Kenmore 565.68421, 565.68420, 565.68301, 565.68300 owner manual Important Safety Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

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WARNING

-

To reduce

the risk

of

burns,

electric

shock,

fire,

injury

to

persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

Read

all instructions

before

use.

*

Install

or

locate

this

oven only in

•

Read

and follow

the

specific

accordance

with

the

provided

"PRECAUTIONS

TO

AVOID

installation

instructions.

POSSIBLE

EXPOSURE

TO

•

Use

this appliance

only for its

EXCESSIVE

MICROWAVE

intended

use as descdbed

in the

ENERGY"

on page

2.

manual.

Do

not

use

corrosive

•

As

with

most cooking

appliances,

chemicals

or

vapors

in this

close

supervision

is necessary

to

appliance.

This

type

of oven is

reduce

the

risk of a fire in the

oven

specifically

designed

to heat,

cook

cavity.

or dry

food.

It is

not

designed

for

If a fire should

start:

industrial

or

laboratory

use.

•

Keep

the oven door

closed

•

As with

any

appliance,

close

•

Turn the oven off, and

supervision

is necessary

when

•

Disconnect

the power

cord or

shut off

used

by children.

power

at the fuse

or circuit

breaker

•

Do

not

operate

this

oven

if it has

a

panel.

damaged

cord or plug,

if it is not

Keep

in mind

the

following

rules at

working properly or if it has been

damaged

or dropped.

all

times:

• This appliance should be serviced

a) Do not overcook foods.

only

by

qualified

service

Carefully attend the appliance if paper,

technicians.

Contact

the

nearest

plastic, or other combustible materials

authorized

service

facility

for

are placed inside the oven to facilitate

examination,

repair

or

adjustment.

cooking.

•

Do not

cover

or block

any vents

on

b) Do not use the cavity for storage

the

oven.

purposes. Do not store combustible

•

Do not store or use this appliance

items such as bread, cookies, paper

outdoors.

products, etc. inside the oven.

•

Do

not

use

this

oven

near water,

If lightning strikes the power line, the

near a kitchen sink, in a wet

oven may turn on by itself.

basement or near a swimming pool,

c) Do not use wire twist-ties in the

and

the

bike.

oven. Be sure to inspect purchased

•

Do

not

immerse

cord

or

plug

in

items for wire twist-ties and remove

water.

before placing them in the oven.

•

Keep cord away from heated

•

This

oven

must be

grounded.

surfaces.

•

Do not let cord hang over edge of

Connect

only to properlygrounded

table

or

counter.

outlet.

See

page

6.

*

When

cleaning

surfaces

of door

•

Some

products

such

as

whole

and oven that comes together on

eggs, water with oil or fat, sealed

closing the door, use only mild,

containers and closed glass jars

nonabrasive

soaps

or

detergents

may explode and therefore should

applied with a sponge or soft cloth.

not be heated in this oven.

See

page

26.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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