MICROWAVE OVEN Model MW8600XS
Contents Page Parts and Features.
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Microwave years. They as with any which must damage to ovens have been used successfully in homes for a number of are thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, appliance, there are special installation and safety precautions be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and preveni the unit. WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all instructions before using appliance. 2.
Using your microwave oven Microwave oven controls There are three parts in the control section: -The Digital Display/Clock, and Indicator Lights -Command Pads -Number Pads Instructions for each control are covered following pages. Read them carefully. When you first plug in the oven, a tone sounds and the Display will show 88:88. If after you set the Clock (page 6), the Display again shows all 8’s, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.
Programming tone Each time you touch a pad you will hear a tone. If you don’t hear a tone, it is because instruction is not correct, or because the tones have been removed. EXAMPLE: If you touch a Number Pad before hear a tone. The instruction is not correct. If you want to remove the programming tone: l Open the door. l Touch CANCEL twice, then touch START. l The tone will not sound for any touch. you touch a Command If you want to replace the programming tone: l Open the door. l Touch CANCEL twice.
Cooking in your microwave oven Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS” Cookbook It contains information about: packed with the microwave oven. l What microwave energy is. . t-tow food is cooked by microwave energy. l What affects cooking speed and cooking evenness l Safety tips. l Utensils to use when cooking in a microwave oven l Cooking times for different foods. Important things to remember to get the best cooking results. ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time.
The display counts down the time to show how much time is left in the first cycle. COUdI 0Wf-l d When the cooking time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (Vou can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 30 seconds [to remind you that food is left in the oven) until door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.
The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “P-HII’ This shows the oven is preprogrammed to cook at full (HIGH) power. 4. Touch COOK POWER. The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50% of full power. 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. The COOK and COOK POWER Indicator Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking in the first cycle at a Cook Power other than high. 6. Touch START.
Using AUTO SET AUTO SET provides ten preset times. One to nine minutes at HIGH cook power can be set by touching AUTO SET and the corresponding number pad 1-9. This provides a short-cut method for setting commonly used cooking times. The AUTO SETchart included with your microwave oven and the AUTO SET guide on the inner door panel help you use AUTO SETto cook various food items without having to look up the cooking times.
The AUTO SET Indicator Light will stay on while the oven is cooking in the preprogrammed cycle. If you selected a Cook Power other than high, the Cook Power Signal Light will also come on. This shows you the oven is cooking at a selected Cook Power. 6. Touch START. The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left. For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you selected, if you are using a Cook Power other than high.
Defrosting Use QUICK DEFROST to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested the guide behind the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS” cookbook. THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... I. defrost times, see Put frozen food in the oven and close the door. ..L m 2. Touch The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. QUICK DEFROST. The Display will show the number you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 2 minutes, 45 seconds. 3.
Changing or adding You can change defrost the defrosting time time any time before or after touching START. . Touch QUICK DEFROST. l Touch numbers for new time . Touch START. Any new time setting mode while QUICK DEFROST is operating defrosting at only 20% of full power. The best time to change l l l l will continue the the setting is near the end of the QUICK DEFROST Cycle. Open the door Check the food with long-tined fork; if center area is hard frozen, set additional time.
The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “P-HI:’ This shows the oven is preprogrammed to cook at full (HIGH) power. ‘1. . Hi! 6. Touch COOK POWER. (Options: Skip to 8 if you wont to cook at high power.) m. The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 6 for 60% of full power, 7. Touch a Number Pod for the Cook Power you wont. When you touch START,the QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on. All other Indicator Lights will go off.
Cooking with the TEMPERATURE PROBE The Temperature Probe helps take guesswork out of cooking roasts and larger casseroles The probe is designed to turn off the oven when it senses the temperature you chose. See your MICRO MENUS” Cookbook for helpful information in cooking different types of food DO THIS... 1. Insert at least k of the temperature probe into the food. 2. Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the sot ket on the oven wall. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 3.
The PROBETEMPand COOK POWER Indicator Lights will stay on. The Display will show “COOL” to show the food is less than 9O’F. As the food cooks, the Display will show the internal temperature of the food for every 5’F increase. 8. Touch START. For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you selected, if you are using a Cook Power other than high. When the probe senses the temperature you selected, the oven shuts off. “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound.
Changing l the temperature setting When using the Temperature Probe, PRO@ETEMP settings can be changed before or during operation: --Touch PROBE TEMP -Touch number for new temperature. -Touch START.The oven will continue cooklng to the new temperature. If the new temperature IS lower than the temperature of the food, the oven will shut off Temperature probe cooking tips ‘rJr cas: eroies the tip 3: the p~.
Using KEEP WARM Hot, cooked foods can be safely kept warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). KEEPWARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a cooking cycle or PROBE TEMP cycle. THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... 1. Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door. The KEEP WARM Indicator Light will come on. The Display will show the time of day. 2. Touch KEEP WARM. The KEEP WARM Indicator Light will stay on. The Oven light and the fan will come on.
Minute timer The microwave oven controls can be used as a kitchen timer. Use COOK at”0” for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... m Cook Power The COOK Indicator Light will come and the Display will show four 0’s. .. on 1. Touch COOK. The Display will show what numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 1 minute. 45 seconds. omm 2. Touch Number Pads for the minutes and seconds you want. -. Ml! 3.
Other operating hints These are a number of things you can do with Your microwave oven. Some will be reminders. Others will be mentioned for the first time. 1. To double check settings while the oven is running, touch the command pad for the setting You want to check. The instruction programmed for that pad will show on the Display for 5 seconds. Then the Display will return to show what the oven is doing. 2. To stop the oven while it is running: l Open the door. The oven will stop.
Bi-level cooking A removable EL-Level Cooking cook or reheat foods together Bi-Level Cooking Rack Kit. Installation Rack is available as an accessory kit. This rack lets YOU as a meal. Ask your dealer for details on.832985 - instructions BEFORE YOU BEGIN, READ THE FOLLOWING Installing INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY. your microwave oven 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean Inside it with a soft damp cloth.
5. Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. F?leCT! i’C1 iilpL,ly il, A120 L’olt. 60 Hz AC only.15 01 20 omp LXX delay use IS recommended It IS rec::)mrnWded . md*2tc sebarate only tk ,s appliance be provlilec! :ecdmretj (TIP+? CI~C~I+servlro 6.GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING. Improper use of the grounding plug ’ electrical shock. DC NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, SUPPLY CORD GROUNDING PRONG. can result in a risk of REMOVE THE POWER 7. For yo.ir personal safety.
Building in your microwave oven Your microwave oven is not limited to carts, counters easy with kits available from your dealer. 1. Build the microwave oven into a cabrnet or wall by itself or over built-in single ovens in the Whirlpool RDE, REE,RGE, RB and SB model series 2. Attach the microwave or with cabinets over it. oven to a wall by itself 3. Put the microwave oven on the MICRO SHELF”’ Hood over a cooktop. The hood is available ducted or as a recirculating hood, and includes cooktop lights.
How your microwave oven works Microwave ovens are safe Microwave energy heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food Mode Oven Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves You can’t see them, but you can see what they do. IS not hot It causes Mixer food to make Its own Ceramic Magnetron Cavity A magnetron in the microwave oven produces mlcrowaves. The microwaves move into the oven where they are scattered or stirred by a mode mixer (like a fan).
Operating safety precautions * NEVER COOK OR REHEAT A WHOLE EGG. Steam build-up in whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn you, and possibly damage the oven. Slice hard boiled eggs before heating. In rare instances, poached eggs have been known to explode. Cover poached eggs and allow a standing time of one minute before cutting into them. ._ Liquids heated in certatn containers (especially cylindrical-shaped containers) may become overheated.
CAUTION: DO NOT use the oven until you have prevent damage to the oven. DO NOT use the oven for storage. Do not leave paper products, books or cooking utensils in the oven when not in use. Fire may result if someone accidentally starts the oven. Don’t let anything touch the top of the oven. DO NOT pop popcorn, except in a microwaveapproved popcorn popper or commercial package designed especially for microwave ovens. Results are the manufacturers responsibility NEVER try to pop corn in a paper bag.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind. If nothing operates: * Is the power supply cord plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 22.
WHIRLPOOL” FULL SIZE COUNTERTOP MICROWAW OVEN WARRANTY LENGTH OF WARRANTY 1 WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP” replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials orworkmanship. Service must be provided by a franchised TECH-CARE” service company LIMITED FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY Second Through Fifth Year From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts for solid-state touch control system if defective in materials or workmanship. [Touch Control models only.
