Spacemaker”Micmave
Oven
Contents
Adapter Plugs
27
Microwaving Tips
3
Aluminum Foil
4
Minute/Second Timer
9
Appliance Registration
2
Model and Serial Numbers
2
Care and Cleaning
25.26
Power Levels
9-11
Consumer Services
31
Precautions
2-5
Control Panel
6,7
Problem Solver
28
Cooking Complete Reminder 8
Safety Instructions
2-5
Cooking Guide
18-24
Time Cook
10
Defrosting Guide
16, 17
Time Defrost
11
Delayed Cooking
9
Warranty
Back Cover
Exhaust Fan
6,26
Extension Cords
27
Features
8
Glossary of Microwave Terms
12
Grease Filter
26
Grounding Instructions
27
Heating or Reheating Guide 14, 15
Hold Time
9
Light Bulb Replacement
27
GEAmww CetieP
Microwave Cookware Guide 13
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Model
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The
el~tric
output
of this microwave oven
is
750
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Test
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GEAppRances
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
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville,
KY40225
Write down the model
and serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label inside
the oven on the upper left side.
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:
GE Appliances
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 28. 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
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is
still
not resolved, write:
Major Appliance
Consumer Action Panel
20 North
Wacker
Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO
EXC~SIVE
~CROWAW
ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt
to operate
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
any object
between the oven front face and
the door or allow soil or cleaner
residue to accumulate on sealing
surfaces.
(c)
Do Not Operate
the oven
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
@roken
or
loosened)
(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.
(d) The Oven Should Not
be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.
2
Microwaving Tips
●
Make sure all cookware used in
your microwave oven is suitable
for microwaving.
Most glass
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
cup water—set
the
measuring
cup either in or next
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
can be used to cover
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.
Check the Cooking
Guide.
● Steam builds up pressure in
foods which are tightly covered
by a skin or membrane.
Pierce
potatoes, egg yolks and chicken
livers to prevent bursting.
—
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
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
i~
intended use
as
described in this
manual.
c
Read and follow
the specific
“PRECAUTIONS
~
AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” on page 2.
●
This appliance must be
grounded.
Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUND~G~STRU~ONS”
on page Z.
●
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
iti
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 Initiation
ktructions.
●
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.
3
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
● See door surface cleaning
instructions on page
25.
●
This appliance should be
serviced ody by qualified service
personnel.
Contact
nearest
authorized service facility for
examination,
repair or adjustment.
I
●
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.
Carefilly
attend appliance if paper, plastic, “
or other combustible materi~s 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
utiess
in a
speci~
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
potitoes.
They could dehydrate and catch
fire, causing damage to your oven.
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IMPO~~T
S~ETY
~STRUCTIONS (continued)
o If materials
inside
oven should
ignite, keep oven door closed, turn
oven off, and disconnect power
cord, or shut off power at the fuse
or circuit breaker panel.
.
Some
products such as
whole
eggs and sealed containers-for
example, closed
jars-wfll
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.
.
DonJt defrost
fro~n
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.
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
shel~
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
afier
cooking,
●
Foods cooked in liquids
(such
as pasta) may tend to boil over
more rapidly than
MS
containing
less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to page 25 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.
●
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.
Q
When cooking pork,
follow
the directions
e~ctly 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
ki~ed and
meat will be safe to eat.
●
Do
not boil eggs in a microwave
oven.
Pressure
wfil
buildup inside
egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
●
Foods with unbroken outer
“skinsj’
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”
cooking puches
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
shodd
be
at least
partitiy uncoveti
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.
Q
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
microwve
oven.
.
4
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
THE EXHAUST HOOD
SAVE THESE
●
Have it instilled and properly
grounded by a
qu~fied
instatier.
INSTRUCTIONS
See
the special instigation
bootiet
packed with the microwave oven.
Optional
~cessory
●
The exhaust fan in
the
oven
will operate
automatictiy
under
certain conditions (see Automatic
Fan Feature, page 6). While the
fan is operating, caution is
required to prevent the
stirting
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.
Boilover
causes smoking and greasy
spillovers
that may ignite and spread
if exhaust fan is operating. To
minimize automatic fan operation,
use adequate sized cookware and
use high heat ody when necessary.
—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 26, to maintain good venting
and avoid grease
fires.
Available at extra cost from your
GE supplier.
J=M
Charcoal Filter Kit
for
non-vented installation.
5
Your Touch Control Panel
The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven
controls electronically with the touch of a finger.
It’s
designed to be easy to use and understand.
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.
1. DISPLAY.
Displays time of day, time or temperature
during cooking functions, power level being used,
cooking mode and instructions.
2. TIME COOK I & 11.
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. )
3. TIME DEFROST.
Gentle thawing at automatic power
level
3
(Low). (If desired, you may change power
level
after entering defrosting time. See page 11.)
4. 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
1:30,
touch number pads 1, 3 and O and
“1:30”
will appear on the display. Then touch the START pad.
To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.
5. POWER LEVEL.
Touch this pad before entering
another power level number if you want to change from
automatic power level 10 (High) for cooking or power
level 3 (Low) for defrosting.
6. CLEAR/OFF.
When touched, it shuts off the oven
and erases all settings (except time of day).
8. 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 delay timer before cooking.
(See page 9.)
9. NUMBER PADS.
Touch these pads to enter cooking
time, defrosting time, time of day or power level.
10. AUTO START.
Allows you to program your oven to
begin cooking at a preset time of day—up to a 12-hour
delay. (See page 10.)
U. START.
After all selections are made, touch this pad
to start the oven.
U.
LIGHT.
Touch ON to illuminate counter.
AUTOMATIC FAN FEATURE
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.
7. EXHAUST FAN. Press HI, LO or OFF for the
different fan speeds.
6
Features of Your Microwave Oven
Cooking Complete Reminder
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.
1. Door Handle.
Pull to open
door. Door must be securely
latched for oven to operate.
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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.
5. Oven Vent.
6. Recirculating Filter. See
page 26.
7. Oven Light.
Light comes on
when door is opened or when oven
is operating in any function.
8. Touch Control Wnel and
Digitil
Display.
For detailed
information on each feature,
see pages 6 and 7.
1.0 Cubic Foot
Oven Interior
I
9. Hood Controls.
Fan. Press HI, LO or OFF.
Light. Press ON or OFF.
10. Grease Filters.
U.
Cooktop
Light.
U.
Oven Floor.
This is to certify that
C.F.M.
SONES
this unit has been tested
at 0.10 WG
5.5
Vert.
in conformance with AMCA
230
Vert.
6.7
Her.
Bulletin No. 210
237 Her.
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How to Use the Minute/Second Timer
The Minute/Second Timer has
three timing functions:
. It operates as a minute timer.
● It can be set to delay cooking.
● It can be used as a hold setting
after defrosting.
The Minute/Second Timer operates
without microwave energy.
How to
~me
a 3-Minute
Phone Call
1. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
The display shows “: O“ and
“ENTER TIME” flashes.
2. Touch number pads 3,0 and O
for 3 minutes and no seconds.
Display shows
“3:00” and
“TIME:’
3. Touch START pad. Display
shows time counting down.
4. When time is up, oven signals,
flashes
“End;’ and display shows
time of day.
Using a Holding
~me
The Minute/Second Timer can also
be used to program a “holding time”
between microwave cooking functions.
The time can range from one second
to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A
holding or standing time maybe
found in some of your own recipes
or in the Cooking Guide.
Programming Delayed
Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds, touch TIME COOK
I
& II pad and enter cook time.
Touch
MIN/SEC
TIMER pad and
enter number of minutes to delay
cooking. Touch START pad. Timer
will count down to zero and
cooking will begin.
How
to Defrost, Hold and
~me
Cook
Let’s say you want to defrost a frozen
casserole for 15 minutes, hold for
10 minutes and then Time Cook for
25 minutes. Here’s how to do it:
Step 1:
Take casserole from freezer
and place in oven.
Step
2: Touch TIME DEFROST pad.
The display shows “: O“ and
“POWER
3:’
“ENTER DEF
TIME” flashes.
Step 3: Touch number pads 1,5,0
and O for a defrosting time of 15
minutes.
“15:00”
appears on display.
(Defrosting is automatically set on
power level 3, but can be changed
by touching the POWER LEVEL
pad and the desired power level.)
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MINISEC (j,,,:
TIMER ‘j~~=:,:
,
,.
Step
4: Set standing or hold time
by touching
MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
The display shows “: O“ and
“ENTER TIME” flashes.
Step
5: Touch 1,0,0 and O to hold
for 10 minutes.
“10:00” appears on
display and “TIME” flashes.
Step
6: Touch TIME COOK I & II
pad. The display shows”: O“ and
“POWER
10?’
“ENTER COOK
TIME I“ flashes.
9
Step
7: Touch 2, 5,0 and O for a
cooking time of 25 minutes.
“COOK TIME” flashes and
“25:00” and “POWER 10” appear
on display.
Step
8: Touch the START pad.
“DEF TIME” and
“15:00~’
counting down, show on display.
As each function is automatically
performed, the oven display shows
the instructions entered and the
function.
Step
9: When time is up, the oven
signals and display flashes
“End?’
Questions and Answers
Q. What will happen if I
accidentally reverse my defrost,
hold and cook instructions?
A. The oven
will
automatically
rearrange your program. Defrosting
will
always
come first, then hold,
and then the cooking function.
Q.
Can I defrost and hold only?
A. Yes.
Sometimes you may only
want to defrost a food, hold it, and
cook it later. All you need to do is
program in defrost and amount of
time. Then program the hold time
and the amount of cooking time. Be
sure to put the thawed dish in the
refrigerator promptly.
NOTE: Let foods remain at room
temperature only as long as safe.
Times will vary.
Q.
I programmed my oven for
a specific defrosting time but it
defrosted
longer than necessary.
What happened?
A. When instructions conflict,
the oven carries out the last
instruction. You may have set the
oven to defrost for 4 minutes, hold
for 2 minutes, and then defrost for
6 minutes. In this case, the oven
would defrost for 6 minutes and
hold for 2 minutes.
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Cooking
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Time Cook I &11 allows
vou
to
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microwave
ror
a preset amount
or
time using automatic power level
10 (High), or change power level
automatically.
Power
level
10 (High) is
recommended for most cooking,
but you may change this for more
flexibility. See the Cooking Guide.
To become better acquainted with
time cooking, make a cup of coffee
by following the steps below.
Step 1:
Fill a cup 2/3 full of
water, add 1 teaspoon of instant
coffee and stir to dissolve. Use a
cup that has no metal decoration
and is microwave-safe (refer to
Microwaving Tips on page 3).
Place cup in oven and close door.
Step 2:
Touch TIME COOK I & 11.
Display shows “: O“ and “POWER
10:’
“ENTER COOK ~E 1’7 flashes.
Step
3: Select your cooking time.
Touch 1, 0 and O for a cooking time
of one minute. Display shows
“1:00”
and “POWER
10?’
“COOK
TIME I“ flashes.
Because automatic power level 10
is recommended for this cup of
coffee, there is no need to change
the power level. (If power level 10
is not appropriate, see “How to
Change Power Level” at right.)
Step
4: Touch START. “COOK
TIME
11’
“POWER 10” and time,
counting down, show on display.
Step
5: When time is up, the oven
signals and flashes
“End!’ Oven,
light and fan shut off.
Step
6: Open the door.
Using the
~me
Cook II
Feature
The Time Cook II feature lets you
set two time cooking functions
within one program. This is ideal
if you want to change power levels
during your cooking operations.
Here’s how to do it.
Step 1:
Place food in oven in
microwave-safe container and close
the door.
Step
2: Touch TIME COOK I & 11.
Display shows “:
O“ and “POWER
10?’
“ENTER COOK
T~E
I“ flashes.
Step
3: Select your cooking time.
For example, touch 2, 1 and 5 for a
cooking time of two minutes and 15
seconds. Display shows
“2:15”
and
“POWER
10?’
“COOK TIME I“
flashes.
Step
4: Touch TIME COOK I & II.
Step
5: Set your cooking time.
How
to Change Power
hvel
After setting cooking time,
touch POWER LEVEL pad,
then touch desired number for
new power level.
Step
6: Touch the START pad.
10
Step
7: “POWER 10” is displayed
and “COOK TIME I“ counts down.
Step 8: At the end of “COOK
TIME
1:’
the second power
level
is
displayed and “COOK TIME II”
is shown counting down.
Step
9: When time is up, the oven
signals and flashes
“End?’
The
oven, light and fan shut off.
Step 10:
Open the door.
How to Use Auto
Stirt
The Auto Start feature allows you
to program your oven to begin
cooking at a preset time of
day—
up to a
U-hour
delay.
To Use Auto Start
Step
2: Enter the time you want
the oven to start. (Be sure your
microwave oven clock shows the
correct time of day. )
Step
3: Enter your desired cooking
program.
Step
4: Touch START pad. The
oven will automatically start at the
desired time.
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