Hotpoint RGJ736GEP Installation instructions

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Contents
Use and Care
Aluminum Foil
14
Appliance Registration
2
of Model
Baking, Baking Guide 9-11
Broiling, Broiling Guide
14, 15
Care and Cleaning
19,20
ClocMTimer
7
Consumer Services
Control Panel
23
6,7
Door Removal
19,20
Energy-Saving Tips
4
Features
5
Light; Bulb Replacement
8, 19
Minor Adjustments
21
Model and Serial Numbers
2
Preheating
11
Problem Solver
22
Roasting, Roasting Guide
12, 13
Safety Instructions
2-4
Self-Cleaning Instructions
16–18
Shelves
8, 12, 19,20
Thermostat Adjustment
21
Warranty Back Cover
GE Answer Center’
800.626.2000
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RGJ736GEP

IIelp us help you...
Read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new oven
properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your
(Iuestions.
If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):
Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label on the
front frame behind the broiler
drawer. See Features Section.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came
with your oven. Before sending
in this card, please write these
numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your oven.
If you received
a damaged oven...
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the oven.
Save time and money.
Before you request
service...
Check the Problem Solver in
this book. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.
If you need service...
To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in the
back of this book.
We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further
help.
FIRST, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still
not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer
Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
WARNING: If the
information in this
manual is not followed
exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing
property damage,
personal injury or death.
—Do not store or use
gasoline or other
flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity
of this or any other
appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU
SMELL GAS
● Do not try to light any
appliance.
● Do not touch any
electrical switch; do not
use any phone in your
building.
● Immediately call your
gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’s
instructions.
● If you cannot reach your
gas supplier, call the fire
department.
—Installation and service
must be performed by a
qualified installer, service
agency or the gas supplier.
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WORTANT SAFEH ~STRUCTIONs
~~• ‘Wead all instructions before using this appliance.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking
Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
requires the Governor of Cdifomia
to publish a fist of substances
known to the state to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive
harm, and requires businesses
to warn customers of potential
exposure to such substances.
Gas appliances can cause minor
exposure to four of these
substances, namely benzene,
carbon monoxide, formaldehyde
and soot, caused primarily by the
incomplete combustion of natural
gas or
LP fuels. Properly adjusted
burners, indicated by a bluish
rather than a yellow flame,
will minimize incomplete
+mbustion. Exposure to these
‘bstances can be minimized
~urther by venting with an open
window or using a ventilation
fan or hood.
When You Get Your Oven
● Have the installer show you
the location of the oven gas cut-
off valve and how to shut it off
if nec-sary.
● Have your oven installed and
properly grounded by a
qualified installer,
in accordance
with the Installation Instructions.
Any adjustment and service
should be performed only by
qualified gas range installers or
service technicians.
● Plug your oven into a 120-volt
grounded outlet only. Do not
remove the round grounding
prong from the plug. If in doubt
,dbout the grounding of your
‘Irne electrical system, it is
your personal responsibility and
obligation to have an ungrounded
outlet replaced with a properly-
grounded, three-prong outlet in
accordance with
the National
Electrical Code. Do not use an
extension cord with this
appliance.
c Be sure all packing materials”
are removed from the oven
before operating it, to prevent
fire or smoke damage should the
packing material ignite.
● Be sure your oven is correctly
adjusted by a qualified service
technician or installer for the
type of gas (Natural or
LP) on
which it is to be used.
Your oven
can be converted for use on either
type of gas. See the Installation
Instructions.
Using Your Oven
● Don’t leave children alone or
unattended where an oven is
hot or in operation.
They could
be seriously burned.
● Don’t allow anyone to climb,
stand or hang on the door or
broiler compartment. They
could damage the oven.
● CAUTION: ITEMS OF
INTEREST TO CH~DREN
SHOULD NOT BE STORED
IN CABINETS ABOVE AN
OVEN—CHILD~N
CLIMBING ON THE OVEN
TO REACH ITEMS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
● Never wear loose fitting or
hanging garments whtie using
the appliance. Be careful
when reaching for items stored
in cabinets over the oven.
Hammable material could be
ignited if brought in contact with
flame or
hot oven surfaces and
may cause severe burns.
* For your safety, never use
your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
● Do not use water on grease
fires, Never pick up a flaming
pan.
Turn off burner, then
smother flaming pan by covering
pan completely with weil-fitting
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan
can be put out by covering with
baking soda or, if available, a
multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
● Do not leave paper products!
cooking utensils, or food in the
oven when not in use. Do not
store flammable materials in an
oven.
Do not store or use gasoline
or other flammable vapors and
liquids in the vicinity of this or
any other appliance.
* Do not let cooking grease or
other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the oven.
● Do not use oven as a storage
area.
● When cooking pork, follow
the directions exacfly and always
cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F.
This assures that, in the remote
possibility that trichina may be
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat will be safe to eat.
Stand away from oven when
opening oven
door. The hot air
or steam which escapes can
burn hands, face
andor eyes.
Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure
codd btid up and the container
could burst, causing an injury.
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* Keep oven vent ducts
unobstructed.
* Keep oven free from grease
bufidup.
● Place oven shelf in desired
position
whih oven is cool.
If shelves must be handled when
hot, do not
let pot holder contact
heating units in the oven.
● PuMing out she~ to shelf
stop is a convenience in Mting
heavy foods. It is also a
precaution against burns from
touching hot surfaces of door
or oven walls.
. When using cooking or
roasting bags in oven,
follow
the manufacturer’s directions.
● Do not use your oven to dry
newspapefi. If overheated, they
can catch
fire.
● Don’t use aluminum foil
anywhere in the oven except as
described in this book.
Misuse
could result in a fire haud or
damage to the oven.
● Use only glass cookware
that is recommended
for use
in gas ovens.
● Always r~move broiler pan
from the oven as soon as you
finish broiling. Grease left in the
pan can catch
file if oven is used
without removing the grease
from
the broiler pan.
● When broiling, if meat is too
close to the flare% the fat may
ignite. Trim excess fat to prevent
excessive flare-ups.
● Make sure broiler pan is in
place correctly to reduce the
possibility of grease fires.
● If you should have a grease
fire in the brofler pan, turn off
oven, and keep broiler door
closed to contain fire until it
burns out.
Clean only parts listed in this
Use and Care Book.
If You Need Service
● Read “The Problem Solver”
in this book.
● Don’t attempt to repair
or replace any part of your
range unless it is specifically
recommended in this book.
All
other servicing should be referred
to a qualified technician.
Self-cleaning Oven
● Do not clean door gasket
before reading
speciai cleaning
instructions in “Operating
the
Self-Cleaning Oven” section of
this book. The door gasket is
essential for a good seal. Care
should be taken not to rub,
damage or move the gasket.
● Do not use oven cleaners. No
commercial oven cleaner or oven
liner protective coating of any
kind should be used in or around
any part of the oven.
● Before se~-cleaning the oven?
remove broiler pan and other
utensils.
● Listen for fan—a fan noise
should be heard sometime during
the cleaning cycle.
If not, call for
service before self-cleaning again.
● Be sure to wipe up excess
spfllage before starting the
self-cleaning operation.
SAVE T~SE
~STRUCTIONS
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Ene~-Sa@ Tips
● Preheat the oven only when
necessary. Most foods will cook
satisfactorily without preheating.
If you find preheating is necessary,
listen for the beep and put food in
the oven promptly after the oven is
preheated.
* Always turn oven OFF before
removing food.
● During baking, avoid frequent
door openings. Keep door open
as short a time as possible if it
is opened.
● Cook complete oven meals
instead of just one food item.
Potatoes, other vegetables and
some desserts will cook together
with a main-dish casserole, meat
loaf, chicken or roast. Choose
foods that cook at the same
temperature and in approximately
the same time.
● Use residual heat in oven
whenever possible to finish
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cooking casseroles, oven meals,
etc. Also add rolls or precooked
desserts to warm oven, using
residual heat to warm them.

Features of Your Oven
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See
Feature Index page
1 Model and Serial Numbers (behind storage drawer)
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2 Removable Oven Door 19,20
3 Oven Shelf Supports
8, 12
4 Oven Shelves (easily removed or repositioned 8,
12, 19,20
on shelf supports)
5 Oven Light Switch (lets you turn interior oven light
8
on and of~
6 Oven
ControIs, Clock and Timer 7,8
7 Oven Vent
8
8 Oven Interior Light
8, 19
9 Broiler Pan and Rack 14, 15, 19,20
10 Oven Bottom
19
11 Oven Door Gasket
16
12 Storage Drawer
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Features of Your Oven Control
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1. CLEAWOFF. Touch this pad to
cancel all oven operations except
clock and timer.
2.
PROGRAM STATUS. Words
light up in the display to show the
selected oven mode.
Programmed information can be
displayed at any time by touching
the pad of the operation you want
to see. For example, you can
display the current time of day
while the timer is counting down
by touching the CLOCK pad.
3. TIME DISPLAY. Shows the
time of day, the times set for the
timer or automatic oven operation
4. OVEN TEMPERATURE
AND BROIL DISPLAY. Shows
the oven temperature or the broil
setting selected.
5.
FUNCTION INDICATORS.
Lights up to show whether oven is
in bake, broil or self-cleaning mode.
6. INCREASE. Short taps to this
pad increase time or temperature
by small amounts. Press and hold
pad to increase time or temperature
by larger amounts.
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7. DECREASE. Short taps to this
pad decrease time or temperature
by small amounts. Press and hold
pad to decrease time or
temperature by larger amounts.
8. BAKE. Touch this pad to select
bake function. Then tap or press
INCREASE or DECREASE pad to
display desired temperature.
9. BROIL. Touch this pad to select
broil function. Then tap
INCREASE pad once to broil at
LO
(450°F.) or twice to broil at HI
(550°F.). Tap DECREASE pad to
change back to LO broil.
10. CLEAN. Touch this pad to
select self-cleaning function. See
Self-Cleaning instructions in this
book.
11. COOK TIME. Touch this pad
and then touch the INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to set the amount
of time you want your food to
cook. Touch BAKE and the
INCREASE or DECREASE pad to
set the oven temperature. The oven
will shut off after the selected
Cook Time has run out.
12.
STOP TIME. Use this pad
along with COOK TIME and
INCREASE or DECREASE pad to
set the oven to start automatically,
cook for a specified time and stop
automatically at a time you select.
13. CLOCK. Touch this pad
before setting the clock.
To set clock, first touch CLOCK
pad. “TIME” will flash in the
display. Tap INCREASE or
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DECREASE pad to change the
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time of day by small amounts.
Press & hold INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to change the
time of day by larger amounts.
14.
TIMER. Touch this pad to
select timer function. The timer
does not control oven operations.
Touch pad again to
turn it off.
To set timer, first touch TIMER
pad. “TIMER” will flash in the
display. Tap INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to change the
time by small amounts. Press and
hold INCREASE or DECREASE
pad to change the time by larger
amounts,
Hours and minutes will be
displayed if the time set on the
timer is more than 1 hour. Minutes
and seconds will be displayed if
the time set on the timer is less
than 1 hour.
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Oven Control, Clock and Timer
Clock
The clock must be set for the
automatic oven timing functions
to work properly. The time of day
cannot be changed during a Time
Bake or Clean cycle.
To Set the Clock
Step 1. Touch the CLOCK pad.
Step 2. Press INCREASE or
-DECREASE pad to set the time
c day.
Power Outage?
After a power outage, when power
is restored the display will flash
and time shown will no longer be
correct.
The display flashes until the clock
is reset. All other functions that
were in operation when the power
went out will have to be
programmed again.
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The timer does not control oven
operations. The maximum setting
on the timer is 9 hours and 55
minutes.
To Set The Timer
Step 1. Touch the TIMER pad.
Step 2. Press INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to set the amount
of time on the timer.
The timer will start automatically
within a few seconds of releasing
the pad.
The timer, as you are setting it,
will display seconds until 60
seconds is reached.
Then it will display minutes and
seconds until 60 minutes is
reached.
After 60 minutes, it will display
hours (“HR” now appears in
display) and minutes until the
maximum time of 9 hours and 55
minutes is reached.
To Reset Timer
Touch TIMER pad and then press
INCREASE or DECREASE pad
until the time you want shows on
the display.
To Cancel Timer
Press & hold TIMER pad until the
word “TIMER” quits flashing on
the display (about 4 seconds).
Timer Tones
The timer tone is 3 beeps followed
by 1 beep every 6 seconds. If you
would like to remove the one beep
every 6 seconds, press & hold
CLEAWOFF for 10 seconds.
To return the tone of 1 beep every
6 seconds, press& hold
CLEAWOFF for 10 seconds.
Display Messages
If “door” appears on the display,
LOCK flashes and oven signals,
you set the self-clean cycle and did
not shut the oven door.
If “F” and a number flash on
display, this indicates function
error code. Touch
CLEAWOFF
pad. If function error code does
not clear, disconnect power to
the range
and call for service.

Using Your Oven
Automatic Ignition
The oven burner is lighted by
electric ignition.
To light the burner,
touch the pad
for the desired function and press
INCREASE or DECREASE pad
until the desired temperature is
displayed. The burner should
ignite within 60 seconds.
After the oven reaches the selected
temperature, the oven burner
cycles—off completely, then on
with a full flame-to keep the
oven temperature controlled.
Power outage?
The oven burner will not light in
the event of an electrical power
outage. Do not attempt to light it
manually with a match.
Oven Light
The oven light comes on
automatically when the oven door
is opened. Use the switch on the
control panel to turn the light on
and off when the door is closed.
Oven Vent
When the oven is on, heated air
moves through a vent behind the
grille (see Features of Your
Oven section).
The vent area could get hot during
oven use.
The vent is needed for proper air
flow in the oven and good baking
results. Do not block this vent.
Doing so may cause oven failure
or fire.
Oven Shelves
The shelves are designed with stop-
locks so when placed correctly on
the shelf supports, they will stop
before coming completely out of
the oven and will not tilt when you
are removing food from them or
placing food on them.
When placing cookware on a shelf,
pull the shelf out to the “stop”
position. Place the cookware on
the shelf, then slide the shelf back
into the oven. This will eliminate
reaching into the
hot oven.
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To remove a shelf from the oven,
pull it toward you, tilt front end
upward and pull shelf out.
To replace, place shelf on shelf
support with stop-locks (curved
extension of shel~ facing up and
toward rear of oven. Tilt up front
and push shelf toward back of
oven until it goes past “stop” on
oven wall. Then lower front of
shelf and push it all the way back.
The oven has four shelf suuuorts–
A (bottom), B, C and D (t;p).
Shelf positions for cooking are
suggested on Baking and Roasting
pages.
For best results, we recommend
that you use only one oven rack
when baking. If you are baking
multiple items and choose to use
both oven racks for baking, place
oven rack on shelf positions B and
D. When baking several items
stagger pans so that no pan is
directly above another.
Oven Moisture
As your oven heats up, the
changing temperature of the
air in the oven may cause
water droplets to form on the
door glass. These droplets are
harmless and will evaporate as
the oven continues to heat up.
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Bating
n Your oven temperature is controlled
very accurately using an electronic
control system. We recommend
that you operate the range for a
number of weeks using the time
given on recipes as a guide to
become familiar with your new
oven’s performance. If you think
an adjustment is necessary, see
Adjusting Oven Thermostat section.
Your new range allows you to set
temperatures as low as 150° but
these low temperatures are intended
to be used after cooking to keep the
hot food warm. Low temperatures
will not kill all bacteria and
therefore are not recommended for
use until bacteria have been killed
by higher temperatures.
How to Set Your Range for
Baking
Step 1: Position the shelf or
shelves in the oven. If cooking on
two shelves at the same time, place
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helves on alternate shelf supports
~ld stagger food on them.
Step 2: Close the oven door.
Step 3: Touch BAKE pad.
Step 4: Touch INCREASE or
DECREASE pad. The display will
show the
last Bake temperature
that was used.
Step 5: Press INCREASE or
DECREASE pad until desired
temperature is displayed.
The word “ON” and the changing
temperature will be displayed as
.e oven heats up. When the oven
reaches the set temperature, a tone
will sound.
To change oven temperature
during BAKE cycle, touch BAKE
pad and then INCREASE or
DECREASE pad to get new
temperature.
Step 6: Touch CLEAWOFF when
baking is finished and then remove
food from oven.
How to Time Bake
The oven control allows you to turn
the oven on or off automatically at
specific times that you set.
How to Set Immediate
Start and Automatic Stop
The oven turns on right away,
cooks for preset length of time,
and turns off automatically.
Note: Foods that are highly
perishable such as milk, eggs, fish,
stuffings, poultry and pork should
not be allowed to sit out for more
than one hour before or after
cooking. Room temperature
promotes the growth of harmful
bacteria. Be sure that oven light is
off because heat from the bulb will
speed harmful bacteria growth.
Step 1: Position the shelf or
shelves in the oven. If cooking on
two shelves at the same time, place
shelves on alternate shelf supports
and stagger food on them.
Step 2: Close the oven door.
Step 4: Press INCREASE pad
until the desired length of baking
time appears in the display.
Step 5: Touch BAKE pad.
Attention tone will occur if step 5
is not done.
Step 6: Press INCREASE or
DECREASE pad until desired
temperature is displayed.
The word “ON” and the rising
oven temperature will be displayed
as the oven heats up. When the
oven reaches the set temperature, a
tone will sound. The oven will
continue to cook for the
programmed amount of time, then
shut off automatically.
Step 7: Remove food from the
oven. Remember, even though
oven shuts off automatically,
foods continue cooking after
controls are off.
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Step 3: Touch COOK TIME pad.
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Baking (continued)
How to Set Delay Start
and Stop
Quick Reminder:
1.
Touch COOK TIME pad.
2. Touch INCREASE/
DECREASE pad to set
cooking time.
3. Touch STOP TIME pad.
4. Touch INCREASE/
DECREASE pad until desired
Stop Time appears in display.
5. Touch BAKE pad.
6. Touch INCREASE/
DECREASE pad to select
oven temperature.
NOTE: Before beginning make
sure the oven clock shows the
correct time of day. To set the
clock, first touch the CLOCK pad.
“TIME” will flash in the display.
Press INCREASE or DECREASE
pad until correct time of day
is displayed.
When setting your oven for a delay
start, never let foods such as dairy
products, fish, meat, poultry, etc.
stand for more than 1 hour before
actual cooking begins. Room
temperature promotes the growth
of harmful bacteria. Be sure that
oven light is off because heat from
the bulb will speed harmful
bacteria growth.
Delay Start and Stop is setting the
oven timer to turn the oven on and
off automatically at a later time
than the present time of day.
For example: Let’s say it’s
2:00
and dinner time is shortly after
7:00. The recipe suggests 3 hours
baking time at 325°F. Here’s how:
Step 1: Position the shelf or
shelves in the oven. If cooking on
two shelves at the same time,
stagger the pans for best heat
circulation.
Step 2: Close the oven door.
Step 3: Touch COOK TIME pad.
Step 7: Touch BAKE pad.
Step 8: Touch DECREASE pad.
“350°” appears in the display.
Press DECREASE pad until
“325°” is displayed.
Step 4: For 3 hours of cooking
time, press INCREASE pad until
“3:00” appears in the display.
Step 5: Touch STOP TIME pad.
“5:00” appears on the display and
“STOP TIME” flashes. The
control automatically sets Stop
Time by adding the Cook Time to
the time of day. In this example,
the time of day is
2:00 and the
Cook Time is 3 hours. Adding 3
hours to the time of day equals
5:00.
At 4:00, the oven will turn on
automatically. The word “ON”
and the changing oven temperature
will be displayed as the
Oveil heats
up. The
oven will continue to cook
for the programmed 3 hours and
will shut off automatically at
7:00.
Step 9: Remove food from the
oven. Remember, even though
oven shuts off automatically,
foods continue cooking after
controls are off.
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Step 6: Change Stop Time from
5:00 to 7:00 by pressing
INCREASE pad until “7:00”
appears in the display.
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