GE JGHC60GEN Use and Care Manual

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Microwave Cooking Center

Safety instructions ....................2-7

Anti-Tip Bracket ...................................2, 4,36

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure

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

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum Foil

Clock and Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Electronic Control Features 10 Features

Lower Oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-28

Adjusting Oven Thermostat ..................21

Baking

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,21,22,25,26

Roasting

Shelves ............................................7, 20,23

Automatic Baking ....................................22

Microwave Oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-16

Automatic Defrosting ......................1 1-13

Automatic Reheat ....................................1 5

Cooking By Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cooking by Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Minute Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Surface Cooking . . 17, 18

........................................................8,

Broiling

....,........5,

..................................................2

..........,......................................2

..................,...........................2

24,25,27,34,35

1-24 7,28

5,26

Problem

More questions

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Care

and

Broiler Pan and Rack ...................................32

Continuous Cleaning ..................................34

Cooktop........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................29,32

Lower Oven Door. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Lower Oven Light ........................................32

Microwave

Burner Grates/Drip Pans ...........................30

Minor Adjustments

Oven Door Height ........................................36

Broil and Oven Burner ................................37

Consumer Services ...................39

Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

Warranty ........................................Back Cover

Sohrer........................37,

cleaning

Oven..........................................29

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.................29 -36

Preparation

Flooring .............................................................7

Leveling .............................................................7

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in this cooking center is 750 watts.

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Model JGHC60GEN

HELP US HELP YOU...

Before using your cooking center, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooking center properly.

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

write (include your phone number):

Consu]mer

GE Appliances Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Affairs

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ 11 find them on a label located in the burner box under the cooktop.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your cooking center. 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 cooking center.

If you received a damaged cooking center...

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the cooking center.

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 can correct yourself.

A WARNING

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●

ALL RANGES CAN TIP.

●

INJURY TO PERSONS

COULD RESULT.

●

INSTALL THE ANTI-TIP

DEVICE PACKED WITH THE RANGE.

●

SEE THE INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS.

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or death.

●

—Do not store or use gasoline or other

Immediately call your gas supplier from a flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s of this or any other appliance.

—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

●

Do not try to light any appliance.

●

Do not touch any electrical switch; do not

use any phone in your building.

instructions.

●

If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call

the fire department.

—Installation and service must be performed

by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this oven with 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 any object between the oven front

face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue

to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

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)

doo; seals and sealing surfaces.

(d) The Oven Should Not be adjusted or repaired by

anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

Be sure your cooking center is registered.

It is important that we, the manufacturer, know the location of your cooking center 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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic

Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels. Properly adjusted burners, indicated by a bluish rather than a yellow flame, will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be minimized further by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

When You Get Your Cooking Center

When you get your cooking center, have the installer show you the location of the gas cut-off valve and how to shut it off if necessary.

●

Have your cooking center installed and properly

grounded by a qualified installer, in accordance with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should by performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.

Write to:

GE Appliances Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

●

Plug your cooking center into a 120-volt

grounded outlet only. Do not remove the round grounding prong from the plug. If in doubt about the grounding of the home electrical system, it is your personal responsibility and obligation to have an ungrounded outlet replaced with a properly-grounded three-prong outlet in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Do not use an extension cord with this appliance.

●

Do not attempt to repair or replace any part

of your cooking center unless it is specifically recommended in this guide. All other servicing should be referred to a qualified technician.

●

Be sure your cooking center is correctly

adjusted by a qualified service technician or installer for the type

gas (natural or LP) which is to be used. Your cooking center can be converted for use with either type of gas, See Installation Instructions.

WARNING: These adjustments must be made by a qualified service technician in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and all codes and requirements of the authority having

jurisdiction. Failure to follow these instructions

could

result in serious injury or property damage. The qualified agency performing this work assumes responsibility for the conversion.

●

Be sure all packing materials are removed

from the cooking center before operating it, to prevent fire or smoke damage should the packing material ignite.

(continued next page)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

WARNING-AU

and injury could-result. To

i.,

tip the cooking center forward to check if the Anti-Tip bracket is engaged witht the leveling legs. Make sure it fits securely into the slot.

If you pull the cooking center out from the wall for any reason, make sure the rear legs are returned to their position in the device when you push the range

back. Please refer to the Anti-Tip device information

in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could

result in tipping of the cooking center and injury.

●

This cooking center is specifically

to heat or cook food, and is not intended for laboratory or industrial use.

accidental tipping of the range, from abnormal usage, including excess loading of the oven door, attach it to the floor by installing the Anti-Tip device supplied. (See the Installation Instructions.) To insure the device is properly installed and engaged, carefully

cooking

centers can

ti~

prev~nt

6esigned

●

CAUTION:

ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A COOKING CENTER OR ON THE COOKTOP— CHILDREN CLIMBING

C&?

THE COOKING CENTER TO REACH

ITEMS COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Never wear loose-fitting or hanging garments

while using the appliance. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in contact with hot heating elements and may cause severe burns.

●

Use only dry pot holders—moist or

damp pot holders on hot surfaces may

result in burns from steam. Do not let pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

●

Never use your appliance for warming or

heating the room.

●

Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils,

not in

or food in the oven when

use.

After prolonged use of the lower oven, high

floor temperatures may result and many floor coverings will not withstand this kind of use. Never install the cooking center over vinyl tile or linoleum that cannot withstand such type of use. Never install it directly over interior kitchen carpeting.

Using Your Cooking Center

●

Do not leave children alone—children should

not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in use, They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

●

Teach children not to play with the controls or

any other part of the cooking center.

●

Let burner grates and other surfaces cool

before touching them or leaving them where children can reach them.

●

Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on

the door, broiler drawer or cooktop. They could damage the cooking center and even tip it over causing severe personal injury.

●

Do not let cooking grease or other flammable

materials accumulate in the cooking center or near it.

●

DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE

MATERIALS, GASOLINE

OTHER FLAMMABLE VAPORS AND LIQUIDS IN THE VICINITY OF THIS OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE.

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●

Do not use water on grease fires.

Never pick up a flaming

pan.

Smother flaming pan on surface unit by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray, or if available, use dry chemical or foam-type extinguisher.

Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering with baking soda or, if available, a multipurpose dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

Flame in the oven can be smothered completely by closing the oven door and turning the oven control to OFF or use a dry chemical or foam-type fire extinguisher.

●

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

and

in the meat, it will be killed

the meat will be

safe to eat.

Microwave Oven:

Read

and

follow the specific PRECAUTIONS

TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE

●

To reduce the risk

i%e

—Ilo not overcook food. Carefully attend

if paper, plastic or

other

combustible materials

ENERGY

the

oven cavity:

section.

appIkmce

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

wax

paper can contain metal flecks which may cause arcing or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or

nylon

filament

should be avoided, as they may also ignite.

—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.

—--Do not overcook potatoes. They could dehydrate

and catch fire, causing

—Do not operate the oven

damage

to your

while

oven.

empty to avoid damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If by accident the oven should run empty a minute

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

—-Do not use the oven

not leave paper products, cooking utensils or

for storage purposes.

food in the oven when not in use.

—If materials

keep oven door closed, turn

inside

the oven

should

oven

off, and

ignite,

disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

. Do nut boil

will build up inside the egg yolk

eggs

in a microwave oven.

and

Pressure

will

cause

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 should be

pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking,

●

Don’t defrost frozen

beverages in

narrow-

necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).

the

Even if up. This can cause the container

container is opened, pressure can build

burst, possibly

resulting in injury.

Use

metal

only as directed in

this book.

Foil strips as used on meat roasts are helpful when used as shown in cookbook. TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4 inch remove top foil cover

and

return tray to box,

high;

When using metal in microwave oven, keep metal (other than the metal shelf) at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

Cookware may

become

hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may

needed to handle the cookware.

* The oven floor

carefil

touching the floor during and

Foods cooked in liquids

can become

(such

to~

hot to

as pasta)

touch.

after

cooking,

may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture.

o Do not

use

a thermometer in food you are

microwaving unless the thermometer is designed

for

or recommended

●

Remove

oven when

the temperature probe from the

not using it to cook with. If you

use in the microwave oven.

leave the probe inside the oven without inserting

it in food or liquid, and turn

microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven, and damage oven walls.

●

Some products such as whole eggs and

sealed

containers—for example, closed glass jars—will explode and should not be heated in this oven. Such

use of the microwave oven

●

Avoid heating baby food in glass

cou}d

result in injury,

jars$

even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

Hot foods and steam can cause

burns. Be c~eful

containers of hot food.

popcorn bags, cooking pouches and

when opening

including

boxes~To

anY

prevent possible injury, direct steam away from

hands and face.

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Plastic Cookware-Plastic cookware designed for

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

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

longm

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.

●

Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use

in microwave ovens. Check the package for proper use.

~~Boilable”

tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed on

cooking pouches and

the package. 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.

●

Spontaneous boiling—Under certain

Eii!=l

from the microwave oven. To prevent burns

special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly after removal

from

splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

Surface

●

Always use the LITE position when igniting

Cooking

top burners and make sure the burners have ignited.

●

Never leave surface burners unattended at

high flame settings. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers that may catch on fire,

●

Adjust top burner flame size so it does not

extend beyond the edge of the cookware. Excessive flame is hazardous.

●

To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition

of flammable materials, and spillage, turn cookware handles toward the side or back of the

range without extending over adjacent burners.

●

Never block the

range. They provide the air

vents

(air

o~enings)

inlet

of the

and outlet that are necessary for the range to operate properly with correct combustion. Air openings are located at the rear of the

cooktop

and at the top of the oven door.

●

Do not

the wok has a round metal ring that is

use

a wok on the cooking surface if

placed

over the burner grate to support the wok, This ring acts as a heat trap, which may damage the burner grate and burner head. Also,

may cause

the burner to work improperly. This may cause a

carbon monoxide level above that allowed by

current standards, resulting in a health hazard.

●

Always turn surface

burner

to OFF before

removing cookware.

●

Carefully watch foods being fried at a high

flame setting.

●

Foods for frying should be as dry as

possible. Frost on frozen foods or

moisture on

fresh foods can cause hot fat to bubble up and over sides of pan.

●

Use least possible amount of fat for effective

shallow or deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too full of fat can cause spillovers when food is added.

●

If a combination of oils or fats will be used

in frying, stir together before heating or as fats

molt

slowly.

●

Always

●

Use a deep fat thermometer whenever

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fat slowly, and watch as it heats.

possible to prevent overheating fat beyond the smoking point.

Never try to move a pan of hot fat, especially

a deep fat fryer. Wait until the fat has cooled.

●

Use proper pan size-Avoid pans that are

unstable or easily tipped.

Select

cookware

having flat bottoms large enough to cover burner

grates, To avoid spillovers, make sure cookware is large enough to contain the food properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy

spattering or spillovers left on range can ignite.

Use pans with handles that can be easily grasped and remain cool.

●

When using glass cookware, make sure it is

designed for top-of-range cooking.

Keep all plastics away from top burners.

●

Do not

leave plastic items on the cooktopthey may melt if left too close to the vent.

● Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The

hot air from the vent may ignite flammable items and will increase pressure in closed containers, which may cause them to burst.

●

To avoid the possibility of a burn, always be

certain that the controls for all burners are at the OFF

position and

all grates are cool before

attempting to remove them.

When flaming foods are under the hood,

turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may spread the flames.

●

If range is located near a window, do not hang

long curtains that could blow over the top burners and create a fire hazard.

●

If you smell gas, turn off the gas to the range and

call a qualified service technician. Never use an open flame to locate a leak.

Lower Oven:

●

Stand away from

opening

the

escapes can cause

●

Do not heat unopened food containers.

the

cooking center when

oven door. The

burns

hot air or steam which

to hands, face

artd/or

eyes,

Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.

●

Never leave the oven door open when you are

not watching the cooking center.

●

Place the oven shelf in the desired position

while the oven is cool. If shelves must be handled when hot, do not let pot holder contact heating units in the oven.

●

Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a

convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also

a precaution against bums from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

●

When using cooking or roasting bags in oven,

follow the manufacturer’s directions.

●

Do not use your oven to dry newspapers.

If overheated, they can catch fire.

●

Do not

use oven

cleaners on the oven inside or any of the continuous cleaning surfaces. Continuous cleaning surfaces can be identified by their rough surface finish,

●

Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.

●

Keep the oven free from grease buildup.

FLOORING UNDER TH

Your cooking center, like so many other household items, is heavy and can settle into soft floor coverings such as cushioned vinyl. When moving

the cooking center on this type of flooring, use care.

Do not install the cooking center over kitchen carpeting

unless you place an insulating pad or sheet of l/4-inch thick plywood between the cooking center and carpeting.

LEVELING THE COOKING CENTER

Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base of the cooking center. Your cooking center must be level in order to produce proper cooking and baking results. After it is in its final location, place a level horizontally on an oven shelf and check the levelness front to back and side to side. Level the cooking center by adjusting the leveling legs.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

When the floor covering ends at the front of the cooking center, the area that the cooking center will

rest on should be built up with plywood or similar material to the same level or higher than the floor covering. This will allow the cooking center to be moved for cleaning or servicing.

Both of the rear leveling legs will engage the Anti-tip bracket (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of 1/8” between the cooking center and the leveling legs to permit installation into the Anti-tip bracket.

FEATu~s

tlmfJ-

OF YOUR

COo~G

CENTER

Appearance may vary slightly.

Features of Your Cooking Center I See Page

1 Microwave Oven Door Handle

The door must be securely latched for the oven to operate.

2 Glass Tray Must always be in

place when operating the oven.

3 Window and Metal Shield

Allows cooking to be viewed

while keeping microwaves confined in the oven.

4 Inside Microwave Door Latch

5 Microwave Oven Light 6 Cooking Guide

Microwave

7 Receptacle for the Temperature

Probe Microwave Oven only.

8 Microwave Oven Vent

Oven only.

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9 Display and Electronic Control

Panel Microwave Oven only.

~Minute

Clock

12 Lower Automatic Oven Timers

13 Lower Oven Set knob

14 Lower Oven “On” Indicator Light

15 Lower Oven Temp knob

16 Lower Oven Light Switch 17

Temperature Probe Microwave Oven only.

Timer

— —

10, 12,

14-16,30

19,21,

22,25,30

—

19,21,

22.25.30

16,29

Features of Your Cooking Center 18 Cooktop Surface Light Switch 19 Surface Control knobs

20 Lower Oven Shelves

21 Lower Oven Shelf Positions

For roasting and baking positions

of shelves, see suggestions in the Roasting and the Baking sections.

22 Removable Lower Oven Door

Easily

removed

23 Broiler Pan and Rack

24 Broiler Drawer

25 Anti-Tip Device

See the Installation Instructions

26 Removable Lower Oven Bottom 27 Lower Oven Light 28 Model and Serial Numbers

Located in the burner the cooktop.

29 Lift-Up Cooktop

30 Surface Burners

Cookto~ Surface

=o-wer

Oven Vent

for cleaning.

boxunder

Light

See Page

6, 17,30

7,20,

23,33

7,20,

25,27,

28,32

4,27,28

4,36

20,32

6, 18,

30,31

7,20

MICROWAVE OVEN

FEATURES OF YOUR

ELECTRONIC CONTROL PANEL

The electronic control panel allows you to set the oven controls electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s designed to be easy to use and understand. The control panel has six function pads (TIME COOK 1, TIME

COOK 2, AUTO DEFROST, REHEAT TIME, TIMER, TEMP COOK),

START, and CLEAR/OFF), ten indicator lights (Enter Weight, Enter Category, Meat, Poultry, fish, Auto Defrost, Time Cook 1, Time Cook 2, Timer, Temp Cook) and ten number pads (0–9).

1. Display. Shows the cooking time or temperature, power

level settings and weights (when using Auto Defrost) as

they are entered. Serves as a countdown timer during

cooking. When the microwave is not in use, a colon

will appear in the display.

The indicator lights show which function is in operation

and prompts the next entry.

2. TIME COOK 1. Press this pad to program the oven to cook for a set amount of time at any power level.

3. AUTO DEFROST. Press this pad to program the oven to defrost by weight. The oven automatically sets the power levels and the defrosting times.

4. Number Pads. Press these pads to enter cooking times, defrosting times, temperature,

food (when using Auto Defrost) and the minute timer.

START. After all selections are made, use this pad to

start the microwave oven.

6. TIMER. This feature uses no microwave energy. It

functions as a kitchen timer, a hold timer after defrost or as a delay timer before microwave timer or temperature cooking. Press this pad to set the minute timer.

TIME COOK 2. Used with the TIME COOK 1 pad to

program the oven for two-stage cooking (when two power levels are required).

8. POWER LEVEL. Press this pad to select a power level other than the automatic

microwaving or cooking with the probe.

9. REHEAT TIME. Press this pad to program the oven to

select one of six pre-programmed reheating times.

10. CLEAR/OFF. Press this pad to clear all information

previously entered.

11. TEMP COOK. Press this pad to select the probe

function and cook foods to a desired done temperature.

When setting the control panel, a beep will be heard each time a selection is registered.

three operation pads (POWER LEVEL,

power levels. weight of

power level 10 (HI) when

Q-

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o--

ENTER

WEIGHT CATEGORY MEAT POULTRY FISH

— .—. .

—————

TIMER

AUTO TIME

DEF COOK 1

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