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INSTRUCTIONS
Thisappliancemustbegrounded.
Intheeventofan electricalshort
circuit,groundingreducestherisk
ofelectricshockbyprovidingan
escapewirefortheeiectriccurrent.
Thisapplianceisequippedwitha
powercord havingagrounding
wire withagroundingplug.The
plugmustbe pluggedintoan outlet
thatis properlyinstalledand
grounded,(Fig. 1)
WARNING-Improper
useofthegroundingp~ugcanresult
inarisk ofelectricshock,
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Consultaqualifiedelectrician or
service technicianif thegrounding
instructionsare notcompletely
understood,or if doubtexistsas to
whether the applianceis properly
grounded.
Where astandardtwo-prongwall
receptacleisencountered, itis
yourpersonal responsibilityand
obligationto haveit replaced with
aproperly grounded three-prong
W:JI6receptacle.
Do not underanycircumstances
cutor removethethird
prongfromthe powercord.
UseofAdapterPltJgs
Usagesituationswhere
appliance’spowercordwill
bedisconnectedinfrequently.
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertain conditions,we
stronglyrecommendagainstthe
useof an adapterplug.However,
ifyoustillelect to usean adapter,
wherelocal codespermit, a
TEMPORARY CONNECI’ION
maybe madetoaproperlygrounded
two-prongwallreceptaclebythe use
ofa~L l[stedadapt&-(Fig.2)
whichisavailableat mostlocal
hardwarestores.
TEMPORARY METHOD
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BEFOREUSE
The largerslotin the adaptermust
bealignedwith thelarger slotin the
wallreceptacle to provideproper
polarity in the connection ofthe
powercord.
Caution: Attachingthe adapter
ground [erminal to the wail
receptacle cover screw does not
ground the appliance unlessthe
coverscrew is metal, and not
insulated, and the wall receptacle
isgrounded through the house
~,iring.youshouldhavetheCjrcujt
checked byaqualified electrician
to make sure the receptacle is
properljlgrounded.
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Usagesituationswhere
appliance’spowercordwill
bedisconnectedfrequently.
DO
notusemadaptmplugin these
situationsbcctiuscdisconnectingof
the powercord placesunclucstrain
on theadapterand lcwlsto evcntutil
failureoftheadaptergroundterminal.
Youshouldhavethetwo-prongwall
receptaclereplacedwith athree-
prong(grounding)receptticlcbya
qualifiedelectricianbeforeusing
theappliance.
use of Exttmsion Cords
Becauseofpotentialsafetyhazards
undercertainconditions,westrongly
recommend againstthe useofan
extensioncord. However,if it is
necessary to use an extensioncord,
useonly a3-wireextensioncord
thathas a3-bladegroundingplug,
and a3-slotreceptaclethatwill
acceptthe plug on the appliance.
The marked ratingof the extension
cord shallbe equalto or greater
than theelectrical ratingofthe
appliance (15amperes).
Suchextensioncords are obtainable
through General Electric service.
H’you do use an extensioncord
with your microwaveoven9the
interior lightmay flicker and the
blowersound mayvary when oven
is in use. Cook times maybe longer
as well.
