GE REM2F Use and Care Manual
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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.
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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
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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.
your
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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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