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The control panel is actually 2 different parts and either could be bad. Do you have the display still lighting up or is it completely dead? If it is out it could the main smart board. If it still lights but no buttons work then it could still be the smart board or just the key pads which are a separate part. Neither part can be fixed just replaced.
If you press "convection" the oven works just like a regular oven except that the element is on top. In "microwave" it works like a microwave oven. All you have to do is decide which mode you want to use and then punch in the time and hit "start". The glass plate is not really a necessity as long as you make sure there is a load in the oven when you are "microwaving".
The technical sheets in my files do not list F6 on the error code chart for GE microwaves.
Generally, these are the error codes possible on GE microwaves:
F1 open thermal sensor (convection models) F2 shorted thermal sensor (convection models) F3 key panel shorted for more than 60 seconds F4 open humidity sensor F5 shorted humidity sensor
There should be a "mini-manual" (technical sheet) hidden inside the unit behind the control
panel or hidden on the left side behind the grille, which is very
helpful when troubleshooting, & testing.
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It is not your key panel, but the magnetron inside the microwave that is causing you the problem. The reason it does not short out on defrost or convection is because it is not drawing as much current through the magnetron to short out.
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