Before you call for service – GE JT91530 User Manual
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Safety Instructions
Operating Instructions
Care and Cleaning
Tr
oubleshooting T
ips
Consumer Support
Before You Call For Service…
Troubleshooting Tips
Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
“F— and a number
You have a function
• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for
or letter” flash
error code.
one hour. Put the oven back into operation.
in the display
If the function code repeats.
• Disconnect all power to the oven for at least 30
seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
error code repeats, call for service.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may
• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
be blown or the circuit
breaker tripped.
The clock is in the
• See the Special features of your oven control section.
black-out mode.
Display flashes
Power failure.
• Reset the clock.
Unable to get the
Oven control pads were
• The BAKE and BROIL HI/LO pads (on double oven
display to show “SF”
not pressed properly.
models, use the upper oven controls) must be
pressed at the same time and held for 3 seconds.
“Probe” appears in
This is reminding you to
• Enter a probe temperature.
the display
enter a probe temperature
after plugging in the probe.
Power outage,
Power outage or surge.
• Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset
clock flashes
it by pressing the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.
Steam from the vent
When using the convection
• This is normal.
feature, it is normal to see
steam coming out of the
oven vent. As the number
of racks or amount of
food being cooked increases,
the amount of visible steam
will increase.
“Burning” or “oily”
This is normal in a new oven •
To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a
odor emitting from
and will disappear in time.
minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-cleaning
the vent
oven section.
Strong odor
An odor from the insulation
• This is temporary.
around the inside of the
oven is normal for the first
few times the oven is used.
Fan noise
A cooling fan or a convection
• This is normal. The cooling fan will turn off and on
fan (depending on the
to cool internal parts. It may run after the oven is
function you are using)
turned OFF. The convection fan will cycle on and off
may automatically turn on
until the function is over or the door is opened.
and off.