Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Spacemaker JVM240 GE
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I Useand~re&boMng Guide SpacemakeP Microwave Oven Safe~ instructions ....................3-5 Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy .............2 Operating Instrutiions, nps Add 30 Seconds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
~LP US ~LP YOU... Before using your oven, read this guide carefully. It is intended to help you operate and maintain your new microwave oven properly. Keep it handy for answers to your questions. If you don’t understand something or need more help, all: GE Answer Center 800.
,,, - Men using electrical applianms, basic safety precautions shodd be followed, including the fouowing: A W~NG-~ored.mtieriskof bums, electric shock fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: ● Read and fo~ow the specific ‘tPremutions to Avoid Possible ~sure to Excessive Mcrowave Energy” on the previous page.
WORW SMEW mS~UC~ONS (mnthued) —Do not use the oven for storage purposes. Do not leave paper products, cooking utensih or food in the oven when not in use. —If materiah inside oven should igni@ keep oven door closed turn oven off, and disconnect power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
— .— . i~~~ble~’ coowg pouches and ~tfy dosed p~tic bags shotid be sli; pier~ or vented as directed by package. Kthey are not plastic cotid burst during or immediately after cooting, possibly resdting in injury. Mso, plastic storage containers shodd be at least partitiy uncovered because they form a tight seal.
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Variable power levels add flexibility to your microwave rooking. The power levels on your microwave oven can be compared to the surface units on a range. High @ower ~vel 10) or full power is the fastest way to cook and gives you 100% power. Each power level gives you microwave energy a certain percent of the time.
u YO~ TOUCH COmOL P~L , The Touch Control Panel allows you to set the oven controls with the touch of a finger. It’s desi~ed to be easy to use and understand. 1. DISPLAY. Displays time of day, time or temperature during cooking functions, power level being use~ cooking mode and instructions.
=: ;;. ~DEBE~DDo~ R& OPCORN BEVEWGE REHMT n 4 WRESS WOK J d POWER LEVEL n 2 MPRESSCOOK n 5 EKPRESS WOK n 8 m o DISPUYOWFF 4 n 3 ~PRESS COOK n 6 n 9 Od CLWR MINUE ~ I I I r 1“ When You Plu g i n the Oven The display panel displays “88888”, “18 POWR” “PRObE” Appeam on tie Display: and d] of the oven functions.
? TT,I f Ill 11/ , Ill - EEL ,, —— -- H7---A “-i - ‘-” - 1. Door Handle. Ptil to open door. Door must be securely latched for oven to operate. 2. Door Latches. 3. Window with Metil Shield. Screen allows cooking to be viewed while keeping microwaves cotilned in oven.
The Mtchen Timer Using a Holding Time The Mtihen ~mer has 3 timing functions: The Kitchen Timer ~ dso be used to program a ● It operates as a minute timer. “holding time” between microwave cooking functions. The time ean range from 1 second to 99 minutes and ● It can be set to delay cooting.
COO~G BY m Micro Cook I Micro Cook allows you to microwave for a preset amount of time. Power hvel 10 @igh) is recommended for most cooking, but you may change this for more flexibility. See the Cooking Guide. To become better acquainted with time cooking, make a cup of coffee by following the steps below.
The Express Cook Feature The Express Cook feature is a short-cut method to To Express Cook your food or beverage: set time for 1-5 minutes. Touch a number pad (from 1 to 5) for 1 to 5 minutes Bmm of cooking at Power hvel 10. For example, touch the 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time.
POPCOW Step 2: Open oven door and place package of NO~: Do NOT use the metal shelf with the Popcorn program. popcorn in the center of the oven floor as directed by the package instructions. Close oven door. I I The Popcorn feature is designed to be used ody with prepackaged microwave popcorn weighing 3.
How to Use the Snack Feature (Snack Codes 5 and Q NO~: See the p~vious page on how to use Snacks Codes 1 to 4. DDD Step 1: Remove the food from the package, place in mEm the oven on microwave-safe dish or container. Close ❑ mm the oven door. Dmn ~ , Step 2: Touch the SNACKS pad.
The Reheat feature is designed to reheat 1 to 3 Touch just three pads to use Reheat codes 1 to 6 servings of a previously cooked food. The oven turns to reheat many popdar foods. See the Reheat off automatically after a preset amount of time. Guide below.
COOK Use the Cook feature when Use the Cook Code Guide. Touch The oven calculates cooking cooking a variety of microwaved the COOK pad Touch a number time and changes power levels foods. me oven automatically pad from 1 to 9 to select the desired during cooking to give even sets the cooking times and power food group.
Time Defrost is designed for speedy thawing of frozen food and is one of the great advantages of a microwave oven. Use the Time Defrost setting to quic~y thaw foods such as brea~ rolls, vegetables, fruits and frozen dinners.
Internal temperature is the best test of doneness Temp Coowold takes the guesswork out of cooking, for manv foods. because the oven automatically switches to “Hold” . Use Temp Coo~old to cook a variety of foods to setting after reaching the preset food temperature the desired finished food temperature.
AmO DE~OST Auto Defrost With the Auto Defrost fea~re, the oven Use the Auto Defrost Guide. Enter the food weight in automatically sets the defrosting times and power pounds and tenths of a pound (see Conversion Guide levels for you. below). Then touch ST~T pad.
~COMMENDED FOODS M~.-M. WEIGHT FIMT SIGN& SECOND SIGN& I ST~D~ME Chops 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Turn over. Separate and shield 5 minutes where necessary. 0.1 -6.0 lbs. Separate. Remove defrosted 2 minutes pieces. Frankfurters, Sausage Turn over. Remove defrosted areas 5 minutes and break apart.
A~O~~C ROAS~G Auto Roast uses the temperature probe to cook to Just as in regular roasting, ody tender roasts should – the desired serving temperature. UnNe Temp be roasted until specified internal temperatures are Coowold, which uses a single power level, Auto reached.
Auto Roast Guide ● Pla& meats in a cooking bag in microwave-safe ● Insert probe as described in the Automatic dish. (Refer to package instructions for proper use Roasting section. of cooking bag.) Minimum End TemD. ApproL Time (minutes per pound) Hold* Minutes Doneness Dispky Food I Code Beef (5 lb.
When adapting recipes for the microwave, it is best to start with a familiar recipe. bowing how the food should look and taste will help when adapting recipes for microwaving. Foods that reqtire browning or crisp, dry surfaces will cook better in regular ovens.
~~G OR RE~~G GU~E NO~: Use Power bvel High (10) unless otherwise noted. 1. Directions below are for heating or reheating already-cooked foods stored in refrigerator or at room temperature. Use microwave-safe cookware. 4. 2. Cover most foods for fastest heating.
DE~OST~G G~E 1. Food packagd in paper or plastic may be defrosted without 3. Be sure large meats are completely defrosted before ~oking. unwrapping. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place food 4. When defrosted, food should be cool but softened in all areas.
Vegetables Aparaw (frozen spears) 1 lb. 7 to 9 min., Meal-High (~ 5 to 7 min. In I%qt. oblong #ass baking dish, place 1/4 cup water. Rotate dish after half of time. In lqt. casserole. In l%qt. casserole, plaw 12 cup water. In l-qt. casserole, pla~ 2 tablwpoons water.
G~E TO USE OF ~ OWN S~LF ● Use the shelf only when cooking food on ● Do not store microwave browning dish on 2 levels. Food microwaves best when placed metal shelf. directly on the oven floor. ● Do NOT use the shelf with the Popcorn ● Do not store or cook with metal shelf on floor of program.
Keep your oven clean and sweet- Don’t use sharp-edged utensils smelling. Opening the oven door on your oven. The inside and a few minutes after cooking helps outside oven walls can be air out the inside. An occasional scratched. The control panel thorough wiping with a solution can be damaged.
LIG~ BULB WPMCE~m Cooktop LightNight Light To replace combination cooktop/night light, first disconnect power at main fuse or cimuit breaker panel or pdl plug. REMOV: SCRW Remove screw on right side of light compartment cover and lower rover until it stops.
The efiaust hood feature on your microwave oven is equipped with 2 CHARCOAL FILTER metal filters which mllect grease. men the fan is operated, air is drawn (on some models) up through the filters. Depending on your model, it is either discharged through the provided venting to the outside or drawn through a charcoal filter and recirculated.
~ E~UST ~m (continued) To Remove Charcoal Fflter To Install Charcoal Filter To remove the To install a new charcoal filter, filter, remove disconnect power plastic and other at main fuse or outer wrapping circuit breaker from the new panel or pull filter.
PROBLEM POSS~LE CAUSE OVEN WL NOT ● A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped Repla& fuse or COME ON reset circuit breaker. I ● Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in. ● Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is ~ly inserted into wa~ receptacle CONTROL PANEL ● Door not securely closed.
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