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Model: JVM1660
Spacemaker Microwave Oven
Owner’s Manual
Important Safety Information
2
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure
to Excessive Microwave Energy 2
Special Notes About Microwaving 5
Operating Instructions
10
Features of Your Microwave 10
The Controls on Your Microwave 11
Time Cooking 14
Temperature Cooking 21
Automatic Cooking 25
Other Features 29
Oven Shelf 36
Helpful Information
38
Microwave Terms 38
Care and Cleaning 39
If Something Goes Wrong
44
Before You Call For Service 44
Prod
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE USING FOR YOUR SAFETY WARNING! For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life. For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, PRECAUTIONS personal injury or loss of life. Do Not Attempt Do Not Operate the
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WARNING When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Read and follow the • Do not operate this This microwave oven is specific “Precautions to appliance if it has a intended for household Avoid Possible Exposure damaged power cord or use and is UL listed for to Excessive Microwave plug, if it is not working installation over electric Energy” on page 2. properly or if it has been and gas ranges. damaged or dropped. •
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION READ ALL SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE USING • Do not store this • To reduce the risk of fire • See door surface appliance outdoors. in the oven cavity: cleaning instructions in Do not use this product the Care and Cleaning — Do not overcook food. near water—for example, section(s) of this manual. Carefully attend in a wet basement, near appliance when paper, • This appliance must only a swimming pool, near plastic or other be serviced by qualified a sink or in similar
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SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING ARCING Arcing is the microwave • Foil not molded to food If you see arcing, press term for sparks in the (upturned edges act like the CLEAR/OFF pad and oven. Arcing is caused by: antennas). correct the problem. • The temperature probe • Metal, such as twist-ties, in the microwave but not poultry pins or gold- inserted in the food. rimmed dishes, in the microwave. • The metal shelf not installed correctly • Recycled paper towels so it touches the containing small m
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING • Avoid heating baby food • Do not overcook SAFETY FACT in glass jars, even with potatoes. They could SUPERHEATED WATER the lid off. Make sure all dehydrate and catch infant food is thoroughly fire, causing damage Liquids, such as water, cooked. Stir food to to your oven. coffee or tea, are able to distribute the heat evenly. be overheated beyond • Cook meat and poultry Be careful to prevent the boiling point without thoroughly—mea
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MICROWAVE- SAFE COOKWARE Make sure all cookware If the dish remains cool • Paper towels, waxed used in your microwave and only the water in the paper and plastic wrap oven is suitable for cup heats, then the dish can be used to cover microwaving. Most glass is microwave-safe. dishes in order to retain casseroles, cooking dishes, moisture and prevent • If you use a meat measuring cups, custard spattering. Be sure to thermometer while cups, pottery or china vent plastic wrap so cooking, make sur
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING • Use foil only as • Plastic cookware—Plastic Follow these guidelines: directed in this manual. cookware designed for 1 Use microwave-safe When using foil in the microwave cooking is very plastics only and use microwave oven, keep the useful, but should be used them in strict compliance foil at least 1″ away from carefully. Even microwave- with the cookware the sides of the oven. safe plastic may not be as manufacturer’s tolerant of
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS/OPTIONAL KITS GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance is equipped Do not under any with a power cord having circumstances cut or remove a grounding wire with a the third (ground) prong grounding plug. The plug from the power cord. must be plugged into an Do not use an adapter plug outlet that is properly with this appliance. Ensure proper ground installed and grounded. exists before use. Do not use an extension Consult a qualified cord with this appliance. electrician or s
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Operating Instructions Features of Your Microwave (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) Features 3 4 5 6 1 7 2 8 9 11 10 5 Window with Metal 9 Grease Filter. 1 Temperature Probe. Use with Temp Cook Shield. Screen allows 10 Removable Turntable. and Roast functions cooking to be viewed Turntable and su
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Quick Start The Controls on Your Microwave Oven (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) You can microwave by time, temperature or with the sensor features. 1 Time and Auto Features Time Cooking Press Enter TIME COOK I & II Press once or twice Amount of cooking time. DEFROST AUTO/TIME Press twice Amount of defrosting time. CUSTOM 1 Follow displayed directions. CUSTOM 2 Follow displayed directions. EXPRESS COOK Starts immediately! POWER LEVEL Power level 1–10.
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Quick Start The Controls on Your Microwave Oven (Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.) HELP GUIDE ON MICROWAVE GUIDES IN BOOK Press this pad and any Before you begin, check • Cooking feature pad for usage the guide located on the • Time Defrost instructions and tips. inside front of the oven • Roasting when you open the door. • Simmer • Sensor Cooking 2 2 3 3 2 Temperature Features Probe Cooking Press Enter TEMP COOK/ROAST Press once Desired food temperatur
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Operating Instructions Changing Power Levels Variable power levels add to “equalize” or transfer flexibility to microwave heat to the inside of the cooking. The power levels food. An example of this on the microwave oven can is shown with power level be compared to the 3—the defrost cycle. If surface units on a range. microwave energy did not High (power level 10) or cycle off, the outside of the full power is the fastest way food would cook before to cook and gives you the inside was defrosted
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Operating Instructions Time Features Time Cook Time Cook I Time Cook II Allows you to microwave Lets you change power for any time up to 99 levels automatically during minutes and 99 seconds. cooking. Here’s how to do it: Power level 10 (High) is automatically set, but you 1 Press TIME COOK. may change it for more 2 Enter the first cook time. flexibility. 3 Change the power level You may open the door if you don’t want full during Time Cook to power. (Press POWER check the food. Close the L
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Cooking Guide for Time Cook I & II NOTE: Use power level High (10) unless otherwise noted. Vegetable Amount Time Comments Asparagus 1 (fresh spears) 1 lb. 6 to 9 min., In 1 ⁄2-qt. oblong glass baking dish, Med-High (7) place 1/4 cup water. (frozen spears) 10-oz. package 5 to 7 min. In 1-qt. casserole. Beans 1 (fresh green) 1 lb. cut in half 9 to 11 min. In 1 ⁄2-qt. casserole, place 1/2 cup water. (frozen green) 10-oz. package 6 to 8 min. In 1-qt. casserole, place 2 tablespoons water. (frozen
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Operating Instructions Cooking Guide for Time Cook I & II Vegetable Amount Time Comments Corn (frozen kernel) 10-oz. package 5 to 7 min. In 1-qt. casserole, place 2 tablespoons water. Corn on the cob (fresh) 1 to 5 ears 3 to 4 min. In 2-qt. oblong glass baking dish, place per ear corn. If corn is in husk, use no water; if corn has been husked, add 1/4 cup water. Rearrange after half of time. (frozen) 1 ear 5 to 6 min. Place in 2-qt. oblong glass baking dish. 2 to 6 ears 3 to 4 min. Cover w
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Time Features Time Defrost Allows you to defrost for Defrosting Tips the length of time you • Foods frozen in paper or select. See the Defrosting plastic can be defrosted Guide for suggested times. in the package. Tightly closed packages should Power level 3 is be slit, pierced or vented automatically set, but you AFTER food has partially may change this for more defrosted. Plastic storage flexibility. You may defrost containers should be at small items more quickly least partially uncovered. b
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Operating Instructions Defrosting Guide Food Time Comments Breads, Cakes Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1 min. Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) 3 to 5 min. Fish and Seafood Fillets, frozen (1 lb.) 6 to 8 min. Shellfish, small pieces (1 lb.) 5 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over and break up after half the time. Fruit Plastic pouch—1 to 2 3 to 6 min. (10-oz. package) Meat Bacon (1 lb.) 2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven. Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting. Franks (1 lb.) 2 to
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Time Features Express Cook This is a quick way to set The power level can be cooking time for 1–6 minutes. changed as time is counting down. Press Press one of the Express POWER LEVEL and Cook pads (from 1 to 6) enter 1–10. for 1 to 6 minutes of cooking at power level 10. For example, press the 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time. Add 30 Seconds You can use this feature two ways: • It can be used as a quick • It will add 30 seconds to way to set 30 seconds of the time counting down cooking t
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Operating Instructions Auto Feature Auto Defrost The Defrost Auto/Time Conversion Guide feature gives you two ways If the weight of food is to defrost frozen foods. stated in pounds and Press DEFROST ounces, the ounces must AUTO/TIME once for be converted to tenths Auto Defrost or twice for (.1) of a pound. Time Defrost. Weight of Enter Food Food in Weight Use Auto Defrost for meat, Ounces (tenths of poultry and fish. Use Time a pound) Defrost for most other frozen foods. 1–2 .1 3.2 Auto Defr
