GE JVM1190 owner manual GE & You Service Partnership, Safety Information, Troubleshooting Tips

GE & You,

A Service Partnership.

Ask any GE appliance owner and they will tell you we stand behind our products with unmatched quality service. However, did you know that most questions result from simple problems that you can easily fix yourself in just a few minutes? This Owner’s Manual can tell you how.

Read this Manual

Inside you will find many helpful hints on how to use and maintain your microwave oven properly. Just a little preventive care on your part can save you a great deal of time and money over the life of your microwave oven.

Review the Section on

Troubleshooting Tips

You’ll find many answers to common problems here. If you review our chart of Troubleshooting Tips first, you may not need to call for service at all.

If You Need Service

If you do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone call away. A list of toll-free customer service numbers is included in the back section. Or you can always call the

GE Answer Center® at 800.626.2000, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Safety Information

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy . . . . . . . 2

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3 Arcing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 Microwave-Safe Cookware . . . . . . . . 6, 7 The Vent Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Grounding Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Operating Instructions

Microwave Oven Features . . . . . . . 12–15

Microwave/Convection Cooking. . . 16, 17

Changing Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Time Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19–27

Auto Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Temperature Features. . . . . . . . . . . 29–33

Sensor Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34–38

Other Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38–42

Microwave Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Care and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44–48

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You Call For Service. . . . . . . 49, 50

Things That Are Normal With

Your Microwave Oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Customer Service

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Service Telephone

Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover

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Safety Information

Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips

Customer Service