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Featuresofyouroven

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HowtoUseDefrost

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Readthis bookmecarefully.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

orneedmorehelp. . .
Call,toll-free:

TheGEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice

or write(includeyourphone
number)

ConsumerAffairs
I-Iotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthe model

and seriallnumbers.

You’llfindthemona label inside
the oven.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

Registrationcardthat camewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any

correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

BesureyourMicrowave
Ovenis registered.

Itis importantthatweknowthe
locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shouldaneedoccurfor
adjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwner­shipRegistrationCard.If you
move,orifyouarenottheoriginal
purchaserpleasewritetous,
statingmodelandserialnumbers.

Thisappliancemustbe
registered.Pleasebecertain
thatit is.

Writeto:
Hotpoint

RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

If you receiveda
damagedOven. . .

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe “
MicrowaveOven.

Savetime andmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice.. .

checktheProblemSolveron
page10.It lists minorcausesof
operatingproblemsthat youcan
correctyourself.

Theelectricoutputofthis
microwaveovenis600watts.

PmcAuTIoNs
TOAVOID

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperatethis

“ ovenwiththedooropensince“open-

dooroperationcanresultin ­h~rmf~lexDosuretomicrowave

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energy.It ii importantnotto defeat
or@roperwiththesafety
interlocks.

(b)’DoNot‘Placeanyobject.

betweentheovenfrontfaceandthe

~dooror allowsoilorcleaner

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(c)DoNotOperatetheoven

ifitis damige&Itisparticularly
importantthattheovendoorclose

properlya@thatthereisno ~

. damagetothe:

(1)Door (bent);

(2)hinges’andlatches(brokenor

loosened),

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)Th~OvefiShouldNotbe

adjustedorrepairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel. m,

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

SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...3-4

FeaturesofYourOven . . . . . . ...5

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

Defrost.,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...7

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

GroundingInstructions . . .. . ...9

UseofExtensionCords . . . . . ...9

ProblemSolver. . . . . . . . . . . . ..lO

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

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

~ Makesureallutensilsusedin

yourMicrowaveOvenarelabeled

“suitableformicrowaving’.’
e Papertowels,waxpaper,and

~la~ti~wrap canbeusedtocover

-.kinoider toretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

~ Manymicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbookforspecific
instructions.

~ Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin

ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yol’ksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

~ Allrecipesutilizehighpower

unlessotherwiseindicated.

@Wholepoultryandroastsmay
requireturningorrotatingforeven
cookingresults.SeeCookbookfor
specificinstructions.

@Whenmicrowavingcasseroles,
bestresultsareachievedwith
recipesthatcanbestirred.

IMPORTmT
SMETYINSTRUCTIONS

Readallinstructimsbefore

Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshould
befollowed,includingthe
following:

Usimgthis appliance.

* Donotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercord
orplug,ifit isnotworking
properly,or ifitishasbeen

damagedordropped.

w~ G-To reduce

theriskofburns,electricshock,
fire, injurytopersonsorexpos­ureto excessivemicrowave
energy: ~

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

o Readandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONSTOAVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSURETO
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE

ENERGY”foundonpage2.

* Thisappliancemustbe

grounded.Connectonlyto
properlygroundedoutlet.See

“GROUNDINGINSTRUC-

TIONS”foundonpage9.
@Forbestoperation,piugthis

applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeringof
lights,blowingoffise ortrip­pingofcircuitbreaker.

e Installor locatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththepro­videdinstallationinstructions. -

@Becertaintoplacethe’front
surfaceofthedoorthree
inchesormorebackfromthe
countertopedgetoavoid
accidentzdtippingofthe
applianceinnormalusage.

@Donotcoverorblock‘any
openingsontheappliance.

@Donotuseoutdoors.
~ Donotimmersepowercordor

* pluginwater.

~ Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces.
e Donotletpowercordhang

overedgeoftableorcounter.

0 Seedoorsurfacecleaning
instructionsonpage8.

0 Thisapplianceshouldbeserv-

icedonlybyqualifiedservice “
personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairor
adjustment.

0

As withanyappliance,close

supervisionis necessarywhen
usedbychildren.

o Toreducetheriskoffirein
theovencavity:

—Donotovercookfood.
Carefhllyattendapplianceif
paper,plasticorothercombus­tiblematerialsareplacedinside
theoventofacilitatecooking.

—Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbaginoven.

—Donotuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers. .

—Paper..towelsandnapkins,
waxpaper.Recycledpaper

productscahcontainmetal
fleckswhichmaycausearcingor
ignite.Paperproductscontaining
nylonornylonfilamentsshould
beavoided,astheymayalso
ignite.

—Donotoperatetheoven

whileemptytoavoiddamage
tothe’ovenandthedangerof

fire.,Ifbyaccidenttheoven

shouldrunemptyaminuteor
two,noharmisdone.However,
trytoavoidoperatingtheoven
emptyatalltimes—itsaves
energyandprolongslifeof
theoven.

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—Ifmaterialsinsidetheoven

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shouldignite,keepovendoor

closed,turnovenoff,and
discomectthepowercord,or
shutoffpoweratthefuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.

—Donotpoppopcornin

microwaveovenunlessina
speciaImicrowavepopcorn

accesso~ orunlessyouuse
popcornlabeledforusein
microwaveovens.

@Someproductssuchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may

explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

~ Avoidheatingbabyfoodin

gkss jars,evenwithouttheir

lids;especiallymeatandegg
mixtures.

e Don%defrostfrozen

beveragesinnarrowneckedbet-r
ties;especiallycarbonatedones.
Evenifthecontainerisopened,

pressurecanbuildup.Thiscan
causethecontainertoburst,
resultingininjury.

@Usemetalonlyasdirectedin
Cookbook.Metalstripsasused

onmeatroastsarehelpfulwhen
usedas showninCookbook.

T-Vdinnersmaybecooked
inmetaltraysprovidingthe
metalfoilcoversareremoved.
However,whenusingmetalin

microwaveoven,keepmetal

atleastl-inchawayfromsides
ofoven.

~Cookingutensilsmay

becomehotbecauseofheat

transferredfromtheheatedfood.

Thisisespeciallytrueif plastic
wraphasbeencoveringthetop
andhandlesoftheutensil.
Potholdersmaybeneededto

handletheutensil.

your

o Sometimes,thecookingtray

canbecometoohot

Becarefulhandlingthecooking

trayduringandaftercooking.

@Thermometer-Do notuse
anythermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthat ~

thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

o Pkisticutensils-Plastic

utensilsdesignedformicro­wavecookingareveryuselid,
butshouldbeusedcarefully.
Evenmicrowaveplasticmaynot
beastolerantofovercooking
conditionsasareglassorceramic

materialsandmaysoftenor char
ifsubjectedtoshortperiodsof
overcooking.Inlongerexpos­urestoovercooking,thefood

andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)UseMicrowave
plasticsonlyandusethemin
strictcompliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommends­tions.2)Donotsubjectempty
utensilstomicrowaving.3)Do
notpermitchildrentouseplastic

utensilswithoutcomplete

supervision.
~ Whencookingpork follow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170’?
Thisassuresthat,intheremote

possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,it willbe
killedandmeatwillbesafe
toeat.

QBoilingeggs(inand Outof
shell)isnot recommendedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure

canbuildupinsideeggyolkand
maycauseittoburst,resulting
ininjury.

totouch.

@Foodswithunbrokenouter
“skin”suchaspotatms,hotdogs

orsausages,tomatoes,apples,
chickenliversandothergiblets,
andeggs(seepreviouscaution)
shouldbepiercedtoallowsteam
toescapeduringcooking.

~44Boilable79cookingpouches
and tightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburst

duringorimmediatelyafter
cooking,possiblyresultingin
injury.Also,plasticstorage
containersshouldbeat least
partiallyuncoveredbecausethey
formatightseal.Whencooking
withcontainerstightlycovered

withplasticwrap,removecover­ingcarefbllyanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.

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