GE RE63 Use and Care Manual

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UseandCareofmodelRE63
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PRECAUTIONS

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Readthisbookcarefully,

It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.

Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp...
Call,toll-free:

TheGEAnswerCenterTM
8QM26.2000

consumerinformationservice

or write(includeyourphone
number):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemon alabelinside

theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your MicrowaveOven. Before
sendingin thiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethese numbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

BesureyourMicrowave
Ovenisregistered.

It isimportantthat weknowthe
locationofyour MicrowaveOven
shouldaneedoccurforadjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor

registeringyouastheowner.
Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto

besurehe hasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerproductOwnership
RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove,
orifyouarenotthe original
purchaserpleasewritetous,
statingmodelandserialnumbers.
Thisappliancemustberegistered.

Pleasebecertainthatitis.

writeto:

Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Ifyoureceiveda
damagedoven...

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

MicrowweOven.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyou request$ervice...

checktheProblemSolveron

page10.Itlistsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperatethis

ovenwiththe dooropen since
open-dooroperationcan resultin
harmfulexposureto microwave
energy.It isimportantnotto

defqator tamperwiththesafety

interlocks. .,
(b)DoN6tPlace anyobject

betweenthe’ovenfrontfaceand
~e door or allowsoilor cleaner
residuetoaccumulateonsealing
surfaces.,’ - -

(c)DoNotOperatetheoven
ifit isd~aged. It isparticularly
importantthat:theovendoorclose

properlyan$”tiatthere isno

damage,tothe: ,

‘‘,(1).Door,(bent), ~

.,
.(2).,liingesandlatches(brokenor
‘ “ lo&~ne~)~~-

(3)dooi-se& andsealingsurfiices.
(d)The.Oven$houidNotbe

adjust~ orrepairedbyanyone

‘‘exceptproperlyqualifiedservice

personnel, ‘ .

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Theelectricoutputofthis

microwaveovenis450watts.

OptionalAccessory

availableatextracostfromyourHotpointsupplier. ‘

~b Installation Kit convertsthisoventoabuilt-inwalloven. ,

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BeforeMicrowaving... . . . . . ...2

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SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...34

FeaturesofYourOven . . . .. . ...5

TimeCook . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ...6

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..o.7

CareofYourOven . . . . . . . . . ...8

GroundingInstructions. . . . . ...9

UseofExtensionCords. . . . . ...9

ProblemSolver. . . . . . . . . . . .. .10

ConsumerServices.. . . . . .. ...11

Warranty. . . . . . . .. ..BackCover

Microwaving~ps

~Makesureallutensilsusedin
yourMicrowaveOvenarelabeled

“suitableformicrowaving?

—

6 Papertowels,waxpaper,and

—

plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire

stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbookforspecific
instructions.

~ Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

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SMETY mSTRUCTIONS

Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance

Whenusingelect.ricdappliances @Donotoperatethisapplianceif
basicsafetyprecautionsshould
befollowed,includingthe
following:

wLutIWN@Totiucetie droP@*

risk ofburns,electricshock,fire,

injurytopersonsorexposureto

excessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
nlanual:

~Readandfbllowthe”specific

“PREQiUTIONS-X)AVOXD
POSSIJ3LE13XPOS~RETO
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE ,
ENER~” foundonpage2.

0 Thisappliancemustbe o Tore&ce the‘riskoffir~in

grounded.Connectonlyto
properl~groutided

“GROUNDING~STRUC- ­TIONS”‘foundonpage9... ‘

@Forbestoperation,plugthis
applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeriiigof
lights,blowingoffuseortripping
ofcircuitbreaker. ‘.

@Installor locatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe ‘
providedInstallation~ ‘ ~ ­Instructions. , - ~. ‘~

@Becertaintoplacethefront~ ~

surface’ofthedoor.tln%e, .
inchesor‘morebackfromthe ­co~~te~opedgetoavoid ‘ -ornylonfflmenti shouldbe
accidentaltippingofthe
applianceinnormalusage.

o Donotcoverorblockany

openingsontheappliance.
@Donotuseoutdoors.

o Donotimmersepowercordor’

pluginwater.

@Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces. ,

* Donotletpowercordhang

overedgeoftableorcounter.

OUfkt. sqe _Dono~overcook fo~ C~e~llY

,’

-. emntvtoavoiddamazetothe

ithasadamagedpowercordor
plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifit ishasbeendamagedor

@Seedqorsurfhcecleaning
instructionsonpage8.

e Thisapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyqualified
service,persomel.Contact
n&arestauthorizedservice
fiicilityforexamination,repair
oradjustment..

~ASwiti

anyappliance,close

supervis~onisnecessarywhen
usedbychildren., -

the6vencavity:’ ‘

.
att&dap@ianceifpap&,plastic
orot$ercombustiblematerials
areplacedinside@eovento­fhcilitafic@@g. .-

-RemovewireN-ist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore ‘
placi~gbaginoven.

—-Donotuse’yourmicrowave

‘ oventodrj ‘newspapers.

–I%p& tow&aid napkins,
waxpaper.Recycledpaper

.productictincontainmetalflecks

whichmaycausearcingorignite.

~Paperproductscotitainingnylon.

avoided,astheymayalsoignik.

—Donotoperhtetheovenwhile
ovehbd thedanger;f fire.If

byaccidentmeovenshouldrun
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall

times-it savesenergyand
prolongslifeoftheoven.

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—Donotpoppopcornin

yourmicrowaveovenunless

in a specialmicrowavepopcorn
accessory or unless youuse

pOpCOm labeledforusein

microwaveovens.
—Ifmaterials inside theoven

should ignite,keep ovendoor
closed, turn ovenoff, and
disconnectthepower cord, or
shutoff power at the fise or
circuit breakerpanel.

* Some products such as whole
eggsand sealedcontainers-for
example,closed glassjars-may
explode

andshouldnotbeheated

inthisoven.
@Avoidheatingbabyfoodin

jars,evenwithouttheir

~B~s
lids;especiallymeatandegg

mixtures.

@Don9tdefrostfrozen
beveragesinnarrownecked
bottles;especiallycarbonated
ones.Evenifthecontaineris
opened,pressurecanbuildup.

Thiscancausethecontainerto
burst,resultingininjury.

@Usemetalonlyas directedin
Cookbook.Metalstripsasused
onmeatroastsarehelpfulwhen
usedasshownin Cookbook.

TVdinnersmaybecooked
inmetaltrays,providingthe
metalfoilcoversareremoved.
However,whenusingmetalin

microwaveoven,keepmetal
at least l-inchawayfromsides

ofoven.

@CMWg utimsilsmay

becomehotbecauseofheat

transferredfromtheheatedfood.
Thisisespeciallytrueifplastic
wraphasbeencoveringthetop
andhandlesoftheutensil.
Potholdersmaybeneededto
handletheutensil.

@sm’mi?times,thecookingtray

can become

toohottotouch.
Becarefulhandlingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.

~ Thermometer—Donotuse

athermometer
aremicrowaving

thermometer is designedor
recommended foruse in the
microwaveoven.

in foodyou

unlessthe

@I%3sticutensils-Plastic

utensilsdesignedformicrowave
cookingareveryuseful,but
shouldbeusedcarefidly.Even
microwaveplasticmaynotbe
astolerantofovercooking
conditionsasareglassor
ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedto
shortperiodsofovercooking.In
longerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandutensilscould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use

@

%kin>?
dogsorsausages,tomatoes,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,andeggs(seeprevious
caution)shouldbepiercedto
allowsteamtoescapeduring
cooking.

~ 66BOikdIk$’cookingpouches

andtightlyclosedplasticbags

shouldbe slit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.If they
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring

or imnwdiatelyaftercooking,

possiblyresultingininjury.
Also,plasticstoragecontainers

shouldbeat leastpartially
uncoveredbecausetheyforma

tightseal.Whencookingwith

containerstightlycoveredwith

plasticwrap,removecovering

carefhllyanddirectsteamaway

fromhandsandface.

Microwaveplasticsonlyanduse
theminstrictcompliancewith
theutensilmanufacturer’s
recommendations.2) Donot ‘

SAVE TmE
I~sTRucTIoNs o

subjectemptyutensilsto
microwwing,3)Donotpermit
childrentoix-plastic utensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

e

mt2~Cookhlgporkfollow

ourdirections.exactlyandalways ‘
cookthemeattoatleast.17001?.
Thisassuresthat,intherem@e
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe ~
killedandmeatwillbe safe ~
toeat.

@Boilingeggs(inand out of
shell)isnot recommendedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuildupinsideeggyolkand
maycauseittoburst,resulting
ininjury.

Fbds with unbrokenouter

such as potatoes,hot

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