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~Makesureall cookwareusedin
yourmicrowaveovenissuitablefor
microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles, ‘
cookingdishes,rneasuringcups,
custardcups,potteryorchina
dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave
metallictrimorglazewithametallic
sheencanbeused.Somecookware
islabeled“suitableforMicrowaving?
If you areunsure,usethisdishtest:~
Measure1cupwaterina g~asscup.
Placeinovenonor besidedish.
Microwave1minuteatEI@3. If
waterbecomeshot,dishismicrowave
safe.Ifdishheats,itshouldnotbe
iisedformicrowaving.
~Papertowels,waxpaper,and
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.
@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbook.
@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbya skin
or membrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.
Read-thisbookcarefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyou operate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp, write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
write downthemodel
andsaid numbers.
You’llfindthemona labelinside
the oven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:
Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.
Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso; alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard. If youmove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous, statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisapp~ianm
mustberegistered.Pkasebecertain
thatitis.
Writeto:
Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Myoureceiveda
damaged(’hen...
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutheMicrowave
Oven.
Savetime andmoney.
ModelNumber
SeriaiNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.
Beforeyourequestservice...
checkh-eProb16mSolveronpageH.
Itlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.
BesureyourMicrowave
oven i$Ii’w@$teredo
Itisimportantthatweknowthe
locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shoulda needoccurforadjustments.
AllTheseThingsAm!Nmnd withyourMerowaveoven:
@Steamor vapor escapingfrom
aroundthedoor.
~Lightreflectionarounddooror
“
outercase. . ‘
*Dimmingovenlightandchange
inblowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingat powerlevelsother
thanhigh.
~Dullthumpingsoundwhile
ovenisoperating.
s some T$l.~dio interference
mightbe noticedwhileusingyour
*mkx-owav6oven.It’ssimilartothe
in~erferencecausedbyothersmall
appliamn anddoesnotindicatea
probkxn’withyouroven.
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IMPomANT
SAFETYinstructions
—
(a)DoNotAttempt tooperate
this ovenwiththe dooropensince
open-dooroperationcanresultin
harmfulexposureto microwave
energy.Uisimportantnotto
defeator tamperwiththesafety
interlocks.
(b)DoNotPlace anyobject
betweentheovenfrontfaceand .
the dooror allowsoilorcleaner
residuetoaccumulateonsealing
surfaces.
(c)DoNotOperate theoven
ifitis damaged.Itisparticularly
importantthattheovendoorclose
—
properlyandthatthereisno
damagetothe:
—
(1)Door (bent),
(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor
loosened),
(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)TheOvenShouldNot be
adjustedor repairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.
F&adWinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance,
Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyrmcautionsshouldbe
followed,~n;ludingthefollowing:
WA~N1l!qG-Toreduce
theriskofbums,electricshock,
f~e,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowave energy:
@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.
eReadandfollowthespecific
“PRECAUTIONS lK)AVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSURE lT)
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY”atlefi.
e Thisappliance mustbegrounded.
Connectonlytoproperlygrounded
outlet.See“GROUNDING
INSTRU(3TONS” onpage9.
@Forbestoperation,plugthis
applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeringof
lights,bJowingoffuseortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.
oInstallorlocatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe ‘
providedinstallationinstructions.
wCetin toplacethefront
●
surfaceofthedoorthreeinch~or
moreback,~romthecounte~op
edgetoavodaccidentaltipping
oftheapplianceinnormalusage.
eDonotcoverorblockany
openingsontheappliance.
~Donotuseoutdoors.
ODonotimmersepowercordor
pluginwater.
oKeeppowercordawayfrom
heatedsurfaces.
@Donotletpowercordhangover
edgeoftableorcounter.
eDonotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercordor
plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor
dropped.
oSeedoorsurfacecleaning
instructionsonpage10.
0Thisapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination, repairoradjustment.
9Aswithanyappliance,close
supervisionisnecessarywhen
usedbychildren.
e Ti reduce& risk offirein
theovencavity:
–Donotovercookfd. Can#hlly
attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustible materialsare
placedinsidetheoventoticilitate
cooking.
–Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
pap&orplasticbagsbefore
placingbaginoven, -
–Donotuseyour‘ticrowave
oventodiynewspapers.
–Ripertowels,napkinsand
waxpaper.Recycledpaper
productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingorignite.
Paperproductscontainingnylon
ornylonfilamentsshouldbe
avoided,astheymayalsoignite.
–Donotoper@etheovenwhile
emptytoavoiddamagetothe
ovenandthedangeroffire.If
byaccidenttheovenshouldrun
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times-itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeoftheoven.
—
.
–Do notpoppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwave popcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowave ovens,
–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfhseor
circuitbreakerpanel.
~Someproductssuchaswhole
eggsandseaiedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
~Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
. Don’t
defrostfrozen
beveragesinnarrownecked
bottles(especiallycarbonated
beverages).Evenifthecontainer
isopened,pressurecanbuildup.
Thiscancausethecontainerto
burst,resultingininjury.
0 Use metalonlyasdirectedin
Cookbook.Foilstrips
asusedon
meatroastsarehelp@whenused .
as showninCookbook.
TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high; ~
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowave oven,keepmetal
atleast1inchawayfromsides’
ofoven.
O
Cookingutensilsmaybecome
hotbecauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandletheutensil.
@Sometimes,thecookingtray
canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefidhandlingthecookingtray
duringandaftercookhw.
w
o Fbodscookedinliquids(such
w
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructions on
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.
● ThermOrne@r—J)O notuse
athe~olmeterinfoodyou
aremicrowaving unlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommended foruseinthe
microwave oven.
o Removethe~mperatureprobe
&omtheovenwhennotinuse.If
youleavetheprobeinsidetheoven
withoutinseitingit”idwdorliquid,
andturnonmicrowave energy,it
cancreateelectricalarcinginthe
ovenanddamageove~walls. “’,
pl~~cu~m~—plwtic u~m~s
designedfor.microwave cooking
arevery@efjd,bit shouldbe .~
usedcarefhlly.,Even’rnicrowave
plasticmaynotbe’astolerantOf”.’. awayfiomhandsand’f&W
overcooking conditions asti glass~
~Whencookingporkfollow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170”F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.
@Boilingeggsisnot
recommendedinamicrowave
oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.
● Foodswithunbrokenouter
“skin”suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.
● 6L130ilable9’ cookingpouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbgslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediately aftercookinz
possiblyresu~ingininjury.11s0,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe~
atleastpartiallyuncovered because
thetifoi!mati~htseal.When
co&ingwith~ontainers tightly
‘~.cove@,witiplasticwrap,remove
covem:g.carcifhlly aiddirectsteam
●
orceramicrnateriaIsandmay ‘
softenorchar.ifsubjecte~toshort
SAVE
TmsE
periodsof.overcooking. Inlonger
exposurestoovercookingj’the fd
INSTRUCTIONS
andutensilscouldigniti.For
thesereasons:1)Usernic~owave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manuticturer’s recommendations.
2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving. 3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplastic,utensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
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