GE JE926TWH, JE925T Use and Care Manual

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Turntable Microwave Oven

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Safe~

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure

Operating Instructions, Tips

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Aluminum Foil ..........................................4, 15

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

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

Clock Control Panel

Cooking by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

Cooking Complete Reminder ......................8

Cooking Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Defrosting by Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Defrosting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Delayed Cooking Express Cook Feature 11

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............8

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

Heating or Reheating Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hold Time

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

Minute/Second Timer ..................................9

Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........11

Power Levels ..........................7, 9, 10, 12, 14

Program Cooking ............................................8

Quick Reheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turntable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

instructions ..,.................3-5

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

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Care and Cleaning ............................20

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........20

Turntable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........................20

Installation

Adapter Plugs ...............................................2 1

Extension Cords ...........................................22

Grounding instructions ........................2 1,22

Consumer Services ...................23

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

Important Phone Numbers .......................23

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

Warranty

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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 must be registered. Please be certain that it is.

Write to:

GE Appliances Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

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 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 while using

Your

microwave oven. It’s similar

the interference caused by other small appliances and does not indicate a problem with your oven.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt

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

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

to operate this oven with

any object between the oven

oven if it is damaged. It is 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 sealing surfaces.

(d) The Oven Should

Not

be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

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

A WA~lNG-Toreducetheriskof

burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure

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Read and follow

excessive microwave energy:

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

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This appliance must be grounded.

Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See Grounding Instructions section in the back of this book.

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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,

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For best operation, plug this appliance into its

own electrical outlet, to prevent

fickering of

lights, blowing effuse or tripping of circuit breaker.

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Instill or locate this appliance only in

accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

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Be certain to place the front surface of the door

three inches or more back from the countertop

edge to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance in normal usage.

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Do not cover or block any openings on the

appliance.

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Do not store this

app~ance

outdoors. Do not use this product near water—for example, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool or near a sink.

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This microwave oven is not approved or tested

for marine use.

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Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

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Keep power cord away from heated surfaces.

●

Do not let power cord hangover edge of

table

or counter.

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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.

Do not operate oven without the

turntable support seated and in

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Do not allow turntable to be restricted so the

turntible

place.

and

turntable cannot rotate.

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See door surface cleaning instructions in the Care

and Cleaning section(s) of your book.

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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.

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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.

—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven

unless in a special microwave popcorn

accesso~

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,

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~PORTANT SAFEH ~STRUCTIONS

(continued)

—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

—Do

not use the oven for storage purposes.

the life

of the

oven,

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

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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.

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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.

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Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even

without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

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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.

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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 keep metal at least 1

metrd

in the microwave oven,

inch

away from sides

of oven.

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Cookware may become hot

because of heat the heated food. Pot holders may

transfemed

from

be needed to handle the cookware.

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Sometimes, the turntable can become too hot

to touch. Be careful touching the turntable during

and after cooking.

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Foods cooked in liquids (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.

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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

cookw~e

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 cookware without complete supervision.

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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.

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Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure

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

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin” such as potatoes,

sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

●

Not

all

plastic wrap is suitable for we

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 liquid, stir the liquid briefly removing the container from the microwave

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~~Boilable”

plastic bags

coo~ng

pouches and

tightiy closed

should be slit, pierced or vented

before

oven.

directed by package. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should beat least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal.

Men

cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefully and direct steam away from hands and face.

●

Hot

foods and steam

burns.

Be careful any containers of hot food, including popcorn bags, pouches and boxes. To prevent possible injury, direct from hands

and

face.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

ean muse

when

steam

opening

cooking

away

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MICROWAVING TIPS

● Make sure all cookware used in your microwave

oven is suitable for microwaving.

casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not have metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable for

microwaving.”

● If you are not

sure if a dish is microwave-safe, use this test: Place

testing and a glass

“:’;’v’’’”

measuring cup filled with one cup water—set 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.

m~asuring

C=’l

cup either in or next to the

Most glass

IF YOU NEED SERVICE...

●

Paper towels, 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

can

Some microwaved foods require stirring, or rearranging.

Steam builds up pressure in foods which are tightly covered by a skin or membrane. Pierce

potatoes, egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent bursting.

If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make

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steam

can escape.

Check the Cooking Guide.

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rotiting

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

steps to

for further help.

are

three

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

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

are

still not pleased,

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

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel 20 North Chicago, IL 60606

Wacker

Drive

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.

DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time counting

down during cooking functions, power level,

cooking mode and instructions.

T~E

COOK I & U. Microwave for a selected

amount of time using automatic power level 10 (High).

POWER LEVEL. Touch this pad after you enter the cooking time if you want to change from automatic power level 10 (High) for cooking or power level 3 (Low) for defrosting.

MIN/SEC TIMER. This feature uses no

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

POPCORN. Touch this pad, then START to cook prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 to

3.7 ounces.

BEVERAGE. Touch this pad, then START to reheat a beverage.

DINNER PLATE. Touch this pad, then START to reheat a plate of leftovers.

NUMBER PADS. Touch these pads to enter

cookin~defrosting time, power level and time

of day.

ADD 30 SECONDS. Press this

seconds to the cook time as

down.

10. START.

After all selections are made, touch this

pad to start oven.

11. TIME DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic

power level 3

12.

CLOCK.

(Low).

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 O and “1:30” will appear in display. Then touch START pad. To reset or change time, simply repeat this process.

Dad

it;s

counting

to add

13. AUTO DEFROST. Touch this pad and food

weight. The oven automatically sets power levels and defrosting time.

14. CODE REHEAT. Use Code Reheat for quick

reheating of a variety of foods using different times and power levels.

15. EXPRESS COOK. Touch the number 1 through 5 pads for 1 to 5 minutes of cooking at power level 10. For example, touch 2 then START for 2 minutes at power level 10.

16. AUTO START. Allows you to program your oven

to begin cooking at a later time of day—up to a

12-hour delay.

17. CLEAWOFF. When touched, it shuts off the

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

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The display panel lights up. After 15 seconds, all lights disappear and “RESET” appears. Touch the

CLEAWOFF pad and oven is ready for use and the

clock can be set.

If power is disrupted at any time, the previous sequence recurs, and you must reset clock after touching the

CLEAWOFF pad.

FEATURES OF YOUR

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1. Door Latches.

2. Door Screen. Metal screen permits viewing of

foods and keeps microwaves confined inside oven.

3. Automatic Cooking Guide. Quick reference codes for many frequently prepared foods.

4. Touch Control Panel and Display. See Your Touch Control Panel section for instructions.

Program Cooking

Use your Touch Control or Time Cook with choice of power levels from

(lowest) to 10 (highest); to Quick Reheat using a preset time and power level; to cook popcorn using a preset time and power level; to time kitchen tasks with the Minute/Second Timer; and to set the clock.

Panel

to Time Defrost

Cooking Complete Reminder

(For Time Cook and Time Defrost cycles)

5. Door Latch Release. Press latch release button to

open door.

6. Removable Turntable Support.

7. Removable when using the oven. Cooking performance will be unsatisfactory without the turntable in place.

The turntable may be removed for cleaning.

NOTE: Rating plate, oven vent(s) and oven light are located on the inside walls of the microwave oven.

Create your own programs to suit your individual cooking style. For example: use the Minute/Second Timer to delay the start of Time Cook I & II or program a hold time between Time Defrost and Time Cook I & II. Set Time Cook I & II for a two-stage program using different times and power levels.

~rntable.

Turntable must be in place

To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven minute until you either open the oven door or touch the

will

beep once a

CLEAWOFF pad.

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