Hotpoint RVM60 Use And Care Manual

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Featuresofyouroven

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AUTOROMTfhnction

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Cookingbytemperature

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Howtousethe
QUICKSETfeature

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The GE AnswerCent#

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Readthisbook

It will help you operate and main­tain your new Microwave

oven

properly.
Keep it handy for answersto your

questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help. . .
Call, toll free:

The GE Answer CenterTM

800.626.2000
consumer information service

or write: (include your phone
number);
Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

writeCtww”ime!l?wddand

serialrtmlbers.

You’llfind them on a label inside
the oven on the upper left side.

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that camewith
your Microwave Oven. Before
sending in this card, pleasewrite
these numbers here:

Model No.

Serial No.

Usethese numbers in arty
correspondence or service calls
concerning your Microwave Oven.

Be sure y(x.w

Oven

is rfegk?ered.

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

Your supplier is responsible for
registering you asthe owner.

Pleasecheck with your supplier to
besure he has done so; also send
in your Consumer Product Owner­ship Registration Card. If you move,
or if you are not the original pur­chaser pleasewrite to us,stating
model and serial numbers. This

appliancemustbe registered.

P!easebecertainthat itis.
Write to:
Hotpoint

Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225

If you receiveda damaged
oven.. .

immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro­wave Oven.

Savetimeand money.

Beforeyourequestserwice,check
the ProblemSolveron page 21. It

lists minor causes of operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.

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

Available at extra-cost from your Hotpoint supplier.
JX80 Ciwwcoa!17WterKit
Add for non-vented installation.

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(a) DONot Attemptto 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 Placeany object

between the oven front face and the
door or allow soil or cleaner residue

to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

(c) Do Not Operatethe oven if it is
damaged. It is particularly important

that the oven door close properly

and that there isno damageto the:
(1) door (bent)
(2) hinges and latches (broken or

loosened)

(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.

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(d) The OvenShouldnot be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.

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

– Safety Instructions . ...........3-4

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

ooking Complete Reminder. . .. 5

et the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Touch Control Panel . .......,.6-7

Automatic Roasting&Chart ....8-9

Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 10

Time Cook . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . 11

Temp Cook/Hold .. . . . . . . . . .. . 12

MIN/SEC Timer.. . . . . .. . . . . . . . 13

QUICK SET Control . . . . . . . . .. . 14

QUICK SET Control Guide . . .. . 15

Careof Your Oven . .. . .. ....17-18

The Exhaust Feature . .. .. . . . .. 19

Grounding Instructions . . . . . .. . 20

The Problem Solver . . . . . .. . . . . 21

Consumer Services. . . . .. . .. . . . 23

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

@Makesureall utensils used in
your microwave oven are labeled
“suitableforrnicrowaving”. Check
your Cookbook forspecific test

~odetermine ”microwave-safe”

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­e Papertowels, wax paper, and

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

e Some microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook forspecific
instructions.

e Somefoodssuch as unshelled
eggsand hot dogs must be pierced
toallow steamto escape during
cooking.

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Readall instructionsbeforeusingthisappliance.

When using electrical appliances
basic safety precautions should
be followed, including the
following:

WARNING—TOreduce the risk
of burns, electric shock, fire,
injury to persons or exposure to
excessivemicrowave energy:

IS Use this appliance only for its
intended useas described in this
manual.

e Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURETO
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.

e This appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS”
found on page 20.

e For bestoperation, plug this
appliance into its own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip­ping of circuit breaker.

e Install or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the pro-

vided installation instructions.

e Do not cover or block any

openings on the appliance.

e Do not use outdoors.
e Do not immerse power cord

or plug in water.

e Keep power cord away from

heated surfaces.

e Do not let power cord hang

over edge of table or counter.
e 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.

e This appliance should be ser­viced only by qualified service
personnel. Contact nearest

authorized servicefacility for
examination, repair or
adjustment.

e As with any appliance, close
supervision is necessarywhen
used by children.

a See door cleaning instruc­tions on page 17. ~

IS To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food. Care-

fully attend appliance if paper,

plastic, or other combustible
materials are placed inside the

oven to facilitate cooking.
—Removewire twist-ties from

paper or plastic bags before
placing bag in oven.

—Do not useyour microwave
oven to dry newspapers.

—Paper towelsand 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

microwaveovenunless in a spe-

cial microwave popcorn acces­sory or unless you use popcorn

labeled for use in microwave
ovens.

—Do not operatetheovenwhile

emptyto avoiddamageto the
ovenand the dangerof 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 savesenergy 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.

e Some products such as
whole eggs and sealed con­tainers—for example, closed

glass jars—may explode and
should not be heated in this

oven.

e Avoidheatingbaby food in

glass jars, even without their

lids; especially meat and egg

mixtures.

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Don’t defrostfrozenbever-

agesin narrow necked bottles;

especially carbonated ones.
Evenif the container is opened,
pressure can build up, This can
causethe container to burst,
resulting in injury.

e 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 metalat leastl-inch away

from

sides of oven.

e 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

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needed to handle the u ensil.
69Sometimes,the ovenfloor

can become too hot totouch.

Be careful touching the floor
during and after cooking.

e Do not useany thermometer
in food you are microwaving
unless that thermometer is
designed or recommended for
use in the microwave oven.

e Removethe

temperature

probe from the ovenwhen not

usingitto cook with. If you leave

the probe inside the ovenwithout
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven, and damage oven walls.

e 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 ifsubjected to short periods
of overcooking. In longer expo­sures to overcooking, the food
and utensils could ignite. For
these reasons: 1) Use micro­wave 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.

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When cooking pork follow

our directions exactly and
always cook the meatto at least

170°. This assuresthat, in the

remote possibility that trichina

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

e Boilingeggs (inand out of
shell)isnot recommendedfor
microwave cooking. Pressure
can build up inside egg yolk and
may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.

e Foodswith unbrokenouter
“skin”such as potatoes, hot
dogs or sausages,tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (seeabove)
should be pierced to allow
steam to escape during cooking.

e “Boilable”cookingpouches

and tightlyclosedplasticbags

should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in Cookbook. Ifthey
are not, plastic could burst dur­ing or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should
be at least partially uncovered
becausethey form atight seal.
When cooking with containers
tighi!y covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefu!!y and
direct steam away from hands
and face.

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e Haveitinstalledandproperly
groundedbya qualifiedinstaller.
Seethe special installation book-

let packed with the microwave

oven.

e The ventfan inyourCounter­saver’Movenwilloperateautomati­cally undercertainconditions
(seeAutomaticFanFeature,page

7). Whilethefan isoperating
cautionis requiredto prevent
the startingandspreadingof
accidentalcookingfireswhile
the ventfan isinuse.Forthis
reason:

—Never leavesurfaceunits

unattendedat highheatsettings.

Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may ignite
and spread if vent fan is oper­ating. To minimize automatic fan
operation, useadequate sized

utensils and usehigh heat set­tings only when necessary.

—In the eventof a greasefire,

smother flaming pan on surface

unit by covering pan completely
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or flat tray.

—Neverflamefoodsunderthe
ovenwiththe ventfan operating

because it may spread the
flames.

—Keephood and greasefilters
clean,according to instructions

on pages 18and 19,to maintain

good venting and avoid grease
fires.

FeaturesofYour MicrowaveOven

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CookingCompleteReminder

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(Forall AUTO ROAST codesexcept

ode 6, TIME COOK, DEFROST

d QUICK SET cycles:)

To remind you that you havefood in
the oven, the oven will beep once a
minute until you either open the
oven door or touch the CLEAR/
OFFpad,

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

Door Latch. Push in to open

door.

ViewingWindowwith Metal
Shield.Metal screen permits

viewing of foods and keeps
microwaves confined inside
oven.

Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects

the microwave energy distrib-

uting system. Do not remove
this cover. Doing so will damage
the oven.

OvenVent.

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OvenInteriorLight.Turnson

when the door is opened or
when the oven is operating.

OvenFloor.

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TemperatureProbe.Usewith

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TEMP COOWHOLD and
AUTO ROAST functions only.

ReceptacleforTemperature

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Probe.Temperature Probe

must be securely inserted into
receptacle when using TEMP
COOK/HOLD or AUTO ROAST.

TouchControlPaneland

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Display.See next page for

instructions.

GreaseFilters.

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CooktopLight.

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Hood Controls:
FanSwitch.Pressonce for high

and twice for low speed. Press
again for off.
LampSwitch.Push and release
for light.

CookingChart.Quick refer-

14.
ence Codes for many fre­quently prepared foods.

Modeland Serial Numbers.

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The Touch Control Panelallows you to set the oven
controls electronically with the touch of a finger. It’s
designed to be easyto useand understand. With
your microwave oven, you have the option of using
your QUICK SET control for quick and easy conven-

ience cooking. Or you may make your own programs

to suit your individualized cooking style.

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DISPLAY.Displays time of day, time or temperature

during cooking functions,

powerlevelbeing used,

cookingmodeandinstructions.

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COOK. Microwave for a preset amount of time
using automatic Power Level 10 (or change power
level after enterinq cookinq time. See page 11.)

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DEFROST. Gentle, generally uniform thawing at
automatic Power Level3, (or change power level
after entering defrosting time. (Seepage 10.)

TEMP COOK/HOLD. Usethe temperature probe to
cook by using a preset temperature. Once oven
reaches presettemperature, it switches to HOLD set­ting and maintains that temperature until you touch
the CLEAR/OFF pad. (Seepage 12.)

NllN/SEC TINIER. 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
time or temperature cooking. (Seepage 13.)

CLOCK.Touch this padto 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
Oand 1:30will appear in display. Touch START pad.
To reset or change time, simply repeat above process.

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QUICK SET CONTROL. Usethis pad asa short-cut
method for entering cooking time and power level.
(Seepage 14.)

AUTO ROAST.Insert probe, touch this pad, and
desired number pad for Code to slow-cook or tem­perature cook meat with automatic preset program.

(Seepage 8.)

NUMBER PADS.Touch these pads to enter cooking,
defrosting time, time of day, temperature, Power
Leveland QUICK SET codes.

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

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START.After all selections are made, touch

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AUTOMATIC FAN FEATURE. Cooking appliances
installed under the oven might, under some heavy
usageconditions, cause temperatures high enough
to overheat some internal parts of the microwave
oven.

To prevent overheating from taking place, the vent
fan is designed to automatically turn on at low speed
if excessivetemperatures occur. Should this happen,

the fan cannot be manually turned off; it will automat-

ically 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
beenturned off.

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