GE 164D2966P122 Use And Care Manual page 14

ADJUSTTHEOVENTHERMOSTAT—
DO IT YOURSELF!
Youmay find that your new oven cooks differently We do not recommend the use of inexpensive
than the one it replaced. Werecommendthat you thermometers, such as thosefoundin grocerystore.,,
use yournew ovenfor a few weeksto becomemore to checkthe temperaturesettingof your new oven.
familiarwith it, followingthe timesgivenin your Thesethermometersmay vary 20-40 degrees.
recipesas a guide.
If you think your new oven is too hot or too cool,
you can adjust the thermostat yourself. If you think
it is too hot, adjustthe thermostatto makeit cooler.If
you thinkit is too cool,adjustthe thermostatto make
it hotter.
Ovens Controlled with Touch Pads
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To Adjust the Thermostat:
1. Press the BAKEpad.
2. Selectan oventemperaturebetween500°F. 5.
and 550"F.
3, Immediately, b eforeON is displayed,press and
Theoventemperature canbe adjustedup to (+) 35"F.
hotteror (-) 35°F,cooler.Usethe INCREASEor
DECREASEpad to selectthe desiredchangein
the display.
Whenyou have madethe adjustment,press the
CLEAWOFFpad to go backto the timeof day
display.Use yourovenas you wouldnormally,
holdthe BAKEpad for aboutfour seconds,The
NOTE: This adjustmentwill not affectthe broiling
displaywill changeto the oven adjustmentdisplay.
or self-cleaningtemperatures. I t willbe retainedin
memoryafter a powerfailure.
Ovens Controlled with Knobs
3. Hold bothDartsot'the knobas shownin the
Pull the knob off the shaft, look at the back of the
knob and note the current setting before making
any adjustment. Theknobis factoryset with the top
screwdirectlyunderthe pointer.
Back of the
OVENTEMP
knob
Lower screw moves toward
HO~ER or COOLER
ToAdjust the Thermostat:
1. Pull off the knob.
2. Loosenboth screwson backof the knob.
The lower screw moves
towardHOTTER to
increase the temperature.
The lower screw moves
towardCOOLER to
decrease the temperature.
4. Tightenthe screws,
5. Returnthe knobto the oven.
Re-checkoven performancebeforemakingany
additionaladjustments.
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