GE RVM115J Use and Care Manual

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AdapterPlugs
AluminumFoil

ApplianceRegistration
CareandCleaning

ConsumerServices
ControlPanel 6,7

Cook‘NWatch
CookingCompleteReminder 8

CookingGuide
CooktopLight

Defrosting 11
DefrostingGuide

ExhaustFan 6,29
ExtensionCords

Features 8
GlossaryofMicrowaveTerms 15

GreaseFilter
GroundingInstructions

HeatingorReheatingGuide 17,18
HoldTime 9

28

28,29 Minute/SecondTimer

31

10 Precautions

21-D QuickSet -

28 SafetyInstructions

19,20 TimeDefrost

29

29
29

LightBulbReplacement

4 MicrowaveCookwareGuide 16
2 MicrowavingTips

ModelandSerialNumbers 2
PowerLevels 9-13

ProblemSolver

TimeCook

Warranty

GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000

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BackCover

UseandCareof

CounterSaver@

model

RVMI15J

Theelectricoutput

ofthismicrowaveoven

is750watts?

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Beforeusingyour oven9

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readthisbookcarefully.

It isintendedtohelpyou operate
andmaintainyournewmicrowave
ovenproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
If youdon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Thisappliancemust beregistered.
Pleasebecertainthatitis.

Writeto:

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Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

1~ you ~~cei~e~ ~

damagedoven...

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or
builder)thatsoldyoutheoven.

Savetimeandmoney.

NEXT,ifyouarestill notpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemis sti!l
notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance

ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

a

a

writedown themodel

andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemona labelinside

theoven.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe

ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourmicrowaveoven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:

ModelNIJmber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourmicrowaveoven.

Besureyourmicrowave

ovenk rigktered.

It is importantthatweknowthe
locationofyourmicrowaveoven
shoulda needoccurforadjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.If youmove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser,

pleasewritetous,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.

Beforeyourequestservice...

checktheProblemSolveronpage30.
It listscausesofminoroperating
problemsthatyoucancorrectyourself.

Allthesethingsarenormal
withyourmicrowaveoven.

Steamorvaporescapingfrom

@

aroundthedoor.
e Lightreflectionarounddooror

outercase.
~Dimmingovenlightandchange

inblowersoundmayoccurwhile
operatingatpowerlevelsother
thanhigh.

@Dullthumpingsoundwhileoven

isoperating.
~SomeTV-Radiointerference

mightbenoticedwhileusingyour
microwaveoven.It’ssimilartothe
interferencecausedbyothersmall
appliancesanddoesnotindicatea

problemwithyouroven.

youneedservice...

1~
Toobtainservice,seethe

ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyouto bepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenot happywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.In most

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

~ PmCAUTIONS

~POSSIBLE

‘ExPosmm

~ Exc&sIw

‘ticRowAw

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E~ER~Y

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‘(a)DoNotAttempttooperate

thisovenwiththedooropensince
open-dooroperationcanresultin
hatiful exposureto microwave
energy.It isi~portantnotto
defeater tamperwiththesafety
interlocks. ~ ~

‘ “ @)DoNot Place‘anyobject

‘,betweenthpovenfrontfaceand

~ the ‘doororallowsoilor cleaner

~residuetoaccumulateonsealing

surfaces; ~; . -

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(c)Do NotOperate theoven
ifitisdamaged.Itisparticularly
itiportantthattheovendoorclose

‘properlyandthat thereisno

‘ ~amagetothe:

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

ioosened)

(3)doorsealsandsealingsurfaces.
(d).TheOv~nSRouIdNotbe

adjustedorrepaiiedbyanyone
exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel.

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mPoRTmT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Read all imtructiOm before wiw this appliance.

~Makesureallcookwareusedin
yourmicrowaveovenissuitable
formicrowaving.Mostglass

casseroles,cookingdishes,
measuringcups,custardcups,
potteryorchinadinnerwarewhich
does nothavemetallictrimorglaze
withametallicsheencanbeused.
Somecookwareislabeled“suitable
formicrowaving.”

If youare notsureif a dishis

microwave-safe,usethistest:
Placein theovenboththedishyou

aretestinganda glassmeasuring
cupfilledwithone cupwater—set
themeasuringcupeitherinornext
tothedish.Microwave1minuteat
high.If thedishheats,itshouldnot
beusedformicrowaving.Ifthe dish
remainscoolandonlythewaterin
thecupheats,thenthedishis
microwave-safe.

@Wpertoweis,waxpaperand
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover

dishesin ordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.Besureto
ventplasticwrapsosteamcan
escape.

@Somemicrowavedfoods

requirestirring,ro~ting or
rearranging.Checkthe Cooking

Guide.

Steambui~dsuppressurein

@

foodswhicharetightlycovered
byaskinormembrane.Pierce

potatoes,eggyolksandchicken
iiverstopreventbursting.

Whenusingelectricalappliances,

basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,~n~ludingthe following:

WARNING–To reduce

therisk of burns, electricshock,
fire, injury topersons or exposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethisapplianceonlyforifi
intendeduse

manual.

~~eadand fo~tiwthespecific

asdescribedinthis

“PRECAUTIONS~ AVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSU~~
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”onpage2.

~ Thisappliancemustbe .

grounded.Connectonlyto

properlygr6undedoutlet.See

“GRO~ING~S~U~ONS”

@~~s~~~~~w~veoven is

specificallydesigqedtoh~t qr
cookfood,andisnotintended
forlaboratoryorindustrialuse. ~

@Forbestoperation,plugthis
applianceiqtoitsownelectrical
outlet,topreventfickeringif ~~

lighk,blowingoffusebr ‘

trippingofcircuitbreaker; ,

@Instal!

orlocatethis~ppliance
onlyinaccordancew~ththe
providdhtaMationkti@ons,

~Donotcoveror ~~ockanv ~

openingsoi theappliance:

@Do~~tuseo~~~oors. ~ ~

~Donotimmersepowercord
orplugin’water,

~

Keeppowercordawayfrom~

heatedsurfaces.

notletpowercordhang

@Do

overedgeofWbleorcounter,

ah not o~rak ttis app~anceif

ithasadamagedpowercordor
plug,ifitk notworkingproperly,
orifithmbeendamagedor
dropped,

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@Seedoorsurfacecleaning

instructionsonpage28.

~TMSapplianceshouldbe
servicedonlybyquaWledservice

personnel.

authorizedservicefacilityfor
examination,repairoradjustment.

~& ~ith

Contactnearest

anyappliance,close

supervisionisnecessarywhen
wedbychildren.

@Toreducetheriskoffirein
theovencavity:’

–W notovercookfood.CarefiUy

attendappliance.ifpaper,plastic,

orothercombustiblematerialsare
placedinsidetheoventofacilitate
cooking?

–R&rnove
paperorplasticbagsbefore
placingbagsinoven.“

–Do

ovento’drynewspapers,

. .

–Do nottie recycledpaper

produck.-

napkins‘andwaxpapercan
containmetalfleckswhiihrnav

wiretwist-tiesfrom

notuseyourmicrowave

. .

Recycledpapertowels,

causearcingorignite.Paper “
productscontainingnylonor
nylonfilamentsshouldbe‘

avoided,a~theymayalsoignite.

~

. .

~-Dihot poppopcorninyour

~ ticrowaveovtnunlessina

microwavepopcornaccessoryor

.ude$s’youusepopcornlabeledfor

.

useinrnicrowaveovens.

-Do

. .

notopeiatetheovenwhfle

special

em~tytoavoiddamagetothe
ovenandthedtingeroffire,If

byaccidenttheovenshouldrun

emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times—itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeoftheoven.

–Do notovercookpohtoeso
Theycoulddehydrateandcatch
fire,causingdamagetoyouroven.

(colltirlued)te.~tp~tge}

a If ~a~~~~~]s~~s~~~~v~~ s~Q~l~

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igtite, keepovendoorclosed,turn
ovenoff, and disconnectpower
cord, or shutoff powerat the fuse

or circuitbreakerpanel.

Someproductssuchas whole

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eggsand
example,closedjars-w~ explode

andshouldnotbeheatedinthis
microwaveoven.Suchuseofthe
microwaveovencouldresultin
injury.

*Avoidheatingbabyfoodin

glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiallymeatandeggmixtures,

@~~n9~def’’ostfr~ze~

beveragesinnarrow-necked
bottles(especiallycarbonated
beverages).Evenifthecontainer
isopened,pressurecanbuildup.
Thiscancausethecontainerto

burst,possiblyresultingininjury.

@Usemetalonlyas directed

thisbook.

microwavedinfoiltrayslessthan

3/4”high;removetopfoilcover
andreturntraytobox.When
usingmetalinthemicrowave
oven,keepmetali(otherthan

meti shel~at least1inchaway
fromsidesofoven.

~Cookwaremaybecomehot

becauseofheattransferredfrom
theheatedfood.Potholdersmay
beneededtohandlethecookware.

* Sometimes,theovenfloorcan

becometoohottotouch.Be
carefultouchingthefloorduring
andafiercooking.

sealedcontainers-for

in

TVdinnersmaybe

@roods

aspasta)maytendto6oilover
morerapidlyt~anfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage28forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

@Thermometer—Donotuse
athermometerinfoodyouare

microwavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recorrmendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

~

Plasticcookware—Plastic

cookwaredesignedformicrowave

cookingisveryuseful,butshould
beusedcarefully.Evenmicrowave­safeplasticmaynotbeastolerant
ofovercookingconditionsasare
glassorceramicmaterialsand

maysoftenorcharif subjectedto
shortperiodsofovercooking.In
longerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandcookwarecould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use
microwave-safeplasticsonlyand
usetheminstrictcompliance

withthecookwaremanufacturer’s
recommendations.2)Donot
subjectemptycookwareto
microwaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticcookware
withoutcompletesupervision.

@Whencookingpork, follow

thedirectionsexactlyandalways

cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170°F,
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

@Donot

oven.

eggyolkandwillcauseitto
burst,possiblyresultingininjury.

cookedinliquids(such

botieggsinamicrowave

Pressurewillbuildupinside

~Foodswithunbrokenouter

‘6skims~’suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks,
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

~Notallplasticwrapissuitabie
foruseinmicrowaveovens.

Checkthepackageforproperuse.

~64BoiIable’9cookingpouches

andtightlyclosedplasticbags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedbypackage.Iftheyare
not,plasticcouldburstduring

orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshoddbe
atleastpartiallyuncoveredbecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefi~yanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.

@

Spontaneousboiling—Under

certainspecialcircumstances,

liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.Topreventburns
fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicrowaveoven.

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THEEXHAUSTHOOD

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Haveit installedandproperly

~

groundedby8qu~fiedh~er.
Seethe

packedwiththemicrowaveoven.

~ The

JtiloperateautomaticMyunder
Cem Contitiom(S*Automatic
RanFeature,page6).Whilethe
fanisoperating,cautionis
requiredtopreventthestarting

andspreadingofaccidental
eoo~ngfireswhiletheexhaust
fanisinuse.Forthisreason:

–Neverleavesurfaceunih
mat~ndedatMghheatsettings.

Boilovercausessmokingandgreasy
sptioversthatmayigniteandspread
if efiaust fan is operating.To

minimizeautomaticfanoperation,
useadequatesizedcookwareand
usehighheatonlywhennecessary

specialinstallationbooklet

exhaustfanintheoven

SAVETHESE

INSTRUCTIONS

optionalAccessory

Availableatextracostfromyour
Hotpointsupplier.

~M CharcoalBiiterKitfor

non-ventedinstallation.

ThismicrowaveovenisUL

I

listedforinstallationover
electricandgasranges.

I

–ln the event of

smotherflamingpanonsurface
unitbycoveringpancompletely
withweH-fittinglid,cookiesheet
orfiattray.

–Never flamefoodsunder
theovenwiththe exhaustfan
operatingbecauseitmayspread
theflames.

–Keep hoodandgreasefilters
c1a~ accordingtoinstructionson
page29,tomaintaingoodventing

,

andavoidgrease fires.

agreasefirey

mf.

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YourTouchcontrolPanel

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The TouchControlhnel allowsyoutosettheoven
controlselectronicallywiththetouchofafinger.It’s

designedtobeeasytouseandunderstand.

when YouPl~ intheoven

Thedisplaypaneldisplaysfive8’s,“18POWER’a~ld

allofthe ovenfunctions.Afier15seconds,all lights
disappearand “RESET”appearsin theupperportion.
TouchtheCLEAR/OFFpad,settheClockandoven
isreadyfor use.

Ifpowerisdisruptedatanytime,theabovesequence
recurs,andyoumustresetthe Clockaftertouchingthe
CLEAR/OFFpad.

1. DISPLAY.Displaystimeofday,timeor temperature

duringcookingfunctions,powerlevelbeingused,
cookingmodeandinstructions.

2. Tlm COOK 1&2. Microwaveforapresetamount

oftimeusingautomaticpowerlevel10.(Ifdesired,you
maychangepowerlevelafierenteringcookingtime.See
page10.)

3. TIm DEFROST.Gentlethawingatautomaticpower
level3 (Low).(Ifdesired,youmaychangepowerlevel
afierenteringdefrostingtime.Seepage11.)

4. COOK ‘NWATCH.Usethispadfor short-term
cookingwhichautomaticallyturnsovenoffafter3
minutes.(Seepage10.)

5. POWERLEVEL.Touchthispadbeforeentering
anotherpowerlevelnumberif youwantto changefrom
automaticpowerlevel10(High)forcookingorpower

level3 (Low)fordefrosting.

7.MIN/SECT~ER. Thisfeatureusesnomicrowave
energy.It functionsas eitherakitchentimer,as aholding
periodafterdefrostor as atimerbeforetimecooking.
(Seepage9.)

8. CLEAR/OFF.Whentouched,itshutsofftheoven
anderasesallsettings(excepttimeofday).

9. EXHAUST’FAN.PressHI, LOor OFF forthe
differentfanspeeds.

10.NU~ER PADS. Touchthesepadstoentercooking
time,defrostingtime, time ofdayorpowerlevel.

U. QUICKSETCONTROL.Usethispadasa shortcut
methodforenteringcookingtimeandpowerlevel.(See

pages12and13.)
U. START.Afterallselectionsaremade,touchthispad

tostartthe oven.
H. LIGHT’.TouchON to illuminatecounter.

Cootingappliancesinstalledundertheovenmay,
undersomeheavyusageconditions,causetemperatures
highenoughto overheatsomeinternalpartsofthe
microwaveoven.

Topreventoverheatingfromtakingplace,theexhaust —
fanis designedtoautomaticallyturnon atalowspeedif
excessivetemperaturesoccur.Shouldthishappen,thefan
cannotbemanuallyturnedoff,butitwill automatically

turnoffwhentheinternalpartshavecooled.Thefanmay
stayonupto approximately30minutesafiertherange
andmicrowaveovencontrolshavebeenturnedoff.

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6. CLOCK. Touchthis padto entertimeofdayor check
timeofdaywhilemicrowaving.TosetClock,firsttouch

CLOCKpadandthenentertimeofday.Forexample,if
timeis 1:30,touchnumberpads1,3 andOand “1:30”
willappearin display.ThentouchSTARTpad. Toreset

orchangetime,simplyrepeataboveprocess.

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FeaturesofYourMicrowaveoven

Toremindyouthatyouhavefoodinthe
oven,theovenwilldisplay“End”andbeep
once a minuteuntilyoueitheropentheoven
doorortouchtheCLEAR/OFFpad.

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1.0CubicFoot

OvenInterior

1. DoorHandee Pullto open
door.Doormustbesecurely
latchedforoventooperate.

2. DoorLatches.

3. WindowwithMetalShielde

Screenallowscookingto beviewed
whilekeepingmicrowavesconfined
in oven.

4. NIodeIandSerialNumbeH.

1

Thisistocertifythat

thtis

unithasbeentested
inconformancewithAMCA
BulletinNo.210

5. OvenVent.

6. OvenLight.Lightcomeson
whendooris openedorwhenoven

isoperatinginanyfunction.

7.TouchControl~ne~ and

DigitalDisplay.Fordetailed

informationoneachfeature,
seepages6and7.

C.F.M.

SONES ~

at0.10WG 5.5Vert.

230Vert.

6.7Her.

237Her.

8. HoodControls.

Fan.PressHI, LOorOFF.
Light.PressONorOFF.

9. GreaseFilters.

10.CooktopLight.
U. OvenFloor.

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Cootingby~me

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TimeCook1&2 allowsyouto
microwaveforapresetamountof

timeusingautotiaticpowerlevel

10(High),orchangepowerlevels

automatically.

Powerlevel10(High)is
recommendedformostcooking,
butyoumaychangethisformore
flexibility.SeetheCookingGuide.

Tobecomebetteracquaintedwith
timecooking,makea cupofcoffee
byfollowingthestepsbelow.

Step 1:Filla cup2/3 fullof

water,add 1teaspoonofinstant
coffeeandstirtodissolve.Usea
cupthathasnometal decoration
andismicrowave-safe(referto
MicrowavingTipsonpage3).

Placecupinovenandclosedoor.

Step5:Whentimeis up,theoven
signalsandflashes“End~’Oven,
lightandfanshutoff.

Step6:Openthedoor.

Usingthe~me Cook2

Featire

TheTimeCook2 featurelets you
settwotimecookingfunctions
withinone program.Thisisideal
if youwantto changepowerlevels
duringyourcookingoperations.
Here’showto doit.

Step1:Placefoodin ovenin

microwave-safecontainerandclose
thedoor.

Step2:TouchTIMECOOK1& 2.
Displayshows“:

10:’“ENTERCOOKTIMEI“ flashes.

O“and “POWER

Step%Displayshows“POWER

10”and“COOKTIMEI;’

countingdown.
Step8:Attheendof “COOK

TIME1~’thesecondpowerlevelis
displayedand “COOKTIMEII”
isshowncountingdown.

Step9:Whentimeis up,the oven
signalsanddisplayflashes“End;’
The oven, lightandfanshutoff.

Step10:Openthedoor.

~OOk‘~ Watch

TheCook91’dWatchfeatureisa
short-termcookingprogramwhich
automaticallyturnstheovenoff
after3minutes.It’sidealfor
meltingcheeseonfoodorother
quickcookingoperationswhere
youwantto stopcookingatjust
therighttime.

ToUseCook‘NWatch

Step2:TouchTIMECOOK1& 2.

Displayshows“: O“and“POWER

10:’“ENTERCOOKm ~’ flashes.

Step3: Selectyourcookingtime.
Touch1,0 andOfora cookingtime
ofoneminute.Displayshows

“1:00”and“POWER10~’“COOK

TIMEI“ flashes.
Becauseautomaticpowerlevel10

is recommendedforthiscupof

coffee,thereisnoneedtochange
thepowerlevel.(Ifpowerlevel10
is,lot appropriate,see“Howto
ChangePowerLevel”atright.)

Step4: TouchSTARTpad.

“COOKTIME1;’“POWER10”

andtime,countingdown,show
ondisplay.

Step3:Selectyourcookingtime.
Forexample,touch2, 1and5fora
cookingtimeoftwominutesand15
seconds.Displayshows“2:15”and
“POWER10:’“COOKTIMEI“

flashes.

Step4: TouchTIMECOOK1&2.
Step5:Setyourcookingtime.

Howtochange Powerbvel

Aftersettingcookingtime,
touchPOWERLEVELpad,
thentouchdesirednumberfor
newpowerlevel.

Step6:TouchtheSTARTpad.

Step1:TouchCOOK‘NWATCH.

After4 seconds,“START”flashes

ondisplay.
Step2: TouchSTARTpad.

“COOK‘NWATCH”andtime,
countingup to3minutes,are
displayed.Powerlevel 10is
automaticallysetinovenbut
anotherpowerlevelcanbe selected
eitherduringprograming or
duringcooking.

Step3:Openthedoorortouchthe

CLEAR/OFFpadtostopcooking.

Theovenwillautomaticallysignal,

flash“End” andshut offattheend

of3minutes.

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