Thisappliancemustbe grounded.
Intheeventofan electricalshort
circuit,groundingreducestherisk
ofelectricshock byprovidingan
escapewire fortheelectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceisequippedwitha
powercord havingagrounding
wirewithagroundingplug.The
plugmustbe pluggedintoan outlet
thatisproperly installedand
grounded. (Fig. 1)
useof the groundingplugcan resuh
inarisk ofelectric shock.
PREFERRED
METHOD
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HINSURE PROPER
rGROUND EXISTS
BEFOREUSE
Consultaqualifjed electrician or
service technician if the grounding
instructions are not completely
understood, or if doubt exists as to
wflethm the appliance is properly
grounded.
Where ;t standard two-prong wall
receptacle is cncountcred, it is
your pcrsomd responsibilityand
obligationto haveit replaced with
:iproperly grounded three-prong
wallrcccptaclc.
Do .m)t any
cd m“ remove the ‘third($-q-omd)
prong from the p-m-wwm-d.
useWMapterPlugs
usagesituationswhere
apphBm!9s powercordwill
bedisumm?cted
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useofan adapterplug.However,
ifyou stillelectto usean adapter,
where localcodespermit, a
TEMPORARYCONNECllON
maybemadetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebythe use
ofaUL listedadapt~r(Fig.‘2)
whichisavailableat mostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARYMETHOD
The largerslotin theadaptermust
be alignedwith the largerslotin the
wallreceptacleto provideproper
polarity in the connectionofthe
powercord.
Caution: Attachingtheadapter
ground terminal to the wall
receptaclecoverscrew does not
ground the appliance unlessthe
coverscrew is metal, and not
insuiated, and the wallreceptacle
isgrounded through the house
wiring. Youshould havethe circuit
checked byaqualitled electrician
to make sure the receptacle is
properiy grounded.
When disconnecting the power
core]from the adapter. alwayshold
the aciaptcrwith one hand. If this
is notcionc,the adapfer ground
termimil is very likely to break with
repealed LISC.Should this happen,
DO NO”l’USE the appliance until
aproper grounclhas again been
cs{abiishc:’.
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Usage where
appkmx9spowerCxM?dwin
bediscmmected
Donotuseanadapterpluginthese
situationsbecausedisconnectingof
thepowercord placesunduestrain
ontheadapterandleadsto eventual
fdure oftheadaptergroundterminal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwith athree-
prong(grounding)receptaclebya
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
theappliance.
useofEX@3$ion Corw
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommendagainstthe use ofan
extensioncord. However,if itis
necessaryto use an extensioncord,
useonlya3-wireextensioncord
thathas a3-bladegroundingplug,
and a3-slotreceptaclethat will
accepttheplug onthe appliance.
The marked ratingofthe extension
cord shallbe equalto or greater
than theelectrical rating ofthe
appliance(15amperes).
Suchextensioncordsare obtainable
throughGeneral Electric service.
M’you do use an extension cord.
with your microwaveoven9the
interiorlightmayflicker and the .
blowersoundmayvarywhen oven
is in use. Cook timesmay be longer
as well.
