Before you call for service – GE PVM9179DFBB User Manual

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Troubleshooting Tips

Save time and money! Review the charts on the following

pages first and you may not need to call for service.

Problem

Possible Causes

What To Do

Oven will not start

A fuse in your home may be 

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blown or the circuit breaker

tripped.

Power surge.

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Plug not fully inserted into wall 

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outlet.

into wall outlet.

Door not securely closed.

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Control panel lighted,

Door not securely closed.

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yet oven will not start

Start/Pause button not pressed

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after entering cooking selection.

Another selection entered 

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already in oven and Cancel/Off

button not pressed to cancel it.

Cooking time not entered after 

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pressing Cook Time.

Cook Time.

Cancel/Off was pressed

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accidentally.

Food weight not entered after 

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selecting Auto Defrost or

Auto Defrost or Fast Defrost.

Fast Defrost.

Food type not entered after 

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pressing Auto Cook.

CONTROL LOCKED

The control has been locked.

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appears on display

to unlock the control.

OVEN TOO HOT FOR

One of the sensor cooking 

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SENSOR COOKING---

buttons was pressed when the

The oven will automatically change to cook by time

USING ALTERNATE

temperature inside the oven

(follow the directions in the display) or once the oven is

METHOD appears

was greater than 200°F.

cool enough, the sensor features will function normally.

on display

Floor of the oven is warm The cooktop light is located 

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even when the oven has

below the oven floor. When

not been used

light is on, the heat it produces

may make the oven floor get warm.

You hear an unusual

You have tried to change

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low-tone beep

the power level when it is

cannot be changed.

not allowed.

Oven emits a smoky odor Oils on the stainless steel cavity  ‡7KLVLVQRUPDO

and gray smoke after

are burning off after using the

using the Bake feature

Bake feature the first few times.

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