GE RVM122H Use and Care Manual

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AdapterPlugs
AluminumFoil 4 ModelandSerialNumbers 2

ApplianceRegistration 2
AutoRoast 14,15

22 Minute/SecondTimer

PowerLevels 8-11,13,16

16 Use

andCareof

BeforeIE?ingyourown,

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madthisbookcmefi.dlye

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewmicrowave
ovenproperly.

Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphone number):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

You’llfindthemonalabelinside
theovenontheupperleftside.

Thesenumbersare alsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourmicrowaveoven.Before
sendinginthiscard, pleasewrite

thesenumbershere:

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourmicrowaveoven.

Besureyourmicrowave
ovenisregistered.

Itisimportantthatweknowthe
locationofyourovenshoulda need
occurforadjustments.

Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner.

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplier
tobe surehehasdoneso;alsosend
inyourConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove,or
ifyouarenottheoriginalpurchaser
pleasewritetous,statingmodel
andserialnumbers.Thisappliance
must be registered. Pleasebe
certain that it is.

Writeto:
Hotpoint

RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

1~yoU

receiveda

damagedoven...

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
microwaveoven.

timeandmoney.

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Beforeyourequest service...

checktheProblemSolveron
page20.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

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(a)DoNotAttempttooperate
thisovenwiththe dooropen since
open-dooroperationcanresultin
harmfulexposuretomicrowave
energy.It isimportantnotto
defeatortamperwiththesafety

interlocks.

(b)DoNotPlaceanyobject

betweentheovenfrontfaceand

the dooror allowsoilorcleaner

residuetoaccumulateonsealing

surfaces.

(c)DoNotOperatethe oven
ifitis damaged.It isparticularly
importantthat theovendoorclose
properlyandthatthereis no
damagetothe:

(1)door (bent)

(2)hingesandlatches(brokenor

loosened)

(3)door sealsandsealing

surfaces.

(d)TheOvenShouldNotbe

adjustedorrepairedbyanyone

exceptproperlyqualifiedservice

persomel.

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~Makesureallcookwareusedin
yourmicrowaveovenissuitablefor
microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles,
cookingd~shes,measuringcups,
custardcups,potteryorchina
dinnerwarewhichdoesnothave
metallictrimor glazewitha metallic
sheencanbeused.Somecookware
islabeled“suitableformicrowaving:’

Ifyouareunsure,usethisdishtest:
Measure1cupwaterinaglasscup.

Placeinoven~norbesid;dish.
~~crowave1minuteat High.If
waterbecomeshot, dishismicrowave
safe.If dishheats,it shouldnotbe
usedformicrowaving.

@Papertowels,waxpaperand
plasticwrapcanbeusedto cover
dishesinorderto retainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotatingor rearranging.
Checkyourcookbook.

@Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

ThismicrowaveovenisIL listed
forinstallationoverelectric

andgasranges.

availableatextracostfromyour
Hotpointsupplier.

JXl!Ucharcoal l?ilter’Kit for

mMH%!ntedinstallation.

Whenusingelectricalappliances,
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe

followed,includingthe following:

therisk ofburns, electricshock,
fire, injurytopersonsor exposure
to excessivemicrowaveenergy:

e use this appliance only for its

Useas

describedin

thismmmd.

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and followthe specific

“l?RECAUTIONsTOAVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSUIWm
EXCl?&NVEMICROWAVE

ENERGY”

@Tqs applitlllcemust be

glxlund~tl. Comect onlyto

properly groundedoutlet. See

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on page

@ThisIIIWNVW?ovenis ‘

,cd-i fb(-)d,~ndisnotintended

forkbmdory or use.
@Forbest

applianceintoitsownelectrical
outlet, to preventflickeringof
lights,blowingoffuseor &ipping
ofcircuitbreaker.

@Installor’locatehis appliance
only ii accordancewith tlie
provided

~ Donot coverorbhicka’ny

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* Donot powercord

* Keeppowercordawayfrom

heated

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overedge m counter.

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instructionsonpage1.8.

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isnecessarywhen

usedbychildren.

@Toreducetheriskoffirein

theovencavity:
–Do notovercookfood.

Carefullyattendapplianceif

paper,plastic,orothercornbustib~~ ==–

materialsareplacedinsidethe
ovento facilitak?cookir2g.
–~emOvetiret*~-~ieSfrom
paper orplast~ebagsbefore =--­placingbags in oven.

—DonotuseyQurm~c~Q~~v~ ~
ovento&y riews~ti~n.

–Do’~OtusireCYCle~P~P@~ =
produd$e llecycleil~apertowd% =.

napkinsandwax papercanc~nta.in
metalfleckswhichmay’cause

arcing or ignit~. l?aperproducts

containingnylonor nylon

filamentsshould%eavoid~clas =-

theymayal:oignite.

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er@y to s­ovenmq!thedangkroffire, If

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byaccidenttheovefishouldtin

tkiptya rnitiu~eortwb,’noharm
isdone.Ekiwever,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall . ~
times—itsavesenergyand
prolongsthelifeoftheoven.

—Donotpop ---­microwaveovenunlessina

specialmicrowavepopcorn
accessoryorunlessyouuse

popcornlabeledforusein

microwaveovens.

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–Donotovercook potitoe$e -: ---­Theycoulddehydmteandcatch ‘

fire,causingdamagetoyour~ven. ‘:=---­@ E‘-‘-:-

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eggsand!sealedcontainers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeand shouldnotbeheated
in this oven.

@Avoid babyfoodin

glass

jars, evenwithouttheir lids;

especiallymeatandeggmixtures.

Q Don’tdefrostfmml beverages

innarrowneckedbotdes(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenif
thecontainerisope~ed,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resultingin

injury.

ausemetalonly$3sdirectedin

TVdinnersmaybe
microwavedinfoiltrayslessthan
3/4”high;removetopfoilcover
andreturntraytobox.When
usingmetalinmicrowaveoven,
keepmetalatleast1inchaway
fromsides‘ofOven.

ecookware may becom!M

becauseofheattransfernixlfrom
theheatedfood.Potholdersmay
beneededtohandlethecookware.

@Sometimesytheovenf’km

canbemm toohottotouch.Be

carefi.dtouchingthefloorduring
andafier,cooking.

* ~OMiScookedin (such
aspasta)maytendtoboilovermore
rapidlythanfoodscontainingless
moisture.Shouldthisoccur,refer

topage18forinstructionsonhow
tocleantheinsideoftheoven.

* notuse

athermometerinfoodyouare

-microwavingunlessthe
thermometerisdesignedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

~I%3sticcookware—Plastic
cookwaredesignedformicrowave
cookingareveryusefid,but
shouldbeusedcarefully.Even
microwave-safeplasticmaynot
beastolerantofovercooking
conditionsasareglassorceramic
materialsandmaysoftenorchar
ifsubjectedto shortperiodsof
overcooking.Inlongerexposures
toovercooking,thefoodand
cookwarecouldignite.Forthese
reasons:1)Usemicrowave-safe
plasticsonlyandusetheminstrict
compliancewith the cookware
manuticturer’srecommendations.

2)Donotsubjectemptycookware
tomicrowaving.3)Donotpermit
childrentouseplasticcookware
withoutcompletesupervision.

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whencookingpork, follow

thedirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattoaninternal
temperatureofatleast170”F.
Thisassuresthat,intheremote
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe
killedandmeatwillbesafetoeat.

s eggsis not

illamicrowave
oven.Pressurecanbuildup
insidetheeggyolkandmaycause
ittoburst,resultingininjury.

e Foodswith outer
66skin99suchaspotatoes,sausages,
tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

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and

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedincookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,

possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshould
beat leastpartiallyuncovered
becausetheyformatightseal.
Whencookingwithcontainers
tightlycoveredwithplasticwrap,

ckM%d!@lstkbags

pouches

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removecoveringcarefullyand :
directsteamawayfromhands
andface.

@ boihg-Under
certainspecialc~rcumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe
microwaveoven.Topreventburns
fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
Iiquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe
containerfromthemicrowaveoven.

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Seethespecialinstallationbooklet
packedwiththemicrowaveoven.

@Theexhaustfaninyour

ComterSaver@ovenwilloperate
automaticallyundercertain
conditions(see Fan
Featm+page6).Whilethefan
isoperating9cautionisrequired
to and.
spreading cooking
fireswhiletheexhaustfanis
h use.Forthisreason:

–-Neverleavesurfaceunits

130ilovercausessmokingand
greasyspilloversthatmayignite
andspreadifexhaustfanis
operating.l?ominimizeautomatic
fanoperation,useadequatesized
utensilsandusehighheatsettings
onlywhennecessary.

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athighheatsettings.

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—-htheeventofa greasefire9

smotherflamingpanonsurface
unitbycoveringpancompletely
withwell-fittinglid,cookiesheet
orflattray.

–-Neverflamefoodsunderthe
ovenwith fan

becauseitmayspreadtheflames. j

–Keephoodandgreasefllters

CIW9accordingtoinstructionson
pages17and19,tomaintaingood

ventingandavoidgreasefires.

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(I?orTIMECOOKandDEFROSTcycles)
Toremindyouthatyouhavefoodinthe

oven,theovenwillbeeponcea minuteuntil
youeitheropentheovendoorortouchthe
CLEAR/OFFpad.

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door.Doormustbesecurely
latchedforoventooperate.

2. Door Latches.

3. Windowwithi$!letalShield.
Screenallowscookingto beviewed
whilekeepingmicrowavesconfined

in oven.

4. Modeland $eritdNumbers.

5. OvenVent.

6. ModeStirrer Cover.Protects
themicrowaveenergydistributing
system.Donotremovethecover.
Youwilldarnagetheoven.

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7. MicroTherrnometerTM
TemperatureProbe. Usewith
TempCook/HoldandAutoRoast
fimctionsonly.

& Receptaclefor ‘llemperature
Probe. Probemustbesecurely
insertedintoreceptaclebeforeoven
willstartanytemperatureor Auto
Roastcooking.

9. OvenFloor.

10.Grease Filters.

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IL CooktopLight.

12. OvenLight. Lightcomeson
whendoorisopenedor whenoven
isoperatingin anyfunction.

IA TouchControlPaneland
DigitalDisplay.Fordetailed
informationoneachfeature,
seepages6 and7.

14.Hood Controls.
Fan. PressHI, LOorOFF.
Light. PressONtoilluminate
countersurface.

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The touchcontrolpanelallowsyouItosetthe oven
controk electronicallywiththetouchofa finger.It’s
designedtobeeasytouseandunderstand.Withyour
microwaveoven,youhavetheoptionofusingyour
QuickSetor AutoRoastpadsforquickandeasy
conveniencecooking.Or youmaymakeyourown
programstosuityourindividualizedcookingstyle.

WhenYouPlugintheOven

Thepaneldisplaysfour8’sandalloftheoven
functionsonthe lowerportion.Afier15seconds,
alllightsdisappearand“PF”appearsintheupper

portion.TouchCLEAR/OFFpadandovenisready

foruseandtheclockcanbeset.

If powerisdisruptedatanytime,theabovesequence
reoccurs,andyoumustresetCLOCKaftertouching
CLEARIOFF.

“~ ~~” Appears0111~iS@tBJV

@WhenusingTempCook/Holdfunction,you
haveenteredatemperaturelessthan90”F.ormore
than 199°F.

7. POWERLEVEL.Touchthispadbeforeentering _
anotherpowerlevelifyouwanttochangefrom
automaticpowerlevel10(High)forcookingor power
level3(Low)fordefrosting.

8. MIN/SECTIMER. Thisfeatureusesno
microwaveenergywhileitfimctionsasbotha kitchen
timeror asa holdingperiodbetweendefrostandtime
cooking.(Seepage16.)

9. AUTO ROAST.Insertprobe,touchthispad,and
desirednumberpadforcodetoslow-cookortemperature
cookmeatwithautomaticpresetprogram.(Seepages
14and 15.)

10. NUMBERP~S. TouchthesepadstoenterTime,
Temperature,PowerLevel,QuickSetandAutoRoast
codes.

11.CLOCK. Touchthispadto entertimeofdayor
checktimeofdaywhilemicrowaving.Tosetclock,
firsttouchCLOCKpadandthenentertimeofday.For
example,iftimeis 1:30,touchnumberpads1,3,andO
and“1:30”willappearonthedisplay.“START”will
flash,directingyoutotouchSTART,thus settingthe
clock.Ifyouwishtoresetor changetime,simply

repeattheaboveprocess.

@ProbehasbeenforgottenwhenAutoRoastorTemp

Cookfunctionsarebeingused.
~Probeis notsecurelyseatedinovenwallreceptacle.
L DISPLAYPANEL.Displaystimeofday,time

countingdownduringcookingfi.mctions,temperature,

powerlevel,cookingmodeandinstructions.

2. TIME COOK 1and TIME COOK 2. Microwave
forapresetamountoftimeusingautomaticpower
level10orchangepowerlevelaftersettingtime.
(Seepage8.)

3. QUICK SETCONTROL.Usethispadasashort­cutmethodfor enteringcookingtimeandpowerlevel.
(Seepages10and11.)

4. TIME DEFROST.Gentlethawingatautomatic
powerlevel3,orchangepowerlevelafterentering
time.(Seepage13.)

5. TEMP COOK/HOLD.Usethetemperatureprobe
tocookbyusingapresettemperature.Wheninternal
foodtemperaturereaches90°F.,ovenshows
temperatureuntilpresettemperatureisreachedand
holdstemperatureforuptoonehour.(Seepage9.)

12. CLEAR/OFF.Whentouched,itstopstheoven a
anderasesallsettingsexceptfortimeofday.

13.START.Touchthispadtobeginanyfunction.

14.EXHAUSTFAN.PressHI,LOorOFF for
desiredfanspeed.

15.LIGHT. TouchONtoilluminatecounter.

AUTOMATICE&NFEATURE

Cookingappliancesinstalledundertheovenmight,
undersomeheavyusageconditions,causetemperatures
highenoughtooverheatsomeinternalpartsofthe
microwaveoven.

Topreventoverheatingfromtakingplace,theexhaust
fm isdesignedtoautomaticallyturnonat lowspeed
ifexcessivetemperaturesoccur.Shouldthishappen,
thefancannotbemanuallyturnedoff,butitwill
automaticallyturnoffwhentheinternalpartshave
cooled.Thefanmaystayonuptoapproximately30
minutesaftertherangeandmicrowaveovencontrols
havebeenturnedoff.

6. COOK ‘NWATCH.Usethispadforshortterm
cookingwhichautomaticallyturnsovenoffafter
3 minutes.(Seepage8.)

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BACONSLICES COOE

2..............20

4..............30

BEVERAGES,1CUP

COFFEE,SOUP... .10

MILKBASEO.... .27

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HAM(PRE-COOKEO).115F..1 PORK.. . . .. . .. . . 175F..4

BEEF(RARE).. . .. .115F..1 TURKEYBREAST..175 F..4

BEEF(MED).. . ..

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BEEF(WELL)/PORK.145F..3 SIMMER.... 180F./HOLD.6

CHICKENPIECES COOE

2..............50

4

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FRANKS,INBUNS

2
4 :: : :: :: : :: : : ..30

HAMBURGERPATTIES

2..............30

4..............50

100

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.. 125F.,2 POULTRY.... .. . . .190F..5

POTATOES,6-8OZ COOE

2..............60

4

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SANDWICHES

1THIN .. .......17

1THICK.... .....27

TV OINNER,12OZ ..80
VEGETABLES,CUTUP

FRESH,1LB. ....130

FROZEN,10OZ. ...80

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