Problem Solver - GE JGBP38 Use And Care & Installation Manual

PROBLEM
OVEN CONTROL SIGNALS
AFTER ENTERING COOK
TIME OR STOP TIME
OVEN DOOR WILL
NOT UNLOCK
"door" APPEARS
IN THE DISPLAY
OVEN NOT CLEAN AFTER
CLEAN CYCLE
CLOCK DOES NOT WORK
NIGHT LIGHT DOES
NOT WORK
OVEN TEMPERATURE
TOO HOT OR TOO COLD
OVEN DOOR
ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED
WHILE BAKING
RAINBOW EFFECT IN
THE OVEN WINDOW
(on some models)
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PROBLEM SOLVER

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POSSIBLE CAUSE
• This is reminding you to enter a bake temperature (see the Baking section).
• Oven must cool below locking temperature. Do not lock the door with
door latch except when using self-clean feature or the oven may lock.
• Self-cleaning cycle has been selected but latch handle was not moved all the
way to the right. Move the latch handle.
• Latch handle was moved to the right but a program other than self-cleaning
was selected. Move the latch handle to the right only when setting the
self-cleaning cycle.
• Oven controls not set properly. See Operating the Self-Cleaning Oven section.
• Heavily soiled oven requires 3
• Heavy spillovers should be cleaned up before starting clean cycle.
• Range electrical plug must be securely seated in a live power outlet. Check for
blown fuse or tripped circuit breaker.
• Fluorescent bulb is loose or defective. Adjust or replace.
• Switch operating the light is broken. Call for service.
• The oven thermostat needs adjustment. See the Adjust the Oven
Thermostat—Do It Yourself section.
• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool and
then unlatch the door.
• This is normal. It is caused by the heat treatment applied to the oven window.
1 ⁄ to 4 hours of cleaning time.
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