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~Make sureafl cookwareusedh

your microwaveovenissuitablefor
microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles,
cookingdishes,measuringcups,
custardcups,potteryorchina
dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave

meMic trimorglazewithametallic
she~ncanbeused. Somecoohare

islabeled“stitableforMicrowaving?’
Ifvoutmeunsure,usethisdishtest:

M;asure 1cup.waterina glasscup.
Placeinovenonor besidedish;
Mcrowave1-1%tiutes atHG13.H
wa~rbecomeshot,dishismicrowave
safe.Ifdishheats,it shouldnotbe
usedformicrowaving.

*Rper towels,waxpaper,and

plasticwrapcm be usedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture

md preventspattering.
*Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire

stirring,rotating,or rearranging.
CheckyourCookbook.

@Steambuildsuppressurein foods
whicharetightlycoveredbya.skin
or membrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yo].handchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

● “10’

It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyour newMicrowave

Ovenproperly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
fiotpoint

andserial nmbem.

You’llfindthemonalabelinside

theoven.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before

sendingin thiscard,pleasewrite

thesenumbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

Theelectric

microwaveovenis 500Watwo

I

outputofthis

Be sure yourMicrowave

oven& regkteredo

It isimportantthatwehow the
locationofyourMicrowaveOven

shoulda needoccurforadjustments.

Mi TheseThhgs AreNormal withYowMicrowaveOs’en:

@Steamorvaporescapingfrom
aroundthedour.

@Lightreflectionarounddooror
outercase.

*Dimmingovenlightandchange
inblowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingat powerlevelsother
thanhigh.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor ‘...’.
registering

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso; alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCard.If youmove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewriteto us, statingmodel
andserialnumbers.TM apptiance
mw k r@eti. Plwe h Cem
that it is.

Writeto:

Hotpoint
MngeProductService
AppliancePark

Louisville,KY40225

YOU as the OWner”

If you receiveda
&m~ed oven00 ●

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)that soldyoutheoven.

savethe andmoney.

Beforeyou requestservice. ● ●

checkthe RoblemSolveronpage10. -­Itlistsminorcausesofoperating ~.
problemshat youcmcorrectyourself.

optionalAccessories

availableatextracostfromyour
Hotpointsupplier.

InshllationKit converts

m’7
thisoventoabuilt-inwalloven.
W~7 Installation Kit allows

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thisoventobemountedona wall.
When unpacking

microwaveoven..you shouldfind

aninstigationpackagethatcontains
instigationinstructions,atemplate,
andinstallationhardwareforunder­the-cabinetmounting.If missing,
contactyoursupplier.

@Dullthumpingso?.~ndwhile
ovenisoperating.

@SomeTV-Ndio interference
mightbenoticedwhileusingyo~~r
microwaveoven.It’ssintilmtothe
interferencecausedbyothersmall

appliancesanddoes notindicatea

problemwithyouroven.

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperate
thisovenwiththedooropensince
opendooroperationcanresultin
harmfilexposureto microwave

energy.It is importantnotto

defeator tamper with the safety
interlocks.

~) Do Not Place any object
betweenthe ovenfront face and
thedoor or allow soil or cleaner
residueto accumulate on sealing
surfaces.

(c]DoNotOperate the oven
ifit is damaged. It is particularly

impo~tintthatthe oven door close
properly and that there is no

~ damageto the:

(1)door (bent)

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“U~ (2)hingesand latches (brokenor

@

loosened)

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)TheOvenShouldNot

adjustedor repaired by anyone
exceptproperly qualified service
personnel.

be

Whenusingelectricalappliances

basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:

WARNING-TO reduce

theriskofburns,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

@Readandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONSTOAVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSURETO
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atIeR.

@Thisappliancemustbegrounded.
Connectonlytoproperlygrounded
o~let. See“GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS”onpage9.

@Forbestoperation,plugthis
applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeringof
lighfs,blowingoffise ortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.

@Installor locatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe

providedinstallationinstructions.

eBe‘eertiinto placethefront

surfaceOfthedwr thee hcha or
morebackfromthecountertop
edgetoavoidaccidenbltipping
oftheapplianceinnormalwage.

(Ifusedioncountertop.)
@Donotcoverorblockany

openingsontheappliance.

@Donotuseoutdoors.
~Donotimmersepowercordor

pluginwater.

@Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces.

@Donotletpowercordhangover

edgeoftableorcounter.

*Donotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercordor
plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor

dropped.

~Seedoorsurfacecleaning

instructionsonpage8.

@Thisapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.

@’Aswithanyappliance,close

supervisionis~ecessarywhen
usedbychildren.

oToreducethe riskoffirein
theovencavity:

–Do notovercookfood.Carefully

attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,

orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate

cooking.

—Removewiretwist-tiesfrom

paperorplasticbagsbefore

placingbaginoven.

—Donotuseyourmicrowave

oventodrynewspapers.

–Rper towels,naptins and

waxpaper.Recycledpaper

productscancontainmetalflecks

whichmaycausearcingorignite.

Paperproductscontainingnylon

ornylonfilamentsshouldbe

avoided,astheymayalsoignite.

–Do not operatethe ovenwhile

emptytoavoid

ovenandthe dangerof fire.

damagetothe

If

byaccidenttheovenshouldrun

emptya minuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times—itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeoftheoven.

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IMPORTANTSAFETY

—Donot poppopcorninyour
microwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.

–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepoven

ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,or shutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.

~Someproduchsuchaswhole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

@Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures.

~Do~9tdefrostfrozenbeverages
innarrowneckedbottles(especiWy

carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe

containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resultingin
injury.

s Usemehl onlyasdirectedin
cookbook.

TVdinnersmaybemicrowaved
infoiltrayslessthan3/4”high;
removetopfoilcoverandreturn
traytobox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
at le=t 1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.

doorclosed,turn

~Cookingutensilsmaybecome
hotbecauseofheattransferred
fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe

utensil.
@Sometimes9thecookingtray

canbecometoohottotouch.Be
carefulhandlingthecookingtray
duringandafiercooking.

~Foodscookedinliquids(such
aspasta)maytendtoboilover

morerapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage8forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

o ThermOme~er—DO not

useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

@Plasticutensfi-Plastic utensils
designedformicrowavecooking
areveryuseful,butshouldbe

usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
sofienorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manufacturer’srecommendations.
2]Donotsubjectemptyutenstisto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensfls
withoutcompletesupervision.

oWhencookingpork follow

ourdirectionsexactlyandalways

cookthemeattoatleast170”F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe

presentinthemeat,itwillbe

killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

~

~oiiing eggsisnot

recommendedin a microwave
oven.Pressurecanbuildup

insidetheeggyolkandmaycause

ittoburst,resultingininjury.

o ~oo~ with unbroken Outer

‘Lsh”suchaspotatoes,sausages,

tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers

andothergiblets,andeggyolks

(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

o 6’Boilable99cookingpouches

andtightlyclosedplasticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented

asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey

arenot,plasticcouldburstduring

orimmediatelyafiercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe

atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyforma tightseal.When

cookingwithcontainerstightly

coveredwithplasticwrap,remove

toveringcarefullyanddirectsteam

awayfromhandsandface.

@Spontaneousboiling—Under

certainspecialcircumstances,

liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor

shortlyafierremovalfromthe

microwaveoven.Topreventburns

fromsplashingliquid,stirthe

liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe

containerfromthemicrowaveoven.

SAVETHESE

INSTRUCTIONS

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FeaturesofYourOven

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1. DoorHandle. Pulltoopen
door-.Doormustbesecurely
latchedforoventooperate.

2. Door htches.

3. Door Screen. Metalscreen

permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps
microwavesconfinedinsideoven.

4. OvenVent.

5. O+enInterior Light. Turnson
whentimerison.

60Modeland Serial Numbers.

7. ModeStirrer Cover.Protects
themicrowaveenergydistributing
system.Donotremovethiscover.
Youwilldamagetheoven.

8. Glass Cooking fray. Traymust
bein place whenusingtheoven.
Cookingperformancewillbe
unsatisfactorywithoutthetray
inplace.Thetraymayberemoved
forcleaning.

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9. 35-MinuteTimer with
expandedfirstfiveminutes.
Settimertodesiredcookingor
defrostingtime.Settingthetimer
s= theoven(whenth~dooris
closed).

10, VariablePowerLevelmob.
ThisknobcanbesetatWM,
LOW/DEF,MED,MEDHI
orHIGH.

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cooking

The timerallowsyoutopreset
the cookingtime.

Theovenshutsoffautomatically.
Mer LevelHIGHisrecommended

formostcooking,butyoumay
changethisformoreflexibility.
SeeyourCookbook.

Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,m?kea cupofcoffee
byfollowingthestepsbelow.

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SteP1: Filla cup2/3 fullofwater
and-add1teasp~onofinstantcoffee
andstirtodissolve.Useacupthat
has’nometaldecorationandis
micmve safe(refertoMicrowaving
Tipsonpage2). Placecupinoven
andclosedoor.

Step3: SetTimercontrolknob.
Forcoffee,setat 1%to2 minutes.
Timermaybe resetduringcooking
ifneeded.

Note:Tosettimerlessthan2minutes,
turntheTimercontrolknobpast2
andthenbacktothedesiredtime.

Step4: Whentimeis up,theoven
sounds,ovenfightandfa shutoff.

Questiom andAnswers -

Q. I setmyovenforthetime –

calledforintherecipe,butatthe
endofthetimeaUowed9myfood
wasn’tdone.Whathappened? ‘

A. Sincehousepowervariesdue

totimeorlocationmostrecipes
giveyoua timerangetoprevent
overcooking.Setthe otienfor
minimumtime,testthefoodfor
doneness,andcookyourdisha
littlelonger,ifnecessary.

Q. mat happensifI accidenta~y

operatethemicrowaveoven
withoutfoodinit?

A. Accidentaluseforshort

periodsoftimedoesnotdamage
tie menbutitisnotwommended.

Q. CanI interruptthecooking

functiontocheckthefood?
A. Yes.Toresumecooking,simply

closeth~door.Thetimermustbe
resetforcookingtoresumeudess
timeisremainingontimer.

e

Step2: ~rn VariablePower

controlknobtoHIGH:

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Defrosting

TheDefrost settingisdesigned
forspeedythawingoffrozenfmd
aridisoneofthegreatadvantages
ofamicrowaveoven.

oPowerLevelLOW/DEFshould
beusedfordefrosting,butyoumay
changethisformoreflexibility.See
yourCookbookfordefrostinghelp.

Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
thedefrostfinction, defrostfrozen
porkchopsbyfollowingthesteps
below.

Step1:Placea l-lb.packageof
frozenchopsin tie ovenandclose
door.

Step2: fim VariablePowercontrol
knobtoLOW/DEF.

Defrosting

@Foodsfrozeninpaperorplastic
canbedefrostedinthepackage.

oFor evendefrosting,manyfoods
needtobebrokenupor separated
partofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.

@Pre-packagedfrozendinners
canbedefrostedandmicrowave
cooked.Besureto removeanyfoil
covers.Keepmetaltraysatleast1“
awayfromcavitywalls.

~ps

QuestiomandAnswers

Q. WhenIturntheTimer
controlknobandstarttheoven,
Ihearadullthumpingnoise.
Whatisit?

A. Thissoundis normal.Itisletting .-

youknowtheovenisusinga
levellowerthanHIGH.

Q. CanI defrostsmal~itemsin
ahurry?

A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore

frequentattentionthanusual.Set
TimerandturnVmiablePower
Controlknobtodesiredsetting.
PowerLevelMEDcutsthetime
aboutin1/2;PowerLevelHIGH
cutsthetimetoapproximatelyl/3.
Duringeither,rotateor stir
foodfrequently.

Q. Whydon’tthedefrosting ~
timesintheCookbookseemright
formyfood?

A. Thesetimesmeaverages.

Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording

tothetemperaturein yourfreezer.

Setyourovenforthetimeindicated
inyourCookbook.Ifyourfoodis
still notcompletelythawedatthe
endofthattime,resetyouroven
andadjustthetimeaccordingly.

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Step3: ~rn Timercontrolknobto
desireddefrostingtimeto startoven.

Step4: Whenoventurnsoff,turn

packageover,closedoorandset
timerforremainingdefrostingtime.

@CheckyourCookbookforother
defrostingtips.

Q. Shouldallfooh becompletely --­thawedbeforecooking?

A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe

completelythawdbefore cooking.,
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly
itis bettertobegincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen.

Q. CanIopenthedoorduring
defrostkgtocheckonthe
progressofmyfood?

A. Yes.You mayopenthedoorat

anytimeduringmicrowaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor.
Theovenbeginsoperatingif timeis
lefiontimer.Ifnot,resettimer.

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careandcleaning

YournewMicrowaveOvenis

avahiableappliance.~tect
itfrommisusebyfollowing
theserules:

@Keepyourovencleanand
sweet-sme~ling.Openingtheoven

doorafewminutesafiercooking
helps“air-out”theinterior.An
occasionalthoroughwipingwitha
solutionofbakingsodaandwater
keepstheinteriorfresh.

~ Don’tusesharp-edgedutensils

onyouroven.Theinsideand
outsideoventis canbescratched.
Thecontrolpanelcanbedamaged.

e ~~9~ ~emove the mode

stirrercoveratthetopofthe oven

(microwavefeature7onpage 5).

Youwilldamagetheoven.

BECE~A~ POWERIS0~
BEFO~ CLEM~G ANY
P!T’ OF

How tocleanthe Imide

Walhs,floorandplasticcover.

Becausethereislittleheatexcept
inthefood,or sometimesinthe
utensils,spillsandspattersareeasy
toremove.Somespatterscanbe
removedwithapapertowel,others

mayrequireadampcloth.Remove
greasyspatterswitha sudsycloth,
thenrinsewithadampcloth.Donot
useabrasivecleanersonovenwalls.
NEVERUSEA COMMERCWL
OVENCLEANERONANY
PARTOFYOURMICROWAVE
OVEN.

ms’ovEN.

Door(inside).Window:Wipeup
spattersdailyandwashwhensoiled
withaminimumofsudsy,warm
water.Rinsethoroughlyanddry.

Metalandplasticpartsondoor:
Wipefrequentlywithadamp
clothtoremoveallsoil.DON~
USEABRASNES,SUCHAS
CLEANINGPOWDERSOR
STEELANDPLASTICPADS.
THEY~LL MARTHE
SU~ACE.

GlassCooking‘by. Occasionally
itisnecessarytoremovethe cooking
trayforcleaningofthetrayor
oven.Topreventbreakage,donot
placetrayintowaterjustafier
cooking.Washitcarefullyinwarm,
sudsywateror inthedishwasher.
Thetraycanbebrokenifdropped.

Remember,donotoperatetheoven
withoutthecookingtrayinplace.

Specialnotewhenusing

Brown‘NSearDish:Ifgreaseis

present,highheatgeneratedon
bottomofa Brown‘NSeardish
maycausethegreasetobumonto
theoventray.Thismayberemoved
witha cleansersuchasBarKeepers
Friend@CleanserbySerVaas
Laboratories,Inc.

AfierusingBarKeepersFriend@
Cleanser,rinseanddry thoroughly,
followinginstructionsoncan. Do
notuseBarKeepersFriend”
Cleanseronthepaintedsurfaces
suchasthewalls.It mayscratch
thepaint.

BarKeepersFriend@Cleanseris
soldinmanygrocery,hardware,
anddepartmentstores.

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Case.Cleantheoufiideofyour
ovenwithsoapanddampcloth,
rinsewithdampclothandthendry.
Wipethe windowcleanwitha
dampcloth.Chrometrimisbest
wipedwithadampclothandthen
withadrytowel.

ControlMnel.Wipewitha damp
cloth.Drythoroughly.Do notuse
cleaningsprays,largeamountsof
soapandwater,abrasives,or sharp
objectsonthepanel-they can
damageit.

DoorSurface.Whencleaning

surfacesofdoorandoventhat
cometogetheronclosingthe door,
useonlymild,nonabrasivesoaps

or detergentsappliedwitha sponge

or soficloth.

PowerCord.Ifthecordbecomes

soiled,unplugandwashwitha

dampcloth.Forstubbornspots,

sudsywatermaybeused,butbe

certaintorinsewithdampcloth

anddrythoroughlybeforeplugging

cordintooutlet.

Ovenbmp Replacement

Firstunplugtheoven.Then
removelampcompartmentcover
byremovingscrewwhichholds

coverinplace.Coverislocated

onthesideoftheoutercase.

Replacewith25-~tt appliancebdb.
@tisavailableindrugandhardware
stores.)Replacecotipartmentcover.
Plugintheoven.

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~~om INGINSTRUCTIONS

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Thisappliancemustbegrounded.
Intheeventofanelectricalshort
circuit,groundingreducestherisk

ofelectricshockbyprovidingan
escapewirefortheelectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceisequippedwitha
powercordhavingagrounding
wirewithagroundingplug.The
plugmustbepluggedintoanoutlet
thatis properlyinstalledand
grounded.(Fig. 1)

useofthegroundingplugcanresult
ina risk ofelectricshock.

PREFERRED
METHOD

,+” +

gD

Fig. 1

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Consultaqualifiedelectricianor
servicetechnicianifthegrounding
instructionsare notcompletely
understood,orifdoubtexistsasto
whethertheapplianceisproperly

grounded.

Wherea standardtwo-prongwall
receptacleisencountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationto haveitreplacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
wallreceptacle.

w not mder my ck~ca
cut or removetheWd @red)

prongfrom the pvver cord.

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INSUREPROPER
GROUNDEXISTS
BEFOREUSE

useofAhpter Plugs
us~eSitutiom where

appIiance9s power cord

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we

stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanadapterplug.However,

ifyoustillelecttouseanadapter,
wherelocal codespermit,a
TEMPORARYCONNE~ION

maybe madetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallrweptaclebythe use
ofaULlistedadapt~@ig.2)
whichisavailable-atmostlocal
hardwarestores.

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAPTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)

ALIGNLARGE

PRONGS/SLOTS

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Fig. 2

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~ INSUREPROPER

‘~~k!!!;!;cTIoN

BEFOREUSE

Thelargerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslotinthe

wallreceptacletoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe
powercord.

Caution:Attachingtheadapter
groundterminaltothewall
receptaclecoverscrewdoesnot
groundtheapplianceunlessthe
coverscrewismetal,andnot
irisulated,andthewallreceptacle
isgroundedthroughthehouse
wiring.Youshouldhavethecircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician
tomakesurethe receptacleis
properlygrounded.

Whendisconnectingthepower
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand.If this
isnotdone,theadapterground
terminalisverylikelytobreakwith
repeateduse. Shouldthishappen,
DON~ USEtheapplianceuntil
apropergroundhasagainbeen
established.

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Us~e situationswhere
appliance’spowercordwin
bi-*come-&d frequently.

~ notw anadapterpl~ inthese

situationsbecausedisconnectingof
thepowercordplacesunduestrain
ontheadapterandleadsto eventual
Mumofthe adapter~und terminal.

Youshouldhavethe two-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwithathree­prong(grounding)receptaclebya
aualifiedelectricianbeforeusin~

u

&eappliance.

useofExtemioncork

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainsttheuseofan
extensioncord.However,ifitis
necessaryto useanextensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord

that hasa 3-bladegroundingplug,
anda3-slotreceptaclethat will
accepttheplugontheappliance.
The markedratingoftheextension
cordshallbeequaltoor greater
thantheelectricalratingofthe
appliance(15amperes).

Suchextensioncordsareobtainable

throughHotpointservice.If you

douseane~mion cordwithyom

microwaveoven9theinteriorlight

mayflickerandtheblowersound

mayvarywhenovenis in use.Cmk

timesmaybelongeras well.

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TO‘~~Ik30vet]le ovenfrom CabinetMount

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Step 1:Replacethe rubber feet.

Step2:Fully support the microwave

withsomethingsturdy.Forexample,
usetelephonebooksorencyclopedias,
stackedevenlyand close enoughto

balance the weightofthe oven.

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Step3:Openyourcabinetandwith
yourscrewdriver,begintoremove
the screwsholdingthemicrowave
oveninplacebyturningthem
counterclockwise.

(Alternatebetweenscrewssothat
ovenisloosenedasevenlyas
possible.)

Note:Beforefinalremovalofthe
screws,checktobesurethatthe
microwaveovenis beings~itably
supportedtopreventitfromfalling
orsliding.

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PROBLEM I POSSrnLECAUSE~ REMEDY

IOVENWILLN~
COMEON

FOODSAREE~HER
OVERCOO~D OR offoodsinoven.Setaddi~ionalcookingtimeforcompletion.
UNDERCOOKED

Questions?

eA&seinyourhomemaybeblownortie ciicuitbreakertripped.Replacefuseorreset

circuitbreaker.

IDMakesure3-prongplug onovenisfilly insertedintowallreceptacle.
eDoornotsecurelyfastened.

e coo~ng timesmay v~~ becauseofs~rtingfoodtemperature,fooddensityor amount

eIncorrect
changinglevelsduringcookingifnecessary.

*Dishwasnotrotated,turnedorstirred.Somedishesrequirespecificinstructions.
CheckCookbookorrecipefortheseinstructions.

@Toomanydishesinovenatsametime.Cookingtimemustbeincreasedwhencooking
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We’reproudofourserviceand

wantyoutobe pleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho

servicedyour appliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.h most
cases,this willsolvetheproblem.

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writeWthe details-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
ApptianceWrk
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive

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LIMITEDONE-YEARWARRANTY
Foroneyearfromdateoforiginal

purchase,wewill provide,freeof
charge,partsandservicelaborto
repairor replaceanypati ofthe
microwaveoventhatfailsbecause
ofa manufacturingdefect.

LIMITEDADDITIONAL
FOURWEARWARRANTY

Forthesecondthroughfifthyear
fromdateoforiginalpurchase,we
willprovide,freeofcharge,a

replacementmagnetrontubeif
themagnetrontubefailsbecause
ofa manufacturingdefect.Youpay
forservicelaborcharges.

Foreachoftheabov{~warranties:

Toavoidanytripcharges,youmust
takethemicrowaveoventoaHotpoint

FactoryServiceCenteror a Hotpoint
CustomerCare” servicerandpick

itupfollowingservice.In-home
serviceisalsoavailable,butyou

mustpayfortheservicetechnician’s
travelcoststoyourhome.

Thiswarrantyisextendedto
theoriginalpurchaserandany
succeedingownerforproducts
purchasedforordina~ homeuse

inthe48mainlandstates,Alaska,
HawaiiandWashington,D.C.

Allwarrantyservicewill beprovided

byourFactoryServiceCenters or
byourauthorizedCustomerCare@

servicersduringnormalworking

hours.
LookintheWhiteorYellowPages

ofyourtelephonedirectoryfor
HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICE,
GENERALELECTRIC-H~POINT
FACTORYSERVICEor HOTPOINT
CUSTOMERCARE@SERVICE.

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Failureoftheproductifitisused

forotherthanitsintendedpurpose ~~-

Youareresponsibleforproviding

“adequateelectrical,exhausting

andotherconnectingfacilities.

~Replacementofhousefusesor
resettingofcircuitbreakers.

~Damagetoproductcaused
byaccident,fire,floodsoracts

ofGod.
WARRAN~R ISNOTRESPONSIBLE

FORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion

may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.

Warrantor:GeneralElectricCompany

If furtherhelpis neededconcerningthis warranty,contact:

Manager—ConsumerAffairs,GeneralElectricCompanyjAppliancePark,Louisville,KY40225

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