GE Spacemaker II JEM824G, Spacemaker II JEM824H Use And Care Manual

Contents

AdapterPlugs

19

Precautions

3

ApplianceRegistration

2

Problem Solver

20

Auto Defrost

12, 13

Program Cooking

6

AutoRoast

10,11

RemovalFrom Cabinet Mount 15

AutoSimmer

11

Repair Service

21

Care and Cleaning

18

SafetyInstructions

3,4

Control Panel

6

TemperatureCook

9

ConversionGuide

12

TemperatureProbe

9-11, 18

Cook ‘1’+Watch

8

Time Cook

7,8

(hokiw Comdete Reminder 5

Time Defrost

M

DelayedCooking

7

Warranty

Back Cover

Double Duty Shelf

4, 16,17,18

EXit5M~C)flCords

19

Fctitures

5

Grounding Instructions

19

Hold Time

7

UseandCareof

Tileek!m”icoutput

d’thisnlkrowave oven

is600watts.

Light 13u1bF?cpiaccment

18

Microwavin: Tips

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usingyour owm~

readthisbo’ok’carefully.

Ris intendedto helpyouoperate
and maintainyournewmicrowave
ovenproperly.

Keepithandy for answerstoyour
questions.

If youdon’tunderstandsomething
or needmore help,write (include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs

GeneralElectric Company
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

downthemodel

andserial

You’llfindthem on a labeiinside
theoven.

These numbersare ako on the
Consumer ProductOwnership

RegistrationCard thatcame with
your microwaveoven.Before
sendingin this card, please write
these numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usc thesenumbers in any
cmmxpondencc or service calls
concerning your microwaveoven.

11is important that we knowthe
locationof your microwaveoven

shmilda nd occur fi)radjustments.

Pleasecheck withyoursupplier to
be surehe hasdoneso; alsosendin

yourConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCard. If youmove,or
ifyouare notthe originalpurchaser
pleasewriteto us, statingmodel
andserialnumbers.This appbrnce
mustberegistered.E%%uX?beaxt.ain

thatit is.

Writeto:
GeneralElectric Company

RangeProduct Service
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

If

youreceiveda

mw!lnt.c

e

Immediatelycontactthe dealer (or
builder)that sold youthe oven.

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Beforeyou requestservice...

checktheProblemSolveronpage20.
It listscauses ofminor operating
problemsthat youcancorrectyourself.

Accessories

availableat extracost from your

General Electric supplier.
JX2$

Kitconvertsthis

ovento a built-in walloven.
“WN12$ Kit allowsthis

ovento be mountedon a wall.

your

microwave oven... you should find
an installationpackagethat contains
installationinstructions, a template,
and installation hardware for
under-the-cabinet mounting. If
missing, contact yoursupplier.

Tips

e ~&e sureallcookwareusedin

yourmicrowaveovenissuitablefor

microwaving.Mostglasscasseroles,
cookingdishes,measuringcups,
custard cups,potteryor china
dinnerwarewhich doesnothave
metallictrimor glazewitha metallic
sheencan be used. Somecookware
islabeled“suitableformicrowaving?

If youare unsure, use thisdish test:
Measure 1cup waterin a glasscup.
Place in ovenon or besidedish.

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Microwave1-1%minutesat HIGH. If
waterbecomeshot, dishismicrowave
safe. If dish heats,it shouldnot be
used for microwaving.

~Paper towels,waxpaper, and
plastic wrap can be usedto cover
dishes in order to retainmoisture
and preventspattering.

* Some microwavedfoodsrequire

stirring, rotating,or rearranging.

—

Check your cookbook.

QSteambuilds up pressure in foods

which are tightly coveredby a skin

or membrane. Pierce potatoes, egg

yolksand chicken liversto prevent ~

bursting.

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(a)Do hTotAttemptto operate

thisovenwith thedoor open since
opendoor operationcan resultin
harmfulexposureto microwave

energy.It k importantnot to
defeator tamper with thesafety

interlocks.
03jDo Not Place any object

betweenthe ovenfront face

and

the

door or aIlowsoil or cleaner

r&iW? to accumulateon sealing

~urfaces­W Do Not Operate the oven

ifit isdamaged. It isparticularly

important[hatthe (3vendoor close

*~rO~e~lY and thattlJCr’Cis no
~-=GGII~clgcto the:

/Ijdoor (bent)

{2)hingesand latches (brokenor

Iomxncd)

(.3j Li(mrseals and

sealing surfaces.

{[I}Tlw (NW] Not bc
;i.!lusted or repaired by anyone
c‘tucptproperly qualifleclscrvice

pw)nfld .

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Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbe
followed,inckxiingthefollowing:

theriskofbums,electricshock,
fire,injurytopersonsorexposure
toexcessivemicrowaveenergy:

~Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendeduseasdescribedinthis

manual.
@Readandfollowthespecific

“PRECAUTIONSTOAVOID
POSSIBLEEXPOSUREXl
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY”atleft.

e Thisappliancemustbegrounded.

Connect onlyto properly grounded

outlet. See “GROUNDING

INSTRUCTIONS”onpage19.

~Forbestoperation,

plug this
appliance into its own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip@ng
of circuit breaker.

~Donotoperatethisappliance —=-——
ifithasadamagedpowercordor --­plug,ifit isnotworkingproperly, ==-=-

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orifithasbeendamagedor

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dropped.

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instructionsonpage18.

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servicedonlybyqualifiedservice –- _

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personnel.Contactnearest

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authorizedservicefacilityfor

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examination,repairoradjustment.

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@Aswithanyappliance,close

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supervisionisnecessarywhen ~-“”----‘-­usedbychildren.

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–Do notovercookfood.

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attendapplianceNpapq p~astk ;:---=.

orotherco~bustible

materials are :-’-= ----‘--,

placed inside the oven to facili~te ~>-----­cooking.

—Removewire twist-ties from ~--=---”. ­Paper or plastic bags before ~-. _ “-

placing bag in oven.
—Do not use your microwave ~--

oven to dry newspapers.

–Wper towels, ~~~ L%;-a’ .....

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wax paper. Recycled paper

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products can contain metal flecks

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which may cause arcing or ignite.

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or nylon filaments should be

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avoided, as they may also ignite.

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–Do not Operate tl%eoven VVllile

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empty to avoid damage to the

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oven and the danger ‘offire. If

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by accident the oven should run , -.,

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empty ~ minute or two,noharm ~ :~~ 7

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isdone.However,trytoavoid

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operating the oven ~m~t~ at ~~~

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–-Donotpoppopmminyour

microwaveoven unlessinaspecial

microwavepopcornaccessoryor
unlessyouusepopcornlabekdfor
useinmicrowaveovens.

–Do notOvt?reookpotatoes.

Theycoulddehydrateandcatch
fire,causingdamagetoyouroven.

–If materialsinsideovenshould
ignite,keepovendoorclosed,

turnovenoff,anddisconnect
powercord,orshutoffpowerat
fuseorcircuitbreakerpanel.

@some

products such aswhole

eggs and sealed

containers-for
example,closedglassjars—may
explodeandshotddnotbeheated
inthisoven.

@Avoid

heating baby food in

glassjars,evenwithouttheirlids;
especiaHymeatandeggmixtures.

e defrostfrozenbeverages

innarrowrwkedbottles(especially
carbonatedbeverages).Evenifthe
containerisopened,pressure
canbuildup.Thiscancausethe
containertoburst,resuhingin
inji!ry,

9~Jse onlyas dirw%xilin

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dinners may lmmicrowawxl

in fi~iltrays less than

3/4”high;

rc~]mwtopfoilcoverandreturn
~MytObOX.When

using recta] in

theIHicr{nwweoven,keepmetal
(MM”i!lnnIM21shelf)at kmst

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I’roil)ihchcalcclfood,i+)!ho[dcrs
mayhcnccdcdiohandle[hc

1Iit:H!;iI.

* Foo~s COOkedin liquids (such

aspasta)maytendtoboilover
mo~rapidlythanfoodscontaining
lessmoisture.Shouldthisoccur,
refertopage18forinstructionson
howtocleantheinsideoftheoven.

*T~e~~ome@~_Donot

useathermometerinfoodyou
aremicrowavingunlessthe
thermometerisde’signedor
recommendedforuseinthe
microwaveoven.

~l&MNWethetemperatureprobe
fromtheovenwhennotinuse.If
youleavetheprobeinsidetheoven
withoutinsertingitinfoodorliquid,
andturnonmicrowaveenergy,it

cancreateelectricalarcinginthe
ovenanddamageovenwalls.

@MasticUtensils-Plasticutensils

designedformicrowavecooking

areveryuseful,butshouldbe
usedcarefully.Evenmicrowave
plasticmaynotbeastolerantof
overcookingconditionsasareglass
orceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedtoshort
periodsofovercooking.Inlonger
exposurestocwercookmg,thefood
andutensilscouldignite.For

these reasons: 1)Use microwave
plastics only and use them in strict

compliance with the utensil
manufiwturei-’srecommendations.
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DO NM subject empty u[ensikto

microwaving.3)Donolpermit
children10uscplasticutensils

wi~h<}[]f

COInpktC supervision.

~lyilellCookingpork follow
ourdirectionsexactlyandalways
cookthemeattom inlernal

temperatureofatleast170°E

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assures that, in the rcmote

possibilitythaltrichiila M4ybe
presentindwmeat,itwillbe

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46skin’9suchaspotatoes,sausages,

tomatoes,apples,chickenlivers
andothergiblets,andeggyolks
(seepreviouscaution)shouldbe
piercedtoallowsteamtoescape
duringcooking.

~$6~oi~a~le9gcooking

powhes

and tightly dosed plastic bags

shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedincookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
orimmediatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.Also,
plasticstoragecontainersshouldbe
atleastpartiallyuncovertxibecause
theyformatightseal.When
cookingwithcontainerstightly
coveredwithplasticwrap,remove
coveringcarefidlyanddirectsteam
awayfromhandsandface.

~SpontaneousboiHng--IJnder
certainspecialcircumstances,
liquidsmaystarttoboilduringor
shortlyafterremovalfromthe

fromsplashingliquid,stirthe
liquidbrieflybeforeremovingthe

containerfromthemicrowaveove~.

@Useofthe DUTYT1f

shelfaccessory.

—Removetheshelffromoven

whennotinuse.

–Do notstoreorcookwithshelf

onfloorofoven.Productdamage

mayresult.

—Usepotholderswhenhandling

theshelfandutensils.Theymay

bchot.

—Donotusemicrowavebrowning

dishonshelf.Theshelfcould

overheat.
–Be surethattheshelfis

positionedprq.wrlyinsidethe
~~~ento

p~”eve~~prO~UCi&llNfl!#2

(seepay 16).

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completeReminder

(Ford AUTO ROASTcodes exceptcode ~ AUTO
DEI%KMT,COOK ‘NWATCH,TIMECOOK

andTYMEDEFROSTcycles)

Toremindyouthatyouhavefoodin the

oven,t!leovenwill beeponcea minuteuntil
youeither open theovendoor or touchthe
CLEAR/OFF pad.

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1. Door Handle. Pull to open
door. Door must bc securely
l:Ithx! for twen to operate.

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7. Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects
the microwaveenergy distributing
system. Do not removethis cover.
Youwill damage the oven.

8.
%kmperatureProbe. Use with
AU’”f.’~ROAST

or TEI’vIP

COOK/HOLD

flinctiononly.

9. mm’.

1.ctsyou microwwx severalfoods
at once. (See Safety Instructions
:mdpagm 16and 17for special

instructions.) When thisshelfisnot
in use, plcxx rcmovc fromoven.

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10.Glass cooking Tray.Tray
mustbe in place when using the
oven.cooking performance will
be unsatisfactorywithout thetray
inplace. The tray may be removed
forcleaning.

Il. Auto Roast and Auto

Defrost Guides. Contain cooking

informationfor the Automatic
Roastingfunction (see page lo)

and defrostinginformation for the
AutomaticDefrosting function
(see page 12).

12.TouchControlPanelad

See nextpage for

instructions.

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The ‘IbuchControlPad
allowsyouto setthe ovencontrols
ekctronicallywith the touch ofa
finger.It’sdesignedto beeasyto

useand understand.

L DISPLAY. Displaystimeof day,
timecountingdownduringcooking
functions, power level,internal
foodtemperature, AutoRoast and

AutcIDefrostcodes, AutoDefrost
foodweights,cookingmodeand
instructions.

2. TIME COOK 1& IL Microwave
fora presetamount of time using

automaticPowerLevel 10(HIGH),
(orchangepowerlevel afterentering
cookingtime. See page8.)

30TIME Gentle
thawingat automaticPowerLevel3
(LOW).(Ifdesirecl,youmaychange
powerlevelafter enteringdefrosting
time. See page 14.)

4. This
featureusesno microwaveenergy.

11func[ions as a kitchen timer, as
2 holdingperiod after defrost or
as a delaytimer beforetime or
temperaturecooking. (See page 7.)

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9. TEMP $XX3K/HOLD.Use

thetemperatureprobetocookby
usinga preset temperature.Once
ovenreaches‘presettemperature,
itswitchesto HOLD settingand
maintainsthat temperatureuntil
youtouchthe CLEAR/OFF pad.
(Seepage9.)

10.POVVERLEVEL.Touchthis

pad beforeenteringanotherpower
levelnumber if youwantto change
from automatic PowerLevel 10

(HIGH) for cookingor Power

Level3 (LOW) for defrosting.

IL COOK ‘NWAT~H. Use this
pad for short-termcookingwhich
automaticallyturns ovenoffafter
3 minutes. (Seepage 8.)

12. IViDN.Use with number padsto
enter whole minutes. For example,
for4 minutestouch4 and MIN.

U. START. After all selectionsare
made, touch thispad to start oven.

EL

AUTODEFROST.Touchthis

pad, then code number and food

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weight. The ovenautomatically

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setspower levels and defrosting
time. (Seepages 12and 13.)

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“PROBE” Appears

OnDisplay:

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@Probehas been forgottenwhen
AUTOROAST

01.TEMP ~OOK/

HOLD functionis being used.

e Probe

is not securelyseated

in ovenwall receptacle.

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TheMINISECTIMERhasthree
timingfunctions:

Step 1:Takecasserolefrom freezer
and placein oven.

Step2: Touch~EDEFROSTPad.

The displayshows: Oand
“POWER 3;’ “ENTER DEF
TIME” flashes.

Step 3: Touchpads 1,5 and MIN
for 15minutesdefrostingtime. 15:00
appears on display.(Defrostingis
automaticallyset on powerlevel3
but can be changedby touchingthe
POWER LEVEL pad and the
desired power level.)

Step 4: Set standing or hold time
bytouching MIN/SE~ TIMER.
The display shows : 0 and
“ENTER TIME” t~tidleS.

S;~ellS:

‘foLldl 1,0 and MIN to hold

forten minutes. 10:00appears on
display arid

“TIME” flashes.

Step 7:Touch2,5 and NIINfor
twenty-fiveminutesofcookingtime.

“COOK TIME” flashesand 25:00

and “POIIR 10”appearon display.

Wep8:TouchST~. “DEFTIIvfE”
and 15:00countingdown show
on display.Aseach fi.mctionis
automaticallyperformed oven
displayshowsinstructionsentered

andthe function.
Step9: When timeis up, the oven

signalsand flashes “End?’

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Q. What willhappen if I
accidentallyreversemy defrost,
holdand cook instruction?

A. The oven willautomatically
rearrangeyour program. Defrosting
will alwayscome first, then hold,
and then the cookingfunction.

Q. Can I defrostand hold only?

A. Yes. Sometimes you may only
wantto defrost a food, hold it, and
cook it later. All youneed to do is

program in Defrost and amount of
time.

Thenprogranl ~old and the

amount oftime, Be sure to put the
thaweddish inthe refrigerator
promptly.

NOTE: Let foods remain at room
temperature only as long as safe.
Times will vary.

Q. I my

Cwm i’m”a

specific time but it

longer than

mxssarye

Vi’%at

A. When instructions conflict,
the ovencarries out the last

instruction. YOUmay have setthe

ovento defrost for4 minutes, hold

for 2 minutes, and then defrost fm­6 minuks. h this case, [he own

\$FOL\~(]~~~’~-os~i~)r~ min~~k~~]~~d
hold for 2 rni12utes.