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Safety Instructions . . . .2–9 Troubleshooting Tips . . .39
Owner’s
Things That Are
Manual
Operating Instructions
Normal With Your
Auto Features . . . . . . . . .20
JVM1840
Microwave Oven . . . . . . .39
Care and
JVM1841
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . .34, 35 Consumer Support
JVM1842
Changing the Consumer
Power Level . . . . . . . . . .13 Support . . . . . .Back Cover
Convenience Optional Kits . . . . . . . . .10
Features . . . . . . . . . . .21–25 Product
Cooking Guide . . . .
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. 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. PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY Do Not Attempt to operate Do Not Operate the oven if it this oven with the door open is damaged. It is particularly since open-door operation important that
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual. Do not mount this appliance over To reduce the risk of fire in the a sink. oven cavity: This over-the-range oven was designed —Do not overcook food. Carefully for use over ranges no wider than 36.″ attend appliance when paper, plastic It may be installed over both gas and or other combustible materials a
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! ARCING If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFF pad and correct the problem. Arcing is the microwave term Foil not molded to food for sparks in the oven. Arcing (upturned edges act like is caused by: antennas). The metal shelf not installed Metal, such as twist-ties, correctly so it touches the poultry pins, or gold-rimmed microwave wall. dishes, in the microwave. Metal or foil touching the Recycled paper towels
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Avoid heating baby food in SUPERHEATED WATER glass jars, even with the lid Liquids, such as water, off. Make sure all infant food coffee, or tea are able to be is thoroughly cooked. Stir overheated beyond the boiling food to distribute the heat point without appearing to be evenly. Be careful to prevent boiling. Visible bubbling or scalding when warming boiling when the container is formula
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! MICROWAVE-SAFE COOKWARE Make sure all cookware used in Do not use recycled paper your microwave oven is suitable products. Recycled paper for microwaving. Most glass towels, napkins and waxed casseroles, cooking dishes, paper can contain metal measuring cups, custard cups, flecks which may cause pottery or china dinnerware arcing or ignite. Paper which does not have metallic products containing nylon trim or glaze wit
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com “Boilable” cooking pouches Plastic cookware—Plastic and tightly closed plastic cookware designed for bags should be slit, pierced microwave cooking is very or vented as directed by useful, but should be used package. If they are not, carefully. Even microwave- plastic could burst during or safe plastic may not be as immediately after cooking, tolerant of overcooking possibly resulting in inj
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. WARNING! Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electric shock. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. This appliance is equipped with a power cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com THE VENT FAN The fan will operate automatically under certain conditions (see Automatic Fan feature). Take care to prevent the starting and spreading of accidental cooking fires while the vent fan is in use. Clean the underside of the microwave often. Do not allow grease to build up on the microwave or the fan filters. In the event of a grease fire on the surface units below the microwave o
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About optional kits. OPTIONAL KITS Filler Panel Kits JX52WH – White JX52BL – Black JX52CT – Bisque When replacing a 36″ range hood, filler panel kits fill in the additional width to provide a custom built-in appearance. For installation between cabinets only; not for end-of-cabinet installation. Each kit contains two 3″-wide filler panels. Filter Kits JX81B – Recirculating Charcoal Filter Kit Filter kits are used when the microwave oven cannot be vented to the outside. Available at extra cost f
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support About the features of your microwave oven. www.GEAppliances.com Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. 1100 Watts Features of the Oven Door Handle. Pull to open Touch Control Panel. the door. The doo
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About the features of your microwave oven. You can microwave by time, with the convenience features or with the auto features. Cooking Controls Time and Auto Features Press Enter TIME COOK I & II Amount of cooking time Press once or twice AUTO/TIME DEFROST Amount of defrosting time Press twice EXPRESS COOK Starts immediately! ADD 30 SEC Starts immediately! POWER LEVEL Power level 1–10 AUTO/TIME DEFROST Food weight Press once up to 6 lbs. 1 lb. QUICK DEFROST Starts immediately! Convenience Featu
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support About changing the power level. www.GEAppliances.com Variable power levels add flexibility to microwave cooking. The power levels on the microwave oven can be compared to the surface units on a range. High (power level 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. Power level 7 is microwave energy 70% of the time. Po
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About the time features. Time Cook I TIME COOK Allows you to microwave for any time up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. 1 2 3 EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK Power level 10 (High) is automatically set, but you 4 5 6 EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK may change it for more flexibility. 789 You may open the door during TIME COOK to check 0 the food. Close the door and press START to resume cooking. START PAUSE Time Cook II Lets you change power levels automatically during cooking. Here
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Cooking Guide for Time Cook I and Time Cook 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 Med-High (7) dish, 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
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About the time features. 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 per ear dish, place 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 with vented plastic wrap. per ea
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Time Defrost Allows you to defrost for the length of time you select. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times. Power level 3 is automatically set, but you may change this for more flexibility. You may defrost small items more quickly by raising the power level after entering the time. However, they will need more frequent attention than usual. Power level 7 cuts the total defrosting time in
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About the time features. 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
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Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support www.GEAppliances.com Express Cook 1 2 3 EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK This is a quick way to set cooking time for 1–6 minutes. 4 5 6 Press one of the Express Cook pads (from 1 to 6) EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK EXPRESS COOK for 1 to 6 minutes of cooking at power level 10. For example, press the 2 pad for 2 minutes of cooking time. The power level can be changed as time is counting down. Press POWER LEVEL and
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About the auto features. Auto Defrost Auto Defrost automatically sets the defrosting times and power levels to give even defrosting results for meats, poultry and fish weighing up to six pounds. For best results, remove food from the package, place food directly on the defrost rack and place the rack on the turntable. Twice during Auto Defrost, the oven signals Turn Food Over. At each signal, turn the food over. Remove defrosted meat or shield warm areas with small pieces of foil. After
