GE Spacemaker 164 D2092P126, Spacemaker 49-8096, Spacemaker JVM130J Use And Care Manual

Spacemaker@Mic~we Own

Contents

Adapter Plugs

27

Microwaving Tips

3

Aluminum Foil

4

MinutelSecond

Timer

9

Appliance Registration

2

Model and Serial Numbers

Care and

Cleaning

25,26

Power Levels

9-1?

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

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Microwave Cookware Guide 13

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Help whelp 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.

c

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

PWAUTIONS

POSSIBLE

HCESSIVE

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.

m)

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

damagd.

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

be

adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.

2

—

Microwaving Tips

I

●

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.

IMPO~~T

SMETY

‘:C

w

~STRUCTIONS

E

Read all

imtructiom 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

as

described in this

manual.

Q

Read and follow

the specific

“PRECAUTIONS

~ AVOID

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

~

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” on page 2.

●

This appliance must be

grounded.

Connect only to

properly

groundd outiet.

See

“GROUND~GNSTRU~ONS”

on page

~.

●

This microwave oven is

specifically designed to heat

or

cook food,

and

is not intended

for laboratory

or indnstriai

use.

.

For

best operation,

plug

this

appliance into

ifi

own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of

Iighb,

blowing of fuse

or

tripping of circuit breaker.

Q InstaN

or locate this appliance

only in accordance with the

provided

Instaiiation ktrnctions.

●

Do not

cover

or

block

any

openings on the appliance.

●

Do not use outdoors.

*

Do not immerse power cord

or

plug

in

water.

. Kwp

power

cord away from

heated surfaces.

●

DO not

let ~wer

cord hang

over edge of

table

or counter.

*

Do not operate this

appkce K

it has a damaged power cord or
plug,

ifit

is not working properly,
or if it has been damaged or
dropped.

3

●

See door surface

cleaning

instructions on

page

25.

@

This appliance

should

be

serviced

oniy

by

qual~~ed service

persourtel, Contact nearest

authorized service facility fir
examination, repair or adjustment.

e

AS

with any

appliance, close

supervision is necessary

when

used by children.

o

To

reduce

the

risk offir~ in

the

oven

catity:

–Donot

overcook

faod. CareMy

attend appliance if

pa~r,

plastic,

or other combustible

materhds

are

placed inside the

oven

to

ticiika@

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

reeycld

paper

products.

Recycled paper towels,

napkins

and

wax

paper can

contain

metal fimks

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

s~ti

microwave

popcorn

accessory or

Udess

you

use

popcorn

labeled for

use in microwave

ovens.

–Do

not operate

th~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

dane.

However,

try

to avoid

operating the

oven empty

at dl

times—it saves energy

and

prolongs the

life

of

the ov~rt,

–Do

not

overcook

pohtw.

They

could

d~hydrate

and

catch

fire, causing

damage

to your

oven+

I

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WO~NT

S~E~

mSmUCTIONS

(Continual)

* Use meti

o~y as

dimted

in

M Wk.

TV

dinners may he

microwaved in

foil

trays

10ss

than

3/4’’ h@;

remov~ top foti cover

and return

tray to box.

men

wing

meti in

the

microwave

oven,

keep

meti (other

than

rn- shelfi at -1

inch away

from

sides

of oven.

●

Cookware

may become

hot

-useofhwt

transfemdtiom

the h~ted tid, Pot

holders may

be n*d to htie the

cookware.

* *m&tkes,

the

oven

floor w

tim$too

hot to touch.

Be

careM touching the

floor during

and

~er cooking,

●

Foods cooked in liquids

(such

as

pasta) may

tend to boil over

mom rnpidly

than

m co-

less moisture. Should this

occur,

&r

to

p~e

25 for instructions on

how to clean the

inside

of the oven.

* Thermometer—Do not

use

a thermometer in food you

are

microwaving

urdess the

thermometer is designed or

recommended for

use

in the

microwave oven.

@

Plwtic

cookwar*Plastic

cookware designed for microwave

cooking is very useful, but should

be used

carefi~y. Even microwave-

safe plastic may not be as tolerant
of overcooking conditions as are

glass

or ceramic materials and

may safien

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 ody

and

use

them in strict compliance

with

the

cookware manufacturer’s
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject

emp~

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

170W,

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

meat wfil

be safe to eat.

* Do

not

bofl

eggs in a microwave

own.

Pressure

wdl budd

up inside

egg

yolk and will cause it to

burst, possibly resulting in injury.

●

Foods with

unbroken outer

‘%kins~’

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 W plastic wrap is suitable
for use in microwave ovens,
Check the package for proper use.

.

$~Boilab]e”

cooking

Wuchm

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 part~y

uncoveti

because

they form a tight seal.

men

cooking with containers tightly
covered with plastic wrap, remove
covering

carefilly

and direct steam

away from hands and face.
.

spon~neous boiKng-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.

4

THE EXHAUST HOOD

●

Have

it installed

and

properly

grounded by a

qdfied instier.

See

the

special instigation

booHet

packed with the microwave oven.

. The exhaust fan in the oven

W

operate

automatictiy

under
certain conditions (see htomatic
Fan Feature, page 6).

mile

the
fan is operating, caution is
required to prevent the starting
and spreading of

accidenti

cooMng

fires while the exhaust

fan is in use. For this reason:
–Never leave surface units

unattended at high heat settings.

Boflovercausessmoking

and greasy

spiEovers

that may ignite and

sp@

if exhaust fan is operating. To
minimize automatic *n operation,
use adequate sized cookware and
use high heat

ody

when

n~essary.

—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.

–Wep

hood and grease filters

clean,

awording

to instructions on
page 26, to maintain good venting
and avoid grease fires.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

Optional

&cessory

Available at extra cost from your

GE

supplier.

~lA

Charcoal Filter Mt

for

non-venti

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 & II.

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.

AU~MATIC

FAN

FEAT~

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.

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7

Features of Your Microwave Oven

COOHW

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.

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Oven Interior

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1.

Door Handle.

Pull to open
door. Door must be securely
latched for oven to operate.

2. Door

htches.

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.

8. Hood Controls.
Fan.

Press HI, LO or OFF.

Light. Press ON or OFF.

6.

Oven Light.

Light comes on
when door is opened or when oven
is operating in any function.

9.

Grease Filters.

10.

Cooktop Light.

7. Touch Control Panel and

Digitil Display.

For detailed
information on each feature,
see pages 6 and 7.

U. Oven Floor.

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SONES

5.5

Vert.

6.7 Her.

This is to certify that

C.F.M.

this unit has been tested

at 0.10

WG

in conformance with

AMCA

230

Vert.

Bulletin No. 210

237 Her.

8

How to Use the Minute/Second

~mer

The Minute/Second Timer has
three timing functions:

● It operates as a minute timer.

c

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

T~E

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.

“E:007’

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.)

Step

4: Set standing or hold time
by touching MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
The display shows “: O“ and
“ENTER

TIME7’

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.

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.

N~E:

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.

9

Cootiq by~me

Time Cook I &II allows

vou

to

.

.

.

.–

. . @

microwave

Ior

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 & II.

Display shows “

: O“ and “POWER

lo:’ “E~ER

COOK

~E

I“ 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

IX’

“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 CookII

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 & II.

Display shows “:

O“ and “POWER

10:’ “E~R

COOK

TME

I“

flashm.

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:’

“COOKTIME I“

flashes.

Step 4: Touch TIME COOK I & II.
Step

5: Set your cooking time.

How

to

Chmge

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

Stati

The Auto

Stirt

feature allows you

to program your oven to begin

cooking at a preset time of

day—

up to a

~-hour

delay.

To Use Auto Start

Step 1:

Touch

AU~

START pad

(instead of START pad).

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.