Things That Are Normal - GE JES1097 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting Tips
PROBLEM
OVEN WILL NOT COME ON
CONTROL PANEL
LIGHTED, YET OVEN WILL
NOT START
"LOC" APPEARS ON
DISPLAY
"FOOD" APPEARS ON
DISPLAY
"PF" APPEARS ON
DISPLAY
"F3" APPEARS ON
DISPLAY
Things That Are Normal With Your Microwave Oven
Steam or vapor escaping from around
the door.
Light reflection around door or outer case.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (U.S.A.)
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy
and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may
cause interference to radio and television reception. It has
been type tested and found to comply with limits for an
ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which are
designed to provide reasonable protection against such
interference in a residential installation. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by
tuning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following:
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POSSIBLE CAUSE
A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or
reset circuit breaker.
Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in.
Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle.
Door not securely closed.
Start/Pause must be pressed after entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered already in oven and Cancel/Off not pressed to cancel
it.
Make sure you have entered cooking time after pressing Cook Time.
Cancel/Off was pressed accidentally. Reset cooking program and press Start/
Pause.
Make sure you entered food weight after pressing Defrost Weight.
Oven was paused accidentally. Press Start/Pause to restart the cooking program.
The control panel has been locked. (When the control panel is locked, "LOC"
will be displayed.) Press and hold Cancel/Off for about 3 seconds to unlock the
control panel.
The control detected that the door has not been opened (food/beverage has not
been placed inside).
A Power Failure has occurred. Press Cancel/Off to clear the display.
A key has been activated for more than 60 seconds. Press Cancel/Off to clear
the display. This can happen if liquid is on the control panel. Dry the control panel
thoroughly after cleaning.
Dimming oven light and change in the blower sound at
power levels other than high.
Dull thumping sound while oven is operating.
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Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television.
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Relocate the Microwave oven with respect to the receiver.
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Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
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Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that
microwave oven and receiver are on different branch
circuits.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV
interference cause by unauthorized modification to this
microwave oven. It is the responsibility of the user to correct
such interference.
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