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BeforeUsingYourOven .. .....2
SafetyInstructions. \. .......3,4
FeaturesofYourOven . ........5
XwrTouchControlPanel .. ....6
Minute/SecondTimer . ........7
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...8
cooking....................9
Defrosting,Heating&
CookingGuide . . . . . . ....10-23
CareandCieaning. . . . .......24
GroundingInstructions ... , .. .25
TheProblemSolver. . . ..,....26
IfYouNeedService. . . . . . . . ..27
Warranty. . . . . .. . . . .BackCover
Beforeusingyour mm,
red thisbookcarefully.
It is intendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newMicrowave
oven properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemon a labelinside
theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductC)wnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveC)ven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:
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SerialNumber‘—-
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correspondcmxor servicecalls
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yourMicrowavcOven.
Besureyour
Oven isregistered.
Itisimportantthatweknowthe
locationofyour MicrowaveOven
shoulda needoccurforadjustments.
Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.
Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehe hasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove,or
ifyouarenotthe originalpurchaser
pleasewriteto us,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance
mustberegistered.Pkasebecertain
thatitis.
Writeto:
GeneralElectricCompany
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
youreceiveda
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damagedOven...
contxt thedealer(or
builder)that soldyoutheown.
Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequestservice...
checkthe ProblemSolvercmpage26.
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SAFETY
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[a)DoNotAttempttooperate
thisovenwiththe dooropensince
opendooroperationcan resultin
harmfulexposuretomicrowave
erwrgy.Ris importantnotto
defeatortamperwiththesafety
interlocks.
{b)DoNotPlaceanyobject
betweentheovenfrontfkceanci
thedooror allowsoiior cleaner
residueto accumulateonsealing
surfaces.
(c)DoNotoperatetheoven
ifit isdamaged.Itisparticularly
importantthattheovendoor close
properlyandthat thereisno
damageto the:
(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor
loosened)
Readall before ~-
Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefoilowing:
@Doriotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercordor
plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
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dropped.
theriskofbums,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:
@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.
*Readandfollowthespecific
“PRECAUTIONS‘K)AVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSUREK)
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atleft.
*Thisappliancemustk grounded.
Connect
outlet.See“GROUNDING
onpage25,
bestoperation,plug this
*For
applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,toprevent of
effuseortripping
breaker.
*Installorlocatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe
provided
@Seedoor
instructionsonpage24.
. Thisapplianceshould~
servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefkcilityfor
examhatr
Q& withanyappliance,close
supemisionis necessarywhen
usedbychildren.
● To~~~ tie ~~~ &fi~ in
theovencavity:
–Donotovercookfd. Car&idly
attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate
cooking.
–Removewiretwist-tiwfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefbre
placingbaginovert.
–-Donotuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers.
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whichmaycause orignite.
Paperpmdwts nylon
Or nyh)n shouldbe
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* Donot powercordor
plugin
* Keeppowercordawayfrom
heatedsurf;ices.
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone. trytoawid
theovenemptyatall
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–-Donotpoppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunlessin
a special
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouwepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens,
notovercookpotatoes.
–Do
Theycoulddehydrateandcatch
fire,causingda.rnagetoyouroven.
–Ifmaterialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,
turnovenoff,anddisconnect
powercord,orshutoffpowerat
fhseorcircuitbreakerpanel.
*~me products
eggsandsealedcontainm+for
such ~ whole
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven,
8AvoM
heatingbabyfoodh
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
Don%defrostfrozenbeverages
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innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages),Evenifthe
containerisopened,
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
toburst,resultingin
injury.
metalonlyasdirectedin
@Use
cookingguide.Foilstripsas
usedinmeatKMSEare
wlxmusedas in
TV maybe
infoiltraysICSSthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverand
traytobox,Whenusingmetalin
the oven,keepmetal
Beast1inchawayfromsides
at
d oven,
* cookingutensi!smaybecome
becauseofheattransferred
hot
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.
s $kmMhnes,thecookingt~y
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefidhandlingthecookingtray
duringandaftercooking.
~Foo&cookedin
liquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfindscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage24fir instructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven,
sT~erm~mete~-~~not
useathermometerinfoodyou
are unlessthe
isdesignedor
foruseinthe
microwaveoven.
*~ic ~~n$fl~
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
used Even
maynotbeastolerantof
asareglass
orceramic andmay
sofienorcharNsubjectedtoshort
periods Inkmger
to thefbod
and COWIignite,For
the!w /)use
pkwtimonlyandwethaninstrict
withthe
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3)Donotpermit
tousepkAcutensils
* whencooking porkfollow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafktoeat.
o ~oi]~geggsisnOt
recommendedinamicrowave
oven.
Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
a F- with ~brok~~ ~@r
%kin”suchasP@@.OW,Si?USi3&S,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
o ~~~o~l~ble’?cookingpo~~~=
andtightlycbsedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookingGuide.If
theyarenot,plasticcouldburst
duringor after
cooking,possibly in
injury.Also,plasticstorage
shouldbeatleast
partiallyuncoveredbecausethey
formatightseal,Whencooking
withcontainerstightlycovered
withpiastigwrap,
anddirect
awayfrom andfhce,
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special
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
oven,Topreventburns
frurn liquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybefore the
containerfromthe oven.
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Choking willbe
thetray
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forcleaning.
% TouchControlPane!and
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TheTouchControlPanel
allowsyoutosettheovencontrols
electronicallywiththetouchofa
finger.It’sdesignedtobeeasy
touseandunderstand.
L DISPLAY.Displaystimeofday
andtimecountingdownduring
cookingfunctions(or powerlevel
whenPowerLevelpad istouched).
2. ‘1’lNIECOOK. Microwavefor
apresetamountoftimeusing
automaticPowerLevelHI (or
changepowerleveiafterentering
cookingtime.Seepage9.)
3.MIN/SECTIMER.Thisfeature
i.4sesno microwaveenergy.R
functionsas akitchentimer,as a
holdingperiodafterdefrostor as a
delaytimerbeforetimecooking.
(Seepage7.)
4. NUNIBERPADS. Touchthese
padstoenter
timeandtimeofday.
5.POWER LEVE~#.
padsto setyourdesiredpovwrlevel.
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6. START.Afterallselectionsa
made,touchthispadtostartoven.
7.TUVIEDEFROST.Gentle,
generallyuniformthawingat
automaticPowerLeveiLO(or
changepowerlevelafterenterin~
defrostingtime.Seepage8.)
8.CLOCK. Touchthispadtoenter
timeofdayor checktimeofday
whilemicrowaving.
Tosetclock,firsttouchCLC)CK
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padandthenentertimeofday.For
example,iftimeis 1:30,touch
numberpads1,3andOand 1:30
willappearindisplay.Touch
STARTpad.TOresetorchange .
time,simplyrepeataboveprocess.
9. CLEAR/OFF.Whentouched,it
shutsofftheovenanderasesall
settings(excepttimeofday).
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The MIFWSECTIMERhasthree
timingfunctions:
● Itoperatesasa minutetimer.
@Itcanbeset todelaycooking.
@Itcanbeusedasa holdsetting
afterdefrosting.
TheMIN/SECTI.MERoperates
withoutmicrowaveenergy.
HOWto
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TouchMIN/SECTIMERpad.
1.
The displayshows: Oand“TIME”
flashes.
2. Touchnumberpads 3,OandO(for
3minutesandnoseconds).Display
shows3:00.
3. TouchSTART.Displayshows
timecountingdown.
4. Whentimeisup,ovensignals
anddisplayshowstimeofday.
The Timercanalso
beusedto program“holdtime”
betweenmicrowavecooking
functions.Thetimecanrangefrom
onesecondto99 minutesand99
%t.xmnds,A HOLD,or “standing”
timemaybe foundinsomeofyour
ownrccipcsor (%OkingChide.
“F()cld~~cookingupto99minutes
and99 seconds,touch
IIMER andenternumberof
minutestodelaycooking Touch
“IWW3COOKpad andcntct-
dcsiredcookingtime.Thentouch
START.Timerwillcount downto
mm andcookingwillbegirt.
HowtoDefrost,Holdand
TimeCook
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10 ant!thenTimeCkmkfor
25minutes.Here’sltow03do it:
youwanttocjcfrost;]frown
Step1:Takecasserolefromfreezer
andplaceinoven.
fitep2: TouchTIMEDEFROSTpiXi.
Thedisplayshows: O,and“TIME
DEF” flashes.
Step3: Touchpads1,5,0 andOfor
15rninutesdefrostingtime. 15:00
appearsondisplay.(Defrostingis
automaticallysetcmpowerlevel
LObutcanbechangedbytouching
thedesiredpowerlevelpad.)
Step4:Set orholdtime
by MIN/SECTIMER.
The shows: (land ‘*TIME”
flashes.
Step% Touch1,0,0 andOtohold
fortenminutes. on
display.
Step 6: TouchTIME C(XIKpad.
Dispkiyshows: OandHi, and
*’TIMECOOK’*flashes,
Step7: Touch2,5,0 andOfor
twenty-fiveminutesofcookingtime.
25:00 appearsondisplay.
Step8:TouchSTART.“DEFTIME”
and 15:00countingdownshow
ondisplay.Aseachfunctionis
automaticallyperformedoven
displayshowsinstructionsentered
andthefunction.Whilecooking,
youmaytouchappropriatepadto
recalltimesyouset.
.
Step9:Whentimeisup,theoven
signalsand flashes“End?
QuestionsandAnswas
Q. Whatwillhappenif I
accidentallyreversemydefrost9
holdandcookinstructions?
A. Theovenwil!automatically
rearrangeyour Defrosting
willalwayscomefirst,thenhold,
andthenthecookingfunction.
Q. CanIdefrostandholdonly?
A. Yes.Sometimesyoumayonly
wanttodefrosta food,holdit, and
cookitlater.Allyouneedtodo is
inDefrostandamountof
time.ThenprogramHoldandthe
amountoftime.Besuretoputthe
thaweddishintherefrigerator
promptly.
NOTE:Letfbodsremainatroom
temperatureonlyas long as safe.
Timeswillvary.
Q. i programmedmyovenfora
specificdefrostingtimebutit
defrostedlongerthannecessary.
Whathappened?
A. Wheninstructionsconflict,
theovencarriesoutthe last
instruction.Youmayhavesetthe
oventodefrostfbr4 minutes,hoki
for2 minutes,artdthendefrostfor
6 minutes+Inthiscase,the oven
woulddefrostfir 6minutes
andholdfor2 minutes.
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TheDefrostsettingisdesigned
forspeedythawingot’frozenfired
andisoneofthegreatadvantages
ofa microwaveoven.
*PowerLevelL() isautomatically
setfordefrosting,butyoumay
changethisformoreflexibility.
@SeeyourDefrostingGuidefor
defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfbnction,defrostfrozen
porkchops byfollowingthesteps
below.
Step1:Placeal-lb.packageoffrozen
chopsintheovenandclosedoor.
Step4:TouchSTART.Timecounts
downondisplay.Whencycleis
completed,theovensignalsand
flashes“Endl’thenautomatically
shuts
Off.
Step5:Turnpackageover,close
doorandrepeatSteps2,3 and4.
Step6:open door,remove
packageandseparatechopsto
finishdefrosting.
Qtwstkmsmchhwers
Q. When1pressSZ4RT,I heara
dulk,thumpingnoise.Whatisit?
A. Thissoundisnormal.It is
lettingyouknowtheovenisusinga
powerlevellowerthanHL
Q. CanIdefrostsmallitemsin
a hurry?
A. Yes,but theywillneedmore
frequentattentionthanusual.Raise
thepowerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad.PowerLevelMEDcuts
thetimeabout in 1/2;PowerLevel
HIcuts thetimetoapproximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stir
foodfrequently,
Step2:TouchTIMEDEFROST
Disp~ayshows: (1andPowerLevel
LOisautomaticallyset intheoven.
“TIMEIX@” flashes.
Step3:
recommendedinyourDefrosting
Guide,Forexample,touch4,0 and
0 for4 minutes.TIMEDEFand
4:00are displayed.Ifyouwishto
changepowerlevel,touchdesired
PowerLevelpad.
Select timethatis
Defining mps
@Foodsfrozeninpaperor plastic
canbedefrostedinthepackage.
o Forevendefrosting,somefds
needtobebrokenupor separated
pat ofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.
@ frozendinnerscan
bedefrostedandmicrowave
cooked.Theyshouldbereplacedin
theirboxes.Besureto removeany
foilcovers.Keepmetaltraysat
least]”awayfromcavitywalls.
Q CheckyourDefrostingGuidefor
otherdefrostingtips,
Q. Whydon’tthedefrosting
timesintheDefrostingGuide
seemrightformyfind?
A. Thesetimesareaverages.
Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatureinyourfreezer.
Setyourown forthetimeindicated
inyourDefrosting(hide. Ifyour
hod isstillnotcompletelythawed
attheendofthat time,resetyour
ovenandadjustthetime
accordingly.
Q. Shouldallfoodsbecompletely
thawedbeforecooking?
A. Somefoodsshould
completely
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly
itisbetterto begincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen,
Q CanIopenthedoorduring
defrostingtocheakon&he
Pm ofmyf~?
A. Y&, YOUmayopenthedwrat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor
andpressSTART.Theovenbegins
omxatingif timeisleftontimer.
lf not, resettimer.
thawedbeforecooking,
notbe
Cooking
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TheTIMECOOKkature allows
~ youtopresetthecookingtirme.
Theovenshut~offautomatically.
PowerLevelHI is recommended
formostcooking,butyoumay
changethisformoreflexibility.
SeeyourChokingGuide.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,makea cupofcoffw
byfollowingthesteps below.
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Step1:Filla cup2/3 fullof
waterandadd 1teaspoonofinstant
coffeeandstirtodissolve.Usea
cupthathasnometaldecoration
andismicrowavesafe(referto
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MicrowavingTipson page2).
Placecup inovenandclosedoor.
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2:TouchTIMECOOKpad.
Mq)
~i@ay shows: ()and HI, “TIME
COOK’*flashes.PowerLevelHIis
set.
Ifanotherpowerlevelisdesired,
touchdesiredPowerLevelpad,
althoughPbwerLevelHIispreierred
forthiscupofcoffin.
Step4: TouchSTART.Time
countingdownshowsondisplay.
Step5:Whentimeis up,theoven
signalsandflashes“End~’then
shutsoff.
Step6:Openthe door.
QuestionsandAnswers
Q. Isetmyovenforthetime
calledforin therecipe,butatthe
endofthetimeallowed$myfood
wasn’tdone.Whathappened?
A. Sincehousepowervariesdue
totimeor locationmanyTime
Cookrecipesgiveyouatimerange
topreventovemoking. Setthe
ovenforminimumtime,testthe
foodfordoneness,andcookyour
fooda littlelonger,ifnecessary.
Q. ItouchedmydesiredF%wer
Levelpadtoselectmypower
kwel.WhenItouchedSTART’,
however,myovendidn’tcomeon.
Whynot?
A. TheTIMECOOKpadmustbe
touchedbeforesettingthePower
Levelpador elseyourovenwillnut
begincooking.
Q. Iwanttocookona power
levelotherthanI-U. WhatdoI
needtodo?
A. Tochangethepowerlevel,
touchthedesiredPOWER LEVEL
padafmrenteringdesiredcooking
timeandthentouchSTART.
Q. CanIMerruptmyTime
Cookfunctiontocheckthefd?
A. Y&i.Toresumecooking,
simplyC1OWthe
theSTARTpad.Thetimermust be
resetfbrcookingtoresumetmkxs
timeis ontimer.
doorandpress
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