GE 164 D2966P073, Use And Care Manual

How to Set Delay Start and Automatic Stop

Quick Reminder

1. Press the COOK TIME ON/OFF pad.

2. Press the HOUR and MIN. pads to set the

desired length of cooking time.

3. Press the START TIME ON/OFF pad.

4. Press the HOUR and MIN. pads to set

the time of day you want cooking to start.

5. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to the

desired temperature.

To avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the
correct position before you program the oven.

You 

 set the oven control to delay-start the

oven, cook for   specific length of time and turn off
automatically.

For example: Let’s say it’s 

 and dinner time

is shortly after 

 The recipe suggests   hours

cooking time at 325”F.

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1. Press the COOK TIME ON/OFF pad.

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HOUR

2. For 3 hours of cooking time, press

the HOUR pad until 

 appears

in the display.

 3. Press the START TIME ON/OFF 

4. Press the HOUR pad until 

 appears in the

display. The timer is now set to start baking in
2 hours, at 

5. Turn the Oven Temperature knob to the desired

temperature (in this example 325”F.).

The oven is now set to start at 

 and cook

for 3 hours at a temperature of 325”F. At the
end of the 3 hour cooking time 

 the oven

will automatically turn off. When the oven
automatically turns off the AUTOMATIC OVEN
light will flash and the oven will signal. Turn the
oven control to OFF to stop the flashes and signal.

6. Remove the food from the oven. Remember,

even though the oven shuts off automatically,
foods continue cooking after controls are off.

NOTE:

● 

The low temperature zone of this range (between

WARM and 

 is available to keep hot 

foods warm. Food kept in the oven longer than
two hours at these low temperatures may spoil.

● 

Foods that spoil easily such as milk, eggs, fish,

stuffings, poultry and pork should not be allowed
to sit for more than one hour before or after cooking.
Room temperature promotes the growth 

bacteria. Be sure that the oven light is off because heat
from the bulb will speed harmful bacteria growth.

Questions and Answers

Q. Can I use the minute timer during oven

Q. Can I change the time of day on the clock while

cooking?

I’m Time Baking in the oven?

A. The minute timer can be used during any

A. The time of day on the clock should not be

cooking function.

changed during any program that uses the oven
timer. You must either stop those programs or wait
until they are finished before changing the time.

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