GE JE48 Use and Care Manual

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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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Usethesenumbersin any 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

damagedOven...

contxt thedealer(or

builder)that soldyoutheown.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice...

checkthe ProblemSolvercmpage26. Iflistscausesofminor

availableatextracostfromyour GcmxalEiecfricsupplier,

Kit

aUowsfhisovenmbe

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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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orifithasbeendamagedor 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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SW’fW@Ck%irhf$

‘on,repairoradjustment.

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cancontainmetalflecks whichmaycause orignite. Paperpmdwts nylon

Or nyh)n shouldbe

as theymayalsoignite.

not ovenwhile

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* Donot powercordor

plugin

* Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurf;ices.

emptyaminuteortwo,noharm

isdone. trytoawid

theovenemptyatall

times--itsaves and

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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

innarrowneckedbottles(especially carbonatedbeverages),Evenifthe containerisopened, canbuildup.Thiscancausethe

toburst,resultingin

injury.

metalonlyasdirectedin

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cookingguide.Foilstripsas

usedinmeatKMSEare wlxmusedas in

TV maybe infoiltraysICSSthan3/4”high; removetopfoilcoverand traytobox,Whenusingmetalin

the oven,keepmetal

Beast1inchawayfromsides

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.

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andtightlycbsedplasticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented asdirectedinCookingGuide.If theyarenot,plasticcouldburst duringor after cooking,possibly in injury.Also,plasticstorage

shouldbeatleast partiallyuncoveredbecausethey formatightseal,Whencooking withcontainerstightlycovered withpiastigwrap,

anddirect

awayfrom andfhce,

special liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor shortlyafterremovalfromthe

oven,Topreventburns frurn liquid,stirthe liquidbrieflybefore the

containerfromthe oven.

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beinplacewhenusingthe oven. Choking willbe

thetray

inplace,Thetraymayberemoved

forcleaning.

% TouchControlPane!and

Display.Seenextpagefor

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T~uchCkmtrdI?and

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

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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HowtoUsetheMinute/SecondTimer

The MIFWSECTIMERhasthree

timingfunctions:

● Itoperatesasa minutetimer.

@Itcanbeset todelaycooking. @Itcanbeusedasa holdsetting

afterdefrosting.

TheMIN/SECTI.MERoperates withoutmicrowaveenergy.

HOWto

Timea3-Minute

PhoneCall

TouchMIN/SECTIMERpad.

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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ct)wx.u’olcfi)r15mitmtcs,holdfnr

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

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.

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