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Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposureto Excessivemicrowave - GE JET210 Use And Care Manual

General electric microwave oven user manual

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Before Microwaving . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
Safety Instructions . . . . . , , .. ...3-4
Features of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . .
5
Touch Control Panel , , , ., ..., . . 6
Setthe Clock... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Time Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Temp Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Automatic Roasting
&Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....10-11
Hold/Timer, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Care of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Grounding Instructions . . . . . . . . 14
Use of Extension Cords. . . . . . . . 14
The Problem Solver . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Consumer Services. . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Back Cover
@ Make sure all utensils usedin
your microwave oven are labeled
"suitable for microwaving". Check
your Cookbook forspecifictest
to determine ''microwave-safe"
utensils.
@ papertowels, wax paper, and
plastic wrap can beused tocover
dishes in orderto retain moisture
and prevent spattering.
@ Some microwaved foods require
stirring, rotating, or rearranging.
Check your Cookbook forspecific
instructions.
@ Some foods such as unshelled
eggsand hot dogs must be pierced
toaliow steamto escape during
cooking.
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Read 43!1
before
using
this
When using electrical appliances
M+%$l=
basic safety precautions should
e
be followed, including the
following:
WARNING—TO
reduce the
risk
of burns, electric shock, fire,
injury to persons or exposure to
excessive microwave energy:
IS
Use this
appliance only for its
intended use as described in this
manual.
IS Read and follow the specific
"PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURETO
EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE
ENERGY" found on page 2.
@ This appliance must be
grounded. Connect only to
properly grounded outlet. See
"GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS"
found on page 14.
e
For best operation,
plug this
appliance into it own electrical
outlet, to prevent flickering of
lights, blowing of fuse or trip-
ping of circuit breaker.
e Install or locate this appliance
only in accordance with the pro-
vided installation instructions.
69 Be certainto phwe the fron~
surfaced the door three inches
or more back from the cm.mter-
top edge to avoid accidentaltip-
ping of the appliancein normal
usage.
e Do not cover or block any
openings on the appliance.
e
Do not
use outdoors.
e Do not immerse cord or plug
in water.
e Keep cord away from heated
surfaces.
o Do not let cord hang over
edge of table or counter.
e
Do not
operate this appliance
if it has a damaged cord or plug,
if it is not working properly, or if
it has been damaged or
dropped.
o See door surface cleaning
instructions on page 13.
3
@ This appliance should be ser-
viced only by qualified
service
personnel. Contact near~st
authorized service facility for
examination, repair or
adjustment.
e
As
with any appliance, close
supervision is necessarywhen
used by children.
@
To reduce the risk of
fire in
the oven cavity:
—Do not overcook food. Care-
fully attend appliance if paper,
plastic, or other combustible
materials are placed inside the
oven to facilitate cooking.
—Remove wire twist-ties from
paper or plastic bags'before
placing bag in oven.
—-Donot use your microwave
oven to dry newspapers.
—Do nol pop popcorn in your
microwaveoven unless in a spe-
cial microwave popcorn acces-
sory or unless you use popcorn
labeled for use in microwave
ovens.
—Do not operatethe ovenwi=dle
empty to avoiddamageto the
oven and the dangerof 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 pro-
longs life of the oven.
—If materials inside the oven
should ignite, keep oven door
closed, turn oven off, and dis-
connect the power cord, or shut
off power at the fuse or circuit
breaker panel.
@ Some products such as
whole eggs and sealed con-
tainers—for example, closed
glass jars—may explode and
should not be heated in this
oven.
63 Avoid
baby food in
glass jars, even without their
lids; especially meat and egg
mixtures.
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