Hotpoint RE63 Use And Care Manual

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UseandCareofmodelRE63
Featuresofyouroven

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Cookingbytime

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Howtousedefrost

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Savetimeandmoney
Beforeyourequestservice,
usetheProblemSolver

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PRECAUTIONS

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BesureyourMicrowave

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Ovenisregistered.

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It isimportantthat weknowthe

Readthisbookcarefully,

It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.

locationofyour MicrowaveOven
shouldaneedoccurforadjustments.

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Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions.

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Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor

registeringyouastheowner.

(a)DoNotAttempttooperatethis

ovenwiththe dooropen since
open-dooroperationcan resultin
harmfulexposureto microwave
energy.It isimportantnotto

defqator tamperwiththesafety

interlocks. .,

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp...
Call,toll-free:

TheGEAnswerCenterTM
8QM26.2000

consumerinformationservice

Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto

besurehe hasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerproductOwnership
RegistrationCard.Ifyoumove,
orifyouarenotthe original
purchaserpleasewritetous,
statingmodelandserialnumbers.
Thisappliancemustberegistered.

Pleasebecertainthatitis.

(b)DoN6tPlace anyobject

betweenthe’ovenfrontfaceand
~e door or allowsoilor cleaner
residuetoaccumulateonsealing

or write(includeyourphone
number):

ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

surfaces.,’ - ­(c)DoNotOperatetheoven

ifit isd~aged. It isparticularly
importantthat:theovendoorclose

properlyan$”tiatthere isno

damage,tothe: ,

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‘‘,(1).Door,(bent), ~

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.(2).,liingesandlatches(brokenor
‘ “ lo&~ne~)~~-

(3)dooi-se& andsealingsurfiices.

writeto:

Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.

You’llfindthemon alabelinside

theoven.

Ifyoureceiveda
damagedoven...

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your MicrowaveOven. Before
sendingin thiscard,pleasewrite
these numbershere:

Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

MicrowweOven.

(d)The.Oven$houidNotbe
adjust~ orrepairedbyanyone

‘‘exceptproperlyqualifiedservice

personnel, ‘ .

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Savetimeandmoney.

Beforeyou request$ervice...

checktheProblemSolveron

page10.Itlistsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.

Model Number

Serial Number

Usethese numbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.

Theelectricoutputofthis

microwaveovenis450watts.

OptionalAccessory

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availableatextracostfromyour Hotpointsupplier. ‘

~b Installation Kit convertsthisoventoabuilt-inwalloven. ,

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BeforeMicrowaving... . . . . . ...2

SafetyInstructions. . . . . . . ...34

FeaturesofYourOven . . . .. . ...5

TimeCook . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ...6

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..o.7

CareofYourOven . . . . . . . . . ...8

GroundingInstructions. . . . . ...9

UseofExtensionCords. . . . . ...9

ProblemSolver. . . . . . . . . . . .. .10

ConsumerServices.. . . . . .. ...11

Warranty. . . . . . . .. ..BackCover

Microwaving~ps

~Makesureallutensilsusedin
yourMicrowaveOvenarelabeled

“suitableformicrowaving?

6 Papertowels,waxpaper,and
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.

@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire

stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbookforspecific
instructions.

~ Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.

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SMETY mSTRUCTIONS

Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance

Whenusingelect.ricdappliances @Donotoperatethisapplianceif
basicsafetyprecautionsshould

ithasadamagedpowercordor

befollowed,includingthe

plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,

following:

orifit ishasbeendamagedor

wLutIWN@Totiucetie droP@*

risk ofburns,electricshock,fire,

@Seedqorsurfhcecleaning

injurytopersonsorexposureto

instructionsonpage8.

excessivemicrowaveenergy:

e Thisapplianceshouldbe

@Usethisapplianceonlyforits

servicedonlybyqualified

intendeduseasdescribedinthis

service,persomel.Contact

nlanual:

n&arestauthorizedservice

~Readandfbllowthe”specific

fiicilityforexamination,repair

“PREQiUTIONS-X)AVOXD

oradjustment..

POSSIJ3LE13XPOS~RETO

~ASwiti

anyappliance,close

EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE ,

supervis~onisnecessarywhen

ENER~” foundonpage2.

usedbychildren., -

0 Thisappliancemustbe o Tore&ce the‘riskoffir~in

grounded.Connectonlyto

the6vencavity:’ ‘

properl~groutided

OUfkt. sqe _Dono~overcook fo~ C~e~llY

“GROUNDING~STRUC- -

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TIONS”‘foundonpage9... ‘

att&dap@ianceifpap&,plastic

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orot$ercombustiblematerials

@Forbestoperation,plugthis

areplacedinside@eovento-

applianceintoitsownelectrical

fhcilitafic@@g. .­outlet,topreventflickeriiigof
lights,blowingoffuseortripping

-RemovewireN-ist-tiesfrom

paperorplasticbagsbefore ‘
ofcircuitbreaker. ‘.

placi~gbaginoven.
@Installor locatethisappliance

—-Donotuse’yourmicrowave
onlyinaccordancewiththe ‘

‘ oventodrj ‘newspapers.

providedInstallation~ ‘ ~ ­Instructions. , - ~. ‘~

–I%p& tow&aid napkins,

waxpaper.Recycledpaper
@Becertaintoplacethefront~ ~

.productictincontainmetalflecks

surface’ofthedoor.tln%e, .

whichmaycausearcingorignite.

inchesor‘morebackfromthe -

~Paperproductscotitainingnylon.

co~~te~opedgetoavoid ‘ -ornylonfflmenti shouldbe
accidentaltippingofthe

avoided,astheymayalsoignik.

applianceinnormalusage.

—Donotoperhtetheovenwhile

o Donotcoverorblockany

-. emntvtoavoiddamazetothe

openingsontheappliance.
@Donotuseoutdoors.

o Donotimmersepowercordor’

pluginwater.

@Keeppowercordawayfrom

heatedsurfaces. ,

* Donotletpowercordhang

overedgeoftableorcounter.

ovehbd thedanger;f fire.If

byaccidentmeovenshouldrun

emptyaminuteortwo,noharm

isdone.However,trytoavoid

operatingtheovenemptyatall

times-it savesenergyand
prolongslifeoftheoven.

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—Donotpoppopcornin

yourmicrowaveovenunless

in a specialmicrowavepopcorn
accessory or unless youuse

pOpCOm labeledforusein

microwaveovens.
—Ifmaterials inside theoven

should ignite,keep ovendoor
closed, turn ovenoff, and
disconnectthepower cord, or
shutoff power at the fise or
circuit breakerpanel.

* Some products such as whole
eggsand sealedcontainers-for
example,closed glassjars-may
explode

andshouldnotbeheated

inthisoven.
@Avoidheatingbabyfoodin

~B~s

jars,evenwithouttheir

lids;especiallymeatandegg
mixtures.

@Don9tdefrostfrozen
beveragesinnarrownecked
bottles;especiallycarbonated
ones.Evenifthecontaineris
opened,pressurecanbuildup.

Thiscancausethecontainerto
burst,resultingininjury.

@Usemetalonlyas directedin
Cookbook.Metalstripsasused
onmeatroastsarehelpfulwhen
usedasshownin Cookbook.

TVdinnersmaybecooked
inmetaltrays,providingthe
metalfoilcoversareremoved.
However,whenusingmetalin

microwaveoven,keepmetal
at least l-inchawayfromsides

ofoven.

@CMWg utimsilsmay

becomehotbecauseofheat

transferredfromtheheatedfood.
Thisisespeciallytrueifplastic
wraphasbeencoveringthetop
andhandlesoftheutensil.
Potholdersmaybeneededto
handletheutensil.

@sm’mi?times,thecookingtray

@

Fbds with unbrokenouter

can become

toohottotouch.

%kin>?

such as potatoes,hot

Becarefulhandlingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.

~ Thermometer—Donotuse

athermometer

in foodyou

aremicrowaving

unlessthe
thermometer is designedor
recommended foruse in the
microwaveoven.

@I%3sticutensils-Plastic

utensilsdesignedformicrowave
cookingareveryuseful,but
shouldbeusedcarefidly.Even
microwaveplasticmaynotbe
astolerantofovercooking
conditionsasareglassor
ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedto
shortperiodsofovercooking.In
longerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandutensilscould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use

dogsorsausages,tomatoes,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,andeggs(seeprevious
caution)shouldbepiercedto
allowsteamtoescapeduring
cooking.

~ 66BOikdIk$’cookingpouches

andtightlyclosedplasticbags

shouldbe slit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.If they
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring

or imnwdiatelyaftercooking,

possiblyresultingininjury.
Also,plasticstoragecontainers

shouldbeat leastpartially
uncoveredbecausetheyforma

tightseal.Whencookingwith

containerstightlycoveredwith

plasticwrap,removecovering

carefhllyanddirectsteamaway

fromhandsandface.

Microwaveplasticsonlyanduse
theminstrictcompliancewith
theutensilmanufacturer’s

SAVE TmE

recommendations.2) Donot ‘

I~sTRucTIoNs o

subjectemptyutensilsto
microwwing,3)Donotpermit
childrentoix-plastic utensils
withoutcompletesupervision.

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mt2~Cookhlgporkfollow

ourdirections.exactlyandalways ‘
cookthemeattoatleast.17001?.
Thisassuresthat,intherem@e
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe ~
killedandmeatwillbe safe ~
toeat.

@Boilingeggs(inand out of
shell)isnot recommendedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuildupinsideeggyolkand
maycauseittoburst,resulting
ininjury.

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