GE 0.9 cu. ft. Countertop Microwave Oven Use and Care Guide - Manual (Page 18)

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Troubleshooting Tips
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
Things That Are Normal With Your Microwave Oven
Ŷ Steam or vapor escaping from around the door.
Ŷ Light reflection around door or outer case.
Ŷ Dimming oven light and change in the blower sound at
power levels other than high.
Ŷ Dull thumping sound while oven is operating.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
OVEN WILL NOT COME ON A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse or
reset circuit breaker.
Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in.
Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle.
CONTROL PANEL
LIGHTED, YET OVEN WILL
NOT START Door not securely closed.
Start/Pause must be pressed after entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered already in oven and Cancel/Off not pressed to cancel
it.
Make sure you have entered cooking time after pressing
Cook Time .
Cancel/Off was pressed accidentally. Reset cooking program and press Start/
Pause .
Make sure you entered food weight after pressing Defrost Weight.
Oven was paused accidentally. Press Start/Pause to restart the cooking program.
“LOC” APPEARS ON
DISPLAY The control panel has been locked. (When the control panel is locked, “LOC”
will be displayed.) Press and hold
Cancel/Off for about 3 seconds to unlock the
control panel.
“FOOD” APPEARS ON
DISPLAY The control detected that the door has not been opened (food/beverage has not
been placed inside).
“PF” APPEARS ON
DISPLAY A Power Failure has occurred. Press Cancel/Off to clear the display.
“F3” APPEARS ON
DISPLAY A key has been activated for more than 60 seconds. Press Cancel/Off to clear
the display. This can happen if liquid is on the control panel. Dry the control panel
thoroughly after cleaning.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (U.S.A.)
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy
and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may
cause interference to radio and television reception. It has
been type tested and found to comply with limits for an
ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which
are designed to provide reasonable protection against
such interference in a residential installation. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by tuning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following: Ŷ Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television.
Ŷ Relocate the Microwave oven with respect to the
receiver.
Ŷ Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
Ŷ Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that
microwave oven and receiver are on different branch
circuits.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV
interference cause by unauthorized modification to this
microwave oven. It is the responsibility of the user to
correct such interference.