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Read This Book Caref,uHy.
is designed to help you operate
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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. . .
Call, toll free:
The GE Answer Center’”
800.626.2000
consumer information service
or write: (include your phone
number);
Consumer Affairs
I+otpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write Down the Model and
Serial Numbers.
On the lower back of 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:
Be Sure YourOven is
Registered.
Itis important that we, the manufacturer, 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. This appliance rmsfibe reg-
istered. Pleasebe certain that it is.
Write to:
Hotpoint
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
you receiveda damaged
If
OVe!lm . .
immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro-
wave Oven$
1. Do Not Attempt to bperate 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
2.
Do Not Place any ~bject
between the oven front face and
the’ door or-allow soil or cleaner
residue to accumulate on sealing
surfaces. ~! ‘ , . “
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Serial No.
Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your Microwave Oven.
Save Time and Money. . .
Before YouCall for Service.
Check the Problem Solver (page
9). It lists minor causes of operating problems that you can correct yourself.
It could save you an unnecessary
service call.
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Before Microwaving . . . .. . . .. . . 2
Grounding Instructions . . .. . . .. 3
Safety Tips . . . . . . .. . . .. . ... ...4
Features of Your Oven . .. . . . .. . 5
Time Cook . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . ..6
efrost . . . .. . . .. . .. o..... . . ...7
Care of Your Oven . . .. . . . .. . ...8
The Problem Solver . . . . . .. . . ..9
Notes . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . ... . . .10
Consumer Services . . ... . . .. . . 11
Warranty. . ... . . .. . ...Back Cover
@Make sure all utensils used in
your microwave oven are labeled
“suitablef ormicrowaving”. Check
your Cookbook forspecifictest
to determine ’’microwave-safe”
utensils.
e Papet-towels, waxpaper, and
plastic wrap can beused tocover
dishes in orderto retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
IS Many microwaved foods
equire stirring, rotating, or rear-
ranging. CheckyourCookbook
r specific instructions.
Steam buildsup pressurein
foods which are tightly covered
by askinorrnembrane. Pierce
potatoes, egg yolks and chicken
Iivers to prevent bursting.
@All recipes utilize high power
unless otherwise indicated.
@Whole poultry and roasts may
require turning or rotating for
even cooking results. See cookbook for specific instructions.
@When microwaving casseroles,
best results are achieved with
recipes that can bestirred.
Rx’ Persona!safety,‘This
Appliance Must EmProperly
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The power cord of this appliance
js equipped with a three-prong
(grounding) plug which mates
with a standard three-prong
(grounding) wail receptacle
(Fig. 1) to minimize the possibility
of electric shock hazard from this
appliance.
Fig.1
INSURE PRO_bERGROUND
EXISTSBEFORE USE
Have the wail receptacle and
circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded.
Where a standard two-prong wall
receptacle is encountered, it is the
personal responsibility and obligation of the customer to have
it replaced with a properly
grounded three-prong wall
receptacle.
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Under Any Circumstances cut or Remove the
Third (Ground) Prong From
The Power Cord.
Usage Situations Where
Appliance’s Power Cord
VW Be IDkxmrtected
llnfrequently.
Because of potential safety
hazards under certain conditions,
we strongly recommend against
the use of an adapter plug. However, if you still elect to use an
adapter, where local codes permit,
a TEMPORARY CONNECTION
may be made to a properly
grounded two-prong wall receptacle by the use of a UL listed
adapter (Fig. 2) which is available
at most local hardware stores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
(ADAPTERPLUGS NOT
PERMITTEDIN CANADA)
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BEFOREUSE
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The larger slot in the adapter
must be aligned with the larger
slot in the wall receptacle to provide proper polarity in the connection of the power cord.
Caution: Attaching the adapter
ground terminal to the wall receptacle cover screw does not
ground the appliance unless the
cover screw is metal, and not
insulated, and the wall receptacle
is grounded through the house
wiring. The customer should have
the circuit checked by a qualified
electrician to make sure the
receptacle is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter, always
hold the adapter with one hand.
[f this is not done, the adapter
ground terminal is very likely to
break with repeated use. Should
this happen, DO NOT USE the
appliance until a proper ground
has again been established.
Usage Situations Where
AppWNLMX2ySPower Cord
Will Be IDisconneck!
IFrequernt!y.
Do not use an adapter plug in
these situations because discon-
necting of the power cord places
undue strain on the adapter and
leads to eventual failure of the
adapter ground terminal. The customer shou!d have the two-prong
wall receptacle replaced with a
three-prong (grounding) recep-
tacle by a qualified electrician
before using the appliance.
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SAVE THESE INS’IT?LJCTIONS
1. For personal safety the oven
must be properly grounded. See
grounding instructionson page 3
of this book. For best operation,
plug this appliance into its own
electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of lights, blowing of fuse or
tripping of circuit breaker.
2. Use of extension cords.Be-
cause of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions we
strongly recommend against the
use of an extension cord. However, if you still elect to use an
extension cord, it is absolutely
necessary that it be a UL listed
3-wire grounding type appliance
extension cord and that the cur-
rent carrying rating of the cord in
amperes be 15amperes or greater.
Such extension cords are obtainable through Hotpoint service. If
you do use an extensioncord with
your microwave oven, the interior
light may flicker and the blower
sound may vary when oven is
in use.
3. Be certain to placethe front
surface of the door three inches
or more back from the countertop
edge to avoidaccidental tipping
of the appliance in normal usage.
4. Use metal only asdirected in
Cookbook. Foil strips as used on
meat, roasts are helpful when
used as shown in Cookbook.
TV dinners may be cooked in
metal trays. However, when using
metal in microwave oven, keep
metal at least1-inch away from
sides of oven.
5. Do not operate the ovenwhile
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
life of the oven.
6. Cooking utensils may become
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food. This is
especially true if plastic wrap has
been covering the top and han-
dles of the utensil. Pot holders
may be needed to handle the
utensil.
7. Sometimes,thecooking plate
can becometoo hotto touch. Be
careful touching the cooking plate
during and after cooking.
8. Do not useanythermometer in
food you are microwaving unless
that thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
9. Removewire twist-ties on paper
and plastic bags before placing in
oven. Twist-ties sometimes cause
bag to heat, and may cause fire.
10. Don’t defrostfrozenbeverages
in narrow necked bottles especially carbonated ones. Even if the
container is opened, pressure can
build up. This can cause the container to burst, resulting in injury.
11. Don’tovercook.Excessive
overcooking dehydrates potatoes,
and may cause them to catch fire
causing damage.
12. Boiling eggs (in and out of
shell) is not recommended for
microwave cooking. Pressure can
build up inside egg yolk and may
cause it to burst, resulting in
injury.
13. Foodswith unbrokenouter
“skin”such as potatoes, hot dogs
or sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken livers and other giblets,
and eggs (see above) should be
pierced to allow steam to escape
during cooking,
14. “Boilable”cooking pouches
and tightly closedplastic bags
should be slit, pricked or vented
as directed in Cookbook. If they
are not, plastic could burst during
or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should
beat 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.
15. Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in a spe-
cial microwave popcorn acces-
sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microwave
ovens. Because of the heat generated without these precautions,
the container could catch fire.
16. Plastic Utensils—Plasticuten-
sils designed for microwave
cooking are very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even
microwave 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 food and
utensils could ignite. For these
reasons: 1) Use microwave plastics only “and use them” in strict
compliance with the utensil manufacturer’s recommendations.
2) Do not subject empty utensils
to microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic utensils
without complete supervision.
17. Do not useyour microwave
oven to dry newspapers.If overheated, they can catch fire.
18.When cooking pork follow our
directions exactly and always
cook the meat to at least 170°.
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.
19.Avoidheating baby food in
glass jars even without their lids
especially meat and egg mixtures.
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