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Before youroven,
readthisbookcarefully.

MisintendedtoMp youoperate
andmaintainyournewmicrowave
ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’ttmderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances

ApplianceI%rk
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Write down the model

andserial

SerialNumber

Ybursupplierisresponsiblefbr
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplier
tobesurehehasdoneso;alsosend
inyc9urConsumerProductOwnmship
RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove.or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.
‘llisappliancemustberefjstere$.

Pleasebecertainthatitis.

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Tips

Makesureallcookwareusedin

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yourmicrowave.ovenissuitahlefor
microvvwing.NM glasscasseroles+
cookingdishes,measuringcups,
custardcups,potteryorchina
dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave
metallictrimorgkumwithametallic
sheencanbeused.Somecookware
is!iabekxl“suitableforrn~cxowaving~’

Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest:

Measure! cupwaterinaglasscup.
Placeinovenonorbesidedish.
?vlicrowave1-1%minutesatHigh.If
w$terbecomeshot,dishis
safe.If’dishhea~s,itshouldnotbe
usedfor

● Papertowels,waxpaperand

plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
aridprevent

*Some foodsrequire
stirring,rotatingor

Checkyourcookbook,

● St&ambuildsuppressureinhods

whichare coveredbyaskin
or Piercepota?cws,cgg
yoMandchickenliversto

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fire, injurytopemonsorexposure
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SAFETY

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–-Removetheshelt’fmmoven
whennotinus~.

–Do notstoreorcookwithshelf

onfloorofoven.Productdamage
mayresult.

–Usepothold~rstohandkshelf
andutensils.Theymaybehot.

–-Donotusem&xOwavebrowning

dishonshelf;theshelfcmdd
overheat,Donotuseshelfwith
Automatic feature.

@Haveit andproperly
seethe$peckd

packedwiththemicrowaveoven.

* Theexhaustb inyowoven

wilhperate under

certaineondUms(seeAutmna@

FanFeature,

page6).

fkn is

requiredtopreventthestarting
andspreading
cooking o

fankin Us&lb’this

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-hi theeventda greasefire,

M1’Mxher pm(?IIW’fhce

unitbycoveringpan

with lid$cookiesheet

orflattray

--Never

flamefbodstinder

theowmWithtk eXh8Wt fan

itmayspread

theflames.

FeaturesofYourMicrowaveOven

CookingCompleteReminder

(FarTIMECOWandDEFROSTcycles)

Toremindyouthatyouhavefd inthe
oven,theovenwilldisplay“End”andbeep
onceaminuteuntilyoueitheropentheoven
doorortouchtheCLEARKWFpad.

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L DearHmdle.Pulltoopen

door.Doormustbesecurely

latchedforoventooperate,

2. DoorLatches*

3.WindowwithMetalShMd.

Screenallows tobeviewed
while confined
inoven.

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system.Donotremovethecover.
Muwill theovert.

vent.

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u.Weiw men.

L% Light.
M.Own

whendooris orwhenoven
is inany

Light.Light comes on

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Digital

llisphy

Mwmationcmeachfeature,
seepages6and7*

Hood(%ntmls.

ML

Ran.PressHI,IX)orOH?

IJgW.PressON,NK3HTorOFF.
17,Smoke&SpstterSMeld,This

convenientshieldishinged,When

usingtherangetop,fliptheshield
downintotheOUTpositionwhere
itwilldirectsurfacesmoketothe
exhaustsystem.Whentheventfim

isnotinuse,fliptheshieldup

undertheoven.

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ControlI%nel

ThetouchcontrolpanelMowsyoutosettheoven
controlselectrcmicaiiywiththetouchofa finger.M
designedtobeeasytouseandunderstand.Withyour

microwaveoven,youhavetheoptionofusingyour
automaticcookingcontrolpadsforquickandeasy
conveniencecooking,Oryoumaymakeyourown
programstosuityourindividualizedcookingstyle.

WhenYouPluginthe(hm

Thedisplaypaneldisplaysfive8’s,18POWER,and
alloftheownfinctions.After15seconds,alllights
disappearand“RESET”appearsintheupperportion.
TouchtheCLEARKWFpad,settheCLOCK,and
ovenisreadyforuse.

Ifpowerisdisruptedatanytime,theabovesequence
recurs,andyoumustresetCL(XXaflertouching
CLEARKXW

Wkror”AppearsonDispky:

@WhenusingTempCook/Hold,youhaveentereda

temperaturelessthan90°Eormorethan199W
*whenusingAutoDefrost,thefood m

didnotcorrespondwiththecode
@Doorisopenedduring“AU’KY’qyeleofAutoCook

ClosedoorandtouchSTART

* Probehasbeen whenAutoRoastorTemp

Cook/Holdarebeingused.

6 Clear/Off.Whentouched,itstopstheovenand
erasesailsettingsexcepttimeofday.

7.AutoCook.Touchthispadandthen
fordesiredcodenumber,andovenautomatically
microwavesatpre-programmedpowerievelsand
determinestheproperamountofcookingtimeuntilthe
foodisdoneandovenshutsoff.(Seepages12and13.)

&ExhaustFan.PressIll, LOorOFFforfanspeed.

9.he

D&rust.Gentlethawingatautomaticpower

level3, orchangepowerlevelafterenteringtime,
6= page9.)

I&TampCook/HoId.Usethetemperatureprobeto
cookbyusingapresettemperatum.Wheninternal
fbod reaches9WF.,ovenshows

untilpreset isreached

andholds fbruptoonehour.(Seepage10.)

U. Mirt/$etTimer.Thisfeatureusesnomicrowave
energywhileitfunctionsasbothakitchentimerorasa
holdhgperiodbetweendefrostandtimeortemperature
cooki~g;(SeepageIL)

K2.ProgramReview.Touchthispadtodispiayyour

program.

B. I%werLwel.Touchthispadbeforeentering
anotherpowerlevelnumberifyouwanttochange
from powerlewd foremkingor
powerlevel3(Low)for

14,Start.Touchthispadtobeginanyfunction.
15 AutoRuast.Insertprobe,touchthispad,and

desirednumberpadfbrcodetoslow-cookor

cookmeatwith preset

{wePages24

and4

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4, Clock.Touchthispadtoentertimeofdayorcheck
timeof’daywhile TOsetclock,first
touchCLOCKpadandthenentertimed’day.Rx

iftimeis1:30,touch pads1,3.andO

and“1:30”willfippetiron “START”willflash,

)W to touchSTART,thus thedock,

Ifyouwishtoresetor time,simplyrepeat
tibovepm’efis.

5. Fkds.T{whthesepadstocn[erconktime,
hod powerIcwI,Au{oCookcodes,Auto
Mist codesorAutoDefrostcode ~ndfbod
weight.

K TmwhMSpad,

thencodenumber
andfbodweight.Theovert setsprover
levelsand time,($eepage26,)

1’?.L&M,Touch padto counteror

toturnonnightlight.

installedundertheovenmight,

undersomeheavy cause

tooverheatsomeinternalpartsaf’the

mimwaveoven,
Toprevent fromtakingplww,theexhaust

fanis to turnonatlowspeedif

occur,Shouldthis

thefancannotbe turnedoff,butitwill

turnoff’whenthe partshave

cooled.Thefanmaystayonup

to 30

minutesaftertherangeand ovencontrols
havebeenturnedoff.

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ChokingbyTime

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Thetimecookingfeatureallows
youtopresetthecookingtime.

Theovenshutsoffautomatically.
Powerlevel10(High)is

recommendedformostcooking,
butyoumaychangethisformore
flexibility.Seeyourcookbook.

Tobecomebetteracquaintwiwith
timecooking,makeacupofcoff=
byfollowingthestepsbelow

Step1:Fillacup2/3fullofwater,
add”1teaspoonbfinstantcoffkeand
stirtodissolve.Useacupthathas
nometaldecorationandis
microwavesafe(see
Tipsonpage2).Placeeupinown
andclosedoor.

Step4:TouchSTART.“COOK
TIME1~’“POWER1(1~’andtime
countingdownshowondisplay.

Step%Whentimeisup,theoven
signalsandflashes“EndYOven,
lightandfanshutoff.

Step6:Openthedoor.

F#x@we

TimeCook11featureletsyou

The

settwotimecookingfun~tions
withinoneprogramThisisideal
whenyouwantto power
ievels your

Here’showtodoit.

Step1:Placefd inovenin
microwave=safecontainerandclose
thedoor,

Step2:lbu~hTIMEC(XXIpad.
Displayshows”:

10:’“ENTER(XXX‘T~~~1“

flashes.
Step3:Select W

example.touch2, 1and5 fortwo
minutesandUsemndsoDisplay
shows“2:15”and“POWER10Y

“COCKTIME1*’flashes.

Step4:TouchTIMEC(XXHpad:

0“and‘*POWER

EIowtoUseAutoStart

AutoStartailowsyoutoprogram
youroventobegincookingata
presettimeofday–uptoa 12
hourdelay.

ToUseAutoMart
StepUEnteryourdesiredcooking

program.
Step2:TouchAUNlSTARTpad

(insteadofSTARTpad).

Step3:Enterthetimeyouwant

theoventostart.(Besureyour
microwaveovenclockshowsthe

cormettimeofday.)

Step4:TouchSTARTpad.The

ovenwillautomaticallystartat
thedesiredtime.

QuestionsandAnswers

Q. Isetmyovenforthetime
calledforinthereeipe,M atthe
endofthethneallowed,myfd
wasn$tdone.Whathappened?

A. Sincehousepower

totimeor1oeatkm,manytime
cookingrecipesgiveyouatime

rangetopreventovercooking.Set

theovenfor time,testthe

foodfordoneness,andcookyour
fd alittlelonger,ifnecessary.

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Step2:TouchTIMECOOKL

“: 0“ and“POWER

shows

10:’**ENTERC(XXTIME1’*

flashes.

Step3: Selectyourtime.‘Touch

1,2andOfora anti20

secxmds.Displayshows“1:20”and

10:’‘*CXXX ‘mm 1**

flwihes,

isnbt see“How?0

ChangePowerLevel”atright+]

step!%setyourcookingtime.

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Howb clltlng
Aftersettingcookingtime,

toudlPOWERLEVELpad,
Ihentouchdesired for
newproverlevel,

Step6:ThichSTARK

Step7: 10”is

andC~k Time1isshown
down.

Step8:AttheendofCooicIlmc L

the powerlevelis
andCookTime2isshown
down,

Step9: Whentimeisup,theoven

signtihiandfIashes“End~*The
oven,lightandfan~hutoff.

Step10:openthedom.

e l%werM

8

(&
andselectedmypowerlevel.When

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ItouchedSTART3however,my

ovendkhitcomeon.Whynot?

A. The’I’M3C00KIorUpad

mustbetouchedbeforesettingthe
numberpadsorelseyourove~will
notbegincooking.

(J Iwanttocooko napower
levelotherthanHigh.WhatdoI
needtodo?

A. ‘I bchangethepowerhwel,
touchthePOWERLEVELpad,
thentouchdesirednumberforncw
powerlevel*

Q. CanlinterruptTimeC~kto
checkthefd?

A. Yes.Toresumecooking,
simplyclosethedoorandpress
theSTARYpad.Thetimermustbe
resetforc~~kingtoresumeunless
timeis ontimer.

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DefrostingbyThe

TimeDefrostisdesigned

forspeedythawingoffrozenfood
andisoneofthegreatadvantages
ofamicrowaveoven.

UseTimeDefrosttoquickly
thawhodssuchasbread,roils,
vegetables,fruitsandfrozen
dinners.AutoDefrostispreferred
formeatandpoultrybecmsethe
ovensetsthedefrostingtimeand
powerlevelsforyou.

@Powerlevel3isautomaticallyset
fbrdefrosting,butyoumaychange
thisformoreflexibility.

● Seeyourcookbookfor

help,
Tobcconwbetteracquaintedwith

TimeDefrost,defrosta lo-ma
packageoffrozenstrawberriesby
followingthestepsbelow,

Step1:Placepackageoffrozen
strawberriesintheovenandclose
door.Besurepackagecontains
nometal.

Step4:TouchS%ART.‘61X3FTIME”
showsandtimecountsdownon
dispkiy,Whencycleis
theovensignalsandflashes“RKL’*
then shutsof~.

Step!5:Turnpackageover,close
doorandrepeatSteps2and3toset

half time

andtouchSTART,
Step6:Whenovensignalsand

flashes●’End:’opendoor,remove
packageandseparatestrawberries
tofinishdefrosting.

*FbO&~K3z~ftinpaperorplastic

embe inthepackage.

QuestionsandAnswers

WhmipressSTART,Ihear

Q

adullthumpingnoise.Whatisit?
A. Thissoundisnormal.Itis

lettingyouknowtheovenisusinga
powerlevellowerthaniO(High).

Q. Canldefrostsmalliternsin

ahurry?
A. Yes,Mtheywillneedmore

frequentattentionthanusual.Raise
thepowerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad.Powerlevel7cutsthe
total timeaboutin1/2;
powerlevelK?cutsthetotddefrosting
timeto 1/3.During
either,rotateorstirfd frequently,

Q
timesInthecookbookseemright
formyfood?

A. Cookbooktimesareaverages.
IMrostingtimecanvaryafxording
{othetemperatureinyourt%eezer.
Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
inyourcookbookN’yourkxxiis
stillnotcompletelythawedatthe
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthetimeaccordingly.

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shows*’:0“and

3:$*’ENTERDEIFTIME*’fi4Mhe$L

thentouchdesirednumberfbr
newpowerlevel,

1

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completelythawedbefore
cooking?

A, notbe

ccmtpleteiythawedbetirecooking.
For

t%afnpk!.fishcookssoquickly

itisbettertobegincookingwhileit

isstillslightlyfkwxm.

Q

‘IlmeDefrosttoaheckonthe
P-of myf~?

A. Yes,Yeamayopefithedoorat
anytimeduringmicrowaving.TO
resumedefrosting,Axe thedoor
andpressSTART.Theovenbegins
operatingiftimeisleftontimer.
Ifnot,resettimer.

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testofdonenessformanyf-,

TempCook/Holdtakesthe
guessworkoutofcookingbecause
theoven switches
toHoldsettingafterreaching
thepresetfoodtemperatureand
maintainsthattemperatureforup
toonehouroruntilyoutouchthe
CLEAWOFFpad.

TheTemperatureProbe

HANC’U

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SENSOR

The probeisahod
internal ofyourfd;

itmustbeusedwhenusingTemp
Cook/H&lorAutoRoast.To

utilizeyourprobe follow
directionsforuseandinsertionin
thisbookintheAutomatic

Roastingsection.

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BeefRib

Step1:Inserttemperatureprobe

andattachprobestxwrelyinoven
wall.Closethedoor.

Step2:TouchTEMPCOOK/’
HOLD.Thedisplaypanelshows
“F”’and“POWER10U*“ENTER
TEMP”fiashes.

Step%Touch1,2,5 for125QF.
“TEMP(XXX”flashes.“Q5F”

and“POWER10”showondisplay.
S@p4:To@ PUWERLEVEL

p&d.‘*ENTERPOWER”flashes,
Touch5for power.

“TEMPCOOK:*“L!5F’*arid

5“showondisphiy.

Step 5: TouchSTART.Ifinternal

oftheroastislessthan

90”F.,displaywillshow“CXXX*or

is90°F.orabove,
displayshowstemperature
countingup.

Step6:WhenLkVF.isreached.
theovenwillsoundanddisplay

**FKXD*’+Theovenwillthenhold

the
Step7:Touchthe

padtostopthec@e.
Step& probeandfood

fromtheoven,

*u%’aklwerpowerkwel;hwill

hemmore

evenlyeven

moretime.

QAfterIfollowedthesteps

andtouchedtheSTARTpad,
661!RROR”flashedinthedisplay
andasignalsmmded.What%

wrong?
A.“ERRC)R*’flashesifyouset

thetemperatureeitherbelow90”F.
oraboveN9*F,Theoventellsyou,
betweentheflashingof“ERROR~’
whatincorrectentrywasmade.To
reenter,touchCLEAR/OFFpad
andbeginagain.

Q.Arethereanyfti Ican’t

TempC(MSM

A.Yes.Delicatebuttericings,ice
cream,frozenwhippedtoppings,
etc.softenrapidlyatwarm
temperatures.Batters,doughsand
frozenfbodsarealsodifficultto
cookpreciselywiththeprobe.It’s
besttotimecookthesef’s,

Q Whydid“PROBE”flashon

thedbl~y after~tmehedthe

STW pad?
A,“PNXU?’”willflashifyou

don’tseatthecableendoftheprobe
securelyintothereceptacleinthe

ovenwailor ifyoutouchtheTEMP

COOK/HC3LDpadandforgetto
usetheprobe.

Q tin 1law myprobeinthe
ovenifit%notinsertedinfd?

A.No,ifittouchestheovenwall,
youmaydamagetheoven.

Q.Can1T&repCookdifferent

portkmaoffoodat

@Besurefrozenfbodhasbeen

inserting
probe.Probemaybreakoffifused
infr’awxmfbods.

* & thecliptokeepthePmb in

placewhileheating.

@Coverhods looselyfor

controlandquick,even

K)

A.Yes,Thetemperatureprobe
givesyouthefreedomtocook
differentportionsoffoodat

tosuit

eatingstyles,Sin@y

placeprobeinfd tindchange

settingasneeded.

HowtoUsethe ‘Ilmer

TheMIN/SECTIMERhasthree
timingfunctions:

oItoperatesasandnutetimer.
*Ncanbesettodelaycooking.

M canbeusedasaholdsetting

@

afterdefrosting.

TheMIN/SECTIMER

Opei%ittX

withoutmicrowaveenergy.

HowtoTimea341inute
PhoneCall

TouchMIN/SECTIMERpad.

1.

Thedisplayshows*’:0“ and

“ENTERTIME*’flashes.

2. Touchnumberpads3,0andO
(for3 andnoseconds).

Displayshows“3:00*’and‘*TIME”

3.T(mchSTART.Displayshows
timecountingdown.

4, Whentimeisup,oven

sign~ls,

flashes“IW.L”anddisplayshows

timeofday.

Time

The ‘Timercanalso
beusedtoprograma time
between

cooking
Thetimecanrangefromone.seccmd
(o99minutesand99seconds,A

holdingor timemaybe

insomeofyourown

recipesor

Cooking

delay upto99

%)

and99swxmds.touch 1
ofTEMP andenter

cooktimeortemp.ToMch
TIMERandenternumberof
todeiaycwking TouchSTART.
Timerwillcountdowntozeroand
cookingwillbegin.When

besurethat
proheisinfbodh#orepressing
START,

How Hold
andTimeCook

Let’ssayyouwanttodefrostHffomn
casserolefor15 holdftlr

10 andthenTimeC%okf{}r

25mifj~tes.Here’showtOWit:

Step1:Takecasserolefromfre~zer
andplaceinoven.

W@: DEFI?OSTpad.

Thedisplayshows”:O*’and

“POWER3“ “ENTERLXX

TIME*’flashes.
Step3:Touchpads1,5.0andOfor

U time.“i5:O0’*

appearson is

setonpowerlevel3
butcanbe bytouching
the LEVELpadandthe
desiredpowerlevel.)

Step6:WuchTIMECOOKipad,
The shows‘*:0“m!

K).”“ENTERCOOK

TIME1“flushes.

Step7:Touch2,!5,0andOfor
twtmty-fiveminutesofcookingtime.

*’COOKTIME1“flashes,“25:00”

and“POWER10”appearondisplay.

“DEFTWE”
and‘*15:00”countingdownshowon
display.Aseachfunctionis

performed,oven

displayshowsinstructionsentered

andthefunction.
Step9:Whentimeisup,the

ovensignals.flashes“End”and
shutsoff.

QuestionsandAnswem

Q Whatwillhappenifl
aec~dentsliyreversemydefrost,
holdandcook

A, TMovenwill

yourprogram.

willahayscomefirsLthenhold,

andthenthe function.

Q CanIdefrostandhuldonly?

A. Y&i.Sometimesyoumayonly

wanttodefrostafd, holdit,and
cookitlater.M youneedtodois

inTimeDefrostand

oftlme.Thenprograma
holdingtime insteps4
and5atMl).Besuretoputthe
thaweddishinthe
promptly.

PKYIW:Letfbodsremainatroom
temperatureeniymkmgassafe.
Timeswillvary.

I myovenfor

Q
aspeeifk thnebutit

ddlwstedlongerthan

What

A. When conflict,

theovencarriesoutthelast

Youmayhavesetthe

oventoDefrostfor4minutes,

for2 m! then

Inthiscase,the
ovenwouldDefrostfor6
and for2rninutcst

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