Hotpoint RE63 User manual

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UseandCareofmodelRE63
Featuresofyouroven p5
Cookingbytime p6
Howtousedefrost p7
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Savetimeandmoney
Beforeyourequestservice,
usetheProblemSolver plo
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PRECAUTIONS
mAvom
BesureyourMicrowave PossmLE
Ovenisregistered. Exms%m :
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It isimportantthatweknowthe
Readthisbookcarefully,
It isintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewMicrowave
Ovenproperly. locationofyourMicrowaveOven
shouldaneedoccurforadjustments. mcRowAw
Keepit handyforanswerstoyour
questions. -4
mRGY
Yoursupplierisresponsiblefor
registeringyouastheowner. (a)DoNotAttempttooperatethis
ovenwiththe dooropen since
open-dooroperationcan resultin
harmfulexposureto microwave
energy.It isimportantnotto
defqator tamperwiththesafety
interlocks. .,
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp...
Call,toll-free:
TheGEAnswerCenterTM
8QM26.2000
consumerinformationservice
Pleasecheckwithyoursupplierto
besurehehasdoneso;alsosendin
yourConsumerproductOwnership
RegistrationCard.If youmove,
orifyouarenottheoriginal
purchaserpleasewritetous,
statingmodelandserialnumbers.
Thisappliancemustberegistered.
Pleasebecertainthatitis.
(b)DoN6tPlaceanyobject
betweenthe’ovenfrontfaceand
~e dooror allowsoilor cleaner
residuetoaccumulateonsealing
or write(includeyourphone
number):
ConsumerAffairs
Hotpoint
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225 surfaces.,’ - -
(c)DoNotOperatetheoven
ifit isd~aged. It isparticularly
importantthat:theovendoorclose
properlyan$”tiatthereis no
damage,tothe: ,
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‘‘,(1).Door,(bent), ~
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.(2).,liingesandlatches(brokenor
‘“lo&~ne~)~~-
(3)dooi-se& andsealingsurfiices.
writeto:
Hotpoint
RangeProductService
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelinside
theoven. Ifyoureceiveda
damagedoven...
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourMicrowaveOven.Before
sendinginthiscard,pleasewrite
thesenumbershere:
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
MicrowweOven. (d)The.Oven$houidNotbe
adjust~ orrepairedbyanyone
‘‘exceptproperlyqualifiedservice
personnel, ‘.
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Savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest$ervice...
checktheProblemSolveron
page10.Itlistsminorcausesof
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourMicrowaveOven.
Theelectricoutputofthis
microwaveovenis450watts.
OptionalAccessory .,
availableatextracostfromyourHotpointsupplier. ‘
~b Installation Kit convertsthisoventoabuilt-inwalloven. ,
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BeforeMicrowaving...........2
SafetyInstructions..........34
FeaturesofYourOven . . . . . . ...5
TimeCook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...6
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..o.7
CareofYourOven . . . . . . . . . ...8
GroundingInstructions. . . .. ...9
UseofExtensionCords........9
ProblemSolver..............10
ConsumerServices.. . . . . . . ...11
Warranty. . . . . .. . . ..BackCover
Microwaving~ps
~Makesureallutensilsusedin
yourMicrowaveOvenarelabeled
“suitableformicrowaving?
6Papertowels,waxpaper,and
plasticwrapcanbeusedtocover
dishesinordertoretainmoisture
andpreventspattering.
@Somemicrowavedfoodsrequire
stirring,rotating,orrearranging.
CheckyourCookbookforspecific
instructions.
~Steambuildsuppressureinfoods
whicharetightlycoveredbyaskin
ormembrane.Piercepotatoes,egg
yolksandchickenliverstoprevent
bursting.
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SMETY mSTRUCTIONS
Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisappliance
Whenusingelect.ricdappliances @Donotoperatethisapplianceif
basicsafetyprecautionsshould ithasadamagedpowercordor
befollowed,includingthe plug,ifitisnotworkingproperly,
following: orifit ishasbeendamagedor
wLutIWN@Totiucetie droP@*
risk ofburns,electricshock,fire, @Seedqorsurfhcecleaning
injurytopersonsorexposureto instructionsonpage8.
excessivemicrowaveenergy: eThisapplianceshouldbe
@Usethisapplianceonlyforits servicedonlybyqualified
intendeduseasdescribedinthis service,persomel.Contact
nlanual: n&arestauthorizedservice
~Readandfbllowthe”specific fiicilityforexamination,repair
“PREQiUTIONS-X)AVOXD oradjustment..
POSSIJ3LE13XPOS~RETO ~ASwiti anyappliance,close
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE ,supervis~onisnecessarywhen
ENER~” foundonpage2. usedbychildren., -
0Thisappliancemustbe oTore&ce the‘riskoffir~in
grounded.Connectonlyto the6vencavity:’ ‘
properl~groutided
OUfkt. sqe _Dono~overcook fo~ C~e~llY
“GROUNDING~STRUC- -.
TIONS”‘foundonpage9... ‘att&dap@ianceifpap&,plastic
,’ orot$ercombustiblematerials
@Forbestoperation,plugthis areplacedinside@eovento-
applianceintoitsownelectrical fhcilitafic@@g. .-
outlet,topreventflickeriiigof
lights,blowingoffuseortripping -RemovewireN-ist-tiesfrom
paperorplasticbagsbefore ‘
ofcircuitbreaker. ‘. placi~gbaginoven.
@Installor locatethisappliance —-Donotuse’yourmicrowave
onlyinaccordancewiththe ‘‘oventodrj ‘newspapers.
providedInstallation~‘~-
Instructions. ,-~. ‘~ –I%p& tow&aid napkins,
waxpaper.Recycledpaper
@Becertaintoplacethefront~ ~ .productictincontainmetalflecks
surface’ofthedoor.tln%e, . whichmaycausearcingorignite.
inchesor‘morebackfromthe -~Paperproductscotitainingnylon.
co~~te~opedgetoavoid ‘ -ornylonfflmenti shouldbe
accidentaltippingofthe avoided,astheymayalsoignik.
applianceinnormalusage. —Donotoperhtetheovenwhile
oDonotcoverorblockany
-. emntvtoavoiddamazetothe
openingsontheappliance.
@Donotuseoutdoors.
oDonotimmersepowercordor’
pluginwater.
@Keeppowercordawayfrom
heatedsurfaces. ,
*Donotletpowercordhang
overedgeoftableorcounter.
ovehbd thedanger;f fire.If
byaccidentmeovenshouldrun
emptyaminuteortwo,noharm
isdone.However,trytoavoid
operatingtheovenemptyatall
times-it savesenergyand
prolongslifeoftheoven.
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—Donotpoppopcornin
yourmicrowaveovenunless
in aspecialmicrowavepopcorn
accessory or unless youuse
pOpCOm labeledforusein
microwaveovens.
—Ifmaterials insidethe oven
should ignite,keep ovendoor
closed, turn ovenoff, and
disconnectthepower cord, or
shutoffpowerat the fise or
circuit breakerpanel.
*Someproductssuch as whole
eggsand sealed containers-for
example,closedglassjars-may
explodeandshouldnotbeheated
inthisoven.
@Avoidheatingbabyfoodin
~B~sjars,evenwithouttheir
lids;especiallymeatandegg
mixtures.
@Don9tdefrostfrozen
beveragesinnarrownecked
bottles;especiallycarbonated
ones.Evenifthecontaineris
opened,pressurecanbuildup.
Thiscancausethecontainerto
burst,resultingininjury.
@Usemetalonlyas directedin
Cookbook.Metalstripsasused
onmeatroastsarehelpfulwhen
usedasshowninCookbook.
TVdinnersmaybecooked
inmetaltrays,providingthe
metalfoilcoversareremoved.
However,whenusingmetalin
microwaveoven,keepmetal
at least l-inchawayfromsides
ofoven.
@CMWg utimsilsmay
becomehotbecauseofheat
transferredfromtheheatedfood.
Thisisespeciallytrueifplastic
wraphasbeencoveringthetop
andhandlesoftheutensil.
Potholdersmaybeneededto
handletheutensil.
@sm’mi?times,thecookingtray @
Fbds with unbrokenouter
can becometoohottotouch. %kin>?
such as potatoes,hot
Becarefulhandlingthecooking
trayduringandaftercooking.
~Thermometer—Donotuse
athermometer
in foodyou
aremicrowaving
unlessthe
thermometer is designedor
recommended foruse in the
microwaveoven.
@I%3sticutensils-Plastic
utensilsdesignedformicrowave
cookingareveryuseful,but
shouldbeusedcarefidly.Even
microwaveplasticmaynotbe
astolerantofovercooking
conditionsasareglassor
ceramicmaterialsandmay
softenorcharifsubjectedto
shortperiodsofovercooking.In
longerexposurestoovercooking,
thefoodandutensilscould
ignite.Forthesereasons:1)Use
dogsor sausages,tomatoes,
apples,chickenliversandother
giblets,andeggs(seeprevious
caution)shouldbepiercedto
allowsteamtoescapeduring
cooking.
~66BOikdIk$’cookingpouches
andtightlyclosedplasticbags
shouldbeslit,piercedorvented
asdirectedinCookbook.Ifthey
arenot,plasticcouldburstduring
or imnwdiatelyaftercooking,
possiblyresultingininjury.
Also,plasticstoragecontainers
shouldbeat leastpartially
uncoveredbecausetheyforma
tightseal.Whencookingwith
containerstightlycoveredwith
plasticwrap,removecovering
carefhllyanddirectsteamaway
fromhandsandface.
Microwaveplasticsonlyanduse
theminstrictcompliancewith
theutensilmanufacturer’s SAVE TmE
recommendations.2)Donot ‘I~sTRucTIoNs o
subjectemptyutensilsto
microwwing,3)Donotpermit
childrentoix-plastic utensils
withoutcompletesupervision.
emt2~Cookhlgporkfollow
ourdirections.exactlyandalways ‘
cookthemeattoatleast.17001?.
Thisassuresthat,intherem@e
possibilitythattrichinamaybe
presentinthemeat,itwillbe ~
killedandmeatwillbe safe ~
toeat.
@Boilingeggs(inand out of
shell)isnot recommendedfor
microwavecooking.Pressure
canbuildupinsideeggyolkand
maycauseittoburst,resulting
ininjury.
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FeaturesofYouroven
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LDoorHandle.Pulltoopendoor.
Doornmstbesecurelylatchedfor
oventooperate.
2. DoorLatches.
3.ChokeDoorSeal.
4.DoorScreen.Metalscreen
permitsviewingoffoodsandkeeps
microwavesconfinedinsideoven.
5.OvenInteriorLight.‘Ihmson
whenthedoorisopened(iftimeris
on)orwhentheoven’isoperating.
6.ModelandSerialNumbers.’
7.ModeStirrerCover.Protects
themicrowaveenergydistributing
system.Donotremovethiscover.
Youwilldamagetheoven.
&RernovabieGlassCooking
may.Donotoperatetheoven
withoutthecookingtrayinplace.
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9.CookingTrayRetainers.
10.35 MinuteTimerwith
expandedfirstfiveminutes.Set
timertodesiredcookhg or defrost-
ingtime.
Il. I%werControlKnob.
Thiscontrolcanbesetat
LOW/DEForHIGH.
12.Start Button.
Touchthisbuttonto start oven. =-
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