Important Safety Instructions
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Consumer: Please read and keep this Use & Care Guide
for future reference.
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purchase.
Model Number ________________________________
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performance of our appliances, it may be necessary to
make changes to the appliance without revising this
guide.
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What You Need to Know About
Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this
Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense,
caution, and care must be exercised when installing,
maintaining, or operating microwave.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not
understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words,
Labels
DANGER – Immediate hazards which WILL result in
severe personal injury or death.
WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD
result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD
result in minor personal injury.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the
following:
1. DO NOT deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat and
be hazardous to handle.
2. DO NOT cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an
unbroken yolk using microwave energy. Pressure may
build up and erupt. Pierce yolk with fork or knife before
cooking.
3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar foods
before cooking with microwave energy. When skin is
pierced, steam escapes evenly.
4. DO NOT operate oven without load or food in oven
cavity.
5. Use only popcorn in packages designed and labeled for
microwave use. Popping time varies depending on oven
wattage. Do not continue to heat after popping has
stopped. Popcorn will scorch or burn. Do not leave oven
unattended.
6. DO NOT use regular cooking thermometers in oven.
Most cooking thermometers contain mercury and may
cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or damage to oven.
7. DO NOT use metal utensils in oven.
8. Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible materials
that are not intended for cooking.
9. When cooking with paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials, follow manufacturer's recommendations on
product use.
10. DO NOT use paper towels which contain nylon or
other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could melt and
cause paper to ignite.
11. DO NOT heat sealed containers or plastic bags in
oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and cause
container or bag to break. Pierce or open container or
bag before cooking.
12. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physician or
pacemaker manufacturer about effects of microwave
energy on pacemaker.
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CAUTION