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MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION
Use & Care Guide
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Model KHMS145KSS
4619-652-60621/8183931
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TABLE OF CONTENTS MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY .................................................... 3 Electrical Requirements ...............................................................5 PARTS AND FEATURES................................................................6 Turntable ......................................................................................6 Designed Cooking Rack ..............................................................6 MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL ...................
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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 ■ Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking ■ When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on. equipment. ■ Use care when cleaning the vent-hood filter. ■ Intended to be used above ranges with max imum Corrosive cleaning agents, such as lye-based oven width of 36 inches. cleaners, may damage the filter. ■ Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently - Grease should ■ Do not cover or block any openings on the micro- not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filt
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Electrical Requirements n For all cord connected appliances: The microwave oven must be grounded. In the event WARNING of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. The microwave oven is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded. WARNING: Improper use of the grounding plug
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To Turn Off: The turntable can be turned off (ex cept during an auto function). This is helpful when cooking with plates that are larger than the PARTS AND FEATURES turntable or when cooking with two 10 in. (25 cm) plates that are side-by-side. 2 1 3 1. Touch TURNTABLE ON/OFF. “TURNTABLE OFF” will appear in the display. Display will prompt you to enter cook time. 2. Touch number pads to enter length of time to cook. 3. Touch START/ENTER (or START). For optimal results, halfway through cook ti
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Number Codes MICROWAVE OVEN The microwave oven is preset with shortcut number codes. A number code includes one or more of the following: cooking CONTROL PANEL power, cook time and food quantity or weight. See the code charts in the “Cooking” and “Reheating” sections for additional information. Start The START pad begins any function. If not touched within 5 seconds of touching a pad, the START? indicator light will glow. If not touched within one minute of touching a pad, the display re
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Tones Child Lock Tones are audible signals, indicating the following: The Child Lock shuts down the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the microwave oven. One tone When the control is locked, only the VENT FAN, LIGHT, and ■ Valid pad touch (short tone) START pads, and number pads 1 and 2 will function. If any other pad is touched, 3 tones will sound and “LOCK” will appear in the ■ End of Timer countdown (long tone) display. Two tones The Control Lock is preset unlocked, but can
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Cooking Guidelines BEFORE USING Covering A magnetron in the oven produces microwaves which reflect off Covering food helps retain moisture, shorten cook time and the metal floor, walls and ceiling and pass through the turntable reduce spattering. Use the lid supplied with cookware. If lid is not and appropriate cookware to the food. Microwaves are attracted available, wax paper, paper towels or plastic wrap approved for to and absorbed by fat, sugar and water molecules in the food, microw
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Cookware and Dinnerware Aluminum Foil and Metal Cookware and dinnerware must fit on the turntable. Always use Always use oven mitts or pot holders when removing dishes from oven mitts or pot holders when handling because any dish may the microwave oven. become hot from heat transferred from the food. Do not use Aluminum foil and some metal can be used in the oven. If not cookware and dinnerware with gold or silver trim. Use the used properly, arcing (a blue flash of light) can occur and caus
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Cooking Power MICROWAVE OVEN Many recipes for microwave cooking specify which cooking power to use by percent, name or number. For ex ample, USE 70%=7=Medium-High. Use the following chart as a general guide for the suggested cooking power of specific foods. Cooking PERCENT/ NUMBER USE NAME To Use: 100%, High 10 Quick heating convenience 1. Touch COOK TIME. (default foods and foods with high 2. Touch the number pads to set a length of time to cook. setting) water content, such as soups, To
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Sensor Cooking Auto Cooking A sensor in the microwave oven detects humidity released from Times and cooking power have been preset for 5 microwavable the food and automatically sets a cooking time based on the foods. Use the following chart as a guide. selected pad. FOOD CODE QUANTITY Use the following chart as a guide for the five food pads. *Rice (sensor) 1 .5 to 2 cups (125 mL to FOOD SERVING SIZE INSTRUCTIONS 500 mL) Baked 1 to 4 medium, Pierce each one several **Bacon 2 1 to 6 pieces, av
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4. Touch START. The display will count down the reheat time. Cooking in Stages When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display. If on, The oven can be set to cook at different cooking powers for end-of-cycle tones will sound, then reminder tones will sound various lengths of time, up to three stages. Cook settings can be every minute. used in any order, ex cept defrosting, which must be the first stage. 5. Touch CANCEL/OFF or open the door to clear the display Sensor cooking cannot b
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4. Touch START. The display will count down the defrost time. Custom Defrost When the cycle ends, “End” will appear in the display, 4 end- The Custom Defrost feature can be used, or the microwave oven of-cycle tones will sound, and then reminder tones will sound can be manually set to defrost by using 30% cook power. every minute. ■ Food should be 0°F (-18°C) or colder at defrosting for optimal results. 5. Touch CANCEL/OFF or open the door to clear the display. The cook time can be changed du
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To Use Pan Heat: 1. Touch PAN HEAT once. Keep Warm Pan will preheat for 3 minutes. CRISP OR SIZZLE FEATURES WARNING Use the following chart as a guide when using Crisp or Sizzle. Food Poisoning Hazard FEATURE PAD TOUCH for AMOUNT Do not let food sit in oven more than one hour before or after cooking. PIZZA 1 time 7 in. (17.78 cm) pizza (Frozen) 2 times 9 in. (22.86 cm) pizza Doing so can result in food poisoning or 3 times 12 in. (30.48 cm) pizza sickness. CHICKEN 1 time 1 piece (Boneless Br
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CRISPER PAN MICROWAVE OVEN ■ Mild cleanser and scouring sponge ■ Dishwasher CARE Replacing Filters General Cleaning The grease filters should be removed and cleaned at least once a IMPORTANT: Before cleaning, make sure all controls are off and month. The charcoal filters cannot be washed and should be the oven is cool. Always follow label instructions on cleaning replaced every six to twelve months. Do not operate the products. microwave oven without the filters in place. See “Assistance or
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To Replace: 4. Lift up the bulb cover. 1. Replace charcoal filters by positioning the filter at the back of the opening and resting it on the springs. While pushing the filter into the springs, position the front of filter between the front upper and lower lips. 2. Replace grease filters by inserting one end into the frame. Swing other side up and slide into position. 3. Plug in microwave oven or reconnect power. 1 Replacing Cooktop Light The cooktop light is a candelabra base 30-watt bulb.
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Turntable rotates both directions TROUBLESHOOTING ■ This is normal and depends on motor rotation at beginning of cycle. Try the solutions suggested here first in order to avoid the cost of an unnecessary service call. Display shows messages Nothing will operate ■ Is the display showing an “Oven Status” screen, with a letter/number code and instruction to inform KitchenAid? ■ Has a household fuse been blown or has the circuit The oven has detected an internal problem. It has run a self- break
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For further assistance If you need further assistance, you can write to KitchenAid with any questions or concerns at: ASSISTANCE OR KitchenAid Brand Home Appliances Customer Interaction Center SERVICE 553 Benson Road Benton Harbor, MI 49022-2692 Before calling for assistance or service, please check “Troubleshooting.” It may save you the cost of a service call. If Please include a daytime phone number in your correspondence. you still need help, follow the instructions below. When calling, p
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® KITCHENAID 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, KitchenAid will pay for factory specified parts and repair labor costs to correct defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by a KitchenAid designated service company. SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY In the second through fifth years from
