GE Profile J2S968 SERIES Technical Service Manual

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– 18 –You may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks tobecome more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too cold, you can adjust the thermostatyourself.Do not use thermometers, such as those found in grocery stores, to check the temperature setting of your oven.These thermometers may vary 20–40 degrees.NOTE: This adjustment will only affect baking and roasting temperatures; it will not affect broiling, convection orself-cleaning temperatures. The adjustment will be retained in memory after a power failure.To Adjust the ThermostatTouch the BROIL HI/LO and BAKEpads at the same time for 3 secondsuntil the display shows SF.Touch the BAKE pad. A two digitnumber shows in the display.Touch BAKE again to alternatebetween increasing and decreasingthe oven temperature.The oven temperature can beadjusted up to (+) 35ºF hotter or (-)35ºF cooler. Touch the number padsthe same way you read them. Forexample, to change the oventemperature 15ºF, touch 1 and 5.When you have made theadjustment, touch the START pad togo back to the time of day display.Use your oven as you wouldnormally.+The oven door must be closed and all controls set correctly for the cycle to work properly.How to Set the Oven for CleaningTouch the SELF CLEAN LO/STD padonce for a 4-hour clean time ortwice for a 3-hour clean time.A 3-hour self-clean time isrecommended for use whencleaning small, contained spills. Aself-clean time of 4 hours or longeris recommended for a dirtier oven.If a time other than 3 hours or4 hours is needed, use the numberpads and enter the desired cleantime.You can change the clean time to anytime between 3 hours and 5 hours,depending on how dirty your oven is.Touch the START pad.The door locks automatically. The displaywill show the clean time remaining. It willnot be possible to open the oven dooruntil the temperature drops below thelock temperature and the LOCKED lightgoes off.When the LOCKED light goes off, you willbe able to open the door.■ The word LOCKED will flash and theoven control will signal if you set theclean cycle and forget to close the ovendoor.■ To stop a clean cycle, touch theCLEAR/OFF pad. When the LOCKED lightgoes off indicating the oven has cooledbelow the locking temperature, youwill be able to open the door.Using the Self-Cleaning OvenAdjusting the Oven Thermostat