GE PNM1871SMSS Installation Instructions - Page 18

Mount the Microwave Oven, IMPORTANT: Do not grip or use handle, during installation. - filter

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Installation Instructions B6. MOUNT THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR EASIER INSTALLATION AND PERSONAL SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND THAT TWO PEOPLE INSTALL THIS MICROWAVE OVEN. IMPORTANT: Do not grip or use handle during installation. NOTE: If your cabinet is metal, use the nylon grommet around the power cord hole to prevent cutting of the cord. NOTE: We recommend using filler blocks if the cabinet front hangs below the cabinet bottom shelf. IMPORTANT: If filler blocks are not used, case damage may occur from overtightening screws. NOTE: When mounting the microwave oven, thread power cord through hole in bottom of top cabinet. Keep it tight throughout Steps 1-3. Do not pinch cord or lift oven by pulling cord. 1 Lift microwave, tilt it forward, and hook slots at back bottom edge onto four lower tabs of mounting plate. Cabinet Front Cabinet Bottom Shelf Filler Block Equivalent to Depth of Cabinet Recess Self-Aligning Screw Microwave Oven Top 4 Attach the microwave oven to the top cabinet. 5 Insert 2 self-aligning screws through outer top cabinet holes. Turn two full turns on each screw. 6 Tighten center screw completely. 7 Tighten the outer two screws to the top of the microwave oven. (While tightening screws, hold the microwave oven in place against the wall and the top cabinet.) 2 Rotate front of oven up against cabinet bottom. 3 Insert a self-aligning screw through top center cabinet hole. Temporarily secure the oven by turning the screw at least two full turns after the threads have engaged. (It will be completely tightened later.) Be sure to keep power cord tight. Be careful not to pinch the cord, especially when mounting flush to bottom of cabinet. 8 Install grease filter. See the Owner's Manual packed with the microwave. 18

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Attach the microwave oven to the top cabinet.
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Installation Instructions
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MOUNT THE MICROWAVE
OVEN
B6.
FOR EASIER INSTALLATION AND PERSONAL
SAFETY, WE RECOMMEND THAT
TWO PEOPLE
INSTALL THIS MICROWAVE OVEN.
IMPORTANT: Do not grip or use handle
during installation.
NOTE:
If your cabinet is metal, use the nylon
grommet around the power cord hole to prevent
cutting of the cord.
NOTE:
We recommend using filler blocks if the
cabinet front hangs below the cabinet bottom shelf.
IMPORTANT: If filler blocks are
not used, case damage may occur from
overtightening screws.
Insert a self-aligning screw through top center
cabinet hole. Temporarily secure the oven by
turning the screw at least
two full turns
after the
threads have engaged
.
(It will be completely
tightened later.)
Be sure to keep power cord
tight. Be careful not to pinch the cord, especially
when mounting flush to bottom of cabinet.
NOTE:
When mounting
the microwave oven,
thread power cord
through hole in bottom of
top cabinet. Keep it tight
throughout Steps 1–3. Do
not pinch cord or lift
oven by pulling cord.
Lift microwave, tilt it
forward, and hook
slots at back bottom
edge onto four lower
tabs of mounting
plate.
8
7
5
Cabinet Front
Cabinet Bottom Shelf
Tighten the outer two screws to the top of the
microwave oven. (While tightening screws, hold
the microwave oven in place against the wall and
the top cabinet.)
Filler Block
Microwave Oven Top
Equivalent
to Depth
of Cabinet
Recess
Insert 2 self-aligning screws
through outer top cabinet
holes. Turn two full turns on
each screw.
Tighten center
screw completely.
Install grease filter. See the Owner’s Manual
packed with the microwave.
Self-Aligning Screw
6
4
1
2
Rotate front of oven
up against cabinet
bottom.