This appliance must be grounded.
In the eventof an electrical short
circuit, grounding reduces
the risk
of electric
shock by providing an
escapewire for the electric current.
This appliance is equipped with a
cord havinga grounding wire with
a grounding plug. The plug must be
plugged into an outlet that is prop-
erly installed and grounded. (Fig. 1)
WARNING—improper useof the
grounding plug can result in a risk
of electric shock.
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INSUREPROPERGROUND
EXISTSBEFORE USE
Consult a qualified electrician or
serviceman if the grounding instruc-
tions are not completely under-
stood, or if doubt existsas to
whether the appliance is properly
grounded.
Where a standard two-prong wall
receptacle is encountered, it isthe
personal responsibility and obliga-
tion of the customer to have it
replaced with a properly grounded
three-prong wall receptacle.
IDo lW2~~~~er ~~y
Circwn-
SWKXx3CM or Renmvethe
Third (Gm.md) ProngFrcml
me Power cord.
Usage
Situations‘Where
Appliance’s
PowerCord
WWMBe Disconnected
Ih$reqwemly.
Becauseof potential safety hazards
under certain conditions, we
strongly recommend againstthe
useof an adapter plug. However,
if you still elect to useartadapter,
where local codes permit, a TEM-
PORARYCONNECTION may be
madeto a properly grounded two-
prong wall receptacle by the use of
a UL listed adapter (Fig. 2) which is
availableat most local hardware
stores.
Wage SituationsWhere
AppMnce’sPowerCord
Wii!Be Disconnected
Frequently.
Do not usean adapterplug in these
situations becausedisconnecting of
the power cord placesundue strain
on the adapterand leadsto even-
tual failure of the adapterground
terminal. The customer should have
the two-prong wall receptacle
replacedwith a three-prong
(grounding) receptacleby a quali-
fied electrician before using the
appliance.
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PERMITTEDINCANADA)
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CONNECTION
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BEFOREUSE
The larger slot in the adapter must
be aligned with the larger slot in the
wall receptacleto provide proper
polarity in the connection of the
power cord.
Caution:Attachingthe adapter
groundterminalto thewall recep-
taclecoverscrewdoesnotground
the applianceunlessthe cover
screwis metal, and not insulated,
and the wall receptacle is grounded
through the house wiring. The
customer should havethe circuit
checked by a qualified electrician to
Use d ExtensionCords
Becauseof potential safety hazards
under certain conditions westrongly
recommend against the useof an
extension cord. However,if it is
necessaryto usean extension cord,
use only a 3-wire extension cord
that hasa 3-biade grounding plug,
and a 3-slot receptaclethat will
accept the plug on the appliance.
The marked rating of the extension
cord shall beequal to or greater
than the electrical rating of the
appliance (15amperes.)
Such extension cords areobtainable
through General Electric service.It
you do useanextensioncordwith
your microwaveoven,the interior
light may flicker and the blower
sound mayvary when oven is in use.
make sure-the receptacle is prop-
erly grounded.
When disconnecting the power
cord from the adapter, always hold
the adapter with one hand. If this is
not done, the adapter ground ter-
minal is very likely to break with
repeated use. Should this happen,
DO NOT USE the appliance until
a proper ground has again been
established.
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