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Help Us
Help You. . .
Read this book carefully.
Itis 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. . .
Call, toll free:
The GE Answer Center’”
800.626.2000
consumer information service
or write: (include your phone
number);
Consumer Affairs
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You’ll find them on a label inside
the oven on the upper left side.
These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your Microwave Oven. Before
sending in this card, please write
these numbers here:
Model No.
Be sure your Microwave
Oven is registered.
Itis important that we, the manu-
facturer, 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 Owner-
ship Registration Card. If you move,
or if you are not the original pur-
chaser please write to us, stating
model and serial numbers. This
appliance must be registered.
Please be certain that it is.
Write to:
Hotpoint
Range Product Service
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
If you received adamaged
oven. . .
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the Micro-
wave Oven.
Save time and money.
Before you request service, check
the Problem Solver on page 18. It
lists minor causes of operating
problems that you can correct
yourself.
Serial No
Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your Microwave Oven.
This microwave oven is UL listed for installation over electric
and gas ranges.
PRECAUTIONS
TO-AVOID
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE
MICROWAVE
ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this
oven with the door open since open I
door operation can result in harmful
exposure to microwave energy. It is
important not to defeat or tamper
with the safety interlocks.
(b) Do Not Place any object
between the oven front face and the
door or allow soil or cleaner residue
to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
(c) Do Not Operate the oven if it is
damaged. It is particularly 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 surfaces.
(d) The Oven Should not be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.
Optional Accessory
Available at extra-cost from your Hotpoint supplier.
JX80 Charcoal Filter Kit
Add for non-vented installation.
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Contents
Before Microwaving . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety Instructions ........... 3,4
Features of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . 5
Touch Control Panel ........... 6
Set the Clock ..................6
Auto Roast&Chart ..........8.9
Time Cook ...................10
Quick Set Control ............. 11
Defrost ......................11
Temp Cook ...................12
Hold/Timer ...................13
Care of Your Oven . . . . . . ...14.15
The Exhaust Feature .......... 16
Grounding Instructions ........ 17
The Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Consumer Services ............ 19
Warranty ............. Back Cover
Microwaving Tips
●Makesure all utensils usedin
your microwave oven are labeled
“suitablef ormicrowaving”. Check
your Cookbook forspecific test
to determine ’’microwave-safe”
utensils.
●Paper towels, waxpaper, and
plastic wrap can beused tocover
dishes in order to retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
.Some microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook for specific
instructions.
●Some foods such as unshelled
eggsand hotdogs must be pierced
toallow steamto escape during
cooking.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS<?
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
When using electrical appliances
basic safety precautions should
be followed, including the
following:
WARNING—TO reduce the risk
of burns, electric shock, fire,
injury to persons or exposure to
excessive microwave energy:
●Use this appliance only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
●Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” found on page 2.
●This appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS”
found on page 17.
●For best operation, plug this
appliance into it own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip-
ping of circuit breaker.
●Install or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the pro-
vided installation instructions.
●Do not cover or block any
openings on the appliance.
●Do not use outdoors.
●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 adamaged power cord
or plug, if it is not working prop-
erly, or if it has been damaged
or dropped.
●This appliance should be ser-
viced only by qualified service
personnel. Contact nearest
authorized service facility for
examination, repair or
adjustment.
●As with any appliance, close
supervision is necessary when
used by children.
●See door cleaning instruc-
tions on page 14.
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●To reduce the risk of fire in
the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food. Care-
fully attend appliance if paper,
plastic, or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facilitate cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bag in oven.
—Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
—Paper towels and napkins,
wax paper. Recycled paper
products can contain metal
flecks which may cause arcing
or ignite. Paper products con-
taining nylon or nylon filaments
should be avoided, as they may
also ignite.
—Do not pop popcorn in your
microwave oven unless in aspe-
cial microwave popcorn acces-
sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microwave
ovens.
—Do not operate the oven while
empty to avoid damage to the
oven and the danger of fire. If by
accident the oven should run
empty aminute or two, no harm
is done. However, try to avoid
operating the oven empty at all
times—it saves energy and pro-
longs life of the oven.
—If materials inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and dis-
connect the power cord, or shut
off power at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
●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.
●Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their
lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .
(continued)
●Don’t defrost frozen bever-
ages in narrow neck bottles;
especially carbonated ones.
Even if the container is opened,
pressure can build up. This can
cause the container to burst,
resulting in injury.
●Use metal only as directed in
Cookbook. Metal strips as used
on meat, roasts are helpful when
used as shown in Cookbook.
TV dinners may be cooked in
metal trays. However, when
using metal in microwave oven,
keep metal at least l-inch away
from sides of oven.
●Cooking utensils may
become hot because of heat
transferred from the heated
food. This is especially true if
plastic wrap has been covering
the top and handles of the
utensil. Potholders may be
needed to handle the utensil.
●Sometimes, the oven floor
can become too hot to touch.
Be careful touching the floor
during and after cooking.
●Do not use any thermometer
in food you are microwaving
unless that thermometer is
designed or recommended for
use in the microwave oven.
●Remove the temperature
probe from the oven when not
using it to cook with. If you leave
the probe inside the oven without
inserting it in food or liquid, and
turn on microwave energy, it can
create electrical arcing in the
oven, and damage oven walls.
●Plastic Utensils—Plastic
utensils designed for microwave
cooking are very useful, but
should be used carefully. Even
microwave plastic may not be as
tolerant of overcooking condi-
tions as are glass or ceramic
materials and may soften or
char if subjected to short periods
of overcooking. In longer expo-
sures to overcooking, the food
and utensils could ignite. For
these reasons: 1) Use micro-
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.
●When cooking pork follow
our directions exactly and
always cook the meat to at least
170°. This assures that, in the
remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it
will be killed and meat will be
safe to eat.
●Boiling eggs (in and out of
shell) is not recommended for
microwave cooking. Pressure
can build up inside egg yolk and
may cause it to burst, resulting
in injury.
●Foods with unbroken outer
“skin” such as potatoes, hot
dogs or sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and other
giblets, and eggs (see above)
should be pierced to allow
steam to escape during cooking.
●“Boilable” cooking pouches
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed in Cookbook. If they
are not, plastic could burst dur-
ing or immediately after cooking,
possibly resulting in injury. Also,
plastic storage containers should
beat least partially uncovered
because they form atight seal.
When cooking with containers
tightly covered with plastic wrap,
remove covering carefully and
direct steam away from hands
THE HOOD:
●Have it installed and properly
grounded by aqualified installer.
See the special installation book-
let packed with the microwave
oven.
●The vent fan in your Counter-
Saver’M oven will operate
automatically under certain
conditions (see Automatic Fan
Feature, page 7). While the fan is
operating caution is required to
prevent the starting and spread-
ing of accidental cooking fires
while the vent fan is in use. For
this reason:
—Never leave surface units
unattended at high heat settings.
Boilover causes smoking and
greasy spillovers that may ignite
and spread if vent fan is oper-
ating. To minimize automatic fan
operation, use adequate sized
utensils and use high heat set-
tings only when necessary.
—In the event of agrease fire,
smother flaming pan on surface
unit by covering pan completely ~
with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet
or flat tray.
—Never flame foods under the
oven with the vent fan operating
because it may spread the
flames.
—Keep hood and grease filters
clean, according to instructions
on pages 15 and 16, to maintain
good venting and avoid grease
fires.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
and face.
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Door Handle. Oven doesn’t operate unless door
is securely latched.
Door Latch. Push in to open door.
Window with Metal Shield. Screen allows cook-
ing to be viewed while keeping microwaves con-
fined in oven.
Plastic Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects the mode
stirrer which distributes microwave energy into
the oven.
Oven Vent.
Oven Light. Goes on when door is opened or
when oven is operating in any function.
Oven Floor.
Automatic Temperature Probe. Use with Tem-
perature Cook and Auto Roast function only.
Receptacle for Temperature Probe.
Readout Display. During microwaving, shows
cooking times in minutes and seconds, temper-
ature in degrees, and power level or code, When
oven is not in use, display shows time of day.
Cooking Signal Lights. Light to show which
kind of cooking you’re setting or using.
Clock. Oven will work without setting the clock,
but will not display time of day. (To set the
Clock see the following page. )
Function Pads. Use these to select amicro-
waving method—either cooking or Hold/Timer.
(See following page for brief explanation of
each. )
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Number Pads. Touch these to enter Time or
Temperature, and Power Level or Auto Code.
Power Level. To set or change Power Level,
touch this pad first, then number.
Start. Always touch Start last after setting all
other controls.
Clear/Off. Stops the oven and erases all settings
except time of day.
Quick Set Pad. Use to set time and power level
quickly. Chart helps you select appropriate
Code for popular foods.
Auto Roast Pad. Use this automatic cooking
control for temperature cooking of meats. Tem-
perature Probe must be used during Auto Roast
function.
Grease Filters.
Cooktop Light.
Hood Controls:
Fan Switch. Press once for high and twice for
low speed. Press again for off.
Lamp Switch. Push and release for light.
Model and Serial Numbers. Located inside
oven at top left side.
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The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven
controls electronically with the touch of afinger.
It’s designed to be easy to use and understand.
With your microwave oven, you have the option of
using the Quick Set or Auto Roast pads for quick
and easy convenience cooking. Or you may make
your own programs to suit your individualized
cooking style. R
Readout Display. Displays time of day, time ortem-
perature during cooking functions, power level
being used and cooking mode.
Temp Cook. Use the temperature probe to cook by
u.sing apreset temperature. Oven shows tempera-
ture until preset temperature IS reached and then
turns off. (See page 12.)
Time Cook. Microwave for apreset amount of time
~lslng automatic Power Level 10 or change power
level after setting time. (See page 10.)
Quick Set. Use this pad as ashort-cut method for
entering cooking time, and power level. (See page
11.)
Number Pads. Touch these pads to enter Time,
Temperature, Power Level, Quick Set digits, or
Auto Roast Code number.
Start. Must touch this pad for oven to begin any
functions.
Power Level. Touch this pad before entering
another power level number if you want to change
from automatic Power Level 10 (HIGH) for cooking
or Power Level 3(LOW) for defrosting. (During
cooking, touch this pad to see Power Level being
used. )
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Defrost. Gentle, more uniform thawing with little or
/no attention at automatic Power Level 3, or change
power level after entering time. (See page 11.)
HoId/Timer. This feature uses no microwave
energy while it functions as both akitchen timer or
as aholding period between defrost and time or
temperature cooking. (See page 13.)
Clock. Touch this pad to enter time of day or check
~time of day while microwaving. TO set clock, first
touch CLOCK pad and then enter time of day. For
example, if time is 1:30, touch number pads 1, 3,
and Oand 1:30 will appear in readout display. Touch
START thus setting the clock. If you wish to reset or
change time, simply repeat above process.
~Auto Roast. Insert probe, touch this pad, and
desired number pad for Code to temperature cook
meat with automatic preset program.
Clear/Off. When touched, it stops the oven and
erases all settings except time of day.
AUTOMATIC FAN FEATURE
Cooking appliances installed under the oven might,
under some heavy usage conditions, cause temp-
eratures high enough to overheat some internal
parts of the microwave oven.
To prevent overheating from taking place, the vent
fan is designed to automatically turn on at low
speed if excessive temperatures occur. Should this
happen, the fan cannot be manually turned off, but
it will automatically turn off when the internal parts
have cooled. The fan may stay on up to approxi-
mately 30 minutes after the range and microwave
oven controls have been turned off.
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Automatic Roasting .
Auto Roast uses the temperature probe to cook to Just as in conventional roasting, only tender roasts
the desired serving temperature. Unlike Temp Cook, should be Auto Roasted until specified internal tem-
which uses asingle power level, Auto Roast is de- peratures are reached. Less tender roasts should
signed to use up to 3power settings which automat- be microwaved by time, according to the Cookbook
ically switch during roasting, thus providing even which comes with your oven. Complete information
tender cooking results without overcooking. -on preparing roasts for microwaving is in your
Cookbook.
Preparing Roasts for Auto Roasting
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Place tender beef roasts on trivet
in microwave safe dish. Insert
probe from front horizontally into
center meaty area not touching
bone or fat. Cover with wax paper.
Poultry, pork or ham roasts need
no trivet. Add %cup water to roast
dish, cover with plastic wrap. (For
cooking bag method, see cook-
book.) Insert probe into center
meaty area.
Place meat with probe in oven. in-
sert cable end of probe firmly into
receptacle on oven wall.
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How to Auto Roast Beef to Medium
Touch AUTO ROAST Pad. Cooking signal light
over Code flashes. Touch number pad 3. Touch
START.
Light over Code shows on display. Readout dis-
plays internal food temperature.
Oven monitors internal temperature, automatically
switching to lower power as meat’s temperature
rises. This prevents toughening or overcooking.
After temperature is reached, oven signals and then
shuts off.
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Auto Roast Chart
●Use containers and coverings as directed at left. Place probe correctly in roast before cooking
●Turn over when 80° (except pork) has been reached.
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Tender Roast
Rare 280° 125° 12-14 5-1o
Medium 380° 140° 14-16 10-15
Well 480° 170° 17-18 30
Meatloaf 4No Turn 170° 30-40 5-1o
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Pork
Loin Roast 4120° 170°
Precooked Ham 180° 115° ——
Poultry
Whole Chicken 580° 190°
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7-19 5-1o
3-15 20
(Insert probe into meatiest area of Inner thigh from below end and parallel to leg. )
Turkey Breast 480° 170° 13-15 20
(Insert probe horizontally into meatiest area. )
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‘Recommended standing time before serving.
Questions
and Answers
Q. Are there any particular trivets
that work better than others?
JA. Yes, flat glass trivets such as
lids or dish covers give more even
1cooking results than plastic trivets.
Also, ceramic ridge-bottomed roast-
ing dishes work well. Plastic trivets
require meat to be turned over
more frequently because the grid
design and legs allow the bottom
of the meat to stay cooler as It
cooks, than glass trivets do.
Q. Is It necessary to always cover
foods during Auto Roast?
A. No, but. aloose covering helps
prevent spattering and hold mois-
ture in food.
Q. Why was my roast not fully
cooked even though the tempera-
ture on the readout was correct
and Auto Roast completed?
A. When cooking with Auto Roast,
the temperature probe must be
inserted properly as fully described
in the Cookbook. After turning meat
over or rotating, the probe should
be checked to make sure it hasn’t
slipped or changed position.
Q. Last time Iused Auto Roast
Iremoved the roast from the oven
to turn it over. When Ireplaced
roast In oven and reconnected the
meat probe, alower temperature
appeared. Why?
A. The oven and roast may have
cooled to below the temperature
when you removed it, or probe
may have been repositioned. Con-
tinue roasting and numbers will
soon count upward again.
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Cooking by Time”
The TIME COOK feature allows
you to preset the cooking time.
The oven shuts off automatically.
Power Level 10 is automatically set
for time cooking, but you may
change this for more flexibility.
See your Cookbook.
To become better acquainted with
TIME COOK function, make acup
of coffee by following the steps
below.
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Step 1: Fill acup 2/3 full of water
and add 1teaspoon of freeze dried
coffee. Use acup that has no metal
decoration. Place cup in oven and
close door.
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK. The
display shows :0. Signal light
above TIME COOK flashes. Power
Level 10 is automatically set in
oven, but does not appear in
display.
Step 3: Select your time. Touch
1, 2 and Ofor aminute and 20sec-
ends. 1:20 and signal light above
TIME COOK appear on display. If
another Power Level is desired
touch POWER LEVEL and the
number, although Power Level 10
(HIGH) is preferred for this cup of
coffee.
Step 4: Touch START. Time
counting down shows on display.
Step 5: When time is up, oven
sounds and oven, light, and fan \
shut off.
Questions
and Answers
Q. Iset my oven for the time called
for in the recipe but at the end of
the time allowed, my dish wasn’t
done. What happened?
A. Since house power varies due
to time or location, many Time
Cook recipes give you atime range
to prevent overcooking. Set the
oven for minimum time, test the
food for doneness, and cook your
dish alittle longer, if necessary.
Q. Iwant to cook my dish on a
Power Level other than HIGH, what
do Ineed to do?
A. To change the Power Level,
touch the POWER LEVEL pad after
entering desired cooking time.
Enter the desired number and then
touch START.
Q. Can Iinterrupt my Time Cook
function to check the food?
A. Yes. To resume cooking, simply
close the door and touch START.
NOTE: Microwave power will not
come on until you are ready. You
must touch START for cooking to
begin.
Q. Itouched the number pads and
selected my power level. When It
touched START, however, my oven
didn’tcome on. Why not? I
A. The TIME COOK pad must be
touched before setting the number
pads or else your oven will not be-
gin cooking.
Q. Itried to change Power Level
but the display changed back to
cooking time. Why?
A. After touching Power Level pad ~;
you only have 4seconds to enter
the number. Try setting controls
again.
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Quick Set &Defrost Controls
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1How to Use utes at Power Level 5. NOTE: Your oven can only be
Quick Set Control programmed to 99 minutes when using the Quick
Set control and the highest Power Level is 10 which
is represented by “O”. When setting atwo digit
Quick Set is ashort-cut control for entering time
and the Power Level on your microwave oven.
tCheck the control panel or chart in the back of this
dbook for specific codes.
To understand the Quick Set control, it is impor-
itant to know what the numbers mean and what the
sequence is. The first and second numbers, if set-
ting athree digit Code, indicate the amount of time
you desire; the last control entry number is always
the Power Level. For example, 125 means 12 min-
Code control entry, the first is time, the second is
power level.
Step 1: Touch QUICK SET. Signal light above Code
flashes.
Step 2: Enter the proper code into Quick Set con-
trol. For example, arecipe calling for 12 minutes
cooking time at Power Level 10 would be 120. 120
appears on the display.
Step 3: Touch START. Signal light above TIME COOK
shows as well as time counting down on display.
How to Defrost
The Defrost setting is designed for
even thawing necessary for large
amounts of food and is one of the
most important advantages of a
microwave oven.
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;.Power Level 3is automatically
set for defrosting, but you may
change this for more flexibility.
●See your Cookbook for the
complete defrosting chart.
To become better acquainted with
the defrost functions, defrost fro-
zen pork chops by following the
steps below.
Step 1: Place package of frozen
chops in the oven and close door.
Step 2: Touch DEFROST. Display
reads :0. Power Level 3is automat-
ically set in oven but does not
appear on readout. Signal light
above DEF. flashes.
Step 3: Touch 8,0, and Ofor8 min-
utes. 8:00 and signal light above
DEF. are displayed. If you wish to
change Power Level, touch Power
Level pad and then new number.
Step 4: Touch START. Time counts
down on display. When cycle is
completed, the oven signals and
automatically shuts off.
Step 5: Turn package over, close
door and repeat Steps 2, 3 and 4.
Step 6: When oven signals and
shuts off, remove package and sep-
arate chops to finish defrosting.
Defrosting Tips
.Foods frozen in paper or plastic
can be defrosted in the package.
●For even defrosting, many foods
need to be turned over, rotated, or
broken up part of the way through
the defrosting time.
.Pre-packaged frozen dinners
can be defrosted and microwave
cooked.
.Check your Cookbook for other
defrosting tips.
Questions
{, and Answers
Q. When Ipress START, I hear a
‘j dull thumping noise. What is it?
A. This sound is normal. It is letting
you know the oven is using a
Power Level lower than HIGH.
Q. Can IDefrost small items in a
hurry?
A. Yes, but they will need more fre-
quent attention than usual. Raise
the Power Level after entering the
time by touching POWER LEVEL
and 7 or 10. Power Level 7cuts the
time in %; power Level 10 cuts the
time to lA. During either, rotate or
stir food frequently.
Q. Can Iopen the door during DE-
FROST to check on the progress
of my food?
A. Yes. You may open the door at
any time during microwaving. To
resume defrosting, close the door
and press START.
Q. Why don’t the defrosting times
in the Cookbook seem right for my
food?
A. Cookbook times are average.
Defrosting time can vary according
to the temperature in your freezer.
Set your oven for the time in-
dicated in your Cookbook. If your
food is still not completely thawed
at the end of that time, re-set your
oven and adjust the time ac-
cordingly.
Q. When I enter afourth digit
using Quick Set control, nothing
happens. What went wrong?
A. The oven WIII take only 2or 3
numbers. If more are pressed,
oven does not respond. Touch
Clear/Off and begin again.
Q. Can Iselect aPower Level other
than automatjc Power Level 3for
defrosting?
A. Yes. Some smaller foods may be
defrosted quicker on higher Power
Levels but for even, carefree de-
frosting, Power Level 3is sug-
gested. Check the chart In the
Cookbook for specific times and
Power Levels.
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Cooking by Temperature
For many foods, internal temperature is the best
test of doneness.
Roasts or poultry are cooked to your preference
when temperature cooking. Heating or reheating
foods accurately to aserving temperature you
desire is simple and easy.
TEMP COOK takes the guesswork out of cooking
because the oven shuts off automatically when the
food is done.
The Temperature Probe
The temperature probe is afood thermometer that
gauges the internal temperature of your food; it
must be used when using TEMP COOK or AUTO
ROAST. Follow the directions for use and insertion
on page 8. HANDLE
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SENSOR
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How to Temp Cook aRolled Beef Rib Roast to Medium
Step 1: Insert temperature probe
as directed in Cookbook and at-
tach probe securely in oven wall.
Close the door.
readout display shows Oand signal
Ilght above TEMP COOK flashes
Step 3: Touch 1, 3, 0or 130°.130
shows on display. Power Level 10
is automatically set in oven but
does not appear on display.
Step4: Touch POWER LEVEL pad.
Touch 5for MEDIUM power. P-5
shows on display and then display
reverts back to set finished
temperature.
Step 5: Touch START. Display
shows temperature of food count-
ing up.
Step 6: When 130° is reached, the
oven sounds and automatically
shuts off. Remove probe and food
from the oven.
Cooking Tips
.Use alower power level setting;
it will heat more evenly even
though requiring more time.
●Be sure frozen food has been
completely defrosted before insert-
ing probe. Probe may break off if
used in frozen foods.
●Always insert probe into the
center of meaty areas; take care
not to touch the fat or the bone. \
●Insert probe as horizontally as
possible into foods as directed in
the recipes. Make sure the handle
does not touch the food.
●Use the clip to keep the probe
in place while heating.
●Cover foods as directed in
Cookbook for moisture control and
quick, even heating.
Questions
and Answers
Q. Are there any foods Ican’t
TEMP COOK?
A. Yes. Delicate butter icings, ice
cream, frozen whipped toppings,
etc., soften rapidly at warm temp-
eratures. Batters and doughs as
well as frozen foods are also diffi-
cult to cook precisely with the
probe. It IS best to TIME COOK
these foods.
Q. After Ifollowed the steps and
touched START, asignal sounded
and oven did not start. What is
wrong?
A. If you set the temperature either
below 80° or greater than 199° the
oven will not start. To re-enter,
touch CLEAR/OFF pad and begin
steps again.
Q. Oven sounded and would not
start although Ientered the temp-
erature correctly. What is wrong?
A. If you have not securely seated
the end of the probe into the
receptacle in the oven wall, if you
touch TEMP COOK and have for-
gotten to use the probe or if the
actual food temperature is higher
than set temperature, oven will
sound and not start.
Q. Can Ileave my probe in the
oven if it’s not inserted in the food?
A. No. If the probe is left inside the
oven, touching the oven wall, and
not inserted in food, you may dam-
age the oven.
Q. How do Iknow what tempera-
ture to set?
A. Your Cookbook contains sec-
tions on all types of foods showing
the temperatures needed to cook .
the foods to different degrees of
doneness. For reheating, refer to - ““
Reheating Charts in the front
of the Cookbook for specific
temperatures.
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How to Use the Hold/Timer
Your HOLD TIMER, which oper-
ates without microwave energy.
has three timing functions.
It operates as aMinute Timer, It
can be set to delay cooking or may
be used as ahold setting after de-
frosting. Hold/Timer can be set up
to 99 minutes.
Step 1: Touch HOLD/TIMER pad.
The display shows :0. Signal light
above HOLD/TIMER flashes.
Step 2: Select the amount of time
you desire. Touch the appropriate
number pads. If, for example, you
are timing athree minute phone
call, touch 3, 0, and O. The display
shows 3:00.
Step 3: Touch START. The readout
display shows the time as it counts
down.
Step 4: When time is up, asignal
sounds and the timer turns off.
The HOLDj TIMER can also be
used to program “standing time”
between microwave cooking !unc-
tions. The time can range from one
second to 99 minutes and 99 sec-
onds. A HOLD, or “standing”’ time
may be found In some of your own
recipes or Cookbook.
To set the oven to delay cooking
up to 99 minutes follow Steps 1
and 2 to enter hold time, then set
Time Cook and time, or Temp
Cook and temperature desired
before pressing START. When
holding before temperature
cooking, be sure probe IS in food
before pressing START.
How to Defrost–Hold/Time–Time Cook
To help you become acquainted with the HOLD/TIMER feature as used with Time Cook or Temp Cook follow
Steps below to defrost afrozen casserole for 15 minutes, then hold 10 minutes and then cook 25 minutes. If using
Temp Cook after Hold/Timer, be sure to insert probe correctly as shown on page 8, after HOLD time.
Step 1: Remove casserole from the
freezer and place in oven. Touch
the DEFROST pad. The display
.- shows :0 and signal light above
DEF. flashes.
Step 3: Set standing or hold time
by touching HOLD/TIMER. :0 ap-
pears on display. Signal light above
HOLD/TIMER flashes.
Step 2: Touch 1, 5, 0 and Ofor
defrosting time. 15:00 appears on
readout display. (Defrosting is
automatically set on Power Level 3
but can be changed by touching
*POWER LEVEL pad and the new
Power Level .)
Step 4: Touch 1, 0, 0 and Oto hold
for ten minutes. 10:00 appears on
display.
Step 5: Touch the TIME COOK
pad. The display shows :0 and
signal light above TIME COOK
flashes.
Step 6: Touch 2, 5, 0 and Ofor
twenty-five minutes of cooking
time. 25:00 appears on display.
Step7: Touch START. 15:00 count-
ing down shows on display. As
each function ISautomatically per-
formed oven display shows entered
Information and Ilght above that
function comes on. Whllecooklng,
you may touch appropriate pad to
recall times you set.
*Questions
and Answers
Q. What will happen if Iacciden-
tally reverse the instructions?
A. If you accidentally reverse the
sequence of programming instruc-
tions, your oven automatically
rearranges your program. Defrost-
ing always comes first, then hold,
and then the cooking function.
Q. Iprogrammed my oven for a
specific defrosting time but it de-
frosted longer than necessary.
What happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the
oven carries out the last instruc-
tion. You may have set the oven to
Defrost for 4minutes, Hold~Time
for 2minutes, and then Defrost for
6minutes. In this case, the oven
would Defrost for 6minutes and
Hold Time for 2minutes.
Q. Can IDefrost-Hold only on my
oven?
A. Yes, for foods you don’t want
to cook, like frozen fruit, frozen
whipped topping, etc.—refer to
Cookbook.
NOTE: Allow foods to remain at
room temperature only as long as
safe. Times WIIIvary
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Care for Your Microwave Oven
Your New Microwave Oven is aValuable Appliance,
Protect It From Misuse By Following These Rules:
.Keep your oven clean and sweet-smelling.
Opening the oven door afew minutes after cooking
helps “air-out” the interior. An occasional thorough
wiping with asolution of baking soda and water
keeps the interior fresh.
●Don’t use sharp-edged utensils with your oven.
The interior and exterior oven walls can be
scratched. The control panel can be damaged.
.Don’t remove the cover over the “stirrer” at the
top of the oven (microwave feature 4 on page 5).
You will damage the oven.
BE CERTAIN POWER IS OFF BEFORE CLEANING ANY PART OF THIS OVEN.
How to Clean the Inside
Walls, floor and plastic cover. Because there is little
heat except in the food, or sometimes in the uten-
sils, spills and spatters are easy to remove. Some
spatters are easy to remove. Some spatters can be
removed with apaper towel, others may require a
damp cloth. Remove greasy spatters with asudsy
cloth, then rinse and dry. Do not use abrasive
cleaners on oven walls. NEVER USE ACOMMER-
CIAL OVEN CLEANER ON ANY PART OF YOUR
MICROWAVE OVEN.
Door-inside. Glass: Wipe up spatters daily, wash
when soiled, with aminimum of sudsy warm water.
Rinse thoroughly and dry,
Metal and plastic parts on door: Wipe frequently
with adamp cloth to remove all soil. DO NOT USE
ABRASIVES, SUCH AS CLEANING POWDERS OR
STEEL AND PLASTIC PADS. THEY MAY MAR THE
SURFACE.
Special note when using Brown ‘N Sear Dish: High
heat generated on bottom of Brown ‘N Sear Dish
can cause scorched appearing stains to bake onto
the oven floor if grease is present. These may be
removed with Bar Keepers Friend@ Cleanser by
SerVaas Laboratories, Inc.
After using Bar Keepers Friend@ Cleanser, rinse
and dry thoroughly, following instructions on can.
Do not use Bar Keepers Friend@ Cleanser on the
painted surfaces such as the walls. It may scratch
the paint.
Bar Keepers Friend@ Cleanser is sold in many
grocery, hardware, and department stores.
Automatic Temperature Probe. Probe is sturdy, but
care should be taken in handling. Do not twist or
bend; avoid dropping temperature probe.
Clean as soon after using as possible. To clean,
wipe with sudsy cloth, then rub lightly with plastic
scouring ball if necessary. Rinse and dry. (Or wash
in dishwasher. )
How to Clean the Outside
Case. Clean the outside of your oven with soap and
damp cloth, then rinse and dry. The outer pane of
the window is glass. Just wipe clean with adamp
cloth. Chrome trim is best wiped with adamp cloth
and then with adry towel.
Control Panel. Wipe with adamp cloth. Dry thor-
oughly. Do not use abrasives or sharp objects on
the panel. They can damage it.
Door Surface. When cleaning surfaces of door and
oven that come together on closing the door, use
only mild, non-abrasive soaps or detergents
applied with asponge or soft cloth.
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To replace hood lamp, first disconnect power at
main fuse or circuit breaker panel or pull plug.
Remove 2screws from each side of lower panel and
3screws from front edge. Lower panel until it rests
on range below. Be sure bulb to be replaced is cool
before removing. Remove bulb or bulbs and replace
with 40 watt appliance bulbs. Raise lower panel and
replace screws. Connect electrical power to micro-
wave oven.
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To replace your oven lamp, first disconnect power
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at main fuse or circuit bre er or pull plug. Remove
the top grill by taking off 2screws which hold it in
place. Next, remove thes Ie screw on top left that
secures lamp housing. (On models so equipped. )
Open oven door for easier removal of the lamp
housing assembly. Then grasp tab and pull out and
up to clear door hinge and front lip of oven. To
remove bulb, push it inward gently and turn to left,
then pull outward from socket. Replace with Lamp
#25T8DC.
Do not attempt to operate the oven unless the grill is
in place.
Clean off the grease and dust on hood surfaces often
using awarm detergent solution. To clean the glass,
add about 1tablespoon of ammonia to the water.
Take care not to touch the filters and enameled sur-
faces with this solution because ammonia will tend
to darken metal.
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The Exhaust Feature
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The exhaust hood feature on your microwave oven
is equipped with ametal filter which collects grease.
When the fan is operated, air is drawn up through
the filter and is then discharged through provided
venting to the outside. The hood also has alight for
illuminating the counter surface.
To remove qrease filter+ grasp the “fln9er hold”’ on
the filter an~push to the r=ar The filter will drop out.
To replace grease filter, Insert the filter in the top
frame slot on the back of the opening Push to the
rear and upward to snap Into place
Soak, then agitate filter in hot detergent solution.
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Don’t use am-monia or other alkali because it will
darken metal. Light brushing can be used to remove J
embedded dirt. Rinse, shake and remove moisture ‘.;
before replacing. Filters should be cleaned at least
once amonth. Never operate your hood without the
filter in place. In situations where flaming might
occur on surfaces below hood, filter will retard entry
of flames into the unit.
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded.
In the event of an electrical short
circuit, grounding reduces the risk
of electric shock by providing an
escape wire for the electric current.
This appliance is equipped with a
cord having agrounding wire with
agrounding plug. The plug must be
plugged into an outlet that is prop-
erly installed and grounded. (Fig. 1)
WARNING—improper use of the
grounding plug can result in arisk
of electric shock.
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EXISTS BEFORE USE
Consult aqualified electrician or
serviceman if the grounding instruc-
tions are not completely under-
stood, or if doubt exists as to
whether the appliance is properly
grounded.
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Where astandard two-prong wall
receptacle is encountered, it is the
personal responsibility and obliga-
tion of the customer to have it
replaced with aproperly grounded
three-prong wall receptacle.
Do Not Under Any Circum-
stances Cut or Remove the
Third (Ground) Prong From
The Power Cord.
Do Not Use an Adapter Plug
With This Appliance.
Do Not Use an Extension
Cord With This Appliance.
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The Problem Solver
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To Save Time and Money—
before you call for service, check the Problem Solver
If you have aproblem, it may be minor. You may be able to correct it yourself. Just use this Problem Solver to
locate your problem and then follow the suggested recommendations.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY
OVEN WILL NOT COME ON Afuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped,
Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle.
CONTROL PANEL LIGHTED, Door not securely closed.
YET OVEN WILL NOT START START must be touched after entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered already in oven and CLEAR/OFF not
touched to cancel it.
Make sure you have entered cooking time after touching TIME COOK.
CLEAR/OFF was touched accidentally. Reset cooking program and
touch START.
Temperature probe not inserted properly or not being used during
TEMP COOK or AUTO ROAST functions.
Make sure you have entered desired cooking temperature after
touching TEMP COOK.
After touching QUICK SET or AUTO ROAST pads, no code number
was entered.
FOODS ARE EITHER Over- cooking times may vary because of starting food temperature, food
COOKED OR UNDERCOOKED density or amount of foods in oven. Touch TIME COOK and addi-
tional cooking time for completion.
Incorrect Power Level entered. Check Cookbook for recommended
Power Level or changing levels during cooking if necessary.
Dish was not rotated, turned or stirred. Some dishes require specific
instructions, Check Cookbook or recipe for these instructions.
Too many dishes in oven at same time. Cooking time must be
increased when cooking more than one food item. Check Cookbook
for recommendation on increasing time.
Probe not inserted properly into meat or dish. Check Cookbook for
probe placement.
“PF” APPEARS ON DISPLAY Appears when oven is first plugged in. This is normal.
Appears when power to oven has been interrupted, and then
resumed. Touch CLEAR/OFF to erase “PF”. Clock must be re-set.
All These Things Are Normal on Your Microwave Oven:
1. Steam or vapor escaping from around the door. 4. Dull thumping sound while operating at power
2. Light reflection around door or outer case. levels other than high.
3. Dimming oven light and change in blower sound 5. Some TV-Radio interference might be noticed
may occur while operating at power levels other while using your microwave oven. It’s similar to the
than high. interference caused by other small appliances and
does not indicate aproblem with your oven.
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-l Consumer Services
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.At Hotpoint we’re committed to providing you with the best appliances we know how
to build and we know that you want your appliances to give you many years of dependable
service.
Our Consumer Services are designed with your needs and wants in mind.
1Warranty Protection
Your new appliance is awell designed and engineered See the warranty on the back page of this book for
product. Before it left the factory, it went through details.
❑rigorous tests to detect manufacturing defects. And
you have awritten warranty to protect you.
Prompt Service at your Convenience
Whether your appliance is in or out of warranty,
you’re just a phone call away from our nationwide
network of Factory Trained Service professionals.
Simply call our Hotpoint service organization.
You’ll find them in the White Pages under “Hotpoint
Factory Service;’ and in the Yellow Pages under
“Hotpoint Customer Care@Service.”
Service is scheduled at your convenience and the
technician drives afully-stocked parts service truck
so that, in most cases, the repair can be completed
in one visit.
We’re proud of our service and want you to be
pleased, but 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 serviced your
appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
NEXT, if you are still not pleased write all the details
—including your phone number to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
Hotpoint
Appliance Park
Louisville, Kentucky 40225
FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel
20 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
3Service Contracts
For trouble-free service beyond contract we’ll keep your appliance in good
operating condition during the contract period
the written warranty period. at no additional charge. Service contracts
❑let you pay todau’s prices for service a
If you prefer to budget your repair expenditures month, ayear, or s~ueral years from now.
instead of being surprised by them, Hotpoint And, you’ll receive scwice from Hotpoint
offers service contracts for varying lengths of trained service technl~:~ns using only
time on all Hotpoint major appliances. With aGenuine Hotpoint parts.
3. The Quick Fix@System
You can save money and time E&F--- .. ..
by doing it yourself.
For do-it-yourselfers who would prefer J
to fix Hotpoint major appliances
themselves ...Hotpoint offers an
industry first, the Quick Fix@System. 1
Aprogram for do-it-yourselt appllance repair,
the system includes stemby-step repair
manu&/s for refrigerators, most non-microwave
electric ranges, dishwashers, and standard
and large capacity washers and dryers, plus
specia//y packaged replacement parts, and
technical help with ato// free 800 numbe~
!5 Help for You By Phone ~
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Should you need help in the selection and ~The GE Answer CenterTM 800.626.2000
purchase of new appliances, or have
❑~consumer information service is open 24
questions about the operation of the Hotpoint ~hours aday, seven days aweek.
appliances you now own —or have any other ‘~”
questions about our consumer products or ~Our staff of experts stands ready to assist
services you are only aTOLL-FREEcall away. The GEAnswer Cen{ey
800.626.2000 ‘ou anytime-
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WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE=YEAR WARRANTY
For one year from date of original
purchase, we will provide, free of
charge, parts and service labor in
your home to repair or replace any
part of the microwave oven/range
that fails because of amanufac-
turing defect.
LIMITED ADDITIONAL
FOUR=YEAR WARRANTY
For the second through fifth year
from date of original purchase,
we will provide, free of charge, a
replacement magnetron tube if the
magnetron tube fails because of a
manufacturing defect. You pay for
the service trip to your home and
service labor charges.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED ●Service trips to your home to
teach you how to use the product.
Read your Use and Care material.
If you then have any questions
about operating the product,
please contact your dealer or our
Consumer Affairs office at the
address below, or call, toll free:
The GE Answer CenterTM
800.626.2000
consumer information service
c Improper installation.
If you have an installation problem,
/contact your dealer or installer.
You are responsible for providing
adequate electrical, exhausting
and other connecting facilities.
This warranty is extended to the 3..C
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used for other than Its Intended
purpose or used commercially.
.Damage to product caused
by accident, fire, floods or acts
of God.
WARRANTOR IS NOT RESPON-
SIBLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES.
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Some states do not allow the excluslon or Ilmdatlon of Incidental or consequential damages, so the above Ilmltatlon or exclusion
may not apply to you. This warranty gwes you speclflc legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state
To know what your legal rights are In your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General
Warrantor: General Electric Company
If further help is needed concerning this warranty, contact:
Manager—Consumer Affairs, General Electric Company, Appliance Park, Louisville, KY 40225
original purchaser and any succeed- ‘
ing owner for products purchased
for ordinary home use in the 48
mainland states, Hawaii and
Washington, D.C. In Alaska the
warranty is the same except that it
is LIMITED because you must pay
to ship the product to the service
shop or for the service technician’s
travel costs to your home.
All warranty service will be provided
by our Factory Service Centers or
by our authorized Customer Care@
servicers during normal working
hours.
Look in the White or Yellow Pages
of your telephone directory for
HOTPOINT FACTORY SERVICE,
GENERAL ELECTRIC-HOTPOINT
FACTORY SERVICE or HOTPOINT
CUSTOMER CARE” SERVICE.
.Replacement of house fuses
or resetting of circuit breakers.
.Failure of the product if it is ~,g
‘Part No. 862A724 P27 Rev. 2u
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Pub. No. 39-4453-2 2/84
AOUALIIY PROIJCT OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY