GE JET122 User manual

Countertop
MicrowaveOven
Model
JET122
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SAVETHESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTUREREFERENCE

Your Microwave Oven
is a Registered Product
Itisimportantthatwethemanufacturerknowthelocation of themicrowave
oven you are now using should a need occur for adjustments.
Please check with your supplier
to be sure hehas registered youas the owner.If
youmove,or
if youarenottheoriginalpurchaser,pleasewrite to us, stating
model and serial numbers. Write to:
General Electric Company
Product Service Section
Range Marketing Department
AP 2-210
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
This appliance must beregistered-please be certainthat
it is.
Your General Electric microwave oven has a nameplateon which is stamped the
model number and serial number. Nameplate may be located either inside oven
at top leftside, or on rear outside ofcase.
Model and serial numbers are also on the Purchase Record Card which came
with your microwave oven. Before sending in this card, please record the num-
bers in the space below, or get them from the nameplate described above, and
recordhere:
Model Number Serial Number -
Please reference both these numbers in any future correspondence or prod-
uct service calls concerning your microwaveoven.
Precautions to avoid possible exposure
to excessive microwave energy
1. DONOT ATTEMPT tooperatethlsoven
wlth the door open slnce open door oper-
atlon can result In harmful exposure to
ml-
crowaveenergy It IS Importantnottode-
feat or tamper wlth thesafety interlocks.
2. DO NOTPLACE any ob~ectbetweenthe
oven front face and the door or allow
so11
or cleaner resldue to accumulate on seal-
lng surfaces.
3. DO NOT OPERATE the oven If It IS dam-
agedIt
IS partlcularlylmportarltthatthe
oven door close properly and that there
IS
nodamagetothe (1) door(bent), (2)
hlngesandlatches(brokenorloosened).
(3) door seals and seallng surfaces
4. THE OVEN SHOULD not be adjustedor re-
palred by anyone except properly quallfled
servlce personnel
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lntrodu
microw
MODEL JET 122
1. DoorHandle. Oven doesn't
operateunlessdooris
securely latched
2. Door latch - push in to
opendoor
3. Windowwith metal shield.
Screen allows cooking tobe
viewed while keeping micro-
waves confined inoven
4. OvenLight
5. Plasticmode stirrer cover
6. Ovenvent
7. Ovenshelf
8. Temperature probe40 use
with TEMP COOK and Tem-
perature COOK
CODES,
SIM 'N C0OK'"and TEMP
HOLD functions.
9. Receptacle for temperature
probe
10. Double-DutyShelf
Model and serial numbers
are
either inside oven
at topleft
side, or
on rear outside ofcase.
All these things are normal with your microwave oven:
1. Steam orvapor escapingfromaround
3. Dullthumping sound whilecooking at
the door power levelsother than high
2. Lightreflection arounddoor or outer
4. Flickeringlightunder lowvoltage con-
case ditions
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Table of contents
Important Notice ................................................................................... 2
Precautionsfor safeuse
....................................................................... 2
IntroductiontoYour MicrowaveOven
.................................................. 3
All the things you can dowith your
microwaveoven
............................................................................. 5
GroundingInstructions ......................................................................... 6
Set the Clock
......................................................................................... 6
SafetyTips
............................................................................................. 7
Easy reference guide to the control panel ........................................... 8
Operating Instructions
Settingto microwaveby time
-Time Cooking
....................................................................... 10
-Defrost
.................................................................................. 11
-Hold Timer
............................................................................ 11
-Temperature probe
.............................................................. 12
-Temperature cooking
........................................................... 13
Cook Code
..................................................................................... 14
Cook CodeChart
........................................................................... 15
Cook ‘nWatch’!
............................................................................... 16
Automatic Step-by-step Cooking
.................................................. 17
Programming withtime ............................................................. 18-19
Settingto microwavewith Temp Hold
........................................... 20
Automatic Simmer (Sim’nCook)’”
................................................... 21
Defrost
as cooking function ........................................................... 22
Programmingwith temperature
..................................................... 23
Memory
..................................................................................... 24-25
Foodsrecommendedwith probe ................................................... 26
Foodsnot recommendedwith probe
............................................. 26
Questionsandanswers
................................................................. 27
Setting to microwaveby temperature
Care ofyour MicrowaveOven
......................................................... 28-29
BeforeYou Call for Service
.................................................................... 30
CustomerService
.................................................................................. 31
MACAP information
.............................................................................. 31
Warranty
................................................................................. Back Cover
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All the things you can do with
your new microwave oven.
Cooking versatility. Cook by time, by temper-
ature,withautomaticslowcooking, clr with
temperaturehold.Yourovenletsyoutailor
the cooking
to the food.
Cook Code is a short-cut method of entering
TimeorTemperaturecookingandPower
Level.
Cook 'N' WatchTM. You can microwave up to 3
minutes while you watch to see when food is
ready.Power Level canbechanged butyou
do not enter time.
Fast,familiar cooking by time. You'll find
most of your new microwave meals will prob-
ably be cooked by time. Use time cooking for
mostcasseroles,vegetables,appetizers,
snacks,and small, individualfoods,likepo-
tatoes,hot dogs,hamburgersand meatballs.
It's handy, too, for pie crust, cakes and other
~ Use temperaturecooking when you can't af-
fordguesswork.
Thesolid-statemicrowave
thermometertellsyoutheinternaltemper-
ature of food
. . . areassuring way to cook.
Idealforbigroasts,turkey,andotherfoods
thatneedaspecifictemperatureforproper
doneness.
Temperaturecookingtakestheguesswork
out of reheating, too. You cancookunusual
shapes,sizes andamounts of foodwithout
the riskof overcooking.
The automaticsimmering feature brings out
deep-downflavor and tenderness the micro-
wave way.
Use all your favorite old-fashioned
slow-cookingrecipes,withadifference.The
kitchenstays cool. And the automatic temper-
ature control keeps tabs on the temperature.
Let your food simmer all day,
if you want. With
theautomaticsimmerfeature,theoven
doesn't shut off automatically,as it does with
time cooking and temperature cooking.
It sim-
mers slowly until you're ready for the food.
Temp Hold lets you hold foods at perfect
serving temperature.
No need to letfoods
lose their "just-cooked'' freshness. Hold them
atthemostappetizingservingtemperature
for latecomers.
Defrost a turkey the afternoon of the feast.
: ThespecialDefrostsettingisdesignedespe-
cially for bulky foods.
Time a phone call. The HOLD/TIMER setting
lets you do this, with solid-state precision
. . .
Because the timer works separately, just like
the timer on your conventional range.
(f batterfoods.
. I ><
Microwave a meal without being there! The
Memorysettingletsyou decidehowdinner
shouldbecooked.Thenitremembers
for
you. Someoneelsecanpress STARTlater,
andthemeal is cookedjustthewayyou
wanted, without you being there.
Use youroven this morning, while it's re-
membering howto microwave tonight's din-
ner.
Using the Memory Entry and Recall only
stores instructions.
It doesn't affect cooking.
You'refree
to usetheovenfor any type
microwaving,whileit'srememberinginstruc-
tions for later.
Microwave more than one way, withoutre-
setting.
Your new oven lets you defrost-hold-
and-cookforapresettime. For extraflex-
ability,youcandefrost-and-cook
also, with
time settings. Or you can delay-and-cook with
time or temperature settings.
Adjust the power of the oven atthe t'ouch of a
finger.
Ten Power Levels give you extra con-
troloverwhat'scooking.Buttheoven stays
onfullpower(HIGH)unlessyouwanta
change.
Enjoy a wealth of new recipeideas. The big
MicrowaveGuideandCookbookincluded
with your oven tells you everything 'you need
to know to useyourovenproperlyandsuc-
cessfully. Microlessons take you step-by-step
through allthebasics.And
445 recipesand
41 charts keep mealtimes interesting.
Two-shelf cooking lets you microwave sev-
eral foods at once-even full meals! Referto
special instructions.
The controls are easy to1 use
The controls are arranged the wayyou use
them,
in top-to-bottom order. Startat the top,
andselectacookingpad.Thenthenumber
settingsyouwant.NextaPowerLevel.Then
press START.
Whenyouwant
to erase aninstruction,the
CLEARIOFFpadisclearlymarkedforyou.
Each timeyou give the oven an instruction it
responds. Just watchthe readout at the top
of the control panel for what settings the oven
is carrying out (the oven readout also tells you
if you'vesettheovenfor a prograrnitcan't
carry out. and you need
to reset).
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Grounding Instructions
f MEFERREO METHOD ) f TEYrORARY METHOD )
NFaI USt
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
FOR PERSONAL SAFETY, THIS APPLIANCE
MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED.
The
power cord
of this appliance is equipped with
athree-prong(grounding)plugwhich mates
with a standard three-prong (grounding) wall
receptacle(Fig.
1) to minlmizethepossibility
ofelectric shock hazardfromthisappliance.
The customer shouldhave the wall receptacle
and circuit checked by a qualified electrician
to makesurethereceptacle is properly
grounded.
Whereastandardtwo-prongwallreceptacle
isencountered, it
IS thepersonalresponsi-
bility and obhgationof the customer
to have it
replacedwithaproperlygroundedthree-
prongwall receptacle.
DONOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
CUT
OR REMOVE THE THIRD(GROUND)
PRONG FROMTHE POWER CORD.
A. USAGESITUATIONS WHEREAPPLI-
ANCE’SPOWERCORDWILL BE DIS-
CONNECTED INFREQUENTLY
Because of potential safety hazardsunder
certainconditions, we stronglyrecommend
against the use of an adapter plug. However,
if you still elect to use an adapter, where local
codes permit, a TEMPORARY C3NNECTION
may bemade
to aproperlygroundedtwo-
prong wall receptacleby the use
‘of a UL listed
adapter which
is available at most local hard-
ware stores(Fig.
2). The large,, slot inthe
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 ter-
minal to the wall receptaclecovel’ screw does
notgroundtheappliance unless thecover
screw is metal, and not insulated, and the wall
receptacleisgroundedthroughthehouse
wiring.The customershould have the circuit
checked by aqualifledelectrician
to make
sure the receptacle is properly grounded.
When disconnecting the power cord from the
adapter,alwaysholdtheadapterwithone
hand. If this
is notdone, the adapter ground
termmal is verylikely
to breakwithrepeated
use. Shouldthishappen, DONOTUSE the
applianceuntilapropergroundhasagain
been established.
B. USAGESlTUATlONSWHEREAPPLI-
ANCE’SPOWERCORDWILLBEDIS-
CONNECTED FREQUENTLY.
Do not usean adapter plug in these situations
becausedisconnecting of thepowercord
places undue strain on the adapter and leads
to eventual failure of the adapter ground ter-
mlnal.Thecustomershouldhavethetwo-
prongwallreceptaclereplacedwithathree-
prong(grounding)receptacle by aqualified
electrician before using the appliance.
How to set the clock
Plug in the Oven. Both displays come on. The
Power Level display reads
18, and the top dis-
play shows five
8’s and a colon. After 15 sec-
ondsalldisplaysdisappearexceptfor
“88:88”. Touch CLEAR/OFF and thenset the
clock
to the correct time of day. The oven will
work without the clock,
but will not display the
correct time.
How to Set the Clock. To set the clock, touch
CLOCK pad.Display flashes“EnterTime”
showingallwordsandfunctionswhichthe
oven display readsoutwhile
in use.Enter
timeof day. Forexample,
if the time is 9:37,
touch number pads 9, 3 and 7. Now 9:37 ap-
6
pears in the display panel. Touch the CLOCK
pad again.
Once you enter the time of day, i:he oven re-
members.Whileyouaregiving theoven
in-
structions,microwavingorusingthetimer,
othernumbersappear
in thedisplay. If you
want to check the time of day while cooking
touch CLOCK pad. The display will show you
the time of day.
When theovenhasfinisheditscurrentpro-
gram, the time
of day will return to the display.
Resetthe clock only
if you want to change the
time.
If 88:88 reappears,thismeansthat
powerhasbeeninterruptedandclockmust
be reset.

1.For personal safety the ovenmust beproperly
grounded.Seegroundinginstructions on
page 6 of
this book.For bestoperation, plug this applianceinto
itsown electrical outlet.
to prevent flickering of lights.
blowingof fuse ortripping of circuit breaker.
2. Use of extensioncords.Becauseofpotential
safety hazardsundercertainconditions we strongly
recommendagainsttheuseofanextensioncord.
However, if you still elect
to use an extension cord, it
isabsolutelynecessarythat it be a
UL listed3-wire
grounding type appliance extensioncordand that the
current carrying rating of the cord in amperes be
15
amperes orgreater. Such extension cords are obtain-
able throughGeneralElectricservice.
If you do use
an extensioncordwith your microwaveoven, the in-
terior lightmay flicker and the blower soundmay vary
when ovenisin use.
3.Be certain to placethe frontsurface
of thedoor
.three inches or more back from the countertop edge
' o avoidaccidentaltipping of theappliance in normal
usage.
4. Usemetalonly as directed in cookbook.Metal
strips asusedonmeatroastsare helpful in cooking
food when used as directed. Metal traysmay be used
for TV dinners.However,whenusingmetal in the
mlcrowaveoven,keepmetalatleast1-inchaway
from sides
of microwaveoven.
5. Donotoperate the oven while emptyto avoid dam-
age to the oven and the danger
of fire. If by accident
the oven should run empty a minuteor two, no harm is
done. However, try
to avoid operating the oven empty
at all times-it savesenergyand prolongs life of the
oven.
6. Cookingutensilsmay becomehot becauseof heat
transferredfromtheheatedfood.This is especially
trueifplasticwraphasbeencoveringthetopand
handles of the utensil.
Pot holdersmay be needed to
handle the utensil.
7. Sometimes, the oven shelfcan becometoo hot to
touch. Be careful touching theshelf during and after
cooking.
8. Do notuse anythermometer in foodyouare
microwaving unless that thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the microwave oven.
9. Remove thetemperatureprobefromtheoven
when not using itto cook with.
If you leave the probe
. insidetheovenwithoutinserting itin foodorliquid,
. andturnonmicrowaveenergy,itcancreateelectrical
'arcing intheoven, and damage oven walls.
10. Remove wire twist-ties onpaper and plastic bags
beforeplacing in oven.Twist-tiessometimescause
bag
to heat, and may causefire.
11.Don'tdefrostfrozenliquids-especiallycarbo-
natedones-in the oven.Even
if theccntaineris
opened,pressurecan build up.Thiscancausethe
container
to burst, resulting in injury.
12.Don'tovercook
food. Excessive okercooking
driesfoodout,and maycause it
to ignit'zin some
cases.
13. If food should everIgnite:Keeptheoven door
closed.Turn
off thepowerimmediately:Touch
CLEAR/OFFordisconnectpowercord or shut off
power at the fusecircuit breaker panel.
14. Boiling eggs
(In andout of shell) is notrecom-
mendedformicrowavecooking.Pressurecan build
up inside egg yolk andmay causeit
to burs:, resulting
ininjury.
15. Foods withunbrokenouter"skin"sLch as po-
tatoes,hotdogsorsausages,tomatoes,apples.
chicken liversand other giblets,and eggs (see above)
should be pierced
to allow steam to escapeduring
cooking.
16. "Boilable"cookingpouches and tightlyclosed
plastic bagsor plastic wrap tightly covering contain-
ers should be slit, pricked or vented as otherwise di-
rected in Cookbook.
If theyarenot. plastic could
burst duringor immediately after cooking, resultingin
injury.
Also, plasticstoragecontainers shwld beat
leastpartiallyuncoveredbecause they formsucha
tightseal.
17.
Do not poppopcorn inyour mlcrowave oven un-
lessina special microwave popcorn accessory or un-
lessyouuse popcornlabeled foruseIn nicrowave
ovens.Becauseoftheheatgenerated witlioutthese
precautions, the container could catch fire,
18. Plastic Utensils-Plastic utensils desigledfor mi-
crowave cooking are very useful, but should beused
carefully.Even microwave plasticmay not be astoler-
ant of overcooking conditionsas are glass orceramic
materials and may soften or char if subjected
to short
periods of overcooking. In longer exposures
to over-
cooking, the food and utensils could ignite.For these
reasons:1)Use microwaveplasticsonly"and use
them"in strictcompliancewith theutensilmanufac-
turer'srecommendations. 2)
Do notsub,ectempty
utensils
to microwaving.3) Do not permit shildren to
use plastic utensils without complete superrlision.
19.Do notuseyourmicrowaveoven to drynews-
papers.
If overheated, they can catch fire.
20. Use of Shelf Accessory .To positionshelf so that
it
is securely"seated,"insertintotheovencavity
above shelfsupports and completely
to the back oven
wall.Dropintoplace
so thattherecessecareasare
overtheshelf supports. Toremoveshelf, liftshelf
above supports and thenpull forwardand out.
Do not
place food on shelf unless it is securely "seated" on
the supports.
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Read-out panel-Lets you ----
! knowwhat'shappening.Time
left
to cook or hold, the temper-
ature, or the powerlevel
Cooking signal lights-Let you
know which of the hve types of
cookingyou'resertlng or
us-
ing:TimeCook,Temperature
Cook,Defrost, Sirn
'N CookTM
or Temp Hold.
Defrost-Gentle,moreunlforrn
thawingthanwl!hregular
power. (See page
11 )
- *-
_cL
f--
TIMECOOK-Mlcrowavefora .-
preset tlrne. (Seepage 10 )
HOLDITIMER-Twofuncttons.
A solid-state kitcherl timer. And
aversatileno-heatsetting
that'shandywhen foods need
astandlngperiodbetweende-
frost and cook. (See page
ll.)
COOKCODE-Enter 4 code
digitsAfteryoupress START,
decodedlnforrnatlonappears
in thedrsplays. (See >age
14.)
PowerLevelNumberPads- ---.
Touchdesired Pad to change
powerlevel
You caneven
change powerlevel
while cook-
ing (except with autclrnatlc
slrn-
mering feature).
LOW-Lowpower4bout
1,/3
theoven'sfullpouer.Handy
forsofteningbutter,re-heating
delicate sauces.
/
,/
.-
/
-- -.
,r-
MEDHIGH-Medium-hlgh ,*
power.About ?4 theoven'sfull
power. Fastway
of heatingpre- ,<-'
cookeddisheswithoutover- ~. ,.:
cooking.
START-Pressaftersetting
controls.Designed
to prevent
accidental starting
J.
,-
/'
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/
TEMPCOOK-Micro'Nave to a
presettemperature.(Seepage
/' 12.)
Automaticsimmelringfea-
ture-Speciallow simmerset-
ting.Cookwith
It as long as
your slow-cook reclpl?
calls for
Noautomaticshuioff.(See
page
21.)
TEMPHOLD-Temperature
Hold. Touchwhenyou want to
hold just-cooked foods at serv-
Ing temperature, or
to warm up
leftovers (See page
io.)
MEMORY ENTRY-Use It to tell
theoven
to rememberyour 111-
structlons for a later time. (See
page24 and
25)
\MEMORY RECALL-Touch
when you're ready
to cook wlth
MemoryEntry 1nstru';tlons
you
' COOK'N'WATCH"-Mlcro-
wave up
to 3 mlnutes whlle you
watch
to seewhelifood IS
ready. ThePowerLevel of 10
canbechanged. Do notenter
tlme. (See page 16.)
Number Pads-Use them
to tell
theovenhowlong
to micro-
wave or to what temperature
How long
to hold Or use to set
theclockand
to set digltsIn
Cook Code.
CLEARIOFF-Stopstheoven
anderasesprogrammlng
(Doesn'terase memory entry
)
MED-Medium power.About 'I
the oven's full power. Good for
dellcate foods llke omelets and
\
$
'\ cheesedlshes.
' HIGH-High.Fullpower
(About 625 watts output.) Use
It
any time speed is Important
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Bothtop andbottom displaysofthereadout
panelcomeon.Thelowerdisplayreads
PowerLevel "18". and the top display shows
five 8's anda colon. After 15 seconds all dis-
plays disappear except for "88:88". Touching
CLEAR OFF erases "88:88" from the readout
and allows immediate use of the oven.
Why
not make a cup of coffee (or otherhot
drlnk) whle youpractlcesettlng your oven7
Usea cup wlth no metaldecoratlon
on It-
even a plastlc-coatedpapercup Fill It . full
ofwater
and add ateaspoon of freeze-drled
coffeeRemove thespoon
1. Place cup of coffee (orfood) in oven.
Close door.
The readout tells you howmuch time is
remaining.
2 Touch TIME COOK. The signal llght on the
read-outdlsplayflashes"EnterTlme" Read-
out displays:
0 and Power Level 10
3. Select the amount of time. For your coffee.
you'llneedaboutaminuteand
20 seconds.
Touch
1. 2 and 0 (for 1 minuteand 20 sec-
onds)Theread-outshows
1:20 and Time
Cook PowerLevel
10 remains on readout
dlsplay
4. Select PowerLevel. Theoven isautornat-
lcally setat HIGHunlessyouchangethe
PowerLevel.For yourcoffee,leavetheoven
at HIGH(For other foods, see recipes in your
Cookbookforsuggested PowerLevels.) To
changefromautomaticHIGH
(10). touch de-
siredPowerLevel numberpad at bottom of
control panel.
5. Push START. The inside light comes on. A
fan starts.
Readout display showswhat Power Level the
oven is using.
You can change PowerLevelseasilywhile
cooking.
Justforpractice, why notchange
PowerLevels?TouchanotherPcwerLevel
pad. Readout panel shows what PowerLevel
youhaveselected. Youmayheara dull
thumpingsoundwhenusingalower Power
Level.Aftera few seconds,switchback
to
HIGH, by touching Power Level10 pad again.
6. Time is Up. Oven shuts off. Display flashes
"End".Signalsounds
3 times.Lightandfan
shut off.
REMEMBER:
Microwave power won't turn on until you're
TouchtheTIME COOK padbefcresetting
ready. Until you pressSTART.
number pads.
10

10 defrost
1. Place frozen foodina microwave-safecon-
tainer and set in oven.
Close door.
2.
Touch DEFROST. Thesignallightonthe
read-outdisplayflashes"EnterTime"and
DefrostPowerLevel(3)isshown.Read-out
displays:
0.
3. Select the amount of time. Touch the num-
ber pads.
4. Don't select a Power Level. The DEFROST
settinghasitsown,special PowerLevel.
Readoutdisplayshowsthat DEFROST is
automaticallyset at Power Level 3.
5. PushSTART. The inside light comes on. A
fanstarts. Youmayheara dullthumping
sound that lets you know that the oven
IS us-
Ing aPower Level lower than HIGH.
6. Time is Up. Oven shuts off. Display flashes
"End".Signalsounds3times.Lightandfan
shut
off.
TheDefrostsetting IS designed fol. uniform
thawing necessary for larger amounts of food.
For smallamounts of frozenfoodsyoucan
alsouse TIME COOK ontheHIGHsetting.
HIGH thawsfaster, but you'll need
to turn the
foodseveraltimes, stirit andrearrange it
to
keep thawing uniform.
Because DEFROST canbechangedfrom
Its
automatic PowerLevelof 3 to otherpower
levels, you can use DEFROST as the first step
ofatwo-stepautomaticmicrowavesettlng
(See page
22 .)
TheHOLD/TIMERsetting is asolid-state
timer.
No microwavepower is used. So you
can use it for other things around the kitchen,
liketiminga3-minutelongdistancephone
call.
1. Touch HOLDITIMER. Read-outdisplay
flashes "Enter Time".
2.
Select amount of time. Touchthenumber
pads. The read-out panel tells how much time
you set and displays "Hold".
Using Hold Timer To Delay Cooking
Hold Timer can be used to delay cooking be-
foretimeortemperaturemicrowaving.The
cookbookwhichcomeswithyourrangeex-
plains how
to use the delay feature.
3.
Don't select a Power Level. You won'tbe
using microwave power.
4. Push START.
5. Time is up. Oven shuts off. Disphy flashes
"End".Signalsounds3times.Lightandfan
shut off.
You can alsouseHOLD/TIMERcombined
withmicrowavecooking,whenrecipescall
forstandingtime.
(To usewithmicrowave
cooking see page
18.)
REMEMBER: HOLD/TIMER can also be used
to delay microwaving up to 99 minutes and 99
seconds. Pages 18 and 23of thisbook,and
the page in your microwave cookbook explain
this feature.
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HANDLE -7
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SENSOR
Your microwave oven has an
automatic temperature probe.
For many foods temperature control IS impor-
tant That
s why your microwave oven comes
wlth
a removableautornatlctemperaturesen-
sor
You canmicrowavefoodsltkechlcken.
turkeyporkandrareroastbeef to the tern-
perature you want The ovenshuts
off auto-
matlcallywhenthefood'sdone
No guess-
work'
Thetemperatureprobe
IS handywhencook-
tng
for chlldren too Because you can control
thetemperature
of eachportlonindtvidually
Maklng soup7 Serve thechlldrenthelrs at a
mlld
130 whlletheadults get plptnghot
soup at
170
Frozen toodsaren 'I recommended fo use
wifhfhe probe.
If's ditficulf to insert fhe
probe whenfoods are frozen. Page 26 tells
you whichfoodswork best wifhfhe probe.
(And which ones don 'f.)
Setting your microwave oven to cook by tem-
perature
is easy, The oven helps!
The3-secondsignalsounds if you set a
temperatureoutsidetheoven'srange(be-
low
90 orabove 199 ) oranytemperature
lower than the temperature
of the food.
*--
Thestgnalalsosounds if you set theoven
to mlcrowave by temperature ardforget to
attachtheprobe to thereceptacleinside
the oven.
Durlng TEMP COOK you can recall the tem-
perature that you set by touchin51 the TEMP
COOK pad.
Things to rememberwhensettingyouroven
to microwave with temperature:
Don't leavethe probe in theoven tf It's not
insertedinfood(Preventsdamageto
oven).
Llke any foodthermometer,theprobemay
slipoutofplaceincooking.RepositionIt.
press
START again, andcontlnue cooklng
If you wait to hear the signal sourtd and find
theprobehasslippedout
of the' food,the
food couldbeovercooked. Also, theoven
could be damaged.
If you givetheoveninstructtorsitcan't
carry
out, a3-secondsignalsoundswhen
you pressSTART.
Touchthecookingfunction pid (TEMP ,~
COOK) beforesettingnumberpads. i
!a'
RecipesintheCookBooktell you approx-
imate cooking times as
well as temperature
settings.Usethetimes as aguldl?
to plan-
ning when
to serve food.
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Before you start, insert the probe
Why not try mlcrowavlng wlth the temperature
probe rlght now? Start wlth cold tapwater Fill
amlcrowave-safemug
2/3 full of water and
make Instant soup
f
1 First. put probe into food. Ingeneral. Insert
probeInto centermost part of food (at least one
Inch Into food
) Insert as horlzontally as posslble
Into meats Insertas dlrected Inother foods.
2 Place iood with probe into oven.
!
3. Insert cable end into receptacle onoven
wall until “seated”.
BESUREPROBE IS AT-
TACLE (Whenyoupress START, if probe
IS
notattachedsecurely,ovensoundsa 3 sec-
ondsignalandflashes“UseProbe”ondis-
play panel. Theoven w~llnot start.)
TACHEDSECURELYTO
OVEN RECEP-
Use cl~p
on cable to loop cable when needed.
Looplngthecablenotonlycontrolsthe
length
of the cable, rt alsohelpspreventthe
probe from sllpplng out of posltlon
3 Close ovendoorfirmly. Makesurethe
cable
lsn t interfering wlth the doorseal
1, Touch TEMP COOK. “Enter Temp” flashes
onthedisplay.Read-outdisplays:
0 andau-
tomatic Power Level
10 is displayed.
2. Selectthetemperatureyouwant. Use 170
(shown on display) for your soup.
3. SelectPowerLevel. Theovenisautomat-
ically setat HIGHunlessyouchangethe
Power Level.Foryourcoffee, leave theoven
at HIGH. (For other foods, see recipe’s
in your
Cookbookforsuggested PowerLevels. To
changefromautomaticHIGH
(10). touchde-
siredPowerLevel numberpad at blsttom of
control panel.
4. Press START. The inside light comes on. A
fan starts. ThereadoutautomattcallyIn-
dicates temperature.
5. The word “Cool” onthereadoutletsyou
knowthatthe internal temperature of the
foodhasn’t reached
90°F. yet. Since thewa-
ter for yoursoupcamefromthecold water
tap, it’ll be less than
90”.
The probe senses temperatures between 90’’
and 200°F Onceabove90“. the readout
panelshows
you themternal temperature of
the food untll the temperature you selected is
reached. The oven sounds for 3 seconds and
flashes “End”. Then the oven shuts
clff.
6. The signal tells you when the foocl reaches
the temperature youselected.
The o’ien auto-
matically shuts
off. Soup’s ready!
7. Removethe cable end of theprobefrom
thereceptacle.
Thenremovefoodand tem-
perature probe together.
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Inthecookbook,manyrecipesincludea
4-dlg1t"CookCode".This is ashort-cut
method for entering time or temperature and
powerlevel. To useit,touch COOK CODE
and
4 digits. Be sure to enter any zeros In the
code.
If you do not enter all 4 digits. the oven
w~llslgnal"Error"anddisplaytheIncorrect
entry. TouchCOOK CODE again and enter all
4 dlglts.
After you pressSTART the oven decodes your
lnstructlons. Time or Temperature legend will
llghtup.thedlsplaywillcount DOWN
In sec-
onds orUP indegreesabove
90 . Power
Level willbe displayed.
How to Interpret the Cook Code
Theflrst digit stands for type of cooktng. "1"
indicates TimeCooking. "5" incicates Tem-
peratureCooking.Digitsotherthan
"1" and
"5" are designed for microwavincl foods from
frozen
to cookedbyallowingy3u to set a
3-step Cook Code. 3-step Cook Codeslet you
DEFROST thenHOLD(HoldTime
is always
half of Defrost time), and thenTIME COOK.
Setting
"5" meansTemperatureCookand
probeshouldbeused.
If probe is not used
properly,theovenwillsignal "Ase Probe"
when you pressSTART.
Themiddle
2 digitsindicate tire inwhole
minutesor temperaturein acodefrom
00 to
99, meaningtemperatureindegrees F. from -
100 to 199°F. Thelastdigitshows Power
Level.CodeforHighPoweris
"O", meantng ''
Power Level is 10.
First Digit
Means Function Second
& Third Digits Fourth Digit Means
Mean Cooking Time Power Level
or Internal
Temp.
1 TimeCook
2 Defrost 5 Mln.
then
Hold 2% Min.
3 Defrost 10 Mln.
then
Hold 5 Min
4
Defrost 15 Min.
then
Hold 7% Min
5
Temp Cook (UseProbe)
6 Defrost 20 Min.
then
Hold 10 Min
7 Defrost 25 Min.
then
Hold 12% Min.
8 Defrost 30Min.
then
Hold 15 Min
9 Defrost 35 Min.
then
Hold 17% Min.
Time Cook In Mlnutes
Time Cook
in Minutes
Time Cook in Mlnutes
Tlme Cook in Minutes
Last
2 digits ofTemp
settlngs between
100 to 199
Tlme Cook in Minutes
Time Cook
in Minutes
Time Cook in Minutes
Time Cook in Minutes
Set PowerI-evels
1-10, Fourtl
diglt setting
of
"0" means
HIGH (10).
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Examples of Cook Code Foods
(All codes below are in Cookbook which comes with your oven)
Food Code and Meaning
Mix Easy Chocolate Chocolate Cake
Souper Meatloaf
-.
Oriental Chicken
Savory Cheese Bread
8-02. pkg.
of frozen Convenience Entree such
as Chicken
A La Klng, Spaghetti, Macaroni
and Cheese
/
j
Time
’ 7:OO
Cook Minutes
Temp
*’ 170
Cook
EEmil
(l3-piq-q
‘ .,
Time
’ 11:oo
Cook Minutes
/’
Time /’ Ki0O
CookMlnutes
i
Defrost ’ Time
10 Minutes Cook
Hold
5 Mln. 4 Mlnutes
\
14 to 16-oz pkg. (about 1 Ib.) of frozen
Convenience Entree suchas Lasagna,
Stuffed Peppers or foods listed under 8-oz
above
/’
\,
Defrost ‘ Time
15 Minutes Cook
Hold 7% Mln.
9 Minutes
1 recipeBeef Stew from Cookbook
2 qt. stew In 13 x 9 x 2-in. dish
-.
Defrost /”
Tlme
25 Minutes Cook
Hold 12’’~ Mln. 25 Mlnutes
‘\~
Power
Level
10
Power
Level
7
Power
Level
10
Power
Level 5
Power
Level
7
Power
Level
7
Power
Level
10
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With the COOK 'N WATCH functronsettlng,
you makenotimeentry.Thedisplaycounts
UP In seconds to show how long the tood has
cooked
To stopcooking,openthedoor or
touchCLEAR/OFF.(Ovenwillnotresume
cookrng when START is pressed again.)
The COOK
'N WATCH feature gwesyou a
srmple way
to tlme cook foods whlch requlre
short cooklng periods (from afew seconds to
3 minutes), or frequent attention. Scramblean
egg, melt
2 tablespoons of butter In a baking
dishorthecheesetoppingonacasserole,
heat snacks and canapes. Change the power
level
to 5 (Medium) and melt chocolate.
If aregularTimeCookrecipe is notqurte
doneintheminimumtime. useCOOK
'N
WATCH to complete cooking.
HOW TO USE "COOK 'NWATCH"
FUNCTIONTO WARM
A MEAT
AND CHEESE SANDWICH
3. Press START. The Inside light comes on. A
fanstarts.Display countsup Inseconds
Power Level shows
10 or other level selected
No Change needed
4. Watch food untllfoodappearsdone or
timershowsapproximatetlmeneeded
speciflc
food.
for
1 Place food in oven (forexamplemelt
cheese on
a meat and cheese sandwlch)
2. Touch COOK 'N WATCH. Functronlegend
showsCOOKWATCH.Beeplndlcates
"ready". Drsplay shows:
0 until START is
pressed.AutomaticPower Lev'el 10 appears.
PowerLevel
can bechangedbefore or after
pressrngSTART.
5 Displayshowstimeelapsed. Open door or
touch CLEARIOFF when cheese melts. Oven
beepsand"End"appears.Thesandwich
IS -.,
ready.
6. If you do notstopcooking,ovenwillshut
off automatically after
3 minutes.
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Combinationprogramsusing TIME or TEMP
COOK with DEFROST and/or TEMPHOLD
can beenteredatonetimeandthestep-by-
step program will be carried out automatically
after"START"hasbeenpressed.Com-
bination programs can beset
to start immedi-
ately ortheymaybestoredIntheoven's
memory for later time.See MEMORY ENTRY.
Some programsusetheHOLD/TIMER.Thls
functionallowsyouto set ano-heatwaiting
time of
up to 99 mtnutes and 99 seconds after
defrostingorbeforeTimeor Temperature
cooklng. To use, touch HOLD/TIMER and en-
ter the tlmeby touchlng the number pads.
- The ovenperformsfunctionsinapreset se-
quence.
lf youaccldentallyreversethe se-
quencewhllesettlng
Instructions. the oven
automatlcallyrearrangesyourprogramIna
Tlmeor TemperatureCookingsequence.
DEFROST always comes flrst. then Hold, then
'- . ,
Things You Can Do
It's 4:OO. You want to startcooking at 5:OO.
but youhave to leave now to take the children
to a music lesson. Set the oven
to Holdfor 60
minutes, then Time orTemperature Cook. (Al-
low foodsto remaln at room temperature only
as longas is safe. Timesvary
)
You want to defrost food. then refrigerate Im-
mediately after standing time. Set the oven to
DEFROST, thenHOLD. It w~llsignalwhenIt's
time to refrigerate.
Your frozencasserole needs todefrost and
standbeforeitcanbecooked.You'dliketo
start nowandforgetIt. Set theoven
to Things You Can't Do
DEFROST. HOLD, TIME COOK,then if de- The ,,Cook ,~ Watch,,,", and ,,Slrr,mer 'N
HOLD until dinner.
'Ired, add probe and TEMP Cook'"," func.ions cannot becomblrled with
any other functlon
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Whenyou'remicrowaving with
time, you can cook additional
ways. Without resetting.
Defrost-hold-and-cook-Forfoodsthatneed
astandlng perlodbetweendetrostandcook
To defrost-hold-and-cook,usetheentlre
chart(Forfoodsthatdon'tneedastandlng
perlodbetweendetrostand
cook. youcan
sklp hold-tlrne
)
Hold-start-and-cook-Fortlmeswhenyou
can't be
In thekltchen when It s tlme to start
cooking(The oven
r'i71(is wlthout resetting
for up to 99 rnlnutesand 99 seconds ) Use
only thearea marked
to hold-start-and-cook
The char1shows you how
to cookallthree
ways
Wnenyoure ready
to start. lust changethe
tlrnes Ilsted
on the chart for tlmes needed for
the food
you re cooklng
Things to rememberwhenpro-
gramming with time:
If youaccldentally reverse thesequence of
programmingInstructlons.theovenauto-
matlcally rearrangesyour programDefrost-
1ng always comes flrst then hold. then
cooking
Whenlnstructlons conflict. theovencarrles
outthe last lnstructlon For example,
If you
set the oven
'0 Defrost for 4 mlnutes.Hold-
Tlrne for
2 nlnutes and thenDefrost for 6
rnlnutes.the oven wouldDefrost for 6 mln-
Utes and Hold-Tlme for 2 rnlnutes
,
DEFROST-
HOLD-
AND-
COOK
Aiio& looos to reniarn dl room temperature only as lorly as salt? Times vary
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!
HOLD-START-
AND-COOK

WHENYOUWANTTHE
OVEN TO
DO THIS
YOU’LLSEETHISHAP-
TOUCHTHISPENING ON THE CONTROL
PANEL
Defrost this casserole
“EnterTime” fla:;hes on
readout display. Theread-
outpaneldisplays:
0 and
Power Level(3).
Def(Defrost)appearson
for
15% minutes,thenreadoutpanel. 1530shows
onreadoutpanel a!; well as
automatic Power Level3.
?* i
let the casserole stand
:O shows onreadoutpanel.
“Enter Time” flashes on the
panel.
Then cook
it for
“EnterTime”flasheson
readout.Thereadoutpanel
changes
to :O and alJtomatic
powerlevelHigh
(10)
appears.
~~
25 minutes Time Cook appears
on read-
out panel.
2500 appears on
readout. Power Level
(10) re-
mains on.
Changepowerlevelfrom
automaticHigh
(10) to
Medium-Highpower (7) by
pressingappropriatepadat
bottom ofdisplay.appears.
2500 remains in the readout
panel.TimeCookremains
onandPowerL.evel
7
[START)
If youstartfromdefrost,
15:30 showsinthereadout
panel, and time starts count-
ingdown. Def (Defrost)and
Power Level3 is displayed.

with Temp Hold
Temp Holdisanespeciallyhandyfeatureof
your microwave oven.
It lets you hold foodsat
servingtemperature,keepingthem"just-
cooked" hot and fresh.
With theTemp Hold feature:
1. You can select a holding temperature be-
tween
90" and 199°F.
2. You can select any Power Level youwant.
Because foods tend
to stay moist and tender
during microwaving, Temp Hold is the perfect
way
to keep vegetables, casseroles, and even
scrambledeggspipinghotandready
to
serve.Roasts,ham andpoultry, too, may be
kept juicy and table ready with this feature.
You can even warm up leftovers!
If you want, you canset your oven to automat-
ically defrost, hold, time or temperature cook,
andthen Temp Hold. You mustbesurethat
thetemperatureprobeisplacedinthefood
before starting the microwave oven.
Temp Hold keeps a pre-set temperature level
inside the food foras long as you like.
Things to remember when setting
your oven
to microwave
Temp
Hold.
To prevent spoilage, do not hold foods ex-
ceptsolidroasts at temperaturesbelow
150" for more than 2 hours.
Solid (not rolled) roastsmay be held below
150° for up to 2 hours.
However,duringthemicrowaveroasting
process, a great amount of heat is stored in
theroast.Keepingtheroastinthewarm
oven cavity during TEMPIHOLD can cause
agreaterincreaseininternaltemperature
thanwhen allowingtheroast
to stand out-
side the oven on a kitchen counter. Temper-
aturesof up
to 20" to 30" above the TEMP/
HOLD setting are possible. Because of this
heatstorage, itisnotpossible
to hold
roasts at a rare degree of doneness.
It is suggested that you first remove the roast
from theoven and let it stand, uncovered, for
about
10 to 15 minutesbeforen?turning to
TEMP/HOLD. Or, if you know before cooking
that you intend
to hold a solid roastat serving
temperature,you may compensateforthe
storedheat by undercookingtheroast. See
your Cookbook for details.
1. Insert probe in food. (If you have justTemp
Cookedyourfood,stepsoneandtwoare
already done).
2. Attach probe to oven. (See probe instruc-
tions under Temperature Cooking.:)
3. Touch TEMP HOLD. "Enter Ternp" flashes
onthereadoutpanel.PowerLevel
10 and 0
Deg are also displayed on panel.
4. Select the holding temperature you want.
Your ovenwillautomaticallymicrowavethe
fooduntilitreachesthepre-sett'emperature
and keeps the foodat this temperature.
5. SelectPower Level. Your ovenwillauto-
matically use High unless you select another
level.Seeyourcookbookforsuggested
power levels for various foods.
6. Push START. The inside light c'3mes on. A
fan starts. If you also selected a TIME COOK
orTEMP COOK cycle,togetherwithTEMP
HOLD cycle, the oven
will first cook the food
andthenautomaticallygointotheTEMP
HOLDcycle.(TIME COOK or TE:MP COOK
always precedes TEMP HOLD.)
7. DuringtheTEMPHOLDcycle,theoven
will not shut
off until you touch the CLEAR/
OFF pad. (You caninterruptmicrowavingby
openingtheovendoor.Thecycleresumes
when you close the door andpress START.)
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