GE C5980 Owner's Manual

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Usin the sdf-deanin u er oven. GEAppliances.comWipe up heavy soil on the ovenbottom.Before a Clean Cycle[AWARNINGFIREHAZARD:Wipegreaseand heavysoilfrom theovenbottombeforeself-cleaning.Failureto doso mayresultin an ovenfire.Werecommendventingyour kitchenwith an openwindowor usinga ventilationfan or hood duringthefirstself-cleancycle.Removeany broilerpan,broilergrid,probe,allcookwareand anyaluminumfoilfrom the oven.NOTE:tf yourovenisequippedwith shiny,silver-coloredovenracks,removethem beforeyou begintheself-cleancycle.Theshiny,silver-coloredovenracks(onsomemodels)canbe self-cleaned,butthey will darken,losetheirlusterand becomehard to slide.tf yourovenisequippedwith grayporcelain-coatedovenracks,they may be left in the ovenduringthe self-cleancycle.Soilon the front frameof the rangeand outsidethe gasketon the door willneedto be cleanedbyhand.Cleantheseareaswith hotwater,soap-filledsteel-woolpadsor cleanserssuchasSoftScrub_.Rinsewellwith cleanwater and dry.Donot cleanthegasket.Thefiberglassmaterialofthe ovendoorgasketcannot withstandabrasion,it isessentialfor the gasketto remainintact,tfyou noticeit becomingworn or frayed,replaceit.Makesurethe ovenlightbulb coveris in placeandthe ovenlightisoff.IMPORTANT:Thehealthof somebirdsisextremelysensitiveto the fumesgivenoff duringthe self-cleaningcycleof any range.Hovebirdsto anotherwell-ventilatedroom.How to Set the Oven for CleaningTheovendoorsmustbe closedand all controlssetcorrectlyfor thecycleto work properly.[7] TouchtheSELFCLEANpad.A 5-hourself-cleantime isrecommendedforusewhen cleaningsmall,containedspills.Aself-cleantime of 5 hoursisrecommendedfora dirtieroven.[] tf a time otherthan 5 hoursor 3 hoursisneeded,usethe number padsand enterthedesiredcleantime.Youcanchangethe cleantime to anytime between3 hoursand 5 hours,dependingon how dirtyyourovenis.I-_ TouchtheSTARTpad.Theupperand lowerovendoorslockautomatically.Thecooktopelementsare alsolockedout duringself-clean.Thedisplaywill showthe cleantimeremaining,it willnot be possibleto openthe ovendoorsor usethecooktopuntilthe temperaturedropsbelowthe locktemperatureand LOCKED/DOORgoesoff in the controldisplay.WhenLOCKED/DOOR_ goesoff,you will be ableto open thedoors.ThewordLOCKED/DOOR_ will flash andtheword door willdisplayifyou set the cleancycleandforget to closethe ovendoors.Tostop a cleancycle,touch the CLEAR/OFFpad.WhenLOCKED/DOOR_ goesoff,indicatingtheovenshavecooledbelowthe lockingtemperature,you will beable to open thedoors.DoubleOvens:Youcan set a cleancyclein bothovensat thesametime;however,they will notself-cleanat thesametime.Thelastovenset willautomaticallydelayits start untilthe end ofthe first oven'scleancycle.Whenan oven issetto self-clean,both ovendoorswill lockand the cooktopcontrolswill lockout.Theovensand cooktopcannot be usedwhen an ovenisset to self-clean.29