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Turntable

Safe~lnstructions

Precautions to Avoid Possible

to

&cessive

Microwave Energy ............2

Operating

Aluminum Foil ..................................4, 15, 18

Auto Defrost ..........................................1

Auto Defrost Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Clock

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

Control

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

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

Cooking Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

Delayed Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

&press Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Features

Glossav

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

Min/Sec

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

Power
Program

Reheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Turntable

Panel...............................................8,

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

Heating or Reheating Guide

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

Tmer........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Levels.....................................6, 10,

Cooking............................................7

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~posure

Instrutiions, ~ps

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Problem

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Care and Cleaning

Control Panel

Turntable........................................................2O

lnstallation..........................................2

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

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Grounding instructions...............................2 1

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

Appliance

Important Phone
Model and Serial Number

WarranW ........................................Back Cover

Microwave Oven

SoIver...............................22

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800.626.2000

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Cords . . . . . .

Registration..................................2

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Numbers........................23

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Lo~tion...........2

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YOU...

Before using your oven,
read this guide

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,

GE Answer

800.6262000
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hours a

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carefuUy.

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Centefl

7 &ys a week

Write down the model and
serial

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

These
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your microwave oven. Before
sending in this
these numbers here:

Model Number

Send

Use these
correspondence or
concerning your microwave oven.

numbem.

numbem

Number

numbem

are

dso

cara

please write

in any

seM& ds

on the

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;

your Consumer Product Ownership
Registration

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

Write to:

GE Appliances
Range Product Service

Appliance Park

huisville,

&rd. M

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KY

dso

you move, or

402=

send

in

If you received a
damaged oven...

Immediately contact the
(or budder) that sold you the oven.

derder

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

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

a mrrect

M

these things are normal

yourself.

with your microwave oven.

●

Steam or vapor

around the door.

●

Light reflection around door or

outer case.

●

Dirnmi ng

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

●

Ddl

thumping sound while oven

is operating.

● Some ~-Radio interference

might be noticed
your microwave oven. It’s similar

~o

the interference caused by

other

sdl

not indicate a problem with
your oven.

esaping

oven light and change

wMe

appliances and does

from

ouur

using

while

PMCAU~ONS

TO

(a) Do Not Atimpt to operate ti

the door open

restit

in

H

EXCESS~ MCROWA~

sinw

open-door operation

e~ure

TO

to

tiaowave

AVO~ POSSmLE

ovenwitb

=n

energy. It is important not to defeat or roper
with the safety

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Do Not

front

Pku

fa~

residue to

and the door or

interlmks.

any

obj~

amulate

between the oven

on

Wow soti

Aing

or cleaner

surfam.

EXPOSURE

ENERGY

(c)

Do Not Operate the

particdarly im~rtant

properly and that there is no
(1) door @nt)

(2)hinges

(3)

(d) me Oven

and latches

doorse~

Shotid

andseting surfam.

by anyone exupt properly qualified

persoMel.

oven

ifit is tiagd

that the oven door close

tiage

@rokenor

Not be

adjusted or repaired

It is

to the:

loosened)

serviw

men

using

precautions

electrid

shodd

be

appliances, basic safety

foHowe&

including the

following:

A W~NGTor~ucetieriskof

burns, electric

shock fiie,

injury to persons

or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

●

Read and

fonow

the

spectilc

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

●

This

apptiee

GMect ody to

Gounding

See

must be grounded.

properly grounded

outiet

Instructions section in the

back of this guide.

●

Use this

described in this guide.

chemids

microwave oven
cook

industrird

s

For best

own

@@

appknce ordy

for ik intended use as

Do not use corrosive

or vapors in this

is s~ifictiy

fti

and is not intended for laboratory or

appfiance.

This

designed to heat or

use.

operatio~

electrid otie~

blowing of

plug this

to prevent

faseortripping

apphce

fickering

of circuit

into

its

of

b-r.

●

titi

or

Imte

this

app~nu

accordance with the provided

ody in

kta~ation

Wtractions.

●

Be certain to

doortiinches ormore backtim

countertop edge to avoid
of the app~nce in

. Do not cover or

pkce

block

the

tint

surface of the

the

accidenti

tipping

normti usa~

any openings on the

apptice.

●

Do not store W

this product near water—for example, in a

basemen; neara

●

W

microwave oven is not approved or tested

for marine

●

Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

. Keep power cord

●

Do not operate any heating or cooking

apphce

●

Do not mount the microwave oven over or near

beneath this microwave oven.

any portion of a heating cooking

app~ce outdoom.

Do not use

wet

swimming pool or near a sink.

=

away

from heated

surfac=

apptice.

●

Do not store anything directly on top of the

microwave oven surface when the microwave
oven is in operation.

●

Do not

or

●

Do not operate this

Iet

power cord hangover edge of table

comter.

appWnce if

it has a
damaged power cord or plug, if it is not
working properly or ifit has been damaged
or

dropperL

●

Do not operate oven without the turntable

and turntable support seated and in

●

Do

not mow-table to be restricted so the

phce.

turntable cannot rotate.

. See door surface

in the

●

W apptice shodd

Gre

and

q-cd service

authotied service

deanin

~eaning

personneL

factity

g instructions

section(s) of this guide.

be serviced

ody

by

Contact nearest

for examination

repair or adjustment.

●

As with any

necessary when used by

●

To reduce the risk of k in the oven cavity:

—Do not overcook food.

apptiance
maten~

appW*

close supervision is

cWdrem

&eMy

attend

if paper, plastic or other combustible

are placed inside the oven to

factiitate

cooking.

—Remove wire twist-ties and

mea han~es

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

—Do not use your

%crowave

oven to dry

newspapem

—Do not use recycled paper products.

paper

towek,

contain

napkins

meti

flecks which may cause arcing

and

waxed paper

Rwycled

m

or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or
nylon filaments

shotid

be

avoidd

as they may

*ignite.

—Do

not pop popcorn in your microwave oven

urdess

it is in a

accessory or

s*4

microwave popcorn

urdess

you use popcorn labeled for

use in microwave ovens.

not overcook potatoes. They

—Do

cotid

dehydrate

and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

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MORT~

S-H

(wntinued)

mSTRU~ONS

—Do not operate the oven

damage to the oven and the danger of

~by

accident the oven shotid run empty a

wtie

empty to avoid

h

minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to

avoid operating the oven empty at

afl

tire+

it saves energy and prolongs the Me of the oven.

—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.

Do not leave paper products, inking

utensfis

or food in the oven when not in use.

—If

materi~

oven door
power

inside oven

clos@

cor~

or shut

shodd igni~

turn oven off and

otipower

at the fuse or

discoMect

keep

circuit breaker panel.

●

Some products such as whole eggs and sealed

containe%for

explode and

example, closed

shotid

not be heated in this

j%w~

microwave oven. Such use of the microwave

mdd

oven

result in injury.

. Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even with

the

tid

off.

We

sure W infant food is

cookd
care~
formda

cooler than the ti

Stir food to distribute the heat

to prevent scalding when warming

or breast @. The container may feel

retiy

is.

Mways

thoro@y
evedy.

W

test the*

before feeding the baby.

●

Do not

n=

Even if the container is open@ pressure

up.This

respiting

“

use

TV dinners maybe microwaved

.ti

return
microwave
away

debt timn
boties (es-y

can

cause

beverages in narrow

carbonated beverages).

the container to

ininjury.

fofl Ody as directed

3/4”

high;

remove the top

thetray to

tim

the box.

oveU

keep the

the sides of the

o

tikware

in this

men

may

~~Ü‹ ~~ ,

infofl

foficova’and

using

fofl

at

least

ovem

become

burst

gnid~

trays

Iod

1 inch

canbtid

possibly

1=

in the

hot

because of heat transferred

%

from the heated

Pot holders

han~e

the cookware.

fti

may

be needed to

●

Foods cooked in

to boil over more

less moisture.

~eaning

and

tiquids

(such as pasta) may tend

rapidy

than foods containing

Shotid

this

wur,

refer to the Care

section(s) for instructions on how to

clean the inside of the oven.

●

~ermometer-Do

food you are microwaving

not use a thermometer in

tiess

the thermometer
is designed or recommended for use in the
microwave oven.

● PMC

cookw~

microwave cooking is very
used

carefly.

Even microwave-safe plastic may

Plastic cookware designed for

usefti,

but shodd be

not be as tolerant of overcooking renditions as are
glass or ceramic
if subjected to short periods of overcooking.

materiah sndmay

soften or char

k

longer exposures to overcooking, the food and
cookware

1) Use microwave-safe plastis

them in strict

cotid

ignite. For these reasons:

compfian~

with the cookware

ordy

and use

manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to microwaving.

3) Do not permit

c~dren to

use plastic cookware

without complete supervision.

●

men

cooking

exacdy and

temperature of at least

in

the

remote

present

W besafeto eat ,.

. Do

not

bofl

Pressure
cause it to

po* fo~ow

the directions

always cook the meat to an

170°F.

This assures

possl%fity

that trichina maybe

inthemea~ ittibe~edandmmt

.‘ . .

eggs m a microwave oven.

will

build up inside egg

yolk

and

burs$ possl%ly r=ukingin

intemd

tha4

.

WW

injury.

. Foods with unbroken enter

‘Shn

*

tomatoes, appl~ chicken

andothergiblets ande~

such ss

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fivers ~

yob’

!

(seepreviouscsution) shotidbe

pierd

to

Wow

steam to

-pe

during cooking.

.

%metim~

to touch. W

the

tarntable m

carefi

and after cooking.

4

become too hot

touching the turntable during

—

● Spon-eous

cetiin

special circumstances,

Iiqtids

may start to

shotiy

w

from splashing
removing the

●

“BoMble” cooking pouches and

plastic bags should be
directed by package. If they are
burst during or immediately after
possibly

containem should
Wause they forma tights*.

with containers
remove covering
from hands and face.

To obtain service, see the Consumer
the back of this guide.

We’re proud of our

pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the

semiw

you receive, here are three steps to fo~ow for

further help.
FIRST, contact the people who serviced your

appliance.

-es,

this will solve the problem.

contiiner

resdting

E~lain

after removal from the

microwave

liqti~

stir

from the microwave oven.

sli$ pierd

in injury.

be at least

tightiy

revered with plastic wrap,

carefi~y

semice

why you are not

bofi&Under

boti

during or

ovem

To prevent bums

the

liquid briefly before

tighfly

closed

or vented as

nog

plastic could

aking,

Mo,

plastic storage

partirdly

and direct steam away

and want you to be

men

Servius

pleased

uncovered

cooking

page in

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proper use.

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RNALLY, if your problem is stall not

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pbtic

if you are still not

Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances

Applianm Park
huisville, ~ 402fi

Major Appliance
20 North
Chicago,

Wacker
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Be mefdwhen opening

any

mntainers

including popcorn bags,
pouches and boxes. To prevent
possible injury, direct steam away
from hands and face.

wrap is suitable for we

ovens. Check the package for

your phone number-to:

tinsurner

Drive

60606

of hot f@

please~

write dl the

Action Panel

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in

resolve~

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write:

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MICROWAVING TIPS

● Make sure

oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups,
cups,

ha;e rnetdl~c

be used. Some
microwaving”.

● If you are not

sure if a dish is
microwave-safe,
use this test: Place
in the oven both the
dish you are testing
and a
cup filled with one
cup 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.
dish remains cool and

heats, then the dish is microwave-safe.

all

cookware used in your microwave

pottev

or china dinnerware which does not

@ass

measuring

trim or

mobare

gl~e

with a metallic sheen can

is labeled “suitable for

ody

the water in the cup

V~LE

astard

H

the

POWER LEVELS

● Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap

@be

used to cover dishes in order to retain
moisture
plastic wrap so steam can escape.

● Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating

or rearranging. Check the Cooking Guide.

● Steam butids 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 sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.

and

prevent spattering. Be sure to vent

(1-10)

Variable power levels add flexibility to your
microwave cooking. The power levels on your
microwave oven can be compared to the surface

mits

on a range. HIGH
power is the fastest way to cook and gives you 100%
power.
a certain
microwave energy
is energy

A high setting (10)

additionrd

or turning over. Most of your rooking will be done on
HIGH
more
or rotating the food. Some foods may have better
flavor, texture or appearance if one of the lower
settings is
level when cooking foods that have a tendency to
over, such as

fich

power level gives you microwave energy

perwnt

rower Uvel

everdy

of the time. Power

3070

of the time.

attention such as frequent

and with less attention given to stirring

used

You may wish to use a lower power

dloped

rower hvel

7090

of the time. Power

wdl cook faster but may need

10). A lower setting

potatoes.

10) or

bvel

stfig,

fll

7 is

hvel

rotating

wfll

cook

3

bofl

Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles
give time for the food to
to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown
with Power
energy did not cycle off, the outside of the food
cook before the inside was defrosted.

Here are some examples of uses for various
power levels:

POWR LEWL

High 10

Meal-High 7

Medium 5

bw

Warml

hvel &the

2 or 3

“eqtitie”

defrost cycle. H microwave

I

BEST USES

Fish bacom

bofiing

Genfle ~oking

podtry;

and reheating.

Slow rooking and
such as stews and less tender
cuts of meat.

Defrosting without cooking;

sirnrnerin~:

Keeping food warm without
overcooking; softening butter.

or transfer heat

vegetables,

liquids.

of meat and

baking casseroles

tendetiing

delicate sauces.

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1. Door

2. Door Screen.

3. Automatic Cooking Guide. Quick referenm codes

4. Touch Control Panel and Display. See Your

ti~m

Use your Touch Control Panel to Time Defrost or
Time Cook I &II with choice of power levels from
1 (lowest) to 10
time and power level; to cook popcorn using a preset
time and power level; to time kitchen tasks with the

MWSec Timer; and to set the clock.

btches.

Meti

screen permits viewing of

foods and keeps microwaves

for many frequently prepared foods.

Touch Control Panel

CooMng

@ighest);

sedion

mnfind

for instructions.

to Reheat using a preset

inside oven.

5. Removable

6. Removable
when using the
be unsatisfactory without the turntable in place.
The turntable may be removed for cleaning.

7. Door
open door.

NO~:

lo~ted

Create your own programs to suit your

cooking style. For example: use the
to delay the start of Time Cook I & 11 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.

Rating plate, oven vent(s) and oven light are

on

~mtable Suppofi

~mtable.

oven,

btch

Release. Press latch release bution to

the

inside walls of the microwave oven.

Turntable must be in

Cooking performance

individud

MidSec

Dlace

w’dl

Timer

I
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,

1

1

CooMng

@or Time Cook and Time Defrost cycles)

To remind vou that vou have food in the
minute until you

Complete

eiher

open the oven door or touch

Retinder

ove~

the oven

the CL@OFF

wtil beep

once a

pad.

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