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Read this book carefully.
It
is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new Microwave
Oven properly.
Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.
If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include
your phone number):
Consumer Affairs
General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You’ll find them on alabel inside
the oven on the upper left side.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your Microwave Oven. Before
sending in this card, please write
these numbers here:
Model No.
Serial No.
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your Microwave Oven.
The electric output of this
microwave oven is 600 watts.
Be sure your Microwave Oven
is registered.
It is important that we know the
location of your Microwave Oven
should aneed occur for adjustments.
Your supplier is responsible for
registering you as the owner.
Please check with your supplier to
be sure he has done so; also send in
your Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card. If you move, or
if you are not the original pur-
chaser please write to us, stating
model and serial numbers. This
appliance must be registered.
Please be certain that it is.
Write to:
General Electric Company
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
If you received adamaged
oven. . .
immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro-
wave Oven.
Save time and money.
Before you request service, check
the Problem Solver on page 18. It
lists minor causes of operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.
When unpacking your
microwave oven ...
you should find an installation
package that contains installation
instructions, atemplate, and instal-
lation hardware. If missing, contact
your supplier.
For dismounting instructions, see
page 15.
Ontional Accessories
av~ilable at extra cost from your General Electric supplier.
JX8 Installation Kit converts this oven to abuilt-in wall oven.
WM8 Installation Kit allows this oven to be mounted on awall.
TO AVOH31
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE T(3I
EXCESSIVE
MICROW4NE
ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this
oven with the door open since open
door operation can result in
harmful exposure to microwave
energy. It is important not to defeat
or tamper with the safety
interlocks.
(b) Do Not Place any object
between the oven front face and the
door or allow soil or cleaner
residue to accumulate on sealing
surfaces.
(c) Do Not Operate the oven if it is
damaged. It is particularly impor-
tant that the oven door close prop-
erly and that there is no damage to
the:
(1) door (bent)
(2) hinges and latches (broken or
loosened)
(3) door seals and sealing surfaces.
(d) The Oven Should Not be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.
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Contents
Before Microwaving . . . . . . . . . . ...2
.“ Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . ...3.4
Features of Your Oven . . . . . . . . ...5
Touch Control F%mel. . . . . . . . . . ...6
Setthe Clock ...................6
Automatic Roasting &
Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...7.8
.. Defrosting .....................9
Time Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..10
Temp Cook ...................11
<MIN/SECTimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..12
CareofYourOven . . . . . . . . . . . . ..13
GroundingInstructions . . . . . . . ...14
UseofExtension Cords . . . . . . . . . .14
To Remove the Microwave
fromCabinetMount . . . . . . . ...15
ShelfGuide . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...16. 17
TheProblemSolver . . . . . . . . . ...18
IfYouNeedService . . . . . . . . . ...19
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . ..BackCover
Microwaving Tips
.Make sure all utensils used in
“rour microwave oven are labeled
suitablefor microwaving”.
.Paper towels, waxpaper, and
plastic wrap can beused tocover
dishes in orderto retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
QSome microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook for specific
instructions.
o Steam builds up pressurein foods
which are tightly covered bya skin
or membrane. Pierce potatoes, egg
yolks and chicken livers to prevent
bursting.
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IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
When using electrical appliances
basic safety precautions should
be followed, including the
following:
WARNING—To reduce the risk
of burns, electric shock, fire,
injury to persons or exposure to
excessive microwave energy:
●Use this appliance only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
●Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.
●This appIiance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUC-
TIONS” found on page 14.
●For best operation, plug this
appliance into its own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip-
ping of circuit breaker.
●Install or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the pro-
vided installation instructions.
●Be certain to place the front
surface of the door three inches
or more back from the counter-
top edge to avoid accidental tip-
ping of the appliance in normal
usage. (If used on countertop.)
●Do not cover or block any
openings on the appliance.
●Do not use outdoors.
oDo not immerse power cord
or plug in water.
●Keep power cord away from
heated surfaces.
●Do not let power cord hang
over edge of table or counter.
●Do not operate this appliance
if it has adamaged power cord
or plug, if it is not working
properly, or if it has been dam-
aged or dropped.
●See door surface cleaning
instructions on page 13.
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●This appliance should be ser-
viced only by qualified service
personnel. Contact nearest
authorized service facility for
examination, repair or
adjustment.
●As with any appliance, close
supervision is necessary when
used by children.
●To reduce the risk of fire in
the oven cavity:
-Do not overcook food. Care-
fully attend appliance if paper,
plastic, or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facilitate cooking.
-Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bag in oven.
-Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
-Paper towels and napkins,
wax paper. Recycled paper prod-
ucts can contain metal flecks
which may cause arcing or ignite.
Paper products containing nylon
or nylon filaments should be
avoided, as they may also ignite.
-Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in aspe-
cial microwave popcorn acces-
sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microwave
ovens.
-Do not operate the oven while
empty to avoid damage to the
oven and the danger of fire. If
by accident the oven should run
empty aminute or two, no harm
is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all
times—it saves energy and pro-
longs life of the oven.
-If materials inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and dis-
connect the power cord, or shut
off power at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
(continued)
●Some products such as whole
eggs and sealed containers—for
example, closed glass jars—may
explode and should not be
heated in this oven.
●Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their
lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
●Don’t defrost frozen bever-
ages in narrow necked bottles;
especially carbonated ones. Even
if the container is opened, pres-
sure can build up. This can cause
the container to burst, resulting
in injury.
.Use metal only as directed in
Cookbook. Metal strips as used
on meat roasts are helpful when
used as shown in Cookbook.
TV dinners may be cooked in
metal trays providing the metal
foil covers are removed, but when
using shelf they must be replaced
in their boxes. However, when
using metal in microwave oven,
keep metal (except for DOUBLE
DUTY%helf )at least l-inch away
from sides of oven.
●Cooking utensils may become
hot because of heat transferred
from the heated food. This is
especially true if plastic wrap
has been covering the top and
handles of the utensil.
Potholders may be needed to
handle the utensil.
●Sometimes, the cooking tray
can become too hot to touch. Be
careful handling the cooking
tray during and after cooking.
cDo not use any thermometer
in food you are microwaving
unless that thermometer is
designed or recommended for
use in the microwave oven.
●Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
using it to cook with. If you
leave the probe inside the oven
without inserting it in food or
liquid, and turn on microwave
energy, it can create electrical
arcing in the oven, and damage
oven walls.
●Plastic Utensils— Plastic
utensils designed for microwave
cooking are very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even
microwave plastic may not be as
tolerant of overcooking condi-
tions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may soften or char
if subjected to short periods of
overcooking. In longer exposures
of overcooking, the food and
utensils could ignite. For these
reasons: 1) Use microwave plas-
tics only and use them in strict
compliance with the utensil
manufacturer’s recommenda-
tions. 2) Do not subject empty
utensils to microwaving. 3) Do
not permit children to use plas-
tic utensils without complete
supervision.
cWhen cooking pork follow
our directions exactly and
always cook the meat to at least
170°. This assures that, in the
remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it
will be killed and meat will be
safe to eat.
●Boiling eggs (in and out of
shell) is not recommended for
cooking. Pressure can build up
inside egg yolk and may cause it
to burst, resulting in injury.
oFoods with unbroken outer
“skin” such as potatoes, hot
dogs or sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (see previous
caution) should be pierced to
allow steam to escape during
cooking.
●“Boilable” cooking pouches
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in Cookbook. If they
are not, plastic could burst
during or immediately after
cooking, possibly resulting in
injury. Also, plastic storage con-
tainers should be at least par-
tially uncovered because they
form atight seal. When cooking
with containers tightly covered
with plastic wrap, remove cov-
ering carefully and direct steam
away from hands and face.
●Use of the DOUBLE DUTYTM
shelf accessory.
—Remove the shelf from oven ‘
when not in use.
—Do not store or cook with
shelf on floor of oven. Product
damage may result.
–Use potholders when handling
the shelf and utensils. They may
be hot.
—Do not use microwave
browning dish on shelf. Product
damage could result.

Features of Your Microwave Oven
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1. Door Handle. Pull to open
door. Door must be securely
latched for oven to operate.
2. Door Latches.
3. Viewing Window with Metal
Shield. Metal screen permits
viewing of foods and keeps
microwaves confined inside
oven.
4. Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects
the microwave energy distribut-
ing system. Do not remove this
cover. Doing so will damage
the oven.
5. Oven Vent.
6. Oven Interior Light. Tbrns on
when the door is opened or
when the oven is operating.
7. Removable Glass Cooking
Tray. Do not operate the oven
without the cooking tray in
place.
8. MICROTHERMOMETER”
temperature probe. Use with
TEMP COOK/HOLD and
AUTO ROAST functions only.
9. Receptacle for Temperature
Probe. Temperature Probe
must be securely inserted into
receptacle when using TEMP
COOK/HOLD or AUTU
ROAST.
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10. DOUBLE-DUTYTMshelf. Lets
you microwave several foods at
once. (See Safety Instructions
for special instructions.) When
this shelf is not in use, please
remove from the oven.
11. Touch Control Panel and
Display. See next page for
instructions.
12. Model and Serial Numbers.
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Features of Your Touch Control Panel
The Touch Control Panel allows
you to set the oven controls elec-
tronically with the touch of a
finger. It’s designed to be easy to
use and understand. With your
microwave oven, you may make
your own programs to suit your
individualized cooking style.
DISPLAY. Displays time of day,
time or temperature during cooking
functions, power level being used,
cooking mode and instructions.
DEFROST. Gentle, generally uni-
form thawing at automatic Power
Level LOW, (or change power level
after entering defrosting time. See
page 9.)
TIME COOK 1 &2. Microwave
for apreset amount of time using
automatic Power Level HI (or
change power level after entering
cooking time. See page 10.)
NUMBER PADS. Touch these
pads to enter cooking, defrosting
time. time of day, temperature and
Auto Roast Codes.
POWER LEVEL. Touch these pads
to set your desired power level.
CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter
time of day or check time of day
while microwaving. To set clock,
first touch CLOCK pad and then
enter time of day. For example, if
time is 1:30, touch number pads 1,
3, and Oand 1:30 will appear in
display. Touch START. To reset or
change time, simply repeat above
process.
MIN/SEC TIMER. This feature
uses no microwave energy when it
functions as either akitchen timer
or as aholding period between
defrost and time cooking. (See
page 12.)
TEMP COOK/HOLD. Use the
temperature probe to cook by using
apreset temperature. Once oven
reaches preset temperature, it
switches to HOLD setting and
maintains that temperature until
you touch the CLEAR/OFF pad.
(See page 11.)
AUTO ROAST. Insert probe,
touch this pad, and desired number
pad for Code to slow-cook or tern- .
perature cook meat with automatic
preset program. (See page 7.) /,.-
START. After all selections are
made, touch this pad to start oven.
CLEAR/OFF. When touched, it
shuts off the oven and erases all set-
tings (except time of day).
“EE EE” Appears On Display: “PR OB” Appears On Display:
.When using TEMP COOK/HOLD function, you .Probe has been forgotten when AUTO ROAST or
have entered atemperature less than 80° or more TEMP COOKI HOLD functions are being used.
than 199°. ●Probe is not securely seated in oven wall
.When setting CLOCK, you have not entered areceptacle.
valid clock time. -..-
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Automatic Roasting
See Auto Roast Chart on page 8.
Auto Roast uses the temperature
probe to cook to the desired serving
temperature. Unlike Temp Cook/
Hold, which uses asingle power
level, Auto Roast is designed to use
up to 3power settings which auto-
matically switch during roasting,
for even-and tender cooking re;ults
without overcooking.
HANDLE CABLE
SENSOR
How to Prepare Roasts
for Auto Roasting
Place tender beef roasts on trivet in
microwave-safe dish. Insert probe
from the front horizontally into
center meaty area not touching
bone or fat. Cover with wax paper.
Just as in conventional roasting,
only tender roasts should be Auto
Roasted until specified internal
temperatures are reached. Less
tender roasts should be microwaved
by time, according to the Cook-
book which comes with your oven.
Complete information on preparing
S. roasts for microwaving is in your
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%“.JPoultry, pork or ham roasts need
no trivet. Add 1/2cup water to roast
dish, cover with plastic wrap. (For
cooking bag method, see Cook-
book.) Insert probe into center
meaty area.
Place meat in oven with probe to
the right. Insert cable end of probe
firmly into receptacle on oven wall.
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How to Auto Roast
Beef to Medium
Step 1: Touch AUTO ROAST Pad.
Display flashes CODE. Touch
number pad 2. Then touch START.
Step 2: Display shows internal food
temperature.
Step 3: After apre-programmed
temperature is reached, depending
on the code you selected, oven -
flashes TURN and TEMP COOK.
Open the door to turn the meat.
(Probe may be disconnected for
easier access to the meat without
interrupting the program.
Remember tore-insert the probe.)
Step 4: Close door and touch START.
The temperature will return. Oven
monitor; internal food temperature;
automatically switching to lower
power as meat’s temperature rises.
This helps prevent toughening or
overcooking.
Step 5: After final temperature is
reached, oven switches to HOLD
TEMP for up to 1hour, then
shuts off.
Step 6: Open door.
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Auto Roast Chart
Final Approx. Time Hold*
Food Code Temp (Min. per lb.) Minutes
Beef
Tender Roast
Ram 115° 15-17 5-1o
Medium ;125° 14-16 10-15
Well 3145° 13-16 30
Pork
Loin Roast 4 175° 18-21
Precooked Ham 1115° 13-15 5!!0
Poultry
Whole Chicken 5185° 12-14 20
(3lb.)
(Insert probe into meatiestarea of inner th~h from bel:~5:nd and pardl&o leg.)
TurkeyBreast 20
(lnseti probe horizontallyinto meatiestarea.)
●Recommended standing time before serving. The programmed hold time for all codes is
60 min. although the meats listed could be seined after the hold times stated in this chart.
Questions and Answers
Q. Why wasn’t my roast fully
cooked even though the tempera-
ture on the display was correct and
Auto Roast was completed.
A. The temperature probe must be
properly inserted when you Auto
Roast. Check your Cookbook to
see what you might have done
wrong.
Q. Do some types of trivets work
better than others?
A. Yes. Flat glass trivets generally
provide more browning to the
bottom of meats than plastic
trivets. Also, ceramic ridge-
bottomed roasting dishes usually
work well. Plastic trivets may
require meat to be turned over
more often than glass trivets do
because the grid design and legs let
the bottom of the meat stay cooler
than glass trivets do.
Q. When I’m cooking with Auto
Roast, why doesn’t my roast con-
tinue to cook during the holding
time?
A. When your food reaches fin-
ished temperature, the oven auto-
matically switches to alower heat
level. The even temperature that’s
maintained in the food during this
holding period keeps it warm
without overcooking.
Q. When using AUTO ROAST,
why does the rare roast code take
longer than the well done roast
code?
A. Lower power levels are used in
order to achieve an even, rare done
roast. Well done roasts can be
cooked at ahigher power level and
result in less total cook time.
Automatic
Simmer
(Auto Roast Code 6)
Here’s how to Automatic Simmer a
few popular foods. See your Cook-
book for more cooking charts,
recipes and techniques.
Set Auto Simmer like you do Auto
Roast except touch number pad 6.
START flashes. Touch START and
display shows temperature until
food reaches 180°.
Oven switches to HOLD when
food’s internal temperature reaches
180° and maintains that tempera-
ture until food is done. If stirring is
recommended, you can reset the
oven by retouching START. Touch
CLEAR/ OFF when cooking is
finished.
Automatic Simmer Chart
Approximate
Food Time/Hrs.
Beef
Pot Roast* 6-8
Stew 6-8
Chili 11-13
Chicken*
Stewing 11-12
Broiler/ Fryer 4-6
Ham or Pork
Roast 4-6
soup
Stock/ Vegetable 3-6
Split Pea 13-15 --”->;
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Defrosting
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F“ The Defrost setting is designed for
even thawing necessary for large
i-q ‘amounts of food and is one of the
most important advantages of a
microwave oven.
.Power Level LO is automatically
set for defrosting, but you may
change this for more flexibility.
●See your Cookbook for defrost-
ing help.
To become better acquainted with
the defrost functions, defrost frozen
pork chops using the following
steps.
Step 1: Place package of frozen
chops in the oven and close door.
~fl’ Step 2: Touch DEFROST. Display
‘%-~ reads :()and Power Level LO is
automatically set in the oven.
TIME DEF flashes.
Step 3: Touch 8,0 and Ofor 8min-
utes. TIME DEF and 8:00 are dis-
played. If you wish to change
Power Level, touch the desired
POWER LEVEL pad.
Step 4: Touch START. Time counts
down on display. When cycle is
completed, the oven signals and
automatically shuts off.
Step 5: Turn package over, close
door and repeat Steps 2,3 and 4.
Step 6: When oven signals, display
will flash “End” and shut off.
Step 7: Open the door.
Defrosting Tips
QFoods frozen in paper or plastic
can be defrosted in the package.
.For even defrosting, many foods
need to be broken up or separated
part of the way through the defrost-
ing time.
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.pre-packaged frozen dinners can
be defrosted and microwaved. Be sure
to remove any foil covers. Keep metal
trays at least 1” away from cavity
walls.
Questions and Answers
Q. When I press START, I hear a
dull thumping noise. What is it?
A. This sound is normal. It is let-
ting you know the oven is using a
Power Level lower than HIGH.
Q. Can I Defrost small items in a
hurry?
A. Yes, but they will need more
frequent attention than usual. Raise
the Power Level after entering the
time by touching the desired power
level pad. Power Level MED cuts
the time about in %; Power Level
HIGH cuts the time to approxi-
mately 1/3. During either, rotate or
stir food frequently.
Q. Can I open the door during
DEFROST to check on the pro-
gress of my food?
A. Yes. You may open the door at
any time during microwaving. To
resume defrosting, close the door
and press START.
Q. Why don’t the defrosting times
in the Cookbook seem right for
my food?
A. Cookbook times are average.
Defrosting time can vary according
to the temperature in your freezer.
Set your oven for the time indicated
in your Cookbook. If your food is
still not completely thawed at the
end of that time, re-set your oven
and adjust the time accordingly.
Q. Can I select aPower Level other
than automatic Power Level LOW
for defrosting?
A. Yes. Some smaller foods may be
defrosted quicker on higher Power
Levels but for even, carefree
defrosting, Power Level LOW is
suggested. Check the chart in the
Cookbook for specific times and
Power Levels.
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●check your Cookbook for other
defrosting tips.
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Cooking by Time
The Time Cooking feature allows
you to preset the cooking time.
Power Level HI is recommended
for most time cooking, but you may
change this for more flexibility. See
your Cookbook.
To become better acquainted with
Time Cook function, make acup of
coffee by using the following steps.
Step 1: Fill acup 2/3 full of water
and add 1teaspoon of freeze dried
coffee. Use acup that has no metal
decoration. Place cup in oven and
close door.
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK 1&2.
The display shows :0. TIME COOK
flashes. Power Level HI is auto-
matically set, and appears on
display.
Step 3: Select your time. Touch
1, 2, and Ofor aminute and 20 sec-
onds. TIME COOK and 1:20 are
displayed.
If another Power Level is desired,
touch desired POWER LEVEL
although Power Level HI is pre-
ferred ~or this cup of coffee. -
Step 4: Touch START. Time
counting down shows on display.
Step 5: When time is up, the oven
sounds, oven light and fan shut off.
The display will flash “End”.
Step 6: Open the door.
Using the Time Cook 2Feature
With the Time Cook 2feature, you
can set two time cooking functions
within one program. This would be
ideal if you desired to change
power levels during your cooking
operations.
The following is an example of how
to change power levels using Time
Cook 2.
Step 1: Repeat Steps 1, 2, and 3.
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK 1&2
pad.
Step 3: Set your time as in Step 3.
Step 4: To change your power level,
touch power level pad MED HI.
Step 5: Touch START pad.
Step 6: Power Level HI is displayed
and TIME T1counts down.
Step 7: At the end of TIME T1 the
next selected power level is dis-
played and TIME T2 is shown
counting down.
Step 8: When time is up, the oven
sounds, oven light and fan shut off.
The display will flash “End”.
Questions and Answers +%
Q. Iset my oven for the time called ,>>;:)
for in the recipe, but at the end of
the time allowed, the food wasn’t
done. What happened?
A. Since house power varies due to
time or location, many Time Cook
recipes give you atime range to
prevent overcooking. Set the oven
for minimum time, test the food for
doneness, and cook your food a
little longer, if necessary.
Q. Iwant to cook on aPower Level
other than HI, what do Ineed to
do?
A. To change the Power Level,
touch the desired POWER LEVEL
pad after entering desired cooking
time and then touch START.
Q. Can Iinterrupt my Time Cook
function to check the food?
A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply
close the door and touch START.
NOTE: Microwave power will not
come on until you are ready. You
must touch START for cooking to
begin. f’”~,
Q. Itouched the number pads and b?;
selected my power level. When I
touched START, however, my oven
didn’t come on. Why not?
A. The TIME COOK pad must be
touched before setting the number
pads or else your oven will not
begin cooking.
Step 9: Open the door.
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Cooking by Temperature
,For many foods, internal tempera-
r
\,ure is the best test of doneness.
“‘Roasts or poultry are cooked to
your preference when temperature
cooking. Heating or reheating
foods accurately to a serving tem-
perature you desire is simple and
easy.
., Temp Cook/Hold takes the guess-
/work out of cooking because the
Ioven automatically switches to
~HOLD setting after reaching the
preset food temperature and main-
tains that temperature until you
touch the CLEAR/OFF pad.
The Temperature Probe
The temperature probe is afood
thermometer that gauges the
internal temperature of your food;
it must be used when using Temp
Cook/ Hold or Auto Roast. Follow
the directions for use and insertion
on page 7.
How to Temp Cook
aRoiled Beef Rib Roast
-to Medium
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\‘~ ‘~itep 1: Insert temperature probe
.- ‘~asdirected on page 7and attach
probe securely in oven wall. Close
the door.
Step 2: Touch TEMP COOK/
HOLD. TEMP COOK flashes and
Oand HI appear on display.
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Step 3: Touch 1, 2,5 for 125? 125
shows on display. Power level HIGH
is automatically set in oven but does
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- ‘“ot appear appear on display.
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Step 4: Touch MED POWER
LEVEL pad for medium power.
MED shows on display.
Step 5: Touch START. After food
reaches 80°, display shows temper-
ature of food counting up.
Step 6: When 125° is reached,
the oven will sound and display
HOLD. The oven will then hold
the temperature.
Step 7: Touch the CLEAR/OFF
pad to stop the cycle.
Step 8: Remove probe and food
from the oven.
Cooking Tips
●Use alower power level setting;
it will heat evenly even though
requiring more time.
.Be sure frozen food has been
completely defrosted before insert-
ing probe. Probe may break off if
used in frozen foods.
●Always insert probe into the
center of meaty areas; take care
not to touch the fat or the bone.
●Insert probe as horizontally as
possible into foods as directed in
the recipes. Make sure the handle
does not touch the food.
.Cover foods as directed in Cook-
book for moisture control and
quick heating.
Questions and Answers
Q. After I followed the steps and
touched START, a signal sounded
and oven did not start. What is
wrong?
A. If you set the temperature either
below 80° or greater than 199° the
oven will not start. To re-enter,
touch CLEAR/ OFF pad and begin
steps again.
Q. Are there any foods Ican’t
Temp Cook?
A. Yes. Delicate butter icings, ice
cream, frozen whipped toppings,
etc., soften rapidly at warm tem-
peratures. Batters and doughs as
well as frozen foods are also diffi-
cult to cook precisely with the
probe. It is best to Time Cook these
foods.
Q. Why did “PR OB” flash on the
display after I touched Start?
A. “PR OB” will flash on the dis-
play if you have not securely seated
the end of the probe into the recep-
tacle in the oven wall or if you
touch TEMP COOK/ HOLD and
have forgotten to use the probe.
Q. Can Ileave my probe in the
oven if it’s not inserted in the food?
A. No. If the probe is left inside the
oven, touching the oven wall, and
not inserted in food, you may
damage the oven.
Q. Can ITemp Cook different
portions of food at different
temperatures?
A. Yes. The temperature probe
gives you the freedom to cook dif-
ferent portions of food at different
temperatures to suit individual
eating styles. Simply place the
probe in the food and change the
temperature setting as needed.
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How to Use the Minute/Second Timer .
The MIN/SEC TIMER has three
timing functions:
●It operates as a minute timer.
.It can be set to delay cooking.
.It can be used as a hold setting
after defrosting.
The MIN/ SEC TIMER operates
without microwave energy.
How to Time a3-Minute
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1. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
The display shows :0 and HOLD
TIME flashes.
2. Touch number pads 3,0 and O
(for 3minutes and no seconds).
Display shows 3:00.
3. Touch START. Display shows
time counting down.
4. When time is up, oven signals
and display shows time of day.
Programming a
DELAY START Time
To set the oven to delay cooking up
to 99 minutes follow Steps 1and 2
to enter hold time. Then touch
TIME COOK pad and enter time
before pressing START.
How to Defrost, Hold and
Time Cook
Let’s say you want to defrost a
frozen casserole for 15 minutes,
hold for 10 minutes and then Time
Cook for 25 minutes. Here’s how
to do it:
The display shows :0 and TIME
DEF flashes.
Step 3: Touch pads 1, 5,0 and Ofor
15 minutes defrosting time. 15:00
appears on display. (Defrosting is
automatically set on Power Level
LOW but can be changed by
touching the desired POWER
LEVEL pad.
Step 4: Set standing or hold time
by touching MIN/SEC TIMER.
:0 appears on display and HOLD
TIME flashes.
Step 5: Touch 1,0,0 and Oto hold
for ten minutes. 10:00 appears on
display.
Step 1: Take casserole from freezer
and place it in the oven.
Step 6: Touch TIME COOK pad.
The display shows :0 and HI. COOK
TIME flashes.
Step 8: Touch START. 15:00
counting down shows on display.
As each function is automatically
performed oven display shows -
instructions entered and the func-
tion. While cooking, you may
touch appropriate pad to recall
times you set.
Step 9: When time is up, the oven
sounds, oven light and fan shut off.
The display will flash “End”.
Step 10: Open the door.
Questions and Answers
Q. What will happen if Iacciden-
tally reverse my defrost, hold and
cook instructions?
A. The oven automatically rear-
ranges your program. Defrosting
always comes first, then hold, and
then the cooking function.
Q. Can I defrost and hold only?
A. Yes. Sometimes you may only
want to defrost afood, hold it, and
cook it later. All you need to do is
program in Defrost and amount of
time. Then program Hold and the
amount of time. Be sure to put the
thawed dish in the refrigerator
promptly.
NOTE: Let foods remain at room
temperature only as long as safe.
Times will vary.
Step 7: Touch 2,5,0 and Ofor
twenty-five minutes of cooking
time. 25:00 appears on display.

Care for Your Microwave Oven
{:Your New Microwave Oven is a
(~ Valuable Appliance, Protect It
‘-’ From Misuse By Following These
Rules:
●Keep your oven clean and sweet-
smelling. Opening the oven door a
few minutes after cooking helps
“air-out” the interior. An occa-
sional thorough wiping with asolu-
tion of baking soda and water
keeps the interior fresh.
●Don’t use sharp-edged utensils
with your oven. The interior and
exterior oven walls can be scratched.
The control panel can be damaged.
●Don’t remove the mode stirrer
at the top of the oven (microwave
feature 4 on page 5). You will
damage the oven.
BE CERTAIN POWER IS OFF
BEFORE CLEANING ANY
PART OF THIS OVEN.
How to Clean the Inside
Walls, floor and plastic cover. Be-
cause there is little heat except in
the food, or sometimes in the uten-
sils, spills and spatters are easy to
remove. Some spatters can be re-
moved with apaper towel, others
may require adamp cloth. Remove
greasy spatters with asudsy cloth,
then rinse and dry. Do not use
abrasive cleaners on oven walls.
.NEVER USE ACOMMERCIAL
OVEN CLEANER ON ANY
PART OF YOUR MICROWAVE
OVEN.
Door: Wipe up spatters daily, wash
when soiled, with aminimum of
sudsy warm water. Rinse tho-
roughly and dry.
Wipe frequently with adamp cloth
‘“ ‘~ remove all soil. DO NOT USE
‘*4~iBRASIVES, SUCH AS CLEAN-
ING POWDERS OR STEEL AND
PLASTIC PADS. THEY WILL
MAR THE WINDOW SURFACE.
Special note when using Brown ‘N
Sear Dish: High heat generated on
bottom of Brown ‘N Sear Dish can
cause scorched appearing stains to
bake onto the cooking tray if grease
is present. These may be removed
with Bar Keepers Friend@ Cleanser
by SerVaas Laboratories, Inc.
After using Bar Keepers Friend@
Cleanser, rinse and dry thoroughly,
following instructions on can. Do
not use Bar Keepers Friend@
Cleanser on the painted surfaces
such as the walls. It may scratch the
paint.
Bar Keepers Friend@ Cleanser is
sold in many grocery, hardware,
and department stores.
DOUBLE DUTJPM shelf. Your
shelf accessory is designed for use
in amicrowave oven only; do not
use in aconventional oven. Do not
use abrowning dish with the shelf.
Arcing could occur.
Clean shelf with mild soap and
water or in the dishwasher. Do not
clean in self-cleaning oven.
Automatic Temperature Probe.
Probe is sturdy, but care should be
taken in handling. Do not twist or
bend; avoid dropping temperature
probe.
Clean as soon after using as pos-
sible. To clean, wipe with sudsy
cloth, then rub lightly with plastic
scouring ball if necessary. Rinse
and dry. (Or wash in dishwasher.)
Removable Glass Cooking Tray. It
is occasionally necessary to remove
the cooking tray for cleaning of the
tray or oven. To prevent breakage,
do not place tray into water just
after cooking. Wash it carefully in
warm, sudsy water or in the dish-
washer. The tray can be broken if
dropped.
How to Clean the Outside
Case. Clean the outside of your
oven with soap and damp cloth,
then rinse and dry. Chrome trim is
best wiped with adamp cloth and
then with adry towel.
Control Panel. Wipe with adamp
cloth. Dry thoroughly. Do not use
abrasives or sharp objects on the
panel. They can damage it.
Door Surface. When cleaning sur-
faces of door and oven that come
together on closing the door, use
only mild, non-abrasive soaps or
detergents applied with asponge
or soft cloth.
Power Cord. If the cord becomes
soiled, unplug and wash with damp
cloth. For stubborn spots, sudsy
water may be used, but be certain
to rinse and dry thoroughly before
plugging cord into outlet.
Oven Lamp Replacement. First
unplug the oven. Then remove
lamp compartment cover by re-
moving screw which holds cover
in place. Cover is located on the
side of outer case.
Replace with 20 watt appliance
bulb. (It is available in drug and
hardware stores.) Replace com-
partment cover. Plug in the oven.
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded.
In the event of an electrical short
circuit, grounding reduces the risk
of electric shock by providing an
escape wire for the electric current.
This appliance is equipped with a
power cord having agrounding
wire with agrounding plug. The
plug must be plugged into an outlet
that is properly installed and
grounded. (Fig. 1)
WARNING—Improper use of the
grounding plug can result in arisk
of electric shock.
PREFERRED .
‘-INSURE PROPER GROUND
Fig. 1EXISTS BEFORE USE
Consult aqualified electrician or
service technician if the grounding
instructions are not completely
understood, or if doubt exists as to
whether the appliance is properly
grounded.
Where astandard two-prong wall
receptacle is encountered, it is your
personal responsibility and obliga-
tion to have it replaced with aprop-
erly grounded three-prong wall
receptacle.
Do Not Under Any Circum-
stances Cut or Remove the
Third (Ground) Prong From
The Power Cord.
Use of Adapter Plugs
Usage Situations Where
Appliance’s Power Cord
Will Be Discomected
Infrequently.
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend against the use
of an-adapter plug. However, if you
still elect to use an adapter, where
local codes permit, aTEMPO-
RARY CONNECTION may be
made to aproperly grounded two-
prong wall receptacle by the use of
aULlisted adapter (Fig. 2) which
is available at most local hardware
stores.
TEMPORARY METHOD
(ADAPTER PLUGS N(TT
PERMlllED IN CANADA)
ALIGN LARGE
PRONG
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INSURE PROPER GROUND
Fig. 2AND FIRM CONNECTION
BEFORE USE
The larger slot in the adapter must
be aligned with the larger slot in the
wall receptacle to provide proper
polarity in the connection of the
power cord.
Caution: Attaching the adapter
ground terminal to the wall recep-
tacle cover screw does not ground
the appliance unless the cover screw
is metal, and not insulated, and the
wall receptacle is grounded through
the house wiring. You should have
the circuit checked by aqualified
electrician to make sure the recep-
tacle is properly grounded.
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Usage Situations Where
Appliance’s Power Cord
Will Be Disconnected
Frequently.
Do not use an adapter plug in these
situations because disconnecting of
the power cord places undue strain
on the adapter and leads to even-
tual failure of the adapter ground
terminal. You should have the two-
prong wall receptacle replaced with
athree-prong (grounding) recep-
tacle by aqualified electrician
before using the appliance.
Use of Extension Cords
Because of potential safety hazards
under certain conditions we strongly
recommend against the use of an
extension cord. However, if it is
necessary to use an extension cord,
use only a3-wire extension cord
that has a3-blade grounding plug,
and a3-slot receptacle that will
accept the plug on the appliance.
The marked rating of the extension
cord shall be equal to or greater
than the electrical rating of the
appliance (15 amperes.)
Such extension cords are obtainable
through General Electric service. If
you do use an extension cord with
your microwave oven, the interior
light may flicker and the blower
sound may vary when oven in in use.
Cook and defrost times may be longer
as well.
When disconnecting the power cord
from the adapter, always hold the
adapter with one hand. If this is not
done, the adapter ground terminal
is very likely to break with repeated
use. Should this happen, DO NOT
USE the-appliance until aproper
ground has again been established.
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ToRemove the Microwave from Cabinet Mount
(7
To removeyour microwave oven from
(.abinet mount, proceed as follows:
.
If you used brackets—
Step 1: Replace the rubber feet.
Step 2: Open your cabinet and with
your screwdriver, loosen the screws
holding the microwave oven in
place by turning counterclockwise
,4or 5times.
(Alternate between screws so that
oven is loosened as evenly as
possible.)
Step 3: Lift Up and pull forward to
release microwave oven from the
brackets.
If you did not use brackets—
Step 1: Replace the rubber feet.
Step 2: Fully support the micro-
wave with something sturdy. For
example use telephone books or
encyclopedias, stacked evenly and
close enough to balance the weight
of the oven.
Step 3: Open your cabinet and with
your screwdriver, begin to remove
the screws holding the microwave
oven in place by turning counter-
clockwise.
(Alternate between screws so that
oven is loosened as evenly as
possible.)
Note: Before final removal of the
screws, check to be sure that the
microwave oven is being suitably
supported to prevent it from falling
or sliding.
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(Aide to Use of the Spacemaker’” 11 Shelf
The wire shelf is specifically designed
for added capacity heating and
reheating in your Spacemakerw H
microwave oven. Heating and reheat-
ing. which are the most popular uses
of microwave ovens, may now be
done in multiple quantities, so sev-
eral foods are-ready to serve at the
same time.
When microwaving with the oven
shelf, some techniques will differ
from the cookbook which came
with your oven. It is important to
arrange foods properlyj and this is
shown on the next page. Utensil
size is important; select from
among the suggestions below. Also,
food size should be considered;
foods over 3% inches high, or
3pounds are not recommended
for shelf cooking.
Batters and dough foods and also
foods for oven meals using scratch
recipes should be cooked without
the oven shelf. following cookbook
directions.
Use potholders when handling
foods heated together with your
oven shelf, especially when heating
larger amounts of food in 8inch
square or other 2quart size casse-
roles. Extra steam ‘generated from
multiple food cooking may make
utensils hotter than with regular
microwaving.
●Do not store or cook with metal
shelf on floor of oven. Product
damage may result.
●Use potholders when handling
metal shelf and utensils. They
may be hot.
●Do not store or use microwave
browning dish on metal shelf.
l~tensils for Shelf
Heating and Reheating
Before placing food in the dishes
you plan to use for shelf micro-
waving, check to see that they will
fit together on or under the shelf.
Also, be sure utensils are micro-
wave safe.
Casseroles for heating or reheating
include 1cup measuring cup,
8x4x3-inch loaf dishes, 9x5x3-inch
loaf dishes or 9-inch pie plates.
Leftovers may be placed in small
individual ceramic or plastic bowls
or divided plates.
Use wax paper or plastic wrap
instead of lids on casseroles. Lids
may add too much height to dish.
Positioning the Shelf
To position the Double Duty’”
shelf, tip the back slightly and fit
the shelf support guides onto the
support guides located on each side
of the oven in the rear.
Next, lower the front until the shelf
support guides fit onto the support
guides located on each side of the
oven in the front.
When properly positioned, the shelf
should fit snugly in place.
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~---ow to Heat or Reheat Similar Types of Food
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Two plates of leftovers maybe
breheated together. Arrange thick
or dense foods to outside edges of
plate and cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at HI for 4to 5min-
utes. Reverse position of plates (top
to bottom) and rotate 1? turn. Con-
tinue microwaving at HI for 4to 5
minutes. Continue heating, if
necessary, until hot.
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Reheating two casseroles (height
should be-less than 3Yzinches)-is
now possible. Cover with plastic
wrap. Use staggered arrangements
of food, placing food on right side
of shelf and left side of floor. Refer
to Heating and Reheating Guide (see
inside front cover of cookbook) for
suggested microwave time per cas-
serole and add the times together.
Microwave at HI, reversing posi-
tion of foods (top to bottom) after
half of time. Also, heat several
smaller bowls of leftovers this way,
stirring and reversing positions
after half of time.
How To Reheat Several Different Types of Foods Together
When heating several different
types of food together, foods which
should be served hot must be
placed on the oven shelf, while
foods which are only warmed
should be placed on the floor. This
is because microwave energy enters
the oven from the top only. Also,
it is important to remember that
foods absorb microwave energy
at different rates. Rates can be
,affected by the size of the food,
and its starting temperature.
Because of the varying rates you
may need to start reheating alarge
or dense food afew minutes ahead
of time, then add other smaller or
less dense foods. Alternately, if one
of the several foods you are heating
seems under cooked but the others
-.are heated satisfactorily, let the
., ‘~derheated food continue cooking.
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Heat or reheat different types of
food at HI. To determine heating
times, add together times for all
foods. (See heating guide inside
front cover of cookbook.) After
half of time, stir or rearrange foods
(do not reverse positions). Check
foods (top shelf especially) after %
of total time and remove any which
are done. Continue cooking others.
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Two frozen individual entrees
(5 to 7oz. ea.) or two TV dinners
(10 to 12 oz. ea.) are both ready to
serve at the same time. Remove
batter foods; cook these conven-
tionally. Remove foil covers and
return foil trays containing food to
boxes in which they were purchased.
Place in oven with one TV dinner on
right shelf and the second dinner on
left floor. Microwave at HI for 9
minutes. Reverse positions (top to
bottom) and rotate foods %Jturn.
Continue microwaving at HI for 9
minutes. Check dinners for heating.
If one dinner seems less done than
desired, return it to the box and
continue heating on shelf 1 to 2
more minutes.
Place on shelf large or dense foods
which need the most heating, such
as leftover fried chicken, casseroles
of canned or leftover vegetables,
rice or pasta. Place on oven floor
those foods which need only be
warmed, such as bakery pies, rolls,
muffins or breads.
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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY
OVEN WILL NOT COME ON A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped.
Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle.
CONTROL PANEL Door not securely closed.
LIGHTED, YET OVEN
WILL NOT START START must be touched after entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered already in oven and CLEAR/OFF not
touched to cancel it.
Make sure you have entered cooking time after touching TIM ECOOK.
CLEAR/ OFF was touched accidentally. Reset cooking program and
touch START.
Make sure you have entered desired finished temperature after
touching TEMP COOK/ HOLD.
Make sure you have entered acode number after touching AUTO
ROAST.
FOODS ARE EITHER Cooking times may vary because of starting food temperature, food
OVERCOOKED OR density or amount of foods in oven. Touch TIME COOK and addi-
UNDERCOOKED tional cooking time for completion.
Incorrect Power Level entered. Check Cookbook for recommended
Power Level or changing levels during cooking if necessary.
Dish was not rotated, turned or stirred. Some dishes require specific
instructions. Check Cookbook or recipe for these instructions.
Too many dishes in oven at same time. Cooking time must be increased
when cooking more than one food item. Check Cookbook for recom-
mendation on increasing time.
Probe not inserted properly into meat or dish when using Temp Cook/
Hold or Auto Roast functions. Check Cookbook for specific
instructions.
Check Cookbook for food placement and instructions when using
DOUBLE DUTY’Mshelf.
~6EEEE” APPEARS When using Temp Cook/ Hold, atemperature less than 80° or more
ON DISPLAY than 199° has been entered.
When using Clock, you have not entered avalid clock time.
I~pR OB” APPEARS Probe has been forgotten or not seated properly in oven wall when
ON DISPLAY using Auto Roast or Temp Cook/ Hold functions.
All These Things Are Normal on Your Microwave Oven:
@Steam or vapor escaping from
around the door.
* Light reflection around door or
outer case.
s Dimming oven light and change
in blower sound may occur while
operating at power levels other
than high.
@Dull thumping sound while oper- If you need more help... call, toll free:
sting at power levels other than The GE Answer Center@
high. 800.626.2000
.Some T’V-RadiOinterference consumer information service
might be noticed while using your
microwave oven. It’s similar to the
interference caused by other small
appliances and does not indicate a
problem with your oven.
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wantyou to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
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WHAT IS COVERED LIMITED FIVE=YEAR WARRANTY
For five years from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor to
repair or replace any part of the
microwave oven that fails because
of amanufacturing defect. To
avoid any charges, you must take
the microwave oven to aGeneral
Electric Factory Service Center or
aGeneral Electric Customer Care@
Servicer and pick it up following
service. In-home service is also
available, but you must pay for the
service technician’s travel costs to
your home.
This warranty is extended to the
original purchaser and any succeed-
ing owner for products purchased
for ordinary home use in the 48
mainland states, Alaska, Hawaii
and Washington, D.C.
All warranty service will be provided
by our Factory Service Centers or
by our authorized Customer Care@
servicers during normal working
hours.
Look in the White or Yellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY,
GENERAL ELECTRIC FACTORY
SERVICE, GENERAL ELECTRIC-
HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE or
GENERAL ELECTRIC CUSTOMER
CARE” SERVICE.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED ●improper installation.
If you have an installation problem,
contact your dealer or installer.
You are responsible for providing
adequate electrical, exhausting
and other connecting facilities.
cReplacement of house fuses
or resetting of circuit breakers.
.Failure of the product if it is
used for other than its intended
purpose or used commercially.
.Damage to product caused
by accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRANTOR IS NOT RESPON-
SIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.
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may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General.
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