Thisappliancemustbegrounded.
Intheeventofan electricalshort
circuit,groundingreducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyprovidingan
escapewire fortheelectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceis equippedwitha
powercord havingagrounding
wirewithagroundingplug.The
plugmustbe pluggedintoan outlet
thatisproperly installedand
grounded. (Fig. 1)
lllAR~l~~-]mproper
useofthegroundingplugcan result
inariskof electric shock.
PREFERRED
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Fig. 1BEFOREUSE
Consultaqualifiedelectrician or
servicetechnicianif thegrounding
instructionsare notcompletely
understood,or if doubt existsas to
whetherthe applianceis properly
grounded.
Whereastandard two-prongwall
receptacleisencountered, it is
yourpersonal responsibilityand
obligation[Ohaveit replaced with
:1properly groun(icd three-prong
wall rcccptaclc.
DOnot underanyckctmstmces
cm orremovethethird(ground)
prong fromth(!powerCorde
tkie’ Plugs
usagesituationswk”e
apphmce9s powercord will
be dis(xmmd$!d
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
strongly recommend againstthe
useof madapterpkg. However,
ifyou stillelect to usean adapter,
where localcodespermit, a
TEMPORARYCONNECTION
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebythe
useofaUL listedadapter (Fig. 2)
whichisavailableat most local
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
IADAPTER PLUGS NOT
PERMITTEo INCANAOAI m
‘L’GNLARGE#e-e!!
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PRONGS/SLOTS\
The larger slot in theadapter must
bealignedwith the largerslot in the
wallreceptacleto provideproper
polarity in the connectionof the
powercord.
caution: Attachingthe adapter
ground terminal tothe wall
receptacle coverscrew does not
ground the appliance unlessthe
coverscrew is metal, and not
insulated, and the wallreceptacle
isgrounded through the house
wiring, Youshould havethe circuit
chcckcd byaqualified electrician
to make sure the receptacle is
properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cot-dfrom the adapter. alwayshold
the adapter with one hand. If this
is notdone, the adapter ground
terminal isvery 1ikcly to break with
rcptatc(i USC.Should this happen,
DO NOT USE the appliance until
aproper ground hasagain been
cs[;~lnlis!]c~i.
usage situationswhere
pm’w” cord will
be disconnected
Do notusemadapter plug inthese
situationsbecausedisconnectingof
the powercord placesunduestrain
on theadapter and leadsto eventual
failureoftheadaptergroundterminal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwith athree-
prong(grounding)receptaclebya
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
the appliance.
useOfmtensiml Chxki
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstthe use of an
extensioncord. However,if it is
necessary to usean extensioncord,
useonly a3-wireextensioncord
that has a3-bladegroundingplug,
and a3-slot receptaclethat will
accept the plug on the appliance.
The marked ratingofthe extension
cord shallbe equal to or greater
than the electrical rating ofthe
appliance(15amperes).
Suchextensioncords are obtainable
through General Electric service.
If youdo use an extensioncord
with your microwaveoven, the
interior lightmay flicker and the
blower sound mayvary when oven
is in use. Cook times may be longer
as well.
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