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BeforeMicrowaving.., . . . . .. . .2

SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...3.4

Featuresof Youroven . . . . . . ...5

cocking . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6.

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CookingGuide. . . . . . . . . ..7-l5

Careand Cleaning . . . . . . . . ...16

GroundingInstructions . . . . ...17 ;’

TheProblemSolver. . . . . . . . ..l8. ,

IfYouNeedService . .‘;. ....’...19’ ~

Warranty. . . . ... . . . . Rick Cover

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microwaving.Mostglasscasserblqs, ~~
cookingdishes,measuringcu@,.’~~~. .
custardcups,pc$ter~or china.;.-‘~‘~. ,
dinnerwarewhichdoixnot ha~e<~... ~ ~
metallictrimorglazewitharnetal~ic‘.(
sheencanbe used.‘Some~ookryar~~‘~
islabeled“suitablefo~Microwaving?:;.~;‘

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Measure1cup.wat~rina glasscup;’, .

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Beforemicrowaving,
readthis book

Itisintendedto helpyouoperate
andmaintainyournew‘Microwave
Ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

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

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,ISY40225

carefully.

writedownthemodel

serialnumbers.

and

You’llfindthemonalabelinside
theoven.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendingin thiscard, pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyour MicrowaveOven.

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Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplier

besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.If youmove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous, statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance

mustberegistered.E%3sebecertain
thatitis.

Writeto:
Hotpoirit

RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

to

M’youreceiveda
damaged(hen ...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyouthe Microwave
Oven.

Savetimeand money.

Beforeyourequestservice...

checktheProblemSolveronpage18.
Itlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyoucancorrect
yourself.

OptionalAccessory

04-FOB64NInstallationKitallows

thisoventobemountedundera
cabinet(availableat extracostfrom
yourHotpointsupplier).

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sum your Microwave

Be

oven is regktered.

isimportantthatweknowthe

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locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shouldaneedoccurforadjustments.

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All ~hi?$~‘l?hingsAre?dorqd ‘with‘yiiih/kywve ‘Oven:

*Steamorvaporescapingfrom’~~~\‘. *$$o~eT~_kdio interference

aroundthedoor. ~ - ~ .j
~Lightreflectionarounddooror ‘

outercase. ‘ ~‘ ‘
@I)uIIthumpingsoundwhile ~‘; .Problem’withyouroven .

ovenisoperating.

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r$i~ht,~etititidedwhileusingyour

‘micrc)wdyeok~n.It’ssimikirtothe

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Read$311instructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.

(a)DoNot Attempttooperate
this ovenwiththe dooropensince

open-dooroperationcanresultin
harmfulexp-osuretomicrowave
errergy.It isimportantnotto
defeator tamperwiththesafety
interlocks.

(b)DoNot Placeanyobject

betweentheovenfrontfaceand
thedoor or a~lowsoilorcleaner
residuetoaccumulateon sealing
surfaces.

(c)DoNotOperatetheoven

_ ifit isdamaged.Itisparticularly

%;afian: that theovendoorclose

-properly andthatthereisno

(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened),

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)TheOvenShouldNotbe

adjustedor repairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.

Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:

WARNING–TOreduce

theriskofburns,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

eReadandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONSK) AVOID

POSSIBLEEXPOSURE‘N)
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atleft.

@Thisapplianc~mustbegrounded.

Connectonlytoproperlygrounded
outlet.See“GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS”onpage17.

@Forbestoperationplugthis
applianceintoitsownelectrical

outlet,topreventflickeringof
lights,blowingoffhseortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.

~Mall orlocatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe
providedinstallationinstructions.

e ~eCWtiiEItOplacethe front

surfaceofthedoorthreeinchesor
morebackfromthecountertop

edgetoavoidaccidentaltipping
oftheapplianceinnormalusage.
(Ifusedoncountertop.)

@Donotcoverorblockany

openingsontheappliance.
@Donotuseoutdoors.
*Donotimmersepowercordor

pluginwater.
@Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces.
@Donotletpowercordhangover

edgeoftableor counter,

~Donotoperatethisappliance

ifithasadarnagedpowercordor
plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor
dropped.

@Seedoorsurfacecleaning
instructionsonpage16.

@Thisapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyqualifiedservice

personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.

@Aswithanyappliance,close
supervisionisnecessarywhen
usedbychildren.

@Toreducetheriskoffirein

theovencavity:
–Do notovercookfd. Carefhlly

attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate
cooking.

–Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbaginoven.

—Donotuseyourmicrowave

oventodrynewspapers.

–Papertowels,napkinsand
waxpaper.Recycledpaper

productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingorignite.
Faperproductscontainingnylon
ornylonfilamentsshouldbe ~

avoided,astheymayaLsoignite.
–Do notoperatetheovenwhile

emptytoavoiddamagetothe
ovenandthedangeroffire.If

byaccidenttheovenshouldrun
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid

operatingtheovenemptyatall
times—itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeoftheoven.

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—h notpoppopcorninyour

fiemwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor

useinmicrowaveovens.

–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.

~Someproductssuchaswhole

eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

@Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.

@Don9tdefrosthum beverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especially

carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressurecan
buildup.Thiscancausethecontainer
toburst,resultingininjury.

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iJseIIWtilonlyas directedin

W9&inggdee Foilstripsas

usedonmeatroastsarehelpful
whenusedasshownincooking
guide.

TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved ‘
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high; ,

removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
at least1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.

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Cookingutensilsmaybecome

hotbecauseofheattransferred

fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.

eSometimes,thecookingtray

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cmbecometoohottotouch.Be

carefklwhentouchingthecooking
trayduringandailercooking.

~Foodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover
morerapidlythanfindscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopageMforinstructionson

howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

@Ther~o~e~er_Do not

useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe

thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

@Plasticutensik++lmticutensils

designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefldly.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof

overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thef~
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave

plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manuticturer’srecommendations.

2)Donotsubject,emptyutensilsto

microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

@Whencookingporkfollow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170°F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote

possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

~~oilingeggsisnOt

recommendedinamicrowave
oven,Pressurecanbuildup

insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.

~~oo~ wi~~~n~~okenouter
~~s~n99suchaspotatoes,sausages,

tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks

(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

~64~ofia~le99cookingpouches

andtightlyclosedphsticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedincookingguide.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,

possiblyresultingininjury.Also,

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p~asticstoragecontainersshould ­beat leastpartiallyuncovered
becausetheyformatightseal.
Whencookingwithcontainers
tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,
removecoveringcarefullyanddirect
steamawayfromhandsandface.

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L DoorHandk.Pulltoopen

door.Doormustbesecurely
latchedforoventooperate.

2. DoorLatches.

3. DoorScreen.Metalscreen

permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps
microwavesconfinedinsideoven.

4. OvenInteriorLight.Turnson
whentimerison.

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5. OvenVent.

6. ModeStirrerCover.Protects

themicrowaveenergydistriiiuting
system.Donotremovethis cover.
Youwilldamagetheoven.

7’.GlassCooking‘hay.Traymust
beinplacewhenusingtheoven.
Cookingperformancewillbe

unsatisfactorywithoutthetray
inplace.Thetraymayberemoved
forcleaning.

&15-NhuteTimerwith

graduatedscalein firstfive

minutes.Settimertodesired
cookingtime.Settingthetimer
startstheoven(whenthedoor
isclosed).

9. ModelandSerialNumbers.

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Thetimerallowsyoutopreset
thecookingtime.

Theovenshutsoffautomatically.

Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,makeacupofcoffee
byfollowingthestepsbelow.

Step 1: Fillacup2/3fullofwater
andadd 1teaspoonofinstantcoffee

andstirtodissolve.Useacupthat
hasnometaldecorationandis
microwavesafe.Placecupinoven
andclosedoor.

Step2: SetTimerControl.For

coffee,setat 1%minutes.Timer
mayberesetduringcooking
ifneeded.

Note:Tosettimerlessthan
2 minutes,turnthe TimerControl
past2andthenbacktothedesired
time.

Step3: Whentimeisup,theoien
sounds,ovenlightandfanshutoff.

Questionsandh.SWtX’S

I setmyovenforthetime

Q.

calledforintherecipe,butatthe
endofthetimeallowed,myfood
wasn’tdone.Whathappened?

A. Sincehousepowervariesdue

totimeor locationmostrecipes
giveyoua timerangetoprevent
overcooking.Settheovenfor
minimumtime,testthefoodfor
doneness,andcookyourdisha
littlelonger,ifnecessary.

Q.WhathappensifIaccidentally
operatethemicrowaveoven
withoutfoodinit?

A. Accidentaluseforshort

periodsoftimedoesnot damage
themagnetronbutitisnot
recommended.

Q. CanI interruptthecooking
functiontocheckthefood?

A. Yes.Toresumecooking,simply

closethedoor.Thetimermustbe
resetforcookingtoresumeunless
timeisremainingontimer.

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