GE ELECTRONIC TOUCH CONTROL PP980 - Manual (Page 2)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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WARNING!
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire or
explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including
the following:
Use this appliance only for its intended use as
described in this manual.
i Do not attempt to repair or replace any
part of your cooktop unless it is specifically
recommended in this manual. All other
seracing should be referred to a qualified
technician.
i Before perfbmiing any serace, disconnect
the cooktop power supply at the household
distribution panel by remo\dng the fuse or
switching off the circuit breaker.
i Be sure your appliance is propeify installed
and grounded by a qualified technician in
accordance with the prorided installation
instructions. This appliance must be supplied
with the proper voltage and frequency, and
connected to an indicidual, properly grounded
branch circuit, protected by a circuit breaker
or fuse acceptable for the indicated wnttage
on the name plate.
Î Have the installer show you the location
of the circuit breaker or fuse. Mark it for ea.sy
reference.
Do not leave children alone—children
should not be left alone or unattended in an
area where an appliance is in use. They should
never be allow'ed to sit or stand on any part of
the appliance.
Teach children not to play with the controls or
any other part of the cooktop.
i Do not allow anyone to climb, stand or hang on
the cooktop.
CAUTION:
Items of interest to children
should not be stored in cabinets above a
cooktoj>—children climbing on the cooktop
to reach items could be seriously injured.
Alw'ays keep combustible w'all coverings,
curtains or drapes a safe distance from
your cooktop.
Vhvays keep dish tow'els, dishcloths, pot holders
and other linens a safe distance aw'ay from your
cooktop.
! Always keep wooden and plastic utensils and
canned food a safe distance away from your
cooktop. They may become hot and could
cause burns.
Never w'ear loose-fitting or hanging garments
wiiile using the appliance. Flammable material
could be ignited if brought in contact with hot
srrrface elements and may cause severe burns.
! Use orrly dry pot holders—moist or damp pot
holders on hot surfaces may result in burns
frorrr stearrr. Do not let pot holders torrch hot
sirrface elerrrents. Do not use a townl or other
birlky cloth. Such cloths can catch fire on a
hot stttface element.
Do not itse water on grease fires. Never pick ttp
a flaming pan. Turn the controls off. Smother
a flaming pan on a stttface element by covering
the pan completely with a well-fitting lid, cookie
sheet or .flat tray. Use a mirlti-purpose dry
chemical or foam-type extingtrisher.
Flarrring grease orrtside a pan can be put orrt
by coveting with baking soda or, if available,
using a mtilti-prrrpose drv chemical or
foam-type fire extinguisher.
'When preparing flaming foods under the hood,
tunr the fan on.
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COOK MEAT AND POULTRY THOROUGHLY...
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Cook meat and poultry thoroughly—meat to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 1B0°Fand poultry
to at least an INTERNAL temperature of 180°E Cooking to these temperatures usually protects against
foodbome Illness.