Before you call for service…

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  ‡ 0DNHVXUHWKHSURQJSOXJRQWKHRYHQLVIXOO\LQVHUWHG

 

 

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  ‡ 0DNHVXUH\RXKDYHHQWHUHGFRRNLQJWLPHDIWHUSUHVVLQJ

 

 

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 even when the oven has not been used

The cooktop light is located 

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below the oven floor. When

 

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 and gray smoke after using the Bake feature

Oils on the stainless steel cavity  ‡7KLVLVQRUPDO are burning off after using the

Bake feature the first few times.

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GE PVM9179 owner manual Before you call for service…, Problem Possible Causes What To Do

PVM9179 specifications

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