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Help Us
Help You. . .

Read this book carefully.

Itis 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. . .

Call, toll free:

The GE Answer Center’”

800.626.2000

consumer information service

or write: (include your phone

number);
Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

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 No.

Be sure your Microwave
Oven is registered.

Itis 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.

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 pur-

chaser please write to us, stating

model and serial numbers. This

appliance must be registered.

Please be certain that it is.

Write to:

Hotpoint
Range Product Service

Appliance Park

Louisville, KY 40225

If you received a damaged

oven. . .

Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro-

wave Oven.

Save time and money.

Before you request service, check
the Problem Solver on page 18. It

lists minor causes of operating
problems that you can correct

yourself.

Serial No

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your Microwave Oven.

This microwave oven is UL listed for installation over electric
and gas ranges.

PRECAUTIONS
TO-AVOID
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE

MICROWAVE

ENERGY

(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this

oven with the door open since open

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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.

(c) Do Not Operate the oven if 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.

Optional Accessory

Available at extra-cost from your Hotpoint supplier.

JX80 Charcoal Filter Kit

Add for non-vented installation.

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Contents

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

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 3,4

Features of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . 5

Touch Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Set the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6

Auto Roast&Chart . . . . . . . ...8.9

Time Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..10

Quick Set Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Temp Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..12

Hold/Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..13

Care of Your Oven . . . . . . ...14.15

The Exhaust Feature . . . . . . . . . . 16

Grounding Instructions . . . . . . . . 17

The Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Consumer Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . .. Back Cover

Microwaving Tips

● Makesure all utensils usedin

your microwave oven are labeled
“suitablef ormicrowaving”. Check
your Cookbook forspecific test
to determine ’’microwave-safe”
utensils.

● Paper towels, waxpaper, and

plastic wrap can beused tocover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.

. Some microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook for specific
instructions.

● Some foods such as unshelled

eggsand hotdogs must be pierced
toallow steamto escape during
cooking.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS<?

Read all instructions 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.

● Read and follow the specific

“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.

● This appliance must be

grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS”
found on page 17.

● For best operation, plug this

appliance into it own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of

lights, blowing of fuse or trip­ping of circuit breaker.

● Install or locate this appliance

only in accordance with the pro-

vided installation instructions.

● Do not cover or block any

openings on the appliance.

● Do not use outdoors.

● Do not immerse power cord

or plug in water.

● Keep power cord away from

heated surfaces.

● Do not let power cord hang

over edge of table or counter.

● Do not operate this appliance

if it has a damaged power cord
or plug, if it is not working prop­erly, or if it has been damaged
or dropped.

● This appliance should be ser-

viced only by qualified service

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

● As with any appliance, close

supervision is necessary when

used by children.

● See door cleaning instruc-

tions on page 14.

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● 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 bag in oven.
—Do not use your microwave

oven to dry newspapers.

—Paper towels and napkins,
wax paper.

Recycled paper

products 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 operate the 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 done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all

times—it saves energy and pro-

longs life of the oven.
—If materials inside the oven

should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn 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 this
oven.

● Avoid heating baby food in

glass jars, even without their

lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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(continued)

● Don’t defrost frozen bever-

ages in

narrow neck bottles;

especially carbonated ones.

Even if the container is opened,

pressure

can build up. This can

cause the

container to burst,

resulting

in injury.

● Use metal only as directed in

Cookbook.

Metal strips as used
on meat, roasts are helpful when
used as shown in Cookbook.

TV

dinners may be cooked in

metal trays. However, when
using metal in microwave oven,

keep metal at least l-inch away
from sides of oven.

● Cooking utensils may

become hot

because of heat
transferred from the heated
food. This is especially true if
plastic wrap has been covering
the top and handles of the
utensil. Potholders may be
needed to handle the utensil.

● Sometimes, the oven floor

can become too hot to touch.

Be careful touching the floor
during and after cooking.

● Do not use any thermometer

in food you are microwaving
unless that thermometer is
designed or recommended for
use in the microwave oven.

● Remove the temperature

probe from the oven when not
using it

to cook with. 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.

● Plastic Utensils—Plastic

utensils designed for microwave
cooking are very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even
microwave plastic may not be as
tolerant of overcooking condi­tions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may soften or
char if subjected to short periods
of overcooking. In longer expo­sures to overcooking, the food
and utensils could ignite. For

these reasons: 1) Use micro-

wave plastics only “and use
them” in strict compliance with
the utensil manufacturer’s

recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty utensils to micro­waving.

3) Do not permit children

to use plastic utensils without
complete supervision.

● When cooking pork follow

our directions exactly and
always cook the meat to at least

170°.

This assures that, in the

remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it
will be killed and meat will be
safe to eat.

● Boiling eggs (in and out of

shell) is not recommended for
microwave cooking. Pressure
can build up

inside egg yolk and
may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.

● Foods with unbroken outer

“skin”

such as potatoes, hot

dogs or sausages, tomatoes,

apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (see above)
should be pierced to allow
steam to escape during cooking.

● “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 after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers 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

THE HOOD:

● Have it installed and properly

grounded by a qualified installer.
See

the special installation book­let packed with the microwave
oven.

● The vent fan in your Counter-

Saver’M oven will operate
automatically under certain
conditions (see Automatic Fan
Feature, page 7). While the fan is
operating caution is required to
prevent the starting and spread­ing of accidental cooking fires

while the vent fan is in use. For
this reason:

—Never leave surface units

unattended at high heat settings.

Boilover causes smoking and

greasy spillovers that may ignite
and spread if vent fan is oper­ating. To minimize automatic fan
operation, use adequate sized
utensils and use high heat set-

tings only when necessary.

—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 vent fan operating

because it may spread the

flames.

—Keep hood and grease filters
clean,

according to instructions
on pages 15 and 16, to maintain
good venting and avoid grease
fires.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

and face.

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Door Handle. Oven doesn’t operate unless door
is securely latched.

Door Latch. Push in to open door.
Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cook-

ing to be viewed while keeping microwaves con­fined in oven.

Plastic Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects the mode
stirrer which distributes microwave energy into
the oven.

Oven Vent.
Oven Light. Goes on when door is opened or

when oven is operating in any function.

Oven Floor.

Automatic Temperature Probe.

Use with Tem-

perature Cook and Auto Roast function

only.

Receptacle for Temperature Probe.
Readout Display. During microwaving, shows

cooking times in minutes and seconds, temper­ature in degrees, and power level or code, When
oven is not in use, display shows time of day.

Cooking Signal Lights. Light to show which
kind of cooking you’re setting or using.

Clock. Oven will work without setting the clock,
but will not display time of day. (To set the
Clock see the following page. )
Function Pads. Use these to select a micro-
waving method—either cooking or Hold/Timer.

(See following page for brief explanation of

each. )

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Number Pads. Touch these to enter Time or

Temperature, and Power Level or Auto Code.
Power Level. To set or change Power Level,

touch this pad first, then number.
Start. Always touch Start last after setting all

other controls.
Clear/Off. Stops the oven and erases all settings

except time of day.

Quick Set Pad.

Use to set time and power level

quickly. Chart helps you select appropriate
Code for popular foods.

Auto Roast Pad. Use this automatic cooking
control for temperature cooking of meats. Tem­perature Probe must be used during Auto Roast
function.

Grease Filters.
Cooktop Light.
Hood Controls:

Fan Switch. Press once for high and twice for

low speed. Press again for off.

Lamp Switch. Push and release for light.
Model and Serial Numbers. Located inside

oven at top left side.

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Features of Your Microw

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.

With your microwave oven, you have the option of

using the Quick

Set or Auto Roast pads for quick
and easy convenience cooking. Or you may make
your own programs to suit your individualized
cooking

style.

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Readout Display. Displays time of day, time ortem-

perature during cooking functions, power level
being used and cooking mode.

Temp Cook. Use the temperature probe to cook by
u.sing a preset temperature. Oven shows tempera­ture until preset temperature IS reached and then
turns off. (See page 12.)

Time Cook. Microwave for a preset amount of time

~lslng automatic Power Level 10 or change power
level after setting time. (See page 10.)

Quick Set. Use this pad as a short-cut method for
entering cooking time, and power level. (See page

11.)

Number Pads. Touch these pads to enter Time,
Temperature, Power Level, Quick Set digits, or
Auto Roast Code number.

Start. Must touch this pad for oven to begin any
functions.

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. (During
cooking, touch this pad to see Power Level being
used. )

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