GE Appliances JT5000SFSS how to adjust the oven temperature
When the oven bakes too hot or too cold after the first few uses.
Steps
- Press the Bake and Broil pads at the same time and hold for three seconds. SF appears in the display.
- Press the Bake pad to select the oven to adjust, then press the Bake pad again to enter the temperature adjustment mode. A number between 35 and -35 shows.
- Enter the adjustment with the number pads. Press the Bake pad to switch between positive and negative.
- Press Start to save the adjustment.
The adjustment affects Bake and Convection Bake (1 Rack and Multi) only. On double ovens, the upper and lower ovens are adjusted separately.
Source: Using the Oven: Special Features Source: Using the Oven: Special Features, p. 8
Used for
Other JT5000SFSS procedures
- How to set the clockTo set or reset the time of day, for example after a power outage.
- How to lock or unlock the oven controlsTo keep the touch pads from starting anything.
- How to run Steam CleanTo clean small spills at a lower temperature than Self Clean.
- How to run Self CleanWhen the oven needs the very high temperatures of Self Clean. Steam Clean handles small spills.
- How to turn Auto Recipe Conversion on or offTo control whether the oven converts a standard recipe temperature for convection baking.
- How to set Sabbath modeBefore cooking on the Sabbath or a holiday.
- How to replace the oven light bulbWhen the oven light does not work and the bulb is loose or has failed.
- How to remove and replace an oven rackTo take a flat rack out for washing or to change its position.
- How to remove and replace the oven doorTo reach the oven interior for cleaning or to straighten a door that sits crooked.
Sources
- Owner's Manual, Convection Built-In Electric Wall Ovens JK5000, JT5000, JK5500 and JT5500. GE Appliances. Document 49-80722, revision Printed 03-14, 2014-03, 32 pages, en-US. images.salsify.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.