GE RVM120J Use and Care Manual

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Contents

Adapter Plugs Aluminum Foil

Appliance Registration Auto Roast

Auto Simmer Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services Control Panel

Cook ‘N Watch Cooking Complete Reminder 8

Cooktop Light Defrosting

Exhaust Fan Extension Cords

16, 17

18-20

6,7

6,20

6, 19

4 2

Minute/Second Timer Model and Serial Numbers 2

Power Levels Precautions

Problem Solver Quick Set

Safety Instructions Temperature Cook

Temperature Probe Time Cook

Time Defrost Warranty Back Cover

9-13

2-5

12, 13

2-5

15-17

10 11

Use and Care of

Counter

Saver@

model

RVM120J

The electric output

of this microwave oven

is 750 watts.*

*IEC-T)5

Test Procedure

Features Grease Filter

Grounding Instructions Hold Time

Light Bulb Replacement Microwaving Tips

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Help us help you...

Before using your oven, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new microwave oven properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your questions.

If you don’t understand something or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs Hotpoint Appliance Park

Louisville, KY40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label inside

the oven. These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your microwave oven. Before

sending in this card, please write these numbers here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any

correspondence or service calls concerning your microwave oven.

Be sure your microwave

oven is registered.

It is important that we know the

location of your microwave oven

should a need occur for adjustments.

Your supplier is responsible for

registering you as the owner.

Please check with your supplier to

be sure he has done so; also send in

your Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card. If you move, or

if you are not the original purchaser,

please write to us, stating model

and serial numbers.

This appliance must be registered. Please be certain that it is.

Write to: Hotpoint

Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY40225

If you received a damaged oven . . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or builder) that sold you the oven.

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . .

check the Problem Solver on page 21. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

All

these things are normal

with your microwave oven.

●

Steam or vapor escaping from

around the door.

● Light reflection around door or

outer case.

●

Dimming oven light and change

in blower sound may occur while operating at power levels other than high.

●

Dull

thumping sound while oven

is operating.

●

Some TV-Radio interference might be noticed while using your microwave oven. It’s similar to the interference caused by other small appliances and does not indicate a problem with your oven.

If you need service . . .

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the

back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the service you receive, here are three steps to follow for further help.

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations Hotpoint Appliance Park Louisville, Kentucky 40225

FINALLY, if your problem is not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois

60606

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PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt

this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety

interlocks.

(b) Do Not Place

between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner

residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

(c)

Do Not Operate

if it is damaged. It is particularly

important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the:

(1) door (bent)

(2) hinges and latches (broken or

loosened)

(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.

(d) The Oven Should Not

adjusted or repaired by anyone

except properly qualified service

personnel.

to operate

any object

the oven

Microwaving Tips

●

Make sure all cookware used in your microwave oven is suitable for microwaving.

casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not have metallic trim or glaze with a metallic sheen can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable for microwaving.”

If you are not sure if a dish is microwave-safe, use this test:

Place in the oven both the dish you are testing and a glass measuring cup filled with one the

measuring

to the dish. Microwave 1 minute at high. If the dish heats, it should not be used for microwaving. If the dish remains cool and only the water in the cup heats, then the dish is microwave-safe.

. Paper towels, wax paper and plastic wrap

dishes in order to retain moisture and prevent spattering. Be sure to vent plastic wrap so steam can escape.

●

Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating or rearranging.

● Steam builds up pressure in

foods which are tightly

by a skin or membrane.

potatoes, egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent bursting.

Most glass

cup water—set

cup either in or next

can be used to cover

Check the cookbook.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

●

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

WARNING–To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended use

described in this

manual.

●

Read and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” on page 2.

●

This appliance must be grounded. Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See

“GROUNDINGINSTRUCI’IONS”

on page 20.

●

This microwave oven is specifically designed to heat or cook food, and is not intended for laboratory or industrial use.

●

For best operation, plug this appliance into its own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering of lights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.

●

Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

●

Do not cover or block any

openings on the appliance.

●

Do not use outdoors.

●

Do not immerse power cord

or plug in water.

●

Keep power cord away from

heated surfaces.

●

Do not let power cord hang

over edge of table or counter.

●

Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged power cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or dropped.

See door surface cleaning

instructions on page 18.

●

This appliance should be

serviced only by qualified service

personnel. Contact nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.

s As

with any appliance, close supervision is necessary when used by children.

●

To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity:

–Do not overcook food.

Carefidly

attend appliance if paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.

–Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bags in oven.

–Do not use your microwave oven to dry newspapers.

–Do not use recycled paper products. Recycled paper towels, napkins and wax paper can contain metal flecks which may cause arcing or ignite. Paper products containing nylon or nylon filaments should be avoided, as they may also ignite.

—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in microwave ovens.

–Do not operate the oven while empty to avoid damage to the oven and the danger of fire. If by accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at all times—it saves energy and prolongs the life of the oven.

—Do not overcook potatoes. They could dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage to your oven.

IMPORTANT

●

If materials inside oven

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

should

ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shutoff power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

●

Some products such as whole eggs and sealed containers-for example, closed jars-will explode and should not be heated in this microwave oven. Such use of the microwave oven could result in

injury.

. Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

●

Don’t defrost frozen beverages in narrow necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages). Even if the container

is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to

burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Use metal only as directed in

this book and the cookbook

provided. TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box. When using metal in the microwave oven, keep metal (other than

metal

shelf)

at least 1 inch

away from sides of oven.

●

Cookware may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the cookware.

Sometimes, the oven floor can become too hot to touch. Be careful touching the floor during

and after cooking.

●

Foods

cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than

fds contig

less moisture. Should this occur, refer to page 18 for instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.

●

Thermometer—Do not use a thermometer in food you are microwaving unless the

thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

●

Remove the temperature probe

from the oven when not using it to cook with. If you leave the probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven and damage oven walls.

●

Plastic cookware—Plastic

cookware designed for microwave cooking is very useful, but should be used carefully. Even

microwave-

safe plastic may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In longer exposures to overcooking, the food and cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics only and use them in strict compliance with the cookware manufacturer’s

recommendations. 2) Do not

subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware without complete supervision.

●

When cooking pork, follow the directions exactly and always cook the meat to an internal temperature of at least

170”F.

This assures that, in the remote possibility that trichina may be present in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat.

Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure will build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

such as potatoes, sausages,

tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets, and egg yolks (see previous caution) should be pierced to allow steam to escape during cooking.

●

Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in microwave ovens. Check the package for proper use.

c $$Boilable’j

cooking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed by package. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should be at least partially uncovered because they form a tight seal. When cooking with containers tightly covered with plastic wrap, remove covering carefully and direct steam away from hands and face.

●

Spontaneous boiling—Under certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly after removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

THE EXHAUST HOOD

●

Have it installed and properly grounded by a qualified installer. See the special installation booklet packed with the microwave oven,

●

The exhaust fan in the oven will operate automatically under certain conditions (see Automatic Fan Feature, page 6). While the fan is operating, caution is required to prevent the starting

and spreading of accidental cooking fires while the exhaust fan is in use. For this reason:

–Never leave surface units unattended at high heat settings.

Boilovercauses spillovers

if exhaust fan is operating. To minimize automatic fan operation, use adequate sized cookware and use high heat only when necessary.

smoking and greasy

that may ignite and spread

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Optional Accessory

Available at extra cost from your Hotpoint supplier.

JXSIA

Charcoal Filter Kit

non-vented installation.

This microwave oven is UL listed for installation over electric and gas ranges.

for

–In the event of a grease fire, smother flaming pan on surface unit by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray.

–Never flame foods under the oven with the exhaust fan operating because it may spread the flames.

–Keep hood and grease filters

clean, according to instructions on page 19, to maintain good venting and avoid grease fires.

Your Touch Control Panel

The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls electronically with the touch of a finger.

designed to be easy to use and understand.

It’s

When You Plug in the Oven

The display panel displays five 8’s, “18 POWER” and all of the oven functions. After 15 seconds, all lights disappear and “RESET” appears in the upper portion. Touch the CLEAR/OFF pad, set the Clock and oven is ready for use.

If power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence recurs, and you must reset Clock after touching the CLEAR/OFF pad.

“PRObE” Appears on the Display

●

Probe has been forgotten when Auto Roast or Temp

Cook/Hold function is being used.

●

Probe is not securely seated in oven wall receptacle.

1. DISPLAY.

during cooking functions, power level being used, cooking mode and instructions.

2. TIME COOK 1 & 2. Microwave for a preset amount of time using automatic power level 10. (If desired, you may change power level after entering cooking time. See page 10.)

TIME DEFROST.

level 3 (Low). (If desired, you may change power level after entering defrosting time. See page 11. )

Displays time of day, time or temperature

Gentle thawing at automatic power

7. CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter time of day or check time of day while microwaving. To set Clock, first touch CLOCK pad and then enter time of day. For example, if time is will appear in display. Then touch START pad. To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

8. POWER LEVEL.

another power level number if you want to change from automatic power level 10 (High) for cooking or power level 3 (Low) for defrosting.

9. MIN/SEC TIMER. This feature uses no microwave energy. It functions as either a kitchen timer, as a holding period after defrost or as a timer for time cooking. (See page 9.)

10. CLEAR/OFF.

and erases all settings (except time of day).

11. EXHAUST FAN. Press HI, LO or OFF for the different fan speeds.

12. NUMBER PADS.

time, defrosting time, time of day, temperature and power level.

13. QUICK SET CONTROL. Use this pad as a shortcut method for entering cooking time and power level. (See pages 12 and 13.)

14. START.

to start the oven.

15. LIGHT.

1:30,

touch number pads 1, 3 and O and

Touch this pad before entering

When touched, it shuts off the oven

Touch these pads to enter cooking

After all selections are made, touch this pad

Touch ON to illuminate counter.

“1:30”

4. TEMP COOK/HOLD. Use the temperature probe to cook by using a preset temperature. Once food reaches preset temperature, oven switches to HOLD setting and maintains that temperature until you touch the CLEAR/OFF pad. (See page 15. )

COOK ‘N WATCH.

cooking which automatically turns oven off after 3 minutes. (See page 10. )

AUTO ROAST.

number pad for desired code number to slow-cook or temperature-cook meat with automatic preset program. (See pages 16 and 17.)

Use this pad for short-term

Insert probe, touch this pad and then

AUlOMATIC

Cooking appliances installed under the oven may, under some heavy usage conditions, cause temperatures high enough to overheat some internal parts of the microwave oven.

To prevent overheating from taking place, the exhaust fan is designed to automatically turn on at a low speed if excessive temperatures occur. Should this happen, the fan

cannot be manually turned off, but it will automatically turn off when the internal parts have cooled. The fan may stay on up to approximately 30 minutes after the range and microwave oven controls have been turned off.

FAN FEATURE

Features of Your Microwave Oven

Cooking Complete Reminder

(For all cooking features except Auto Roast Code 4.)

To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will display “End” and beep once a minute until you either open the oven door or touch the CLEAR/OFF pad.

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1. Door Handle. Pull to

door. Door must be latched for oven to operate.

2. Door Latches.

3. Window with Metal Shield.

Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven.

4. Model and Serial Numbers.

Oven Vent.

o~en

secure}y

Oven Light.

when door is is operating in any function.

Receptacle for Temperature

Probe.

inserted into receptacle before oven will start any temperature or Auto Roast cooking.

8. MicroThermometer Temperature Probe.

Temp Cook/Hold and Auto Roast functions only.

Probe must be securely

Light

open~d

comes on

or when oven

Use with

Touch Control Panel and

Digital Display.

information on each feature, see pages 6 and 7.

10. Hood Controls. Fan. Press HI, LO or OFF. Light. Press ON or OFF.

11. Grease Filters.

12. Cooktop Light.

13. Oven Floor.

For detailed

This is to certify that this unit has been tested in conformance with AMCA Bulletin No. 210

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