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Use And Care
GUIDE
Table of Contents
(complete)................... 2
A Note to You ................ 3
Microwave Oven
Safety .......................... 4-6
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven ........... 7
Using Your
Microwave Oven ......... 24
Caring for Your
Microwave Oven ......... 43
Cooking Guide ............ 48
Questions and
Answers....................... 52
Troubleshooting ......... 53
Requesting Assistance
or Service .................... 55
Warranty ...................... 60
In the U.
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Table of Contents A Note to You ............................................ 3 Using “QUICK TOUCH” COOK .......... 28 Microwave Oven Safety ......................... 4-6 Using “QUICK TOUCH” DEFROST .... 29 Important safety instructions ................. 4 Defrost chart ....................................... 31 Precautions to avoid possible Defrosting tips .................................... 34 exposure to excessive Using WARM HOLD ........................... 35 microwave energy ...............
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A Note to You Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL* appliance. Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. 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 and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail in the Product Registration Card provi
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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 wDANGER if you don’t follow ins
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – If materials inside the oven should • Do not store the microwave oven out- ignite, keep oven door closed, turn doors. Do not use the microwave oven oven off, and disconnect the power near water – for example, near a kitchen cord, or shut off power at the fuse or sink, in a wet basement, or near a circuit breaker panel. swimming pool, and the like. – Do not use the cavity for storage pur- • Do not immerse cord or plug in water. poses. Do not l
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MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 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, or e
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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. wWARNING Explosion Hazard Do not store flammable materials such as gasoline near the microwave oven. Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire. How your microwave oven works Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own he
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN The glass turntable of your microwave Glass turntable oven lets microwaves pass through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the glass turntable, and are absorbed by the food. Metal floor Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal containers so food does not absorb the energy. Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat spreads to the center from
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN For the best cooking results • Always cook food for the shortest cook- • If you do not have a cover for a dish, use ing time recommended. Check to see wax paper, or microwave-approved paper how the food is cooking. If needed, touch towels or plastic wrap. Remember to turn ADD MINUTE while the oven is operating back a corner of the plastic wrap to vent or after the cooking cycle is over (see the steam during cooking. “Using ADD MINUTE” section). • Stir, turn ov
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Testing your dinnerware or cookware Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% cook power for one minute. If the dish gets hot and water stays cool, do not use it. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle and slowing cooking times. Cooking in metal containers not designed for microwave use could dam- age
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Use hot pads. Microwave energy does not heat containers, but heat from the food can make the container hot. Do not overcook potatoes. Fire could result. At the end of the recommended cooking time, potatoes should be slightly firm because they will continue cooking during standing time. After microwaving, wrap potatoes in foil and set aside for 5 minutes. They will finish cooking while standing. Do not start a microwave oven when it is empty. Product life may b
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Do not try to melt paraffin wax in the oven. Paraffin wax will not melt in a microwave oven because it allows microwaves to pass through it. Do not operate the microwave oven unless the glass turntable is securely in place and can rotate freely. The turntable can rotate in either direction. Make sure the turntable is correct-side up in the oven. Carefully place the cookware on your turntable to avoid possibly breaking it. Handle your turntable with care when r
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Microwave oven features 1 11 10 9 8 7 ENTER POWER SENSOR A WUTO EIGHT C Q'T OOK Y TI DEF ME TEMP CO CON MV BI ST REHE ARA TT QUICK TOUCH REHEAT DEFROST COOK POPCORN BEVERAGE BAKED POTATO FROZEN WARM VEGETABLE ENTREE HOLD COOK COOK ADD TIME POWER MINUTE 1 2 3 45 6 7 89 0 CLOCK TIMER TIMER SET OFF START OFF ENTER CANCEL ON/LIGHT NIGHT/OFF HIGHF /LAN OW/OFF 6 2 3 4 5 4 Your microwave oven is designed to make 6. Fan and Cooktop Light Switches. your cooking exp
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Control panel features Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number pads located on the control panel. For more information, see pages 17 to 42. ENTER POWER 1 SENSOR AUTO COOK DEF TEMP CONV START WEIGHT Q'TY TIME COMBI REHEAT QUICK TOUCH REHEAT DEFROST COOK 4 2 3 6 BAKED POPCORN BEVERAGE 5 7 POTATO F
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 5. POPCORN. Touch this pad when 14. Number Pads. Touch Number pads popping popcorn in your microwave to enter cooking times, cook powers, oven. The oven will automatically heat temperatures, quantities, weights, or for a preset time at a preset cook power, food categories. based on bag size. See page 40 for 15. CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter the more information. correct time of day. See page 20 for 6. BEVERAGE. Touch this pad to reheat more information. 8 or
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Audible signals Using the child lock Audible signals are available to guide you The Child Lock locks the control panel so when setting and using your oven: children cannot use the microwave oven when you do not want them to. • A programming tone will sound each time you touch a pad. To lock the control panel: • One long tone signals the end of a Minute Touch and hold START/ENTER for Timer countdown. 4 seconds. Three tones, followed by • Four tones signal the e
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Using the fan The pad on the bottom right of the control panel controls the 2-speed Fan. 1. Choose fan speed. TOUCH Press FAN once for HIGH, twice for LOW. NOTE: If the temperature gets too hot FAN HIGH/LOW/OFF around the microwave oven, the exhaust fan in the vent hood will automatically (once for HIGH) turn on at the LOW setting to protect the OR oven. It may stay on up to an hour to cool the oven. When this occurs, you can not FAN turn the fan off man
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 3. Set fan run time. TOUCH YOU SEE Example to run the fan for 1 hour and 1 30 minutes: TIME 3 0 4. Start timed fan function. TOUCH YOU SEE NOTE: The letter “F” indicates the timed START fan feature has been selected. If both the timed fan and light feature have been ENTER TIME selected, an “H” (Hood) will be displayed. At end of time, the current time of day OR will show and no tones will sound. TIMER SET To cancel the timed fan function: TOUCH NOTE: Touching
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 2. Turn light off when desired. TOUCH LIGHT ON/NIGHT/OFF (until off) To set light to be on for a specific time: 1. Turn on light. TOUCH LIGHT ON/NIGHT/OFF (once or twice) TOUCH YOU SEE 2. Touch TIMER SET. NOTES: TIMER • Be sure you have set a time of day SET with the Clock function before setting any Timer function. TIMER • If both the fan and light are operating SET and TIMER is touched twice, both the (twice within fan and light will be controlled by t
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 4. Start timed light function. TOUCH YOU SEE NOTE: The letter “L” indicates the timed START light feature has been selected. If both ENTER the timed light and fan feature have been TIME selected, an “H” (Hood) will be displayed. OR At end of time, the current time of day will show and no tones will sound. TIMER SET To cancel the timed light TOUCH function: TIMER NOTE: Touching TIMER OFF shuts off OFF both the light and timed function. Touching LIGHT shuts off
