GE 862A725P23 Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Your HOLD/TIMER, which oper-
ates without microwave energy,
hasthree timing functions,
It operates as a Minute Timer, it
can be set to delay cooking or may
be used as a hold setting after de-
frosting. Hold/Timer can be set up
to 99 minutes.
Step
1:Touch HOLD/TIMER pad.
The read-out panel shows :0, “En-
ter Time” flashes.
Step 2: Select the amount of time
you desire. Touch the appropriate
number pads. If, for example, you
are timing a three minute phone
call, touch 3, 0 and O.The readout
panel shows 3:00 and “HOLD”
appearson display.
Step3: Touch START,The readout
display showsthe time asit counts
down, and “Hold Time Left”.
Step 4: When time is up, oven
sounds.The readoutflashes“END”
and the timer turns off.
The klOLD/TIMER can also be
used to program “standing time”
between microwavecooking func-
tions.The time can rangefrom one
second to 99 minutesand 99 sec-
onds. A HOLD,or “standing” time
may be found in someof your own
recipesor Cookbook.
To set the oven to delay cooking
up to 99 minutes follow Steps 1
and 2 to enter hold time, then set
time or temperaturedesired before
pressingSTART.When holding be-
fore temperaturecooking, be sure
probe is in food before pressing
START.
Flowto Cook
To help you become acquainted with the HOLDITIMER feature as used with Time Cook or Temp Cook
follow Stepsbelow to defrost a frozen casserolefor 15minutes,then hold 10minutes and then cook 25minutes.
If using Temp Cook after Hold/Timer, be sure to insert probe correctly as shown in Automatic Roasting
section of this book.
Step1: Removecasserolefrom the
freezer and place in oven. Touch
the DEFROST pad. The readout
panel shows c’EnterDef Time”, :0,
arid i%wwr3.
Step 3: Set standing or hold time
by touching l+OLD/TIMER. “Enter
Time” and :0appearon display.
Step 2: Touch 1, 5, 0 and O for
defrosting time. Def Time, 15:00,
and Power3 appear on the display
panel. (Defrosting is automatically
set on Power Level 3 but can be
changed by touching P0WEf3
LEVEL pad and the new Power
Level.)
Step4: Touch 1,0,0, and Oto hold
for ten minutes.10:00and *’HOLD”
appearon the display,
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Step 5: Touch the TIME C(3OK
pad, The display shows “Enter
Cook Time”,
:0, and Power 10
(HIGH).
Step 6: Touch 2, 5, 0, and O for
twenty-five minutes of cooking
time. “Cook Time”, 25:00, and
Power 10 appear on the dis-
play panel,
Step 7:Touch START. “Def Time
Left”, Power3, and 15:00counting
down show on display. As each
function is automatically per-
formed oven display shows en-
tered information.
and
Q. What will happen if I acciden-
tally reversethe instructions?
A, if you accidentally reverse the
sequenceof programming instruc-
tions, your oven automatically
rearranges your program, 13efrost-
ing always comes first, then hold,
and then thecooking function.
CL Can I Defrost-Holdonly cm my
oven?
A. Sometimesyou maywant to de-
frost a food, hold it, and refrigerate
it to be cooked later. All you need
to do is program in Defrost and
amount of time. Then program
Hold and amount of time, Put your
thawed dish in the refrigerator and
cook later at a convenienttirrm.
NOTE: Allow foods to remain at
room temperature only as long as
safe,Timeswill vary.
Q. I programmed my oven for a
specific defrosting time but it de-
frosted longer than necessary,
What happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the
oven carries out the last instruc-
tion. You may haveset the oven to
Defrost for 4 minutes, HoldiTinie
for 2 minutes,and then Defrost for
6 minutes. In this case, the oven
would Defrost for 6 minutes and
Hold/Time for 2 minutes,
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