GE JHP60G Use And Care Manual

~1 Microwave oven 1~L cHow to Use the Hold/TimerYour HOLD/TIMER, which oper-ates without microwave energy,has three timing functions.It operates as a Minute Timer, itcan be set to delay cooking or maybe used as a hold setting after de-frosting. Hold/Timer can be set upto 99 minutes.Step 1: Touch HOLD/TIMER pad.The display shows :0. Signal lightabove HOLD/TIMER flashes.Step 2: Select the amount of timeyou desire. Touch the appropriatenumber pads. If, for example, youare timing a three minute phonecall, touch 3, 0, and O. The displayshows 3:00.Step 3: Touch START. The readoutdisplay shows the time as it countsdown.Step 4: When time is up, a signalsounds and the timer turns off.The HOLD/TIMER can also beused to program “standing time”between microwave cooking ?unc-tions. The time can range from onesecond to 99 minutes and 99 sec-onds. A HOLD, or “standing” timemay be found in some of your ownrecipes or Cookbook.To set the oven to delay cookingup to 99 minutes follow Steps 1and 2 to enter hold time, then setTime Cook and time, or TempCook and temperature desiredbefore pressing START. Whenholding before temperaturecooking, be sure probe is in foodbefore pressing START.How to Defrost–Hold/Time–Time CookTo help you become acquainted with the HOLD/TIMER feature as used with Time Cook or Temp Cook followsteps below to defrost a frozen casserole for 15 minutes, then hold 10 minutes and then cook 25 minutes. If usingTemp Cook after Hold/Timer, be sure to insert probe correctly as shown on page 14.Step 1: Remove casserole from thefreezer and place in oven. Touchthe DEFROST pad. The readoutpanel shows :0 and signal lightabove DEF. flashes.Step 2: Touch 1, 5, 0 and O fordefrosting time. 15:00 appears ondisplay panel. (Defrosting is auto-matically set on Power Level 3 butcan be changed by touchingPOWER LEVEL pa~ and the newPower Level.)Lm-LpNIII..-Step 5: Touch tfie TIME COOKpad. This display shows .:0 andsignal light above TIME COOKflashes.Step 6: Touch 2, 5, 0 and O fortwenty-five minutes of cookingtime. 25:00 appears on display.Step 7: Touch START. 15:00 count-ing down shows on display. Aseach function is automatically per-formed oven display shows enteredinformation and light above thatfunction comes on. While cooking,you may touch appropriate pad torecall times you set.Questionsand AnswersQ. What will happen if I acciden-tally reverse the instructions?A. If you accidentally reverse thesequence of programming instruc-tions, your oven automaticallyrearranges your program. Defrost-ing always comes first, then hold,and then the cooking function.Q. I programmed my oven for aspecific defrosting time but it de-frosted longer than necessary.What happened?A. When instructions conflict, theoven carries out the last instruc-tion. You may have set the oven toDefrost for 4 minutes, Hold/Timefor 2 minutes, and then Defrost for6 minutes. In this case, the ovenwould Defrost for 6 minutes andHold/Time for 2 minutes.Q. Can I Defrost-Hold only on myoven?A. Yes, for foods you don’t wantto cook, like frozen fruit, frozenwhipped topping, etc.—refer toCookbook.NOTE: Ailow foods to remain atroom temperature only as long assafe. Times will vary.13