GE SPACEMAKER JVM48 Use And Care Manual

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Howtouse
Defrost

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It will 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. . .
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It is important that we, the manu­facturer, know the location of your
Microwave Oven should a need
occur for adjustments.

Your supplier is responsible for
registering you as the owner.

Pleasecheck with your supplier to
be sure he has done so: also send
in your Consumer Product C)wner­ship Registration Card. If you move,

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Before Microwaving ... , . . . . .. . . 2

SafetyInstructions........ . . . 3,4

Featuresof YourOven . ......... 5

TouchControl Panel . ........ 6,7

Howto TimeCook ....... . . . ... 8

Howto Defrost . ........... . ... 9

HowtoTempCook

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GroundingInstructions........ 11

CareofYourOven ......... 12,13

TheProblemSolver .. . ........ 13

TheExhaustFeature....... . .. 14

IfYouNeedService . . . . . . ..... 15

Warranty...... . . .. .., f3ackCover

e Makesureallutensilsusedin
yourmicrowaveovenarelabeled
“suitablefor microwaving”.Check
yourCookbookforspecifictest
todetermine“microwave-safe”
utensils.

* Papertowels,wax paper,and

plastic wrapcan beusedto cover

dishesinorderto retainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,or rearranging.
Checkyour Cookbookfor specific
instructions.

@Somefoodssuchasunshelled
eggsand

hotdogs mustbepierced

toallowsteamto escapeduring
cooking,

Whenusingelectricalappliances
basicsafetyprecautionsshould
befollowed,includingthe
following:

WAFINIIW3-TOreducethe risk
of burns,electricshock,fire,
injury to personsor exposureto
excessivemicrowaveenergy:

@Usethis appiiarweonly for its
intendeduseas describedin this
manual.

@Readand

follow thespecific

“PRECAU?7CXWTO AVOID
FQSSIBLE EXFKMJFE TO

ENERGY”

found cmpage2$

a Thisappliancemustbe
grounded,Connectonlyto
properlygroundedoutlet.See

found Qnpage~1.

s Forbest

operation, plugthis

appkmx ktta its own ekdrical

QUth3?t,to p@&3nt flickeringof

lights, of fuseor trip=
ping of circuit breaker.

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!nstallorkxxte thisappliance

only

in mxmrdancewithths pr43-

vicieclinstallation

@Do notcoveror Mockany

amth43
a CM)not L&%3
4sCMnot powercord

CXplug in water.
a Keeppowercord awayfrom

heatedsur%M%3EL‘
43Do not let powercord hang

overedgeof tableor counter,
a Donot operatethis appliance

if it hasa powercord
or pltig, Hit is ncdworking prop=
erly,or if it hasbeendamaged
or dropped.

@Thisapplianceshould be$xw­vicedcmlyby service
personnel, nearest

Wm4cefa~ility for

exarnin~tio?l,repairor

@

As withmy appliance,close

supervisionisrwcessar’ywhen
usedbyahildren.

@Seedoorcleaninginstruc-

tionscmpage12.
s Toreducethe riskoffire in

theovencavity:
—Donotovercook

food.Care-

fully attendappiianceif paper,

plastic,or othercombustible
materialsarepiacedinsidethe
ovento facilitate cooking.

—Removewire twist-tiesfrom
paperor plasticbagsbefore
placingbagin oven.

---Donot useyour microwave
ovento dry newspapers.

-Paper towelsand napkins,
waxpaper.l%~ycledpaper
productscancontainmetal
fleckswhich maycausearcing

or ignite.Paperproductscon­taining nylonor nykmfilaments
SIMX.Mbeavoided,asthey may
alsoignite.

-!343no!pop Inyour

avenunlessin a spe­cial microwave~pcorn acx.x3s­soryor unles youuse popcmrn
labeledfor use;,nmicrowave
ovens.

—00 notqwwa!ethe awn whlk

empty!03VM damagetothe
avenandthe offkw.Hby
acxkkmtthe ovenshouldrun

empty43minuteor two,no harm
isclone,F+3wever,try to avoid
opsratingtheovenemptyat all
times—itsavesenergyand pro­Icmgslife ofthe oven.

-if materialsinsidetheoven
shouldignite,keepcwendoor
closed,turn ovenoff,anddis­connectthepowercord,or shut
off poweratthefuseOrcircuit
breakerpanel,

@Someproductssuchas
wholeeggsand

sealed cmn-

tainem+=+xexample,closed
glassjars–may explodeand
shouldnut Beheatedin this
oven.

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a Add heating baby k)ocfin

glassjars,evenwithout their

lids; especiallymeatandegg
mixtures.

@ E’bn’t

defrostfrozenbever-

agesin narrowneckbottles;

especiaHycarbonatedones.
Evenifthe containerisopened,
pressurecanbuild up.Thiscan
causethecontainerto burst,
resultingin injury.

~ Usemetalonly asdirectedin

CCNMXM.

Metalstripsasused

on meat,roastsarehelpfulwhen
usedasshownin Cookbook.

TV dinners may becookedin

metaltrays.I-k3wever,when
usingmetalin microwaveoven,

keepmefa!al least‘t+lch away

fromsidesd mm.
* Cookingukmsilsmay

hot

becauseof heat
transferredfromthe heated
food.Thisisespeciallytrueif
plasticwrap

has beencovering

thetop andhandlesof the
utensil.Potholdersmaybe
neededto handlethe utensiL

@ theC$Vmlfhxw
can too hot !0 tauch.
Becarefultouching thefloor
duringand

aftercooking,

S ml not $,&wany

in foodyouaremicrowaving
unlessthat is

or for

useifl the oven.
63 the

themlmm $MM

Hto cookwith. If you leave

theprobeinsidettw CMWIwithout

irfsertirlgit in focalor liquid,and
turnon microwaveenergy,it can
createelectricalarcing inthe
cwen,anddamageovenwalls.

e PlasticIJterwMv-+%3stic

utensilsdesignedfor microwave
cookingarevery useful,but
shouldbeusedcarefully.EverI
microwaveplasticmaynot be as
tolerantofovercookingcondi­tionsasareglassor ceramic
materialsand maysoftenor
charif subjectedto shortperiods
of overcooking.In longerexpo-

suresto overcooking,thefood

andutensilscould ignite.For

thesereasons:1)Usemicro-

waveplasticsonly “and use
them” instrict compliancewith
the utensilmanufacturer’s

2) Donot
subjectemptyutensilsto rnicro­wavirfg,3)Donot permitchildren
to useplasti~utensilswithout
completesupervision.

e cC@drigpark follow
our diredions exactlyand
alwayscookthe meatto at least

170°.Thisassuresthat,inthe
remotepossibilitythattrichina
maybepresentin themeat,it
will be killedand meatwill be
safeto eat.

@ eggs(in andCM$M

shell)!$3not f(lf’

microwavecooking.Pressure

canbuild up insideeggyolk and

maycauseit to burst,resulting
in injury,

@ with CMJter
‘W@%”Swci-1aspQ&3iCE$%hat
dogsor 5EM3agQs,
apples}chickenliversand other
giblets,andeggs (Sx33abcwe)
shm.dcibepiercedto allow
steamto escapeduring cx30kif4g.

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and Chw%?d 138Q51

shouldbealit,piercedor vw%ed

as

ciirecteciiri Cookbook Ifthey

arenot, pk3sticcmulciburstdur-

ingor aftercooking,
possiblyresultinginInjury.Also,

plastic storagecontainersshouid

beat ieast

becausetheyform atight seai,
Whencooking witin
lightiy coveredwith piasticwrap,
remove03verif3gcaf’efuiiyarlci
diwmtsteamawayfrom hands
and&Kx3.

groundedby a .
See

thespeciaiinstallationbook­ietpack$dwith the microwave
oven.

-Newer

kxwe WC&X3unik3

athighhw3tsettings.

130ilcwercausessmokingand
greasyspilkwersthat mayignite
andspreadif ventfan isoper­ating.Tominimizeautomaticfan
operation,useadequatesized
utensiisand usehigh heatset­tingsonly whennecessary.

-In thementof43fpwasefirs,

smotherfiarningpanon surface
unit by coveringpwl completely

with !M,cookiesheet

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or fiattray.

—Never kmchunderthe

ovenwithmeventfan

because

it mayspreadthe

frames,

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dmn9 wxxxding W instructions
WI p$3g3!313WKi 14,to

maintain

good

and avoid grease

fires,

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1.DoorHandle, (Mm doesn’toperate unless door

issecurely latched.

2. Door Latch. PushInto open door,

3.WindowwithMetalShield,Screenallows cook=
irtg to be viewed while keeping microwaves

confined in overt,

4.

MasticMode SthwwCover.Protectsthe rrmcle

stirrer which distributes microwaveenergy into
the oven.

5. OvenVent.

& (Mm

Light.Goes on when ckxx is opened or

when ovenis operating in artyfunction.

7.OvenFioor,
& Temperature Probe. Use with Temperature

9

10

Cook only,

Receptaclefor TernperstureProbe,

Time

W CXmtroLUsetosotamount of cooking

timo when rnlcrowavingby time,

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11,

12.

13.

14.
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17.

18.

Ternp4watureSet G2ntrol. Useto set finished’

temperature of food when microwaving by
temperature,

T’hne/Temp $wltch [Cook Mode Selection).
SelectTimeor TemperatureCooking by setting
switch to desiredfunction.

PowerLevd SetControl.Setvariablepowersby
turning this control.

Start, Aiways push Start last after setting all
controis.

Greasei%tem.

CooktopLight,
HoodControls:

FanSwMh. Press once for high and twice for

lowspeed.Pressagainfor off.
LampSwitch.Pushand releasefor light,
ModelandSerialNumbers.Locat@dinsideoven

attop left side,