GE JGHP66GEJ Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Aluminum Foil
Anti-Tip Bracket

Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning

Features
Installation

Leveling
Lift-Up Cooktop

Lower Oven 15

Air Adjustment
Baking, Baking Guide

Broiling, Broiling Guide 20
Control Settings

Door Removal
Light; Bulb Replacement 15,24

Lighting Instructions
oven Bottom Removal

Preheating
Roasting, Roasting Guide 19

Self-Cleaning Instructions 26,27
Shelves

Thermostat Adjustment
Timer and Clock

Vent Duct

5,7,24

3,&9 Control Panel

21-27

23

28 Precautions

17,18 Problem Solver

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23

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24 Cookware Tips 14

17, 18 Drip Pans

15,23 Warranty

29
16

16

Microwave Oven

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9 Defrosting
8 Light Bulb

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Cooking by Temperature 13
Cooking by Time 12

Temperature Probe

Microwaving Tips
Model and Serial Numbers

Repair Service
Safety Instructions

Surface Cooking

Burners, Burner Grates 22, 25
Control Settings 14

Flame Size 14
Lighting Instructions

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Model JGHP66GEJ

The electric output

of the microwave oven

in this cooking center

is 650 watts.

GEAppEances

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):

Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances
Appliance Park

Louisville, KY40225

Write down the model and
serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label located
in the burner box under the

cooktop. See page 9.
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

serialNumber

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your cooking center.

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. Plmse be certain
that it is.

Write to:

GE Appliances
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225

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 on pages
30 and 31. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1.Openwindows.

2, Don’ttouch

electrical switches:

3. Extinguish any
openflame.

4.Immediately call

your gassupplier.

●Don’t turn electric switches

on or off because sparks may
ignite the gas.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

Donot store or use

gasoline or other
flammablevaporsand
liquids in the vicinity
of this or anyother
appliance.

All these things

● Steam or vapor escaping from

around the door.

● Light reflection around door or

are normal with your microwave oven:

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.

s Some TV-Radio interference
might be noticed while using your
microwave oven. It’s similar to the
interference caused by other small
appliances and does not indicate a
problem with your oven.

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PRECAUTIONS

IMPOKI’ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TO AVOID
POSSIBLE

EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE
MICROWA~
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.

(c) Do Not Operate the 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

properlyqualifiedservice personnel,

Read all instructions before

IMPORT~T

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 and requires

businesses to warn customers

of potential exposure to such

substances.

Gas appliances can cause

minor exposure to three of these

substances, namely benzene,

formaldehyde and soot. caused

primarily by the incomplete

combustion d’ 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 YouGet Your

Cooking Center

● Have the installer show you

the location of the cooking center
gas cut-off vaiveand how to shut
it off if necessary.

oHaveyour cooking center

installed and properly grounded
by a qualified installer,

accordance with the Installation
Instructions. Any adjustment and

service should be performed only

by qualified gas range installers

or service technicians.

in

using this appliance.

● 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
out~etreplaced with a properly­grounded three-prong outlet in
accordance with the National
Electrical Code. Do not use an
extension cord with this appliance.

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ANTI-TIP bracket supplied. To

check if the bracket is installed

and engaged properly, remove the
drawer and inspect tlie rear
leveling legs. Make sure they fit

securely into the slots on the
bracket.

If you pull the cooking center out

from the wall for any reason, make

sure the rear legs are returned to
their positions in the bracket when
you push the cooking center back.

tip and injury

‘ coukl result.

Toprevent
accidental
tipping of the
cookingcenter,

attach it to
the floor by

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IMPORTNT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

* Be sure all packing materials
are removed from the cooking
center

prevent fire or smoke damage
should the packing material ignite.

● Be sure your cooking center is

before operating it, to

correctly adjusted by a qualified
service technician or installer
for the type of gas (Natural or
LP) on which it is to be used.

Your cooking center can be
converted for use on either type of

gas. See Installation Instructions.

● This cooking center is

specifically designed to heat or
cook food, and is not intended
for laboratory or industrial 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 YourCooking Center

● Don’t leave children alone or

unattended where a cooking

center is hot or in operation.

They could be seriously burned.

● Don’t allow anyone to climb,

stand or hang on the door,
drawer or cooktop.

damage the cooking center and

even tip it over causing severe

personal injury.

They could

● CAUTION: ITEMS OF

INTEREST ‘IOCHILDREN
SHOULD NOT

BE STORED

IN CABINE~ ABOVE A
COOKING CENTER OR ON

THE C~OKToP-CHILDREN
CLIMBINGON THE COOKING
CENTER TO REACHITEMS
COULD BE SER1OUSLY

INJURED,

● Let burner grates and other

surfaces COO1before touching
them or leaving them where
children can reach them.

● Never wear loose fitting or

hanging garments while using
the appliance.

material could be ignited if

brought in contact with flame or
hot oven surfaces and may cause
severe burns.

● Never use your appliance for

Flammable

warming or heating the room.

Prolonged use of the cooking
center without adequate ventilation
can be hazardous.

Do not use water on grease

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fires.

Never pick up a flaming
pan. Turn off burner, then
smother flaming pan by covering
pan completely with well fitting
lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.
Flaming grease outside a pan can
be put out by covering with

baking soda or, if available, with
a multi-purpose dry chemical or
foam type fire extinguisher. .

● Do not store flammable

materials in an oven or near the
Cooktop.

directions exact~ ;nd always cook

the meat to an internal temperature
of at least 170”F.This assures that,
in the remote possibility that
trichina may be presen[ in the
meat, it will be killed and meat
will be safe to eat.

Microwave Oven:

● Read and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE

ENERGY” found on page 3.

● See door surface cleaning

instructions on page 21.

● To reduce the risk of fire h:

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,

—Donot use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.

–Do not use recycled paper
products.

napkins and wax paper can contain

metal flecks which may cause
arcing or ignite. Paper products
containing nylon gr nylon
filaments should be avoided, as
they may also ignite.

Recycled paper towels,

● Do not let cooking grease or

other flammable materials
accumulate in or near the
cooking center.

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–Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven

special microwave popcorn
accessory or unless you use
popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.

–Do not

They could dehydrate and catch

fire, causing damage to your oven.

–Do not

overcook potatoes.

operate the ovenwhile

unless in a

empty to avoid damage to the
ovenand the danger of fire.

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 life of the oven.

● If materials inside the oven

should ignite,

closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or
shut off power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.

● Some products such as whole

keep oven door

If

eggs and sealed containers-for

example, closed glass jars—may
explode and should not be heated

in this oven.

● Don’tdefrost frozen

beverages

bottles (especially carbonated

beverages). Even if the container

is opened, pressure can build up.

This can cause the container to

burst, resulting in injury.

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cookbook.

meat roasts are helpful when used

as shown in cookbook.

in narrow necked

metal only as directed in

Foil strips as used on

TV dinners maybe microwaved
in foil trays less than 3/4” high;

remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using metal in
microwave oven,

keep metal at
least 1 inch away from sides of
oven.

● Cooking utensils may become

hot

because of heat transferred
from the heated food. Pot holders
may be needed to handle the
utensil.

● Sometimes, the cooking tray

can become too kt to touch. Be

carefi,dtouching the cooking tray
during and after cooking.

Foods cooked in liquids (such

s
as pasta) may tend m boil over
more rapidly tiian foods
containing less moisture. Should
this occur, refer to page 21 for

instructions on how to clean the
inside of the oven.

● Thermometer—Do not use a

thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.

● Removethe temperature

probe from the oven when not
in use.

inside the oven without inserting

it in food or liquid, and turn on
microwave energ~~,i[can create
electrical arcing in the oven, and
damage oven walls.

If you leave the probe

● Plastic utensils—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 01 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 plas~ic utensih

withoul complete supervision.

● Boiling eggs is not

recommended in a microwave
oven. Pressure can build

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

● Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

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

● “Boilable” cooking pouches

such as potatoes,

up

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in cookbook. If {hey
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.

When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,

remove covering carefully and -

direct steam a~~y from hands and
face.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

● Avoidheating baby food in

glass jars, even without their lids;
especially meat and egg mixtures.

s Spontaneous boi\ing—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

ljquid briefly before removing the

container from the microwave
oven.

Surface Cooking

● Always use the LITE position

when igniting top burners and

make sure the burners have ignited.

● Never leave surface burners

unattended at HI 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 cooking utensil.

Excessive flame is hazardous.

Useonly dry pot holders—

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moist or damp pot holders on hot
surfidcesmay result in burns from
steam. Do not let pot holders come
near open flames when lifting
utensils. Do not use a towel or
other bulky cloth in place of a
pot holder.

● Tominimize the possibility of

burns,

materials. and spillage, turn the
cookware handles toward the side
or back of the cooktop w’ithout
extending over adjacent burners.

ignition of flammable

. Alwaysturn surface burner

to OFF before removing utensil.

● Carefully watch foods being

fried at HI flame setting.

● Never biock the vents (air

openings) of the cooking center.

They provide the air inlet and

outlet which is necessary for the
cooking center to operate
properly with correct combustion.

● Do not use a wok on the

cooking surface if the wok has a
round metal ring which is placed

over the burner grate to support

the wok.

trap which may damage the
burner gmte and burner head.
Also. it 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.

● Foods for frying should be as

dry as possible.

foods or moisture on fresh foods
can cause hot fat to bubble up and

ol’er sides of pan.

● Use least possible amount of

This ring acts as a heat

Frost on frozen

fat for effective shallow or deep­fi~tfrying.

of fat can cause spil]overs when
food is added.

● If a combination of oils or

fats will be used in frying,

[og~ther before heating, or as
fats melt slowl)’.

● Alwaysheat fat slowly,and

watch as it heats.

● Use deep fat thermometer

~~heneverpossible

~\/erhea(ing fat beyond the

smoking point.

Filling the pan too full

stir

to prevent

● Use proper pan size—Avoid

pans that are unstable or easily
tipped. Select utensils having flat

bottoms iarge enough to properly
contain food avoiding boilovers
and spillovers, and large enough
to cover burner grate. This will
both save cleaning and prevent
hazardous accumulations of food,
since heavy spattering or spillovers
left on cooktop can ignite. Use
pans with handles that can be

easily grasped and remain cool.

● Use only glass cookware that

is recommended

for use on gas

burners.

. Keep all plastics away from

top burners.

*Toavoid the possibility of a

burn, always be certain that the
controls for ail burners are at
OFF position and all grates are
cool before attempting to
remove a grate.

● When fIaming foods under

the hood, turn the fan off. The
fan, if operating, may spread
the flame.

● If cooking center islocated

near a window;

curtains which could bloMIover

the top burners and create a fire

hazard.

● If you smell gas, turn off the

gas to the range und call a qualified

service technician. Never use an

open flame to locate a leak.

do not use long

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Baking, Broiling and
Roasting

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DO not use oven for a storage

area.

s Stand away from the cooking
center when opening the door
of a hot oven. The hot air or
steam which escapes can cause
burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

● Keep oven free from grease

buildup.

● Place oven shelves in desired

position while oven is cool.
QPulling out shelf to the shelf

stop is a convenience in lifting
heavy foods. It is also a
precaution against burns fron~
touching hot surfaces of the
oven door or walIs.

. Don’t heat unopened food
containers in the oven. Pressure

could buiid up and the container

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could burst causing an injury.

● Don’tuse aluminum foil

anywhere in the oven except as
described in this book.

could result in a fire hazard or
damage to the cooking center.

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● When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s direction.

● Useonly glass cookware that

is recommended for

ovens.

Alwaysremove broiler pan

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use in gas

from the oven as soon as you
finish broiling.
pan

can catch fire if oven is used
without removing the grease from
the broiler pan.

● When broiling, if meat is too

Grease leftin the

close to the flame, the fat may
ignite.

excessive flare-ups.

● Make sure broiler pan is in

place correctly 10

possibility of grease fires.
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fire in the broiler pan,

oven, and keep oven door closed
to contain fire until it burns out.

Trim excess fat to prevent

reduce the

If you should have a grease

turn off

Self-Cleaning Lower Oven

s Do not clean the door gasket.

The door gasket is essential for a
good seal. Be careful not to rub,

damage or move it.

@Do not ~W oven C]eaners, No

commercial oven cleaner or oven

liner protective coating of any
kind should be used in or around

any part of the oven.

● Remove the broiler pan and

other cookware

cleaning the oven.

before self-

Cleaning Your Cooking
Center

● Clean only parts listed in this

Use and Care Book.

● Keep cooking center clean and

free of accumulations of grease
or spillovers which may ignite.

If YouNeed Service

● Read “The Problem Solver”

on pages 30 and 31ofthis book.

● Don’t attempt to repair

or replace any part of your
cooking center unless it is
specifically recommended in
this book.

should be referred to a qualified
technician.

AI1other servicing

SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS

Installing the

Ixveling the

Microwaving Tips

● Make sure all cookware used in

your microwave oven is suitable for
microwaving. Most glass casseroles,
cooking dishes, measuring cups,
custard cups, pottery or china
dinnerware which does not have
metallic trim or glaze with a metallic
sheen can be used. Some cookware is
labeled “suitable for microwaving:’

If you are unsure, use this dish test:
Measure 1cup water in a glass cup.
P1ace in oven on or beside dish.
Microwave 1-1% minutes at High
(10). If water becomes hot, dish is
microwave safe. If dish heats, it
should not be used for microwaving.

● Paper towels, wax paper, and

plastic wrap can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.

● Some microwaved foods require

slirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your cookbook for specific
instructions.

● 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.

Cooking Center

Your cooking center, like so many
other household items, is heavy and
can settle into soft floor coverings

such as cushioned vinyl or carpeting.
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.

When the floor covering ends at
the front of the cooking centeq 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.

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.

Leveling legs are located on each

corner of the base of the cooking
center. Remove the bottom drawer
and you can level the cooking
center on an uneven floor.

To remove drawer, pull drawer

out all the way, tiIt up the front

and take it out. To replace drawer,

insert glides at back of drawer
beyond stop on cooking center
glides. Lift dmwer if necessary to
insert easily. Let front of drawer

down, then push into close.

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.

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Features of YourCooki~ Center

1. Door Handle. Pull to open

door. Door must be securely
latched for oven to operate.

2. Inside Door Latch.

3. Window and Metal Shieid.

Allows cooking to be viewed while
keeping microwaves confined in oven.

4. Oven Light.

5. Removable Glass Tray. Must
always be in place when operating

the oven.

6. Temperature Probe.

7. Receptacle for Temperature
Probe.

8. Display and Touch Control
Panel.

9. Microwave Oven Vent.

10. Microwave Oven ON& OFF

Buttons.

11. Cooking Guide. Suggested

cooking times for many frequently
prepared foods.

12. Oven Cleaning Light.

13. Locked Light.

14. Oven Set Knob.

15. Oven Temp Knob.

16. Door Latch Lever.

17. Oven Vent.

18. Oven Interior Light.
l!). Oven Light Switch. Lets you

:urn interior oven light on, in lower

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20.

Oven Shelves.

21.

Oven Shelf Supports.
Broiler Pan and Rack.

22.

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Removable Oven Door.

24.

RemovableOven Bottom.

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25. Cooktop Light.

26. Lift-Up Cooktop.

27. Model and Serial Numbers.

Located in burner box under
Cooktop.

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28. Surface Burner Controls.

29. Surface Burners, Grates and
Chrome Drip Pans.

30. Cooktop Light $Mitch.

3L Minute Timer.

32. Digital Clock.
33, Automatic Oven Timer. -

Times lower oven cooking and

cleaning operations.

34. Storage Drawer.

35. .4nti-Tip Bracket
(See Installation Instructions)

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Features of YourTouch Control I%nel

The touch 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.

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1. Display. Individual bar light indicators show when the oven

is in any of the functions: Cook 1, Cook 2, Probe or Hold. The
digital numbers will show what power level you have set as
well as the cooking time remaining after the oven starts. The
word “End” will appear when cooking time is completed.

2. Number l%ds. Touch these pads to enter microwave
cooking time, food temperature or power level.

3. Cook 1 and Cook 2. Microwave for a preset amount of time
using power level 10 or change power level afier setting time.
Cook 1 and Cook 2 allow you to program 2-stage cooking at
two different power levels. (See page 12.)

4. Power Level. Touch this pad before entering another power

level number if you want to change from automatic power level

10(“HI” on display) or power level 3 (Low, “30” on display)

for defrosting.

5. Start. .After you program the oven, press the Start pad which

will actually start the cooking cycle as weil as the fiow of
microwaves into the oven. (ON button must be pressed.)

& On. When you press the ON button, the light inside the oven
will come on. You’ll hear a slight whirring sound—that’s the
air circulation fan that removes excess moisture from the oven.
The control panel will be ready for you to program. The ON
button does not start the flow of microwaves into the oven
cavity.

7. Texnp Cook. Use the temperature probe to cook with a
preset temperature. You can program any temperature from

100° to 199”F. Zeros as well as 100 are automatic. For setting a
temperature such as 155, you would simply touch number pad
5 twice. Or for setting a temperature such as 160, you would
only touch number pad 6. (See page 13.)

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8. Clear. If you make an error in programming, simply touch
the CLEAR pad and start over.

9. Off. When you’re finished cooking, press the OFF button.
The oven light and fan will shut off.

Please Note: Because of the rigid performance standards on
your microwave oven, whenever the controls of the selkleaning

lower oven are set for a cleaning cycle, the microwave oven
will not operate until the cleaning cycle is completed and the

OVEN SET knob is turned out of the “Clean” position.

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