GE EMO3000 - Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVING Arcing is the microwaveterm for sparks in the oven.Arcing is caused by: • The metal shelf notinstalled correctly so ittouches the microwavewall. • Metal or foil touching theside of the oven. • Foil not molded to food(upturned edges act lik...

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS/OPTIONAL KITS WARNING Improper use of thegrounding plug can result ina risk of electric shock. This appliance must begrounded. In the event ofan electrical short circuit,grounding reduces the riskof electric shock byproviding an escape wirefor the ...

Operating Instructions Features of Your Microwave (Throughout this manual, features and appearancemay vary from your model.) 1 Door Handle. Pull to open the door. Thedoor must be securelylatched for themicrowave to operate. 2 Door Latches. 3 Window with MetalShield. Screen allows cooking to be viewe...

Time 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. EXPRESS COOK Starts immediately! POWER LEVEL Power level 1–10. ADD 30 SEC Starts immediately! 12 Quick Start The Controls on Your Micro...

16 Operating Instructions Cooking Guide for Time Cook I & II NOTE: Use power level High (10) unless otherwise noted. Vegetable Amount Time Comments Asparagus (fresh spears) 1 lb. 6 to 9 min., In 1 1 ⁄ 2 -qt. oblong glass baking dish, Med-High (7) place 1/4 cup water. (frozen spears) 10-oz. packa...

Defrosting Guide Food Time Comments Breads, CakesBread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1 min. Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz.) 3 to 5 min. Fish and SeafoodFillets, 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. FruitP...

Operating Instructions Time Features You can use this feature two ways: • It will add 30 seconds tothe time counting downeach time the pad ispressed. • It can be used as a quickway to set 30 seconds ofcooking time. Add 30 Seconds This is a quick way to setcooking time for 1–6 minutes. Press one of t...

21 Convenience Features 1 Bread, rolls, muffins 1 to 4 2 Sandwiches 1 to 2 3 Pizza (leftover slices) 1 to 4 4 Dessert toppings 1 to 4 5 Soup 8 to 40 oz. 6 Cheese dip 4 to 16 oz. Food Type Quantity or Weight Snacks Guide The Snacks featureautomatically sets themicrowaving times andpower levels to war...

22 Operating Instructions Convenience Features The Cook featureautomatically sets thecooking times and powerlevels for a variety of foods. 1 Press COOK. 2 Select food type 1–9 (seethe Cook Guide below). 3 Enter weight in ounces. 4 Press START. Hint: Press and hold the COOK pad during cookingto displ...

23 Auto Defrost The Defrost Auto/Timefeature gives you two waysto defrost frozen foods.Press DEFROSTAUTO/TIME once forAuto Defrost or twice forTime Defrost. Use Auto Defrost for meat,poultry and fish up to 6pounds. Use Time Defrostfor most other frozenfoods. Auto Defrost automaticallysets the defros...

Operating Instructions Sensor Features 24 How to Change theAutomatic Settings To reduce time by 10%: Press 1 after the feature pad. To add 10% to cooking time: Press 9 after the feature pad. How to Use the ReheatFeature1 Place covered food in the oven. PressREHEAT. The ovenstarts immediately. 2 The ...

25 How to Use the PopcornFeature 1 Follow package instruc-tions, using Time Cook ifthe package is less than1.75 ounces or largerthan 3.5 ounces. Placethe package of popcornin the center of themicrowave. 2 Press POPCORN. Theoven starts immediately. If you open the doorwhile “POPCORN” isdisplayed “SEN...

26 Operating Instructions Sensor Features Vegetable and Potato1 Place covered food in theoven. Press the food pad.(For vegetables press theVEGETABLE pad oncefor fresh vegetables,twice for frozenvegetables, or threetimes for cannedvegetables.) The ovenstarts immediately. 2 The oven signals whensteam ...

27 Other Features Your Model May Have The HELP pad displaysfeature information andhelpful hints. Press HELP,then select a feature pad. Help To remind you that youhave food in the oven, theoven will display “FOOD ISREADY” and beep once aminute until you eitheropen the oven door orpress CLEAR/OFF. Coo...

28 The scroll speed of thedisplay can be changed.Press and hold the AM/PMpad about 3 seconds tobring up the display. Select 1–5 for slow to fast scroll speed. Scroll Speed To turn the clock displayoff, press and hold 0 forabout three seconds. To redisplay the clock,repeat. Display On/Off Delay Start...

29 In addition to startingmany functions,START/PAUSE allows youto stop cooking withoutopening the door orclearing the display. Start/Pause The Reminder feature canbe used like an alarm clockand can be used at anytime, even when the ovenis operating. TheReminder time can be setup to 24 hours later. 1...

Operating Instructions Other Features Your Model May Have 30 The vent fan removessteam and other vaporsfrom surface cooking. Press VENT FAN once forhigh fan speed, twice forlow fan speed or a thirdtime to turn the fan off. Vent Fan You may lock the controlpanel to prevent themicrowave from beingacci...

31 Press to turn the surfacelight on or off. On some models, there is anight light option. Press SURFACE LIGHT once for bright light, twice for the night light or three times to turn the light off. Surface Light The beeper sound levelcan be adjusted. PressBEEPER VOLUME.Choose 0–3 for mute toloud. Be...

32 Helpful Information Two-Position Shelf How to Use the ShelfWhen Microwaving Food microwaves bestwhen placed on theturntable or on the shelf in the lower position. For best cooking results,remove the shelf unless youare cooking on two levels. The shelf gives you theoption to reheat more than one d...

33 • To reheat on 2 levels or • To reheat 2 dishes on thelower level: 1 Multiply reheat time by 1 1 / 2 . 2 Switch places after 1/2the time. Shelf and Reheating Switch places after 1/2 time. Switch places after 1/2 time.

34 Microwave Terms Arcing Arcing is the microwave term for sparks in the oven. Arcing is caused by: • the metal shelf being installed incorrectly and touching the microwave walls. • metal or foil touching the side of the oven. • foil that is not molded to food (upturned edges act like antennas). • m...

Helpful Information Care and Cleaning 36 Case Clean the outside of themicrowave with a sudsycloth. Rinse and then dry.Wipe the window cleanwith a damp cloth. Control Panel and Door Wipe with a damp cloth.Dry thoroughly. Do not usecleaning sprays, largeamounts of soap andwater, abrasives or sharpobje...

37 Light Bulb Replacement 1 To replace the bulb(s),first disconnect the powerat the main fuse or circuitbreaker panel or pull theplug. 2 Remove the screw at thefront of the light coverand lower the cover. 3 Be sure the bulb(s) to bereplaced are cool beforeremoving. After breakingthe adhesive seal, r...

Helpful Information The vent fan has 2 metalreusable grease filters. Models that recirculate airback into the room also usea charcoal filter. The Vent Fan Charcoal Filter (on some models) Reusable Grease Filters (on all models) The metal filters trapgrease released by foods onthe cooktop. They alsop...

40 If Something Goes Wrong Before You Call For Service Oven will notstart Floor of the oven iswarm, even whenthe oven has notbeen used “LOCKED” appearson display You hear anunusual, low-tonebeep Problem Possible Cause What to Do A fuse in your home • Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker. may be blo...

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FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase, we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the microwave oven that fails because of a manufacturing defect. LIMITED ADDITIONAL NINE-YEAR WARRANTY For the second through the...