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Contents Parts and Features. ................... Before You Install Your Microwave Oven. ................... Before You Use Your Microwave Oven. Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy .................. Important Safety Instructions. ........ Using Your Microwave Oven .......... Microwave Oven Controls ........... Audible Signals ..................... Setting the Clock .................... Cooking in Your Microwave Oven ... Cooking at High Cook Power ........ Defrosting .......
Fill out and return the “Microwave Registration Card” included wlth your oven. If the card is missing, please send the model number of your microwave oven with your name and address to.,. Whirlpool Corporation Microwave Registration Administrative Center 2000 M-63 Benton Harbor, Michigan Department 49022 This information will help us reach microwave oven.
IMPORTAVT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Microwave ovens have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any appliance, there are special installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons or damage when using the microwave oven, follow basic precautions, including the following: 1. Read all appliance. instructions before using 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. on the When you first plug in the oven, a tone sounds and the Display will be blank. If after you set the Clock (page 6), the Display becomes blank again, it means your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.
Audible signals Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven. (A programming tone will sound each time you touch a pad. Two beeps will sound between cycles. A reminder tone will sound every 60 seconds after cooking is done to remind you that something has been left in the oven. A 3 second tone signals the end of the Minute Timer function.] If you don’t hear a tone, it is because of incorrectly entered instructions or because the tones have been removed.
Cooking in your microwave oven Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS” Cookbook It contains information about: l l l l l l packed with the microwave oven What microwave energy is. How food is cooked by microwave energy. What affects cooking speed and cooking evenness. Safety tips. Utensils to use when cooking in a microwave oven. 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. CDUd dQWn When the cooking 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 60 seconds (to remind you that food is left in the oven] until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.
4. Touch COOK POWER. I 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50% of full power. The COOK and COOK POWER Indicator Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking 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. When the cooking time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound.
Defrosting Use QUICK DEFROST to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested the guide behind the oven door or in your MICRO MENUSn cookbook. DO THIS... defrost times, see THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put frozen tood In the oven and close the door. m . The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. -. 2. Touch QUICK DEFROST. --- The Display will show the numbers 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrostlng tlme you want. m 4.
Changing or adding defrost time You can change the defrosting time any time before or after touching START. Touch QUICK DEFROST. Touch numbers for new time. . Touch START. l l Any new time setting made 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. 6. Touch COOK POWER. (Optlon: Skip to Step 8 if you want to use HIGH power.) The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 6 for 60% of full power. When you touch START,the QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on. All other Indicator Lights will go off.
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). KEEP WARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a Cook Cycle. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door. m 2. The KEEPWARM Indicator Light will come on. The Display will show the time of day. Touch KEEP WARM. . 3. l l l l l l l l The KEEP WARM Indicator Light will stay on.
Minute timer The microwave oven controls can be used as a kitchen timer, Use COOK at “0” Cook Power for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. DO THIS... m I. THIS HAPPENS... 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. 2. Touch Number Pads for the minutes and seconds you want. .. RB ‘. 3.
Other operating hints There 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: l 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 returns to showing what the oven is doing. 2. To stop the oven while it is running: l Open the door. The oven will stop.
Installation 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. 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 Whirlpool service technician and any repairs made. 2.
5. Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A120 Volt, 60 Hz., AC only,15 or 20 amp fused electrical supply is required. (Timedelay fuse is recommended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. 6. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Electrical Shock Hazard Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of eleCtriCd shock. DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, REMOVE THE POWER SUPPLY CORD GROUNDING PRONG. 7.
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 cabinet 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 or tables. Custom installations are made Ask your dealer for details on...
Caring for your microwave oven Cleaning the microwave oven Wipe often with warm sudsy water and a soft cloth or sponge. cleansers, steel can damage the control oven surfaces. Use a soft detergent or spray glass Be sure to clecn the areas where the door and oven frame touch when closed. When cleaning surfaces of door and oven that come together on closing the door, use only mild, non-abrasive soaps or detergents applied with a sponge or soft cloth. Rinse well.
Operating safety precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electrical damage when using the microwave on pages 20-21. 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.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical damage when using the microwave on this and the preceding page. 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 microwave approved popcorn popper or commercial package designed especially for microwave ovens. Results are the manufacturer’s responsibility.
Lf you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these five steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... 2. If you need Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind. If nothing operates: l Is the power supply cord plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 17.
3. If you need setice*... 4. If you have a problem*... Whirlpool has a nationwide network of franchised TECHCARE’” service Companies. TECH-CARE service technicians are trained to fulfill the product 1 FRANCHISED warranb SERVICE and pro- vide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States, To locate TECH-CARE service in your area, call our COOLLINE service assistance telephone number (see Step 2) or look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under: APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLDMAJORSERVICE .
WHIRLPOOL FULL SIZE COUNTERTOP MICROWAW OVEN WAR.RANTY LENGTH OF WARRANTY 1 WHIRLPOOL MWOOl WILL PAY FOR 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 a franchised TECH-CARE r 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.
