Troubleshooting 7Ips; Things That Are Normal With Your Microwave Oven - GE JES1142 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting 7ips.
Problem Possible Causes What To Do
Oven will not start A fuse in your home may be * Replace tilse or reset circuit breakex:
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Power surge. * UnI)lug tile microwave oven, then plug it back in.
Plug not fully inserted into wall
* Make sure tile 3-prong
plug on tile (wen is flfllv inserted
outlet, into wall outlet.
Door not securely dosed. * Open tile door and close securely:
Controlpanel
lighted,
Door not securely closed.
* Open
tile door and close securely.
yet oven will not start STARTpad not pressed after * Press START
entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered * Press PAUSE/CLEAR
already
in oven mid PAUSE/CLEAR
pad not pressed to cmzcel it.
PAUSE/CLEARwas pressed * Reset cooking, I)r°gram, and press START
accidentally.
Microwave ovencontrol
will not work
The control has been locked.
(When the control panel is
locked, the lock indicator
will be lit.)
" Press and hold PAUSE/CLEARtor about three seconds
to unlock tile control.
Things That Are Normal With YourMicrowave Oven
• Steam or \:q)or escaping from around
tile do(n:
• IJght reflection around door or outer case.
• Dimming oven light and change in
tile bh)wer sound at power levels other
than high.
• Dull thumlfing sound while (wen is
operating.
• TV/radio interlerence might be noticed
while using the microwave. Similar to
tile interference caused bv other small
appliances, it does not indicate a problem
with the microwave. Plug the microwave
into a different electrical circuit, move tile
I'adio
or
TV
as ][ili- [llV_ly ti()ill tile i/licFowave
as possible, or check tile position and
signal of the TV/radio antenna.
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