GE D2588P088, 49-8284, JVM132K, JVM133K User Manual

Useand

Care

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Guide

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Precautions .................................................2- 5

instructions ....................2-5

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil ..........................................4, 17

Auto Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Automatic Fan Feature..................................6

Auto Start/Reminder 12

..................................................................8

Clock Control Panel

Cooking Complete Reminder ......................7

Cooking Guide ......................................22-28

Defrosting by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Defrosting Guide ...................................2O, 21

Delayed Cooking ............................................9

Exhaust

Express Cook Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Features ............................................................7

Glossary of Microwave Terms ..................16

Heating or Reheating Hold Time

Microwave Cookware Guide ....................1 7

Microwaving Tips ...........................................6

Minute/Second Timer ...........................9, 10

Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........12

Power Levels ...................................10, 11, 13

Time Cook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

...................................................8

Fan......................................................6

Guide...............l8,

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14, 15

10-12

Care and Cleaning

Exhaust Fan ...................................................3O

Grease Filter ..................................................3O

Light Bulb Replacement .............................3 1

Problem

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Installation

Adapter Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extension Cords ...........................................3 1

Grounding instructions ...............................3 1

Consumer Services ...................35

Appliance Registration ..................................2

Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

Warranty ........................................Back Cover

Microwave Oven

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Solver...............................32

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Microwave power

of this oven k 750 watts.

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HELP US HELP YOU...

Before using your oven, read this book carefully.

is intended to help you operate and maintain your new microwave oven properly.

Keep it

questions. If you don’t understand something

or need more help, write (include your phone number):

handy

for answers to your

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Write down the model and

serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label inside the oven.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your microwave oven. Before sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Be sure your microwave oven is registered.

It is important that we 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 Ownership Registration Card. If you move, or if you original purchaser, please write to us, stating model and serial numbers.

This appliance must be registered.

Please be certain that it is.

Write to:

GE Appliances Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

are

not the

If you received a damaged oven...

Save time and money. Before you request service...

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this book. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you

can correct yourself.

All these things are normal with your microwave oven.

● Steam or vapor escaping from

around the door.

● Light reflection around door or

outer case.

● Dimming oven light and change

in blower sound may occur while operating at power levels other than high.

● Dull thumping sound while oven

is operating.

● Some TV-Radio interference

might be noticed microwave oven. It’s similar to the interference caused by other appliances and does not indicate a problem with your oven.

while

using your

small

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your microwave oven.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE...

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this book.

We’

proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to

for further help.

Immediately contact the dealer (or

builder) that sold you the oven.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most

cases, this will solve the problem. NEXT,

write all the details—including your phone number—to:

if you are still not pleased,

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel 20 North Chicago, IL 60606

Wacker

Drive

~PORTANT

SAFETY

~STRUCTIONS

Read dl instructions before using this

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy

(a) Do Not

the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.

(b) Do Not Place

face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

Do Not

(1) door (bent) (2) hinges and latches (broken or loosened) (3) door seals and sealing surfaces.

(d) The Oven Should Not

by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

A WARNING-Toreducetheriskof

Attempt

to operate this oven with

any object between the oven front

Operate

the oven if it is damaged. It is

be adjusted or repaired

bums, electric shock, fire, injury to persons

or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

apphance.

●

For best operation, plug this appliance into

its own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering

lighti, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit

of breaker.

●

Do not mount this appliance over a sink. Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

●

Do not cover or block any openings on the

appliance.

●

Do not store this appliance outdoors.

use this product near water—for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

●

Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

●

Keep power cord away from heated surfaces.

●

Do not let power cord hang over edge of table

or counter.

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

●

See door

sufiace

cleaning instructions in the Care

and Cleaning section(s) of your book.

●

This appliance should be serviced only by

qualified service personnel.

Contact nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.

●

As with any appliance, close supervision is

necessary when used by children.

Do not

. Use this appliance only for its intended use

described in this manual.

Read and follow

the specific “Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy” in this book.

●

This appliance must be grounded.

Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See “GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS.”

●

Use this appliance only for its intended use as

described in this manual.

Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This microwave oven is specifically designed to heat or cook food, and is not intended for laboratory or industrial use.

●

To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:

—Do not overcook food.

Carefully 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 placing bags in oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers.

—Do not use recycled paper products.

Recycled paper towels, napkins and waxed paper can contain metal flecks which may cause arcing or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or nylon filaments should be avoided, as they may also ignite.

(continued next page)

WORTANT

SAFETY

(continued)

~STRUCTIONS

—Do not pop popcorn in

your microwave oven unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

—Do not overcook potatoes. They

could dehydrate

and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

—Do not

operate the oven while empty to avoid damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If by accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done, However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at all times—it saves energy and prolongs the life of the oven.

●

Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do not

leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use.

●

If materials inside oven should ignite,

keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

●

Some

products such as whole eggs and sealed containers—for example, closed jars—will explode and should not be heated in this microwave oven. Such use of the microwave oven could result in injury.

●

Avoid heating baby food in

glass jars, even

without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

●

Thermometer—Do

not use a thermometer in food you are microwaving unless the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

●

Plastic

cookwar*Plastic

cookware

designed for microwave cooking is very useful, but should be used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In longer exposures to overcooking, the food and cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic

cookwme

without complete

supervision.

●

When cooking pork,

follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least

170°F.

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.

●

not boil eggs in a microwave oven.

Pressure will build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Don’t defrost frozen beverages

in narrow necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly

resulting in injury.

●

Use metal only as directed in this book.

TV dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box. When using metal in the microwave oven,

keep metal at least 1 inch away from of oven.

●

Cookware may become hot

sjdes

because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the cookware.

●

Foods

cooked

ljquids

(such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture, Should this occur, refer to the Care and Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg

yoks

(see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking,

●

Not

all plastic wrap is suitable for use in

microwave ovens. Check the package for

proper use.

●

Spontaneous boiling—Under certain

special circumstances, liquids may

start to boil during or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent bums from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

●

~~Boi]able”

plastic bags should be slit, pierced

cooking pouches and tightly

or vented as

closed

directed by package. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should be at least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefully and direct steam away from hands and

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face,

●

Hot foods and steam can cause burns. Be careful when opening any containers of hot food, including popcorn bags, cooking pouches and

boxes. To prevent possible injury, direct steam away from hands and face.

The Exhaust Hood

●

Have it

qualified installer. See the special installation booklet packed with the microwave oven.

●

The exhaust fan in the oven will operate automatically under certain conditions (see Automatic Fan Feature). While the fan is operating, caution is required to prevent the starting and spreading of

fires while the exhaust fan is in use. For this reason:

—Never heat settings.

spillovers

is operating. To minimize automatic fan operation, use adequate sized cookware and use high heat only when necessary.

installed and properly grounded by a

accidenbl

leave

surface units unattended at high

Boilover

that may ignite and spread if exhaust fan

causes smoking and greasy

cooking

—In

the event of a grease fire,

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

—Never flame foods under the oven with the exhaust fan operating because it may spread the

flames.

—Keep hood and grease filters clean, according to instructions in the Exhaust Feature section, to maintain good venting and avoid grease fires.

well-

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Optional Accessories

Available at extra cost from your GE supplier.

JX40WH Filler ~X81A charcoal

installation.

This microwave oven is UL listed for installation over electric and gas ranges.

Panel Kit.

Filter Kit for

non-vented

MICROWAVING TIPS

● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave ● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap

oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass can be used to cover dishes in order to retain moisture casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not

ha~e rnetall~c

can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable for

microwaving.”

If you are not

sure if a dish is

microwave-safe,

use this test:

the oven both the dish you are testing and

a glass measuring

cup

filled

cup of water—set the

measuring cup either in or next to the dish. Microwave

1 minute at high. If the dish heats, it should not be used

for microwaving. If the dish remains

water in the cup heats, then the dish is microwave-safe.

trim or glaze with a metallic sheen

Place in

with one

cool

and only the

and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.

● Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating

or rearranging. Check the Cooking Guide.

● Steam builds up pressure in foods which are

tightly covered by a skin or membrane. Pierce potatoes, bursting.

If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.

egg

yolks and chicken livers to prevent

AUTOMATIC FAN FEATURE

Cooking appliances installed under the oven may, under some heavy usage conditions, cause temperatures high enough to overheat some internal parts of the microwave oven.

To prevent overheating from taking place, the exhaust fan is designed to automatically turn on at a low speed if excessive temperatures occur. Should this happen, the fan cannot be manually turned off, but it will automatically turn off when the internal parts have cooled. The fan may stay on up to approximately oven controls have been turned off.

minutes after the range and microwave

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1. Door Handle. Pull to

securely latched

2. Door Latches.

3. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven.

4. Touch Control Panel and Digital Display. For

detailed information on each feature, see Your Touch Control Panel section.

for

o~en

door. Door must be

oven to operate.

Cooking Complete Reminder

To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will display “End” and beep once a minute until you either open the oven door or touch the

CLEAWOFF pad.

5. Hood Controls. Fan. Press HI, LO or OFF. Light. Press ON, NIGHT or OFF.

6. Grease Filters.

Cooktop

8. Oven

9. Auto Defrost Guide. NOTE: Rating plate, oven vent(s) and oven light are

located on the inside walls of the microwave oven.

This is to certify that this unit has been tested in conformance with

Bulletin No. 210.

Light.

Floor.

AMCA

C.F.M.

at 0.10 215

Vert.

224 Her.

SONES

6.3

Vert.

5.9 Her.

YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PANEL

The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to

be easy to use and understand.

When You Plug in the Oven

The display panel displays five 8’s,

POWER and all of the oven

functions. After 15 seconds, all

lights disappear and “RESET” appears in the upper portion. Touch the set the Clock and oven is ready for use.

power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence recurs, and you must reset Clock after touching the CLEAR/OFF pad.

1. DISPLAY.

day, time or temperature during cooking functions, power level being used, cooking mode and instructions.

2. TIME DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic power level 3 (Low).

3. TIME COOK I & 11. Microwave for a selected amount of time using automatic power level 10 (High).

4. NUMBER PADS. Touch these pads to enter cooking time, defrosting time, time of day, temperature, power level, or food weights for Auto Defrost.

5. START. After are made, touch this pad to start the oven.

6. AUTO START/REMINDER. Allows you to program your oven to begin cooking at a preset time of day—up to a 12-hour delay. The Reminder feature can be used an alarm clock.

7. POPCORN. Touch this pad, then START to cook prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing

3.0 to 3.7 ounces.

CLEAWOFF

Displays time of

all

selections

pad,

8. VENT FAN. Press HI, LO or OFF for the different fan speeds.

9. 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 3 (Low) for defrosting.

10. MIN/SEC TIMER. This

feature uses no microwave energy. It functions as either a kitchen timer, as a holding period after defrost or as a delay timer before time or temperature cooking.

11. CLOCK.

enter time of day or check time of day while microwaving. To set clock, first touch CLOCK pad

AUTOMATIC COOKING CONTROLS

VENT FAN

(

Touch this pad to

OFF

level

AUTO OEF.

[

GUIOE BEHINO OOOR

LIGHT

NIGHT

OFF

and then enter time of day. For example, if time is

1 :30,

number pads 1, 3 and O and

“ 1

:30”

will appear in display. Then touch START or CLOCK pad. To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

12.

CLEAWOFF.

When touched, it shuts off the oven and erases settings (except time of day).

13. AUTO DEFROST. Touch this

pad and food weight, then START. The oven automatically sets power levels and defrosting time.

14. LIGHT. Touch ON to turn on hood light. Touch NIGHT to turn on night light.

1°

touch

all

The Minute/Second Timer

Using a Holding Time

The Minute/Second Timer has three timing functions:

● It operates as a minute timer.

It can be set to delay cooking.

● It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting.

The Minute/Second Timer operates without microwave energy.

How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call

1. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.

2. Touch number pads 3,0 and O (for 3 minutes and no seconds).

3. Touch START. Display shows time counting down. The timer signals when time is up.

How to Defrost, Hold and Time Cook

Let’s say you want to defrost a frozen casserole for

minutes, hold for 10 minutes and then Time Cook

for 25 minutes. Here’s how to do it:

Step 1: Take casserole from freezer and place in oven.

Step 2: Touch TIME

The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to program a “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. The time can range from one second to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A holding or standing time may be found in some of your own recipes or in the Cooking Guide.

Programming Delayed Cooking

To delay cooking up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds,

time,

touch TIME COOK and enter cook

MIN/SEC TIMER and enter number of minutes to delay cooking. Touch START. Timer will count down to zero and cooking will begin.

Step

5: Touch 1, 0, 0 and O to hold for ten minutes.

Step 6: Touch TIME

TIME COOK

&II

COOK I & II pad.

Touch

Step 7: Touch 2, 5,0 and O for 25 minutes

mDEFRosTpad

Step

3: Touch pads 1, 5, 0 and O for 15 minutes defrosting time. (Defrosting is automatically set on power level 3 but can be changed by touching the POWER LEVEL pad and the desired power level.)

Step 4: Set standing or hold time by touching MIN/SEC

HTrMERpad

cooking time.

START

Step 8: Touch START. As function is automatically performed, oven display shows instructions entered and the function. When time is up, the oven signals and flashes “End.”

each

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HOW TO USE THE

Questions and Answers

MINUTE/SECO~ TMER

(continued)

Q. What will happen if I accidentally reverse my defrost, hold and cook instructions?

A. The oven will automatically rearrange your

program. Defrosting will

and

then the cooking function.

Q. Can

A. Yes. Sometimes you

food,

program in defrost

the hold time. Be sure to put the thawed dish in the

refrigerator promptly.

defrost and hold only?

hold it, and cook it later.

always

come first, then hold,

may

only want to defrost

All you

need to do is

and

amount of time. Then program

COOHNG

Time Cook

Time Cook I & II selected amount of time.

Power level cooking, but you may change this See the

To become better acquainted with time cooking, make a cup of coffee by following the steps below.

Step 1: Fill a cup

2/3

I teaspoon of instant coffee and stir to dissolve. Use a cup that has no metal decoration and is microwave-safe (refer to Microwaving Tips section). Place cup in oven and close door.

Cooking

fUll of water, add

allows

you to microwave for a

(High) is recommended

Guide.

for

most

for

more flexibility.

NOTE:

fish, stuffings, poultry to sit out Room temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.

Q. I programmed my oven for a specific defrosting

time but it defrosted longer than necessary. What happened?

A. When instructions conflict, the oven carries

last

for 6 minutes. minutes and hold for 2 minutes.

Because automatic power level IO is recommended

for

power

“How to Change Power Level” on next page.)

START

Foods that

for

more than one hour after defrosting.

instruction. You may have set the oven to defrost

minutes,

this case, the oven would defrost

spoil easily, such as milk, eggs,

and

pork should not be allowed

hold

for 2 minutes, and then defrost for

TME

Step 2: Touch TIME

TIME COOK

&II

Step 3: Select your time. Touch pads 1, () and () for one minute.

this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the

level.

(If power level 10 is not appropriate, see

COOK 1 & 11 pad.

Step

4: Touch the START pad.

out

for 6

the

Step 5: When time is up, the oven signals and flashes

“End.” The oven, light and fan shut off.

Step 6: Open the door.

Using the Time Cook II Feature

The Time Cook 11 feature lets you set two time cooking functions within one program. This is ideal if you want operations. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Place food in oven in microwave-safe container

TIME COOK

change power levels during your cooking

and

close the door.

Step 2: Touch TIME COOK

1 &11

&II

Step 3: Select your first cook time. For example, touch 2, 1 and 5 for two minutes and 15 seconds.

Step

4: Touch TIME COOK I & 11.

The Express Cook Feature

The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method to set time for 1-5 minutes.

To Express Cook your food or beverage: Step 1: Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) that

corresponds with the amount of your desired cooking time (in minutes). For example, touch the 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time.

Step 5: Set your second cook time.

How to Change Power Level

After setting cooking time, touch POWER LEVEL pad, then touch desired number for new power level.

Step 6: Touch START. Step 7: At the end of “COOK TIME I,” the second

power level is displayed and “COOK TIME II” is shown counting down.

Step 8: When time is up, the oven signals and flashes “End.” The oven, light and fan shut off.

Step 9: Open the door.

Step

2: Touch the START pad.

The oven will automatically signal, flash “End” and shut off at the end of the programmed time.

Questions and Answers

Q. I set my oven for the time called for in the recipe, but at the end of the time allowed, my food was not done. What happened?

A. Since house power varies due to time or location,

many Time Cook recipes give you a time range to prevent overcooking. Set the oven for minimum time, test the food longer, if necessary.

Q. I touched the number pads and selected my power level. When I touched START, however, my oven didn’t come on. Why not?

A. The TIME COOK I & 11 pad must be touched

before setting the power level otherwise your oven

will

not begin cooking.

for

doneness and cook the food a little

Q. I want to cook on a power level other than 10 (High). What do I need to do?

A. To change power level, touch the POWER LEVEL

pad, then touch desired number for new power level.

Q. Can I interrupt Time Cook to check the food?

A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply close the door and

press the START pad. The timer must be reset for cooking to resume unless time is remaining on timer.

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