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Contents Page Parts and Features. 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 Programming Tone :::::::: Setting the Clock Using the Minute Timer.
Parts and features UPPERMICROWAVE OVEN MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE (not shown) DEFROST GUIDE (not shown) \ CONTROL PANEL / x \ . AUTO SET &DE (not shown) DOOR LATCH TEMPERATURE PROBE SOCKET 2-POSITION 1 El-LEVEL COOKING RACK (SM988PEV only) Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then complete the form below. Have this information ready if you need service or call with a question.
I I’ Before you use your microwave oven Read and carefully follow the Installation Instructions packed with your microwave oven. Read this Use & Care Guide and your Cooking Guide carefully for important use and safety information. Store these with Range or Lower Oven literature for future use. It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your microwave oven: l Has been installed where it is protected from the elements.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For Use of Microwave Upper Oven Microwave ovens have been used successfully in homes for a number of years. They are 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. 1. Read all instructions before using appliance. 2.
12. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: a. Do not overcot overcook food. Carefully attend apt appliance if paper, plastic, or other comot bustible materials are ar placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. Paper can char or burn, and some plastics can melt if used when heating foods. b. Test dinnerware or cookware before using. See page 37. Some dishes (melamine, Centura,@ etc.] absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle and slowing cooking times.
II Digital Display/Clock Indicator lights and When you are not using the microwave oven, this is an accurate Digital Clock. When you are using the microwave oven, it displays time settings, Indicator Lights and shows what Number Pads you touched. While the oven is running, an Indicator Light (or lights) will be on to show what the oven is doing.
Command Pads Touch Command Pads to tell the microwave oven what to do and in what order. A few examples: -CLOCK SETtells the oven you are going to set the Clock. - STARTtells the oven to start. Each Command Pad (except START,CANCEL and CLOCK SET] lights an Indicator Light on the Digital Display. The Indicator Light comes on when you touch the Command Pad. Number Pads Once you’ve touched a Command Pad to tell the oven what you want to do, you’ll touch Number Pads to tell it...
Setting the Clock When the oven is first plugged in, a tone sounds and the display shows 88:88. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will again show all 8’s when the power comes back on. You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the Clock, but the Display will be blank after cooking. DO THIS... I# . 1. Touch CLOCK SET. 2. Touch Number Pads for the right time of day. The Display will show a “0” and the colon will start to flash.
Using the Minute Timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking. It can be used alone or while the oven is operating. It works like a kitchen timer. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... q 1. Touch MINUTE TIMER. 2. Touch Number Pads for minutes and seconds. 3. Touch START. The MINUTE TIMER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show a “0”. The first Number Pad must be touched within 5 seconds or the Display will again show the time of day. Touch MINUTE TIMER again and continue.
Opening the oven door does not stop the Minute Timer countdown; however, it does stop any cooking or defrosting. Close the door and touch START to continue cooking or defrosting. Cooking in Your Microwave Oven Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS”’ Cookbook oven. It contains information about: l l l l l l l l with the microwave 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.
The oven will automatically cook at HIGH Cook Power. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is cooking in the first cycle. 4. Touch START. count clown The Display counts down the time to show how much time is left in the first cycle. 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.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. q.L 2. Touch The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. COOK 1. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds. 3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. 4. 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.
When the cookina 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 beep will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. Changing the Cook Power The Cook Power can be changed any time before touching START or during the cycle. . Touch COOK POWER. l Touch a number for the new Cook Power. l Touch START.
4. Touch COOK POWER. (If you want the HIGH Cook Power, skip to Step 6.) 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the first cycle. 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. The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 6 for 60% of full power. The COOK 2 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. 6. Touch COOK 2. 7.
I I’ When you touch START,the COOK 1 Indicator Light will stay on while the oven is cooking in the first cycle. The COOK POWER Indicator Light will be on if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH. All other Indicator Lights will go off. 10. Touch START. cnIJ& own d The Display counts down the cooking time to show how much time is left in the first cycle. if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH. will BEEPBEEP You the end hear 2 beeps at of Cook 1.
When Cook 2 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 beep will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. Hints for Cooking With More Than One Cycle. You can program the cooking cycles in any order.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch TIME (Option: If you want to use the preset cooking time and Cook Power, skip to Step 6-l 3. Touch a Number Pad for the new cooking time you want from 1 to 9 minutes. 4. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to Step 6 it you want to cook at HIGH power.) 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 6. Touch START. also come on. This shows you the oven is cooking at a selected Cook Power.
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 Auto 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 beep will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. NOTE: You can set COOK 1, COOK 1 and 2 and/or Set TIME.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put food in the oven, plug in the temperature probe and close the door. m 2. Touch TEMP. (Option: If you want to use the preset temperature and Cook Power, skip to Step 6.) 0 1 3. Touch a Number Pad for the new temperature you want from 110°F to 190°F. ‘1II El! 4. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: If you want to cook at 70% power, skip to Step 6.) 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 6. Touch START.
When the probe senses the temperature you selected, the oven shuts off. “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 beep will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. NOTE: You can set Auto Set TEMP to follow COOK 1 or COOK 1 and 2. See pages 14-17 for instructions.
Defrosting Use QUICK DEFROST to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost times, see the guide behind the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS@ cookbook. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put frozen food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch QUICK DEFROST. 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want. 4. Touch START. The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. The Display will show the number you touched in the order you touched them.
I I’ About the Quick Defrost Cycle The microwave oven automatically divides the time set for the Quick Defrost cycle into three equal parts: First part 80% of full Cook Power Second part. 50% of full Cook Power Third part 20% of full Cook Power This automatic step-down in Cook Power helps defrost food quickly and completely. Changing You can . Touch . Touch l Touch or Adding Defrost Time change the defrosting QUICK DEFROST. numbers for new time. START.
a. m 4. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four O’s Touch COOK 1. 5. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. .... El! 6. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to Step 8 if you want to cook at HIGH power.) q. 7. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 8. Touch START. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them.
The COOK 1 Indicator Light will be on during the Cook cycle. The COOK POWER Indicator Light will also be on if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH. count d0Wl-l The Display counts down the time to show how much time is left in the second cycle. 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 Cook cycle ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound.
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 MENU.9 Cookbook for helpful information in cooking different types of food DO THIS... Pdg 1. Insert at least Y3of the Temperature Probe into the food. DO THIS... q... 4. 3. Make sure the probe does not touch any part of the oven interior. Close the door. THIS HAPPENS...
7. Touch the Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 8. Touch START. show the internal temperature of the food for every 5°F increase. if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH. show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by openBUMPBEEP BEEP BEEPing the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.
Hints for Using the Temperature DON’T... l l l l l l Probe (continued) let probe or probe cable touch any part of the oven interior. let probe touch foil (if used). Foil can be kept away from probe with wooden toothpicks. Remove foil if arcing occurs. use paper, plastic wrap or plastic containers. They will be in the oven too long. use probe in regular oven. force probe into food. use probe for foods that need to simmer.
l l l Casseroles cooked using the Temperature Probe should be made from precooked foods. Do not use raw meats, raw vegetables and cream sauces in casseroles. Dry casseroles do not work well. Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave oven before inserting the probe. l l l If you are cooking individual servings such as mugs of soup, check the probe setting in several of the items - all the mugs may not heat at the same rate. Dry meat loaf mixtures don’t work well.
1 I Ii 5. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to Step 7 if you want to use HIGH power.) 6. Touch a Number pad for the Cook Power you want. 7. Touch START TIME. 8. Touch Number Pads for the time of day you want cookfng to start. 9. Touch START. set for the oven tostari cooking, the oven will beep twice and the ME ALTIMER Indicator Light wil II go off. The COOK 1 and COOK POWER Indicator Liahts will come on. The DGplay will show the cooking time and the oven will start cooking.
I I’ if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH. When the cooking time ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop BEEPBEEP~EEPBEEP the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day. NOTE: If the oven light and fan come on when you touch START, the Start Time feature has not been set correctly.
Using KEEP WARM Hot, cooked food 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 or Probe Temp cycle. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door. 2. Touch 3. Touch l l l l l l KEEP WARM. START. l l l The KEEP WARM Indicator Light will stay on. The oven light and the fan will come on.
Other Operating Hints 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. Restart the oven by closing the door and touching START. l Touch CANCEL. All instructions will be erased. You must touch in new instructions. 3.
Optional Bi-Level Cooking Rack Kit (Models RM978BXV, RM973BXV, SM958PEV 81 RM278BXV) A removable Bi-level Cooking Rack is available as an accessory lets you cook or reheat food together as a meal. Ask your dealer on...(Part Number 832985) Bi-Level Cooking Rack Kit. kit. This rack for details Caring for Your Microwave Oven Cleaning the Microwave Oven Wipe often with warm soapy water and a soft cloth or sponge.
I II How your microwave oven works Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food. Mode Mixer Magnetron Oven Cavity Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You can’t see them, but you can see what they do. Ceramic Bottc,rn I A magnetron in the microwave oven produces microwaves. 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 certain containers (especially cylindrical-shaped containers] may become overheated.
CAUTION: DO NOT use the oven until you have read and understand precautions to 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 OVERCOOK POTATOES. Fire could result. At the end of the recommended cooking time they should be slightly firm. Wrap in foil and set aside for 5 minutes.
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WHIRLPOOL MICROWAW RANGE PRODUCT WRRANTY r LENGTH OF WARRANTY MEOOl/MGOOl WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSPK replacement parts and repair laborto correct defects in materials or workmanship. 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 magnetron microwave ovens if defective workmanship.
