GE JES930T Use and care manual

Turntable Microwave Oven
Safe~ [nstructions....................3-5
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure
to Excessive Microwave Energy ............2
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil ..........,........................4, 15, 16
Auto Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15
Auto Stan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Clock ..................................................................8
Control Panel
...............................................7, 8
Cooking by Time ............................,......10, 11
Cooking Complete Reminder
............,.........7
Cooking Guide ..............................................1 9
Defrosting by Time ...........,...................12, 13
Defrosting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Delayed Cooking ..................................,.........9
Express Cook Feature.............................8, 11
Features
............................................................7
Glossary of Microwave Terms ..................16
Heating or Reheating Guide ......................l7
Hold Time
.........................................................9
Microwaving Tips ...........................................6
Minute/Second Timer ..................................9
Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Power Levels ...............8 -lO, 12-14, 17-19
Program Cooking............................................7
Reheat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turntable .................................................3, 4,7
Problem Solver...............................22
More questions ?...call
GE Answer Center@ 800.626.2000
Care and Cleaning ............................2o
Control Panel .................................................2O
Turntable ........................................................2O
Installation ...................................21, 22
Adapter Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Extension Cords .........,.....,...........................22
Grounding instructions ............,...........2l, 22
Consumer Services...................23
Appliance Registration ..................................2
Important Phone Numbers .......................23
Model and Serial Number Location ...........2
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
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GE Appliances

~LP US ~LP YOU...
Before using your oven,
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
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label inside
the oven.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Regi~tratlon Cmd that came witi
your microwave oven. Before
sending in this card, please
write these numbers here:
Model Number
Be sure your microwave
oven is registered.
It is important that we know the
location of your microwave oven
should a need 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
Ofiginal purchaser, please write
to us, stating model and serial
numbers.
This appliance must be re@tered.
Please be certain that it is.
Write to:
GE Appliances
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
If you received a
damaged oven...
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the oven.
Save time and money.
Before you request service...
Check the Problem Solver in the
back of this book. It lists causes of
minor operating problems that you
can correct yourself.
All these things are normal
with your microwave oven.
● Steam or vapor escaping from
around the door.
● Light reflection mound door or
outer case.
● Dimming oven light and change
in blower sound may occur while
operating at power levels other
than high.
● Dull thumping sound while oven
is operating.
● Some TV-Radio interference
might be noticed while using
vour microwave oven. It’s similar
~o the interference caused by
other small appliances and does
not indicate a problem with
your oven.
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your microwave oven.
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PRECAUTIONS TO AVO~ POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
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TO EXCESSWE MICROWAVE ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this oven with
the door open since open-door operation
can
result in harmti exposure to microwave
energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper
with the safety interlwks.
(b) Do Not Place any object between the oven
front face and the door or allow soit or cleaner
residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
(c) Do Not Operate the oven if it is damaged. It is
particularly important that the
oven door close
properly and that there is no damage to the:
(1) door (bent)
(2) hinges and latches (broken or loosened)
(3) door seals and sealing stiaces.
(d) me Oven Sho@d Not be adjusted or repaired
by anyone except properly qualified service
personnel.
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Men using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions
shodd be followed, including
the following:
A WAWG-Toreducetheriskof
bums, electric shock, fire, injury to persons
or exposure to excessive microwave energy:
. Read and foHow the specific “Precautions to
Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave
Energy” on the previous page.
● This appliance must be grounded. Connect
only to properly grounded outlet. See Grounding
kstructions section in the back of this book.
● Use this appEance ody for its intended use as
described in this manual. Do not use corrosive
chemicals or vapors in this apptiance. This
microwave oven is specifically designed
to heat
or cook food, and is not intended for laboratory
or industrid use.
* For ht operation, plug this appfiance into
its own electrid outie~ to prevent flickering
of tights, blowing of fuse or tripping of
circuit breake~
● InstaM or locate this apptiance ordy in
accordance with the provided htilation
hstructions.
● Be certain to place the front surface of the
door three inches or more back from the
countertop edge to avoid accidental tipping
of the appliance in normal usage.
● Do not cover or block any openings on
the appfiance.
● Do not store this apptiance outdoors. Do not use
this product
near water-for example, M a wet
basement, near a swimming pool or near a sink.
● This microwave oven is not approved or tested
for marine use.
● Do 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 apptiance ifit has a
damaged power cord or plug, M it is not
working properly, or if it has been damaged
or dropped.
● Do not operate oven without the turntable and
turntable support seated and in place.
● Do not allow turntable to be restricted so the
turntable cannot rotate.
● See door surface cleaning instructions in the Care
and Cleaning section(s) of your book.
● This apphance shodd be serviced only by
qualified service personnel. Contact nearest
authorized service facility for examination,
repair or adjustment.
● As with any app~ance, close supervision is
necessary when used by children.
● To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food. Carefully attend
appliance
if paper, plastic or other combustible
matefids are placed inside the oven to facilitate
cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties and metal handles from
paper or plastic containers before placing them in
the oven.
—Do not use your microwave oven to
dry newspapers.
—Do not use recycled paper products. Recycled
paper towels, napkins and
waxed paper can
contain metal flecks which may cause
arcing
or ietite. Paper products containing nylon or
nylon filarnenfi should be avoided, as they may
dso ignite.
—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
udess in a special micmwave popcorn accessory
or urd~s you use popcorn labeled for use in
microwave ovens.
—Do not overcook potatoes, They could dehydrate
and catch fire, causing damage to
your oven.
—Do not operate the oven wMe empty to avoid
damage to the oven and the danger of fire. E
by accident the oven should run empty a minute
or two, no harm is
done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at
Al times-it saves
energy and prolongs the life of the oven.
(continued nempage)
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~ORT~T S~H mSTRUC~ONS
(contiued)
—Do not use the oven for storage purposes.
Do
not leave p~r products, cooking utensils
or food in the oven when not in use.
—E materhds inside oven should ignite, keep
oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect
power cord, or shutoff power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.
● Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
container~for example, closed jars-will
explode and should not be heated in this
microwave oven. Such
use of the microwave
oven could result in injury.
● Avoid heating baby food in glass jars, even
without their lids;
especirdly meat and egg
mixtures.
● Don’t defrost frozen beverages in narrow
necked bottles
(especi&ly carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened, pressure can build
up. ~is can cause the container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
● Use foil ody as directed in this book. ~
dinners may be rnimowaved in foil trays less than
3/4” high; remove the top foil cover and return the
tray to the box. When using foil in the microwave
oven,
keep it at least 1 inch away from the sides
of the oven.
● Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the
cookware.
*Sometimes? the turntable can become too hot
to
touch. Be careful touching the turntable during
and
after cooking.
● Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may tend
to boil over more rapidly than
foods containing
less moisture. Shodd tiis occur, refer to the&
and Cleaning section(s) for instructions on how to
clean the inside of the oven.
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● ~ermometer-Do not use a thermometer in
food you me microwaving unless the thermometer
is designed or recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
● Plastic cookwa-Plastic cookware designed
for microwave cooking is very useful, but should
be used care~ly. Even microwave-safe plastic
may not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions
as are glass or ceramic materi~ and may soften
or char if subjected to short periods of
overcooking.
b longer exposures to overcooking,
the food and cookware could ignite. For these
reasons: 1) Use microwave-safe plastics ordy
and use them in strict compliance with the
cookware manufacturer’s recommendations.
2) Do not subject empty cookware to
microwaving. 3) Do not permit children to use
plastic cookware without complete supervision.
● men cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least 170°F. ~s assures tha~
in the remote possibility that trichina maybe
present in the meat, it will be
killed and meat
wi~ be safe to eat.
* Do not boti eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure
win build up inside egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
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● Foods with unbroken outer
“skin” such as potatoes,
sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken Iivers and other giblets,
and egg
yo~ (see previous
caution)
shodd be pierced to
+Iow steam to escape during
cooking.
● Not 4 phtic wmp is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.

● Sponheow boiti&Under
certain special circumstances,
liquids may start to boil during
or shortly after removal from the
microwave oven.
To prevent
burns from splashing liquid, stir
the liquid briefly
before removing
the container from the microwave
oven.
● ‘6Boflab1e’Y cooking pouches and tightly closed
plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed by package. If they are
no~ plastic could
burst during or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage
containers should beat least partially uncovered
because they form a tight seal.
men cooking
with containers
tightiy covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and direct steam away
from hands and face.
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● Hot foods and steam can cause
burns. Be careful when opening
any containers
of hot food,
including popcorn bags, cooking
pouches-and-boxes. T6 prevent
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possible injury, direct steam away
from hands and face.
SAVE T~SE
~STRUCTIONS
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● Make sure Al cookware used in your microwave
●
oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass
casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard
cups, pottery or china dinnerware which does not
have metallic trim or glue with a metallic sheen can .
be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable for
microwaving.”
.
Paper towels, waxed paper and plastic wrap
can be used to cover dishes in order to retain
moisture and prevent spattering, Be sure to vent
plastic wrap so steam can escape.
Some microwaved foods require stirring, rotating
or rearranging. Check the Cooking Guide.
Steam builds up pressure in foods which are
tightly covered by a skin or membrane.
Pierce
potatoes,
egg yolks and chicken livers to prevent
bursting.
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● If you are not
sure if a dish is
microwave-safe,
<a]
i?h:$: 4’
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make
sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
filled with one CUP
water—set the m~asuring cup either in or next to the
dish. Microwave 1 minute at high. If the dish heats, it
should not be used for microwaving. If the dish
remains cool and only the water in the cup heats,
then the dish is microwave-safe.
IF YOU NEED SERVICE...
To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in the
back of this book.
We’re proud of our service and
want you to be pleased. If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
steps to follow for further help.
HRST, contact the people who FINALLY, if your problem is still
serviced your appliance. Explain not resolved, write:
why you are not pleased. In most Major Appliance Consumer
cases, this will solve the problem. Action Panel
NEXT, if you are still not pleased, 20 North
Wacker Drive
write all the details-including
Chicago, IL 60606
your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
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FEATURES OF YOUR OWN
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1. Door Latches. 4. Door Latch Release. Press
latch
7. Removable ~rntible.
2. Door Screen. Metal screen release to open door. Turntable must be in place
permits viewing of foods and
5. Removable ~rntible Support.
when using the oven.
keeps microwaves confined Turntable support must be in
Cooking perforrnmce will
inside oven.
place when u~ing the turntable.
be unsatisfactory without the
3.
Touch Control Panel and
The support may be removed for turntable in place. The turntable
Display. See Your Touch Control cleaning. may be removed for cleaning.
Panel section for instructions.
6. Automatic Cooking Guide. NOTE:
Rating plate, oven vent(s)
Quick reference codes for many and oven light are located on the
frequently prepared foods. inside walls of the microwave oven.
Program Cooking
Use your Touch Control Panel to Time Defrost Create your own programs to suit your individual
or Time Cook with choice of power levels from cooking style. For example: Use the Minute/Second
1 (lowest) to 10 (highest); to Reheat using a preset Timer to delay the start of Time Cook 1 & 2 or
time and power level; to cook popcorn using a preset program a hold time between Time Defrost and Time
time and power level; to time kitchen tasks with the Cook 1 & 2. Set Time Cook 1 & 2 for a 2-stage
Minute/Second Timer; and to set the clock. program using different times and power levels.
Cooking Complete Reminder
(For Time Cook and Time Defrost cycles)
To remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will beep once a
minute until you either open the oven door or touch the CLEAWOFF pad.
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YOUR TOUCH CONTROL PA~L
The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the
touch of a finger.
It’s designed to be easy to use and understand.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time counting
down
during cooking functions, power level,
cooking mode and instructions.
TIME COOK 1 & 2. Microwave for a selected
amount of time using automatic power level
10
(High).
POWER LEVEL. Touch this pad after you
enter the cooking time if you want to
change from
automatic power level 10 (High) for cooking or
power level 3 (Low) for defrosting.
REHEAT. Use Reheat for quick reheating of a
variety of foods using different times and power
levels.
POPCORN. Touch this pad, then START to cook
prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.0 to
3.7 ounces.
EXPRESS COOK. Touch the number 1 through
5 pads for
1 to 5 minutes of cooking at power
level 10. For example, touch 2 then START for
2 minutes at power level 10.
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 O and “1:30”
will appear in display.
Then touch START pad. To reset or change time,
simply repeat this process.
START. After dl selections are made, touch this
pad to start oven.
TIME DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic
power level 3 (Low).
10. MIN/SEC TIMER. This feature uses no
microwave energy. It functions as a kitchen
timer, as a holding period after defrost or as
a delay timer before time cooking.
11. AUTO DEFROST. Touch this pad and enter food
weight. The oven automatically sets power levels
and defrosting time.
12. NUMBER PADS. Touch these pads to enter
cooking/defrosting time, power level and time
of day.
13. AUTO START. Allows you to progr~ your
oven to begin cooking at a later time of day—up
to a 12-hour delay.
14. CLEAWOFF. When touched, it shuts off the
oven and erases all settings (except time of day).
When You Plug in the Oven
The display panel lights up. After 15 seconds, all If power is disrupted at any time, the previous
lights disappear and “RESET” appears. Touch the sequence recurs. and you must reset clock after
CLEAWOFF pad and oven is ready for use and the touching the CLEAWOFF pad.
clock can be set.
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HOW TO USE THE mTE/SECOm T~R
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The Minute/Second Timer
The Minute/Second 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 Minute/Second Timer operates without
microwave energy.
Using a Holding Time
The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to
program a “holding time” between microwave
cooking functions. The time can range from one
second to 99 minutes
and 99 seconds. A holding
or standing time may be found in some of your
own recipes or in a cookbook.
How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call
Step 1: Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
Step 2: Touch number pads 3, 0 and O (for 3 minutes
and no seconds).
Step 3: Touch START. Display shows time counting
down.
The timer signals when time is up.
Programming Delayed Cooking
To delay cooking up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds,
touch
~ME COOK 1 & 2 and enter cook time. Touch
MIN/SEC TIMER and enter number of minutes to
delay cooking. Touch START. Timer will count down
to zero and cooking will begin.
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:
Step 1: Take casserole from freezer and place in oven.
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Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
Step 3: Touch pads 1, 5, 0 and O for 15 minutes
defrosting time. (Defrosting is automatically set on
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Step 4: Set standing or hold time
by touching MIN/SEC TIMER.
Step 5: Touch 1,0,0 and O to hold for ten minutes.
Step 6: Touch TIME
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Step 7: Touch 2,5,0 and O for 25 minutes of
power
le~el 3 but can be c~anged by touching the
coo-ting time.
POWER LEVEL pad and the desired power level.)
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Step 8: Touch START. As
each function is automatically
performed, oven display shows
instructions entered and the
function. When time is up, the
oven signals and flashes “End.”
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COOmG BY TM
Time Cook 1
Time Cook allows you to microwave for a preset
amount of time.
Power level 10 (High) is recommended for most
cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility.
See the Cooking Guide.
To become
better acquainted with time cooking, make
a cup of coffee by following the steps below.
Step 1: Fill a
CUP 2/3 full Of
water, add
1 teaspoon of
instant coffee
and stir to
dissolve. Use a
cup that has no
metal decoration
and is microwave-safe (refer to Microwaving Tips
section). Place cup in oven and close door.
Step 2: Touch TIME
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Step 3: Select your time. Touch pads 1,0
1
and O for one minute.
Because automatic power level 10 is recommended
for this cup of coffee, there is no need to change the
power level, (If power level 10 is not appropriate, see
“How to Change Power Level” below.)
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Step 4: Touch START.
Step 5: When time is up, the oven signals and flashes
“End.” The oven, light and fan shut off.
Step 6: Open the door.
If you interrupt Time Cook to check the food, simply
close the door and press START to resume cooking.
If there is not time remaining on the timer you must
reset the timer to resume cooking.
How to Change Power Level
1.
Press TIME COOK 1 &2.
2. Select cooking time.
3. Press POWER LEVEL.
4. Select power.
5. Press START.
Using the Time Cook 2 Feature
The Time Cook 2 feature lets you set two time
cooking functions within one program. This is ideal if
you want to change power levels during your cooking
operations. Here’s how to do it.
Step 1: Place food in oven in microwave-safe
container and close the door.
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK
H“2
Step 3: Select your first cook time. For example,
touch 2, 1 and 5 for two minutes and 15 seconds.
Step 4: Touch TIME COOK 1 &2.
Step 5: Set your second cook time.
Step 6: Change the power level.
How to Change Power Level
1. Press TIME COOK 1 &2.
2. Select cooking time.
3. Press POWER LEVEL.
4. Select power.
5. Press START.
Step 7: “POWER 10” is displayed and “COOK
TIME I“ counts down.
Step 8: At the end of “COOK TIME I,” the second
power level is displayed and “COOK TIME II” is
shown counting down.
Step 9: When time is up, the oven signals and flashes
“End.” The oven, light and fan shut off.
Step 10: Open the door.
If you interrupt Time Cook to check the food, simply
close the door and press START to resume cooking.
[f there is not time remaining on the timer you must
reset the timer to resume cooking.
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