GEAppliances JET235 Installation instructions

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Fled thisbook carefully.
His intendedto helpyouoperate
and maintain yournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly.
Keepii handyfor answersto your
questions.
Hyoudon’t understandsomething
or needmore help,write(include
yourphone number):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectric Company
Appliance Park
Louisvilie,KY 40225
down the model and
serial rwr?w?rs.
You’ii find them on a iabei inside the
oven on the upper ieft side.
These numbers areaisoon the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that camewith
your Microwave Oven. Before
sending in this card, piease write
these numbers here:
Mo(JeiNO.
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Serial No.
USE?these numbers in any
correspondence or servicecaiis
concerning your Microwave Oven.
Be sure your IWcrovwaw
Oven is registered.
It is important that we,the manu-
facturer, know the iocation of your
Microwave(Mm should a need
occur for adjustments.
Your supplier is responsiblefar
registeringyou asthe owner,
Pieasecheck with your suppiier to
besure he hasdone so; aiso send
in your Consumer Product Owner-
ship Registration Card. if you move,
or if you are not the originai pur-
chaserpieasewrite to us,stating
modei and seriai numbers.This
appliancemustbe registered
Pleasebecertainthatitis.
Write to:
Generai Eiectric Company
RangeProduct Service
Appiiance Park
i_ouisviiie,KY 40225
If YOU received adamaged
overt. . .
immediately contact the deaier (or
builder) that soid you the IViicro-
wave Oven.
time and money.
Beforeyourequestservice,check
the ProblemSolveron page 28. it
iists minor causes of operating
probiems that you can correct
yourseif.
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l-he electric output of this
];}lcrowave oven IS625 Watts.
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(a) DONotAttemptto operatethis
ovenwith the door open sinceopen
door operation can resuit in harrnfui
exposureto microwaveenergy. it is
important not to defeat or tamper
with the safety interlocks.
(b) DONot Placeany object
betweenthe ovenfront face and the
door or aiiow soii or cieaner residue
to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
(c) IDoblotOperatethe oven if it is
damaged. Nis particularly important
that the oven door close properiy
and that there is no damageto the:
(1) door (bent)
(2) hinges and latches (broken or
ioosened)
(3) door seaisand seaiing surfaces.
(d] The C)Ven Not be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properiy quaiifiecisewice
personnei.
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a‘qy 1n.stn.jctiorts ,..........~3-4
F~:atLjre~of your ~Vefl . . . . c.. ..0 5
Touch Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Set the Clock .................. 6
Automatic Cooking. ...........8-9
Questions and Answers ...... 10
RecipeGuide. .............. 11
~~ainDish@~. . . . . . ....,..l*-l~
veg~~a~[e~...............14-15
~r~i~s& Desserts..........I6-17
Automatic Cooking Chart ...... 18
Aut~mati~ Roasting&
Chafl ...., ...............1~-20
Automatic Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . 21
Manual Defrosting ............ 22
Tiime Cook ................... 23
Temp Cook/Hold ............. 24
MINLSECTimer. .............. 25
Care of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Grounding Instructions ........ 27
Use of Extension Cords ........ 27
The Problem Solver .........28-29
If YouNeed Sewke . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
Readall before usingthis
WherI 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 T(3 AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.
aDThis appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS”
found on page 27.
eFor best operation, plug this
appliance into its own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip-
ping of circuit breaker.
eInstall or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the pro-
vided installation instructions.
eBe certain to place the front
surface of the door three inches
or more back from the cot..inter-
top edge to avoid t@-
of the in normal
@DCInot cover or block any
openings on the appliance.
@Do not use outdoors.
~Do not immerse power cord
or plug in water,
43 Keep power cord away from
heatc(j surfaces.
~~’<jqot let povw?rcord hang
over- f?dge of tabie or counter.
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6q-hisappliance should be ser-
viced only by qualified service
personnel. Contact nearest
authorized service facility for
examination, repair or
adjust ment.
oAs with any appliance, close
supervision is necessary when
used by children.
eTo 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
products can contain metal
flecks which may cause arcing
or ignite. Paper products ccm-
taining nylon or ny!on filaments
should be avoided, as they may
also ignite.
—Do Blatpop in
microwave oven unless in aspe-
cial microwave popcorn acces-
sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microwave
ovens.
—Do not the
to to the
oven and the of fire. If by
accident the oven chou~d rL~!-I
empty aminute or two, no harm
is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven mnpty SIj-(~1i
ti roes-it saves energy a~td p~-o
longs life of the oven.
—If materials inside t~}<~ovf:l
Sh(l uId ignite, keep ~-1’1’+7 ~~~:~~~
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~Some products such as
whole eggs and sealed con-
tainers--for example, closed
glass jars—may explode and
should not be heated in this
oven.
*baby food in
glass jars, even without their
lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
@defrost frozen bever-
ages in narrow necked bottles;
especially carbonated ones.
Even if the container is opened,
pressure can build up. This can
cause the container to burst,
resuRing in injury.
aUse metal only as directed in
Metal strips as used
on meat, roasts are helpful when
Wed as shown in Cookbook.
TV dinners may be cooked in
metal trays but when using she~f
they must be replaced in their
box. However, when using metal
in microwave oven, keep metal
for D!JTYTM
at least away from
sides of
%may
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.
‘the oven
hot to
Be careful touching the floor
dLJring and after cooking.
Do use
in food you are microwaving
U12kE that thermometer is
ciesig ned or recorn mended for
I_~seiRthe microwave oven.
*Remove the temperature
probe from #heoven 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 wails.
63 Plastic tJtensils-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 expo-
sures to overcooking, the food
and utensils could ignite. For
these reasons: 1)LJsemicro-
wave plastics only “and use
them” in strict compliance with
the utensil manufacturer’s
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty utensils to micro-
waving. 3) Do not permit children
to use plastic utensils without
complete supervision.
ecooking 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.
&eggs I@ and C@ of
shell) is not for
microwave cooking. Pressure
can build up inside egg yolk and
may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.
QBFoods with unbroken outer
“skin”such as potatoes, hot w
dogs or sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (see above)
should be pierced to allow
steam to escape during cooking.
a“Boilable”cooking pouches
and tightly dosed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in Cookbook. If they
are not, plastic could burst dur--
ing or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should
be at least partially uncovered
because they form atight seal.
When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,
re~nove covering carefully and
direct steam away from hands
and face.
@Use of the
SIMMaccessory. (See your Cook-
book for proper use.)
—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. The
shelf could overheat. L& of
shelf with Automatic Cooking
feature is not recommended.

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Door Pull to open
door. Door must be securely
latched for oven to operate.
Latches. with
Metal screen permits
viewirlg of foods and keep:;
m!crovtiaves confined inside
Oven
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oven InteriorLight.Turns on
when the door is opened or
when the oven is operating.
Oven Floor.
probe.LJse
with
Temp Cook/Hold a~7dAuto
Roast functions only.
for
Temperature Probe
must be securely inserted into
recept:icle when using Termp
C:(X):<‘Ho!d or l’\E!i(3Roast.
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DOUBLE-DIJTYTM shelf. Lets
you microwave several foods at
once. Do not use shelf without
plastic spacers in place as
shown. (SeeSafety Tips for
special instructions. )When this
shelf is not in use, please
remove from the oven.
TouchControlPaneland
Display.See next page for
instructions.
Quick reference Codes for
tmany frequently prepared
foods.
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‘T~1~~‘j_oLJcI-lcontrol Panel allows understand. With yo(Jrmicrowave
~ILI~oset the oven contro Iselec- oven, you have !he option of using
tr(jrllcal Iy with the touch of afinger. your automatic cooking control
it’s designed to be easy to use and pads for quick and easy ccJnver~-
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ience cooking. Or you may make
your own programs to suit your
indwidual ized cooking style. w
MANUAL DEFROST. Gentle, gen-
erally uniform thawing at automatic
Power Level 3, (or change power
level after entering defrosting time.
See page 22.)
TEMP COOWHOU3. Use the
temperature probe to cook by using
apreset temperature. Once oven
reaches preset temperature, it
switches to HOLD setting and main-
tains that temperature until you
touch the Cl_EAF?/OFFpad. (See
page 24.)
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CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter
time of day or check time of day
,while microwaving. Tc 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 dis-
play. Re-touch CLOCK pad. To
reset or change time, simply repeat
above process.
CLEAR/OFF. When touched, it
shuts off the oven and erases all
settings (except time of day).
ALJTO DEFROST. Touch this pad.
then Code number and food weight.
The oven automatically sets Power
Levels and defrosting time. (See
page 21).
AUTO ROAST. Insert probe, touch
this pad, and desired number pad
for Code to SIow--cook orternpera-
ture cook meat with automatic
preset program. (See page 19)

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T-?’]@ Cmc?kingContf’oi
f~‘.~t~:rPdoes your cooking for you
~~;-!ce you have corn pleted the basic
co{kIng steps outlined in this Use
~~nd CaI eBook For your cooking
~:[<~e~irld convenience, the AUTO
CC)(3K control pad allows you to
.+sethis feature to practically do
your cooking for you. Just follow
:--e electronic display’s step-by-step
~ogt arnming instructions; then let
;:-,2auto sensor detect the food’s
s:eam and autornatical Iy cook
JIOurme5&I.
~qth RCMMtqmeats are cooked
as yOLIdesire allcf held for up to one
ngu r: for added convenience, Auto
qoast Code 6simmer’s and slow-
foods which need long, gentte
cook }17gfor tenderizing o!- flavoring.
Tms Code also holds your dish fOr
a:?unlimited amout7t of time at the
~17~~of cooking
The Pwdm feature gives you
~Qfrostlng automatical Iy. You enter
sCbcfe, then the food’s weight and
tj’p oven automatical iy sets and
~~langes Power Levels and cooking
~Inc. Halfway Ih roug hdefrosting
[’[~ oven reminds you to turn the
~,~~j(~{i11d I.henafter you do, finishes
!-;cfrostIr]g
because less time is spent In food
preparation.
For precise cooking tasks, IJS(?the
conventional microwave features.
With Time Cook, yOLIsimply pre-
set the time and your oven turns o’
automatically. Ternp Cook/Hold,
which determines doneness throug
the internal temperature of the
cooked dish, will cook food to a
preset temperature and then hold
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~hepreset temperature indefinitely.
You must either open the oven door
or touch the CLEAR/OFF pad to [la
shut off the oven.
Read this book to learn the many
different things your microwave
oven can do. You will find avariety
of cooking methods and programs
specialized to suit your individual
lifestyle. We think you will find
microwaving the contemporary
way, and the smart way, to cook. .,
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The AUTO COOK pad
may be used 10elimi-
nate ycmr need to look
up cooking time in the
ICookbook or guess-
ing how long to set
cooking time. 13yactuailysensing
thesteamandaromawhichescape
asfood thisfeature
adjuststheoven’s
timetovarioustypesand
offood.
After touching the AUTO COOK
Wld,desired Code nurnkxx and
~~A~~, you will seethe wor-dAUTO
on the display, which indicates that
the sensor has beenactivatedto
sense steam and aroma from the
food. To prevent the escape of
steam and aroma from the oven,
do not open ttw door whilf? the
word AUTO is ~[”i the diq)lay. If
door iscyxmed, ERROR appears
Closedoor andtouch START
immedialely.
Setting 1,which is desigrredfor
easyreheatingof foods, automati-
cally turns the ovenoff assoon as
the sensordetectssteamfrom the
foods. Other Auto Cook control set-
tings, which arefor fresh or trozen
foods, needadditional time after
steamand aroma havebeensensed.
Forthesefoods, the ovendeter-
mines the amount of additional time
needed,then automatically switches
the ovento Time Cookfor the neces-
sary cooking time remaining. Oven
beepswhen it switchesthe ovento
Time Cook (AUTOon display is
tx opened.
f%?careful of steamwhen removing
tight covers.Whenym..rremove
cover,direct the steam away from
hands and face.
Be surethe outside of the cooking
container and insidoof microwavo
ovenam dry.
Afew foods needstirring or
rotating after partial cooking. Check
the ‘iAutomatic Cooking Guide”
section on page 11.
Wesuggestcoveringfoods that
tend to spatter to keepthe interior
of the ovenclean.This also helps
the food heat more evenly.
Note: Useof the IX3UE$LEENJTY’M
shelfwithAuWnaticCookingisnd
recommended.
THE OF FOOD TO THE SHE OFTHE CCINTAINERFILLCONTAINERSATEAST %FULL.
BE THE OF THE AIW2INSIDE OF OVENAREDRY.
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Use microwave-safe casserolesor
bowls for entrees and vegetables.
Cover with lid to dish. Wax paper or
loose plastic wrap can also be used.
Useoblong or square containers for
chicken or corn on the cob. Cover
with wax paper or loose plastic to
prevent spattering.
Follow control panel or Automatic
Cooking Chart settings for casse-
roles.Cover casserolemeat and
vegetableswith sauce.Cool hot
ingredients or sauces.If not, use
TIME COOK.
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D{ace c~v~r-~~foodin OVell.Tol.~ch
$iU’TO COOK pad. “Enter Code’”
~iasheson display.
Touch number pad for desired
code. Code 2shows and “Start”
‘lashes on display. Touch START.
‘~VordAUTO shows orI display,
?dicati ng steam sensor is acti-
\.?ted.DO NOT OPEN DOOR.
COOKING PERFORMANCEMAY
~CIAFFECTED.
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Beepsounds when steamis sensed
and AUTO is replacedby cook
time. At this point, door’may be
opened to check foc)dsif desired,
Whendone, oven beepsand stops.
NOTE: Referto Automatic Cooking
Chart on ovenwhen door is open
and also on page 18cdthis book
Codes &
Automatic cooking codes 1through
9are designedto giveyou easy
automatic resultswith anumber
Offoods.
Codes are arranged in lowestto
highest amount of power. For
exarnp!e,Code 1givesleast microw-
ave cooking power, Code 2gives
more power than Code 1,Code 3
increasespower over Code 2 and
so on.
Likt?wise,if yoiJwish slightly more
time than acode delivers,add a 9
after the Cod&+.Forthe vegetables
in the example above,Code 49
WCWMprovide 200/imore time for
cooking than would the regular
code 40
Touch AUTO COOK Pad.“Enter
Code” flashes on display.
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Code 1,which has the least power,
is used for quick reheating jobs
while the longer cooking foods like
stew or chili use higher codes. A
Cooking Chart and recipes,starting
on page 11give many tested uses
for automatic cooking codes. Touch number pads4 and 1 in that
order. Code 4shows and “Start”
flashes on display.
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{.LJIoffaftertheAUTOcy$:ieWh@Xl
using Auto Cook Control Code 1
whim NC’h3snot for M-W’
A. When using Code 1,thww is no
secxmdphaseof minules cQuntifIg
clown.All tht! cooking is completed
in the fltst ~’haseor AUTO.
Q. If the foocfis not
cooked atfer using the suggested
code. Wilatshould fdo?
A. Differencesin recipesmay result
In different cooking times.Use
“TimeCook and Power Level10for
afew minutes until completion or
r’&COVerand USeAuto Cook Code I
If rnorc time is needed,
Q. Do all fre$hor frozen vegetables
requireastandingperiodafter
withAutoCook?
A. Most vegetablesare cooked to a
crisp state during Auto Cook, just
as in regular microwaving. There-
fore, it is recommended that you let
the vegetablesstand for up to 5
minutes depending on sizeand
density of pieces.This standing
time also enhancesthe overall
flavor and appearanceof most
vegetables.
Q, if Idon’t cover the dish in
AUtclcook?
A. While cooking without the cover
does not affect sensor performance,
we suggest covering dishesthat
may spatter to keep the oven clean.
Covering also helps foods heat
evenly.
(2. i-mthe and of
aVvh@riusingAuto
$4+W%,insome Caw?s,Iiirgw
plwx!h
will require addltmrial Tifm {hok-
Ing Be aure to chw;k tiiig[jm~t(d
arrangement of pitmesIfl ttm d15ti,
slfmeproper’af”mf~gwn[mtIS
often asuccessfultip In rwgular
microwaving.
Q. shouldiuseAutocook tocook
pudding or sauces?
A. Most pudding and stwce rwapes
requirestirring manytimes during
cooking; therefore, ‘?ifYwGook is
recommended since you should not
open the door during the AUTO
phaseof cooking without affecting
end cooking results.
C).My scallopedpotatoeswerenot
completelycmked whenIremoved
thedishafterAutoCook.Whatis
wrong?
A. If you preparedthe saucein the
oven prior to combining the sauce
with potatoes,there may havebeen
too much remaining moisture in the
oven. Makesure you dry the oven
completely before using Auto Cook
sincethis function operatesproperly
by sensing steam and aroma in the
oven. Also starting Auto Cook with
hot foods createssteam and aroma
in the oven too soon, and decreases
the first sensing cycle.
Q. Are there any other foods which
are bestTime rather than
A. Bakery foods, candies, melted
chocolate or foods when adry or
crisp surface is desirable, are
cooked best by Time Cook.
~, Itried to warmsomechow~ein
noodlesusingAutoCook.Why
didn’tthiswink?
A. Food must have some moisture
in order to create steam which helps
the auto sensor function. Extremely
dry foods such aschow mein noo-
dles, potato chips and other such
foods do not haveenough moisture.
~. Stmdd iuseAuto~C)Ok wIw591
Iamcookingmanyfoodsin more
thanonedishor cassefole?
A. No, becauseof different food
densities, attention neededduring
cooking, and food amounts, it is
bestto useTime Cook when
cooking many foods.
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