® MICROWAVE OVEN Use & Care Guide For questions about features, operation/performance parts, accessories or service, call: 1-800-253-1301 or visit our website at... www.whirlpool.com Table of Contents .......................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY........................................................3 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................5 Unpacking ....................................................................................5 Location Requirements................................................................5 Electrical Requirements ...............................................................5 PARTS AND FEATURES...............................................
MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ■ To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: – Do not overcook food. Carefully attend the microwave oven when paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. – Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in oven. – If materials inside the oven ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Unpacking Electrical Requirements 1. Empty the microwave oven of any packing materials. 2. Clean the inside with a soft, damp cloth. 3. Check for damage, such as: ■ a door that is not lined up correctly ■ damage around the door, or ■ dents on the interior or exterior of the oven. WARNING If there is any damage, do not operate the oven until a designated service technician has checked it and made any needed repairs.
PARTS AND FEATURES MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL This manual may cover several different models. The model you have purchased may have some or all of the features shown here. The appearance of your particular model may differ slightly from the illustrations in this manual. B C D E F A G H A. Door Safety Lock System B. Metal Shielded Window C. Model and Serial Number Plate D. Cooking Guide Label E. Microwave Oven Light (not shown) F. Control Panel G. Removable Turntable Support H.
■ Clothes, flowers, fruit, herbs, wood, gourds, paper, including brown paper bags and newspaper should not be dried in the oven. ■ Do not use the microwave oven for canning, sterilizing or deep frying. The oven cannot maintain appropriate temperatures. ■ Paraffin wax will not melt in the oven because it does not absorb microwaves. ■ Use oven mitts or pot holders when removing containers from oven. ■ Do not overcook potatoes. At the end of the recommended cook time, potatoes should be slightly firm.
Piercing Before heating, use a fork or small knife to pierce or prick foods that have a skin or membrane, such as potatoes, egg yolks, chicken livers, hot dogs, and sausage. Prick in several places to allow steam to vent. Shielding Use small, flat pieces of aluminum foil to shield the thin pieces of irregularly shaped foods, bones and foods such as chicken wings, leg tips and fish tail. See “Aluminum Foil and Metal” first.
PERCENT/ NAME NUMBER USE 50%, Medium 5 Cooking ham, whole poultry and pot roasts. Simmering stews. 40% 4 Melting chocolate. Heating bread, rolls and pastries. EZ-CHOICE® Feature The EZ-CHOICE® Feature pads have been programmed with common microwavable foods, their quantities, cook powers and cook times. Use the following chart as a guide. PAD QUANTITY DIRECTIONS Popcorn 3.5 oz (99 g) 3.0 oz (85 g) 1.5 oz (43 g) Pop only commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Pop only one bag at a time.
Defrosting The Auto Defrost feature has preset times and cook powers for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry and Fish. It should not be used for food left outside the freezer for more than 20 minutes, or for frozen ready-made food. The Auto Defrost feature’s preset programs can be used or the microwave oven can be manually set to defrost. To defrost manually, use 30% cook power. Refer to a reliable cookbook for defrosting information. ■ Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results.
Oven makes humming noise ■ This is normal and occurs when the power supply switches the magnetron on and off. Oven door looks wavy ■ This is normal and will not affect performance. Turntable will not operate ■ Is the turntable properly in place? Make sure turntable is correct side up and is sitting securely on the turntable support. ■ Is the turntable support operating properly? Remove turntable. Remove and replace turntable support. Replace turntable.
WHIRLPOOL® MICROWAVE OVEN WARRANTY ONE-YEAR FULL WARRANTY For one year from the date of purchase, when this appliance is operated and maintained according to instructions attached to or furnished with the product, Whirlpool Corporation will pay for FSP® replacement parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Whirlpool designated service company.
