GE JGHP66GEN Use and Care Manual

Microwave Cooking Center
Safew hIstructions....................2-8
Anti-Tip Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil ....................5, 26,27,29,38
Electronic Control Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
Lower Oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....21–32
Adjusting Oven Thermostat ..................23
Controls ...................21, 23,24,27,29,31
Self-Cleaning Oven ............................31, 32
Shelves............................................8,
Timed Baking ............................................24
Microwave Oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12–18
Automatic Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
Automatic Reheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cooking By Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cooking by Time ...............................16-1 7
Minute Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Surface Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bracket...................................2,
Baking ..................................................23.26
Broiling
Roasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......27,28
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Care and Cleaning .................33-39
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Broiler Pan and Rack ...................................36
Cooktop........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............33,36
Lower Oven Door.........................................3 7
Lower Oven Light ........................................37
Microwave Oven..........................................3 3
Surface Burners/Drip Pans................34, 35
Minor Adjustments
Oven Door Height ........................................40
Broil and Oven Burner ................................40
Consumer Services ...................43
Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
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The electrical
in this cooking center is 750 watts.
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of the microwave oven
(IEC-705
JGHP66GEN
list Procedure)
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, KY 40225
Write down the model and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label located in the burner box under the
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:
Mo~Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your cooking center.
cooktop.
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
flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.
—WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL
Do not try to light any appliance.
Do not touch any electrical switch; do not
GAS
use any phone in your building.
Immediately call your gas supplier from a
neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s 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
~as smmlier.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE
(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.
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(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
anyone except properly qualified service personnel.
ENERGY
Should Not be adjusted or repaired by
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 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
grounded by a qualified instiller, in accordance with the Installation Instructions. Any adjustment and service should by performed only by qualified gas range installers or service technicians.
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and properly
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
in
recommended
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
type
installer for the
of gas (natural or LP) which is to be used. Your cooking center can be converted for use with either type of gas. See
Installaticin
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
convmsion.
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.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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tip and injury could result. To
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prevent accidental tipping of the range, from abnormal
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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
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insure the device is properly installed and engaged, remove the drawer panel and inspect the rear leveling leg, 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 information in this guide. Failure to take this precaution could result in tipping of the cooking center and injury,
centers can
device
Do not let cooking grease or other flammable
materials accumulate in the cooking center or near it.
CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN CABINETS ABOVE A COOKING CENTER OR ON THE COOKTOP— CHILDREN CLIMBING
ON 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.
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Use only dry pot holders—moist or
damp pot holders on hot surfaces may result in bums from
staam.
Do not let pot holders touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.
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 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 to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.
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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, storage drawer or cooktop. They
could
damage the cooking center and even tip
over causing severe personal injury.
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it
* Never use your appliance for warming or
heating the room.
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils,
or food in the oven when not in use.
DO NOT STORE OR USE COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, GASOLINE OR 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 cm 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 multi-
purpose 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.
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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 the meat will be safe to eat.
Microwave Oven:
Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY section.
To reduce
—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 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 damage to your oven.
—-Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid
damage to 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 the life of the oven,
—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.
Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use.
the risk of fire in the oven
the
oven and the danger of fire. If by
cavity:
—If materials inside the oven should ignite,
keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shutoff power
at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
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 could result in injury.
Avoid heating baby food in
glass
jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures,
Do
not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure will build up inside the 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 should
be
pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.
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.
Use
metal
only
as directed in this book. Foil strips as used & meat roasts are helpful when used as shown in cookbook. TV dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4 inch high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box, When using metal in microwave oven, keep metal (other than the metal
shelfj
at
least
1 inch away
from sides of oven.
Cookware may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the cookware.
The oven floor can become too hot to
touch.
Be careful touching the floor during and after cooking,
Foods cooked in
may tend to boil
liauids (such
ov&-
more
as
rapidl~
oastal
than’ foods
containing less moisture.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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Do
not use a thermometer
microwaving
unless the
or recommended for use in
Remove the temperature probe from the
oven when not using it to
inside
leave the probe
the oven without inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in damage oven walls.
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Hot foods and steam
burns. Be careful when opening
containers of hot food, including
popcorn bags, cooking pouches and boxes. To
prevent possible injury, direct steam away from hands and face,
Plastic Cookware-Plastic cookware 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 manufacturer’s recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) not permit children to use plastic cookware without complete supervision.
in food you
are
thermometer is designed
the
microwave
cook
with. If you
the
oven, and
can
cause
oven,
any
the
cookware
Do
Spontaneous
builing—Under
certain
special circumstances, liquids may start
m
to
boil during or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir
tlw
liquid 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,
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Never leave surface burners unattended at
high flame settings.
and greasy
.
Adjust top burner flame size so it does not
spillovers
extend beyond the edge of the
130ilover
causes smoking
that may
catch
on fire.
cookware.
Excessive flame is hazardous.
To minimize the possibility of burns, ignition
of flammable materials, and spillage, turn
of
cookware handles toward the side or back
the
range without extending over adjacent burners.
Never
range.
are necessary with correct combustion. Air openings are located at the rear of the cooktop and at the top
of
block the vents (air openings) of the
They provide the air inlet and outlet that
fm
the range to operate properly
the oven door.
Not
all
plastic wrap is
in
microwave
owms.
suitaMe
for
use
Check the package for
proper use.
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the package.
tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed on
If they are not, plastic could burst
cooking
pouches and
during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury, Also, plastic storage containers should be at
Ieast
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.
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Do
not use a wok on the cooking surface if the wok has a round metal ring-that is 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, it may cause the burner to work improperly. This carbon monoxide level
abov~
that allowed by
may cause
a
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
full of fat can
deep-fat frying. Filling the pan too
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
melt slowly.
Always heat fat slowly, and watch as it heats.
Use a deep fat thermometer whenever
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 grates. To avoid
spillcwers,
is large enough to contain the
enough
to cover burner
make sure cookware
food
properly. This will both save cleaning time and prevent hazardous accumulations of food, since heavy
or
spattering
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.
When flaming foods am
under
the hood, turn the fan off. The fan, if operating, may
spread
If range is located near a window,
the flames.
do not hang long curtains that could blow over the top burners and create afire hazard.
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If you
smell
gas, turn off the gas to the range and call a qualified service technician. Never use an
open flame to Iocate
a
leak.
Lower Oven:
Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
Stand
away from the cooking center when
opening the oven door.
which escapes can cause burns to hands,
an&or eyes.
Do not heat unopened food containers.
Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.
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Never leave the oven door open when you are
not watching the cooking center.
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Place the oven
shelf
while the oven is cool.
when hot, do
not let
units in the oven.
Pulling
out
the shelf to the shelf
convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also
a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.
The hot air or steam
face
in the desired position
If shelves must be handled
potholder contact heating
stop
is a
Keep all plastics away from top burners.
Do not
they
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Do not leave any items on the cooktop. The
hot air from the vent may and will increase pressure in
leave
plastic
items
on the cooktop-
may melt if left too close to the vent.
ignite
flammable items
closed
containers,
which may cause them to burst.
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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 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.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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SeIf-Cleaning Lower Oven:
Stand away from the cooking center when
opening the oven door.
which escapes can cause burns and/or eyes.
Do not
heat
unopened food containers. Pressure could build up and the container could burst, causing an injury.
Keep the oven vent duct unobstructed.
Keep the oven free from grease buildup.
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.
The hot air or steam
to
hands, face
Do
not
clean
the door gasket. The
door gasket is essential for a good seal. Care should be taken not to rub, damage or move the gasket.
Do not use oven cleaners. No commercial oven
cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind
should be used in or around any part of the oven.
Clean only parts listed in
this
Use and
Care Book.
Before self-cleaning the oven, remove the broiler
pan and other cookware.
If the self-cleaning mode malfunctions,
turn off and disconnect the power supply.
Have serviced by a qualified technician.
After broiling, always take the broiler pan
out
of the oven and clean it. Leftover grease in
the broiler pan can catch fire
the
next time you
use the pan.
Pulling out the shelf to the shelf stop is a
convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is also a precaution against burns 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.
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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
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.
Leveling legs are located on each corner of the base of the
cooking
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.
center.
Both of the rear leveling legs will engage the Anti-tip bracket (allow for some side to side adjustment). Allow a minimum clearance of l/8-inch between the cooking center and the leveling legs to permit installation into the Anti-tip bracket.
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FEATURES OF YOUR
COOKtNG
CENTER
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Feature Index
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Feature Index
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1 Door Handle Door must be
securely latched for oven to operate
2 Inside Door Latch
3 Window and Metal Shield
Allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven.
4 Removable Glass Tray
Must always be in place
when the oven is on. 5 Oven Light Microwave Oven 6 Cooking Guide. Suggested
cooking times for many
frequently prepared foods.
7 Receptacle for Temperature
Probe 8 Microwave Oven Vent 9 Display and Touch
Control Panel
10 Minute Timer
11
Digital Clock
12 Automatic Oven Timer
Timer lowers oven cooking
and cleaning operations.
13 Oven Set Knob
14 OVEN “ON” 15 LOCKED& CLEANING 16 Oven Temp Knob
Light
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Lights I 31, 32
23,24,27,
33
33
33
18
12,34
19 19
24
23,24,27,
29,31,34
29,31,34
18 Cooktop Light Switch
19 Oven Vent 20 Lift-Up Cooktop 21 Model and Serial Numbers
Located in burner box under cooktop.
22 Surface Burner Controls
23 Door Latch Lever
Use for self-clean cycle only
24 Broiler Pan and Rack
25 Oven Shelf Supports
For roasting, baking, and broiling positions of shelves, see suggestions in the cooking guides
26 Oven She]ves
27 Removable Oven Door 28 Storage Drawer
29 Anti-Tip Bracket.
See Installation Instructions
30 Removable Oven Bottom
Easily removed for oven cleaning 31 Oven Interior Light 32 Surface Burners, Grates and
Chrome Drip Pans 33 Cooktop Light 34
Tem~erature
Probe
20
6.22 36
2
6,7,20,
34,35
31.32
27,29,
30.36
7,22,25
‘, 22,25,36
37
4
4.39
38
22,37
6,7,20,
34,35
20
18,33
17 Lower Oven Light Switch
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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), three operation pads (POWER LEVEL,
START, and Weight, Enter Category, Meat, Poultry, Fish, Auto Defrost, Time Cook 1, Time Cook 2, Timer, Temp Cook) and ten number pads (O–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, power levels, weight of food (when using Auto Defrost) and the minute timer.
5. 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.
7. 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 power level 10 (HI) when 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.
CLEAWOFF), ten indicator lights (Enter
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Make sure all the cookware used in your Paper towels, wax paper and plastic wrap
microwave oven is suitable for microwaving. can be used to cover dishes in order to retain 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 not sure if a dish is microwave-safe,
use this test: Place in the oven both the dish
moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.
Some microwaved foods require stirring,
rotating 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. you are testing and a glass measuring cup filled with one cup water— set the measuring
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
cup either in or next to the dish. Microwave for 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.
All these things are normal with
Dimming of the oven light and Some TV-Radio interference
your microwave oven: change in the blower sound may
Steam or vapor escaping from
around the door.
Light reflection around the door
or the outer case.
occur while operation at power levels other than high.
A dull thumping sound while the
oven is operating.
HOW TO USE THE MINUTE TIMER
When the microwave oven is not in use, the control panel can serve as a convenient timer and will signal when through.
To set the minute timer:
1. Press the TIMER pad.
2. Press the number pads to set the amount of time. The Timer can be set for any time from 1 second to 99 minutes and 99 seconds.
3. Press the START pad.
The timer will count down in the display window and the timer indicator light will
is up, the word “END” will appear in the display
window. Press the If the minute timer is used during a cooking
function, the cooking function time will show in the display while the timer is in use. When the set minute timer time is up, the control will beep three times. To display the remaining minute timer time during a cooking function, press the TIMER pad. The minute timer time will appear in the display
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.
flash.
When the set time
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AUTO DEFROSTING
The glass tray must always be in place when
operating the oven. The Auto Defrost function automatically calculates the exact amount of defrosting time and the correct power level needed to defrost food.
Select one of the three food categories (Meat, Poultry or Fish) and enter the weight of the food. A preprogrammed standing time of five minutes is included in the calculated item to allow complete defrosting before cooking begins.
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MICROWAVE OVEN
How to Set Auto Defrost
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2. Press the AUTO DEFROST pad again to select the food category. The indicator light will move across the display window under the three choices
(Meat, Poultry, Fish) as the AUTO DEFROST
pad is pressed.
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Stand Time
When using the Auto Defrost feature, it is necessary to allow food to stand in order to finish defrosting the interior. You may take the food out of the oven if you wish. In some cases, it should stand in your refrigerator. Stand time recommendations are given in the Auto Defrost Guide.
1. Press the AUTO DEFROST pad. The Auto Defrost Indicator Light will appear and flash in the display window. The Enter Category Indicator
Light will also flash.
3. Press the appropriate number pads
to enter the weight of the food. Food weights must be entered in pounds and tenths of pounds. Refer to the chart
below for conversion of package weights in ounces into decimal numbers.
Conversion Guide
If the weight of food is stated in pounds and ounces, the ounces
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For example: Press the number pads 1 and 2 for weight of 1.2 pounds (1 pound, 3 ounces). See the Conversion Guide. If the weight is not entered within three seconds after choosing the food category, the Enter Weight Indicator Light will appear and flash in the display as a signal to enter the weight of the food.
If an entered weight is not within the range of the minimum and maximum weights for each category, the control will beep, signaling that the food is too
large or too small to be defrosted using the Auto Defrost function.
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The Auto Defrost Indicator Light will continue to flash in the display. When the pre-programmed defrosting time has run out, the oven control will beep and the word “END” will appear in the display.
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item; such as breads, baked goods
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MANUAL DEFROSTING
Example: To set the oven to defrost for three minutes:
1. Press the number pads 3,0, and O.
2. Press the POWER LEVEL pad.
3. Press number pad 3. “30” will appear in the display window.
4. Press the START pad. The
Time Cook 1 Indicator Light will appear in the display&d
continue to flash until the defrosting time is completed.
Remember that since Time Cook 1 is the most common function, the oven is programmed to begin the Time Cook 1 function when numbers are entered without selecting a function. Therefore, it is not necessary to press the TIME COOK 1 pad before entering the cooking time.
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