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®
MICROWAVE HOOD
COMBINATION
Use & Care Guide
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Model GH8155XM
8185382/4619-652-62082
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TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY........................................................3 Electrical Requirements ...............................................................5 PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................5 Turntable ......................................................................................5 Cooking Rack...............................................................................6 MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL.................
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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 immediate
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ■ ■ Liquids, such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be Do not clean with metal scouring pads. Pieces can overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing burn off the pad and touch electrical parts involving a risk of electric shock. to be boiling. Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is removed from the microwave oven is not ■ Do not use paper products when appliance is operat- always present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT ed in the “PAN BROWN
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Electrical Requirements PARTS AND FEATURES This manual may cover several different models. The model you WARNING 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. 1 23 Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electri
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Turning Off the Turntable The turntable can be turned off (except during an auto function). This is helpful when cooking with plates that are larger than the MICROWAVE OVEN turntable or when cooking with two 10¼ in. (26 cm) plates that are side by side. CONTROL To Turn Off: Touch TURNTABLE ONOFF. A “turntable off” icon will appear in the display. The turntable will turn back on automatically when cooking is over or CANCELOFF is touched. Cooking Rack The cooking rack is ideal for two-leve
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Display CancelOff When power is first supplied to the microwave oven, a “:” will The CANCELOFF pad stops most functions except for the blink on the display. Touch CANCELOFF to stop the blinking. Timer, Child Lock and Demo Mode. If the “:” blinks on the display at any other time, a power failure The microwave oven will also turn off when the door is opened. has occurred. Touch CANCELOFF and reset the clock if needed. Close the door and touch START to resume the cycle. If “RETRY” blinks on
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Timer Cooktop Light The Timer can be set in minutes and seconds, up to 99 minutes The cooktop light has 3 settings: on, night and off. 99 seconds and counts down the set time. The Timer does not To Turn On/Night/Off: Touch LIGHT ONNIGHTOFF repeatedly start or stop the microwave oven. to cycle through settings. When the Timer is in use, the microwave oven can also operate. To see the countdown for 5 seconds when the microwave oven is Demo Mode in use, touch TIMER SET. The Demo Mode is ideal
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Food Characteristics Cookware and Dinnerware When microwave cooking, the amount, size and shape, starting Cookware and dinnerware must fit on the turntable. Always use temperature, composition and density of the food affect cooking oven mitts or pot holders when handling because any dish may results. become hot from heat transferred from the food. Do not use cookware and dinnerware with gold or silver trim. Use the following chart as a guide, then test before using. Amount of Food The more f
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PERCENT/ NUMBER USE Aluminum Foil and Metal NAME Always use oven mitts or pot holders when removing dishes from 70%, 7 Reheating a single serving of the microwave oven. Medium-High food. Aluminum foil and some metal can be used in the oven. If not used properly, arcing (a blue flash of light) can occur and cause 60% 6 Cooking sensitive foods such damage to the oven. as cheese and egg dishes, pudding and custards. OK for Use Cooking nonstirrable casseroles, such as lasagna. Racks and bakew
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To Use Sensor Cooking: Before using, make sure the microwave oven has been plugged Sensor Cooking in for at least 3 minutes, the room temperature is not above 95°F A sensor in the microwave oven detects humidity released from (35°C) and the outside of the container and microwave oven the food and automatically sets a cooking time based on the food cavity are dry. being cooked. 1. Touch one of the Sensor One Touch pads (named in chart). Use the following chart as a guide for the Sensor One T
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To Use Reheat: 1. Touch REHEAT. Cooking in Stages 2. Touch number pad from chart The microwave oven can be set to cook at different cooking or powers for various lengths of time, up to 3 stages. Touch REHEAT repeatedly to scroll through foods. Sensor cooking cannot be done in stages. 3. Touch number pads to enter quantity. To Cook in Stages: 4. Touch START. 1. Touch COOK TIME. The display will count down the reheat time. 2. Touch number pads to enter length of time to cook during the When the
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To use JET DEFROST™ system: 1. Touch the JET DEFROST pad. Steaming 2. Touch the number pad 1 for Meat, 2 for Poultry or 3 for Fish Use the steamer vessel, (provided with the microwave oven) with or the Steam Cook feature to steam foods. Touch JET DEFROST pad repeatedly to scroll through foods. 3. Touch the number pads to enter the weight. Meats and Poultry can be set from .2 to 6.6 lb (90 g to 3 kg). Fish can be set from .2 to 4.4 lb (90 g to 2 kg). 1 4. Touch START. 2 The display will count do
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Simmering MICROWAVE OVEN CARE Use Simmer Cook for foods such as soups, casseroles, stews and other liquid food. It can also be used to cook pasta. To Use Simmer Cook: General Cleaning Before using, make sure the microwave oven has been plugged IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and in for at least 3 minutes, add ¹⁄₄ to ¹⁄₂ cup (60 to 125 mL) of water the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning to vegetables and cover dish with its lid, not plastic
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3. Remove charcoal filters by pushing the back of each filter STEAMER VESSEL away from you until the front of the filter slides off the front lower lip. Swing the front of the filter down and slide out. ■ Soft brush, if necessary, to clean holes. ■ Dishwasher: The steamer vessel is dishwasher safe. Stubborn Stains To remove stains such as tomato sauce, use a nonabrasive cleanser, a no-scratch pad, or a solution of dishwasher detergent and water (¼ cup [60 mL] detergent to 1 cup [250 mL] war
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Replacing Microwave Oven Light TROUBLESHOOTING The microwave oven light is a candelabra base 30-watt bulb. It will automatically come on when the door is opened and when Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the the microwave oven is operating. See “Assistance or Service” cost of an unnecessary service call. section to reorder. Nothing will operate To Replace: 1. Unplug microwave oven or disconnect power. ■ Has a household fuse blown or has the circuit breaker 2. Remove t
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Display shows messages ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE ■ Is the display showing “:”? There has been a power failure or the clock time has been Before calling for assistance or service, please check turned off. See “Display” section to clear display. See “Clock” “Troubleshooting.” It may save you the cost of a service call. If section to reset the clock or to turn it on. you still need help, follow the instructions below. ■ Is the display showing a letter followed by a number? When calling, please know
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® WHIRLPOOL MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION 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 to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Whirlpool designated service company. SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON MAGNETRON TUBE In the second thro
