GE JKP13 Use And Care Manual

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ADJUST THE OVEN THERMOSTAT—DO IT YOURSELF!You may feel that your new oven cooks differently We do not recommend the use of inexpensivethan the one it replaced. We recommend that you thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores,use your new oven for a few weeks to become more to check the temperature setting of your new oven.familiar with it, following the times given in your These thermometers may vary 20-40 degrees.recipes as a guide.If you think your new oven is too hot or too cool,you can adjust the thermostat yourself. If you thinkit is too hot, adjust the thermostat to make it cooler. Ifyou think it is too cool, adjust the thermostat to makeit hotter.Ovens Controlled with Touch PadsTo Adjust the Thermostat:1. Press the BAKE pad,2. Select an oven temperature between 500°F.and 550”F.3. Immediately, before ON is displayed, press andhold the BAKE pad for about four seconds. Thedisplay will change to the oven adjustment display.4. The oven temperature can be adjusted up to (+) 35”F.hotter or (-) 35°F. cooler. Use the INCREASE orDECREASE pad to select the desired change inthe display.5. When you have made the adjustment, press theCLEAR/OFF pad to go back to the time of daydisplay. Use your oven as you would normally.NOTE: This adjustment will not affect the broilingor self-cleaning temperatures. It will be retained inmemory after a power failure.Ovens Controlled with Knobs 3. Hold both parts of the knob as shown in thePull the knob off the shaft. look at the back of the illustration of the back of the OVEN TEMPknob and note the currentsetting before makingany adjustment. The knob is factory set with the topscrew directly under the pointer.Back of the OVEN TEMP knobknob and turn so the lower screw moves inthe desired direction. You will hear and feel thenotches as you turn the knob. Each notch changestemperature about 10° Fahrenheit.Lower screw moves toward HOITER or COOLERTo Adjust the Thermostat:1. Pull off the knob.2. Loosen both screws on back of the knob.4. Tighten the screws.5. Return the knob to the oven.The lower screwmoves towardHOTTERto increase thetemperature.The lower screwmoves towardCOOLERto decrease thetemperature.Re-check oven performance before making anyadditional adjustments.14