GE 164 D2588P088 User Manual

OVEN WILL NOT
COME ON

CONTROL PANEL
LIGHTED,
YET OVEN WILL
NOT START

FOODS ARE EITHER
OVERCOOKED OR
UNDERCOOKED

FLOOR OF THE
OVEN IS WARM,
EVEN WHEN THE
OVEN HAS NOT
BEEN USED

 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.

● 

Door not securely closed.

● 

START pad must be touched after entering cooking selection.

● 

Another selection entered already in oven and 

 pad not touched

to cancel it.

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Make sure you have entered cooking time after touching TIME COOK   & 11

pad.

● 

 pad was touched accidentally. Reset cooking program and touch

START pad.

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Cooking times may vary because of starting food temperature, food density or

amount of foods in oven. Touch TIME COOK I & II pad and additional cooking
time for completion.

● 

Incorrect power level entered. Check Cooking Guide for recommended

power level.

● 

Dish was not rotated, turned or stirred. Some dishes require specific

instructions. Check Cooking Guide or recipe for instructions.

● 

Too many dishes in oven at same time. Cooking time must be increased when

cooking more than one food item. Check Cooking Guide time recommendations.

● 

The 

 lamp is located directly below the oven floor. When the lamp

is on, the heat it produces makes the oven floor get warm. This is normal.

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Steam or vapor escaping from

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Dimming oven light and change

● 

Some TV-Radio interference

around the door.

in blower sound may occur while

might be noticed while using your

● 

Light reflection around door or

operating at power levels other

microwave oven. It’s similar to the

outer case.

than high.

interference caused by other small

● 

 thumping sound while oven

appliances and does not indicate a

is operating.

problem with your oven.

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