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Before you call for service,

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Oven properly.
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serial Rumbers.

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the oven on the upper left side.

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Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your Microwave Oven. Before

sending in this card, please write

these numbers here:

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It is important that we, the manu

facturer, know the location of your
Microwave Oven should a need
occur for adjustments.

Your supplier is responsible for

registering you as the owner.
Please check with your supplier to

be sure he has done so: also send
in your Consumer Product uwner­ship Registration Card. If you move,

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chaser please write to us, stating
model and serial numbers. This
appliance must be registered.

Please be certain that it is.
Write to:
General Electric Company

Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

!f you received a damaged
oven...

immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro

wave Oven.

Save time and money.

Before you request service, check
the Problem Solver on page 22.

It lists minor causes of operating
problems that you can corrict
yourself.

Microwave

PRECAUTIONS

TO AVOID

POSSIBLE

EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE
MICROWAVE
ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this
oven with the door open since open
door operation can result in harmful
exposure to microwave energy. It Is

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damaged. It is particularly Important
that the oven door close properly

and that there is no damage to the:
(1) door (bentfj

(2) hinges and batches (broken or

(d) The Oven Should not be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service

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(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.

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Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls

This microwave oven is UL listed for insialiation over elegtric
and gas ranges.

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Contents

Before Microwaving..................... 2

Safety Instructions

Features of Your Oven

Touch Control Panel ................... 6

Set the Clock

Auto Roast & Chart

Time Cook
Defrost
Temp Cook
Hold/Timer
Cook Code"" control
Grounding Instructions
Care of Your Oven
The Exhaust Feature —
Oven Shelf Guide
The Problem Solver
Consumer Services
Warranty

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Back Cover

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Microwaving Tips

# Make sure a!! utensils used in
your microwave oven are labeled
"suitable for microwaving”. Check
your Cookbook for specific test
to determine "microwave-safe”

utensils,

9 Paper towels, wax paper, and

plastic wrap can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.

9 Some microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.

Check your Cookbook for specific

instructions.

9 Some foods such as unshelled
eggs and hot dogs must be piercet
to allow steam to escape during
cooking.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

When using electricai appiianees
basic safety precautions should
bs foHowed, including the
following:

WARNING—To reduce the risk
of burns, electric shock, fire,

injury to persons or exposure to

excessive microwave energy:

9 Use this appliance only for its

intended use as described in this
manual.

• Read and follow the specific
"PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.

• This appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS”
found on page 17.

• For best operation, plug this
appliance into it own eiaetrieal
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip

ping of circuit breaker.

• Install or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the pro
vided Installation instructions.

9 Do not cover or block any

openings on the appliance.

• Do not use outdoors.
e Do not Immerse cord or plug

in water.

9 Keep cord away from heated

surfaces.

9 Do not let cord hang over

edge of table or counter.

9 Do not operate this appliance
if it has a damaged cord or plug,
if It is not working properly, Or If
it has been damaged or dropped.

9 This apprianoa should be ser
viced only by qualified service
personnel. Contaot nearest
authorized service facility for
examination, repair or
adjustment.

• As with any appliance, close

supervision is necessary when

used by children.

® See door cleaning instruc

tions on page 17.

# To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity:
=Do not overcook food. Care

fully attend appliance if paper,

plastic, or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facilitate cooking.

—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before

piacing bag in oven.

—Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.

—Do not pop popcorn In your
microwave oven unless In a spe

cial microwave popcorn accès­sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microvvave
ovens.

—Do not operate the oven while
empty to avoid damage to the
oven and the danger of fire, if by

accident the^oyen should run

smpTy a minlîa pr two, no harm
is done. Howèyer, tfÿ % avoid

operating the öven empty at all
times—if saves ènéigy and pro
longs life of the oven,

—If materials Inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and dis
connect the power cord, or shut
off power at the fuse or circuit

breaker panel.

9 Some products such as
whole eggs and sealed con
tainers—for example, cldsed

glass jars—may explode and

should not be heated in this

oven.

• Avoid heatlntbabyfo^ in

glass jars, even without their

lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.

9 DoRl defrost froze« bever
ages In narrow necked bottles;
especially carbonated ones.

Even If the container is opened,
pressure can build up..THis can

cause the container to burst,

resulting in

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» Use metal only as directed in

Cookbook. Metal strips as used
on meat, roasts are helpful when
used as shown in Cookbook.

TV dinners may be cooked in
metal trays but when using shelf
they must be replaced In their
box. However, when using metal
in microwave oven, keep metal

(other than metal shelf) at least
1-inch away from sides of oven,

® Cocking utensils may
become hot because of heat

transferred from the heated
food. This is especially true if
plastic wrap has been covering
the top and handles of the
utensil. Potholders may be
needed to handle the utensil.

« Sometimes, the oven floor
can become too hot to touch.

Be careful touching the floor
during and after cooking.

« Do net use any thermometer

in food you are microwaving
unless that thermometer is
designed or recommended for
use in the microwave oven.

• Remove the temperature

probe from the oven wnen not
using It to cook with. !f you leave

the probe inside the oven without
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create eleeincal arcing In the
oven, and damage oven walls.

# Plastic Utensils—'Plastic
utensils designed for microwave
cooking are very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even
microwave plastic may not be as
tolerant of overcooking condi
tions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may soften or
char if subjected to short periods
of overcooking, in longer expo

sures to overcooking, the food
and utensils could ignjte= For
these reasons: 1) Use micro
wave plastics only “and use
them" in strict compliance with
the utensil manufacturer’s
recommendations, 2) Do not
subject empty utensils to micro
waving. 3) Do not permit children
to use plastic utensils without
complete supervision.

• When cooking pork follow
our directions exactly and
always cook the meat to at least

170®. This assures that, in the
remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it
will be killed and meat will be
safe to eat.

• Boiling eggs (in and out of

she!!) is not recommended for

microwave cooking. Pressure
can build up inside egg yolk and

may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.

• Foods with unbroken outer

“skin” such as potatoes, hot
dogs or sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (see above)
should be pierced to aliow
steam to escape during cooking.

• “Boliable” cocking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in Cookbook. If they

are not, plastic could burst dur

ing or immediately after cooking,

possibly resulting in injury. Also,

plastic storage containers should

be at least partially uncovered

because they form a tight seal.
Whan cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,

remove covering carefully and
direct steam away from hands
and face.

9 Use of the shelf accessory.

(See your Cookbook for proper

use.)

—Remove the shelf from oven
when not In use,

—Do not store or cook with
shelf on floor of oven. Product
damage may result.

—Use potholders when handling
the shelf and utensils. They may

be hot.

—Do not use microwave

browning dish On Shelf. The
shelf could overheat.

THE HOOD:

• Have it installed and properly
grounded by a qualified installer.

See the special installation book
let packed with the microwave
oven.

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maker® oven wiil operate
automatically under certain_
conditions (see Automatic Fan
Feature, page 7). While the fan is
operating caution is required to
prevent the starting and spread
ing of accidental cooking fires
while the vent fan is in use. For
this reason:

—Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat settings.

Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may ignite

and spread if vent fan Is oper

ating. To minimize automatic fan
operation, use adequate sized
utensils and use high heat set

tings only when necessary.

—In the event of a grease fire,

smother flaming pan on surface
unit by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or flat tray.

—Never flame foods under the
oven with the vent fan operating

because it may spread the

flames.

—Keep hood and grease filters
clean, according to instructions

on pages 18 and 19, to maintain
good venting and avoid grease

fires.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Features of Your Oven

1. Door Handle. Oven doesn’t operate unless door is
securely latched.

2. Door Latch. Push In to open door.

3. Viewing Window with Metal Shield. Metal screen
permits viewing of foods and keeps microwaves
confined Inside oven.

4. Antenna Cover. Protects the microwave energy
distributing antenna. Do not remove this cover.

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5. Oven Vent.

6. Oven interior Light. Turns on when the door Is

opened Or when the oven Is operating.

7. Oven Floor.

8. MICROTHERMOMETER^“ Ten^erature Probe.
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9. Receptacle for Temperature Probe. Temperature
Probe must be securely Inserted Into receptacle
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10. Touch Control Panel and Display. See next page

11. Grease Filters.

12. Cooktop Light.

13. Hood Controls:
Fan Switch. Press once for high and twice for low

speed. Press again for off.
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14. Model and Serial Nuinbeie. Located ¡nside even

at top left side.

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city when reheating or cooking smaller food items.

(For complete use of shelf, see pages 20-21.)

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The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven
controls electronically with the touch of a finger.

It’s designed to be easy to use and understand.

With your microwave oven, you have the option of

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and easy convenience cooking. Or you may make
your own programs to suit your individualized

cooking style.

Readout Display. Displays time of day, time or tern­f«;c?iaiLn^ uuiiJiy vw»>Miy »w»

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Temp Cook. Use the temperature probe to cook by
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Time Cook. Microwave for a preset amount of time

using automatic Power Level 10 or change power
level after setting time. (See page 10.)

Cook GodeJ“ Use this pad as a short-cut method for
entering cooking time, and power level. (See page

14.)

Number Pads. Touch these pads to enter Time,
Temperature, Power Level, Cook Code digits, or
Auto Roast Code number.

Start. Must touch this pad for oven to begin any
functions.

Power LeveL Touch this pad before entering

another power level number if you want to change

from automatic Power Level 10 (HIGH) for cooking

or Power Level 3 (LUW) lor aeirosimg. ^uuriny

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Defrost. Gentle, more uniform thawing at automatic
Power Level 3, or change power level after entering

time. (See page 11.)

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as a holding period between defrost and time or
temperature cooking. (See page 13.)

Clock. Touch this pad to enter time of day or check
time of day while microwaving. To set clock, first
touch CLOCK pad and then enter time of day. For
example, if time is 1:30, touch number pads 1, 3,
and 0 and 1:30 will appear in readout display. Touch
START thus setting the clock, if you wish to reset or
change time, simply repeat above process.

Auto Roast: insert probe, touch this pad, and

desired number pad for Code to temperature cook

meat with automatic preset program.

Clear/Qff. When touched, It stops the oven and
erases ail settings except time of day.

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AUTOMATIC FAN FEATURE

Cooking appliances installed under the oven might,
under some heavy usage conditions, cause temp
eratures high enough to overheat some internal
parts of the microwave oven.

To prevent overheating from taking place, the vent
fan is designed to automatically turn on at low

speed if excessive temperatures occur. Should this
happen, the fan cannot b© manually turned off, but
it wiTl automatically turn off when the internal parts
have cooled. The fan may stay on up to approxi
mately 30 minutes after the range and microwave
oven controls have been turned off.