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MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION
Use And Care
G U I D E
A Note to You ............................................2
Microwave Oven Safety ...........................3
Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven...6
How your microwave oven works...........6
Radio interference ..................................6
For the best cooking results ...................6
Testing your dinnerware or cookware.....7
Operating tips .........................................7
Electrical
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 2 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 provid
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 3 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
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 4 MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • The microwave oven should be serviced – Do not use the cavity for storage only by qualified service personnel. Call purposes. Do not leave paper an authorized service company for products, cooking utensils, or food in examination, repair, or adjustment. the cavity when not in use. • See door surface cleaning instructions in • Suitable for use above both gas and the “Microwave Oven Care” section. elec
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 5 MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY Electrical wWARNING requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or 20 amp fused 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
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 6 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. Radio interference How your microwave Using your microwave oven may cause oven works interference to your radio, TV, or similar Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food equipment. When there is interference, you to make its
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 7 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN When you use a browning dish, the • Testing your browning dish bottom must be at least 3 ⁄16 in. above the turntable. Follow the dinnerware or directions supplied with the browning dish. cookware Do not cook or reheat whole eggs or eggs • Test dinnerware or cookware before using. inside the shell. Steam build-up in whole To test a dish for use, put it into the oven eggs may cause them to burst and with a cup of water
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Microwave oven features 1 3 8 7 2 4 5 6 5 Your microwave oven is designed to make 7. Turntable, Fan, and Cooktop Light your cooking experience as enjoyable and Switches. productive as possible. To get you up and 8. Control Panel. Touch the pads on this running quickly, the following is a list of the panel to perform all functions. oven’s basic features: 9. Vent Grille. 1. Door Handle. Pull to open door. 10. Cooking Gu
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 9 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 on these features, see “Microwave Oven Use” section. 1 3 2 4 7 5 6 8 18 20 19 3 4 5 1. DISPLAY. The display includes a clock 2. REHEAT.
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 4. POPCORN. Touch this pad to pop 17. Number Pads. Touch Number Pads to popcorn with the SENSOR feature. enter cooking times, cook powers, quantities, weights, or food categories. 5. BAKED POTATO. Touch this pad to cook potatoes with the SENSOR feature. 18. CLOCK. Touch this pad to enter the correct time of day. 6. PIZZA REHEAT. Touch this pad to reheat one or several slices of pizza with 19. TIMER SET. Touch this p
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 11 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Audible signals Microwave Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven: Oven Use A programming tone will sound each time • This section gives you instructions for you touch a pad. operating each function. Please read these Seven tones signal the end of a Minute • instructions carefully. Timer countdown. Four tones signal the end of a cooking • Using the safety cycle. Three tones sound once every minute •
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 12 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Using the fan Using the bi-level The Fan pad on the bottom right of cooking rack the control panel controls the 2-speed Fan. The Bi-Level Cooking Rack gives you extra space when cooking in more than one 1. Touch FAN container at the same time. The metal rack (once for High, twice for Low) can be turned upside-down to help fit taller NOTE: If the temperature gets too hot containers on the bottom of the oven. around the microwave oven
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 13 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Do not cook food directly on the rack. To see the time of day while the timer is • • Always use a microwave-safe container. counting down, touch clock. Use the rack only when cooking on two If you want to use other command pads • • levels. Do not store it in the oven. while the timer is counting down, touch Damage to the oven could result if some- TIMER OFF to cancel the Minute Timer. one accidentally turns on the oven. 1. Touch TIMER
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 14 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Cooking at different cook powers For best results, some recipes call for It also tells you when to use each cook different cook powers. The lower the cook power. Follow recipe or food package power, the slower the cooking. Each number instructions if available. from 1 to 10 stands for a different percentage NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for of cook power. cooking times based on the 1000 Watt cook The following chart gives the p
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 15 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Cooking at different Cooking with more cook powers (cont.) than one cook cycle For best results, some recipes call for one 1. Put food in oven and close Cook Power for a certain length of time, and the door. another Cook Power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically, for up to four 2. Touch COOK TIME. cycles (including Auto Defrost and Warm Hold). ENTER COOKING TIME scrolls across d
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 16 MICROWAVE OVEN USE This chart shows you how to choose a type of food and the weights you can set for Using AUTO each type. For best results, loosen or DEFROST remove covering on food. You can defrost food by choosing a category TOUCH WEIGHTS and setting a weight. AUTO DEFROST has DEFROST, YOU CAN SET preset times and cook powers for 3 THEN (tenths of a categories: Meat, Poultry, and Fish. FOOD TOUCH pound) NOTES: Meat 1 .1 to 6.0 To defrost items not
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 17 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Defrosting tips Using WARM HOLD When using AUTO DEFROST, the weight • to be entered is the net weight in pounds wWARNING and tenths of pounds (the weight of the Food Poisoning Hazard food minus the container). Do not let food sit in oven more than Before starting, make sure you have • one hour before or after cooking. removed any of the metal twist-ties which Doing so can result in food poisoning often come with frozen food bags, and
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 18 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Using WARM HOLD Sensor cooking (cont.) guide Sensor Cook allows you to cook many of NOTES: your favorite foods without selecting cooking Opening the oven door cancels WARM • times and power levels. The display will HOLD. Close the door and touch WARM show SENSING during the initial cook time. HOLD, then touch START/ENTER if The oven automatically determines the additional WARM HOLD time is desired. required cooking time for each food
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 19 MICROWAVE OVEN USE Using SENSOR Using SENSOR COOK REHEAT Using COOK lets you heat common REHEAT lets you heat foods without microwave-prepared foods without needing needing to program times and Cook to program times and Cook Powers. COOK Powers. REHEAT has preset Cook Powers has preset Cook Powers for 3 food catego- for 3 categories: Number 1 for Casserole, ries: Number 1 for Frozen Entree, Number 2 Number 2 for Dinner Plate, or Number 3 for for Casser
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8184472v03c32 10/26/01 8:11 AM Page 20 MICROWAVE OVEN USE 1. Place bag in oven and close Using SENSOR the door. BAKED POTATO Cooking with BAKED POTATO lets you 2. Touch POPCORN. bake one or several potatoes by touching Four seconds later, the oven will start. one pad. When sensor detects a certain amount NOTES: of humidity from popcorn, popping time is Before baking, pierce potato with fork • displayed. The display will show several times. Do not cover. SENSING and the remaining cooking Af
