Before you call for service – GE JBP83 User Manual

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Problem

Possible Causes

What To Do

“F— and a number

You have a function

• Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Put the oven back into

or letter” flash

error code.

operation.

in the display

If the function code repeats.

• Disconnect all power to the range for at least 30

seconds and then reconnect power. If the function
error code repeats, call for service.

• On self-cleaning models, if a function error code

appears during the self-cleaning cycle, check the oven
door latch. The latch may have been moved, if only
slightly, from the locked position. Make sure the latch
is moved to the right as far as it will go. Press the
CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one hour.
Put the oven back into operation.

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 turned off

• See the Using the clock and timer section.

from showing in the display.

Display flashes

Power failure.

• Reset the clock.

Unable to get the

Oven control pads were

• The BAKE and BROIL HI/LO pads must be pressed

display to show “SF”

not pressed properly.

at the same time and held for 3 seconds.

Power outage,

Power outage or surge.

• Reset the clock. If the oven was in use, you must reset

clock flashes

it by pressing the CLEAR/OFF pad, setting the clock
and resetting any cooking function.

“Burning” or “oily”

This is normal in a new

• To speed the process, set a self-clean cycle for a

odor emitting from

oven and will disappear

minimum of 3 hours. See the Using the self-

the vent

in time.

cleaning 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.

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