GE RE1011 Use and Care Manual
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Adapter Plugs
Aluminum Foil
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning
Convenience Food Guide
Cooking
Cooking Guide
Defrosting
Defrosting Guide
Extension Cords
Features
Grounding Instructions
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Use
and Care of
model
RE1011
The electric output
of this microwave oven
is 600 watts.
Heating or Reheating Guide 8, 9
Light Bulb Replacement
Microwaving Tips
Model and Serial Numbers
Power Levels
Precautions
Problem Solver
Repair Service
Safety Instructions
Warranty Back Cover
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Help us help you...
Before using your oven,
read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new microwave
oven 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
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville,
KY40225
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label inside
the oven.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your microwave oven. Before
sending in this card, please write
these numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your microwave oven.
Be sure your microwave
oven k
It is important that we know the
location of your microwave oven
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.
must be
that it is.
Write to:
Hotpoint
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225
regktered.
This appliance
@ted. Pl@e he
certain
If you received a
damaged oven . . .
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the oven.
Save time and money.
Before you request service . . .
check the Problem Solver on page 26.
It lists causes of minor operating
problems that you can correct yourself.
Microwaving
●
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
metilic
sheen can be used. Some cookware
is labeled “suitable for
If you are unsure, use this dish test:
Measure 1 cup water in a glass cup.
Place in oven on or beside dish.
Micmve 1-1Y2
If water becomes hot, dish is
microwave safe. If dish heats, it
should not be used for microwaving.
● Paper towels,
plastic wrap can be used to cover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
●
stirring, rotating or rearranging.
Check the cooking guide, pages
14-23.
●
which are tightly covered by a skin
or membrane. Pierce potatoes, egg
yolks and chicken livers to prevent
bursting.
trim or
Some microwaved foods require
Steam builds up pressure in foods
If you use a meat thermometer
while cooking, make sure it is
safe for use in microwave ovens.
~ps
glue
with a metallic
microwaving:’
minutes at
wax
paper and
~GH
(10).
All these things are normal with your microwave oven:
●
● Steam or vapor escaping from
around the door.
. Light reflection around door or
outer case.
c
Dimming oven light and change
in blower sound may occur while
operating at power
than high.
levels
other
Dull thumping sound while
oven is operating.
●
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.
2
PRECAUTIONS
IMPO~~T
TO AVOID
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE
m
EXC~SIVE
MICROWAVE
ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt
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
between the oven front face and
the door or allow soil or cleaner
residue to accumulate on sealing
surfaces.
(c) Do Not Operate
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
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.
Place
to operate
any object
the oven
be
S~ETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
●
When using electrical appliances
basic safety precautions should be
followed, including the following:
WARNING–TO reduce
the risk of burns, electric shock,
fire, injury to persons or exposure
to excessive microwave energy:
●
Use this appliance only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
●
Read and follow the specific
~
“PRECAUTIONS
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
AVOID
~
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” at left.
●
This appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUND~G~STRU~ONS”
on page 25.
●
This microwave oven is
specifically designed to heat or
cook food, and is not intended
for laboratory or industrial use.
●
For best operation, plug this
appliance into i6 own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or tripping
of circuit breaker.
●
Instill or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the
provided
●
Be certain to place the front
surface of the door three
ins~ation
instructions.
inch=
or
more back from the countertop
edge to avoid accidental tipping
of the appliance in normal usage.
●
Do not cover or block any
openings on the appliance.
●
Do not use outdoors.
●
Do not immerse power cord
or plug in water.
●
Keep power cord away from
heated surfaces.
Do not let power cord hang
over edge of
●
Do not operate this appliance
tible or counter.
if it has a damaged power cord
or plug, if it is not working
properly, or if it has been
damaged or dropped.
●
See door surface cleaning
instructions on page 24.
c
This appliance should be
serviced
otiy
by
qua~fied
service
personnel. Contact nearest
authorized service facility for
examination, repair or adjustment.
●
A
with any appliance, close
supervision is necessary when
used by children.
●
To reduce the risk of fire in
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 bag in oven.
—Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
–Wper
towels, napkins and
wax paper. Recycled paper
products can contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing or ignite.
Paper products containing nylon
or nylon filaments should be
avoided, as they may also ignite.
–Do not operate the oven while
empty to avoid damage to the
oven and the danger of
fire.
If
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 the life of the oven.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
—Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven
udess
in a special
microwave popcorn accessory or
udess
you use popcorn labeled for
use in microwave ovens.
–Do not overcook
potitoes,
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
—If materials inside oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect power cord, or shut
off power at fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
●
Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed glass jars—may
explode and should not be heated
in this oven.
●
Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their lids;
e=
especially meat and
●
Don’t defrost frozen beverages
in narrow necked
mixtures.
boties
(especially
carbonated beverages). Even if the
container is opened, pressure
can build up. This can cause the
container to burst, resulting in
injury.
●
Use metal only as directed
in
the defrosting, convenience
food and cooking guides, pages
10-23,
TV dinners maybe microwaved
in foil trays less than 3/4” high;
remove top foil cover and return
tray to box. When using metal
the microwave oven,
keep metil
in
at least 1 inch away from sides
of oven.
●
Cooking utensils may become
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food.
Wt
holders
may be needed to handle the
utensil.
●
Sometimes, the glass cooking
tray can become
too
hot to
touch. Be careful when handling
the cooking tray during and
afier
cooking.
s Foods
cooked in liquids (such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than foods containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 24 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.
●
Plastic utensfi-Plastic
utensfis
designed for microwave cooking
are very
used
usefil,
carefilly.
Even microwave
but should be
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
fd
and utensils could ignite. For
these reasons: 1) Use microwave
ody
plastics
and use them in strict
compliance with the utensil
manufacturer’s recommendations,
2) Do not subject empty
utenstis
to
microwaving, 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic utensils
without complete supervision.
●
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 meat will be safe to eat.
●
Boiling eggs is not
recommended in a microwave
oven. Pressure can build up
inside the egg yolk and may cause
it to burst, resulting in injury.
●
Foods with unbroken outer
“skin”
such as potatoes, 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
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in the cooking guide.
If they are not, plastic could burst
during or immediately after
cooking, possibly resulting in
injury. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least
partially uncovered because they
form a tight seal. When cooking
with containers tightly covered
with plastic wrap, remove
covering carefully and direct
steam away from hands and face.
●
Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may
stirt
to boil during or
shortly after removal from the
microwave oven. To prevent burns
from splashing liquid, stir the
liquid briefly before removing the
container from the microwave oven.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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Features of Your Oven
777
1. Door Handle.
door.
Door must be securely
lotchcd fi)r
2. Door Latches.
3.
Door Screen.
permits viewing
microwaves confined inside oven.
4.
{Jven
5.
Oven Interior Light.
when
oven to operate.
Vent.
timer is on.
Pull to open
Metal screen
of
foods and keeps
Turns on
6. Model and Serial
7.
Mode Stirrer Cover.
the
microwave
svstem.
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8.
be
Cooking performance will be
unsatisfactory without the tray
in
for
Do not remove this
will
dama~c the
Glass
Cooking
in place when using the oven.
place. The
cleaning.
tray
energy
.
Tray.
may be
Numbers.
Protects
distributing
cover.
oven.
Tray
removed
must
9. 35-Minute Timer with
expanded first
Set timer to desired cooking or
defrosting time.
10. Variable Power
This knob can be set at
LOW/DEF,
U.
S@rt.
five
minutes.
bvel
Knob.
WM,
MED, MED HI or HI.
Press to start the oven.
5
Defrosting
The Defrost setting is designed
for speedy thawing of frozen food
and is one of the great
advanbges
of a microwave oven.
●
Power level LOW/DEF should
be used for defrosting, but you may
change this for more flexibility. See
the defrosting guide, pages 10 and
11, for defrosting help.
To become better acquainted with
the defrost function, defrost frozen
pork chops by following the steps
below.
Step 1: Place a l-lb. package of
frozen chops in the oven and close
door.
VARIABLE POWER
MED
HI
SteD
2:
Turn VARIABLE POWER
con~rol
knob to
LOW/DEF.
TIMER
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Step 3: Turn TIMER control knob
to one half of the desired defrosting
time.
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Step 4:
START
Press START button.
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When cycle is completed, the oven
signals, then automatically shuts off.
Step 5:
Turn package over and
close door. Set remaining defrosting
time on Timer and press START.
Step 6:
When oven shuts off, open
door, remove package and separate
chops to finish defrosting.
Defrosti~ ~ps
●
Foods frozen in paper or plastic
can be defrosted in the package.
c
For even defrosting, many foods
need to be broken up or
part of the way through the
defrosting time.
. Family-size, pre-packaged frozen
dinners
microwaved. If
can
be defrosted
the food
container, transfer it to a
safe dish.
● Check the defrosting
other dct’resting tips.
separatd
and
is in a foil
microwave-
gu idc for
Questions and Answers
Q. When I turn the TIMER
control knob and start the oven,
I hear a dull, thumping noise.
What is it?
A.
This sound is normal. It is
you know the oven is using a power
level lower than HI.
Q. Can I defrost small items in
a hurry?
A. Yes,
but they will need more
frequent attention than usual. Set
Timer and turn
VAMABLE
control knob to desired setting.
Power level MED cuts the total
defrosting time about in 1/2; power
level HI cuts the total defrosting
time to approximately 1/3. During
either,
romte
or stir food frequently.
Q.
Why don’t the defrosting
times in the defrosting guide
seem right for my food?
A. These times are averages.
Defrosting time can vary according
to the temperature in your freezer.
Set your oven for the time indicated
in the defrosting guide. If your food
is still not completely thawed at the
end of that time, reset your oven
and adjust the time accordingly.
Q. Should
all
foods be completely
thawed before cooking?
A. Some foods
should
not be
completely thawed before cooking.
For example, fish cooks so quickly
it is better to begin cooking while it
is still slightly frozen.
Q. Can I open the door during
defrosting to check on the
progress of my food?
A. Yes.
any
You may open the door at
time during microwaving. To
resume defrosting, close the door
and press START. The oven begins
operating if time is left on timer. If
not. reset timer.
Ictting
POWER
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Cooking
The timer allows you to preset
the cooking time.
The oven shuts off automatically.
Power level HI is recommended
for most cooking, but you may
change this for more flexibility.
See the cooking guide, pages 12-23.
To
become better acquainted with
time cooking, make a
cup
of coffee
by following the steps below.
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Step 1:
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Fill a cup
p:-
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2/3
full of water
and add 1 teaspoon of instant coffee
and stir to dissolve. Use a cup that
has no metal decoration and is
microwave safe (refer to Microwaving
Tips on page 2). Place cup in oven
and close door.
VARIABLE POWER
MFD
TIMER
o
1
Step 3: Set TIMER control knob.
For coffee, set at 1 Y2 to 2 minutes.
Timer may be reset during
cookinf
if needed.
Note: To set timer less than 2 minutes
turn the TIMER control knob past
2 and then back to the desired time.
START
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Questions and Answers
Q. I set my oven for the time
called for in the recipe, but at the
end of the time allowed, my food
wasn’t done. What happened?
A.
Since house power varies due
to time or location most recipes
give you a time range to prevent
overcooking. Set the oven for
minimum time, test the food for
doneness, then cook your dish a
little longer, if necessary.
Q. What happens if I accidentally
operate the microwave oven
without food in it?
A. Accidental use for short
periods of time does
oven, but it is not recommended.
Q. Can I interrupt the cooking
function to check the food?
A. Yes.
To resume cooking, simply
close the door and press START.
The timer must be reset for
cooking to resume unless time is
remaining on timer.
not
damage the
Step 2:
Turn VARIABLE POWEI
control knob to HI.
Step
4: Press START. Timer
HI
moves back toward O while oven
runs.
Step 5:
sounds, oven
When time is up, the oven
light
and fan shut off.
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Heating or Reheating Guide
1. Directions below
refrigerator or room temperature. Use microwave oven safe
containers.
2. Cover most
rare
or medium meats, some sandwiches, griddle foods like
pancakes and baked foods.
3.
Bubbling around edges of dish is
Suggested serving temperatures are given for most
children usually prefer cooler food, generally about 20° lower.
Adjust
temperatures to your
F(]ods
are
for reheating already-cooked foods at
(see tips)
for
fastest heating. Exceptions are
nomal,
since center is last to heat.
pemonal
taste. Stir foods
foods.
befi~re
Young
serving.
4.
Be sure foods are heated through before serving. Steaming or
bubbling around edges does not necessarily mean
throughout. Stir food once or twice during
ensure
even,
produce an area warm to the touch in
thorough heating. As a general rule. hot foods
center
food
hcatitrg,
of underside of dish.
is
if possible, to
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking,
make sure it is safe
for
use in microwave ovens.
heated
Suggested
Item
Appetizers
Saucy:
meatballs, riblets, cocktail franks. etc.
(72
cup/serving)
Dips: cream or processed cheese
Pastry bites: small pizzas, egg rolls. etc.
Tip:
Cover saucy appetizers with wax paper. Cover dips with plastic wrap. Do not cover pastry bites, they will not bc crisp.
Plate of
Meat plus 2 vegetables
Tip:
Meati
Saucy main dishes: chop
creamed chicken, chili. stew. macaroni
cheese, etc. ( % -1 cup/serving)
Thinly sliced roasted meat:
Rare
maximum time (3 to 4-02./serving)
Well done: beef, pork.
Steaks. chops, ribs. other meat pieces:
Rare beef’ steak
Well
Hamburgers or meat loaf
(4-oz./serving)
Chicken pieces
Hot dogs and sausages
Rice and pasta
( 2/1-% cup/serving)
Topped
(’/,-%
Tip:
Cover saucy main
When heating or reheating
hftovers
Cover plate of
fi)od
with wax paper or plastic
and Main Dishes
suey,
beef
rodst.
minimum time; medium
ham.
poultry, etc.
done beef, chops, ribs, etc.
or mixed with sauce
cup/serving)
dishes
with plastic wrap. Cover other main
3
or 4 servings of meat slices or pieces.
wrap.
spaghetti,
and
rare.
Amount
1
to
2 servings
3
[04 servings
1/2
cup
1
cup
2 to 4 servings
1 plate
1 to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings
1 can
(16-oz.
)
I to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings
1 to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings
1 to 2 servings
3 to
4 servings
1 to 2 servings
3
to 4
servings
I to 2 servings
3 to 4 servings
1 to 2 pieces
3
to 4 pieces
1 to 2
3
to 4
1
to 2 servings
1
to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings
dishes and
rotate dish
Serving Temp.
150°
150°
130°
1300
150°-1600
150°-1600
150°-1600
150°-1600
130°
130°
150°
1500
150°
150°-1600
150°-1600
meats with wax
1/2 turn after half’ of
paper.
time.
Power
bvel
HI (10)
HI (lo)
MED (5)
MED (5)
HI (10)
HI
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
MED HI (7)
MED
MED HI (7) 1
MED HI (7)
MED HI (7)
MED HI (7)
MED
MED HI (7)
HI (10)
HI (10)
H[
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (lo)
HI (lo)
Do
not
cover rare or
(10)
HI (7)
HI (7)
(10)
Approximate
Time, Min.
1
4 to
1 to
3
to 5
1
to 2 ~/2
2
to 4
3 to
6 to
4 to 5
1/2
to
I 1A to 3
3 to
1 ‘A
3
to 7
1
to
3 to 6
%
to
172
1/2
to 2
2 to 3
1A
to 1
1 to
1 to
3 to 6
8 to 12
medium
rare meats.
Y2
to 4
7
to 3
5
to
3
to 3
3
2
6
3
10
‘/2
2
‘A
3
2
%
Y2
1/2
Sandwiches
Moist filling: Sloppy
etc. in bun ( ‘/~ cup/serving)
Thick meat-cheese filling: with firm bread
Tip:
Usc
paper towel or napkin to cover sandwiches,
—
JOCS,
barbecue, ham salad.
I to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings MED HI (7) 2 v, to 4
1 to 2 servings
3 to 4
scrvirrgs
MED HI (7)
MED
HI (7)
MED
HI
(7)
1 to 2
2
to
4 to 5
8
ill
3
Item
soups
Water based
(1 cup/serving)
Milk-based
(1
cup/serving)
Tip:
Cover
soups with wax paper or plastic wrap.
Vegetables
Small pieces: peas. beans. corn,
(72 cup/serving)
Large pieces or whole: asparagus spears.
corn on the cob, etc.
Mashed
(
Tip:
pomtoes
Y2
cup/serving)
Cover
vcgembles fi)r
most even heating.
Sauces
Dessert: chocolate, butterscotch
Meat or
spaghetti sauce. etc.
Creamy
Tip:
Cover
main
dish. chunky type; giblet gravy,
type
food
to prevent spatter.
etc
Amount
1 to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings
I
can
(lO-oz, )
I to 2 servings
3
to 4 servings
I
can (lO-oz. )
I to
2 servings
3
to 4 servings
I
can
(15-17-oz.
1
to 2 servings
3 to 4 servings
1 can (16-02. )
I
to 2 servings
3 to 4 servings
IA
cup
1
cup
1A
cup
1
cup
1
can (16-02. )
1/2
cup
I
cup
)
Suggested
Serving
150°-1700
150°-170”
150°-1700
140°
140°
140°
150°-1600
150°-1600
150°-1600
150°-1600
150°-1600
125°
125°
150°-1600
150°-1600
150°-1600
140°-1500
140°-1500
Temp.
Power
hvel
HI (10)
HI (10)
H]
(10)
MED
HI (7)
MED HI (7)
MED HI (7)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
H]
(10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI
(10)
HI (10)
HI
(10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
H]
(10)
HI (10)
Approximate
Time, Min.
2 to 5
5 to 10
4 to 5
2 to 6
6 [0
Ii
4 to 6
I
to 3
3 to 4
%
3
to 5
1 M
to.
4 to
6
4 to 5
1 to 3
3 to 6
1A to 1 1/2
I
to 2
%
I
to 2
M
2 to 4
3
to 6
I to 11A
2 to 2
Y2
Bakery
Cake. coffee cake, doughnuts, sweet rolls,
nut or fruit bread
Dinner rolls. muffins
Pie: fruit, nut or custard
%
(
USC
Griddle
Pancakes, French toast or waffles (3-in. X 4-in. )
Foo&
of9-in. pic=l slice
minimum time for custard)
Foo&
Plain. no topping
Syrup & butter
With 2 sausage patties (cooked)
1
piece
2
picccs
4 pieces
Y-in.
12 rolls or
doughnuts
;
4
6 to 8
1
slice
2 slices
4 slices
Y-in.
2 or 3 pieces
2 or 3 pieces
2 or 3
Beverages
Coffee, tea. cider I to 2 cups
Other
water
based
Cocoa. other milk based
Tip:
Do not cover bakery foods, griddle foods (pancakes, etc. ) or beverages.
3 to 4 cups
1 to 2 cups
3 to 4 cups
cake or
pie
picccs
LOW/DEF (3)
LOW/DEF
LOW/DEF (3)
LOW/DEF
MED (5)
MED (5)
MED (5)
MED (5)
HI
HI (10)
MED
MED H1 (7)
HI (10)
HI (10)
HI (10)
160°-1700 H]
160°-1700
140°
140°
HI
MED HI (7)
MED
(]0)
(10)
(10)
HI (7)
HI (7)
(3)
(3)
1/2
to
1
1A
to 2
1 to
3
2 to 4
1A
to
1/2
1/2
to
%
1A
to I
M
to 1
1/2
1A
to 1
1 to 1
M
2 Y2 to 3
4 to 7
1 to 1
Y2
1
to 2
I
Y2 to 2
I ‘/2 to 3
5 to 7
~ to
7
6 to 10
M
‘/2
9
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