Instructions

Using the clock, kitchen timer and control lockout.

Safety

Make sure the clock is set to the correct time of day.

To Set the Clock

The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a timed baking or self-cleaning cycle.

Touch the CLOCK pad.

Touch the number pads.

Touch the START pad.

Cleaning Operating Instructions

The Kitchen Timer is a minute timer only.

The Kitchen Timer does not control oven operations. The maximum setting on the Kitchen Timer is 9 hours and 59 minutes.

To Set the Kitchen Timer

Touch the KITCHEN TIMER

ON/OFF pad.

Touch the number pads until the amount of time you want shows in the display. For example, to set 2 hours and 45 minutes, touch 2, 4 and 5 in that order. If you make a mistake touch the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF pad and begin again.

Touch the START pad.

After touching the START pad, SET disappears; this tells you the time is counting down, although

the display does not change until one minute has passed. Seconds will not be shown in the display until the last minute is counting down.

When the Kitchen Timer reaches :00, the control will beep 3 times followed by one beep every 6 seconds until the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF pad

is touched.

The 6-second tone can be canceled by following the steps in the Special features of your oven control section under Tones at the End of a Timed Cycle.

Care and

To Reset the Kitchen Timer

If the display is still showing the time remaining, you may change it by touching the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF pad, then touch the number pads until the time you want appears in the display.

If the remaining time is not in the display (clock, delay start or cooking time are in the display), recall the remaining time by touching the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF pad and then touching the number pads to enter the new time you want.

Tips

To Cancel the Kitchen Timer

Touch the KITCHEN TIMER ON/OFF pad twice.

Consumer Support Troubleshooting

Range Lockout (on some models)

Your control will allow you to lock out the touch pads so they cannot be activated when pressed.

To lock/unlock the touch pad controls:

Touch the RANGE LOCKOUT pad, then touch the START pad.

The surface unit displays (on models so equipped) will show LC and the oven display will show Loc On for several seconds, then they will go blank until a cooking pad is touched.

To unlock the control, touch the RANGE LOCKOUT pad, then touch the START pad.

If the range control is locked and a cooking pad is touched, the appropriate surface display (on models so equipped) or the oven display will show that the control is locked.

The RANGE LOCKOUT mode affects all touch pads. No touch pads will work when this feature is activated.

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JB988 specifications

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