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S~lnatru~ons....................3-5

Precautions to Avoid Possible

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Microwave

Energy.............2

Operating

Inh-ions,

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Numinum

Foil

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Auto

Dtiost

Guide......................................2O

Automatic Fan

Feature.............................5,

7

Clock

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tintrol

Panel...............................................8,

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-king

by

Time...................................l

2, 13

tioking

timpiete

Reminder ...................10

tioking

Guide ..............................................24

Detiing

by Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Ddrosting

Guide ..........................................23

Delay

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Delayed

tiking

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~aust

Fan ..................................5, 7,27,28

~ress

Cook

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Featuma........

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Microwave

Terma..................2

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Heating or Reheating

Guide......................22

Hold Tree............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Kitchen

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Microwaving

Tips...........................................6

Minute

Pad.......................................................8

Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Power ala.. . . . . . . .

7,6,11,12,18. 22–24

Reheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Snacks

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✎✎✚✎

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✎ ✎

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Oven

Problem

Solver...............................28

More questions

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Cleaning

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&haust

Fan............................................27,

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Grease

Fibr

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tight Bulb Replacement.............................26

lntiallation..........................................27

Adapter

Pluga

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~nsion

tirds

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Grounding

lnatructions...............................27

Consumer Services

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Appliance

Regi~ation..................................2

Important Phone

Numbers........................3l

Model and Serial Number bcation...........2

Warranty

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YOU...

It is intended to help you operate

and maintain your new microwave

oven properly.

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it handy for answers to your

questions.

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you don’t understand something

or

nd

mom

help,

cdl:

GE

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hours a

tiy,

7 days

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tie

modd

and

=ti

numbem.

You’ll find them on a label inside

tie

oven.

~se

numbers are

dso

on the

Consumer Product Ownership

Registration Card that came with

your microwave oven. Before

sending in this card, please

wrik

these numbers here:

Satial

Numbr

Use these numbers in any

comspondence

or service calls

con-g

your microwave oven.

It is important that we know

the location of your

mimwave

oven should a need occur for

adjustments.

Your

supptier

is responsible for

registering you as the owner.

Hease

check with your supplier

to be sure he has done so;

dso

send in your Consumer Product

Ownmhip

Registration Card.

If you move, or if you are not

the

origimd

purchaser, please

write to us, stating model and

serial numbers.

W

appkce

must

b

~

-he

-

that it

k

write

to:

GE Applian~s

Range Product Service

Applianm

Park

Louisville, KY

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tiediately

mntact

tie

deder

(or builder) that sold you the oven.

Ch=k

the Problem Solver in the

back of this guide. It lists causes of

minor operating problems that you

can correct yourself.

●

S-

or vapor escaping from

around the door.

●

Light

refl-tion

around door or

outer case.

. Dimming oven light and change

in blower sound may

wur

while

-g

at

power

levels other

than high.

●

Dull

thumping sound while oven

is operating.

.

Some W-Radio interference

might be noticed while using

your microwave oven. It’s

simih

to the interference

caused by other

sdl

appliances and does not

indicate a problem with

your oven.

P~CA~ONS

TO AVOD

POSSDLE

EXPOS~

TO

EX~Sm

MCROWA~

ENERGY

(a)

h

Not

A-@to

operate this

oven with

(c)

W

Not

~mtithe

oven

ifit

is

tiged.

It is

the door open

sin=

open-door operation

ean

partictily

important that the oven door close

restit in

_

exposure to mimwave

-Y

mdbtti

is no damage to the:

energy. It is important not

to

defeat or

tamper

(1)

door~t)

with

the

safety

interlh.

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W

Not

%

any

obj@

between the oven

(2) hinges

and

khes

-k

or loosened)

front f-and the door or

Wow

SOU

or cleaner

(3)

tiSdS

and

Setig

Sal-S.

residue to

accumtite

on

tig

surf~s.

(d) me&en

Shoti

Not be

adjusted or repaired

by anyone

ex=pt

properly

qutied

smice

-Mel.

2

-

using

dectrid

apphces,

basic safety

~UtiW

shodd be

fo~ow~

including the

fouowing:

Aw~

G–Totiucetiri&of

burns,

eltic

shock

fm,

injury

to

persons

or

exposm

to

exmsive

ticrowave energy:

●

Read and

fo~ow

the specific

“Precautions to

Avoid Possible

~posure

to

Wcessive

~crowave

~ergy”

on the previous page.

●

W

apptim

must

be

grounded. Connect

ody

to

properly grounded

outiet

See

tiunding

hstructions

section in the back of this guide.

●

Use

W

appbee

ody

for

its

btended

-

as

-bed

h

*-A

~

not use

cmsive

chemids

or vapors in this

appbceo

This

ndcrowave

oven is

spectic~y

designed to heat

or cook food, and is not intended for

~bm~

or

industi

use.

●

~

OV~b-~

OV~

W=

designed

for use over ranges no

tider

than 42

hch=

It

my

be

insti

over both gas and electric

cooking

quip-t.

●

For

Mt

operation, phg

ti

appb=

into its

own

-d

outi~

to prevent

flckering

of

M@@

blo~

of

fose

or tripping

oftit

breaker.

●

Do

not mount

W

apphce

over a

G

M

or

lmte

W

apphce

ody

h

-*

tith

the

ptided

~tion

-dons.

●

Do

not cover or

block

any

o-

on the

apphce.

●

Do not stem this

ap~e

outdoo-

W

not

use this product near water-for

ex~le,

in

a wet

basemen$

near as

~g

pool or near a sink.

●

W

d-wave

oven

k

not approved or

tited

for

_

use.

●

Do not store anything_ on top of the

dcrowave

oven* when the oven is

in

Operadom

●

Do not

tieme

power cord or plug

h

water.

o

-p

power

cod

away from heated

au-

●

Do

not

let power cord hangover edge of table

or counter.

●

Do not

opemte

this

ap~ce

if it has a

_

w~r

cord

orpu~

ifit

is not

wotig

pro-y,

or

M

it has been damaged

or

drop-

●

See

door

surf=

cleaning instictions

in

the

h

and cleaning section(s) of

W

guide.

●

W

app-

ahodd

be

seticed

ordy

by

q~ed

aetice

pmonn~

Contact nearest

autha

service

facitity

for

e*tion,

repair or

adjustrnenL

●

A

tith

any

apph~

dose

m-on

k

n~

when

W

by

tidrem

●

❞

reduce the*

ofh

in

the oven

=tity:

—Do not overcook

f-

~y

attend

apptiance

if paper,

pktic

or other

combustibk

dds

m

pm

inside the oven to

facwtate

cooking.

—Remove *tides and

mti

Mea

tim

paper or

p=

contim

before

PM

th~

b

the

o-

—Do not use your microwave oven

to

dry

newspapem

—Do not use recycled paper

ph-

Recy*

PF

~X

MP~

and

W-

paper

~

conti

meti

fl-

tich

may

_

fig

or

@te.

Paper prod-con-nylon or

nylon

*ents

shoti

be

avoi~

as they

may

*

~te.

—Do not pop

popm

in your

dcrowave

oven

dess

in

as-

microwave popcorn

mssory

or

dess

you use popcorn

kbe~

for use

in

microwave ovens.

—Do not overcook

pota-

They

muld

dehydrate and catch fire, causing damage

to your oven.

—Do

not operate

the

oven

wMe

empty to avoid

damage to the oven and the danger

ofti

E

by accident the oven

shotirun

e~ty

a

tiute

or two, no harm is done. However,

~

to avoid

operating the oven

em

at

~

tbne+it

saves

energy and prolongs

the

We

of the oven.

-RT~

S~m

~STRUCmONS

(contiud)

—W

not

uae

the oven for storage

p~

Do not leave paper products, cooking

utensfls

or food in the oven when not in use.

—Umatew

Mde

oven

ahoti

i~te,

*

oven door

clo@

tum

oven off, and disconnect

power

~

or shut

tipower

at the fuse or

Ctiuit

*

-.

●

Some

ptiu~

~

as whole eggs and

~ed

conti~for

example, closed

j~w~

explode and

shotid

not be heated in this

mimwave oven. Such use of the mimwave

oven

coti

mstit in injury.

●

Avoid heatig baby

fd

in

ghss

jars,

even with

the

fid

off. Make

~

dl

infant food is thorou@y

cmked.

Stir food to distibute the

ht

evedy.

Be

careti

to

~vent

scalding when

W-

formula or

&st

*.

The container may

f~l

cooler than the

*My

is.

Nways

test the

mik

before

fag

the baby.

●

Don’t

dtit

tiaen

beve~

in

narrow

necked

boties

(es-y

carbonated beverages).

Even if the containers opened,

pressm

can

bti

up. This

~

cause the container to

burs~

possibly

resulting in

inj~.

●

use

fofl

Ordy

as

~

b

W

@de.

W

dinners

may

be

microwaved in

fofl

trays less than

3/4”

bigh;

remove the top

fofl

cover and return

the

tray to the box.

-

using

fofl

in the microwave

ova

keep the

fofl

(other than

meti

sh~

at

ht

1

hch

away

fi

the

Mea

of the

ova

●

Cookware

may become

hot-use

of heat

transfd

from the heated

food. Pot holders may be needed to

hande the cookware.

●

Foods cooked

ti

tiq~

(such as pasta) may tend

to

bofl

over

mom

rapfly

than

foods containing

less moisture.

Shotid

this occur, refer to the Care

and

Cltig

section(s) for instructions on how to

cla

the inside of

b

oven.

●

WrmometekDo

not use a thermometer in

food you

m

microwatig

dms

the thermometer

is designed or

mommended

for use

in

the

micmwave

oven.

~Wtic

cookware designed

●

MC

cook

forticrowave

-king

is

vw

use~,

but

shotid

be used-my. Even microwave-safe

pktic

may not

be

as tolerant of

overcootig

conditions

SS

~

@SS

Or

WtiC

-S

and

my

soften or char if subjected to short periods of

ov-king.

h

longer exposms to overcooking,

the food and cookware could ignite. For these

reasons: 1) Use

microwavesafe

pktics

ordy

and

use them in strict

comphce

with the cookware

manufacturer’s

mo~ndations.

2)

Do

not

subject empty cookware to microwaving.

3) Do not permit

ctidren

to use

pktic

cookware without complete supervision.

●

men

coo-

por~

fo~ow

the directions

-y

and always cook the meat to an

inti

te~

of at least

170°F.

This assures

~

in the remote

possibfity

that trichina maybe

present in the-~ it

@

be

Wti

and meat

wfi be safe

to

eat.

●

~

not

bofl

eggs had-wave oven.

Pressure

WM

btid

up inside egg

yok

and

wti

cause it to

but

possibly

restiting

in injury.

-

c

Foods tith unbroken outer

“ti”

such as potatoes, sausages, tomatoes,

appks,

chicken

fivera

and

othm

giblets, and egg

yob

(see

pvious

caution)

shotid

be pierced to

Wow

steam to escape during cooking.

●

Not

M

~tic

wrap

b

dtabk

for use

b

dcrowave

ovens.

Check

tie

package for

proper use.

●

Spontaneow

bo~Under

_s-

CirCU~ti~,

tiquids

my

SW

to

bed

during

or

Shdy

*

mmovd

from the microwave oven.

To prevent burns

tim

spltig

tiquid,

we

recommend the

fo~owing:

before removing the

container

tim

the

ove~

Wow

it to stand in the

oven for 30

to

40

~onds

after the oven has shut

off.

Do

not

bofl

Uqtids

h

narrow-necked

contiem

auch

as

*

H

bo~

tie

~ks

and

W-y

narrow-necked coffee

cu~

Even if the container is opened, excessive

s-can

bdd

up and cause it to

bmt

or

Ovdow.

4

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ma

poud~

d

@tiy

~~

pWc

b-

shotid be

stig

pimed

or vented

as~

by

~bge.

~they

m

no~

phtic

codd burst during or

~

.

ly

afterm~,

possibly resulting in injury. fro,

phtic

storage

con-

should beat

bt

ptiy

uncovered

bause

they forma tight

sd.

men

cootig

with containers

tightiy

mvd

with plastic wrap,

remove

cove~

care~y

and

-ts-

away

tim

hands and

f-.

*

~.,

-

●

Hot foods

-d

steam

-

-use

burns. Be*

when

ope~

my

containers of hot food, including

po~om

bags,

cootig

pouches and

boxes. To prevent possible injury,

-s-

away from hands

and

f=.

&

—h

the event

of

a

~

ti,

smother

-g

pan on

surf=

unit by covering pan

compktely

with

we~-fitting

u

cootie sheet

or

fit

tray.

<la

the vent hood

oftem

h

not

dow

pse

to

btid

up on the hood or the flter.

—Uae

m

when

_

the vent hood

~ter.

Cmsive

cleaning agents, such as lye-basal

oven cleaners, may damage the falter.

—men

_

f-

m

under the hood,

turn the

h

ti.

The

fm

if operating, may

s-the

k.

SAW

T~SE

~STRUCTIONS

This

micmwave

oven is

~

fisted

for

initiation over

e~c

and gas ranges.

5

~

YOU

~ED

SERWCE...

To obtain

service,s=

the

Consumer Services page in

the back of this guide.

We’re

mud

of our service and

want you to be

plaed.

If for

some

~n

you are not happy

with

tie

service you receive,

here are 3 steps to follow for

further help.

~ST,

contact the people who

serviced your appliance. Explain

why you are not

pl~d.

In most

cases, this

wi~

solve the problem.

~UY,

if

your problem is

still

not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer

Action Panel

=,

if you are still not

ple

~

North

Wacker

Wve

write

dl

the

detail+including

chic~o,

~

6H

your phone

number+:

Manager, Consumer Relations

GE Appliances

Appliance Park

~uisville,

KY

4225

MCROWAmG

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me

m

W

~kware

used

h

your

d-wave

o-h

dhble

for

mhwa~.

Most

ghs

casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard

cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not

have

metilic

trim or

gl~

with a

dtic

sheen

can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable

for microwaving.”

●

Myou

m

nd

sure

tia

*

h

tiwavdq

m

M

H:

mace

in

tie

oven

both

tie

dish you are

testing and a glass

measuring cup

filled

witi

1

cup

of

●

Paper

tiwti,

-d

paper md

p~c

wrap

can be

used to cover

dishw

in order to retain

moisture and prevent spattering. Be

sum

to vent

plastic wrap so steam can escape.

●

Some

dcrowaved

foods

qtire

-*-

or

~.

Check the Cooking Guide.

“

Sk

btids

Up

p~

b

foods Winch are

~tiy

covti

by a

sti

or

membr~.

Pie~

potatoes, egg

yo~

md chicken

tivers

to prevent

bursting.

I

Eyou use a meat thermometer

wtie

cooking, make

sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.

I

water+et

the

tiuring

cup either in or next to

tie

dish. Microwave 1 minute at high. If the dish heats,

it should not be

usd

for microwaving.

Hthe

dish

remains

-l

and only the water in the cup heats,

then the dish is microwave-safe.

6

V~LE

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LEVELS

(1-10)

How

ti

C-

pow-

hVd

1. Press

MICRO COOK

or

_

D_OST.

2.

Sel-cooking ordefisting time.

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3. Press

Pow

mm.

EQm

4. Select desired power level

1-10.

❑ mm

5. Press START.

❑ mn

Variable power levels add flexibility to your

microwave cooking. The power levels on your

micmwave

oven

ti

be

timpti

to the

stiace

units

on a range. High

@wer

kvel

10) or full power is

tie

fastest way to cook and gives you 100% power.

kh

power level gives you microwave energy a certain

percent of

*e

time. Power

hvel

7 is microwave

energy 70% of the time. Power

Uvel

3 is energy

30% of

*e

time.

A high setting (10) will

cmk

faster but may need

additiond

attention such as frequent stirring, rotating

or turning over. Most of your cooking will be done

on High (Power

hvel

10). A lower setting

wfll

cook

more evenly and

witi

1=s

attention given to stirring

or rotating the food. Some foods may have better

flavor,

texti

or appearance if one of the lower

settings is used. You may wish to use a lower power

level when cooking foods that have a tendency to

boil over, such as

scdlo@

potatoes.

Rest periods (when

tie

microwave energy cycles

o~

tive time for the food to

“wu*”

or transfer heat

~

the inside of the food. An-example of this is shown

with Power

bvel

34e

defrost cycle.

H

mimwave

energy did not cycle off,

tie

outside of the food wotid

Here are some examples of uses for various power

levels:

,

High 10

I

Fish, bacon, vegetables,

—

boiling liquids.

Meal-High 7

&nde

cooking of meat and

I

poultry; baking casseroles

‘d

reh~g.

Medium 5

Slow cooking and

tendetig

such as stews and less tender

cuts of meat.

hw

3

Defrosting without

-king;

simmering; delimte sauces.

Warml

~ing

id

warm without

overcooking;

softening

butter.

This

micmwave

oven has an automatic fan feature to

pro-

it from too much heat rising

tim

the

cooktop

or range

ben-ti

it. It

autornatidly

turns on at a low

s@ if it senses too much

ht.

E

you have

tid

the fan on you may

fmd

that you

cannot

tum

it off. This is because the automatic fan

has come onto

protit

the intemd parts of the

microwave.

The fan will

automatidly

~

off when the internal

parts are

cml.

It may

shy

on for 30 minutes or more

after the range and microwave controls have

bmn

turned off.

7

The Touch

@nhl

Pand

dom

you

h

~

tie

own

contib

titi

tie

huch of

a

b.

It’s

designti

to be easy to use and understand.

1.

DISPLAY. Displays time of day, cooking time,

power level being

ud,

cooking mode and

instructions.

2.

REHT.

Use Reheat for quick reheating of

a variety of foods using different

ti~

and

power levels.

3.

POPCO~.

Touch

thiS

Pd

to

-k

~packaged

mimwave

popcorn weighing 3.0 to 3.5 ounces.

No need to touch

ST~T,

the oven

wills~

immediately.

4.

MCRO

COOK

Wcrowave

for a selected amount

of time using automatic Power

bvel

10

(Mgh).

5. EKPRESS COOK. Touch number pads 1 through

5 for 1 to 5 minutes of-king. No

n~

to touch

STMT,

the oven will start

_iately.

&

N~ER

PADS. Touch these pads to program the

rnimwave.

7.

PO~R

LE~.

Touch this pad before entering

another power level number if you want to change

from automatic Power Level 10

(Mgh)

for cooking

or Power

Uvel

3 (Low) for defrosting.

8. CLOCK DISPLAY

ONOFF.

Touch the O number

pad to

tum

the clock display on or off. The Clock

Display

Wmfeature

cannot be used while

a

cooking feature

is in use.

9.

~C~

T-

This

f~ture

uses no

microwave energy. It functions as either a kitchen

timer, as a holding period after defrost or as a delay

timer before time cooking.

10.

~CK

Touch this

pad to

en~r

time of

daY

or

check time of day

w~le

microwaving. To

sit

clock,

fmt

touch CLOCK pad and then enter time

of day. For example, if time is

1:30,

touch number

pads 1,3 and O

md

“1:30”

will appear in display.

Then touch START or CLOCK pad. To reset or

change time, simply

~peat above process.

11. SNACKS.

Touch this

d.

a code number and

weight or quantity of

f~”to

warm a

varie~

of

snack foods.

12.

COOK

Touch this pad, a code number and

weight of food for quick cooking of a variety of

foods using different times and power levels.

13. AUTO DEFROST. Touch

thiS

Pd

and food

weigh~

then START. The oven automatically

sets power levels and

detisting

time.

14.

=

DEFROST.

Gentie

thawhg at automatic

Power Level 3

@w).

15. DELAY START.

~lows

YOU

to

~~

YOW

oven to

begin cooking at a preset time of

day—

up to a 12-hour delay.

16. START. After

dl

seldons

are made, touch this

pad to

sti

the oven.

17. mm. Use this with number pads to enter

whole minutes. For example, for 4 minutes touch

4 and

~.

18.

CLEAW~.

men

touc~,

it shuts off the

oven and erases

d]

setings (except time of day).

19. ADD

30

Sm.

Press this pad for 30 seconds

of cook time, to add 30 seconds to the cook

time as it’s counting down or for an

‘fnstant

on”

for 30 s-rids.

~.

SURFACE

LIG~.

Touch ON to turn on the

Sti-

light.

21.

~NT

FAN. Press

~,

LO or OFF for the

different fan speeds.

men

You Plug

h

tie

Wen

The display panel displays “88888”, “18

POWR”

and

dl

of the oven

functions. After 15 s-rids,

dl

lights

disap~

and “RESET” appears

OFF pad, set the Clock and ovenin the upper potion. Touch the

C~

is ready for use.

This

wfil

happen any time there is

a

power outage.

8

~AmS

OF

YOm

OWN

1111

I

!

I

=

Ill

1-

W

Ill – — —.– II

—

1. Door-tie. Pull to open door.

hr

must be

s~ly

latihed for oven to

o~te.

3.

W]ndow

tith

Ma

SMdd.

S~

allows

cooking to be viewed

wtie

kmping

microwaves

mtined

in oven.

A

Tou& Control

Pmd

and

D@ti

~hy.

For

&tied

information on

-h

f~ture,s=

Your

Towh

Control Panel

s~on.

5. Hood

Controh.

Vent Fan. Press

~,

~

or OFF.

Surf-

L~L

Press ON or OFF.

7.

Cooktip

H@L

9.

&en

moor.

NO~:

tig

plate, oven vent(s) and oven

fight

are

l~ti

on the inside walls of the

mimwave

oven.

To remind you that you have food in the oven,

the oven will display

“fid”

and beep

on=

a minute

until you either open

tie

oven door or touch the

CWOFF

pad.

This

is to

ce~

that this unit has

been

&sted

in

coti~ce

with

AMCA

Bulletin No. 210.

C.F.M.

sows

at 0.10

WG

7.2

Vert.

300

Vert.

6.8 Her.

300 Her.

10

HOW

TO USE

~

~C~N

MR

The

R-m

mm

b

--

btiom:

The Ktchen

Timer

cm

dso

be used to program a

s

It

opera-

as

a

mhuh

her.

“holding time” between microwave

-king

functions.

The time

a

range from one

-nd

to 99 minutes

“It

m

be set to

d~y

coo-

and 99 rends. A holding or standing time maybe

“It

a

be

med

as a hold

_

d~g.

found in some of your own recipes or in a

cookbook

The Kitchen T-operates without mimwave

e-.

-~

Stip

1: Touch

~~N

~~

pd.

n

To delay cooking up to 99

minu-

and 99 rends,

mm

touch

~CRO

COOK and enter cook time. Touch

mm

~

and enter number of minutes to

S@

2: Touch number pads 3,0 and O (for 3 minutes

delay cooking. Touch START.

T-

til

count down

and no seconds).

to

=ro

and cooking will begin.

o

Step 3:

Touch

ST~T.

Display shows time

mm

counting down. The timer

si@s

when

time is up.

bt’s

say you want to

&frost

a

fro=n

casserole for 15

minutes, hold for 10 minutes and then Micro Cook for

25 minutes. Here’s how to do it:

Step 1:

Take casserole from

~nr

and place in oven.

m

‘*

2: Touch

-DmosT.

m

Step 3:

Touch pads 1,5,0 and O for 15 minutes

defrosting time. Defrosting is automatically set

on Power

hvel

3 but can be changed by touching

the

PO-

~=

pad and the desired power

level 1-10.

Stip

5:

Touch 1,0,0 and O to hold for ten minutes.

m

Step

6:

Touch WCRO COOK.

M~~

Step

7: Touch 2,5,0 and O for 25 minutes of

-king

time.

o

Step 8:

Touch START. As

-h

function is

WM

automatidly performed, oven display

shows

ins~ctions

entered and the function.

men

time is up, the oven signals

md

flashes

“fid”.

m

Step

4: Set standing or hold time by

*mm

touching

mm

mm.

11

Mm

Cmk

I

Mcro

Cook

Wom

you to

dmwave

for a

p-

Baause

automatic Power

bvel

10 is

mmmended

amout

of tie.

for this

mp

of

mff~,

there is no need to change the

%wer

hvel

10

@gh)

is

~omme

nded

for most

power level. (If Power

hvel

10 is not appropriate,

-king,

but you may change this for more flexibility.

S*

“How to Change Power

hvel”

below.)

See the Cooking

Ouide.

o

Stip 4:

Touch START.

To

kome

better uquainted with time

cmking,

make

mm

a

~p

of

mffe

by following the steps below.

Step 1:

Fill a

ap

~

full of water,

add 1 teaspoon of

instant

wff~

and

stir to dissolve.

Use a

eup

that has

no

meti

*ration

ad

is

mierowave-

safe (refer to

Mic~wavihg

Tips

~tion).

MU

ap

in

oven and close door.

m

Step 2:

Touch

~CRO

COOK.

M~~

Step 3:

Select your time. Touch pads 1,0 and O for

1 minute.

Step 5:

men

time is up, the oven

sigmds

and flashes

“End”. The oven, light and fan shut off.

Step 6: Open the door.

H

you

in~pt

Mim

Cook to chink

tie

food,

skply

close

tie

door and press START to resume

~king.

If there is not time

remainin

g on the timer you must

reset the timer to resume cooking.

I

How to

Q

power

bVd

mm

S-

Mm Cmk I

I

1. Press

WCRO COOK.

❑ BR

2.

Select

-king

time.

❑ Bm

3. Press

POmR

Mm.

Emm

4.

Sel*destipowerlevel

1-10.

•~n

I

5. Press START.

I

The Micro Cook

~

feature lets you set 2 time

-king

fictions

within one

~~

This is

iti

if you

want

to

change power levels during your cooking

operations. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1:

Pk

the

food in the oven in a

mimwave-

safe container and close the door.

m

Step 2:

Touch

MCRO

COOK.

M-m

Step 3:

Sel-

your first cook time. For example,

touch 2, 1 and 5 for 2 minutes and 15

swonds.

Step

4: Now is the time to change the power level if

you don’t want full power for

MCRO

COOK. (Press

PO=

~=.

Selm

desired power level 1-10.)

S&p

5:

Touch MICRO COOK again.

Stip

6: Set your

=ond

-k

time.

Step

7: Change the power

level

for

~CRO

COOK.

@ss

PO-Mm. Sel@ desired

power level 1–10.)

n

‘tip8:wssT~T

.

The

mimwave

oven will start and the time set for

‘COOK

~

r’

wfil

aunt

down.

NSO,

“mm

10” or the power level

sel~ted

for

‘COOK

~

P’

will be displayd.

At the end of “COOK

~

r’,

the

~ond

power

level is displayed and the time for

‘~OOK

~

~“

is shown

munting

down.

men

time is up, the oven

sigmds

and flashes “End”.

The oven, light and fan shut off. Open

the

door.

Hyou

in~pt

Micro Cook to

ch~k

fie

food,

s~ply

close the door and press START to resume-king.

If there is no time remaining on the timer you must

~set

the timer to resume

-king.

12

To Express Cook your food or beverage:

The oven will

si@

and turn off automatically

when finished.

The Add 30

Scconda

f-

pviti

a

mnvenient

way to extend

-king

time

by

30

-nda

wtie

the oven

*

is

munting

down.

It

wtil

add 30 seconds to the time

shown

mh

time the pad is

touchd.

This

pad may

dso

be used as an express

-k

for 30

mnda

of cooking. Non-to

touch STMT, the oven will

sm

i~

.

tely.

How to Use

Dekty

Start

The

My

S-

f=ture

~om

you to program

S&p

2: Enter the time you want the oven to start.

your

o-b

b-

-~

at a preset

tie

of

@e

sure your microwave oven

clwk

shows the

tiy+p

to

a

l~hour

d~y.

co-

time

of day.)

@

Step

1:

Touch

D~Y

STWT

pd.

Step 3: Enter your desired cooking program.

.

Step 4: Touch

ST~T

pad. The oven will

automatically start at the desired time.

a

The Popcorn

f-is

d=ignd

to be used

ody

with prepackage

mimwave

popcorn weighing

3.0 to 3.5

Ounms.

Step 1:

*move

the outer wrapper from the

microwave popcorn.

Step 2:

Open oven door and place

~kage

of

w~m

~

tie

Cmw

of the oven

flwr

m

da

by the package instrufions. Close oven door.

Step

3:

Touch

POXOM

pad.

m

- ---

No

nd

to touch

ST~T,

the oven

wfil

~

‘~i~

-ately.

How to

Adjmt

the Popmm

~

to

Protide

a

Shorter or

bnger

Cook

Me

Eyour

favorite

po~om

is not

mmpletely

pop@,

E

your favorite

pop

is

ovemked,

them

is a

here

is a simple adjustment you

cm

make.

simple adjustment you can make.

Touch the

PO~OM

~.

me

oven will

Sm

E

Touch the

PONO~

immediately.) Then

P~P+

@“me

Oven will

sw

touch number pad 9. A

immediately.) Then

touch number pad 1. A

n

Pn?-

plus sign will appear on

the display beside the

minus sign will appear

on the

dispky beside the

word

“POP’. The plus sign indicates 20 s=onds more

word

‘~~’.

The minus sign indicates 20

=onds

less

cooking time is being

provi~.

-king

time is being

provti.

13

The Snacks

feafi

~

he

used

h

Use the

Snacks Code Guide. Touch

The oven calculates time and

warm a**

dpop*

-

the

SNAC~

pad. For codes 1 to

changes power levels during

fti.

The oven

au~y

4 enter the quantity of food. For

microwaving to give even results.

*b

dma~

ties

and

codes 5 and 6 enter the food

per

Ie*

for

ym

weight in ounces. Then touch

the

ST~T

pad.

.

0

Stip 5:

Touch

tie

ST~T

pad. Oven

mm

will

kgin

microwaving. Touching the

SNAC~

pad during microwaving will

S&p

3:

Touch

nu~r

display

the

m

maining

time.

-n

done,

pad of desired food oven displays “End”.

code. For example,

touch

nutir

pad 1

for

hread,

rolls or

mtins.

The*

numk

md food

w

YOU

selected will

appear

on

tie

display.

“ENTER” will flash.

How

h

Use

tie

SM~

F~ti

(Smh

Codes 5

nd

6)

NO~:

See

ahve

on how

b

H

Snacks

C*

1

m

4.

~~~~

S~p4:Touchnumkr@m~krfd

weight. For example, touch

1

and 2 for

Stip

1:

Remove

tie

food from

tie

package, place in

•=~

120~~s.~5_n&’’ST~~’

the oven on

microwav~safe

dish or container. Close

•~~

fl~heson~e~splay.

the oven door.

❑ mn

H

S&p

2:

Touch the

SNAC~

pad.

StiP

5: Touch the

STfiT

~.

Oven will

u

mm

kg-h

microwaving.

Toucfig

the

SNAC~

pad during microwaving will

display the remaining time.

men

done,

Stip

3: Touch

numher

oven displays “End”.

pad of

desti

food

code. For example,

touch

numk

pad 5

for soup. The code

numk

and food type

you

sel-

will appear

on the display. “ENTER

mG~’

will flash.

14

SNAC~

CODE

G~E

coda

1

ti4

For warming foods with Snacks Codes 1 to 4 use

tie

following guide:

Quantity

Food

We

Display

Limit

(QW)

Comments

B~,

mk,

1

bWAd

1

to4

Use paper towel or

mtins

microwave-safe phte.

Sandtieh-

2

SMdW

1

to 2

Use paper towel or

microwave-stie plate.

-

3

PE

1

to4

Use microwave-safe plate.

(leftover slices)

~

hppings

4

mP

1

to4

Use microwave-safe dish.

Coda

5

md

6

For

wting

foods with Snacks Codes 5 and 6 use the following guide:

.

weight

Food

Me

~

Dispky

Limit

(OZ)

Comments

soup

5 SOUP

8 to

a

oz.

Use

mierowavesafe

dish.

Cheeae

Dip

6

c-

4 to 16 OZ.

E

mntainer

is microwaveable,

follow

institions

on container;

or use mimwave-safe dish.

15

The Reheat feature is designed to reheat 1 to 3 Touch just 3 pads to use

Reh~t

codes 1 to 6 to reheat

servings of a previously

COOH

food. The oven turns

many popular foods. See the Reheat Guide

klow.

off automatically after a preset amount of time.

The

Reheat program

*Sit

a snap to reheat many

popub

foods. Choose a code number from 1 to 6

(see Reheat

Gui& below).

Sbp

2: Touch a number pad from

1

to 6 to

sel~

a

food group.

Stip

3:

Touch START pad. Oven will

sigmd

and

~

off automatically when

finishd.

Rehat

codes 1 through 5 let you heat up to three

servings. To add more than one serving, just touch

number pad 2 or 3 right before touching START.

:::?’”

w

displayed to show how

many servings have

The serving

size may even be changed or added

after touching START. Just touch number pad 2 or 3.

=

me

per

Cde

-lay

seti~

Fti

R~mmmH

1

PASTA

1-3

2 min. 10 sec.

Pasta

2

~TS

1-3

1

min. 30

~.

Meats, casseroles, pizza

3

VEGS 1-3

1

min. 15

Sw.

Fruits

ad

vegetables

4

bEV

1-3

1 min. 30 sec.

Beverages

5

SAUCE 1-3 1 min. 15 sec. Sauces and gravies

6

PMTE

3 min. 45

s.

2

to

3 foods, 4 OZ. each

CA~ON:

Reheated foods may have wide variations

*removing food from the oven, we

=mmend

in temperature. Some areas maybe

ex~mely

hot.

that

dl

reheati

foods be

sti,

if possible, to even

out the temperature.

16

COOK

Use the Cook

fea-

when coo-a

vdety

of

The oven

cddates

cooking time and changes power

dcrowaved

foods. The oven

autornatidy

sets

levels during cooking to give even cooking resdts.

the m-ties and power

lev~

for

you

Use

tbe

Cook Code Guide. Touch the COOK pad.

Touch a number pad

tim

1 to 9 to select the desired

food group. Enter the food weight in

ounms,

then

touch the

ST~T

pad.

Step 1:

Wmove the food

tim

tie

package, place in

the oven on microwave-safe dish and close door.

m

Step 2: Touch the COOK pad.

1

A

J

Step 3:

Touch number

pad of desired food code.

For example, touch

r

IIEL

I

1

number pad 1 for canned

vegetables. The code

WE

number and food type you

selected

wtil

appear on the

display.

“~

=G~’

will flash.

Step

4: Enter weight. For example, touch 1 and 8

for 18 ounces. After 5 seconds

“ST~’

flashes

on the display.

o

Step 5:

Touch

tie

STMT

pad. Oven will

WM

begin cooking. Touching the COOKpad

during cooking will display

tie

remaining

Cook time. Oven displays “End” when

cooking is done.

Cook Code Gtide

—

Cook

wd@t

Food

Code

Ltit

(OZ)

Cements

canned

1

4 to 20 oz.

Use

mimwav~safe

casserole or bowl.

V~bl=

Cover with

tid

or plastic wrap.

2

4

to

16 OZ.

Use microwav-safe

cassale

or bowl.

Vegetables

I I I

Follow package

ins~tions

for adding water.

Cover with

fid

or Plastic

wraP.

,

.

I

3

I

4

to

16 OZ.

I

Use micmwav~safe casserole or bowl.

V~bles

Add 2 tablespoons water for-h serving.

Cover with

tid

or plastic wrap.

Pohtoes

4

8

to

~

OZ.

Pierce skin with fork. Place side by side on oven floor.

~h

5

4

to

16 OZ.

Use oblong,

WU-

or round dish.

Cover with plastic wrap.

cMcken

6

4

to

40

oz.

Use oblong, wuare or round dish.

meces

Cover with wax paper.

Gm@

Meat

7

8 to 48 OZ.

Use round casserole dish. Crumble meat into dish.

@eef,

Pork,

Cover with wax paper.

rekey)

Bacon

8

2 to

10

oz.

hyer

strips on a plate, 4 to a layer.

Cover each layer with a paper towel.

m

9

4

to

16

OZ.

Follow package instructions to prepare pizza for

(ti=n

microwaving.

microwaveable)

17

w

..’

DE~OS~G

BY

m

We

M-

is des@ed for speedy

ti~

of

_

food

-d

is

one of the-tad-~ of a

microwave oven.

Use the Time Defrost setting to quickly thaw foods

such as bread, rolls, vegetables, fruits and

fromn

dinners. The Auto Defrost setting is

pferred

for

meat and poultry

kause

the oven sets the defrosting

time and power levels for you.

●

Power

kvel

3

is

automatidly

set when you

press

~

DEFROST pad, but you may change

this for more flexibility.

●

S=

the Defrosting Guide for defrosting help.

How to

C-

Power

bVd

1.

%ss

_

DEFROST.

❑ BB

2.

Seleet

defrosting time.

❑ Qm

3. Press

PO~R

~~.

Hmm

4.

Sel*

desti

power level 1–10.

❑ mu

5. Press

STMT.

To become better

Auainted

with the defrost

funtion,

defrost a 10 oz.

pwkage

of

fro=n

strawberries by following the steps below.

Step 1:

~ue

a package of

fromn

straw~ea

in

the oven

md

close door. Be sure

pmkage

contains

no

meti.

m

Step

2: Touch

~

DEFROST.

1

A

J

Step

3:

Sel~

one

~f

of the

toti

defrosting time

mmmeti.

For example, touch pads 4,0 and O

for 4 minutes.

o

Step

4: Touch START.

men

the cycle is

~M

completed, the oven signals and

tihes

“End”, then automatically shuts off.

Step

5:

h

the

pmkage

over, close

the

door and

rept

Steps 2 and 3 to set remaining

W

of

detisting

time. Touch

ST~T.

Step

6:

men

the oven signals

ad

flashes

‘Bd”,

open the door, remove the

pmkage

and separate

straw~es

to finish defrosting.

-

●

Foods frozen in

paper or

-O

For even defrosting, some

plastic can be

&-tisted

in foods need to be broken up

the

-e.

Tlghtiy

closed

or separated part of the way

pukages

should be

sti~

tiugh

the defrosting time.

Piereed

or vented,

~

iOOd

has partially

&tiSti,

as~

by

phge.

●

Foods that spoil easily, such as

mik,

eggs, fish,

Plastic storage containers

stuffings, poultry and pork

shotid

not be allowed to

should beat least partially

sit out for more

-

one hour after defrosting. Room

uncovered.

tempemture

pmo-

the

Pwth

of harmful

be.

●

Family-size,

pre-~kaged

kzen

dinners can be

. Check the Defrosting Guide for other defrosting tips.

defrosted and

timwaved.

H the food is in a

fofl

container, transfer it to a

mimwavesafe

dish.

Q.

men

I press START, I hear

add

th-p~

Q. Can

I

d-

-

items in a hurry?

noise.

-t

is

it?

A. Yes,

but

hey

will need more

~uent

attention

A. This

sound

is

nd.

It is letting you know the

than usual. Raise the power level after entering

magnetron is in operation.

the time by touching the

desti

power level pad.

Power

bvel

7 cuts the

toti

&frosting

time in

about

l~;

Power

bvel

10 cuts the

toti

defrosting

-

to

approxirna~ly

1~.

During either, rotate or

stir food

*uentiy.

18

A~O

DE~OST

Auto

Ddmst

Wth the Auto-f=- the oven

Use the

Auto

Detist

Guide.

hter

the food weight in

mti=tidy

*

the

d~

●

ti=

-d

power

pounds and tenths of a pound (see Conversion Guide

le+

for you.

blow).

Then touch

ST~T

pad.

The oven

d-s

-sting

time and chang= power

levels during defrosting to give even

debsting

restits.

How to Set Auto

Dtimt

Before

you

~

chti

the

-de

lmted

on the

tide

front of oven when you open the door.

It shows minimum and maximum food weights for

a variety of foods. You will need to

how

your food

weight

bfore

setting Auto

-st.

Step 1:

Wmove food from

pachge,

place in oven on

microwave-safe dish and close door.

m

step

2:

Touch

Am

D~OST

pd.

Sbp

3:

fiter

weight. For example, touch

numk

pads 1 and 2 for weight of 1.2

pouds

(1

pou~

3 ounces). See Conversion Guide

blow.

After

appm

ximately

5

s-tis

“ST~T’

flashes.

o

Step

4:

Touch

STMT

pad. Display shows

=M

defrost time

CO~@

down.

Twice during

detisting,

the oven

kps

4 times

E

andfc-ssflaahes.

7

~

?

Follow*e-onsin

~

the Auto

-st

Guide

for what to do at the

fmt

and

=ond

sigti.

Then close the door and touch

ST~T

pd.

men

debsting

time is

mmpleted,

“~d”

flashes

and oven

bps

4 times.

“~d”

remains on display

and oven

bps

every minute until door is opened or

C-OFF

pad is

touchd.

S-d

me

Convemion

Guide

After

Auto Defrosting, meat needs to stand in order to

let the inside defrost. You may

*the

food out of

tie

If the weight of food is

stati

in

dations

m

oven if you wish. Stand time

Hmmen

pounds and ounces, the ounces

given in the Auto Defrost Guide.

must

&

convti

to tenths (.1)

of a pound.

ounces

Pounds

1-2

.1

3

.2

65

.3

67

.4

8

.5

%10

.6

11

.7

12-13

.8

1415

.9

19

AUTO

DE~OST

G~E

mco~m

I

m.w.

~ODS

WG~

-T

SIGNAL

SECOND SIGNAL

STAND

=

Chops

I

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

I

Turn over.

I

Separate

md

shield

5 minutes

where

neces~.

F~,

Sausage

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

Separate.

Remove

deksted

2 minutes

pieces.

tiund

Mea

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

fim

over.

Remove defrosted

~as

5 minutes

and break

apti.

Beef Patties

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

I

Turn over.

I

Separa*

pties.

5

minutes

Roast

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

I

hover

and

Shield if necessary.

30

minutes

shield.

Ribs

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

h

over.

Remove defrosted

10 minutes

pi=es.

Shield if

n~~sary.

Sti

I

0.1 -6.Olbs.

I

tiOVti.

I

5minutes

stew

I

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

I

b

over and

I

Sep-

and remove

5 minutes

WD-&.

dehsted

uieces.

mole

Chicken

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

h

over and

b

over and shield.

10

tiutes;

shield.

run cold water

in cavity.

tihy

Bmt

0.1 -6.0

lbs. Turn over.

Shield where

20

tiutes;

~-t

side up)

necess~.

mn

cold water

in cavity.

Chicken Pieces

0.1 -6.0

lbs. Turn over.

Separate and remove

5 minutes

defrosti

pieces.

Cornish

Hens (whole)

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

Remove wrapper

10 minutes;

and

turn

OV=.

mn

cold water

in cavity.

Comish

Hens

(sDlit)

I

0.1 -6.Olbs.

I

fimover.

I

5minutes

Fish Fillets

I

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

I

k

over.

I

Separate and remove

5 minutes

defrosted pieces.

Shrimp, Scallops

I

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

I

Separate.

I

Separate and remove

5 minutes

defrosted pieces.

mole

Fish

0.1 -6.0

lbs.

Tum

over and

Hold under

shield tail and

cold running

hd.

water.

Uges

or thin

=as

of meat will defrost

mom

rapidly

tha

other

mas.

*

fimt

or second signal, shield warm

sreas

with

sdl

pieces of foil.

m

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