GE Spacemaker PVM1870 Owner's Manual page 4

/MPORTAIVT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS
READ ALL iNSTRUCTiONS BEFORE USING
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ARCING
If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFf:pad and correct
the problem.
Arcing is the microwave term
for sparks ill the oven. Arcing
is caused
by:
The metal shelf not
installed correctly so it
touches the microwave wall.
Metal or foil touching tile
side of tile o_en.
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Foil not molded to tood
(upturned edges act like
antennas).
Metal, such as twist-ties,
pouhry pins or gold-
rimmed dishes, ill the
m
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Recycled paper towels
containing small metal
pieces being used ill the
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FOODS
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Do not pop popcorn in
your microwave oven unless
ill a special microwave
popcorn accesso W or unless
you use popcorn labeled
fi_r use ill n/icrow}lve ovens.
Some products such as
whole eggs and sealed
containers--tot example,
closed jars--are able to
explode and should not be
heated in this microwave
oven. Such use of the
microwave oven could
result ill iI_.jur>
Do not boil eggs in a
microwave oven. Pressure
will build up inside egg yolk
and will cause it to burst,
possibly resulting ill iI_.jur>
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Operating the microwave
with no tood inside tot
nloI'e than a nlinilte oF /\vo
may cause damage to tile
oven and could start a fire.
It increases the heat around
the magnetron and can
shorten the lite of the oven.
Foods with unbroken outer
"skill" such as potatoes,
hot
dogs, sausages, tomatoes,
apples, chicken livers and
other giblets, and egg yolks
should be pierced to allow
steam to escape during
cooking.
SAVETHESE iNSTRUCTiONS