GE jb968ss User Guide

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Problem
Possible Causes
What To Do
Loc On appears in the 
The controls have 
• See the Range lockout or Control lockout section 
oven display or LC
been locked.
to unlock.
in the surface display
Control signals after
You forgot to enter a
• Touch the BAKE pad and desired temperature or
entering cooking time
bake temperature or 
the SELF CLEAN STD/LO pad and desired clean time.
or start time
cleaning time.
Display goes blank
A fuse in your home may be 
• Replace the fuse or reset the circuit breaker.
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 BROIL HI/LO and BAKE pads must be touched at
display to show “SF”
not touched properly.
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  
(on some models)
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 touching 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 convection fan may 
• This is normal. To maximize cooking evenness, 
automatically turn on 
the fan is designed to operate in both directions,
and off.
with a pause in between.
• 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.
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