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Contents Page 3 ...................... Important Safety Instructions Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To 4 Excessive Microwave Energy.. .................. 5 Getting Acquainted ...................................... 5 Microwave oven features ............................ 6 Control panel features ................................ 7 Quick reference cooking guide ................... 9 Using Your Microwave Oven.. ....................... 9 Microwave oven controls.. ...........................
Important Safety Instructions Mlcrowave ovens have been thoroughly tested for sate and efflclent operatlon. However, as with any appliance, there are special Installation and safety precautions which must bs followed to ensure safe and satlsfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit.
You are responsible for: l Installing and leveling the oven on a surface strong enough to support its weight, and where it is protected from the elements.’ The microwave oven should be at a temperature above 50°F (10%) for proper operation. l Properly connecting the oven to electrical supply and grounding it.’ l Operating the oven with the turntable in place. l Making sure the oven is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly. l Properly maintaining the oven.
GettingAcquainted Microwave oven features Your microwave oven is designed cookrng experience as enjoyable possible. To help get you up and the following is a list of the oven’s to make your and productive as running quickly, basic features: 1. Door Button. Door must be pressed firmly shut for oven to operate. 2. Door Safety Lock System. 3. Window with Metal Shield. Shield prevents microwaves from escaping. It is designed as a screen to allow you to view food as it cooks. 4. Glass Turntable.
Getting Acquainted Continued Control panel features Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel. For more information, see pages 9-29. 1. Digital Display. This display includes clock and indicator lights to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected.
Quick reference cooking guide Your microwave oven gives you a wide range of cooking capabilities. The following chart can be used as a quick reference when cooking. For more in-depth information, see the corresponding sections in this Use and Care Guide. How you use it Why you use it High power cooking 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch COOK 1. 3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. 4. Touch START. This mode is useful for quick cooking of small items and separate portions.
Getting Acquainted Continued How you use it Why you use it Pause 1. Put iood In the oven and close the door. 2. Touch In the dealred woklng lnatructlon for COOK 1. 3. Touch PAUSE. 4. Touch In the desired cooklng lnstructlons for COOK 2. 5. Touch START. This mode lets you set the oven lo pause between cycles for stirring, turning over or rearranging food, as well as for adding ingredients. Keep warm 1. Put cooked, hoi food In the oven and close the door. 2. Touch KEEP WARM. 3. Touch START.
UsingYour MicrowaveOven Microwave oven controls There are three parts in the control section: - Digital Display/Clock and Indicator Lights - Command Pads - Number Pads Instructions for each control are covered on the following pages. Read them carefully. When you first plug in the oven, a tone will sound and the Display will show 88% If after you set the Clock (pages 10-l l), the Display again shows all 8’s, it means your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.
Using Your Mlcrowave Continued Oven Audible signals Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven. A programming tone WIII sound each time you touch a pad. Two beeps will sound between cycles. A reminder tone will sound every 30 seconds after cooking is done to remind you that something has been left in the oven. Four beeps signal the end of the Minute Timer function and a Cook or Defrost cycle.
2. Touch Number Pads for the correct time of day. The Display will show what numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 3:25. 3. Touch START. The colon will stop flashing. The Clock is set. If you have touched in an incorrect time, such as 12:65, “Err” will show on the Display. Touch CLOCK SET and start over. NOTE: To & the clock, touch CLOCK SET. The current time will show on the Display and the colon will flash. Continue to set the clock as shown above.
Uslng Your Mlcrowave Contlnued Oven Cooking at high cook power Follow these steps to cook at HIGH power: 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch COOK I. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. 3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. The example shows 1 minute, 30 seconds. 4. Touch START. The oven will automatically cook at HIGH Cook Power.
Cooking at lower cook powers For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many recipes in your MICRO MENUS@ Cookbook tell you, by number, which Cook Power to use. Recipes in other books and magazines may tell you by name (HI, MED, LO, etc.) or percentage (IO%, 50%, 80%, etc.).
Uslng Your MIcrowave Contlnued Oven 6. Touch START. The COOK 1 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. The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left in the first cycle. For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you selected. When the cooking time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound.
1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch AUTO SET. (Option: Skip to Step 6 if you want to use the preset cooking time and Cook Power.) The AUTO SET Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show 2 minutes, 30 seconds (or the time you have set as your favorite cycle). 3. Touch a Number Pad for the new cooking time you want from 1 to 9 minutes. The Display will show what you touched in even minutes. This example shows 4 minutes. 4. Select a Cook Power.
Using Your Microwave Contlnued Oven Changing the preprogrammed setting You can change the preprogrammed cooking time and Cook Power in AUTO SET to the time and power you most often use. To change the AUTO SET setting, follow these steps: 1. Touch AUTO SET twice. 2. Touch the Number Pads for the new desired cooking time. If HIGH Cook Power is desired, skip to Step 5. 3. Touch COOK POWER. 4. Touch the Number Pad for the desired Cook Power. 5. Touch AUTO SET. Touch CANCEL.
Uslng PAUSE wlth QUICK DEFROST If the defrosting instructions call for stirring or turning over the food in the middle of the defrost cycle, program PAUSE after QUICK DEFROST. See pages 24-25 for more information. Standlng time after defrosting For best results, allow the food to stand for a while after defrosting. This helps equalize the temperature of the food to provide more even defrosting.
Using Your Microwave Continued Oven Cooking automatically after defrosting The controls can be set so the microwave oven goes automatically from defrosting to the Cook cycle you have touched in. 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch QUICK DEFROST. The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them.
8. Touch START. When you touch START, the QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on. All other Indicator Lights will go off. The Display counts down the time to show how much time is left in the Quick Defrost cycle. When the defrost time ends, the microwave oven automatically lets the food stand for the same amount of time used for defrosting. The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light stays on and the Display counts down the standing time. During the countdown the oven will be dark, and the fan will be off.
Using Your Microwave Continued Oven Cooking in more than one cook cycle For best results, some recipes call for one Cook Power for a certain length of time, and another Cook Power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically. 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch COOK 1. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. 3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the first cycle.
Select a Cook Power. To cook at HIGH power, skip to Step 10. To select another Cook Power, touch COOK POWER. 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. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the second cycle. The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 4 for 40% of full power. 10. Touch START.
Using Your Microwave Continued Oven Hints for cooking with more than one cycle You can program the cooking cycles in any order. However, when the microwave oven is started, it will automatically go through the cycles in the order of the examples described in this book. For example, if you program COOK 1, KEEP WARM and QUICK DEFROST, the microwave oven will automatically follow this sequence: QUICK DEFROST + (STANDING TIME) + COOK 1 + KEEP WARM.
Using PAUSE For best results, some recipes call for stirring, turning over or rearranging food, or for adding ingredients during cooking. Your microwave oven can be set to pause between COOK I and COOK 2, between AUTO SET and a following cycle, between QUICK DEFROST and a following cycle (except COOK l), or during QUICK DEFROST. This gives you time to stir (casseroles), turn over (meat) or rearrange (potatoes) food, or to add ingredients.
Using Your Microwave Continued Oven Using PAUSE with QUICK DEFROST Your microwave oven can be set to pause halfway through QUICK DEFROST to allow you to stir, turn over or rearrange the food for more even defrosting. 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want. .m 5. Touch START. When half of the QUICK DEFROST time is remaining, you will hear 2 beeps and the oven will shut off.
6. Open the door. You can stir, turn over or rearrange the food being defrosted, if needed. Close the door. 7. Touch START to continue QUICK DEFROST. NOTE: The oven will remain off until you touch START. When the defrost time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.
Using Your Microwave Continued Oven Using KEEPWARM Hot, cooked foods can be safely kept warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). KEEP WARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a Cook cycle. 1. Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door. 3. Touch START. The KEEP WARM Indicator Light will stay on. The oven light and the fan will come on. The Display will continue to show the time of day. l KEEP WARM operates for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.
Using the Minute Timer The microwave oven controls can be used as a minute timer. Use COOK 1 at “0” Cook Power for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. NOTE: The oven will not operate while the Minute Timer is in use. 1. Touch COOK 1. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. 2. Touch Number Pads for the minutes and seconds you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 1 minute, 45 seconds. Touch COOK POWER.
Using Your Microwave Continued Oven When the set time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a reminder tone will sound every 30 seconds (to remind you that the Minute Timer has ended) until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. NOTE: Opening the oven door stops the countdown.
. . . 8. Touch START. During the Cook 1 cycle the oven will be off, but the Display will count down the set time. After this time is up, the Cook 2 cycle will begin. NOTE: If you hear the fan start when you touch START, you have not set the oven properly. Touch the CANCEL Pad and start over. When using Delayed Start, the oven cooks only during the Cook 2 cycle. Additional l l information You can’t touch in more than 99 minutes, 99 seconds of delay in the Cook 1 cycle.
Installation Instructions Before you begin, carefully read the following instructions. Installing your microwave oven 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check for damage such as misaligned door, damage around the door or dents inside the oven or on the exterior. If there is any damage, please do not operate the unit until it has been checked by an authorized WhirlpoolSM service technician and any repairs made. 2.
4.Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or 20 amp fused electrical supply is required. (Time-delay fuse is 5. recommended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Electrical Shock Hazard Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electrical shock. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, REMOVE THE POWER SUPPLY CORD GROUNDING PRONG. 6.
CaringFor Your MicrowaveOven Cleaning the microwave oven Wipe often with warm sudsy water and a soft cloth or sponge. The glass turntable may be removed for cleaning. Wash by hand in mild detergent or in a dishwasher. Do not operate the microwave oven when turntable is removed for cleaning. For stubborn soil, boil a cup of water in the oven for 2 or 3 minutes. Steam will soften the soil. Be sure to keep the areas clean where the door and oven frame touch when closed.
HowYour MicrowaveOvenWorks Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food. Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You can’t see them, but you can see what they do. Magnetron The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets microwaves through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the glass turntable and are absorbed by the food.
OperatingSafety Precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the microwave oven, follow the precautions on page 34-37. Never cook or reheat a whole egg. Steam buildup 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.
Do not heat, store or use flammable materials in or near the oven. The fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion. Do not do canning of foods in the oven. Closed glass jars may explode resulting in damage to the oven or possible personal injury. Do not use the oven to sterilize objects (baby bottles, etc.). It is difficult to maintain the high temperature required for safe sterilization. Do not deep fry in the oven.
Operating Safety Precautions Continued Do not pop popcorn, except in a microwave approved popcorn popper or commerical package designed especially for microwave ovens. Follow directions supplied with the popper. Never try to pop popcorn in a paper bag. Overcooking may result in smoke and fire. Starting a microwave oven when it’s empty is not recommended. If you experiment, put a container of water in the oven.
General information If your electric power line or outlet voltage is less than the normal 120 volts, cooking times may be longer. Jo test a dish for safe use put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it. kook on HIGH Cook Power for one minute. If the dish gets hot and water stays cool, do not use it.
If YouNeedServiceOr Assistance. n n We suggest you follow these steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. If nothing operates: l Is the power supply cord plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See Installation Instructions.
2. If you need assistance’... Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE@ service assistance telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.: 1-800-253-1301 and talk with one of our trained consultants. The consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance, or if service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area. If you prefer, write to: Mr.
WHIRLPOOL” MicrowaveOven Warranty MWW2 LENGTH OF WARRANlY WHIRLPOOL FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP@ replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized WhirlooolSM service comoanv. LIMITED FOUR-YEAR WARRANTY Second Through Fifth Year From Date of Purchase FSP@replacement magnetron tube on microwave ovens if defective in materials or workmanship. WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR WILL NOT PAY FOR A.
