GE JHP62V, JHP62N Use and Care Manual

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Safetyinstructions . .........3-6

MicrowavingTips.. . . . . .. .....7

FeaturesofYour

CookingC~nter . . . . ........8

TouchControlPanel. . .........9

AutomaticRoasting&

Guide. . . . . . . .. . ... .. :.10,11

AutomaticSimmer. . . . .......11

Defrosting. . . .. . ... ... ... .<.12

CookingbyTime. . . . . .......13

CookingbyTemperature... ....14

Minute/SecondTimer.. .......15

DoubleDuty~’Shelf. ......16,17

SafetyInstructions. .........3-6

Howtouse . . . . . . . . . . .......18

HomeCanningTips. . . .......19

CookingGuide.. .

SafetyInstructions. .........3-6

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . ........8

OvenControls

OvenShelves. . . . . .......22,32

OvenLight.. . . . . , .......22,34

Baking,BakingGuide . ....23-25

Roasting,RoastingGuide.. .26,27
Broiling,.BroilingGuide.. .28,29

Operatingthe

Self-CleaningOven. .....30,31

“CleaningGuide. . . . . . .......35

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‘your

center,

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate.
andmaintainyournewCooking
Centerproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

‘Write
and serial

You’llfindthemona labelonthe
frontofthelowerovenbehindthe

door.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourCookingCenter.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourCookingCenter.

ym.m

centeris

Itisimportantthatwe,the
manufacturer,knowthelocationof
yourCookingCentershoulda need
occurforadjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehe hasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.If youmove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.T?&appliance
mustbe registered.Pleasebecertain
that itis.

Writeto:
GeneralElectricCompany

RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

you a

center*•a

Immediatelycontactthedealer

(orbuilder)that soldyouthe ‘–­CookingCenter.

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savetimemoney.

Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolveronpages

37through39.It listscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthatyou

cancorrectyourself.

BeforeUsingYour

CookingCenter . . . . ........2

Modei&Scriai Number

Location. . . . . .

Energy-SavingTips. . . ........6

InsuilingtheCookingCenter ...7

LcveJingthcCootingCen[er ....7

CaremndCleaning . . . . ....32-35

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@Steamorvaporescapingfrom

aroundthe door.

@Lightreflectionarounddooror

outercase.
@Dimmingovenlightandchange

inMowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingatpowerieveisother
thanhigh.

*Dullthumpingsoundwhile

ovenisoperating.

@$oimeT’V-Radiointerference
mightbenoticedwhileusingyour
microwaveoven.It’ssimilar

interferencecausedbyothersmall
appliancesanddoes notindicatea.
probkxnwithyouroven.

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thisovenwiththedooropensince
opendoor operationcanresultin
harmfulexposuretomicrowave

energy.It is importantnot to
defeatortamperwiththesafety
interlocks.

(b)DoNotPlaceanyobject
betweentheovenfrontfaceand

thedoor or allowsoilorcleaner

residuetoaccumulateonsealing

surfaces.

(c)DoNot Operatetheoven
ifitisdamaged.Itisparticularly
importantthatthe ovendoorclose

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(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened)

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.

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couldbuildupandthecontainer
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burnorelectricshock,always
becertainthatthecontrolsfor
d! surfaceunitsareatOFF
positionandallcoilsarecool

before to remove
theunit.

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hood,turnthefanoff.Thefh, if

mayspreadtheflame.

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~ Useproperpowerlevelas
recommendedandDON(YI’

OVERCOOK.

eDonotoperatetheovenwhile
empty.If byaccidenttheoven
shouldrunemptyaminuteor two,
noharmisdone.However,tryto
avoidoperatingtheovenemptyat
alltimes—savesenergyandalso
ensuresgood,long-termlifeofoven.

e Usecookwareofmediumweight

aluminum,tight-fittingcovers,and
flatbottomswhichcompletely
covertheheatedportionofthe
surfaceunit.

~ Cookfreshvegetableswitha
mininmmamountofwaterin a
coveredpan.

@Watchfoodswhenbringingthem
quicklytocookingtemperaturesat
highheat.Whenfoodreaches
cookingtemperature,reduceheat
immediatelytolowestsettingthat
willkeepitcooking.

~Useresidualheat withsurface
cookingwheneverpossible.For
example,whencookingeggsinthe
shell,bringwatertoboil,thenturn
toOFFpositiontocompletethe
cooking.

~preheattheovenonlywhen
necessary.Most foodswillcook
satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.

Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,
keepaneyeonthe indicatorlight,
andputfoodintheovenpromptly
afterthe lightgoesout.

@AlwaysturnovenOFFbefore

removingfood.

eDuringbaking,avoidfrequent
door openings.Keepdooropenas

shortatimeaspossiblewhenitis
opened.

~Forself-cleaningoven,besure
towipeupexcessspillagebefore
self-cleaningoperation.

~Cookcompleteovenmeals
insteadofjustonefooditem.
Potatoes,othervegetables,and
somedessertswillcooktogether
withamain-dishcasserole,meat
loaf,chickenor roast.Choose
foodsthatcookatthesame
temperatureinapproximately
thesametime.

@Useresidualheatinoven

wheneverpossibleto finish

cookingcasseroles,ovenmeals,
etc.Alsoaddrollsorprecooked
dessertstowarmoven,using
residualheatto warmthem.

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~AlwaysturnsurfaceunitOFF

beforeremovingutensil.

@Usecorrectheatforcookingtask...

highheatsto startcooking(iftime
allows,donotusehighheattostart),
mediumhigh—quickbrownings,
medium—slowfrying,low—finish
cookingmostquantities,simmer—
doubleboiler heat, finishcooking,
andspecialforsmallquantities.

~Whenboilingwatei-forteaor
coffee,heat onlytheamount
needed.It is noteconomicalto
boilacontainerfi.dlof waterfor
onlyoneor twocups.

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Yourrange,likemanyother

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householditems,isheavyand

cansettleintosoftfloorcoverings
suchascushionedvinylor
carpeting.Whenmovingtherange
onthist]~peofflooring,tisecare,­anditisrecommend~thatthese

simpleandinexpensiveinstructions

be followed.

Therangeshouldbeinstalledon
asheetofpIywood(orsimilar
material)as follows:Whenthe

jloorcoveringends atthefrontof

themnge,

the areathattherange

willrestonshouldbebuiltupwith
plywoodtothesamelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill

thenallowtherangetobe moved
forcleaningor servicing.

Levelingscrewsarelocatedon
eachcornerofthebaseofthe
range.Byremovingthebottom

draweryoucanlevelthe rangeto
anunevenfloorwiththeuseofa

nutdriver.

Toremovedrawer,pulldrawerout
aIItheway,tiltupthefrontand
removeit. Toreplace,insertglides

atbackofdrawerbeyondstopon
rangcgiides+Liftdrawerifnecessary
toinserteasily.Letfrontofdrawer

down,thenpushinto close.

@Makesureall cookwareusedin
yourmicrowaveovenis suitablefor
microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles,
cookingdishes,measuringcups,
custardcups,potteryor china

dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave
metallictrimorglazewithametallic
sheencanbeused.Somecookware

islabeled“suitableforMicrowaving:’
Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest:

Measure1cupwaterinaglasscup.
Placeinovenonorbesidedish.
Micmve 1-1%minutesatHIGH.If
waterbecomeshot,dishismicrowave
safe.If dishheats,it shouldnotbe

usedformicrowaving.

@Papertowels,waxpaper,and
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

~Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire

stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbookforspecific
instructions.

@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,e=

yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

its

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Thepaneldisplaysalloftheoven
functions.AfterE seconds,all
lightsdisappearand“Reset”appears
inthedisplay.TouchCLOCKpad
andsettheclockandthentouch
STARTpad.

Ifpowerisdisruptedatanytime,
theabovesequencereoccursand
youmustresettheclockafter
touchingCLEAR/OFF.

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L DoorkUandIe.Pulltoopendoor.
Doormustbesecurelylatchedfor
oventooperate.

2. InsideDoorLatches.

3.WindowwithMetalShiekL
Allowscookingtobe.viewedwhile
keepingmicrowavesconfinedinoven.

4.Light.

5.C?venVent.
%. VentHoodExtensionHandle.
5b.VentHoodExtension.
5c. VentHoodGreaseFilter
BehindExtension.

6.MICROTHEl?lMOMETER”’
TemperatureProbe.

7.ReceptacleforTemperature

Probe.

8.DOtJBLE-DIJTYTh’Shelf.

Letsyoumicrowaveseveralfoods
atonce.(SeeSafetyTipsfor
specialinstructions.) Whenshelfis

notinuse,pleaseremovefromoven.

9.OvenMoor.

10.DisplayandTouchControlR&.

IL AutomaticRoastingGuide.
QuickreferenceforCodesfor
manyfrequentlypreparedfoods.

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Reminder

(Forall AUTOROASTcodes
exceptCode6, TIME COOKand
DEFROSTcycles.)

Toremindyouthatyouhavefoodin
theoven,theovenwillbeeponcea
minuteuntilyoueitheropenthedoor

ortouchtheCLEAR/OFFpad.

12. (Mm Timer.

U Oven “ON” Light.

M.oven set Knob.

150 ‘Imp Knob.

16.chumcycling Light.

17.Lock light.

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18.Self-CleaningOven

CleanLight.

l.%Latch.
~~o~odei and serial ~~mberso
Locatedatrightsideof loweroven

frame.

21.shelf support.

22. Oven Shelvese

23.Oven Frame.

24.Door Gasket.

30.Cah-od@plug-insurfaceunits.
Chrome-platedtrimringsand
porcelaindrippans.

M. Master Lightfor
SurfaceUnitse

32. controls for SUl”faceunits.
33 IWoreseent Lamp S%dtch.

34.Surface Lighte

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Clockmustbeset befol”eany
ConventionalOvenTimerfunction

wiUoperate.

1. TIIMIECOOK. Microwavefor
apresetamountoftimeusing
automaticpowerIevel10(or

changepowerlevelafterentering

cookingtime.Seepage13.)

2. TIM13DEHROST.Gentle,
generallyuniform

level3,(orchange

powerlevel&r enteringdefrosting

time.Seepage12.)

3. TEIVW Usethe
temperatureprobeto cookbyusing

apresettemperature.Owe oven
reachespresettemperature,it
switchesto HOLDsettingand

maintainsthattemneratu;euntil

open

CLEAR/OFJ?pad. (SeepageM.)

4. DISPLAY.Displaystimeofday.

JNIiemwvveOven: Displaystime
ortemperatureduringcooking
functions,powerlevelbeingused,
AutoRoastCodes,cookingmode

andinstructions.

T’imeBakestartandstoptimes,

Self-C1eanOvencleantime, oven
doorlatchedmessageand
instructions.

&

Ovem:Displays

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5. AUTOMhM$I’.Insertprobe,

touchthispad,anddesirednumber
padforCodeto slowcookor
temperaturecookmeatwith
automaticpresetprogram.(See
page10.)

6. IWNVERLEVEL. Touchthis

padbeforeenteringanotherpower
levelnumberifyouwanttochange
fromautomaticpowerlevel10
(HIGH)forcookingor powerlevel
3 (LOW)fordefrosting.

7. CLEAJMMUZWhentouched,it
shutsoffthemicrowaveovenand

erasesallmicrowavesettings

(excepttimeofday).

START’.Afterallselectionsare

made,touchthispadtostartthe
microwaveoven,theclockandall
ConventionalOvenTimerfictions.

9. PADS.Touchthese

padstoentercooking,defrosting
time,timeofday,temperature,
powerlevel,AutoRoastCodes,
conventionalovenBakestartand
stoptimesandtochangecleaning
timeon self-cleanoven.

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10. This
featureusesnomicrowaveenergy.

Itfunctionsasakitchentimer,a

holdtimerafterdefrostorasa
delaytimerbeforemicrowave
timeor temperaturecooking.

(Seepage 15.)

Il. CLEAR.Touchthispadtostop

conventionaloventimerandself-clean
operationor entera newcleantime.

EL STCWTINIE.Touchthis
padandthennumberpadstoenter
thetimeyouwantoventofinish
bakingor cleaning.Theovenwill
automaticallycalculatethecorrect

starttimeforyou.

B. BAKETD!wIE.Touchthis pad

andthennumberpadstoenter
bakingorroastingtime.Theoven
turnsoffautomaticallyattheend

ofthattimeifOVENSETknob

isonTIMEBAKE.

14.CLOCK. Touchthispadto
entertimeofdayor checktimeof
daywhilecooking.Tosetclock,

firsttouchCMXK padandthen
entertimeof day.Forexample,if
timewas1:30,touchnumberpads

1,3,and10and 1:30will appearon
display.‘T&W”willflashondisplay
directingyoutotouchSTAR”thus

time,simplyrepeataboveprocess.

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AUTO~Ck$STIMX?Sthe

temperature probe to cook to the

desired!servingtemperature.
UnlikeTEMPCOOIWHOLD,
whichusesa singlepowerleve19

AUTOROAST~ses-upto3 power
settingswhichautomiitkaHy
switchduring roasting,thus
providingeven,tender cooking

resultswithoutovercooking.

lustasinconventionalroasting,

onlytenderroastsshouldbeAuto
Roasteduntilspecifiedinternal

temperaturesarereached.Less
tenderroastsshouldbemicrowaved
bytime,accordingtotheCookbook
whichcamewithyouroven.

P

Porkorhamroastsneednotrivet.
Add1/2cupwatertoroastdish,
coverwithplasticwrap. .

Placemeatinovenwithprobeto
theright.Insertcableendofprobe
firmlyintoreceptacleonovenwall.

2. At80”F.,displayswitchesto
showmeat’sinternaltemperature.

3. WhenyouselectAutoRoast

Codes1,2, 3 or4, theovensignals
with3beepsand“Tbrn”flashing
onthedisplaywhenit’stimetoturn
theroastover.Afteryouturnthe
roast,closethe doorandtouch

START,foodtemperatureappears

onthedisplay.(Note:Oven

continuesto cookafterthesignal
whetheror not roastisturned
over.)

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Placetenderbeefroastontrivetin

microwavesafedish.Insertprobe

horizontallyintothecentermeaty
areanottouchingboneor fat.Make
surethehandledoesnottouchthe
foodortoporsidesoftheoven.

Coverwithwaxpaper.

L TouchAUTOROASTpad.
“AUTO”appearsondisplayand
“EnterRoastCode”flashes.Touch

numberpad

“RoastCode2“
appearsondisplayand“START”
flashes.TouchSTART.Display
shows“COOL”and“RoastCode2“
untilfd ternpemturereaches80”F.

4. Afiera pre-programmedfood
temperatureisreached,ovenbeeps
3times,“End” appearsonthe
displayandovenshutsoff.

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~ Usecontainersandcoveringsasdirectedatleft.Placeprobecorrectlyin
roastbeforecooking.

@RecommendedCodesarealsoshowninsideovenonAutoRoastGuide.

Food

Beef

TenderRoast

Rare
Medium

Well

Pork

LoinRoast
PrecookedHam

Poultry

WholeChicken(3lbs.)
Whole‘Ikkey(upto12lbs.)

(Insertprobeintomeatiest

areaofinnerthighfrom

endandparalleltoleg.)

below

TurkeyBreast

(Insertprobehorizontally
intomeatiestarea.)

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*Recommendedstandingtimebeforeserving.

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2
3

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5

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Final

Femperatur

115°
125°
145°

175°
115°

190°
190°

175°

ApproximateTime

:minutesperpound:

1O-I.3
13-15
15-17

14-17
12-15

10-12
10-12

10-12

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Winutes

0
0

5-10

10

0

10

10-15

10-15

simmer

(AutoRoastCode6)

YourCookbookhasinformationon
AutomaticSimmering,including
guidesandrecipes.

Totaltimeincludestimetobring
foodto180”F.andholdatthat
temperatureuntildone.

SetAutoSimmerlikeAuto
Roastasexplainedonpage 10.

Displayshows“COOL”untilfood

is80°F.,thenswitchesto show
foodtemperatureuntil180”F.

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Approx.

(AutoRoastCode6)

Food Time/Hours Comments

Beef

PotRoast 5-7 Addenoughliquidtojustcovermeat.

Ifaddingvegetablesmakesuretheyare
completelycoveredbyliquid.

Chili

Chicken

Stewing

Broiler/Fr}rer

5-8 Precookmeat.Placeprobe1inchfrom

topsurface,Stirafter3hours,ifpossible.

4-6 Add4cupsliquid,Insertprobeinto

meatiestareaofinnerthighfrombelow

endandparalleltoleg.‘Mn overafter

1/2oftime.

3-4

Sameprocedureasabove.

orPork

Roast

;Oup

Stock/Vegetable

SplitPea

4-6 Add4 cupsliquid.

7-1o Makesurethatvegetablesandmeatare

coveredbyliquid.Stirevery3hours.

5-7

Addenoughliquidtocoverpeasat least

~ in~hcs.Stil.after3 holll.s.

Ovenswitchesto Holdat 180°F.,
untilyouremovefoodandturnoff
oven.Ifstirringisrecommended,
youcanresetovenbyretouching
START.TouchCLEAR/OFFafter
cooking.

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TheT@xDefrostsettingis
designedfor speedythawingof

frozenfoodandisoneofthe

greatadvantagesofa microwave
oven.

~PowerLevel3 isaut~maticaliy
setfordefrosting,butyoumay

changethis formoreflexibility.
@SeeyourCookbookfor

defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith

thedefrostfunction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsbyfollowingthesteps
below.

Stepk Placepackageoffrozen
chopsintheovenandclosedoor.

Step2: TouchTIMEDEFROST.
Displayshows: Oand“POWER3:’

“ENTERMICRODEFTIME”

flashes.

Step4:TouchS’~AIW.“MICRO
DEFTIME”showsandtie counts
downondisplay.Whencycleis
completed,the ovensignalsand
flashes“End~’thenautomatically

shutsoff.
Step5: Turnpackageover,close

doorandrepeatSteps2,3 and4.
Step6: Opendoor,remove

packageandseparatechopsto

finishdefrosting.

~ Foodsfrozeninpaperorplastic
canbedefrostedihthepackage.

~

Q. WhenIprmSTART, I hear
a dull,thumpingnoise.What isit’?

A. Thissoundisnormal.Itis
lettingyouknowtheovenisusinga
powerlevellowerthan10(HIGH).

Q. Canl defrostsmaiiitemsin
a hurry’?

A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore
frequeniattentionthanusual.Raise
thepowerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad.PowerLevel7 cutsthe

timeaboutin 1/2;PowerLevel

10cutsthetimetoapproximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateorstir

foodfrequently.
Q. Whydon’tthe defrosting

timesin the Cookbookseemright

for myfood?
A. Cookbooktimesareaverages.

Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatureinyourfreezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
inyourCookbook.If yourfoodis
still notcompletelythawedatthe
endofthat time,resetyouroven
andadjustthe timeaccordingly.

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Step3:Touch4,0 andOfor4

minutes.Displayshows4:00and
“POWER3:’ “MICROIIEF

TIME”flashes.Ifyouwishto
changepowerlevel,touchPOWER
LEVELpadandthennewnumber.

@Forevendefrosting,somefoods
needtobebrokenupor separated
partofthewaythroughthe

defrostingtime.

~Family-size,pre-packaged
frozenentreescanbedefrosted
andmicrowavecooked.If thefood
isin a foilcontainer,transferitto

amicrowave-safedish.
@Checkyour Cookbookforother

defrostingtips.

Q. Shouldaiifoo& becomplete!y
thawedbeforecooking?

Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking.
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly

itisbettertobegincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen.

Q. CanIopen the door duwing
defrostingto cheekonthe
progressof myfood?

A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor
andpressSTART.Theovenbegins
operatingiftimeisleftontimer.
Ifnot,resettimer.