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Reactthisbookcarefully.

Itis intended to help you operate
and maintain your new Microwave
Oven properly.

Keep it handy for answersto your
questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help. . .
Call, toll free:

The GE Answer CenterTM

800.626.2000
consumer information service

or write: (include your phone
number);
Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225

Write downthe modeland
seriallnumbers.

You’llfind them on a label inside
the oven on the upper left side.

These numbers are a!soon the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Cardthat came with
your Microwave Oven. Before
sending in this card, pIeasewrite
these numbers here:

Model No.

Be sureyour Microwave
Ovenisregistered.

Itis important that we,the manu­facturer, know the location of your
Microwave Oven should a need
occur for adjustments.

Your supplier is responsiblefor
registering you as the owner.

Pleasecheck with your supplier to
be sure he hasdone so; also send
in your Consumer Product Owner­ship Registration Card. If you move,
or if you are not the original pur­chaser pleasewrite to us, stating
model and serial numbers.This

appliancemustbe registered.
Pleasebecertainthatit is.

Write to:
Hotpoint

Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225

Ilfyou receiveda damaged
oven.. .

immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro­wave Oven.

Savetimeand money.

Beforeyourequestservice,check

the ProblemSolveron page 15.It

lists minor causes of operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.

EXPOSURE

To

EXCESSIVE

MICROWAVE

ENERGY

(a) IDoNotAttemptto operate 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 interlocks.

(b) Do Not Placeany object

betweenthe ovenfront face and the
door or allow soil or cleaner residue
to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

(c) Do Not Operatethe oven if it is
damaged. It is particularly important
that the oven door close properly

and that there is no damage to the:

(1) door (bent)

(2) hinges and latches (broken or

loosened)

(3) door seals andsealing surfaces.

(d)The OvenShouldno~be

adjusted or repaired by anyone

except properly qualified service

personnel.

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Usethese numbers in any
correspondence or servicecalls
concerning your Microwave Oven.

OptionalAccessory

Available at extra-cost from your Hotpoint supplier.

JXll 11
Converts your countertop oven to a built-in wall oven. This microwave

oven is UL listed for installation over Hotpoint wall ovens with black
glass doors.

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSES’

Before Microwaving . . .. . . .. .. . . 2

~ Safety Instructions . .. . . .. . ....3-4

=Features of Your@en . .. . .. . ...5

Touch Control Panel . . .. . .. . . .. 6

Set the Clock .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . 6

Time Cook . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. ...7

Defrost . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . ...8

Temp Cook . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . ..9

Automatic Roasting &

Chart .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . ...lO-ll

QUICKSET..................12

QUICK SET Chafl .. . . .. . .. . ..l3

I-loId/Timer .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .15

Care of Your Oven . . .. . . .. . .. .16

Grounding Instructions . .. . .. . . 17

Useof Extension Cords . .. . .. . . 17

The Problem Solver . . .. . . .. .. . 18

Consumer Services. . .. . . .. . .. . 19

Warranty .. . . .. . . .. . .. Back Cover

f!jiif::ra:i$~$avlng Tips

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‘Z Make sure all utensils usedin

_ your microwave oven are labeled

“suitableformicrowaving”. Check

_ your Cookbook forspecifictest

to determine ’’microwave-safe”

utensils.

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~~Papertowels, waxpaper, and

plasticwrap can beused tocover

dishes in order to retain moisture
and preventspattering.

:; Some microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook forspecific

instructions.

$J Some foods such as unshelled

eggs and hotdogs must be pierced
toallow steamto escape during
cooking.

Readall instructionsbeforeusingthisappliance. —

When using electrical appliances

basic safety precautions should
be followed, including the

following:

V4ARNING—TOreducethe risk
of burns, electric shock,fire,

injury to persons or exposureto

excessivemicrowave energy:
@ Usethis appliance only for its

intended useas described in this
manual.

@ Read

and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLEEXPOSURETO
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.

@ This

grounded. Connect only

appliance must be

to

properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS”

found on page

@ For best operation,

17.

plug this
appliance into its own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of

lights, blowing of fuse or trip­ping of circuit breaker,

@ Install or locate this appliance

only in accordance with the pro­vided installation instructions.

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Be certain to place the front

surfaceof the doorthree inches

or morebackfromthe counter-

top edgeto avoidaccidentaltip-

ping of theappliancein normal
usage.

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DO not cover or block any

openings on the appliance.

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DO not use outdoors.

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DO not immerse cord or plug

in water.

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Keep cord away from heated

surfaces.

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DO not let cord hang over

edge of table or counter.

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DO not operate this appliance

if it has a damaged cord or plug,
if it is not working properly, or if
it has been damaged or

dropped.

@ See door surface cleaning

instructions on page 16.

@ This appliance should beser­viced only by qualified service

personnel. Contact nearest
authorized servicefacility for
examination, repair or

adjustment.

AS with any appliance, ciose

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supervision is necessarywhen

used by children.
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TO reducethe risk of fire in

the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food. Care-

fully attend appliance if paper,

plastic, or other combustible

materials are placed inside the

ovento facilitate cooking.
—Removewire twist-ties from

paper or plastic bags before

placing bag in oven.

—Do not useyour microwave

oven to dry newspapers.

—Paper towels and napkins,
wax paper.

Recycled paper
products can contain metal
flecks which may causearcing
or ignite. Paper products con­taining nylon or nylon filaments
should be avoided, as they may
also ignite.

—Donot poppopcorninyour

microwaveovenunless in a spe-

cial microwave popcorn acces­sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microwave
ovens.

—Do

not operatethe ovenwhile

emptyto avoiddamageto the
ovenand the dangerof fire. If by

accident the ovenshould run
empty a minute or two, no harm
is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all
times—it savesenergy and pro­longs life of the oven.

—If materials inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and dis­connect the power cord, or shut
off po~er at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.

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lMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

@ Some products such as
whole eggs and sealed con­tainers—for example, closed
glass jars—may explode and
should not be heated inthis
oven.

@Avoid
glass jars, evenwithout their
lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.

@ Don’t defrostfrozenbever-

ages 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.

@ Use metalonly ~sdirectedin

Cookbook Metal strips as used
on meat roastsare helpful when
used as shown in Cookbook.

TV dinners may be cooked in
metal trays but when using shelf

they must be replaced in their

box. However, when using metal
in microwave oven, keep metal

(except
shelf)at leastl-inch awayfrom
sidesof oven.

@ Cooking utensilsmay

become hot because of heat

transferred from the heated
food. This is especially true if

plastic wrap has been covering

the top and handles of the

utensil. Potholders may be
needed to handle the utensil.

@ Sometimes,

can

Be careful touching the floor
during and after cooking.

@ DOnot useany thermometer

in food you are microwaving

unless that thermometer is
designed or recommended for
use in the microwave oven.

heating baby food in

for IDOUBLE DUTYTM

theovenfloor

becometoo hotto touch.

@ Removethe temperature

probefromthe ovenwhen not
usingitto cook with. Ifyou leave

the probe inside the ovenwithout
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven, and damage oven walls.

@ PlasticLltensils-Plastic
utensilsdesignedfor microwave

cooking are very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even
microwave plastic may not beas
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 micro-

waving. 3) Do not permit children
to use plastic utensils without
complete supervision.

When cooking pork follow

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our directions exactly and
always cook the meatto at least

170°. This assuresthat, in the
remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it

will be killed and meat will be
safeto eat.

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Boiling eggs (in and out of

shell)isnot recommendedfor

microwave cooking. Pressure
can build up inside egg yolk and
may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.

@ Foodswith unbrokenouter

“skin”such as potatoes, hot

dogs or sausages,tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (seeabove)
should be pierced to allow
steam to escapeduring cooking.

@ “Boilable” cookingpouches

and tightlyclosedplasticbags

should beslit, pierced 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
becausethey form a tight seal.
When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and
direct steam away from hands
and face.

@ Use of the DOUBLE 13UIYM

shelfaccessory.(Seeyour Cook-

book for proper use.)
—Remove the shelf from oven

when not-in use.
—Do not store or cook with

shelf on floor of oven. Product
damage may result.

—Use potholders when handling
the shelf and utensils. They may
be hot.

—Do not use microwave brown­ing dish on shelf.The shelf could
overheat.

SAVETHESE

INSTRUCTIONS

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YourTouchControlPanel

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DISPLAY. Displays time of day,
time or temperature during cooking
functions (or power level when ~

Power Level Pad is touched).

TIME COOK. Microwave for a

preset amount of time using auto­matic Power Level 10 (or change
power level after entering cooking

time. See page 7.)

QUICK SET. Use this pad as a

short-cut method for entering

cooking time, and power level.

(See page 12.)

AUTO ROAST. Insert Probe, touch

this pad, and desired number pad

for Code to temperature cook meat

with automatic preset program.

(See page 10)s

CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter

time 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 O and 1:30 will appear in

display. Re-touch CLOCK pad. To

reset or change time, simply repeat

above process.

!PCNVERLEVEL. Touch this pad

before 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.

DEFROST. Gentle, generally uni­form thawing at automatic Power
Level 3 (or change power level
after entering defrosting time. See
page 8.)

HOLD/TIMER. This feature uses
no microwave energy while it func-

. tions as both a kitchen ti~~ or as

a holding period betweeti T -frost
and time or temperature%%% ‘“rig.

(See page 15.)

TEMP COOK. Use the tempera­ture probe to cook by using a

preset temperature. After food
reaches 80°, oven shows tempera-

ture until preset temperature is

reached and then turns off. (See
page 9.)

NUMBER PADS. Touch these pads
to enter cooking/defrosting time,
time of day, temperature, Power

Level, Quick Set digits or Auto
Roast Code.

CLEAIVOFF. When touched, it
shuts off the oven and erases all
settings (except time of day).

START. After all selections are
made, touch this pad to start oven.

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CookingbyTime

The TIME COOK feature allows

ou to preset the cooking time.

The oven shuts off automatically.

Power Level 10 is automatically set

for time cooking, but you ‘may
change this for more flexibility.
See your Cookbook.

To become better acquainted with
TIME COOK function, make a cup

of coffee by following the steps

below.

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Step 1: Fill a cup 2/3 full of water
and add 1teaspoon of freeze dried
coffee. Use a cup that has no metal
decoration. Place cup in oven and
close door.

Step 2: Touch TIME COOK. The
readout panel shows :0.Signal light
above TIME COOK flashes. Power
Level 10 is automatically set in

oven.

Questions

andAnswers

(2. I set my oven for the time called
for in the recipe but at the end of
the time allowed, my dish wasn’t
done. What happened?

J& Since house power varies due
to time or location, many Time

A Cook recipes give you atime range

to prevent overcooking. Set the

— oven for minimum time, test the

ood for doneness, and cook your

dish a little longer, if necessary.

Step 3: Select your time. Touch

1, 2 and Ofor a minute and 20 sec­onds. 1:20 and signal light above
TIME COOK appear on display. If

another Power Level is desired
touch POWER LEVEL and the

number, although Power Level 10

(HIGH) is preferred for this cup of
coffee.

Q. I want to cook my dish on a
Power Level other than HIGH, what
do I need to do?

A. To change the Power Level,
touch the POWER LEVEL pad after
entering desired cooking time.

Enter the desired number and then

touch START.

Q. Can I interrupt my Time Cook

function to check the food?
A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply

close the door and touch START.
NOTE: Microwave power will not
come on until you are ready. You
must touch START for cooking to
begin.

Step 4: Touch START. Time

counting down shows on display.

Step 5: When time is up, oven
sounds and oven, light, and fan
shut off.

Cl. I touched the number pads and
selected my power level. When I
touched START, however, my oven
didn’t come on. Why not?

A. The TIME COOK pad must be
touched before setting the number
pads or else your oven will not be­gin cooking.

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