continuing to hold the UP pad increases the setting of day will change 10 minutes at a time. To change ten minutes at a time. the time by single minutes, give the pads short taps. 3. Once you have set your timer, press the TIMER pad 3. Press the CLOCK pad to start the clock. to start timing. As the timer counts down, a signal will indicate when one minute is left. After this signal, the display will count down in seconds. When time runs out, a final signal will sound. Press the TIMER pad to stop the signal. To Change or Cancel the Timer Setting Display Clock While Timer Is Operating When the timer is counting down, use the UP and Pressing the CLOCK pad while the timer is operating DOWN pad to change the remaining time, or press will not interfere with the timer’s operation; the the TIMER pad to stop the timer. The timer cannot be display will change to show the clock, but the timer cancelled unless you have fully completed “set timer” will continue to count down and will still signal when instructions above. time is up. Press the TIMER pad again to change the display back to show the timer. Clock Timer Follow these directions if The timer has been combined with the range clock. \ 12 your range has the clock and \,\\\. OFF 11,1 Use it to time all your precise cooking operations. timer shown at the right. -.\ 4 /, , You’ll recognize the timer as the pointer that is different in color than the clock hands. To set the clock, push in the g ;l:O o ::, * . knob and turn it to the right. Minutes are marked up to 30, and hours are marked ,.< 30 \,,\’ > Let the knob out when the Q“’/1,,,1 , , \ up to 4 on the center of the clock. / 6 clock hands reach the correct To set the timer, turn the knob to the left—without time. Continue turning the knob to OFF. pushing in—until the pointer reaches the number of minutes or hours you want to time. At the end of the set time, a buzzer sounds to tell you time is up. Turn the knobwithout pushing in—until the pointer reaches OFF and the buzzer stops. 8 Your new cooktop has gas burners. If you are used The best types of cookware to use, plus heat-up and to cooking with induction or other electric surface cool-down times, depend upon the type of burner or units, you will notice some differences when you use surface unit you have. gas burners. The following chart will help you to understand the differences between gas burner cooktops and any other type of cooktop you may have used in the past. ~pe of Cooktop Description How it Works Gas Burners Regular or sealed Flames heat the pans directly. Pan flatness is not critical to cooking results, but — gas burners use pans should be well balanced. Gas burners heat the pan right away and change (> either LP gas heat settings right away. When you turn the control off, cooking stops right away. * or natural gas. Radiant Electric coils Heat travels to the glass surface and then to the cookware, so pans must be flat on (Glass Ceramic) under a glass- the bottom for good cooking results. The glass cooktop stays hot enough to Coooktop ceramic cooktop. continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan from the surface unit if you want cooking to stop. Induction High frequency Pans must be made of ferrous metals (metal that attracts a magnet). Heat is &~:~~ induction coils produced by a magnetic circuit between the coil and the pan. Heats up right away *, ,,,,, ,,.. ,... under a glass and changes heat settings right away, like a gas cooktop. After turning the control “//,,,,,,,\\\ surface. off, the glass cooktop is hot from the heat of the pan, but cooking stops right away. Electric Coil Flattened metal Heats by direct contact with the pan and by heating the air under the pan. For best tubing containing cooking results, use good quality pans. Electric coils are more forgiving of o electric resistance warped pans than radiant or solid disks. Heats up quickly but does not change e wire suspended heat settings as quickly as gas or induction. Electric coils stay hot enough to over a drip pan. continue cookin~ for a short time after they are turned off. Solid Disk Solid cast iron Heats by direct contact with the pan, so pans must be flat on the bottom for good disk sealed to the cooking results. Heats up and cools down more slowly than electric coils. The @ cooktop surface. disk stays hot enough to continue cooking after it is turned off. Remove the pan o from the solid disk if you want the cooking to stop. SU~ACE COOmG Lighting Instructions for Electric Ignition Models Your surface burners are lighted by electric ignition, Surface burners in use when an electrical power eliminating the need for standing pilot lights with failure occurs will continue to operate normally. constantly-burning flames. In case of a power failure, you can light the surface The electrode of the spark igniter is exposed. burners on your range with a match. Hold a lighted When one burner is turned to LITE, all the burners match to the burner, then turn the knob to the LITE spark. Do not attempt to disassemble or clean position. Use extreme caution when lighting around any burner while another burner is on. burners this way. An electric shock may result, which could cause you to knock over hot cookware. (continued next page) 9 SU~ACE COOmG (continued) Lighting Instructions for Standing Pilot Models The surface burners 3. Locate the two pilot ports and light each of them on these ranges have with a match. standing pilots that NOTE: If the pilot is too high or low, you can adjust must be lit initially. it. See the Adjust the Surface Burner Pilots If To light them: Necessary section of the Installation Instructions. 1. Be sure surface 4. Lower the cooktop. Your surface burners are now burner control ready for use. knobs are in the 5. Observe lighted burners. Compare the flames to OFF position. pictures in the Problem Solver. If any flame is unsatisfactory, call for service. - 2. Remove the grates and lift the cooktop up (see the Lift-Up Cooktop section). Surface Burner Controls Knobs that turn the surface burners on and off are On ranges with sealed burners: marked as to which burners they control. The two knobs on the left control the left front and left rear The smaller burner (right rear position) will give l burners. The two knobs on the right control the right the best simmer results. It offers precise cooking front and right rear burners. performance for delicate foods, such as sauces or foods which need to cook over low heat for a long time. It can be turned down to a very low simmer setting. The right front burner is higher powered than the l others and will bring liquids to a boil quicker (natural gas installations only). Before Lighting a Burner If drip pans are supplied with your range, they Make sure all the grates on the range are in place l l should be used at all times. before using any burner. To Light a Surface Burner Electric Ignition Models: Standing Pilot Models: ~UShthe~~ntrO]~nObinand ~ll
