Countertop Microwave Oven
Con ten ts
Adapter
Time
Seconds
Installation
10
Appliance
Auto
Light Bulb Replacement
Tips
19,20
Defrost
14, 15
17,
Minute/Second Timer
Serial Numbers
11
12,
Auto Simmer
Levels
Auto Start
2-5
Automatic Cooking
Problem Solver
5
Cleaning
Services
Recipes,
Tips
Panel
Time
Safety
Temperature
2-5
7
10
4,6,12,113,16,
Back
Reminder
Warranty
Time
Delayed
Duty Shelf 4,5,6,
Extension
GE Answer Centera
800.626.2000
Features
Microwave power output
of this oven is 800 watts.
Procedure
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Before using your oven,
read this book carefully.
It is intended to help you operate
maintain your new microwave
oven properly.
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Before you request service...
Check the Problem Solver in the
back this book. lists causes
minor operating problems that you
correct yourself.
Write down the model and
serial numbers.
You’ll find them on label
the oven.
PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID
POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE
MICROWAVE
ENERGY
(a) Do Not Attempt to operate this
oven with the door open since
open-door operation can
harmful exposure to microwave
energy. It is important not to defeat
or tamper with the safety
interlocks.
These numbers
also the
All these things are normal
with your microwave oven.
● Steam or vapor escaping from
Consumer Product Ownership
that came
your microwave oven. Before
sending in this card, please write
these numbers here:
around the door.
● Light reflection around door or
outer case.
Model Number
Serial Number
● Dimming oven
and change
in blower sound may occur while
operating at power levels other
than high.
in
Use these numbers in
correspondence or service
concerning your microwave oven.
● Dull thumping sound
oven
is operating.
● Some TV-Radio interference
Be sure your microwave
oven is registered.
It is important that we know the
(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.
might be noticed
using your
microwave oven. It’s similar to the
interference caused by other small
appliances and does not indicate a
problem with your oven.
location
a need occur
adjustments.
Your supplier is responsible for
registering as the owner.
your microwave oven
(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:
If you need service...
To obtain service, see the
Consumer Services page in the
back of this book.
check with your supplier to
be sure he has done so; also send
in your Consumer Product
(1) door (bent)
We’re proud of
service
Ownership Registration Card. If
you move, or you are not the
want you to be pleased, If for some
reason you are not happy with the
service you receive, here are three
(2) hinges and latches (broken or
loosened)
original purchaser,
write to
door seals and sealing surfaces.
us, stating model and serial
numbers.
steps to follow
further help.
(d) The Oven Should Not be
adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properly qualified service
personnel.
contact the people who
serviced your appliance, Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this will solve the problem.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read all instructions before using this appliance.
● Do not store this appliance
outdoors. Do not use this
product near water-for
example, in a wet basement,
or near a swimming pool.
When using electrical
Microwaving Tips
appliances, basic safety
precautions should be followed,
including the following:
● Make sure all cookware used in
your microwave oven is suitable
for microwaving. Most
casseroles, cooking dishes,
measuring cups, custard cups,
WARNING–TO
the risk of burns, electric
shock, fire, injury to persons
or exposure to excessive
microwave energy:
● Do not immerse power cord
or plug in water.
pottery or
dinnerware which
does not have metallic trim or
with metal I sheen
● Keep power cord away from
heated surfaces.
be
used. Some cookware is labeled
“suitable
microwaving.’>
● Do not let power cord hang
over edge of table or counter.
● 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.
● Do not operate this
appliance if it has a damaged
power cord or plug, if it 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 this
book.
● Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY” on page 2.
If you are not sure if a dish is
microwave-safe, use this test:
in the oven both the dish you
● This appliance should be
serviced only by qualified
service personnel. Contact
nearest authorized service
facility for examination, repair
or adjustment.
testing
cup with one
the measuring
measuring
water—set
in next
This appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet.
See “GROUNDING
to the dish. Microwave 1 minute at
high. the dish heats, it should
be used
dish remains
in the cup heats, then the
dish is microwave-safe.
microwaving. the
● As with any appliance, close
supervision is necessary when
used by children.
INSTRUCTIONS” on page 32.
only the
● For best operation, plug
this appliance into its own
electrical outlet, to prevent
flickering of lights, blowing of
fuse or tripping of circuit breaker.
● To reduce the risk of fire in
the oven cavity:
● Paper towels, waxed paper and
plastic wrap be used to cover
dishes in order retain moisture
prevent spattering. Be sure
vent plastic wrap steam
escape.
—Do not use the oven for
storage purposes. Do not leave
paper products, cooking utensils,
or food in the oven cavity when
not in use.
● Install or locate this
appliance only in accordance
with the provided Installation
Instructions.
● Some microwaved foods
require stirring, rotating or
rearranging. Check cookbook
supplied.
—Do not overcook food.
Carefully attend appliance
if paper, plastic or other
combustible materials are
placed inside the oven to
facilitate cooking.
● 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.
● Steam builds up pressure in
foods which are tightly covered
by a skin or membrane. Pierce
potatoes,
yolks
chicken
to prevent bursting.
● Do not cover or block any
openings on the appliance.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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.
—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags before
placing bags in oven.
● Avoid heating baby food in
glass jars, even without their
lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
—Do not use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
● Don’t defrost frozen
beverages in narrow necked
bottles (especially carbonated
beverages). Even if the
—Do not use recycled paper
products. 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.
container is opened, pressure
● Plastic cookware—Plastic
cookware designed for
microwave cooking is very
useful, but should be used
can
up. This can cause the
container to burst, possibly
resulting in injury.
● Use metal only as directed in
this book and the cookbook
provided with your microwave
oven. 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
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: ) Use
microwave-safe plastics only and
use them in strict compliance
with the cookware manufacturer’s
recommendations. 2) Do not
subject empty cookware to
—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.
microwave oven, keep metal
—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.
(other than metal
1 inch away from sides
of oven.
at
Cookware may become hot
because of heat transferred from
the heated food. Pot holders
may be needed to handle the
cookware.
microwaving. 3) Do not permit
children to use plastic cookware
without complete supervision.
● Sometimes, the glass cooking
tray can become too hot to
touch. Be careful when
touching the tray during and
after cooking.
● When cooking pork, follow
the directions exactly and
always cook the meat to an
internal temperature of at least
This assures that, in the
—Do not overcook potatoes.
They could dehydrate and
catch fire, causing damage to
your oven.
remote possibility that trichina
may be present in the meat, it
will be killed and meat will be
safe to eat.
● 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.
● 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 for
instructions on how to clean the
inside of the oven.
● 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.
● Some products 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
in injury.
● Thermometer—Do not use a
thermometer in food you are
microwaving unless the
thermometer is designed or
recommended for use in the
microwave oven.
● Use of the DOUBLE
Shelf accessory.
● 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.
Program Cooking
Use your Touch Control Panel to
Auto Cook, Auto Roast, Auto
Reheat and Auto Defrost—with
the oven setting the power levels
cooking or heating times; to
Cook & Hold, using your
temperature; to Time
Cook or Time Defrost, using your
power levels from 1
—Remove the shelf from oven
when not in use.
—Do not store or cook with
on
of oven. Product damage
may result.
—Use pot holders when handling
● Not all plastic wrap is
suitable for use in microwave
ovens. Check the package
proper use.
the shelf
be hot.
cookware. They may
(lowest)
(highest); to heat
seconds using Add
—Do not use microwave browning
dish on shelf. The shelf could
overheat.
Seconds; to set the clock;
time kitchen tasks with the
Timer.
to
● Spontaneous boiling—Under
certain special circumstances,
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
—Be sure that the shelf is
positioned properly inside the
oven to prevent product damage.
Use of shelf with Auto Cook,
Auto Reheat or Popcorn feature
is not recommended (see the Auto
Cook, Auto Reheat, or Popcorn
sections).
Create your own programs to suit
your individual cooking style. For
example: program hold time
between Time Defrost
Time
Cook I & 11; set Time Cook I & 11
two-stage program using
removing the container from the
microwave oven.
different times and power levels;
or use the
the start
such as
Timer to delay
a cooking function,
Cook & Hold.
●
cooking pouches
and tightly closed plastic bags
should be slit, pierced or vented
as directed by package. If they
are not, plastic could burst
When You Plug in
the Oven
The display panel lights up. After
15 seconds, all lights disappear
“RESET” appears. Touch the
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
during or immediately after
cooking, possibly resulting in
injury.
plastic
CLEAR/OFF pad
oven is ready
containers should be at least
partially uncovered because
they form a tight seal. When
cooking with containers
use the clock can be set.
power is disrupted at any time,
the above sequence recurs and you
must reset clock after touching
CLEAR/OFF.
Y
covered with plastic wrap,
remove
carefully and
direct steam away from hands
and face.
Optional Accessory
● Hot foods and steam can
cause burns. Be careful when
opening any containers of hot
food, including popcorn bags,
Optional accessories are available
extra cost from your GE supplier.
Installation Kit converts
this oven to built-in wall oven.
cooking pouches and boxes. To
prevent possible injury, direct
steam away from hands and face.
Note:
kits should not be
installed above a built-in oven with
rotisserie feature.
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Features of Your Oven
Cooking Complete Reminder
(For all cooking features except Auto Roast code 4)
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 CLEAR/OFF pad.
7. Oven Interior Light. Turns on
when the door is opened or when
the oven is operating.
1. Door Latches.
11. Door Latch Release. Press
latch release button at indent to
open door.
2. Door Screen. Metal screen
permits viewing of foods and keeps
microwaves confined inside oven.
8. Temperature Probe. Use with
Cook & Hold and Auto
Roast functions only.
12. 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.
3. Oven Vent.
4. Model and Serial Numbers.
9.
Shelf.
5. Mode Stirrer Cover. Protects
the microwave energy distributing
system. Do not remove this cover.
You will damage the oven.
Lets you microwave several foods
at once. (See Safety Instructions
and
Shelf pages
13. Automatic Cooking Guide.
Quick reference codes for many
frequently prepared foods.
for special instructions.) Use this
shelf only when cooking foods on
two levels.
6. Receptacle for Temperature
Probe. Temperature probe must be
securely inserted into receptacle
when using
Auto Roast.
Touch Control Panel and
Display. See next page
instructions.
Cook &
or
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Your Touch Control Panel
AUTO START.
The Touch Control Panel allows
you to set the oven controls with
to program your oven to begin
cooking at a preset time
day—up to a 12-hour delay.
the touch of a
It’s designed
be easy to use
TIME DEFROST. Gentle
thawing at automatic power
(Low).
1. DISPLAY. Displays time
day, time or temperature during
cooking functions, power level
being used, cooking
11.
COOK & HOLD.
instructions.
Use the temperature probe to cook
by using a preset temperature.
Once food reaches preset
temperature, oven switches to
HOLD setting and maintains that
2. TIME COOK I & II.
Microwave
a selected amount
time using automatic power
level 10 (High).
temperature
you touch the
pad.
3. POWER LEVEL. Touch this
you enter the cooking
12. ADD 30 SECONDS. Press
this pad to add 30 seconds to the
cook time as it’s counting down.
time
automatic power level 10 (High).
4. AUTO DEFROST. this
enter weight. The
oven automatically sets power
levels defrosting time.
want to
from
13.
TIMER. This
feature uses no microwave energy.
functions as either a kitchen
timer, as a holding period after
defrost or as a delay timer before
time or temperature cooking.
5. AUTO COOK. Touch this
then number
desired code number,
oven
14. AUTO ROAST. Insert probe,
touch this pad, and desired number
pad for code to slow-cook or
temperature cook meat with
automatic preset program.
automatically microwaves at
pre-programmed power levels
determines the proper amount
cooking times until the food is
done and oven shuts
15. AUTO REHEAT. Touch this
pad, and START for quick
reheating of prepared foods.
6. POPCORN. Touch this pad
and START, and the popcorn
sensor determines the right
cooking time. The microwave
popcorn feature is designed to
Appears on Display:
16. CLOCK. Touch this pad to
enter time day or check time of
day while microwaving. To set
clock, first touch CLOCK pad and
then enter time of day. For
● During Auto Cook, Reheat
or Popcorn program, the door
was opened before steam could
be detected.
be used
microwave popcorn weighing
to ounces.
with prepackaged
example, if time is 1
number pads 1, 3, and O and
“ 1 will appear in display.
Then touch START pad. To reset
or change time, simply repeat
above process.
touch
7. NUMBER PADS. Touch these
pads to enter cooking, defrosting
time, time day, temperature,
● No steam was detected by
sensor within four minutes and
10 seconds after start of Popcorn
program.
power
weights
Auto Codes or
Auto Defrost.
MINUTE. Use with number
pads to enter whole minutes. For
Appears on
Display:
17.
When touched,
it shuts off the oven and erases all
settings (except time of day).
example,
4 minutes touch 4
and MINUTE.
● Probe has been forgotten
when Auto Roast or
Cook & Hold function is being
used.
18. START. After all selections
are made, touch this pad to start
the oven.
● Probe is not securely seated in
oven
receptacle.
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How to Use the Minute/Second Timer
The MIN/SEC TIMER has three
timing functions:
How to Defrost, Hold and
Time Cook
● It operates as a minute timer.
Let’s say you want to defrost a
● It
be set to delay cooking.
frozen casserole
5 minutes,
then Time
25 minutes. Here’s how
hold
Cook
to do it:
10 minutes
● It can be used as a hold setting
after defrosting.
Step Touch START. As each
function is automatically performed,
oven display shows instructions
MIN/SEC TIMER operates
without microwave energy.
Step 1: Take the casserole
the freezer
it in the oven.
entered
the function. When
time is up, the oven signals and
flashes “End.”
How to Time a 3-Minute
Phone Call
1. Touch MI N/SEC TIMER
Questions and Answers
2. Touch number pads and
Q. What will happen if I
accidentally reverse my defrost,
hold and cook instructions’?
MINUTE
minutes
no seconds).
Step 2: Touch TIME DEFROST.
Step 3: Touch pads 1,5
3. Touch START. Display shows
time counting
A. The oven
automatically
MINUTE
15 minutes
appears
rearrange your program. Defrosting
always come first, then hold,
and then the cooking function.
defrosting time. “
4. The timer signals when time
is Lip.
on display. (Defrosting is
automatically set on power level
Q.
defrost and
only?
may
it, and
but
be changed by touching the
Using a Holding Time
The Minute/Second Timer
be used to program “holding
time” between microwave cooking
POWER LEVEL pad
the
A.
Sometimes
also
desired power level.)
want to defrost food,
cook it later. All you need to do is
program in defrost and amount
functions. The time
froth
99
time. Then program the
time
to minutes
the amount cooking time.
Be sure to put the thawed dish in
the refrigerator promptly.
seconds. A holding or standing
time be found in some your
own recipes or in the cookbook
supplied.
NOTE: Foods that are
perishable, such as milk,
stuffings, poultry
pork
Programming Delayed
Cooking
should not be allowed to sit out
more than one hour
defrosting. Room temperature
To
cooking to 99 minutes
promotes the growth
bacteria.
harmful
and seconds, touch either TIME
COOK I & II,
COOK&
HOLD or AUTO ROAST
Q. I programmed my oven for
a specific defrosting time but it
defrosted longer than necessary.
What happened?
enter cook time, temperature or
code. Touch MIN/SEC TIMER
enter number minutes to
delay cooking. When delaying
Cook & Hold or Auto
Roast cooking, be sure probe is
in food. Touch START. Timer will
A. When instructions conflict, the
oven carries out the last instruction.
You may have set the oven to
defrost for 4 minutes, hold
minutes, then defrost
minutes. In this case, the oven
would defrost 6 minutes and
hold for 2 minutes.
2
count down to zero
will begin.
cooking
Cooking by Time
Time Cook 1 & 11 allows you to
microwave for a selected amount
of time.
The Express Cook Feature
The Express Cook feature is a
Using the Time Cook II
Feature
The Time Cook 11 feature lets you
set two time cooking functions
short-cut
to set time
I () (High) is
I–5 minutes.
most cooking,
within
want to change
cooking operations.
program. This is ideal
To
Cook your
or
but
may
this
more
levels
beverage:
flexibility. See your cookbook.
Step 1: Touch a number pad (from
to 5) that corresponds with the
amount of your desired cooking
time (in minutes). For example,
better acquainted with
time cooking, make a cup
by following the steps below.
Here’s how to
it.
Step 1: Place
in
in
microwave-safe container and
close the door.
the 2 pad
2 minutes
1
II II
I
time.
Step 2: Touch the START
The oven will automatically signal,
flash “End” and shut off at the end
the programmed time.
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK
Display shows “: 0“ and
11.
Add 30 Seconds
Step 1: Fill cup
water,
that
“ “ENTER COOK
TIME I“ flashes.
“POWER 10.
teaspoon
instant
stir dissolve. Use
has no metal decoration
microwave-sate (refer to
Microwaving Tips in the
Step 3: Select your cooking time.
is
example,
two minutes
and 5
15 seconds.
Display shows “2: 15“ and
“POWER lo.’” “COOK TIME 1“
flashes.
Instructions). Place cup in oven
close door.
Step 4: Touch TIME COOK I & 11.
Step 5: Set
time.
How to Change Power Level
setting cooking time,
touch POWER LEVEL pad,
then touch desired number for
new power
Step 2: Touch TIME COOK I & Il.
Step 3: Select your time. Touch 1
MINUTE
Because automatic power level
is recommended this cup of
for one minute.
Step 6: Touch START.
coffee, there is no need to
the power level. (If power level
is not appropriate, see “How to
Power Level” right.)
Step 7: “POWER 10’” is displayed
and “COOK TIME I“ counts down.
Step At the end of “COOK
TIME I,” the second
Step 4:
START.
is displayed
“COOK TIME II”
is counting down.
Step 5: When time is up, the oven
signals
flashes “End.” Oven,
shut
Step 9: When time is up, the oven
“End.” The
oven, light and
Step Open the
shut off.
Step 6: Open the
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