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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life. PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do Not Attempt to operate this oven with the door (c) Do Not Operate the oven if it is damaged. It is open since open-door operation can result in harmful parti
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual. This microwave oven is not approved or tested for See door surface cleaning instructions in the Care and marine use. cleaning of the microwave oven section of this manual. Do not store this appliance outdoors. Do not use this This appliance must only be serviced by qualifi
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! FOODS Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory with the lid off. Make sure all infant food is or unless you use popcorn labeled for use in thoroughly cooked. Stir food to distribute the microwave ovens. heat evenly. Be careful to prevent scalding when warming formula. The container may feel cooler Some products such as who
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com MICROWAVE-SAFE COOKWARE Make sure all cookware used in your microwave Cookware may become hot because of heat oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass transferred from the heated food. Pot holders casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard may be needed to handle the cookware. cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not “Boilable” cooking pouches and tightly closed have met
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. ADAPTER PLUGS Usage situations where appliance’s power cord will be disconnected infrequently. (Adapter plugs not Because of potential safety hazards under certain conditions, permitted in Canada) we strongly recommend against the use of an adapter plug. Align large However, if you still elect to use an adapter, where local codes prongs/slots permit, a TEMPORARY CONNECTION may be made to a properly grounded 2-prong wall recepta
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support About the features of your microwave oven. www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. 1200 Watts Features of the Oven Door Latches. Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves confined in the oven. Removable Turntable. Turntable and support must be in place when using the oven. The turntable may be removed for cleaning. Rem
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About the features of your microwave oven. You can microwave by time, with the sensor features or with the auto feature. Cooking Controls Time Features Press Enter Options Number Pads Amount of cooking time WARM Amount of warming time POPCORN Press START 3.5 oz., 3.0 oz. Press once, twice or three times or 1.75 oz. More/Less time POWER LEVEL Press START Press one to ten times INVERTER DEFROST Food weight up to 6 lbs. ADD 1 MINUTE Press START Press one to ten times TIMER Amount of time Sensor F
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support About changing the power level. www.GEAppliances.com Power Level Select the power level before entering the A high setting (P10) will cook faster but cooking time. Press POWER LEVEL until the food may need more frequent stirring, desired power level appears in the display. rotating or turning over. A lower setting will cook more evenly and need less stirring or The maximum programmable cooking rotating of the food.
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About the time features. Cooking Guide for Timed Cooking Use High power level (P10) unless otherwise noted. Vegetable Amount Time Comments Asparagus 1 (fresh spears) 1 lb. 5 to 8 min., In 1 ⁄2-qt. casserole, place 1/4 cup water. Med-High (P7) (frozen spears) 10-oz. package 4 to 7 min. In 1-qt. casserole. Beans 1 (fresh green) 1 lb. cut in half 10 to 14 min. In 1 ⁄2-qt. casserole, place 1/2 cup water. (frozen green) 10-oz. package 4 to 8 min. In 1-qt. casserole, place 2 tablespoons water. (froze
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Add 1 Minute You can use this feature in two ways: Press ADD 1 MINUTE, up to 10 times. 1 Each time the pad is pressed, it will add one minute to the time counting down. Press START. 2 Press up to 10 times to add 10 minutes of cooking time. The oven will beep 5 times when cooking It can be used to set one minute of is completed. cooking time. Popcorn How to Adjust the Popcorn Program to To
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About the time features. Cream Cheese To Soften and Melt To soften 8 oz. of cream cheese, remove The following are a few examples of how to soften wrapper and place the cream cheese in a or melt food items using various Power Levels and microwave-safe dish. cooking times. Select POWER LEVEL P3 (Med.-Low). Brown Sugar 1 Enter 1 to 2 minutes. To soften 1 cup of brown sugar, place sugar 2 in a microwave-safe dish with a slice of Press START. 3 bread. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. Select POWER
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support About the automatic features. www.GEAppliances.com INVERTER DEFROST Use INVERTER DEFROST for meat, poultry Defrosting Tips and fish. Place food in a microwave safe dish. INVERTER DEFROST automatically sets the defrosting time and power levels for even Place roasts fat-side down. Place whole defrosting results. Use for meats, poultry poultry breast-side down. and fish weighing up to 6 pounds. Drain liquids du
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About the sensor features. Humidity Sensor The Sensor Features detect the increasing humidity released during cooking. The oven automatically adjusts the cooking time to various types and amounts of food. Do not use the Sensor Features twice in succession on the same food portion—it may result in severely overcooked or burnt food. If food is undercooked after the countdown, use the number pads to add more cooking time. Cooking preference varies with individuals. After using the Sensor Reheat or
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Do not open the oven door until time is Sensor Cooking counting down. If the door is opened, Sensor cooking allows you to cook food close it and press START immediately. without setting a time. After the time remaining countdown, use Choose the Sensor Cooking feature for the ADD 1 MINUTE feature for additional your food type. reheating time. Always use microwave-safe containers. Cover them wi
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About the other features. Stop/Reset Use the STOP/RESET pad to clear the memory. During cooking, press once to stop the cooking process. Press twice to cancel all cooking instructions. To access and change the various Options Features OPTIONS features: The OPTIONS pad allows you to establish Press OPTIONS. and set preferred non-cooking features. 1 These features include: Child Lock, Word Press the number of the desired 2 Speed, Language Choice and more. See the feature, 0 through 9. chart below
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Clock Press to enter the time of day. Press CLOCK. 1 Enter the time of day. 2 Press CLOCK. 3 Press CLOCK to check the time of day during any cooking program. Time will count down in the display Timer window. The oven will beep 5 times to alert This feature operates as a kitchen timer. It can also you when the time is up. be used to program a delay start or a standing time Opening the door will
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Microwave terms. Term Definition Arcing Arcing is the microwave term for sparks in the oven. Arcing is caused by: metal or foil touching the side of the oven. foil that is not molded to food (upturned edges act like antennas). metal such as twist-ties, poultry pins, gold-rimmed dishes. recycled paper towels containing small metal pieces. Covering Covers hold in moisture, allow for more even heating and reduce cooking time. Venting plastic wrap or covering with wax paper allows excess st
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com How to Clean the Outside Do not use cleaners containing ammonia or alcohol on the microwave oven. Ammonia or alcohol can damage the appearance of the microwave oven. If you choose to use a common household cleaner, first apply the cleaner directly to a clean cloth, then wipe the soiled area. Stainless Steel Do not use a steel-wool pad; it will scratch the surface. To clean the stainless steel
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Before you call for service… Troubleshooting Tips Save time and money! Review the chart below and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What To Do Oven will not start A fuse in your home may be blown • Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker. or the circuit breaker tripped. Power surge. • Unplug the microwave oven, then plug it back in. Plug not fully inserted into wall • Make sure the 3-prong plug on the oven is fully outlet. inserted into wall outlet. Door not securely
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Safety Information . . . . . . . . .2–6
Owner’s Manual
Operating Instructions
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Automatic Features . . . . . . . . . .13
Microwave Terms . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Other Features . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17
Oven Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 8
Power Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Sensor Features . . . . . . . . . .14, 15
Time Features . . . . . . . . . . . .9–12
Care and Cleaning . . . . . .18, 19
Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . .20
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