Placement Of Mounting Plate; Removing The Mounting Plate; Finding The Wall Studs - GE JVM2052 Installation Instructions Manual

Installation Instructions
I-IPLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PLATE
REMOVING THE MICROWAVE
OVEN FROM THE CARTON/
REMOVING THE MOUNTING
PLATE
[] Remove the installation instructions, filters, glass tray
and the small hardware bag. Do not remove the
Styrofoam protecting the front of the oven.
[_ Fold back all 4 carton flaps fully against carton sides.
Then carefully roll the oven and carton over onto the top
side.The oven should be resting in the Styrofoam.
[_ Pull the carton up and off the oven.
[_ Remove and properly discard plastic bags.
Mounting
Plate
[_ Remove the 2 screws from the mounting plate. This
plate will be used as the rear wall template and for
mounting. You may discard these screws.
[_ FINDING THE WALL STUDS
I i
Wall
Studs
i
[] Find the studs, using one of the following
methods:
A. Stud finder - a magnetic device which
locates nails.
OR
B. Use a hammer to tap lightly across the
mounting surface to find a solid sound.
This will indicate a stud location.
[_ After locating the stud(s), find the center by
probing the wall with a small nail to find the edges
of the stud. Then place a mark halfway between
the edges. The center of any adjacent studs should
be !6" or 24" from this mark.
[_ Draw a line down the center of the studs.
IMPORTANT:The microwave oven must be connected
to at least one wall stud.
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