Take the time to readthis book and learn how to enjoy
your new Microwave Oven. It contains detailed oper-
ating instructions and recommended maintenance, as
well as handy tips to help you gain maximum benefits
from your Microwave Oven. Once you have read the
book, keepit handy to answer any questions you may
have.
if you have any additional questions concerning the
operation of your Microwave Ovenf write—including
your phone number—to:
Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
IF YOU RECEIVED A DAMAGED OVEN, immediately
contact the dealer (or builder) from whom you purchased it. They have been informed of the proper
procedure to take care of such matters and can
handle it for you,
It is important that we, the manufacturer, know the
location of your Microwave Ovenshould a need occur
for adjustments.
Please check with your supplier to be sure he has
registered you as the owner; also send in your Purchase Record Card. If you move, or if you are not the
original purchaser please write to us, stating model
and serial numbers. This appliance must be regis-
tered. Pleasebe certainthat it is.
Write to:
Hotpoint
Range Product Service
AP2-210
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
serial
A nameplate on which isstamped the model and serial
number is located either inside oven at top left side, or
on rear outside of case,
Model and serial numbers are also on the Purchase
Record Card which’ came with your Microwave Oven.
Record the numbers in the spaces below,
Please refer to both model and serial numbers in any
future correspondence or product service calls concerning your Microwave Oven,
Mode! Number
Serial Number
Date Purchased
KEEP PURCHASE RECEIPT WITH 7’!4S BOOK TO
ESTABLISH THE WARRANTYPERIOD.
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Check “Common Problems” section. (Seepage 18,)It
lists many minor causes of operating problems that
you can correct yourself and may saveyou an unnecessaryservice call.
In many cities, there’s a Hotpoint Factory Service
Center, Call, and a radio-dispatched truck will come to
your home by appointment—morning or afternoon.
Charge the work, if you like. All the centers accept
both Master Charge and Visa cards. (See Inside Back
Cover.)
Or look for Hotpoint franchised Customer Care@servicers. You’ll find them in the Yellow Pages under
“HOTPOINT CUSTOMER CARE@SERVICE”.
If you need service literature, parts lists, parts or
accessories,contact one of the Factory Service Cen-
ters, a franchised Customer Care@servicer or your
Hotpoint dealer.
Extended SerwiceContracts:The terms of your warranty provide free service covering failures due to
manufacturing defects for a definite period of time.
After this warranty expires you may purchase an
Extended Service Contract which will enable you to ~
budget your service needs, This coverage beyond
warranty isavai!able from our Factory Service Centers—
and from many franchised Customer Care@servicers.
It is a good idea to apply for this coverage before your
warranty expires.
stepstofor
First$contact the people who serviced your micro-
wave oven. Explain why you are dissatisfied. In most
cases,this will solvethe problem,
Next, if you are still dissatisfied, write all the details—
including your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
Hotpoint
WCE-312
Appliance Park
Louisville, Ketltucky 40225
Finally,if your problem is still not resolved,write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
This panel, known as MACAP, is a group of inde-
pendent consumer experts under the sponsorship of
several industry associations, Its purpose is to study
practices and advise the industry of ways to improve
customer service. Because MACAP is free of industry
control and influence, it is able to make impartial
recommendations, considering each case individually,
For Personal Safety, This Appliance Must Be Properly Grqmded. The power cord of this appliance is
equippedwitha three-prong(grounding)plug
which mates with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall receptacle (Fig. 1) to minimize the possi-
bility of electric shock hazard from this appliance,
The customer should have the wall 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 obli-
gation of the customer to have it replaced with a
properly grounded three-prong wall receptacle.
Do Not Under Any Circumstances Cut or Remove
The Third (Ground) ProngFrom The PowerCord,
A, Usage Situations Where Appliance’s Power
Cord Will BeDisconnected Infrequently,
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 TEMPO-
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RARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly
grounded two-prong wall receptacle by the use of a
UL listed adapter which is available at most local
hardware stores (Fig. 2). 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 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
makesure the receptacle is properly grounded.
When disconnectingthe power cord fromthe
adapter, always hold the adapter with one hand. If
this is not done, the adapter ground terminal is very
likely to break with repeated use. Should this hap-
the adapter ground terminal to
pen, DO NOT USE the appliance until a proper
ground has again been established.
B. Usage Situations Where Appliance’s Power
CordWHJBe Disconnected Frequently.
Do not use an adapter plug in these situations be-
cause disconnecting of the power cord places undue strain on the adapter and leads to eventual failure of the adapter ground terminal, The customer
should have the two-prong wall receptacle replaced
with a three-prong(grounding)receptacle by a
qualified electrician before using the appliance.
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1. For personal safety the oven must be properly
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grounded. See grounding instructions on page 3 of
this book. For best operation, plug this appliance
into its own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, biowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.
2. Use of extension cords. Because of potential
safety hazards under certain conditions we strongly
recommend against the use of an extension cord,
However, if you stiii 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 current carrying rating of the cord in amperes
be 15 amperes or greater. Such extension cords are
obtainable through Generai Eiectric service. If you
do use an extension cord with your microwave
oven, the interior iight may fiicker and the biower
sound may vary when oven is in use.
3. Be certain to place the front surface of the door
three inches or more back from the countertop
edge to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance in
normal usage.
4. Use metal only as directed in cookbook. Metal
strips as used on meat roasts are helpfui in cooking
food when used as directed. Metai trays may be
used for TV dinners, However, when using metai in
the microwave oven, keep metal at least l-inch
away from sides of microwave oven.
5. Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid
damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If by ac-
cident the oven shouid run empty a minute or two,
no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating
the oven empty at aii times–itsaves energy and
proiongs iife 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 handies of the utensii. Pot hoiders may be
needed to handle the utensii.
7. Sometimes, the oven shelf can become too hot
to touch. Be careful touching the sheif during and
after cooking.
8. DO not use any thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless that thermometer is designed
or recommended for use in the microwave oven.
9. Remove the temperature probe from the ovenwhen not using It to cook with, if you ieave the
probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or
iiquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create
electrical arcing in the oven, and damage oven
waiis.
10. Remove wire twist-ties on paper and piastic
bags before placing in oven. Twist-ties sometimes
cause bag to heat, and may cause fire.
1f .Don’t defrostfrozen beverages in narrow necked
batties especially carbonated ones, Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can
cause the container to burst, resulting in injury,
12. Don’tovercook. Excessive overcooking dehy-
drates potatoes, and may Gausethem to catch fire
causing damage,
13. If food should ever ignite: Keep the oven door
closed. Turn off the power immediately: Touch
CLEAR/OFF or disconnect power cord or shut off
power at the fuse circuit breaker panei.
14, Boiling eggs (in and out of shell] is not recom-mended for microwave cooking. Pressure can buiid
up inside egg yoik and may cause it to burst, resuiting in injury,
15. Foodswith unbroken outer “skin” such as potatoes, hot dogs or sausages, tomatoes, appies,
chicken iivers and other gibiets, and eggs (see
above) shouid be pierced to aiiow steam to escape
during cooking.
16.’’Boilable9’cooking pouches and tightly closed
plastic bags shouid be slit, pricked or vented as di-
rected in Cookbook. if they are not, piastic couid
burst during or immediately after cooking, possibiy
resuiting in injury. Aiso, piastic storage containers
shouid be at ieast partiaiiy uncovered because they
form a tight seai. When cooking with containers
tightiy covered with piastic wrap, remove covering
carefuiiy and direct steam away from hands and
face.
17. Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
uniess in a speciai microwave popcorn accessory
or uniess you use popcorn iabeied for use in microwave ovens. Because of the heat generated without
these precautions, the container couid catch fire.
18. Plastic Utensfls–Piasticutensiis designed for
microwave cooking are very usefui, but shouid be
used carefuily. Even microwave piastic may not be
as toierant of overcooking conditions as are giass
or ceramic materiais and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. in ionger exposures to overcooking,the food and utensiis
couid ignite, For these reasons: 1) Use microwave
piastics oniy “and use them” in strict compliance
with the utensii manufacturer’s recommendations.
2) Do not subject empty utensils to microwaving. 3)
Do not permit chiidren to use piastic utensiis with-
out compiete supervision.
19. Do not use your microwave oven to dry news-
papers. if overheated, they can catch fire.
20. lfse of Shelf Accessory. To position sheif so
that it is secureiy “seated,” insert into the oven cavity above sheif supports and completely to the back
oven waii. Drop into piace so that the recessed
areas are over the sheif supports. To remove sheif,
lift sheif above supports and then puii forward and
out. Do not piace food on sheif uniess it is secureiy
“seated” on the supports.
21. When cooking pork either conventionallyor in
the microwave oven, foiiow our directions exactly
and aiways cook the meat to at ieast 170°. This
assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the m~at, it wiii be kiiled and
meat wiil be safe to eat,
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Get to know your microwave oven. This picture identifies the important features and explains their purpose
brief!y. See page 6 for complete explanation of the Touch Control Panel.
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1. DcmrHandle. Oven doesn’t operate unless door
is securely latched.
2. Door Latch. Push in to open door.
3. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven.
4. Plastic Stirrer Cover. Protects the mode stirrer
which distributes microwave energy into the oven.
5. Oven Vent.
& Oven Light. Goes on when door is opened or
when oven isoperating in any functions,
7. oven shelf.
8.TemperatureProbe. Use withTemperature
Cook and Auto Roast functions only.
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9. Receptaclefor Temperature Probe, Temperature Probe must be securely inserted into receptaclebeforeoven willstart temperature
microwaving.
’10.Shelf. Lets you microwave sev-
eral foods at once. (See Safety Tips for special
instructions,)
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Time or Temperature Display. During microwaving, shows cooking times in minutes and
seconds or temperature in degrees. When oven #
is not in use, display shows time of day.
12,
Function Display. Cooking signal lights as to
what to do next, then lets you know what function is being used as well as what Power Level
or Auto Code.
13.
Clock. Oven will work without setting the clock,
but will not display correct time of day, (To set
the C~ock seethe following page.)
14.
Function Pads. Use these to select a micro-
waving method—either cooking or special function-(Seb the following page for brief explanation of each,)
15.
Number Pads. Touch these to enter Time or
Temperature, and Power Level or Auto Code.
16.
Power Level Pad.To set or change Power Level,
touch this pad first, then number,
77.
Start. Always touch Start last after setting all
other controls,
18.
Clear/Off. Stops the oven and erases all set-
tings except time of day.
19. Auto Cook Pad, Chart helps you seiect appropriate Code, Using codes for popular foods
eliminates lookingin Cookbook for cooking
times and power level,
20, Auto Roast Pad. Use this Automatic Cooking
Control for temperaturecooking of meats or
slow simmering, Temperature Probe must be
used during Auto Roast function,
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The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven
controls electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s
designed to be easy to use and understand, With
your_microwave ov{n, you have the option of using
your automatic cooking control pads for quick and
easy convenience cooking. Or yau may make your
own programs to suit your individualized cooking
style.-
Readout Panel. Displays time of
day, time or temperatureduring
cookingfunctions,power !evel ~
being used, cookingmode and
pertinent instructions of what to do
next.
Defrost. Gentle,more uniform ~
thawing with little or no attention at
automaticPowerLevel3, or
change power level after entering
time. (See pagel 3.)
T{me Cook. Microwave for a preset
amount of time using automatic
Power Level 10 or change power
level after setting time. (See page)
14.)
Temp Cook. Use the temperature/
probe to cook by using a preset
temperature. Oven shows temperature until preset temperature is
reached and then turns off. (See
pagel 5.)
Clock. Touch this pad to enter time i
of day or check time of day while
microwaving.To set clock,first
touch CLOCK pad and then enter
time of day. For example, if time is
1:30, touch number pads 1, 3, and
0 and 1:30 will appear in readout
display. “Start” will flash on readout directing you to touch START
thus setting the clock. If you wish
to reset or change time, simply repeat above process.
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Hold/Timer, This feature uses no
microwave energy while it functions as both a kitchen timer or as
a holding period between defrost
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and time or temperature cooking.
(See page16.)
Power LeveL Touch this pad be-
fore entering another power level
number if you want to change from
— automatic Power Level 10 (HIGH)
for cookingor Power Level 3
(LOW) for defrosting.
- Auto Cook. Touch this pad and
then number pad for desired Code
number, and oven automatically
microwavesatpre-programmed
power levels and determines the
proper amount of
until the food is done and oven
shuts off.
Auto Roast. Insert probe, touch
-- this pad, and desired number pad
for Code to slow-cook or temperature cook meat with automatic
preset program.
Number Pads, Touch these pads
- to enter Time, Temperature, Power
Level, Cook Code digits, or Auto
Code.
Clear/Off. When touched, it stops
- the oven and erases all settings
except time of day.
~ Stati, Must touch this pad for oven
to begin any functions.
●cooking times
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Microwaving with your new oven can offer a variety of easy
cooking options. From freezer-to-table ready meals, use the
AUTOMATIC COOKING CONTROL option with the fully instructional display. The TIME COOK and TEMP COOK features are especially effective for your specialty dishes or favorite recipes.
The Automatic Cooking Controi feature does your cooking
for you once you have completed the basic cooking steps
outlined in the Use and Care Book. For your cooking ease
and convenience, the Auto Cook and Auto Roast control
pads allow you to use this feature to practically do your
cooking for you. Just follow the electronic display’s step-bystep programming instructions; then let the auto sensor detect the food’s steam and automatically cook your meal.
With Auto Roast, meats are cooked as you desire and held
for up to one hour; for added convenience, Auto Roast Code
6 simmers and slow-cooks foods which need long, gentle
cooking for tenderizing or flavoring. This Code also holds
your dish for an unlimited amount of time at the end of
cooking.
Conventional microwaving offers additional benefits for the
cook with a creative flair. With microwave energy, foods
cook faster while retaining their natural moisture. Reheating
is easy because unusual shapes and sizes won’t be overcooked, and defrosting is particularly convenient because
lesstime is spent in food preparation.
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For precise cooking tasks, use the conventional microwave
features. With TIME COOK, you simply preset the time and
your oven turns off automatically. TEMP COOK, which determines doneness through the internal temperatureof the
cooked dish, shuts off automatically when the food reaches
apreset temperature.
Read this book to iearn the many different things your microwave oven can do. You wiii find a variety of cooking methods
and programs specialized to suit your individual iifestyie. We
think you wiii find microwaving the contemporary way, and
the smart way, to cook.
The readout panei dispiays five 8’s and 18 POWER on the up-
per portion and aii of the oven functions on the iower portion.
After 15 seconds, aii iights disappear and “RESET” fiashes in
the upper portion. Touch the CLEARJOFF pad and oven is
ready for use.
if power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence reoc~
curs, and you must reset CLOCK after touching CLEAR jOFF.
7
The ALNO Cook pad may be used to eliminate your
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need to look up cooking time in the Cookbook, or
guessing how long to set cooking time. By actually
sensing the steam which escapes as food microwaves, this feature automatically adjusts the oven’s
cooking time to various types and amounts of food.
Because cooking containers must be covered, this
feature is best with foods which you wish to steam
or to retain moisture. Foods which are best microwaved uncovered or only lightly covered should be
cooked using time or temperature settings, or Cook
Code’” control.
After touching the Auto Cook pad, and pressing
Start, you will see the word AUTO on the readout,
which indicates that the sensor has been activated
to sense steam from the food. To prevent the escape of steam from the oven, do not open the door
the sensor detects steam from the foods. Other
Auto Cook control settings, which are for fresh or
frozen foods, need additional time after steam has
been sensed. For these foods, the oven determines
the amount of additional time needed, then automatically switches the oven to Time Cook for the
necessary cooking time remaining.Oven beeps
when it switches to Time Cook (AUTO on readout is
replaced by numbers indicating cooking time), and
oven door can be opened for stirring or rotating
food,
Be careful of steam when removing tight covers.
When you remove cover, direct the steam away
from hands and face.
Be sure the exterior of the cooking container and
interior of microwave oven are dry,
Always cover food containers using lids or plastic
while the word AUTO is on the readout. If door iswrap. Plastic wrap should be loose over food to
opened, ERROR appears. Close door and touchallow for expansion. Seal by pressing plastic wrap
START immediately.
Setting 1, which is designed for easy reheating of
foods, automatically turns the oven off as soon as
.
MATCH THE AMOUNT OF FOOD TO THE SIZE OF THE CONTAINER. FILL CONTAINERS AT LEAST
firmly around edges. For best results, never stretch
plastic wrap tightly over food, or use tight-sealing
plastic lids.
Always stir or rotate after beeping signal,
.
1/2FULL.
BESURE THE EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING CONTAINER AND INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE OVEN ARE DRY.
ALWAYSCOVER FOOD CONTAINERS FOR AUTO COOK AND STIR OR ROTATEAFTER i3EEPlNG SIGNAL.
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Use microwave-safe casseroles or
bowls for entrees and vegetables,
Cover with lids that fit. If lids are not
available, use plastic wrap. Plastic
wrap should be loose over food to
allow for expansion. Sealbypressing
plastic wrap firmly around edges.
1
Do not use paper plates with auto-
matic cooking, Use microwave-safe
plates or bowls for reheating, Cover with plasticwrap (you can still
use paper plates with regular Time
Cooking, Defrosting, etc.).
Use oblong or square containers
for chicken or corn on the cob.
Plastic wrap covering should be
looseover foodto allowfor
expansion. Seal by pressing plastic
wrap firmly around edges.
Slit plasticpouchesl-inchas
shown above, Break food up thoroughly after oven signals, For alternate pouch method see page 22.
FrozenEntreesin PaperboardTray:
Do not remove film over tray; remove tray from box, Thick entrees
may need longer time. See chart
on page 26. Frozen Food in NletaiTray: Remove foil,reinsert into
box and close ends.
Follow control panel or Automatic
Cookinq Chart settings for casse-
roles. ~over casserole meat and—
vegetables with sauce. COOI hot
ingredients or sauces, If not, use
TlfiE COOK,
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Place coveredfoodin
oven. Touch Auto Ccok
pad. “Enter Code” flashes
on readout.
Touchnumberpad for
desiredcode.Code 2
shows and “Start” flashes
on readout. Touch START.
Word AUTOshows on
readout, indicating steam
sensor” is activated. DO
NOT OPEN DOOR. MAY
AFFECT COOKING PERFORMANCE.
Cocks&
Beep sounds when .steam
is sensed and AUTO is
replaced by cook time.
Rotate or stir food. When
done, oven beeps and
stops.
Automatic cooking codes 1through 9 are designed toCode 1, which
—give you easy automaticresults with a number of
ods.
odes are arranged in lowest to highest amount of
power, For example, Code 1 gives least microwave
ooking power, Code 2 gives more power than Code
1,Code 3 increases power over Code 2 and so on.
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reheating jobs
stew or chili use higher codes. A Cooking Chart and
recipes, starting on page 20 give many tested uses for
automatic cooking codes. Remembering that you can
adjust the power up or down by increasing or decreas-
ing the Code will give you added flexibility,
The
Another feature to give you more flexibilityin Automatic Cooking is the preference control, which can be
used to.’’fine tune” the power of Codes 2 through 9, By
simply adding a 1after a Code, you can set the oven to
cook using 20°/0less time than the code would regu-
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Iarly deliver. For example, if Code 4 cooks your vege-
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tables more done than you like them, set Code 41 next
time and you will get 20°/0less cooking time,
Likewise, if you wish slightly more time than a code
delivers, add a 9 after the Code. For the vegetables in
the example above, Code 49 would provide 20°/0more
time for ;ooking than would the regular Code 4,
has the least power, is used for quick
while the longer cooking foods like
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TouchAutoCookPad. “Enter
-ode”flashes on readout.
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Touch number pads 4 and 1 in that
order. Code 4 shows and “Start”
flashes on readout.
9
Touch START. AUTO shows on
readout display, DC) NOT OPEN
DOOR until first oven signal, then
rotate dish 1/2 turn, Close door and
touch START to finish cooking,
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