GE Spacemaker-3 JEM4KWA Use and care manual

Spacemakerlllm M;crowave
Safe~ instructions ....................2-5
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure
to Excessive Microwave Energy .............2
Operating Instructions, Tips
Aluminum Foil .................................................4
Clock ..................................................................8
Control Panel ...............................................7, 8
Cooking Complete Reminder ......................7
Cooking Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19
DefrostingbyTime...............................10,11
Defrosting Guide...................................22, 23
Delayed Cooking ............................,...............9
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............7
Heating or Reheating Guide...............2O, 21
Hold Time
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MicrowavingTips...........................................6
Minute/Second Timer ...........................9, 10
PowerLevels............................................8-23
ProgramCooking............................................8
TimeCook...............................................11,12
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Problem Solver...............................26
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Care and Cleaning ............................24
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installation ..................................25, 26
Adapter Plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ExtensionCords...........................................26
Grounding Instructions .......................25, 26
Consumer Services ...................27
Appliance Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........2
Model and Serial Number Location ...........2
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
Models: JEM4KWA
Microwave power ouput
JE640JA
of this oven is 600 watts.
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HELP US HELP 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
Registration Card that came with
your microwave oven. Before
sending in this card, please write
these numbers here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your microwave oven.
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
original purchaser,
please write to
us, stating model and serial
numbers.
This appliance must be registered.
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 around 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
your microwave oven. It’s
similar to the interference caused
by other small appliances and
does not indicate a problem with
your oven.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this oven with
(c)
the door open since open-door operation can
result in harmful exposure to microwave
energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper
(1)
with the safety interlocks.
(b) Do Not Place any object between the oven
(2)
front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner
(3)
residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
(d)
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:
door (bent)
hinges and latches (broken or loosened)
door seals and sealing surfaces.
The Oven Should Not be adjusted or repaired
by anyone except properly qualified service
personnel.
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men using electrical appliances, basic safety
precautions should be followed, including the
following:
A WA~lNG-Toreducethetiskof
burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons
or exposure to excessive microwave energy:
● Read and follow the specific “Precautions to
Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave
Energy”on previous page.
● This appliance must be grounded. Connect
only to properly grounded outlet, See Grounding
o Instructions section in the back of this book.
● Use this appliance only for its intended use as
described in this manual.
Do not use corrosive
chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This
microwave oven is specifically designed to
heat or cook food, and is not intended for
laboratory or industrial use.
● For best operation, plug this appliance into
iti own electrical outlet, to prevent flickering
of lights, blowing of fuse or tripping of circuit
breaker.
● Do not mount this appliance over a sink.
Install or locate this-appliance only in
accordance with the provided Installation
Instructions.
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
appliance.
Do not store this appliance outdoors.
Do not
use this product near water—for example, in a wet
basement, near a swimming pool or near a sink.
Do not operate any heating or cooking
appliance beneath this microwave oven.
● Do not mount the microwave oven over or near
any portion of a hating or cooking appliance.
● Do not store anything directly on top of the
microwave oven surface when the microwave
oven is in operation.
● 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 appliance if it has a
damaged power cord or plug,
ifit is not
working properly, or if it has been damaged
or dropped.
● See door surface cleaning instructions in the Care
and Cleaning section(s) of your book.
● This appliance should be serviced 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.
Carefully 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 bags in oven.
—Do not use your microwave oven to dry
newspapers.
—Do not use recycled paper produch. Recycled
paper towels, napkins and waxed paper 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.
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~ORTANT S~ETY ~STRUCTIONS
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—Do not pop popcorn in your microwave oven
unless in a special microwave popcorn accessory
or unless 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 while empty to avoid
damage to the oven and the danger of fire.
If
by accident the oven should run empty a minute
or two, no harm is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all times—it saves
energy and prolongs the life of the oven.
● Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do
not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food
in the oven when not in use.
● If materials inside oven should ignite, keep
oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect
power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
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Some producti such as whole eggs and sealed
containers-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; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
Don’t defrost frozen bevera~es in narrow
necked bottles (especially carbonated beverages).
Even if the container is opened, pressure can build
up. This can cause the container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury,
● Use metal only as directed in this book. TV
dinners may be microwaved in foil trays less than
3/4” high; remove top foil cover and return tray
to box. When using metal in the microwave oven,
keep metal at least 1 inch away from sides
of oven.
● Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders may
be needed to handle the
cookware.
● Sometimes, the oven tray can become too hot
to touch. Be careful touching the tray during and
after cooking,
● Foods cooked in liquids (such as pasta) may
tend to boil over more rapidly than foods
containing less moisture. Should this occur,
refer to the Care and Cleaning section(s) for
instructions on how to clean the inside of
the oven,
● Thermometer—Do not use a thermometer in
food you are microwaving unless the thermometer
is designed or recommended for use in the
microwave oven,
● Plastic cookwar+Plastic cookware designed for
microwave cooking is very useful, but should be
used carefully. Even microwave-safe plastic may
not be as tolerant of overcooking conditions as are
glass or ceramic materials and may soften or char
if subjected to short periods of overcooking. In
longer exposures to overcooking, the food and
cookware could ignite. For these reasons: 1) Use
microwave-safe plastics only 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.
When cooking pork, follow the directions
exactly and always cook the meat to an internal
temperature of at least
170°F. 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,

● Do not boil eggs in a microwave oven. Pressure
will build
up inside egg yolk and will cause it to
burst, possibly resulting in injury.
● Foods with unbroken outer
“skin” such as potatoes,
sausages, tomatoes, apples,
chicken livers and other giblets,
and egg yolks (see previous
caution) should be pierced to
allow steam to escape during
cooking.
. Not all plastic wrap is suitable for use in
microwave ovens. Check the package for
proper use.
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● Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
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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.
● “Boilable” cooking pouches and tightly closed
plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as
directed by package. If they are not, plastic could
burst during or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also, plastic storage
containers should be at least partially uncovered
because they form a tight seal. When cooking
with containers tightly 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
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burns. Be careful when opening
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any containers of hot food,
including popcorn bags, cooking
pouches-and-boxes.
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possible injury, direct steam away
from hands and face.
Optional Accessory
Available at extra cost from your GE supplier.
04-A019 Hanging Kit allows this oven to be mounted
under a cabinet.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
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MICROWAVING TIPS
● Make sure all 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 glaze with a metallic sheen
can be used. Some cookware is labeled “suitable
for microwaving.”
● If you are not
sure if a dish is
microwave-safe,
use this test: Place
in the oven both
the dish you are
testing and a glass
measuring cup
filled with one CUP
● 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.
If you use a meat thermometer while cooking, make
sure it is safe for use in microwave ovens.
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.
FIRST, 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

1. Door
FEATURES OF YOUR OWN
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2. Door Screen. Metal screen
permits viewing of foods and
keeps microwaves confined
inside oven.
3. Mode Stirrer Cover.
Protects the microwave energy
distributing system. Do not
remove this cover. You will
damage the oven.
Display. See Your Touch
Control Panel section for
instructions.
5. Door Open Button. Press to
open door. Door must be
securely latched for oven to
operate.
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Latches.
4. Touch Control Panel and 6. Glass Cooking
Tray. Tray must
be in place when using the oven.
Cooking performance will be
unsatisfactory without the tray
in place. The tray may be
removed for cleaning.
NOTE: Rating plate, oven
vent(s) and oven light are
located on the inside walls
of the microwave oven.
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 PANEL
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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. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time counting
down during cooking functions, power level,
cooking mode and instructions.
2. TIME DEFROST. Gentle thawing at automatic
power level 3 (Low). If desired, you may change
power
level after entering defrosting time.
3. TIME COOK I & II. Microwave for a preset
amount of time using automatic power level 10
(High), or change power level after entering
cooking time.
4. MINUTE/SECOND TIMER. This feature uses no
microwave energy. It functions as either a kitchen
timer, as a holding period after defrost or as a delay
timer before time cooking.
5. 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 above process.
6. NUMBER PADS. Touch these pads to enter
cooking/defrosting time, power level and time of
day.
7. POWER LEVEL. Touch this pad before entering
another power level if you want to change from
automatic power level 10 (High) for cooking or
power level 3 (Low) for defrosting.
8. CLEAWOFF. When touched, it shuts off the oven
and erases all settings (except time of day).
9. START. After all selections are made, touch this
pad to start the oven.
When You Plug in the Oven Program Cooking
The display panel lights up. After 15 seconds, all
Use your Touch Control Panel to Time Defrost
lights disappear and “RESET” appears. Touch the
or Time Cook with choice of power levels from
CLOCK pad to set the clock and oven is ready for use. 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), time kitchen tasks with
If power is disrupted at any time, the above sequence
the Minute/Second Timer, and set the Clock.
recurs, and you must reset the Clock. Create your own programs to suit your individual
cooking style. For example: use the Minute/Second
Timer to delay the start of Time Cook I & II or
program a hold time between Time Defrost and Time
Cook I & II. Set Time Cook I & II for a two-stage
program using different times and power levels.
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HOW TO USE THE M~UTE/SECO~ T~ER
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The Minute/Second Timer Using a Holding Time
The Minute/Second Timer has three timing The Minute/Second Timer can also be used to
functions:
program a “holding time” between microwave
● It operates as a minute timer. cooking functions. The time can range from one
second to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. A holding
● It can be set to delay cooking. or standing time may be found in some of your
● It can be used as a hold setting after defrosting. own recipes or in the Cooking Guide.
The Minute/Second Timer operates without
microwave energy.
How to Time a 3-Minute Phone Call Programming Delayed Cooking
Step 1: Touch MIN/SEC TIMER pad. To delay cooking up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds,
Step 2: Touch number pads 3, 0 and O (for 3 minutes
touch TIME COOK I & 11 pad and enter cook time.
Touch MIN/SEC TIMER and enter number of
and no seconds). minutes to delay cooking. Touch START. Timer
Step 3: Touch START. Display shows time counting will count down to zero and cooking will begin.
down. The timer signals when time is up.
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:
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Step 4: Set standing or hold time by
MIN/SEC
TIMER
touching MIN/SEC TIMER pad.
Step 1: Take casserole from freezer and place in oven. Step 5: Touch 1,0,0 and O to hold for ten minutes.
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Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST pad.
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TIMECOOK
Step 6: Touch TIME COOK
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I & 11 pad.
Step 3: Touch pads 1, 5,0 and O for 15 minutes
defrosting time. (Defrosting is automatically set on Step 7: Touch 2,5,0 and O for 25 minutes of
power level 3 but can be changed by touching the
cooking time.
POWER LEVEL pad and the desired power ievel.)
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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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HOW TO USE THE M~UTE/SECO~ T~ER
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Questions and Answers
Q. What will happen if I accidentally reverse my
defrost, hold and cook instructions?
A. The oven will automatically rearrange your
program. Defrosting will always come first,
then hold, and then the cooking function.
Q. Can I defrost and hold only?
A. Yes. Sometimes you may only want to defrost a
food, hold it, and cook it later. All you need to do is
program in Time 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: Foods that spoil easily, such as milk, eggs,
fish, stuffings, poultry and pork should not be allowed
to sit out for more than one hour after defrosting. Room
temperature promotes the growth of harmful bacteria.
Q. I programmed my oven for a specific defrosting
time but it defrosted longer than necessary. What
happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the oven carries out
the last instruction. You may have set the oven
to defrost for 4 minutes, hold for 2 minutes, and
then defrost for 6 minutes. In this case, the oven
would defrost for 6 minutes and hold for 2 minutes.
DEFROST~G BY TME
Time Defrost
Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of
frozen food and is one of the great advantages of
a microwave oven.
● Power level 3 (Low) is automatically set when you
press TIME DEFROST pad, but you may change this
for more flexibility.
● See the Defrosting Guide for defrosting help.
How to Change Power Level
After setting defrosting time, touch POWER
LEVEL pad, then touch desired number for new
power
level. Then touch START.
To become better acquainted with the defrost function,
defrost a 10 oz. package of frozen strawberries by
following the steps at right.
Defrosting Tips
● Foods frozen in paper or plastic can be defrosted in
the package.
● For even defrosting,
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separated part of
the way through
the defrosting time.
Step 1: Place package of frozen strawberries in
the oven and close door. Be sure package contains
no metal.
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Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
TIME
DEFROST
Step 3: Select one half of the total defrosting time
recommended in the Defrosting Guide. For example,
touch pads 4, 0 and O for 4 minutes.
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Step 4: Touch START. When
the cycle is completed, the oven
signals and flashes “End,” then
automatically shuts off.
Step 5: Turn the package over, close the door and
repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set remaining half of defrosting
time and touch START.
Step 6: When the oven signals and flashes “End,” open
the door, remove the package and separate strawberries
to finish defrosting.
● Pre-packaged frozen
dinners can be defrosted
and microwaved. Be
sure to remove foil
covers. Keep metal trays
at least 1 inch away from
oven walls.
● Check the Defrosting Guide for other defrosting tips.
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