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Keep it handy for answers to your questions.
If you don’t understand something or need more

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The GE Answer Center’”
800,626.2000
consumer information service

or write: (include your phone number);
Consumer Affairs

General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

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

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 No. —
Serial No.
Use these numbers in any correspondence or ser-

vice calls concerning your Microwave Oven.

.Call, toll free:

It is important that we, the manufacturer, know the
location of your Microwave Oven should a need

occur for adjustments.
You’resupplier 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. !Weasebecertain that it is.
Write to:

General Electric Company
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

!F YOLORECEIVED A DAMAGED IOVEN, immedi­ately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you
the Microwave Oven.

Check the Problem Solver (page 10). It lists minor
causes of operating problems that you can correct
yourself.
It could save you an unnecessary service call.

1. DO Not to operate this oven with the
door open since open door operation can result in
harmful exposure to microwave energy. it is impor-

tant not to defeat or tamper with the safety
interlocks.

2. Do NotPlaceany object between the oven front
face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue

accumulate on sealing surfaces.

3. DONot the oven if it is damaged. It is
particularity important that the oven door close
properly and thht there is no damage to the (1)door
(bent), (2) hinges and latches (broken or ioosened),
(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.

4. The OWen not be adjusted or repaired by
anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

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For PersonalSafety, This !Prop-

eriy Grounc!ed. The power cord ofthisapptiance is
equipped with a three-prong (grounding) plug
which mates with a standard three-prong (ground­ing) wall receptacle (Fig. 1) to minimize the possi-

Mityofelectric shock hazard from this appliance.

The customer should have the wall receptacle ancl
circuit checked by a qualified electrician to make
sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

Where a standard two-prong wall receptacle is en­countered, it is the personal responsibility and obli-

gation of the customer to have it replaced with a
properly grounded three-prong waHreceptacle.

Do Not under Any Cxxx.lmstancx?sCM or FMURowe

The -Third Prong From TM?Power cord.

A. usage where PCw4MH
cord will Be

Because of potential safety hazards under certain
conditions, we strongly recommend against the use
of an adapter plug. However, if you still elect to use

an adapter, where local codes permit, a TEMPO-

RARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly
grounded two-prong wall receptacle by the use of a
LJLlisted adapter which is available at most local
hardware stores (Fig. 2). The larger slot in the
adapter must be aligned with the larger slot in the
wall receptacle to provide proper polarity in the
connection of the power cord.

GMion: Attaching the adapter ground terminal to
the wall receptacle cover screw does not ground
the appliance unless the cover screw is metal, and
not insulated, and the wall receptacle is grounded
through the house wiring. The customer should
have the circuit checked by a qualified electrician to
make sure the receptacle is properly grounded.

When disconnecting the power cord from the
adapter, always hoId the adapter with one hand. if
this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very
likely to break with repeated use. Should this hap­pen, DO INOT USE the appliance until a proper
ground has again been established.

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cord Be

Do not use an adapter plug in these situations be­cause disconnecting of the power cord places un­due strain on the adapter and leads to eventual fail­ure of the adapter ground terminal. The customer
should have the two-prong receptacle replaced
with a three-prong (grounding) receptacle by a
qualified electrician before using the appliance.

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SAvETHES

1. For personal safety the oven must be properly
grounded, See groundinginstructionsonpage 3 of
this book. For best operation, plug this appliance
into its own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of
!ights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.

2. Use of extension cords. Because of potential
safety hazards under certain conditions we strongly

recommend against the use of an extension cord.
However, if you stil[ elect to use an extension cord,
it is absolutely necessary that it be a UL listed 3-wire

grounding type appliance extension cord and that
the current carrying rating of the cord in amperes
be 1!5amperes or greater, Such extension cords are

obtainable through General Electric service, U you

do use an extension cord with your microwave
oven, the interior light may flicker and the blower
sound may vary when oven is in use.

3. Be certain to place the front surface of the door

three inches or more back from the countertop
edge to avoid accidental tipping ofthe appliance in

normal usage.

4. Use metal only as directed in cookbook. Metal
strips as used on meat roasts are helpful in cooking
food when used as directed. Metal trays may be
used for TV dinners. However, when using metal in

the microwave oven, keep metal at least l-inch

awayfrom sides of microwaveoven.

5. Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid

damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If by ac-

cident the oven should run empty a ,rninuteor two,

no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating
the oven empty at all times–it saves energy and
prolongs life of the oven.

6. Cooking utensils may become hot because of

heat transferred from the heated food. This is espe­cially true if plastic wrap has been covering the top
and handles of the utensil. Pot holders may be
needed to handie the utensil.

7. Sometimes, the oven floor can become too hot
to W.mh. Be careful touching the floor during and

after cooking.

8. Do not use any thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless that thermometer is designed
or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

9. Remove the temperature probe from the oven
when not using it to cook with. If you leave the
probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or
liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create

electrical arcing in the oven, and damage oven
walls.

10. Remove wire twist-ties on paper and plastic

bags before placing in oven. Twist-ties sometimes

cause bag to heat, and may cause fire.

11.D~n9~defrost frozen

k in narrow necked

bottles especially carbonated ones. Even if the con­tainer is opened, pressure can build up. Thisecan
cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.

“12.DOn’i overcook. EXcx?ssiveOvercooking dehy­drates potatoes, and may cause them to ca!ch fire
causing damage.

13.Hfood should ever ignite: Keep the oven door

closed. Turn off the power immediately: Turn

TIMER to “O” or disconnect power cord or shut off
power at the fuse circuit breaker panel,

14. Boiling eggs(in andout of shell) is not recom-
mendedfor microwave cooking. Pressure can build

up inside egg yolk and may cause it to burst, result­ing in injury,

15. Foods with unbroken outer “skin” such as po­tatoes, hot dogs or sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken livers and other giblets, and eggs (see
above) should be pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking,

16.’’Boilabie” cooking pouches and tightly dosed
plastic bags should be slit, pricked or vented as di­rected in Cookbook. If they are not, plastic could
burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly
resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers

should be at least partially uncovered because they
form a tight seal. When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering
carefully and direct steam away from hands and
face.

17. Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory
or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in micro­wave ovens. Because of the heat generated without

these precautions, the container could catch fire.

18, Plastic LJtensi[s-Plastic utensils designed for
microwave cooking are very useful, but should be
used carefully. Even microwave 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 utensils
could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave
plastics only “and use them” in strict compliance

with the utensil manufacturer’s recommendations.

2) Do not subject empty utensils to microwaving. 3)
Do not permit children to use plastic utensils with­out complete supervision.

19. Do not use your microwave oven to dry news-
papers. If overheated, they can catch fire.

20. !Jse of Double Dutyl’Mshelf accessory. To posi-
tion shelf so that it is securely “seated,” insert into
the oven cavity above shelf supports and com­pletely to the back oven wall. Drop into place so
that the recessed areas are over the shelf supports.
To remove shelf, lift shelf above supports and then
pull forward and out. Do not place food on shelf
unless it is securely “seated” on the supports.
Q When the shelf is not in use, remove from the oven.

~ Do not use a microwave browning dish on shelf.

21. When cooking pork follow our directions

exactly and always cook the meat to at least 170°.
This assures that, in the remote possibility that tri- ,~~~
china may be present in the meat, it will be killed fi+:~~

and meat will be safe to eat.

22. Jqvoifj heating
without their Iids especia

baby’

food in glass jars even

Iy meat and egg mixtures.

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