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Microwave Hood
Combination
A Note to You ................. 2
Microwave Oven
Safety .......................... 3-5
Installation
Instructions .................... 6
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven ............ 9
Using Your
Microwave Oven .......... 21
Caring for Your
Microwave Oven .......... 37
Cooking Guide ............. 40
Questions and
Answers ....................... 42
Troubleshooting ........... 43
Requesting
Assistance or
Service ......................... 45
Index ......................
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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 Look for these tips! trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information about how Look for these Time Smart Tips located to operate and maintain your appliance properly and throughout your Use and Care Guide. They safely. Please read it
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY Your safety and the safety of others is 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 hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriously injured if you don’t wDANGER follow ins
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: Suitable for use above both gas and electric • • cooking equipment. – Do not overcook food. Carefully attend the microwave oven if paper, plastic, or other Intended to be used above ranges with maximum • combustible materials are placed inside the width of 36 inches. oven to facilitate cooking. Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently – Grease • – Remove wire twist-ties from paper o
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or 20 amp fused wWARNING electrical supply is required. (A time-delay fuse is recommended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. 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
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SPACE REQUIREMENTS 1 NOTE: There must be at least one wall stud within 4 Exhaust outlet 66 ⁄ " (168.3 cm) cabinet opening. connects to min. mounting 1 4 3 ⁄ "x10" (8.25 x height from Check the opening where the microwave 25.4 cm) oven hood will be installed. The location must floor 30" (76.2 cm) duct provide: min. width required 2 inch x 4 inch (5.1 x 10.2 cm) wood studding and • 3 ⁄8 inch (.95 cm) thickness drywall or plaster lath Support for microwave oven hood weight
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS REMOVING AND REPLACING THE MICROWAVE OVEN 4. While wearing gloves, grasp the microwave oven supports and firmly wWARNING pull the microwave oven Excessive Weight Hazard E forward and downward to Use two or more people to move and install release the microwave microwave oven. oven cabinet from the Failure to do so can result in back or mounting plate locking other injury. pins . If you need to remove your Microwave Hood Combi- nation for any re
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS REMOVING AND REPLACING THE MICROWAVE OVEN (CONT.) To replace: 5. Untape the door and replace the turntable and 1. Carefully lift microwave oven and hang it on the support tabs at the bottom of the mounting plate. support. 2. Rotate the front of the microwave oven cabinet 6. Replace the vent grille. downward. Thread the power supply cord 7. Replace the two screws in the top of microwave through the power supply cord hole in the oven cabinet (the screws located closest to
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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 microwave oven. HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food. Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see what they do.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS (CONT.) Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and plastics without heating them so food absorbs For the best cooking results the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal con- Always cook food for the shortest cooking • tainers so food does time recommended. Check to see how not absorb the energy. the food is cooking. If needed, touch ADD MINUTE while the oven is operating or after the cooking cycle is over (see the “Using ADD MINU
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE OR COOKWARE Test dinnerware or cookware before using. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, To test a dish for safe etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to use, put it into the oven handle and slowing cooking times. Cooking in metal with a cup of water containers not designed for microwave use could beside it. Cook at 100% damage the oven, as could containers with hidden cook power for 1 minute. metal (twist-ties, f
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (CONT.) Do not overcook potatoes. Fire could result. At Do not try to melt paraffin wax in the oven. Paraffin the end of the recom- wax will not melt in a mended cooking time, microwave oven because potatoes should be it allows microwaves to slightly firm because pass through it. they will continue cook- ing during standing time. After micro- waving, let potatoes stand for 5 minutes. They will finish cooking while standing. Do not
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES 1 11 10 SENSOR AUTO REHEAT DEFROST ENTER COOK TIMER SIM 12 3 POWER QTY TURN TABLE OFF LBSOZ START? EZ-Choice REHEAT DEFROST COOK BAKED POPCORN BEVERAGE POTATO VEGETABLE FROZEN WARM ENTREE HOLD 9 COOK COOK ADD TIME POWER MINUTE 1 2 3 45 6 7 89 0 CLOCK TIMER TIMER SET OFF START OFF ENTER TURNTABLE CANCEL ON/OFF LIGHT VENT FAN ON/NIGHT/OFF HIGH/LOW/OFF 2 8 3 4 5 6 7 6 Your microwave oven is designed to make your
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES 1. Display. This display includes a clock and SENSOR AUTO REHEAT DEFROST indicators to tell you the time of day, cooking 12 3 ENTER COOK TIMER SIM time settings, and cooking functions you chose. POWER 2. REHEAT. Touch this pad to reheat QTY TURN TABLE OFF LBSOZ START? microwavable foods without entering times and cook powers. See page 27 for more EZ-Choice information. REHEAT DEFROST COOK 3. DEFROST. Touch this pad to defros
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES (CONT.) To turn the programming tone back on: 21. LIGHT ON/NIGHT/OFF. Touch this pad to turn the light or night light on or off. See page 18 for TOUCH more information. 22. VENT FAN HIGH/LOW/OFF. Touch this pad to 1 turn on the fan at high or low speed. Also use it to turn the fan off. See page 17 for more and hold for 4 seconds information. To disable all audible signals except the NOTES: end-of-timer signal: If you have entered all set
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES (CONT.) Heating more than one plate of food When heating plates of food with a cook time that To heat 2 bottom plates together or one larger dish, you set, you can heat the turntable should not be turning. 1 two 10 ⁄4-inch (26 cm) You can shut the turntable off by TURNTABLE plates side by side or touching TURNTABLE ON/OFF. ON/OFF one dish larger than the “TURNTABLE OFF” appears on the turntable. You can heat display. If you touch TURNTAB
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING THE COOKING RACK NOTES: The Cooking Rack gives you extra space when cooking in more than one container at the same Use oven mitts to remove items from • time. microwave oven. If you need a replacement rack, you can order Do not store the metal rack in the oven. Arcing • one from your authorized service company, or and damage to the oven could result if someone by calling the Consumer Assistance Center at accidentally starts the oven. 1-800-253-1301 (in U
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING THE COOKTOP/COUNTERTOP LIGHT The pad on the bottom left of the control panel controls the cooktop/countertop light. 1. Turn on light. TOUCH LIGHT ON/NIGHT/OFF (once for regular light, twice for night light) 2. Turn off light when desired. TOUCH LIGHT ON/NIGHT/OFF (1 or 2 more times, depending on light setting) SETTING THE CLOCK When your microwave oven is first plugged in, or If you touch OFF/CANCEL while setting the • after a power failure, the di
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING THE MINUTE TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a kitchen NOTE: The oven can operate while the Minute Timer is in use. To see the Minute Timer while the oven is timer. Use the Minute Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. cooking, touch TIMER SET. TOUCH YOU SEE 1. Touch TIMER SET. TIMER ENTER TIMER SET TOUCH YOU SEE 2. Enter the time to be counted down. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: ENTER TIMER 1 NOTE: If you enter more than 4 digits, the
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING ADD MINUTE If you touch ADD MINUTE during cooking, the oven ADD MINUTE lets you cook food for 1 minute at • will cook at the currently selected cook power. 100% cook power or add an extra minute to your If you touch ADD MINUTE after cooking is over, cooking time cycle. You can also use it to extend the oven will cook at 100% cook power. You can cooking time cycles in multiples of 1 minute, up to also change the cook power after you touch ADD 99 minutes.
