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Microwave Ovens
A Note to You..........................................2
Microwave Oven Safety ........................3
Installation Instructions.........................5
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven.....................................7
How your microwave oven works...........7
Radio interference.................................7
For the best cooking results ................7
Testing your microwave oven ..............7
Testing your dinnerware or cookware...8
Operating tips............
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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 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, complete and mail the Product Registration Card provided with your appliance. The c
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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 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Do not mount over a sink. – Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic • bags before placing bag in oven. Do not store anything directly on top of the • microwave oven surface when the microwave – If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep oven is in operation. oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: • circuit breaker panel. – Do no
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Before you begin operating the oven, carefully read the following instructions. 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check for damage such as a door that isn’t lined up correctly, damage around the door, or dents inside the oven or on the exterior. If there is any damage, do not operate the oven until a designated service technician has checked it and made any needed repairs. 2. Put the oven on a cart, counter, table, or shelf that i
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS (CONT.) GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS For all cord connected appliances: Do not use an extension cord. If the power supply • cord is too short, have a qualified electrician or The microwave oven must be grounded. In the serviceman install an outlet near the microwave oven. event of an electrical short circuit, grounding For a permanently connected appliance: reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an • escape wire for the electric current. T
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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. HOW YOUR MICROWAVE RADIO INTERFERENCE Using your microwave oven may cause interference OVEN WORKS to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not interference, you can reduce it or remove it by: hot. It causes f
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside the • shell. Steam buildup in whole eggs may cause TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE them to burst, and possibly damage the oven. Slice hard-boiled eggs before heating. In rare OR COOKWARE cases, poached eggs have been known to explode. Cover poached eggs and allow a standing time of Test dinnerware or cookware before using. one minute before cutting into them. To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven For best result
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES 8 3 7 ENTER POWER SENSOR AUTO COOK DEF TEMP CONV START WEIGHT Q,TY TIME COMBI REHEAT SENSOR POPCORN REHEAT COOK (3 SIZES) AUTO WARM ADD COOK HOLD MINUTE PERSONAL MORE LESS CHOICE AUTO DEFROST 2 COOK COOK CLOCK TIME POWER SET 6 12 3 4 5 6 789 START 0 OFF ENTER CANCEL 4 5 1 Your microwave oven is designed to make your 5. Removable Turntable Support (under turntable). cooking experience enjoyable and productive. To 6. Control Panel.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES Your microwave oven control panel lets you choose the cooking function you want quickly and easily. The following is a list of all the Command and Number pads located on the control panel. 1 COOK OZ HEATER T/TABLE OFF For more information on these features, see “Using your microwave oven” section. 1. Display. This display includes a clock and SENSOR 3 scrolling words to tell you what to do when 2 POPCORN REHEAT COOK you touch a pad. 4
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURES (CONT.) USING PERSONAL CHOICE PERSONAL CHOICE lets you turn on or off tones, the Interrupting cooking clock, or the demonstration mode; change scroll You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the speed; or switch weight measurement back and forth door. The oven stops heating and the fan stops, but the between pounds and kilograms. light stays on. To restart cooking, close the door and 1. Touch PERSONAL CHOICE. Press START. If you d
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SETTING THE CLOCK USING THE MINUTE TIMER When you first plug in your microwave oven, the You can use your microwave oven as a kitchen timer. display tells you to “PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY.” Use the Minute Timer for timing up to Then the display shows “:”. If the electric power ever 99 minutes, 99 seconds. goes off, the display will repeat this message when NOTE: If you want to use other Command pads while the power comes back on. the Minute Timer is counting d
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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section gives you instructions for standard microwave cooking. Please read these instruc- tions carefully. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: TOUCH COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER 1 3 0 1. Put the food in the oven and close the door. Display scrolls the words “TOUCH START OR POWER” 2. Touch COOK TIME. 3. Touch START/ENTER. Display scrolls the words “ENTER COOKING TIME” 4. At the end of the cooking time: Display will show “END” and 4 tones will sound. COOKING AT DIFFERENT
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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING AT DIFFERENT COOK COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE (CONT.) POWERS COOK CYCLE For best results, some recipes call for one cook power for a certain length of time, and another cook 1. Put the food in the oven and close the power for another length of time. Your oven can be door. set to change from one to another automatically, for up to 2 stages. You can set your chosen cook functions in any 2. Touch COOK TIME. order. However, when you use AUTO DEFROST, it Display scr
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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 3. Touch Number pad to choose the type USING AUTO COOK of food. AUTO COOK lets you cook common microwave- prepared foods without needing to set times and cook 4. Touch Number pad to enter the amount. powers. AUTO COOK has preset times and cook power for six major types of food. 5. Touch START/ENTER. NOTE: If you want to cook by entering a time and cook power, see the “Microwave cooking guide” in the “Cooking Guide” section. 6. At end of cooking time: Display will show “
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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Weight conversion chart USING AUTO DEFROST You are probably used to food weights as being in You can defrost food by choosing a category and set- pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound ting a weight. AUTO DEFROST has preset times and 1 (for example, 4 ounces equals ⁄4 pound [113.4 g]). cook powers for 3 categories: Meat, Poultry, and Fish. If the weight on the food package is in fractions of a pound, you can use the following chart to convert the weight to de
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USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Use small pieces of aluminum foil to shield parts • of food such as chicken wings, leg tips, fish tails, or USING WARM HOLD areas that start to get warm. Make sure the foil You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your does not touch the sides, top, or bottom of the microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. oven. The foil can damage the oven lining. You can use WARM HOLD by itself, or to For better results, let food stand after defrosting. • automatically
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SENSOR COOKING Your microwave oven has a sensor that detects the humidity released by the food. The amount USING SENSOR COOK of humidity detected tells the oven how long to SENSOR COOK has preset cook powers for cook or heat your food. The sensor is used by cooking 10 different types of food. 3 special functions: SENSOR COOK, SENSOR REHEAT, and SENSOR POPCORN. The simple instructions for these functions are on the 1. Put the food in the oven and close the following pages. door. NOTES: If yo
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SENSOR COOKING NUMBER PAD FOOD INSTRUCTIONS AMOUNT 6 Casserole Combine the ingredients per the recipe in a 1 to 3 cups 1- to 2-quart casserole. Cover with plastic wrap and vent. After cooking is complete, allow 5 minutes standing time. 1 7 Ground Crumble meat into a microwavable container. ⁄4 to 2 lbs Meat Season and cover with plastic wrap. Vent cover for well-done meat. 1 8 Fish, Place the food around the sides of a microwave- ⁄4 to 2 lbs 1 1 Seafood safe container. Season and add ⁄4- to ⁄2
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SENSOR COOKING USING SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn by touching just 1 pad. 1. Place the bag in the center of the turntable and close the door. 2. Touch POPCORN. 3. Press START/ENTER. NOTE: The sensor will determine “popping time”, based on the size of the package. SENSOR POPCORN CHART SERVING SIZE DIRECTIONS POPCORN 3.5 oz Follow package directions. • 3.0 oz Use a popcorn package which is made especially for microwave • 1.75 oz cooking. Do
