GE JES639 Owner's Manual

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Arcing is the microwave termfor sparks in the oven. Arcingis caused by:n Metal or foil touching theside of the oven.n Foil not molded to food(upturned edges act likeantennas).n Metal, such as twist-ties,poultry pins, or gold-rimmeddishes, in the microwave.n Recycled paper towelscontaining small metal piecesbeing used in the microwave.n Do not pop popcorn in yourmicrowave oven unless in aspecial microwave popcornaccessory or unless you usepopcorn labeled for use inmicrowave ovens.n Some products such aswhole eggs and sealedcontainers—for example,closed jars—will explode andshould not be heated in thismicrowave oven. Such use ofthe microwave oven couldresult in injury.n Do not boil eggs in amicrowave oven. Pressure willbuild up inside egg yolk andwill cause it to burst, possiblyresulting in injury.n Operating the microwavewith no food inside for morethan a minute or two maycause damage to the ovenand could start a fire. Itincreases the heat around themagnetron and can shortenthe life of the oven.n Foods with unbroken outer“skin” such as potatoes, hotdogs, sausages, tomatoes,apples, chicken livers andother giblets, and egg yolksshould be pierced to allowsteam to escape duringcooking.FOODSSafety InformationOperating InstructionsTroubleshooting TipsConsumer SupportIMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.4WARNING!If you see arcing, press the CLEAR/OFF pad and correctthe problem.ARCING