Hotpoint RK962G Use And Care Manual

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Cenkr

Conkn@

Aluminum Foil

25,29,31

Auto Roast

1213

Use and Care of

Appliance Registration

Auto Simmer

Care and Cleaning 29-32 Control Panel

Consumer Services

Defrosting

Energy-Saving Tips

Double DutyT” Shelf 16, 17,29

Features

Microwaving Tips

Lower Oven

19-28

Temperature Cook

Baking, Baking Guide

20-22 Temperature Probe

12-14,29

Broiling, Broiling Guide 25,26 Time Cook

Control Settings

Timer

Delay Stop/Start

Model and Serial Numbers 2

Door Removal

Problem Solver

33,34

Light; Bulb Replacement 19, 30

Safety Instructions

3-5

Roasting, Roasting Guide 23,24

Warranty

Back Cover

Self-Cleaning Instructions 27,28 Shelves

Thermostat Adjustment

Timer

Vent Duct

Microwave Oven

9-18

Auto Defrost

GE Answer Center”

Auto Defrost Guide

800.626.2000

built-in model

RK962G

The electric output

of the microwave oven

in this appliance

is 700 watts.

Help us help you..

Before using your cooking center, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new cooking center 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

Hotpoint

Appliance Park Louisville, KY40225

Write down the model and serial numbers.

You’ll find them on a label on the front of the lower oven behind the

door. These numbers are also on the

Consumer Product Ownership Registration Card that came with your cooking center. 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 cooking center.

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.

Be sure your cooking center is registered.

is important that we, the

manufacturer, know the location

your cooking center 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.

Pl@e

be certain

that it is.

Write to:

Hotpoint

Range Product Service Appliance Park Louisville,

KY40225

If you received a damaged cooking center . . .

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

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . .

check the Problem Solver on pages 33 and 34. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

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

SOIVC

the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details—including

your phone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations

Hotpoint

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

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE 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.

(b) Do Not Place

any object between the oven front face and the door or

allow

soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

Not Operate

the oven

it 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

sealing surfaces.

(d) The Oven Should Not

be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

~PO~ANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before using this appliance.

~PORTMT

S~TY

N~I~

The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act requires the Governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure to such substances.

The fiberglass insulation in self-clean ovens gives off a very small amount of carbon monoxide during the cleaning cycle. Exposure can be minimized by venting with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood.

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 ik

intended use

as described in this

manual.

. Be sure

your appliance

properly installed and grounded

by a qualified technician in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions.

. This appliance must be connected to a grounded, metallic

permanent wiring system, or an equipment grounding conductor should be run with the circuit conductors and connected to the equipment grounding terminal or lead on the appliance.

. This

cooking

center

specifically designed to heat or

cook food, and is not intended for laboratory or industrial use.

●

This appliance should be

serviced

ofly

quaMled

service

personnel.

Contact nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.

Before

performing any

service?

DISCONNECT THE OVEN POWER SUPPLY AT THE HOUSEHOLD

DI~B~ON

PANEL

BY REMOVING THE FUSE OR SWITCHING OFF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

Do not cover or block any

openings on the appliance.

●

Do not use outdoors.

. Do not operate this appliance if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or dropped.

As with any appliance, close supervision is necessary when used by children.

. Do not leave children

alone—

children should not be left alone or unattended in area where appliance is in use. They should never be allowed to sit or stand on any part of the appliance.

Don’t allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on the door. They

could

damage the oven.

●

CAUTION: ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE

S~RED

IN CABINETS ABOVE AN

OVEN~DREN CM~G

ON THE OVEN TO REACH

COULD BE

SWOUSLY INWRED.

Wear

proper clothing.

Loose

fitting or hanging garments should never be worn while using the appliance. Flammable material could be ignited if brought in

contact with hot heating elements and may cause severe burns.

Use

only dry pot

holders—

moist or damp potholders on hot surfaces may result in burns from steam. Do not let pot

holdem

touch hot heating elements. Do not use a towel or other bulky cloth.

For your safety, never use your appliance for warming or heating the room.

. Do not store or use combustible materials, gasoline

or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

Keep hood and grease filters clean

to maintain good venting

and to avoid grease fires.

not

let cooking grease or other flammable materials accumulate in the oven or

near it.

●

Do not use water on grease fires. Smother flaming pan by covering completely with well fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray. Flaming grease outside a pan can be put out by covering

wi~h

baking soda or, if

~ilable,

a multi-purpose dry chemical or foam type fire extinguisher.

●

Do not touch heating elements

or interior surface of oven.

These surfaces may be hot enough to burn even though they are dark in color. During and after use, do not touch, or let clothing or other flammable materials contact any interior area of the oven; allow sufficient time for cooling, first.

Potentially hot surfaces include oven vent openings and surfaces near the openings, crevices around the oven door and the edges of the door window.

Remember:

The inside surface of the oven maybe hot when the door is opened.

(continued next page)

IMPORTANT

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

●

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

Microwave Oven:

●

Read and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found on page 2.

To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity: –Do not overcook food.

Carefully attend appliance if paper, plastic or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate 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 recycled paper products.

Recycled paper towels, napkins and wax paper can contain metal flecks 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

unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in 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 two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at

times—it saves energy and prolongs the life of the oven.

●

If materials inside the oven

should ignite,

keep the oven door closed, turn the oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

Some products such as whole

eggs and sealed containers-for

example, closed glass jars—may

explode

and should not be heated

in the oven.

●

See door surface cleaning

instructions on page 30.

Q Don’t

defrost

frown

beverages

in narrow-necked

botdes (especifly

carbonated beverages). Even if the container is open, pressure can build up. This can cause the

container to burst, possibly resulting in injury.

c Use

metal

only

as directed in

cookbook.

Foil strips as used on meat roasts are helpful when used as shown in cookbook.

TV dinners maybe microwaved in foil trays less than 3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray to box. When using metal in microwave oven,

keepmeti

(inept

for DOUBLE DUTY*

shel~

at least 1 inch away from sides of oven.

. Cookware may become hot

because of heat transferred from the heated food. Pot holders may be needed to handle the cookware.

Sometimes, the oven

floor

can become

too

hot to touch.

Be careful touching the oven floor during and after cooking.

●

not

use a thermometer

food you are microwaving

utiess

the thermometer is designed or recommended for use in the microwave oven.

Remove

the temperature

probe from the oven when not in use.

If you leave the probe inside the oven without inserting it in food or liquid, and turn on microwave energy, it can create electrical arcing in the oven, and damage oven walls.

. Avoid

heating baby food in

glass jars, even without their lids; especially meat and egg mixtures.

●

Do not boti

eggs

in a microwave

oven.

Pressure

wfil bufld

up inside the egg yolk and will cause it to burst, possibly resulting in injury.

F~ds with

unbroken

outer

“skin”

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,

~~ic

c~kw~e—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

sotin

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 only and use them in strict compliance

witi

the cookware

manufacturer’s recommendations.

2) Do not subject empty cookware to microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use plastic cookware without complete supervision.

Not

all

plastic wrap

is suitable

for use in microwave ovens. Check the package for proper use.

~~Boilable”

cooking pouches

and tightly closed plastic bags

should be slit, pierced or vented as directed in cookbook. If they are not, plastic could burst during or immediately

afier

cooking, possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage

conainers

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.

. Foods

cooked

in liquids

(such

as pasta) may tend to boil over more rapidly than foods containing less moisture, Should this occur, refer to pages

and 28 for instructions on how to clean the inside of the oven.

Sponmneous

boiling—Under

certain special circumstances, liquids may start to boil during or shortly

afier

removal from the microwave oven. To prevent burns from splashing liquid, stir the liquid briefly before removing the container from the microwave oven.

Use

of the

DOUBLE DUTYTM

shelf accessory. –Remove the shelf from oven

when not in use. –Do not store or cook with

shelf on floor of oven. Product

damage may result.

–Use pot holders when

handing

the shelf and cookware. They may be hot.

—Do not use microwave browning dish on shelf.

The

shelf could overheat.

Self-Cleaning

hwer

Oven:

●

Stand away from the oven when opening oven door. The hot air or steam which escapes can cause burns to hands, face and/or eyes.

●

Don’t heat unopened food containers in the oven. Pressure could

bdd

up and the container

could burst, causing an injury.

●

Keep oven vent ducts

unobstructed.

●

Keep oven free from grease buildup.

Place oven rack in desired

position while oven is cool.

racks must be handled when hot, do not let potholder contact heating units in the oven.

. W]ing

out

shelf to the

sheti

stop is a convenience in lifting heavy foods. It is

also

a precaution against burns from touching hot surfaces of the door or oven walls.

. When using cooking or

roasting bags in oven,

the manufacturer’s directions.

Do not use your oven to dry

newspapers.

If overheated, they

can catch fire,

Do not clean door gasket.

The

door gasket is essential for a good

seal. Care should be

tiken

not to

rub, damage or move the gasket.

Do not use oven cleaners. No

commercial oven cleaner or oven liner protective coating of any kind should be used in or around any part of the

oven.

●

Clean only

parts listed in this

Use and Care Book.

●

Before self-cleaning the oven,

remove broiler pan and other cookware.

●

Listen for fan—a

fan noise should be heard sometime during the cleaning

cycle.

If not, call for

service before self-cleaning again.

SAVE THESE

~STRUCTIONS

Microwave Oven

●

Use proper power level as recommended and DO NOT OVERCOOK.

●

Do not operate the oven while empty. If by accident the oven should run empty a minute or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid operating the oven empty at all times-saves energy and also ensures good, long-term life of oven.

Lower Oven

. Preheat the oven only when necessary. Most foods will cook satisfactorily without preheating. If you find preheating is necessary, keep an eye on the indicator light, and put food in the oven promptly after the light goes out.

●

Always turn oven OFF before

removing food.

● During baking, avoid frequent

door openings. Keep door open as

short a time as possible if it is

opened.

●

For self-cleaning oven, be sure to wipe up excess spillage before self-cleaning operation.

●

Cook complete oven meals

instead of just one food item.

Potatoes, other vegetables, and some desserts will cook together with a main-dish casserole, meat

loaf, chicken or roast. Choose

foods that cook at the same temperature in approximately the same time.

●

Use residual heat in oven whenever possible to finish cooking casseroles, oven meals, etc. Also add rolls or precooked desserts to warm oven, using residual heat to warm them.

Microwaving

~ps

●

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.

● Mper 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

Cookbook.

● 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.

When Power

Connected to

the Oven

The panel displays all of the oven

finctions.

After K seconds, M lights

disappear and “RESET” appears

in the display. Touch CLOCK pad and set the clock and then touch START pad.

If power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence reoccurs and you must reset the clock after

touching CLEAR/OFF.

Features of Your

Cooting

Center

Microwave Oven

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1. Door Handle. Pull handle to

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

2. Inside Door Latches.

3. Window with Metal Shield.

Allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in oven.

4. Light.

5. Oven Vent.

MICROTHERMOMETERTM

Temperature Probe.

7. Receptacle for Temperature

Probe.

DOUBLE-DUTYTM

Shelf. Lets

you microwave several foods at once. (See Safety Tips for special

instructions. ) When this shelf is not in use, please remove from the oven.

9. Oven

Floor.

10. Display and Touch Control Pads.

U. Auto Roast and Auto Defrost

Guides.

Quick reference for codes for many frequently prepared foods.

Cooking Comple& Reminder (For all AUTO ROAST codes

except codes 6 and 7, TIME COOK and DEFROST cycles.)

To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven

wfll

beep once a minute until you either open the door or touch the CLEAR/OFF pad.

U L..—..A

—o

Self-Cleaning

bwer

Oven

— —-—————————

Model

R~62G

Oven Set (Clean) Knob.

18.

Model

and Serial

Numbers—

23. Window.

U. Oven

Temp

(Clean) Knob.

located at right side of lower oven frame.

24. Door Liner.

14. Oven Interior Light Button.

19. Shelf Support.

25. Broiler Pan and Rack.

15. Self-Cleaning Oven

Clean Light.

20. Oven Shelves.

26. Oven Vent.

16.

hck

Light.

21. Oven Frame.

27. Oven “ON” Light.

17. Latch.

22. Door Gasket.

28. Oven Cycling Light.

B~H OWNS

Features of Your Touch Control Panel

1. DISPLAY.

Displays time of day.

Microwave oven:

Displays time or

temperature during cooking

finctions,

power level being used, Auto codes, Auto Defrost food weights, cooking mode and instructions.

Conventional oven:

Displays Time Bake start and stop times, SelfClean oven clean time, oven door latched message and instructions.

2. TIME DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic power level 3, (or change power level

afier

entering

defrosting time). (See page 9.)

3. TIME COOK. Microwave for a preset amount of time using automatic power

level

10 (or change power level after entering cooking time). (See page 15. )

4. AUTO DEFROST. Touch this pad, then enter code number and food weight. The oven automatically sets power levels and defrosting time. (See page 10. )

AUTO ROAST.

Insert probe, then touch this pad and desired number pad for code to slow cook or temperature cook meat with automatic preset program. (See page 12.)

Touch AUTO ROAST code 7 and

cook by temperature with the temperature probe. Auto Roast code 7 lets you choose the food temperature and power level and even holds your food at that temperature when cooking is completed.

6. POWER LEVEL. Touch this

pad before entering another power

level number if you want to change from automatic power

level

(High) for cooking or power level 3

(Low) for defrosting.

7. CLEAR/OFF. When touched, it shuts off the microwave oven and

erases all microwave settings

(except time of day).

8. MIN/SEC TIMER. This feature uses no microwave energy. It functions as a kitchen timer, a hold timer after defrost or as a delay timer before microwave time or temperature cooking. (See page 18.)

CLOCK.

Touch this pad to enter time of day or check time of day while cooking. To set clock,

first touch CLOCK pad and then enter time of day. For example, if time was

1:30,

touch number pads

1, 3 and O and

“1:30”

will appear

on display.

“START” will flash on display directing you to touch the START pad, thus setting the clock. To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

Clock must be set before any Conventional Oven Timer function will operate.

10. NUMBER PADS.

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

conventional oven Bake start and stop times and to change cleaning time on self-cleaning oven.

11. BAKE TIME.

Touch this pad and then number pads to enter baking or roasting time. The oven turns off automatically at the end of that time if OVEN SET knob is on TIME BAKE.

12. STOP TIME. Touch this pad and then number pads to enter the time you want oven to finish baking or cleaning. The oven will automatically calculate the correct start time for you.

U. CLEAR. Touch this pad to stop

conventional oven timer and self-clean operation or enter a new clean time.

14. START. After all selections are made, touch this pad to start the microwave oven, the clock and

all

Conventional Oven Timer functions.

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MICROWAVE OVEN

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Defrosting by

~me

The Time Defrost setting is designed for speedy thawing of frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven.

Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen dinners. The Auto Defrost setting is preferred for meat and poultry because the oven sets the defrosting time and power levels for you.

●

Power level 3 is automatically set for defrosting, but you may change this for more flexibility.

●

See

the cookbook for defrosting

help. To become better acquainted with

the defrost function, defrost a 1O-OZ. package of frozen strawberries by following the steps below.

Step

Place package of frozen strawberries in the oven and close door. Be sure package contains no metal.

Step 2:

Touch the TIME DEFROST pad. Display shows “: O“ and

“POWER

3?’

“ENTER MICRO

DEF TIME” flashes.

SteD

Select

one half of the total

def~osting

time recommended in the cookbook. For example, touch 3,0 and O for 3 minutes. Display shows “3:00” and “POWER 3.”

“MICRO DEF TIME” flashes.

How to change Power

Level

After setting defrosting time, touch POWER LEVEL pad, then touch desired number for new power level.

Step 4:

Touch the START pad.

“MICRO DEF TIME” and time, counting down, show on the display. When cycle is completed, the oven signals, flashes

“End:’

then automatically shuts off,

Step 5:

Turn package over, close door and repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set remaining half of defrosting time. Touch the START pad.

Step

6: When oven signals and

flashes

“End~’

open door, remove package and separate strawberries to finish defrosting.

Defrosting

~ps

●

Foods frozen in paper or plastic

can be defrosted in the package.

● Family-size, prepackaged

frozen entrees can be defrosted

and microwaved. If the food is in a foil container, transfer it to a microwave-safe dish.

For even defrosting, some foods need to be broken up or separated part of the way through the defrosting time.

● Check the cookbook for other

defrosting tips.

Questions and Answers

Q. When I press the START pad, I hear a dull thumping noise. What is it?

A. This sound is normal. It is

letting you know the oven is

using

power level lower than 10 (HIGH). Q. Can I defrost small items in

a hurry? A. Yes, but they will need more

frequent attention than usual. Raise the power level after entering the time by touching the desired power

level

pad. Power level 7 cuts the total defrosting time about in 1/2; power level

cuts the total

defrosting time to approximately

1/3. During either, rotate or stir

food frequently. Q. Why don’t the defrosting

times in the cookbook seem right for my food?

A. Defrosting times are averages.

Defrosting time can vary according

to the temperature in your freezer.

Set your oven for the time indicated in the cookbook. If your food is still not completely thawed at the

end of that time, reset your oven and adjust the time accordingly.

Q. Should

all

foods be completely

thawed before cooking? A. Some foods

should

not be

completely thawed before cooking.

For example, fish cooks so quickly it is better to begin cooking it while it is still slightly frozen.

Q. Can I open the door during

defrosting to check on the progress of my food?

A. Yes.

You may open the door at any time during microwaving. To resume defrosting, close the door and press the START pad. The

oven

begins operating if time is left

on the timer. If not, reset timer.

MICROWAVE OVEN

Automatic Defrosting

With the Auto Defrost feature, the oven automatically sets the defrosting time and power levels for you.

You

choose

the appropriate

code number

from

1 to 3 for the food

you

are

defrosting, then enter the

food

weight in pounds and tenths

of a

pound (see Conversion

Guide

below) and touch the START pad. The oven calculates defrosting time

and

changes power levels during

defrosting to give even defrosting

results.

How to set Auto Defrost

Before you begin, check the guide located at the bottom of the oven when you open the door.

sh~lws

minimum

and maximum

food weights

for each code number.

You will need to know the weight of your food

and

its corresponding

code

before setting Auto Defrost.

1. Remove

food

from package,

place in oven on microwave-safe dish and close the door.

2. Touch AUTO DEFROST pad.

“ENTER DEF CODE” flashes.

“AUTO”

and “WEIGHT” appear

on display.

3. Enter selected code from guide. For example, poultry calls for code 2.

“ENTER WEIGHT” flashes.

“DEF CODE 2“ and

“LBS?’

appear on display.

4. Enter weight. For example, touch number pads 1 and 2 for weight of

1.2 pounds (1 pound, 3 ounces—see

Conversion Guide at right).

Display shows “AUTO” for 4 seconds and then “START” flashes.

5. Touch START pad. Display shows

“DEF TIME;’ “CODE

2;’

“1.2

LBS?’

and defrosting time,

counting down.

Note: If “ERROR” appears on display,

check the Code Guide. Make sure

weight corresponds to code Number.

Twice

during defrosting, the oven

beeps 3 times,

“TURN” flashes

and oven shuts off. “TURN”

continues to flash until you open the door. After turning the food, close the oven door and touch the START pad.

When defrosting time is completed,

“End” flashes and oven beeps 3 times. “End” remains on display and oven beeps every minute until the door is opened or the CLEAR/OFF pad is touched.

Stind

Time

When using the Auto Defrost feature, it is necessary to allow food to stand in order to finish defrosting the food’s interior. You may take the food out of the oven if you wish; in some cases, it should stand in your refrigerator. Recommendations for standing time are given in the guide on the next page.

Conversion Guide

If weight of food is stated in pounds and ounces, the ounces must be converted to tenths (.1) of a pound.

Ounces

Pounds

1-2

4-5

6-7

9-1o

12-13

14-15

I I

MICROWAVE OVEN

Auto Defrost Guide

RECOMMENDED MIN.-MAX.

CODE FOODS

WEIGHT

FIRST SIGNAL

SECOND SIGNAL

STAND TIME

Meat

0.1-6.0

lbs.

Chops

Turn over.

Separate and shield

5 minutes

where necessary.

Frankfurters,

Separate. Remove defrosted

2 minutes

Sausage

pieces.

Ground Meat

Turn over.

Remove defrosted

5 minutes areas and break apart.

Beef Patties

Turn over.

Separate patties.

5 minutes

Roast

Turn over and 30 minutes in

shield. refrigerator

Ribs

Turn over.

Remove defrosted

10 minutes pieces. Shield if necessary.

Steak Turn over.

5 minutes

Stew

Turn over and

Separate and remove

5 minutes

separate.

defrosted pieces.

Poultrv

0.1-6.0

lbs.

Whole Chicken

Turn over and

10 minutes;

shield.

run cold water in cavity.

Turkey Breast

Turn over.

Shield where

20 minutes in

(breast-side-up)

necessary. refrigerator

Chicken Pieces

Turn over.

Separate and remove

5 minutes

defrosted pieces.

Cornish Hens

Remove wrapper

minutes;

(whole)

and turn over. run cold water

in cavity.

Cornish

Hens (split)

Turn over.

5 minutes

Seafood 0.1-3.0

lbs.

Fish Fillets

Turn over.

Separate and remove

5 minutes

defrosted pieces.

Shrimp, Scallops

Separate. Separate and remove 5 minutes

defrosted pieces.

Whole Fish

Turn over and

Hold under shield tail and cold running head.

water.

Edges or thin areas of meat will defrost more rapidly than other areas. After first or second signal, feel meat for warm spots and shield these areas with small pieces of foil.

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