GE Spacemaker 164 D2588P188, Spacemaker 49-8388, Spacemaker JVM230BL, Spacemaker JVM231BL, Spacemaker JVM231WL Use And Care Manual

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SpacemakeP

Microwave

Oven

Safe~ lnstrutiions

...................3-5

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure

to Excessive Microwave Energy ............2

Operating Instructions, Tips

Aluminum

Foil............................4,

17, 18,20

Auto Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Auto Defrost Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Automatic Fan Feature ............................5, 7

Auto Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Clock..................................................................8

Control Panel ..............................................8, 9

Cooking by

Time...................................l

2, 13

Cooking Complete Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Cooking Guide

..............................................2l

Defrosting by Time ..............................14, 15

Defrosting

Guide..........................................2O

Delayed Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Exhaust Fan ..................................5. 7,24,25

Express Cook Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Glossary of Microwave Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Heating or Reheating

Guide......................l9

Hold Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kitchen Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Microwaving Tips ..........................................6

Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power Levels .2,7,8, 11, 12, 14-16, 19-21

Problem

SOIVer..............................26

More questions

?...call

GE Answer Centera 80~626.2000

Care and Cleaning ...................22-25

Exhaust Fan ...........................................24, 25

Grease

Filter..................................................24

Light Bulb Replacement ............................23

Installation .........................................25

Adapter

Plugs...............................................25

Extension

Cords...........................................2

Grounding instructions ..............................2 5

Consumer Services ..................27

Appliance Registration .................................2

Important Phone Numbers .......................27

Model and Serial Number Location ..........2

Warran~........................................Back

Cover

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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, KY 40225

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

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

mwt

re~stered.

Please be

cetin

that it is.

Write to:

GE Appliances Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

If you received a damaged oven...

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

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any correspondence or service calls concerning your microwave oven.

Save time and money. Before you request service...

Check the Problem Solver in the back of this book. 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.

PRECA~ONS

AVOD POSS~LE

EXPOSURE

EXCESS~ MCROWAW E~RGY

(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

interlmks.

(b) Do Not Place

any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing stiaces.

[c)

Do Not Operate the

oven

ifit

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

serding

surfaces.

(d) me

Oven

Should Not be

adjusted or repaired

by anyone except properly

qurdified

service

personnel.

men

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

W~lNG-Toreducetietiskof

bums, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

●

Read and

fo~ow

the specific

“Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy” on the previous page.

●

This

app~ance

must be grounded.

Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See Grounding

hstructions

section in the back of this book.

. Use this appliance

ody

for its intended use as

described in this manual.

Do not use

comosive

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

●

This over-the-range oven was designed

for use over

rang=

no wider than 42 inches.

It maybe installed over both gas and electric cooking equipment.

●

For

best

operation,

plug

this appliance into

own

electrid

outlet, to prevent

~ckering

of tights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit

b~ker.

●

Do not mount this

app~ance

over a sink.

Instrdl

or locate this

appfiance

only in accordance with

the provided

InsMation

Instructions.

●

not cover or

block

any openings on the

appfiance.

●

not store this appliance outdoors.

Do not

use this product near water—for example, in a wet

basement, near

swimming pool or near a sink.

●

This microwave oven is not approved or

t-ted

for marine use.

●

Do not store anything directly on top of the

microwave oven surface when the oven is in

operatiom

●

Do not immerse power cord or plug in water.

●

Keep power cord away from heated

su~c~

●

Do not let power cord hangover 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 in the Care

and Cleaning section(s) of your book.

●

This

appliance should be serviced ody by

qua~ed service personnel.

Contact nearest

authorized service

facihty

for examination,

repair or adjustment.

●

As with any

apptiance,

close supervision is

necessary when used by

cMdren.

●

To reduce the risk of fire in the oven

cavi~:

—Do not overcook food.

Careftily

attend

appliance if paper,

pIastic

or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.

—Remove wire twist-ties and

meti han~es

from paper or plastic containers before placing them in the oven.

—Do not use your microwave oven to dry

newspapers.

—Do

not use recycled paper products. Recycled

paper

toweh,

napkins and

waed paper

can

contain

meti

flecks which may cause arcing

or ignite. Paper products

con-g

nylon or

nylon filaments

shodd

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

microwave ovens.

—Do not overcook potatoes. They

could

dehydrate and catch

fire,

causing damage

to your oven.

—Do not operate the oven while empty

to avoid

damage to the oven and the danger of fire.

by accident the oven should run

empty

a minute or 2, no harm is done. However, w to avoid operating the oven empty at dl times-it saves energy and prolongs

tie

life of the oven.

(continued netipge)

—

—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.

Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the oven when not in use,

—M

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

containe%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

heatig

baby food

in glass jars, even

without their

tids; especitiy

meat

and

egg

mixtures.

●

Don’t defrost

fromn

beverages

in narrow

necked bottles

(especidy

carbonated beverages). Even if the container is opened, pressure can build up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Use

fofl ody

as directed in this book. N dinners

may be microwaved in foil trays less

than

3/4”

high; remove the top foil cover

and

return the tray

to the box.

Men

using foil in

the

microwave

oven,

keep the

foti

at least 1 inch away from the

sidm

the oven.

●

Cookware may become hot

because

of heat transferred from

the

heated

food. Pot holders

may

be needed to

handle the cookware.

Foods cooked in

Mquids

(such as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture.

Shodd

this occur, refer to the Care

and Cl-g

section(s) for instructions on how to

clean the inside of the oven.

●

Thermometer-Do

not

use a thermometer

food you

are

microwaving unless the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave

oven,

●

Plastic

cookwar*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.

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

rwornmendations. 2)

Do not

subject empty cookware to microwaving.

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

●

men

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 maybe present in the meat, it will be killed and meat will be safe to eat.

. Do

not

boiI

eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure

will build up inside egg yolk

and

will cause it to

burs~

possibly resulting in injury.

●

Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes, apples, chicken livers and other giblets,

and

egg

yoks

(see previous

caution) should be pierced to

Mow

steam to escape during cooking.

●

Not A plastic wrap is suitable for use in

microwave ovens. Check the package for

proper use.

. 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

liqui~

stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from

the

microwave oven.

~~Boi]able”

c~king pouches and

ti@dy ~~@

plastic bags

shodd

sfit,

pierced or vented

tirected

by package. If

hey

are not, plastic

could

burst during or immediately after cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage containers should beat 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.

. /

j:,

Hot foods and steam can cause

burns.

Be careful when opening

...- *

any containers of hot food, including popcorn bags, cooking pouches and boxes. To prevent possible injury, direct steam away from hands and face.

me Efiaust

Hood

●

Have it instiled and properly grounded by a

qualified

instier.

See the special instibtion

booMet

packed

with

the microwave oven.

●

efiaust fan in the oven ~ operate

automatictiy

under certain conditions

(see Automatic Fan Feature).

Whtie

the fan

operating, caution is required to prevent

the starting and spreading of

accidenti

cooking

fires

while the efiaust 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.

A’

—In the event of a grease fire,

smother flaming pan on surface unit by covering pan completely

with well-fitting

tid,

cookie sheet

or flat tray.

—Clean the vent hood often. Do not allow grease

to buildup

on the hood or the filter.

—Use care when cleaning the vent hood falter.

Corrosive cleaning agents, such as lye-basal oven

cleanen,

may damage the filter.

—When flaming foods are under the ho@

turn the fan off. me fan, if operating, may spread the flame.

SAVE

THESE

~STRUCTIONS

Optional Accessories

Available at extra cost from your GE supplier.

JX40WH Fifler Panel

fit

(for models

JVM230WL

and

JVM231WL).

JX41 Ftiler

Panel Wt (for models

JVM230BL

and

JVM23 lBL).

JX50

Glass

Cauopy ~t

JX81A

Charcoal Filter ~t for non-vented

instigation.

This microwave oven is U listed

for

instigation over electric and gas ranges.

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

steps to follow for

further help.

FIRST, contact the people who

FINALLY, if your problem is still

serviced your appliance. Explain

not resolved, write:

why you are not pleased. In most

Major Appliance Consumer

cases, this will solve the problem.

Action Panel

NEXT, if you are still not pleased,

20 North

Wacker

Drive

write

the details—including

Chicago, IL 60606

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE

Applimces

Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

●

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

glwe

with a metallic sheen can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable for microwaving.”

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 towek, waxed 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.

If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.

Variable power levels add flexibility to your

Rest periods (when the microwave energy cycles

microwave cooking. The power levels on your

give time for the food to “equalize” or transfer heat microwave oven can be compared to the surface to the inside of the food. An example of this is shown units on a range. HIGH (Power Level 10) or full

with Power Level 3—the defrost cycle. If microwave power is the fastest way to cook and gives you

energy did not cycle off, the outside of the food would

100% power. Each power level gives you microwave cook before the inside was defrosted.

energy

a certain percent of the time.

P-ower

Level 7 is

Here are some examples of uses for various power

microwave

ener~v 70Yo

of the time. Power Level 3 is

Ia.,alc .

energy

3090

tk~

time.

A high setting (10) will cook faster but may need additional attention such as frequent stirring, rotating or turning over. Most of your cooking will be done on HIGH (Power Level 10). A lower setting will cook more evenly and with less attention given to stirring or rotating the food. Some foods may have better flavor, texture or appearance if one of the lower settings is used. You may wish to use a lower power level when cooking foods that have a tendency to

boil over, such as scalloped potatoes.

Lbvbl>.

POWER LEVEL

High 10

Medium 7

Medium 5

Low 3

warm

BEST USES

Fish, bacon, vegetables, boiling liquids.

Gentle cooking of meat and

poultry;

baking

casseroles

and reheating.

Slow cooking and tenderizing such as stews and less tender

cuts of meat. Defrosting without cooking;

simmering; delicate sauces. Keeping food warm without

overcooking; softening

butter.

AUTO~TIC

FAN

FEA-

This microwave oven has an automatic fan feature to

The fan will automatically turn off when the

intemd

protect it from too much heat rising from the

cooktop

parts are cool. It may stay on for 30 minutes or more

or range beneath it. It automatically turns on at a low

after the range and microwave controls have been

speed if it senses too much heat.

turned off.

If you have turned the fan on you may find that you cannot turn it off. This is because the automatic fan has come onto protect the internal parts of the microwave.

YOUR TOUCH CONTROL

PA~L

The Touch Control Panel allows

vou

to set the oven controls with

the touch of a

finger. It’s

designe~

to be easy to use and understand.

1. DISPLAY.

Displays time of day, time or temperature during cooking functions, power level being used, cooking mode and instructions.

T~E

DEFROST.

Gentle thawing at automatic

Power Level 3 (Low).

TIME COOK I & II.

Microwave for a selected

amount of time using automatic Power Level

10 (High).

E~RESS

COOK.

Touch number pads 1 through 5 for 1 to 5 minutes of cooking. No need to touch START, the oven will start immediately.

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.

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 in display. Then touch START or CLOCK pad. To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

NUMBER PADS.

Touch these pads to enter cooking time, defrosting time, time of day, temperature, power level, or food weights for Auto Defrost.

8. KITCHEN 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 time cooking.

AUTO START.

Allows you to program your

oven to begin cooking at a preset time of

day—

up to a 12-hour delay.

10. VENT FAN.

Press HI, LO or OFF for the

different

fan

speeds.

11. AUTO DEFROST.

Touch this pad and food weight, then START. The oven automatically sets power levels and defrosting time.

12. POPCORN.

Touch this pad to cook prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 to 3.5 ounces. No need to touch START, the oven will start immediately.

13.

CLOCK DISPLAY ON/OFF.

Touch the O number pad to turn the clock display on or off. The Clock Display

OtiOff

feature cannot be

used while a cooking feature is in use.

14.

CLEAWOFF.

When touched, it shuts off the

oven and erases all settings (except time of day).

15. START.

After all selections

are

made, touch this

pad to start the oven.

16.

SURFACE LIGHT.

Touch ON to turn on the

surface light.

When You Plug in the Oven

The display panel displays “88888,” “18 POWER”

If power is disrupted at

any

time, the previous

and

all of the oven functions. After 15 seconds,

sequence recurs, and you must reset Clock after

lights disappear and “RESET” appears in the upper

touching the

CLEAWOFF pad.

portion. Touch the

CLEAWOFF pad, set the Clock

and oven is ready for use.

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