GE RE954 Use and Care Manual

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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.
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
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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.
stepsto for
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,
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Before ?vlicrowavhg ...........................
Grounding Instructions & Precautions ....3
Safety Tips
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Introduction to Oven.......................... 5
Touch Control Panel ..........................
Set the (Hock
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Automatic Cooking ........................8, 9
Automatic Roasting & Chart .......... 10, 11
Defrost
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Time Cook .....................................14
Ternp Cook
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l-lold/Timer ....................................
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Care of Your Oven
Problems & Solutions .......................18
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Automatic Cooking Recipe Guide ...,,.,.19
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Meats ....................................20,21
Vegetables
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Desserts ................................
Automatic Cooking Chart ............. 26, 27
Factory Service Centers. Inside Back Cover
Warranty ...........................Back Cover
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For Personal Safety, This Appliance Must Be Prop­erly Grqmded. The power cord of this appliance is
equipped with a 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 disconnecting the power cord from the 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–it saves 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 oven when 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–Piastic utensiis 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 conventionally or 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.Temperature Probe. Use with Temperature Cook and Auto Roast functions only.
9. Receptacle for Temperature Probe, Temper­ature Probe must be securely inserted into re­ceptacle before oven will start 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.
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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.
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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,)
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Number Pads. Touch these to enter Time or
Temperature, and Power Level or Auto Code.
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Power Level Pad.To set or change Power Level,
touch this pad first, then number,
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Start. Always touch Start last after setting all
other controls,
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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 looking in Cookbook for cooking times and power level,
20, Auto Roast Pad. Use this Automatic Cooking
Control for temperature cooking 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 temperature during cooking functions, power !evel ~ being used, cooking mode and pertinent instructions of what to do next.
Defrost. Gentle, more uniform ~ thawing with little or no attention at automatic Power Level 3, 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 cooking or Power Level 3 (LOW) for defrosting.
- Auto Cook. Touch this pad and then number pad for desired Code number, and oven automatically microwaves at pre-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 temperature of 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.
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The ALNO Cook pad may be used to eliminate your
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 is wrap. Plastic wrap should be loose over food to opened, ERROR appears. Close door and touch allow 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
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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,
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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.
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Do not use paper plates with auto-
matic cooking, Use microwave-safe plates or bowls for reheating, Cover ­with plastic wrap (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
loose over food to allow for expansion. Seal by pressing plastic wrap firmly around edges.
Slit plastic pouches l-inch as
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 Nletai Tray: 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 covered food in oven. Touch Auto Ccok pad. “Enter Code” flashes
on readout.
Touch number pad for desired code. Code 2 shows and “Start” flashes on readout. Touch START.
Word AUTO shows 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 to Code 1, which
—give you easy automatic results 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.
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 flexibility in 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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Touch Auto Cook Pad. “Enter
-ode” flashes on readout.
Touch number pads 4 and 1 in that order. Code 4 shows and “Start” flashes on readout.
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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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