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Microwave Ovens
A Note to You........................................2
Microwave Oven Safety.......................3
Installation Instructions.......................5
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven...................................7
How your microwave oven works....7
Radio interference .............................7
For the best cooking results.............7
Testing your dinnerware
or cookware........................................7
Operating tips.....................................8
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A NOTE TO YOU ® Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL appliance. ® The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how to operate and maintain your appliance properly. Please read it carefully. Also, complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps
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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.” These words mean: You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't wDANGER
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not operate any heating or cooking appliance – Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic • bags before placing bag in oven. beneath the microwave oven. Do not mount microwave oven over or near any – If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep • oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect portion of a heating or cooking appliance. the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or Do not mount over a sink. • circuit breaker panel.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Before you begin operating the oven, carefully read the following instructions. 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check for damage such as a door that isn’t lined up correctly, damage around the door, or dents inside the oven or on the exterior. If there is any damage, do not operate the oven until a designated service technician has checked it and made any needed repairs. 2. Put the oven on a cart, counter, table, or shelf that is
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS (CONT.) GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS For all cord connected appliances: • Do not use an extension cord. If the power supply The microwave oven must be grounded. In the cord is too short, have a qualified electrician or event of an electrical short circuit, grounding serviceman install an outlet near the microwave oven. reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an For a permanently connected appliance: escape wire for the electric current. The
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven. HOW YOUR MICROWAVE RADIO INTERFERENCE Using your microwave oven may cause interference OVEN WORKS to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make interference, you can reduce it or remove it by: its own heat,
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN •Heated liquids can splash out during and after heating. Use of a wooden stir stick placed in the OPERATING TIPS cup or bowl during heating may help to avoid Never lean on the door or allow a child to swing on this. • it when the door is open. Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. • The heat spreads to the center from the outer, Use oven mitts or pot holders when removing • cooked areas just as in regular oven cooking. This containers from oven. is
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES This manual may cover several different models. The model (or appliance) you have purchased may have some or all of the features shown. The appearance of your particular model may differ slightly from the illustrations in this manual. POPCORN BEVERAGE PIZZA EZ - CHOICE AUTO AUTO AUTO COOK REHEAT DEFROST COOK COOK WARM TIME POWER HOLD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TIMER CLOCK 0 SET / OFF JET OPTIONS START START OFF ENTER CANCEL Your microwave o
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES Your microwave oven control panel lets you select a desired cooking function quickly and easily. The following is a list of all the Command pads located on 1 the control panel. For more information on these features, see “Microwave Oven Use” section. 2 1. Display. This display includes a clock and POPCORN BEVERAGE PIZZA 3 4 indicators to tell you the time of day, cooking time settings, cook powers, quantities, weights, and EZ - CHOICE 5
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES (CONT.) USING OPTIONS You can select or change the following functions or Interrupting cooking displays by touching OPTIONS: You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the door. The oven stops heating and the fan stops, but the Function Option light stays on. To restart cooking, close the door and Sound Turn on or off. Touch START/ENTER. Clock Turn on or off. If you do not want to continue cooking: Scroll speed Change speed. Close t
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SETTING THE CLOCK USING THE MINUTE TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a kitchen timer. Use the minute timer for timing up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. 1. Touch CLOCK. 1. Touch TIMER SET/OFF. 2. Touch number pads for time of day. For example: For 7:00, touch “7 0 0” 2. Touch number pads for desired time. For example, for 10 minutes touch “1 0 0 0” 3. Touch CLOCK. 3. Touch START/ENTER, (or TIMER SET/OFF) or allow NOTE: You can cook without setting the clock,
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MICROWAVE OVEN USE This section gives you instructions for operating each function. Please read these instructions carefully. COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER COOKING AT DIFFERENT COOK 1. Put the food in the oven and close the door. POWERS 1. Put your food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch COOK TIME. Display will show “ENTER COOKING TIME.” 2. Touch COOK TIME. Display will show “ENTER COOKING TIME.” 3. Touch number pads for desired time. For example, for 10 minutes touch “1 0 0 0” 3. Touch numbe
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MICROWAVE OVEN USE COOK POWER NAME WHEN TO USE IT P50 = 50% of full power Medium Cooking ham, whole poultry, and pot roasts • Simmering stews • P40 = 40% of full power Melting chocolate • Heating bread, rolls and pastries • P30-DEF = 30% of full Medium-Low, Defrosting foods, such as bread, fish, meats, • power Defrost poultry, and precooked foods P20 = 20% of full power Softening butter, cheese, and ice cream • P10-WRM = 10% of full Low Keeping food warm • power Taking chill out of fruit • ® CO
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MICROWAVE OVEN USE ¨ EZ-CHOICE FEATURE CHARTS AUTO COOK chart Touch AUTO COOK. Display will show “SELECT MENU 1 TO 4 - SEE COOKING GUIDE.” Touch number pads for quantity or size as shown in chart below. PAD SERVING SIZE DIRECTIONS AUTO COOK Fresh Vegetables 1 cup (250 mL) Moisten and place in microwavable container. Cover • 2 cups (500 mL) with plastic wrap. Stir and let stand, covered, 2-3 3 cups (750 mL) minutes after cooking. 4 cups (1 L) 1 cup (250 mL) – Add 2 tablespoons (30 mL) water 2 cup
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MICROWAVE OVEN USE USING AUTO DEFROST DEFROSTING TIPS You can defrost food by choosing a category and Before starting, make sure you have removed any of • setting a weight. AUTO DEFROST has preset times and the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food cook powers for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry, and Fish. bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands. Open containers such as cartons before they are • 1. Touch AUTO DEFROST. placed in the oven. Display will show “DEF-1 TOUCH 1 DE
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MICROWAVE OVEN USE USING POPCORN, BEVERAGE OR PIZZA See the “Cooking chart” section and follow the You can automatically pop popcorn, heat beverages or reheat pizza just by touching POPCORN, BEVERAGE directions. or PIZZA. COOKING CHART TOUCH SER VING DIRECTIONS PAD NUMBER PAD SIZE Follow package directions. Popcorn Touch 1 1.75 oz (50 g) • Touch 2 3.0 oz (85 g) Use a popcorn package which is made especially • Touch 3 3.5 oz (99 g) formicrowave cooking. Do not try to pop unpopped kernels. • P
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MICROWAVE OVEN USE USING JET STARTª FEATURE USING WARM HOLD The JET START Feature lets you cook food for 30 seconds at 100% cook power or, during any manual wWARNING program you can use it to add 30-second increments. Food Poisoning Hazard NOTES: Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking. Each time you touch the JET START feature pad, it • will add 30 seconds up to 3 minutes, then will add Doing so can result in food poisoning or 1 minute up to a total of 99 minut
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COOKING GUIDE MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Amount of food Releasing pressure in foods If you increase or decrease the amount of food you Several foods (for example: baked potatoes, • • prepare, the time it takes to cook that food will also sausages, egg yolks, and some fruits) are tightly change. For example, if you double a recipe, add a covered by a skin or membrane. Steam can build little more than half the original cooking time. Check up under the membrane during cooking, causing for doneness an
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MICROWAVE OVEN CARE To make sure your microwave oven looks good and MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS (CONT.) works well for a long time, you should maintain it properly. For proper care, please follow these Using aluminum foil instructions carefully. Metal containers should not be used in a microwave oven. There are, however, some exceptions. If you For interior surfaces: Wash often with warm, sudsy have purchased food which is prepackaged in an water and a sponge or soft cloth. Use only mild, non- alumin
