GE JKP85 manual

GE Appliances Part No. 164D3333P155 Pub. No. 49-8923 11-98 CG Cooking Center Microwave JKP85 JTP85 Owner’ s Manual The electrical output of the microwave oven in this cooking center is 1000 watts. (IEC-705 T est Procedure)[...]

2 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. W ARNING! 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 inju[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING—T o reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: ■ Use this appliance[...]

4 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Do not use water on grease fires. Never pick up a flaming pan. Smother flaming pan by covering pan completely with well-fitting lid, cookie sheet or flat tray . Flaming grease out[...]

5 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Read and follow the specific “Precautions to A void Possible Exposure T o Excessive Microwave Energy” section in this manual. T o reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: ■ Do not over-cook food. Carefully attend appliance if paper, plast[...]

6 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Make sure all cookware used in your microwave oven is suitable for microwaving. Most glass casseroles, cooking dishes, measuring cups, custard cups, pottery or china dinnerware wh[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service 7 If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFF pad and correct the problem. ARCING Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach the boiling point. They can actually get super heated and not bubble at all. Super heated liquid wil[...]

8 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Do not use aluminum foil to line oven bottoms, except as suggested in this manual. Impr oper installation of aluminum foil may result in a risk of electric shock or fir e. W ARNIN[...]

Safety Information Safety Precautions . . . . . . . 2–4 Microwave Oven . . . . . . . 2, 5–7 Self-Cleaning Lower Oven . . . . 8 Operating Instructions Microwave Control Panel . . 10 , 11 Using the Microwave . . . 10–21 Sensor Controls . . . . . . . . 16, 17 Lower Oven Control Panel 22, 23 Using the Lower Oven . . . 10–32 Lower Oven Thermosta[...]

10 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the microwave oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Y our model may have one of the following controls.[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service The time on the microwave display is shown in minutes and seconds (1:30 is one minute, 30 seconds). On the lower oven, time is shown in hours and minutes (1:30 is one hour , 30 minutes). Microwave Oven Control Features and Settings Display Displays [...]

12 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Changing the microwave power level. The power level may be entered or changed immediately after entering the featur e time for T ime Cook, T ime Defrost or Express Cook. The power level may also be changed during time countdown. T o change the po[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the timed microwave features. T ime Cook I Allows you to microwave for any time up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds. Power level 10 (High) is automatically set, but you may change it for more flexibility. Press the TIME COOK pad. Enter cooking tim[...]

14 Using the timed microwave features. Cooking Guide For T ime Cook. Use power level High (10) unless otherwise noted. Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service V egetable Amount T ime Comments Asparagus (fresh spears) 1 lb. 7 to 10 min. In 1 1 ⁄ 2 -qt. casserole, place 1/4 cup water . Me[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service A dull thumping noise may be heard during defrosting. This is normal when oven is not operating at High power . T ime Defrost Allows you to defrost for a selected length of time. See the Defrosting Guide for suggested times. (Auto Defrost explained [...]

16 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the microwave sensor cooking features. The Sensor Features detect the increasing humidity released during cooking. The oven automatically adjusts the cooking time to various types and amounts of food. Sensor Cooking ■ The proper container[...]

17 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Reheat The Reheat feature reheats single servings of previously cooked foods or a plate of leftovers. Place covered food in the oven. Press the REHEA T pad. The oven starts immediately. The oven signals when steam is sensed and the time remaining[...]

18 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the microwave convenience cooking features. Drinks heated with the Beverage feature may be very hot. Remove the container with car e. Beverage Press the BEVERAGE pad to heat a cup of coffee or other beverage. Snacks The Snacks feature autom[...]

19 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the microwave auto feature. The Defrost Auto/T ime feature gives you two ways to defrost frozen foods. Press Defrost Auto/T ime once for Auto Defrost or twice for T ime Defrost. Auto Defrost Use Auto Defrost for meat, poultry and fish up to[...]

20 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the other microwave features. Cooking Complete Reminder: T o remind you that you have food in the oven, the oven will beep once a minute until you either open the oven door or press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Clock Press to enter the time of day or[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Child Lock-Out Y ou may lock the control panel to prevent the microwave from being accidentally started or used by children. To lock or unlock the controls, press and hold the CLEAR/OFF pad for about 3 seconds. When the control panel is locked, an L[...]

22 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the lower oven controls. Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model. Y our model may have one of the following controls.[...]

23 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service The time on the microwave display is shown in minutes and seconds (1:30 is one minute, 30 seconds). On the lower oven, time is shown in hours and minutes (1:30 is one hour , 30 minutes). Lower Oven Control, Clock and T imer Features and Settings [...]

24 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Special features of your lower oven control. Y our new touch pad control has additional features that you may choose to use. The following are the features and how you may activate them. The special feature modes can only be activated while the d[...]

25 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service T ones at the End of a T imed Cycle At the end of a timed cycle, 3 short beeps will sound followed by one beep every 6 seconds until the CLEAR/OFF pad is pressed. This continuous 6 second beep may be canceled. To cancel the 6 second beep: Press t[...]

26 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the lower oven. T o avoid possible burns, place the shelves in the desired position before you turn the oven on. Before you begin… The shelves have stop-locks, so that when placed correctly on the supports, they will stop before coming co[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service How to Set the Oven for Broiling Place the meat or fish on the broiler grid in the broiler pan. Follow suggested shelf positions in the Broiling Guide. If your oven is connected to 208 volts, rare steaks may be broiled by preheating the broiler and [...]

28 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the lower oven clock and timer . T o Set the Clock The clock must be set to the correct time of day for the automatic oven timing functions to work properly. The time of day cannot be changed during a timed baking or self-cleaning cycle. Pr[...]

29 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the lower oven timed baking and roasting features. NOTE: Foods that spoil easily–such as milk, eggs, fish, stuffings, poultry and pork–should not be allowed to sit for more than 1 hour before or after cooking. Room temperature promotes [...]

30 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Adjust the lower oven thermostat—Do it yourself! Y ou may find that your new oven cooks differently than the one it replaced. Use your new oven for a few weeks to become more familiar with it. If you still think your new oven is too hot or too [...]

31 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the self-cleaning lower oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly . Before a Clean Cycle We recommend venting your kitchen with an open window or using a ventilation fan or hood[...]

32 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Using the self-cleaning lower oven. The oven door must be closed and all controls must be set correctly for the cycle to work properly . How to Delay the Start of Cleaning Press the SELF CLEAN pad. Using the number pads, enter the desired clean t[...]

33 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Care and cleaning of the cooking center . Be sure electrical power is off and all surfaces are cool before cleaning any part of the cooking center . How to Remove Packaging T ape To assure no damage is done to the finish of the product, the safes[...]

34 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Care and cleaning of the cooking center . Oven Shelves (lower oven) Clean the oven shelves with an abrasive cleanser or steel wool. After cleaning, rinse the shelves and rack with clean water and dry with a clean cloth. NOTE: The oven shelves may[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Control Panel It’s a good idea to wipe the control panel after each use. Clean with mild soap and water or vinegar and water, rinse with clean water and polish dry with a soft cloth. Do not use abrasive cleansers, strong liquid cleansers, plastic [...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Before Y ou Call For Service… T roubleshooting T ips Save time and money! Review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service. Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Control panel on You forgot to press the • Pre[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Problem Possible Causes What T o Do “F— and a number or You have a function • Press the CLEAR/OFF pad. Allow the oven to cool for one letter” flash in the error code. hour. Put the oven back into operation. lower oven display If the function[...]

Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Before Y ou Call For Service… T roubleshooting T ips Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Lower oven light does Light bulb is loose or defective. • Tighten or replace the bulb. not work Pad operating light is broken. • Call for service. Lower o[...]

39 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service GE Built-In Microwave Cooking Center W arranty All warranty service provided by our Factory Service Centers or an authorized Customer Care ® technician. For service, call 800-GE-CARES. For The Period Of: GE Will Replace: One Y ear Any part of th[...]

40 Safety Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting T ips Customer Service Service T elephone Numbers. GE Answer Center ® 800.626.2000 The GE Answer Center® is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In-Home Repair Service 800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) Expert GE repair service is only a phone call away. Special Needs Servic[...]