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downthe!model

andserialnumbers.

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theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
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your NIicrowaveOven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite

thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

Yoursupplieris responsiblefor
registeringyouastheSWIM.

p~ca~cch~~~withyoursupplierlo

besurehe hasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistltititmCard.Ifyoumove,or
ifyouarenot theoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance
mustberegistered.Pleasebecertain

thatitis.

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kIotpoint

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AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

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builder)thatsoldyoutheoven.

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microwaveoven..you shouldfind
aninstallationpackagethatcontains
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contactyoursupplier.

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thisovenwiththedoor opensince

opendooroperationcanresultin
ha.rnd%lexposuretomicrowave
energy.It is importantnotto
defkatortamperwiththe safe~

interlocks.

(b)DoNotPlace anyobject

betweentheovenfronttice and

the dooror allowsoilorcleaner

residuetoaccumulateonsealing

surfhces.

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ifit is damaged.Risparticularly

importantthattheovendoorclose

properlyandthat thereisno

damageto the:

(1)door(bent)

(’2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened)

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.

(d)The oven should Notbe
adjustedor repairedbyanyone ­exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.

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Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,inchuiingthefollowing:

theriskofburns,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivernicmve energy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

~Readandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONSK)AVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSUREm
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atH.

iippbanceIINIStbegl’’OWldd

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Connectonlytoproper~ygrounded

outlet.See“GROUNDING
INSTRLJCTKNW”onpage9.

@Forbestoperation,plugthis

applianceintoitsownelectrical

outlet$topreventflickeringof

lights,Mowingoffiseortripping

ofcircuitbreaker.

~Ins@{.orlocatethisappliance

onlyinaccordancewiththe

providedinstallationinstructions.

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sdce OfthedoorthreehM3M!Sor

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edgetoavoid tipping

innomd usage.

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@Donotcoverorblockany

openingsontheappliance.

@Donotuseoutdoors.
@Donotinmersepowercordor

pluginwater.

Keeppowercord awayfrom

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heatedsurfaces.

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edgeoftabk

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supervisionisnecessary“when
usedbychildren. ,.: :$j,,-,.::i,~

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theovencavity: ‘:.23’%’
–Donotovercookfkd..,-y

attendapplianceifpaper;plastic~
orothercombustiblerna&@iik&e

—Donotuseyournkm’w’ave‘-’”‘
oventodrynewspapers:~:,~~,;~...,

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productscancontairmetdfkcb

whichmaycausearcin~.ij~@iteO
l?a~”rproductscontainkgnylon.
ornylonfilamentishould-lie,~,,x.i+
avoided,astheymayalsoignite.

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emptytoavoid the
‘ovenandthe Of’firi%If

byaccidenttheovenshouldrun

emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However.trytoavoid

qmatingth~ovenemptyataii
times—itsavesegergyand
prolongsdxlk tiftk Gvem.

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mmkm.kssirIaspecial

popcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornkdxkdfor
useinmicrmve ovens.

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ignik,keepoven.doorckwxl,turn

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shutoff poweratfhseor

circuitbreakerpand.
~$JQme aswhole

eggs$&adSealedcolltah?r’s-for

example,ckwd.glassjars--may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

@&Q~d babyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirMs;

especiallymeatandeggmixtures.

@ID@#t frozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbottles@qxXiaUy
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
Cx9ntainertobl.lrst,resultingin
injury.

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Foil.strips

meatroastsarehelpfulwhen

asusedon

used

asshowninCookbook.
TVdinnersn3aybemicrowaved

in.foiltrayskssthanY&high; ‘­removetopfoilcoverandreturn

traytobox.Whenwingnwtalin
themicrowaveoven,keep
ath33@1inchaway sides
ofoven,

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M becauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.R3thoMers
maybeneededtQhandlethe
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~ thecookingbay
cambecometoohottotouch.Be
mrefidhandlingthecookingtray

duringandaftercooking.
@jF~@Cmkedin (such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover

more12@dlythanW containing
lessmoisture.!!houklthisoccur,
refertopage8forinstructionson

howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

@ not

useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe­thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforus~inthe
microwaveoven.

ew~ ~&~&p~*tic ~~~fi

designedformicrowavecooking
areveryusefid,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
ovemdi.ngconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.h longer
exposurestoovcrcooking~theibod

andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
pktsticsonlyandusetheminstrict

compliancewiththeutensil
manuthcturer’srecommen&tiom.

2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto

microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentousephsticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

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ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleastHOW’.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichimmaybe
presentinthemeat9itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

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in

mm Pressurecanbuildup.

insidetheeggyolkatkimaycause
ittoburst,Rsukingininjury.

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‘%M&suchaspotatoes,Smsages,

tomatoes,

apples9chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepnxiouscaution)shouklbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking. ~ ~

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andtightlydosedphstichgs
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asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot9plasticcouldburstdurhg
orimmediatdyafkrcooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Akw9
pkisticstoragecontainersshouldbe
atk%astpartiallyUnmredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
covere$withplasticwrap,remove
coveringcamiidlyanddirectsteam
awayhornhandsandtice.

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certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor

shortlyafter.removalfkornthe

microwaveoven.Topreventburns

fkomspkwhingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicrowaveoven.

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