GE D2588P188, 49-8388, JVM230BL, JVM231WL, JVM231BL User Manual

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Microwave

Oven

Safe~ lnstrutiions

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure

to Excessive Microwave Energy ............2

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum

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

Auto Defrost Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Automatic Fan Feature ............................5, 7

Auto Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clock..................................................................8

Control Panel ..............................................8, 9

Cooking by

Cooking Complete Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cooking Guide

Defrosting by Time ..............................14, 15

Defrosting

Delayed Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Exhaust Fan ..................................5. 7,24,25

Express Cook Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glossary of Microwave Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Heating or Reheating

Hold Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kitchen Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power Levels .2,7,8, 11, 12, 14-16, 19-21

Foil............................4,

Time...................................l

..............................................2l

Guide..........................................2O

...................3-5

17, 18,20

2, 13

Guide......................l9

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Problem

More questions

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Care and Cleaning ...................22-25

Exhaust Fan ...........................................24, 25

Grease

Light Bulb Replacement ............................23

Installation .........................................25

Adapter

Extension

Grounding instructions ..............................2 5

Consumer Services ..................27

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

Important Phone Numbers .......................27

Model and Serial Number Location ..........2

Warran~........................................Back

JVM230BL

JVM230WL

SOIVer..............................26

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Filter..................................................24

Plugs...............................................25

Cords...........................................2

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YOU...

Before using your oven, read this book carefully.

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

Keep it handy for answers to your

questions. If you don’t understand something

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

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:

Model Number

Serial Number

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

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 are not the original purchaser, please write to us, stating model and serial numbers.

This appliance Please be

Write to:

GE Appliances Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

cetin

mwt

that it is.

re~stered.

If you received a damaged oven...

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the 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

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

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

,by

light

and change

while

other small

using

PRECA~ONS

(a) Do Not

Attempt

to operate this oven with

EXCESS~ MCROWAW E~RGY

AVOD POSS~LE

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

(b) Do Not Place

interlmks.

any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing stiaces.

EXPOSURE

[c)

Do Not Operate the

particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the:

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

(d) me

Oven

Should Not be

by anyone except properly personnel.

oven

serding

surfaces.

ifit

is damaged. It is

adjusted or repaired

qurdified

service

men

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

W~lNG-Toreducetietiskof

bums, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

●

Read and

fo~ow

the specific

“Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy” on the previous page.

●

This

app~ance

must be grounded.

Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See Grounding

hstructions

. Use this appliance

described in this manual.

section in the back of this book.

ody

for its intended use as

Do not use

comosive

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.

●

This over-the-range oven was designed

for use over

rang=

no wider than 42 inches.

It maybe installed over both gas and electric cooking equipment.

●

For

best

own

operation,

electrid

outlet, to prevent

plug

this appliance into

~ckering

of tights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit

b~ker.

●

Do not mount this

or locate this the provided

●

not cover or

app~ance appfiance InsMation

block

only in accordance with

Instructions.

any openings on the

over a sink.

Instrdl

appfiance.

●

not store this appliance outdoors.

Do not

use this product near water—for example, in a wet

basement, near

●

This microwave oven is not approved or

swimming pool or near a sink.

t-ted

for marine use.

●

Do not store anything directly on top of the

microwave oven surface when the oven is in

operatiom

●

Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

●

Keep power cord away from heated

su~c~

●

Do not let power cord hangover 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 surface cleaning instructions in the Care

and Cleaning section(s) of your book.

●

This

appliance should be serviced ody by

qua~ed service personnel.

authorized service

facihty

Contact nearest

for examination,

repair or adjustment.

●

As with any

necessary when used by

●

To reduce the risk of fire in the oven

—Do not overcook food.

appliance if paper,

apptiance,

close supervision is

pIastic

cMdren.

cavi~:

Careftily

attend

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

—Remove wire twist-ties and

meti han~es

from paper or plastic containers before placing them in the oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry

newspapers.

—Do

not use recycled paper products. Recycled paper contain or ignite. Paper products nylon filaments

may

—Do not

toweh,

napkins and

meti

flecks which may cause arcing

also ignite.

pop

popcorn in your microwave oven

waed paper

con-g

shodd

be avoided, as they

can

nylon or

unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for

use

microwave ovens.

—Do not overcook potatoes. They

dehydrate and catch

fire,

causing damage

could

to your oven.

—Do not operate the oven while empty

damage to the oven and the danger of fire.

by accident the oven should run

empty

to avoid

a minute or 2, no harm is done. However, w to avoid operating the oven empty at dl times-it saves energy and prolongs

tie

life of the oven.

(continued netipge)

—

—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.

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

—M

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

containe%for

example, closed jars-will

whole eggs and sealed

explode and should not be heated in this microwave oven. Such use of the microwave oven could result in injury.

Avoid

without their

heatig

baby food

in glass jars, even

tids; especitiy

meat

and

egg

mixtures.

●

Don’t defrost

necked bottles

fromn

beverages

(especidy

in narrow

carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Use

fofl ody

may be microwaved in foil trays less high; remove the top foil cover

to the box. oven,

sidm

as directed in this book. N dinners

and

return the tray

Men

keep the

the oven.

●

Cookware may become hot

using foil in

foti

at least 1 inch away from the

the

microwave

of heat transferred from

may

food. Pot holders

be needed to

than

the

heated

3/4”

because

handle the cookware.

Foods cooked in

Mquids

(such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture.

and Cl-g

Shodd

this occur, refer to the Care

section(s) for instructions on how to

clean the inside of the oven.

●

Thermometer-Do

food you

are

microwaving unless the thermometer

not

use a 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. the food and cookware could ignite. For

longer exposures to overcooking,

these

reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer’s

rwornmendations. 2)

Do not

subject empty cookware to microwaving.

3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware without complete supervision.

●

men

cooking pork,

exactly and always cook temperature of at least

follow the directions

the

meat to an internal

170°F.

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

not

boiI

. Do

will build up inside egg yolk

burs~

eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure

and

will cause it to

possibly resulting in injury.

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, caution) should be pierced to

and

egg

yoks

(see previous

Mow

steam to escape during cooking.

●

Not A 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 burns from splashing

liqui~

stir the

liquid briefly before removing the

the

container from

microwave oven.

~~Boi]able”

plastic bags

tirected

could

possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should beat least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal, When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefully from hands and face.

. /

j:,

...- *

c~king pouches and

shodd

sfit,

pierced or vented

by package. If

burst during or immediately after cooking,

Hot foods and steam can cause

burns.

any containers of hot food, including popcorn bags, cooking pouches and boxes. To prevent possible injury, direct steam away from hands and face.

hey

and

Be careful when opening

ti@dy ~~@

are not, plastic

direct steam away

A’

—Clean the vent hood often. Do not allow grease

to buildup

—Use care when cleaning the vent hood falter.

Corrosive cleaning agents, such as lye-basal oven

—When flaming foods are under the ho@

turn the fan off. me fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

SAVE

—In the event of a grease fire,

smother flaming pan on surface

unit by covering pan completely with well-fitting or flat tray.

on the hood or the filter.

cleanen,

may damage the filter.

tid,

cookie sheet

THESE

~STRUCTIONS

me Efiaust

●

Have it instiled and properly grounded by a

qualified

booMet

●

efiaust fan in the oven ~ operate

automatictiy

(see Automatic Fan Feature).

operating, caution is required to prevent the starting and spreading of cooking

For

use.

—Never leave surface units unattended at high

heat settings.

greasy exhaust fan is operating. To minimize automatic fan operation, use adequate sized cookware and use high heat

Hood

instier.

packed

fires

this reason:

spillovers

See the special instibtion

with

the microwave oven.

under certain conditions

while the efiaust fan is in

Boilover

that may ignite and spread if

ody

causes smoking and

when necessary.

Whtie

the fan

accidenti

Optional Accessories

Available at extra cost from your GE supplier.

JX40WH Fifler Panel JVM230WL

JX41 Ftiler

and

JVM23 lBL).

JX50

Glass

JX81A

instigation.

This microwave oven is U listed instigation over electric and gas ranges.

and

Panel Wt (for models

Cauopy ~t

Charcoal Filter ~t for non-vented

fit

(for models

JVM231WL).

JVM230BL

for

IF YOU NEED SERVICE...

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in

the back of this book. We’re 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 further help.

●

Make sure all cookware used in your microwave

steps to follow for

oven is suitable for microwaving.

casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not have metallic trim or can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable for microwaving.”

glwe

with a metallic sheen

FIRST, contact the people who

serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write

the details—including

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE

Applimces

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Most glass

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

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel

20 North

Chicago, IL 60606

Paper towek, waxed paper and plastic wrap

can

be used to cover dishes in order to retain moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.

●

Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating

or rearranging.

●

Steam builds up pressure in foods which are

tightly covered by a skin or membrane.

potatoes, egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent bursting.

Check the Cooking Guide.

Wacker

Drive

Pierce

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

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

Variable power levels add flexibility to your microwave cooking. The power levels on your microwave oven can be compared to the surface to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown units on a range. HIGH (Power Level 10) or full power is the fastest way to cook and gives you

100% power. Each power level gives you microwave cook before the inside was defrosted.

energy microwave energy

A high setting (10) will cook faster but may need additional attention such as frequent stirring, rotating or turning over. Most of your cooking will be done on HIGH (Power Level 10). A lower setting will cook more evenly and with less attention given to stirring or rotating the food. Some foods may have better flavor, texture or appearance if one of the lower settings is used. You may wish to use a lower power level when cooking foods that have a tendency to

boil over, such as scalloped potatoes.

a certain percent of the time.

ener~v 70Yo

3090

tk~

of the time. Power Level 3 is

time.

P-ower

Level 7 is

Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles give time for the food to “equalize” or transfer heat

with Power Level 3—the defrost cycle. If microwave energy did not cycle off, the outside of the food would

Here are some examples of uses for various power

Ia.,alc .

Lbvbl>.

POWER LEVEL

High 10

Medium 7

Medium 5

Low 3

warm

BEST USES

Fish, bacon, vegetables, boiling liquids.

Gentle cooking of meat and poultry; and reheating.

Slow cooking and tenderizing

such as stews and less tender cuts of meat.

Defrosting without cooking; simmering; delicate sauces.

Keeping food warm without

overcooking; softening

baking

casseroles

butter.

AUTO~TIC

This microwave oven has an automatic fan feature to protect it from too much heat rising from the or range beneath it. It automatically turns on at a low speed if it senses too much heat.

If you have turned the fan on you may find that you cannot turn it off. This is because the automatic fan has come onto protect the internal parts of the microwave.

cooktop

FAN

The fan will automatically turn off when the parts are cool. It may stay on for 30 minutes or more after the range and microwave controls have been turned off.

FEA-

intemd

YOUR TOUCH CONTROL

PA~L

The Touch Control Panel allows the touch of a

1. DISPLAY.

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

T~E

Power Level 3 (Low).

TIME COOK I & II.

amount of time using automatic Power Level

10 (High).

E~RESS

for 1 to 5 minutes of cooking. No need to touch START, the oven will start immediately.

POWER LEVEL.

another power level number if you want to change from automatic Power Level 10 (High) for cooking or Power Level 3 (Low) for defrosting.

CLOCK.

or check time of day while microwaving. To set clock, of day. For example, if time is 1:30, touch number pads 1, 3 and O and Then touch START or CLOCK pad. To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

NUMBER PADS.

cooking time, defrosting time, time of day, temperature, power level, or food weights for Auto Defrost.

finger. It’s

Displays time of day, time or

DEFROST.

COOK.

Touch this pad to enter time of day

first

touch CLOCK pad and then enter time

designe~

Gentle thawing at automatic

Microwave for a selected

Touch number pads 1 through 5

Touch this pad before entering

“1:30”

Touch these pads to enter

vou

to set the oven controls with

to be easy to use and understand.

will appear in display.

8. KITCHEN TIMER.

microwave energy. It functions as either a kitchen timer, as a holding period after defrost or as a delay timer before time cooking.

AUTO START.

oven to begin cooking at a preset time of up to a 12-hour delay.

10. VENT FAN.

different

11. AUTO DEFROST.

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

12. POPCORN.

microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 to 3.5 ounces. No need to touch START, the oven will start immediately.

13.

CLOCK DISPLAY ON/OFF.

number pad to turn the clock display on or off. The Clock Display used while a cooking feature is in use.

14.

CLEAWOFF.

oven and erases all settings (except time of day).

15. START.

pad to start the oven.

16.

SURFACE LIGHT.

surface light.

Press HI, LO or OFF for the

fan

speeds.

Touch this pad to cook prepackaged

When touched, it shuts off the

After all selections

This feature uses no

Allows you to program your

day—

Touch this pad and food

Touch the O

OtiOff

feature cannot be

are

made, touch this

Touch ON to turn on the

When You Plug in the Oven

The display panel displays “88888,” “18 POWER”

and

all of the oven functions. After 15 seconds, lights disappear and “RESET” appears in the upper portion. Touch the and oven is ready for use.

CLEAWOFF pad, set the Clock

any

If power is disrupted at sequence recurs, and you must reset Clock after

touching the

CLEAWOFF pad.

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