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GEAppliances.c
Troubleshooting Tips
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Possible Causes
What To Do
Oven will not start
A fuse in your home may be
• Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
blown or the circuit breaker
tripped.
Power surge.
• Unplug the microwave oven, then plug it back in.
Plug not fully inserted into wall
, Hake sure the 3-prong plug on the oven is fully inserted
outlet,
into wall outlet.
Door not securely closed.
, Open the door and close securely.
Control panel lighted,
Door not securely closed.
• Open the door and close securely.
yet oven will not start
START/PAUSE button not pressed * PressSTART/PAUSE
after entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered
* PressCLEAR/OFF.
already in oven and CLEAR/OFF
button not pressed to cancel it.
Cooking time not entered after
• Hake sure you have entered cooking time after pressing
pressing TIME COOK.
TIMECOOK.
CLEAR/OFFwas pressed
• Resetcooking program and press START/PAUSE.
accidentally.
Food weight not entered after
• Hake sure you have entered food weight after selecting
selecting AUTO DEFROST or
AUTO DEFROST or FASTDEFROST.
FASTDEFROST.
Food type not entered after
, Hake sure you have entered a food type.
pressing AUTO COOK.
CONTROLLOCKED
The control has been locked.
, Pressand hold CLEAR/OFFfor about 3 seconds
appears on display
to unlock the control.
Floor of the oven is warm
even when the oven has
not been used
The cooktop light islocated
, This is normal.
below the oven floor. When
light is on, the heat it produces
may make the oven floor get worm.
You hear an unusual
low-tone beep
You hove tried to change
the power level when it is
not o Ilowed.
= Hany of the oven's features are preset and
cannot be changed.
Vent fan comes on
automatically
SENSOR ERROR appears
on the display
The vent fan automatically
turns
on to protect the microwave
if it
senses too much heat rising from
the cooktop below.
, This is normal.
When using a Sensor feature,
the door was opened before
steam could be detected.
Steam was not detected in o
maximum amount of time.
, Do not open door until steam is sensed and time
is shown counting down on the display.
, Use Time Cook to heat for more time.
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