GE Range Display “]”: Clock Display Turned Off
On GE electric ranges with an ERC touch control, such as the JB480STSS and JB480DMWW, a single bracket ] shows in the display instead of the time of day. The cause is not stated, but the…
- Code
- ]
- Appliance
- Range
- Brand
- GE
- Warranty
- 30-day workmanship
What ] means
On GE electric ranges with an ERC touch control, such as the JB480STSS and JB480DMWW, a single bracket ] shows in the display instead of the time of day. The cause is not stated, but the fix steps suggest that the clock display was turned off in Special Features. The oven keeps working normally. It is a display setting, not a failure of the range.
Common causes of ]
- Clock display turned off in Special Features
- Setting changed after a power outage
- Control display setting reset
1. Press Bake and Broil together for 3 seconds until SF appears. 2. Press Set Clock or Cook Time until On appears. 3. Press Start. 4. The display changes from ] to the time of day. 5. If it shows ] again, repeat and tell us how soon it came back.
- If the bracket returns after the setting is changed, whether the control keeps losing its settings stays unknown
- We check the control; an ordinary setting change needs no repair
Other Range codes
Why does my oven show a bracket instead of the time?
The clock display is probably turned off in Special Features. Turning it on again returns the time of day, and the steps above walk you through that.
Is the bracket a failure?
Not necessarily. The oven still works and only the clock display is affected. Follow the steps above to turn the clock display back on, and the time of day returns right away.
What if the bracket returns after a power cut?
Repeat the steps. If it keeps coming back, the control may not be holding its settings, and we would test it and quote any repair in writing.
Still unsure about ]?
A technician diagnoses it on site and gives you the price in writing before any work starts.