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your microwaveoven,isstii@blefor.;....

microwaving..~ost,gkisscasseroles,.,~
cookingdishes,meas~ri,ng~cups~,<.,~
custdcups, potteryor china- ~:~~¼
dinnerwtie’iyhichdo?s’nothave’ ..”~,’,

metallictrimor ghizewit&4metal@V~r~
sheencanbe ~se~.S@mecookivare‘~.
is]ab@$’’suitablef~r.Micf~ving~’” ~

If youare.uflsuq$is&@,diSh test:,::
Measure1cupwatering,@asscu~o“,

Placeinovenonorbksidedish. ~.
Microww

waterbecomes’hot~&h isynicrowave”~яяяяяяяяя
safe.If dishheats,itshouldndtbe. ‘ .’

usedfo! @croWAvingt,’~-$ - . ‘“.

~Pap&towels,“wqfiapert@’d: . ‘::

plasticwrap.canb~tisti~~cover ,,-

dishesin.order-to’re~ifimois!~re~ ~~~”
and-prevent?patteringe~. \

@Somemicrtiwaved-foods require .i.:.

stirring,rotating,orre’wranging~ ,‘,

Checkyour

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Steambuildsuppressurein..foods”
whicharetightlycoveredbya skin
or me’mbrane.Piercepotatoes,egg ‘~
yolksandcliickenliverstoP~~vent-”-

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Beforeusing your oven,

readthisbookcarefully.

Itis intendedtohelp youoperate
andmaintainyour newMicrowave
Ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

. ,. Cons~merAffairs

,.

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andserialnumbers.

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You’llfindthemon alabel inside

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theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before

sendingin thiscard,pleasewrite

thesenumbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any

correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

The.

microwaveovenis500watts.

BesureyourMicrowave

Ovenism@stered.

It isimportantthat weknowthe

locationof yourMicrowaveOven
shoulda needoccurforadjustments.

electricoutputofthis

.

Yoursupplieris responsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

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I?le$secheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehe hasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.If youmove,or
ifyouarenotthe originalpurchaser
pleasewriteto us,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance

mustberegistered.Plemebecertain
thatit is.

Writeto:

Hotpoint ~
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

youreceiveda

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damaed (hen ...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutheoven.

Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice...

checkh-eProblemSolveronpageB.
Itlistsminorcausesofoperating
problemsthatyou~co~t yourself.

OptionalAccessories

availableatextracostfromyour
Hotpointsupplier.

JX27 Instdktion Kitconverts
thisovento abuilt-inwall oven.
WN127InstallationKitallows
thisoventobe mountedona wall.

Whenunpackingyour
microwaveoven...youshouldfind

aninstallationpackagethatcontains
installationinstructions,a template,

and-installationhardwareforunder-

the-cabinetmounting.Ifmissing,

contactyoursupplier.

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Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.

(a)DoNotAttempttooperate

thisovenwiththedooropensince
opendooroperationcanresultin
harmfi.dexposuretomicrowave

energy.It is importantnotto
defeator tamperwiththesafety

interlocks.
(b)DoNot Placeanyobject

betweentheovenfrontfaceand
the dooror allowsoil or cleaner
residuetoaccumulateon sealing
surfaces.

(c)DoNotOperatetheoven
ifitisdamaged.It isparticularly
importantthattheovendoorclose
properlyandthat thereis no
damageto the:

(1)door(bent) ~
(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened)

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d)The OvenShouldNotbe

adjustedor repairedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.

Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,includingthefollowing:

~A~N~NG–Toreduce
theriskofburns,electricshock,

fire,injurytopersonsorexposure

toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

6Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis
manual.

@Readandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONS‘N)AVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSURE‘IU
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atleft.

~~s appliancemustbcgrounded.
Comectonlytoproperlygrounded

outlet.See‘GROUNDING
INSTRUCHONS”onpage11.

@

For bestoperation,plugthis

applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventflickeringof
lights,blowingoffise ortripping
ofcircuitbreaker.

@Installorlocatethisappliance
onlyinaccordancewiththe

providedinstallationinstructions.

oBeCertiintoplacethefront

surfaceofthedoorthreeinchesor
morebackfromthecountertop
edgetoavoidaccidentaltipping
oftheapplianceinnormalusage.
(Ifusedoncountertop.)

~Donotcoverorblockany
openingsontheappliance.

@Donotuseoutdoors,
eDonotimmersepowercordor

pluginwater.
@Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces.
@Donotletpowercordhangover

edgeoftableorcounter.

eDonotoperatethisappliance
ifithasadamagedpowercordor

plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
orifithasbeendamagedor
dropped.

eSeedoorsurfac;cleaning
instructionsonpage10.

~Thisapplianceshould

be

servicedonlybyqualifiedservice
personnel.Contactnearest
authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.

oASwith

anyappliance,CIOS~

supervisionisnecessarywhen
usedbychildren.

e Toreduce the risk offirein

theovencavity:

–Do notovercookfood.CarefidIy
attendapplianceifpaper,plastic,
orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidedieoventofacilitate
cooking.

—Removewiretwist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbaginoven.

—Donotuseyourmicrowave
oventodrynewspapers.

–Papertowels,napkinsand
waxpaper.Recycledpaper

productscancontainmetalflecks
whichmaycausearcingor‘ignite.
Paperproductscontainingnylon
ornylonfilamentsshouldbe
avoided,astheymayalsoignite.

–Do notoperatetheovenwhile

emptytoavoiddamagetothe
ovenandthedangeroffire.If

byaccidenttheovenshouldrun
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times–itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeoftheoven.

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–Do notpoppopcornin

your

microwaveovenunlessinaspecial
microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabeledfor
useinmicrowaveovens.

–If materialsinsideovenshould
iatite,keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff,anddisconnectpower
cord,orshutoffpoweratfuseor
circuitbreakerpanel.

e$o~e productssuchas whole
eggsandsealedcontainers-for

example,closedglassjars-may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.

@AvQidheatingbabyfoodin
glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;

especiallymeatandeggmixtures.
eDon9tdefrostfrozenbeverages

innarrowneckedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopehed,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resukingin
injury.

oUsemetil onlyas directed

in

cookbook. -

dinnersmaybemicrowaved

TV’

infoiltraysiessthan3/4”high;

removetopfoilcoverandreturn

traytotiox.Whenusingmetalin
themicrowaveoven,keepmetal
at least 1inchawayfromsides
ofoven.

ecookingutensilsmay

becauseofheattransferred

hot

become

fromtheheatedfood.Potholders
maybeneededtohandlethe
utensil.

eSometimes9thecooking

tray

canbecometoohottotouch.Be

carefhlhandlingthecookingtray
duringandaftercooking.

~

FOOdScookedinliquids(such

aspasta)maytendtoboilover
mo~rapidlythanfds containing
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage10forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

~Thermometer—Donot
useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuse,inthe
microwaveoven.

e~l*JticU~~*—P~asticu~nsfls
designedfor-microwavecooking

areveryusefid,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerdntof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay

softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestoovercooking,thefwd
andutensilscouldignite.For
thesereasons:1)Usemicrowave
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewiththeutensil
manut%cturer’srecommendations.

2)Donotsubjectemptyutensilsto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticutensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

~Whencookingporkfollow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoatleast170”F.

Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

~~oilingeggsisnot
recommendedina microwave

oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.

eFoo&wi~~unbrokenouter

%kin99suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks

(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

@‘tBoila~le9>cookingpouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstorageco@ainersshouldbe

atleastpartiallyundoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When

cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove

coveringcarefullyanddirectsteam

awayfromhandsandface.

eSpon~neousboiling—Under
certainspecialcircumstances,

liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor

shortlyafterremovalfromthe

microwaveoven.Topreventburns

fromsplashingliquid,stirthe

liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe

containerfromthemicrowaveoven.

CookingCompleteReminder

(ForTIMECOOKandTIMEDEFROSTcycles)

Toremindyouthatyouhavefoodinthe
oven,theovenwillbeeponcea minuteuntil
youeitheropentheovendooror touchthe
CLEAR/OFFpad.

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L Door Handle.Pulltoopen

door.Doormustbesecurely
latchedforoventooperate.

2. Dow Latches.

.3.DoorScreen.Metalscreen
permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps
microwavesconfinedinsideoven.

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4. OvenVent.

5. OvenInteriorLight.TbrnsoTi-

whenthedoorisopenedorwhen
theovenisoperating.

6. ModelandSerialNumbers.

7. ModeStirrerCover.Protects

themicrowaveenergydistributing

system.Donotremovethiscover.
Youwilldamagethe oven.

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8. GlassCookingTray.Traymust
beinplacewhenusingtheoven.
Cookingperformancewillbe
unsatisfactorywithoutthetray
inplace.Thetraymayberemoved
forcleaning.

9. TouchControlPaneland
Display.Seenextpagefor

instructions.

5

TheTbtIchControll%nel
aliowsyoutosettheovencontrols
ektronically withthetouchofa
finger.It’sdesignedtobeeasy

touseandunderstand.

1.DISPLAY.Displaystimeofday
andtimecountingdownduring
cookingfunctions,powerlevel,
cookingmodeandinstructions.

2. TIME

Microwavefora preset amountof
timeusingautomati~PowerLevel

10(HIGH),(orchangepowerlevel
afterenteringcookingtime.See
page7.)

3.TIMEDEFROST.Gentle,
generallyuniformthawingat
automaticPowerLevel3 (LOW), (or
changepowerlevelafterentering
defrostingtime.Seepage8.)

4.MIN/SEC’TIMER.This
featureusesnomicrowaveenergy.
Itfimctionsasa kitchentimer,as a
holdingperiodafterdefrostoras a
delaytimerbeforetimecooking.
(Seepage9.)

COOK1&2.

6 CLOCK. Touchthispadtoenter .‘
timeofdayorchecktime ofday ~
whilemicrowaving.

Tosetclock,firsttouchCLOCK
padandthen entertimeofday.For –
example,if timeis 1:30,touch
number”pads1,3 andOand 1:30
willappearin display.Touch
STARTpad. Toresetor change
time,simplyrepeataboveprocess.

7.POWERLEVEL.Touchthis
padbeforeenteringanotherpower

levelnumberifyouwanttochange
fromautomaticPowerLevel10
(HIGH)for cookingor Power
Level3(LOW)fordefrosting.

8. CLEAR/OFF.Whentouched,it
shutsofftheovenanderasesall
settings(excepttimeofday).

9. ST~T. Afterallselectionsare
made,touchthispadto startoven.

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5.NUMBERPADS. Touchthese
padstoentercooking/defrosting
time,powerlevelandtimeofday.

Useyour TouchControlPanelto
DefrostandCookbytimeusing
yourchoiceofPowerLevelsfrom

1(low)to 10(high),timekitchen

taskswiththeMin/SecTimer,

andsettheclock.

Createyourownprogramstosuit
your individualcookingstyle. For
example:usetheNfin/SecTimerto
delaythestartofcookingorprogram
aholdtimebetweendefrostingand
cooking.(Seepage9.)SetTime
Cook1&2 fora two-stageprogram
usingdifferenttimesand Power
Levels.(Seepage7.)

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TheTIMECOOK1&2 feature
allowsyouto microwave
presetamountoftimeusing
automaticPowerLevel10
~~G~, orchangepower

automatically.

PowerLevel10(HIGH)is

recommendedformostcooking,
butyoumaychangethisformore
flexibility.SeeyourCookbook.

Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,makea cupofcoffee

byfollowingthestepsbelow.

fora

level

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Step1:Filla cup2/3 fill of
waterandadd 1teaspoonofinstant
coffeeandstirtodissolve.Usea
cupthathasn6metaldecoration
andis microwavesafe(referto
MicrowavingTipsonpage2).
Placecupin ovenandclosedoor.

Step2:TouchTIMECOOK1&2
pad.Displayshows“COOK”and

“1~’“ENTERTIME”isflashing.

Ifanotherpowerlevelisdesired,
touchPOWERLEVELpadand
desindnumber,althoughPbwer
Level10(HIGH)ispmfernxlforthis
cupofcofike.

Step4: TouchSTART.“COOK
TIME~’“POWR 10~’andtime
countingdownshowondispky.

Step5:Whentimeisup,the oven
signalsandflashes“End~’Oven,

lightandh shutOff.
Step6:Openthedoor.

WiththeTimeCook2 f=ture,you
cansettwotimecookingfunctions
withinone program.Thiswould
beidealifyoudesindtochange
powerlevelsduringyourcooking
operations.

Thefollowingisanexampleofhow
tochangepowerlevelsusingTne
Cook2.

Step1:RepeatSteps1,2 and3.
Step2:TouchTIMECOOK1&2

pad.Displayshows“COOK”and

“21’“ENTERTIME”isflashing.

Step3:Setyourtime.
Step4:Tochangethepowerlevel,

touchPOWERLEVELpadand
desirednumberfornewpowerlevel.

Step8:Whentimeis up,theoven
signalsandflashes“EndVThe
oven,light andfanshutoff.

Step9:Openthedoor.

andAnswer’s

Q.Isetmyovenforthetime
calledforintherecipe,butatthe
endofthetimeallowed,myfood
wasn%done.Whathappened?

A. Sincehousepowervariesdue

totimeorlocationmanyTime
Cookrecipesgiveyouatimerange
topreventovercooking.Setthe
ovenforminimumtime,testthe
foodfordoneness,andcook your
fooda little longer,if necessary.

Q. Itouchedthenumberpads
andselectedmypowerlevei.When
1touchedSTART,however,my
ovendidn%comeon. Whynot?

A. TheTIMECOOK1&2 pad

mustbe touchedbeforesettingthe
numberpadsor else yourovenwill
not begincooking.

Q. I wanttocookona power
levelotherthanHIGH.Whatdo
Ineedtodo?

A. Tochangethe powerlevel,

touchthePOWER LEVELpad.

“ENTERPOWER”flashesonthe

displaypanel.Enternewnumber.

Q. CanIinterruptmyTime

Cookfunctiontocheckthefood?

A. .Yes.Toresumecooking,

simplyclosethedoorandpress
theSTARTpad. Thetimermust be
resetforcookingto resumeunless
timeisremainingon timer.

Step3: Selectyourtime;Touch
1,3 andOforoneminuteand30
seconds.Displayshows1:30and
“POWER10:’“COOKTIME”
flashes.

Step5:TouchSTART.
Step6: “COOKTIME~’the

selectedpowerlevelandthefirst
programmedcooktime,counting
down,showonthedisplay.

Step 7:Attheendofthefirst
programmedcooktime,thenext
selectedpowerlevel,“COOK
TIME”andthesecond
programmedcooktime,counting

down,showonthedisplay.

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TheDefrostsettingisdesigned
forspeedythawingoffrozenfood
andisoneofthegreatadvantages
ofamicrowaveoven.

~PowerLevel3 isautomatically
setfordefrosting,butyoum-ay
changethisformoreflexibility.

@SeeyourCookbookfor

defrostinghelp.
Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith

the defrostfimction,defrostfrozen
porkchopsbyfollowingthe steps
below.

Step1:Placeal-lb.packageoffkozen

chopsintheovenandclosedoor.

Step2: TouchTIMEDEFROST
Displayshows: Oand“POWER
3:’“ENTERDEFTIME”flashes.

Step4: TouchSTART.“DEF
TIME”and “POWER3“ showand
timecountsdownondisplay.When
cycleiscompleted,theovensignals
andflashes“End~’then
automaticallyshutsoff.

Step5:Turnpackageover,close

doorandrepeatSteps2,3 and4.
Step6:Opendoor, remove

packageandseparatechopsto
finishdefrosting.

Defrosting T@

@Foodsfrozeninpaperor plastic

canbedefrostedinthe package.

midAnswers

Q.WhenI pressSTART,Iheara
dull,thumpingnoise.Whatisit?

A. This soundisnormal.It is -

lettingyouknowtheovenis usinga
powerlevellowerthan10(HIGH).

Q. CanI defrostsmaUitems in
ahurry?

A. Yes,buttheywillneedmore

frequentattentionthanusual.Raise
thepowerlevelafterenteringthe
timebytouchingthedesiredpower
levelpad.PowerLevel7 cutsthe
timeaboutin 1/2;PowerLevel

10cutsthetimetoapproximately
1/3.Duringeither,rotateor stir

foodfrequently.

Q.Whydon’tthedefrosting
timesintheCookbookseemright
formyfood?

A. Cookbooktimesare averages.

Defrostingtimecanvaryaccording
tothetemperatureinyourfreezer.

Setyourovenforthetimeindicated

inyourCookbook.If yourfoodis

stillnotcompletelythawedatthe

endofthattime,resetyouroven

andadjustthetimeaccordingly.

Step3:Touch4,0 andOfor

4 minutes.Displayshows4:00and

“POWER3.”“DEFTIME”flashes.
Ifyouwishtochangepowerlevel,
touchPOWERLEVELpadandthen
newnumber.

~Forevendefrosting,somefoods
needtobebroken,upor separated
partofthewaythroughthe
defrostingtime.

e Pre-packagedfrozendinners ‘
canbedefrostedandmicrowave

cooked.Theyshouldbereplacedin
theirboxes.Besuretoremoveany
foilcovers.Keepmetaltraysat
least1“awayfromcavitywalls.

oCheckyourCookbookfor other
defrostingtips.

Q. Shouldallfoodsbecompletely
thawedbeforecooking?

A. Somefoodsshouldnotbe
completelythawedbeforecooking,
Forexample,fishcookssoquickly

itisbetterto begincookingwhileit
isstillslightlyfrozen.

Q. CanIopenthe doorduring
defrostingtocheckonthe
progressofmyfood?

A. Yes.Youmayopenthedoorat

anytime during microwaving.To
resumedefrosting,closethedoor
andpressSTART.Theovenbegins
operatingiftimeis leftontimer.
If not,resettimer.

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TheMIN/SECTIMERhasthree

timingfunctions:
e Itoperatesasaminutetimer.
~ Ncanbeset todelaycooking.
a Itcanbeusedasa holdsetting

afterdefrosting.

TheMIN/SECTIMERoperates
withoutmicrowaveenergy.

Howto Thne a3-Minute
Phone cdl

1. TouchMIN/SECTIMERpad.

Thedisplayshows: Oand

“ENTERTIME” flashes.

2. Touchnumberpads3,O+ndO(for
3minutesandnoseconds).Display
shows3:00and “TIME”flashes.

3. TouchSTART.Displayshows
“TIME”andtimecountingdown.

4. Whentimeisup, ovensignals,

flashes“End~’anddisplayshows
timeofday.

a HOLD

TheMinute/SecondTimercanalso
beusedto program“holdtime”
betweenmicrowavecooking
functions.Thetimecanrangefrom
one secondto99 minutesand99
seconds.A HOLD,or “standing”
timemaybe foundin someofyour

ownrecipesor Cookbook.

cooking

Todelaycookingupto99 minutes,

touchTIMECOOK1&2 andenter
cookingtime.TouchMIN/SEC
TIMERandenternumberof
minutesto delaycooking.Touch
START.Timerwillcountdownto
zeroandcookingwillbegin.

How to Defrost, and
Time cook

Let’ssayyouwanttodefrostafrozen

casserolefor 15minutes,holdfor

10minutesandthenTimeCookfor

25minutes.Here’s howtodoit:

Sten1:Takecasserolefromfreezer

.

andplacein oven.

Step2:TouchTIMEDEFROSTpad.

Thedisplayshows:Oand“POWER
3“ “ENTERDEFTIME”flashes.

Step3:Touchpads1,5,0 andOfor

15minutesdefrostingtime. 15:00
appearsondisplay.(Defrostingis
automaticallysetonpowerlevel3
butcanbechangedbytouchingthe
POWERLEVELpadandthe
desiredpowerlevel.)

Step4: Setstandingorholdtime
bytouchingNIIN/SECTIMER.
Thedisplayshows: Oand

“ENTERTIME”flashes.

Step5:Touch1,0,0 andOtohold
fortenminutes.10:00appearson

displayand“TIME”flashes.

Step 6:TouchTIMECOOK1&2
pad. Displayshows“COOK”and

“1~’“ENTERTIME” isflashing.

Step7:Touch2,5,0 andOfor
twenty-fiveminutesofcookingtime.
“COOKTIME”flashesand25:00
and“POWER10”appearon
display.

Step8:TouchSTART.“DEFTIME”
and15:00countingdownshow
ondisplay.Aseachfimctionis
automaticallyperformedoven
displayshowsinstructionsentered
andthefunction.

Step9:Whentimeis up,theoven

signalsandflashes“End?

QuestionstMNifbSVVf31”S

Q.WhatwillhappenifI
accidentallyreversemydefrost,
holdandcookinstructions?

A. The ovenwillautomatically

rearrangeyourprogram.Defrosting
willalwayscomefirst, then hold,
andthenthecookingfunction.

Q. CanIdefrostandho~donly?
A. Yes.Sometimesyoumayonly

wanttodefrostafood,holdit, and
cookit later.Allyou needtodo is
programinDefrostandamountof
time.ThenprogramHoldandthe
amountoftime.Besuretoputthe
thaweddishintherefrigerator
promptly.

N~E: Letfoodsremainatroom
temperatureonlyaslongassafe.
Timeswillvary.

Q. I programmedmyovenfora
specificdefrostingtimebutit
defrostedlongerthannecessary.
Whathappened?

A. Wheninstructionsconflict,

theovencarriesout the last
instruction.Youmayhavesetthe
oventodefrostfor4 minutes,hold
for2 minutes,andthen defrost fbr
6 minutes.Inthiscase,the oven
woulddefrostfor6 minutes
andholdfor2 minutes.

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“Chre

YournewMicrowaveOvenis
avaluableappliance.Protect
itfrommisusebyfollowing

thes~males:

@Keepyourovencleanand

sweet-smelling.Openingtheoven

door a fewminutesaftercooking
helps “air-out”theinterior.An
occasionalthoroughwipingwitha

solutionofbakingsodaandwater

keepstheinteriorfresh.

@Don’tusesharp-edgedutensik

onyour oven.Theinsideand

outsideovenwallscanbescratched.
Thecontrolpanelcanbedamaged.

oDon%removethemode

stirrercoveratthetopoftheoven

(xnicrowav~feature7onpage5).
Youwilldarnagetheoven.

BECERTAINPOWER1SOFF
BEFORECLEMWNGANY
PARTOFTHISOVEN.

H4WVtoclean theInside

Wails,floorandpkwtiecover.

Becausethereis littleheat except
inthefood,or sometimesinthe
utensils,spillsandspattersareeasy

toremove.Somespatterscanbe
removedwitha papertowel,others
mayrequireadampcloth.Remove

greasyspatterswitha sudsycIoth,

thenrinsewitha dampcloth.Do not
useabrasivecleanersonovenwalls.
NEVERUSEA COMMERCIAL
OVENCLEANERONANY
PARTOF YOURMICROWAVE
OVEN.

Door(inside).Window?Wipeup
spattersdailyandwashwhensoiled
witha minimumofsudky,warm
water.Rinsethoroughlyanddry.

Metalandplasticpartsondoor:
Wipefrequentlywithadamp
clothtoremoveallsoil.DONOI’
USEABRASIVES,SUCHAS
CLEANINGPOWDERSOR
STEELANDPLASTIC PADS.
THEYWILLMARTHE
SURFACE.

GlassCooking‘hay.Occasionally
itisnecessarytoremovethecooking”
trayforcleaningofthetrayor
oven.Topreventbreakage,donot
placetrayintowaterjust after
cooking.Washit carefullyinwarm,
sudsywateror inthedishwasher.
The traycanbebrokenifdropped.

Remember,donotoperatetheoven
withoutthe cookingtrayinplace.

Specialnotewhenusing
Brown‘NSearI@: If greaseis

present,highheatgeneratedon
bottomofaBrown‘NSeardish
maycausethegreasetoburnonto
theoventray.Thismaybe removed
witha cleansersuchasBarKeepers
Friend”CleanserbySerVaas
Laboratories,Inc.

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

BarKeepersFriend”Cleanseris
soldin manygrocery,hardware,
anddepartmentstores.

HowtoCleanthe Outside

Case.Cleantheoutsideofyour

ovenwithsoapanddampcloth,
rinsewithdampclothandthendry.
Wipethewindowcleanwitha
dampcloth.Chrometrimisbest
wipedwithadampclothandthen
withadrytowel.

ControlI%nel.Wipewithadamp
cloth. Dry thoroughly.Donotuse
cleaningsprays,largeamountsof
soapandwater,abrasives,orsharp
objectsonthepanel—theycan
damageit.

DoorSurface.Whencleaning

surfacesofdoorandoventhat
cometogetheronclosingthedoor,
useonly mild,nonabrasivesoaps
ordetergentsappliedwitha sponge

orsoil.cloth.

PowerCord.If thecordbecomes

soiled,unplugandwashwitha

dampcloth.Forstubbornspots,

sudsywatermaybeused,butbe

certaintorinsewithdampcloth

anddrythoroughlybeforeplugging

cordintooutlet.

ovenLampRepk$um-lent

Firstunplugthe oven.Then

removelampcompartmentcover

byremovingscrewwhichholds

coverinplace.Coverislocated

onthesideoftheoutercase.

Replacewith25-wattappliancebulb.
(Itis availableindrugandhardware
stores.)Replacecompartmentcover.
Plugintheoven.

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Thisappliancemustbegrounded.

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Intheeventofanelectricalshort
circuit,groundingreducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyprovidingan
escapewirefortheelectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceisequippedwitha
powercordhavingagrounding
wirewithagroundingplug. The
plugmustbe pluggedintoanoutlet
that isproperlyinstalledand

grounded.(Fig.1)
WAllNING-~rnproper

useofthegroundingplugcanresult
inarisk ofelectricshock.

use Plugs

Wage situations where

appliancespowercordwill
bedisconnectedinfrequently.

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we

stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofanadapterplug.However,

ifyoustill electtousean adapter,

wherelocalcodespermit,a
TEMPORARYCONNECTION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebytheuse
ofa ti tistedadapkr (Fig.2)
whichis available-atrnos~local
hardwarestores.

Usage situations

where

appKance9spowercordwill

bedisconnectedfrequently.

notuseanadapterpiuginthese

DO

situationsbecausedisconnectingof
thepowercordplacesunduestrain
ontheadapterandleads toeventual
iidureoftheadaptergmundtenninal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwitha three­prong(grounding)receptaclebya
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
theappliance.

use Oiwm’lsion cm-’ds

Consulta qualifiedelectricianor
servicetechnicianifthegrounding

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instructionsarenotcompletely
understood,or if doubtexistsasto
whethertheappJianceisproperly

grounded.
Wherea standardtwo-prongwall

receptacleisencountered,itis
yourpersonalresponsibilityand
obligationtohaveit replacedwith
aproperlygroundedthree-prong
wallreceptacle.

not Urderany Cimlmstmcm

Do

cutor .rt?rnove

~ronfj fromthePW6X COId

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the third (ground)

TEMPORARYMETHOD

(ADAFTERPLUGSNOT
PERMITTEDINCANADA)

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The largerslotintheadaptermust
bealignedwiththelargerslot inthe
wallreceptacletoprovideproper
polarityintheconnectionofthe

‘powercord.

Caution:Attachingthe adapter
groundterminaltothewall

receptaclecoverscrewdoesnot
groundtheapplianceunlessthe
coverscrewismetal,andnot
insulated,andthewallreceptacle
isgroundedthroughthehouse
wiring.You shouldhavethecircuit
checkedbya qualifiedelectrician
tomakesurethereceptacleis
properlygrounded.

Whendisconnectingthepower
cordfromtheadapter,alwayshold

theadapterwithonehand. Ifthis
isnot done,theadapterground
terminalisvery likelytobreakwith
repeateduse. Shouldthis happen,
DONUI’USEtheapplianceuntil

a propergroundhasagainbeen

established.

Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainsttheuseofan
extensioncord.However,ifit is
qecessaryto useanextensioncord,
useonlya 3-wireextensioncord”
that hasa 3-bladegroundingplug,
ad a3-slotreceptaclethatwill
acceptthe plugontheappliance.
Themarkedratingoftheextension
cordshallbeequaltoor greater
thantheelectricidratiiigofthe
appliance(15amperes).

Suchextensioncordsareobtainable
throughHotPointservice.If you

douseanextensioncordwithyour
microwaveoven,theinteriorlight

mayflickerandtheblowersound
mayvarywhenovenis inuse.Cook
timesmaybelongeraswell.

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Step 1:Replacetherubberfeet.

Step2:Fullysupportthe
microwavewithsomethingsturdy.
Forexampleusetelephonebooks
orencyclopedias,stackedevenly
andcloseenough~~‘balancethe
weightoftheoven.

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Step3: Openyour cabinetandwith

yourscrewdriver,begintoremove
thescrewsholdingthemicrowave

ovenin placebyturningthem

counterclockwise.

(Alternatebetweenscrewssothat
ovenis loosenedasevenlyas
possible.)

Note:Beforefinalremovalofthe
screws,checktobe surethat the
microwaveovenis beingsuitably
supportedtopreventit fromfalling
orsliding.

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oAfise inyourhomemaybeblownorthe circuitbreakertripped.Replacefise orreset

COMEON circuitbreaker. ‘

~Makesure3-prongplugonovenisfullyinsertedintowallreceptacle.

CONTROLPANEL
LIGHTED, YETOVEN$
WILLNCYTSTART

~Doornotsecurelyclosed.
~STARTmustbetcuchedafterenteringcookingselection. ‘
oAnotherselectionentered
eMakesureyouhaveent~r~
s CLEAR/OFFwastouch~ accidentfly.ResetcookingprogramandtouchSTART.

FOODSAREEITHER
OVERCOOKEDOR
UNDERCOOKED

s Coobg timesmayvarybecauseof
offoodsinoven.TouchTIMECOOK1&2andadditionalcookingtimeforcompletion.

e ~ncomect power level entered. che&co&bo& forrecommendedpowerlevel,or

changinglevels”during’cookingifnecessary.
eDishwasnotro~ted,~rn~ or stirred.Somedishesrequirespecificinstructions.
CheckCookbookorrecipeforinstructions.
eToomanydishesilloveaatsameti~~e,cookingtimemustbeincreasedwhencooking

morethanone fooditem.CheckCookbooktimerecommendations.

TheseThingsAre Normal

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withyourMicrowaveOven:
~steam

aroundthedoor.
~Lightreflectionarounddooror

outercase.
@Dimmingovenlightandchange

inblowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingatpowerlevelsother
thanhigh.

~Dullthumpingsoundwhileoven

isoperating.

e some TJLRadio interference

mightbenoticedwhileusingyour
microwaveoven.It’ssimilartothe
interferencecausedbyothersmall
appliancesanddoesnotindicatea
problemwithyouroven.

orvaporescapingfrom

alreadyinoven and CLEAR/C)FF nottouchedtocancelit.

cooking time afiertouchingTIMECOOK1.’&2.

swing foodtemperature,fooddensityoramount

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We’reproudofour serviceand

wantyoutobe pleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouare not pleased.In most
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnot pleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark .
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

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LIMITED ONGYEAR WARRANTY

Forone year from date of original
purchase,we will provide,free of
charge, parts and service labor to

repair or replace anypart of the
microwaveoventhat fails because
of a manufacturing defect.

LIMITED ADDITIONAL
FOUF?-YEARWARRANTY

Forthe second through fifth year
from date of original purchase,we
will provide,free ofcharge, a
replacement magnetron tube if
the magnetron tube fails because
of a manufacturing defect. Youpay
for service labor charges.

This warranty isextended to
the original purchaserand any
succeeding owner for products
purchased for ordinary home use
inthe 48 mainland states,Aiaska,
Hawaiiand Washington, 13.C.

All warranty service will be provided
byour FactoryService Centersor
byour authorized Customer Care”
servicers during normal working
hours.

Look inthe White or Yellow Pages
of yourtelephone directory for
HOTPOiNT FACTORYSERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORYSERVICE

OCHOTPOINT

CUSTOMERCARE” SERVICE.

Fureach of the abovewarranties:
Toavoid any trip charges, you must

takethemicrowaveovento aI+otpoint

FactoryServiceCenteror a Hotpoint

Customer Care@servicer and pick
it up following service. In-home
service isalso available, but you
mustpayforthe servicetechnician’s
travel costs to your home.

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If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
Youare responsible for providing
adequate electrical, exhausting
and other connecting facilities.

~ Replacement of house fuses or
resetting of circuit breakers.

~ Failure of the product if it is used
for other than its intended purpose ,,R
or used commercially.

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by accident, fire, floods or acts
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Some statesdo not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental orconsequential 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 varyfrom state to state.

Toknow what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’sAttorney General.

Warrantor: General Electric Company

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