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BUILT BETTER THAN IT HAS TO BE
OwnerÕs Manual
Covering model ACM0720A
Contents
Important Safety Information ....................................... 3
Installation..................................................................... 5
Other Helpful Information............................................. 6
Cooking Utensils........................................................... 8
Feature Diagram .......................................................... 9
Electric Microwave
Operating Instr
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Thank you for buying an Amana Microwave! Please take the time to complete the registration card and return promptly. Asure™ Extended If the registration card is missing, call Amana Consumer Affairs Department. Service Plan When contacting Amana, provide product information from serial plate: Amana Appliances offers long-term service protection for this new microwave. Asure™ Extended Model Number Service Plan, covering functional parts, labor, and travel charges, is Manufacturing (P) Number spe
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION w w CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, observe the following: 1. Be certain to place the front surface of the door 7. Do not operate the oven empty. Either food or three inches away or more from the countertop water should always be in the oven during edge to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance operation to absorb microwave energy. in normal usage. 8. Do not use your microwave oven to dry 2. For the most accurate programming o
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message w w WARNING To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 11. Do not store this appliance outdoors. Do not use this 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. product near water - for example, near a kitchen sink, in 2. Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS TO a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like. AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO E
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Installation D. PLACEMENT OF THE OVEN w w WARNING Your microwave oven can be placed easily in your kitchen, family room, or anywhere else in your home. To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, this Place the oven on a flat surface such as a kitchen oven must be earthed. countertop or a specially designed microwave oven cart. Do not place oven above a gas or electric range. Free air flow around the oven is important. w w WARNING E. DO NOT BLOCK AIR VENTS To avoid risk of electrical shock or
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Other Helpful Information GETTING THE BEST RESULTS SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN FROM YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE COOKING Keep an eye on things. The instructions in this Browning: Meats and poultry that are cooked fifteen book have been formulated with great care, but minutes or longer will brown lightly in their own fat. your success in preparing food depends, of course, Foods that are cooked for a shorter period of time on how much attention you pay to the food as it may be brushed with a browning s
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Other Helpful Information Elevating: Thick or dense foods are often elevated NOTE: It is a common misconception that micro- so that microwaves can be absorbed by the waves cook food from the inside out. This comes underside and center of the foods. from heating filled pastries with a high sugar content, like jelly doughnuts. The pastry is cool but the filling is Piercing: Foods enclosed in a shell, skin, or very hot! If you cook a chicken or a roast, you’ll see membrane are likely to burst in th
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Cooking Utensils w w CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, alumium foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven. 4. Plastic storage containers: These can be used to MICROWAVE-SAFE UTENSILS hold foods that are to be quickly reheated. However, Never use metal or metal-trimmed utensils in your they should not be used to hold foods that will need microwave oven: Microwaves cannot penetrate considerable time in the oven as hot foods will m
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Feature Diagram Oven Front Plate Window Door Screen Your oven will be packed with the following Door Seal materials: Glass Turntable...................... 1 each Display Window Owner's Manual & Cooking Guide........................ 1 each Control Panel Rotating Ring.......................... 1 each This microwave oven is designed for Door Open Button household use only. It is not recommended Safety Door Lock System for commercial purposes. Turntable Rotating Ring Control Panel NOTE: A beep soun
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Operating Instructions SETTING CLOCK TIME COOK This is a 12 hour clock. When your oven is plugged in This function allows you to cook food for a desired for the first time or when power resumes after a time. And in order to give you the best results, there power interruption, the numbers in the display reset are 10 power level settings in addition to HI-POWER to 0. because many foods need slower cooking (at less than HI-POWER). Example: To set 11:11 Example: To cook food on 80% Power(Power8) 1.
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Operating Instructions MULTI-STAGE TIME COOK CHILD LOCK For Multi-Stage cooking, touch PROGRAM and This is a unique safety feature that prevents repeat Time Cook steps 1-3 on previous page before unwanted oven operation such as used by children. touching the START pad for additional Time and Once the child lock is set, no cooking can take place. Power program you want to add. Auto Defrost can be The Child Lock feature is also useful when cleaning programmed before the first stage to defrost firs
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Operating Instructions AUTO COOK Auto Cook made easy! Your oven’s menu has been preprogrammed to cook food automatically. Tell the oven what you want. Then let your microwave oven cook your selections. Example: To cook popcorn(3.5 oz.), simply follow the step below *Place popcorn in the oven and close the door. Touch POPCORN once. The oven begins the cooking you selected without the need to touch START. Be sure to close the door before selecting categories. AUTO COOK CHART Serving Key Touch Di
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Operating Instructions NOTE: AUTO DEFROST When you touch the START pad, the display changes Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The to defrost time count down. The oven will beep during defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting the DEFROST cycle. At each beep, open the door method for frozen foods. The cooking guide will show and turn, separate, or rearrange the food. you which defrost sequence is recommended for the Remove any portions that have thawed. food you are defr
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Operating Instructions w w CAUTION To avoid risk of property damage do not use alumium foil in microwave oven. MEAT POULTRY 1. No special techniques are required. The roast 1. No special techniques are required. The poultry should be prepared and seasoned (if desired) as should be prepared as for any other conventional for any other conventional method. Meat should be method. Season if desired. thoroughly defrosted before cooking. 2. Poultry should be thoroughly defrosted, ensuring 2. Place the
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Operating Instructions FISH 1. Arrange fish in a large shallow non-metallic dish or casserole. 2. Cover with pierced microwave plastic film or casserole lid. 3. Place the dish on the turntable. 4. Cook according to the instructions in the cooking chart (below). Butter can be added to the fish if desired. 5. Let STAND as directed in the cooking chart before serving. 6. After standing time, check to see that the fish is thoroughly cooked. The fish should be opaque and flake easily. FRESH FISH COOK
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Heating or Reheating Guide To heat or reheat successfully in the microwave, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results. Room temperature food will heat faster than refrigerated food. Canned foods should be taken out of the can and placed in a microwavable container. The food will be heated more evenly if covered with a microwavable lid or plastic wrap, vented. Re
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Fresh Vegetable Chart Cook time Standing Vegetable Amount Instructions at HIGH Time Artichokes 2 medium 8~10 Trim. Add 2 tsp water and 2 tsp lemon juice. 2-3 minutes (8oz. each) 4 medium 12~15 Cover. 1 1 1 Asparagus, 1Ib. 5 /2~8 /2 Add /2 cup water. Cover. 2-3 minutes Fresh, Spears 1 1 Beans, Green & 1 lb. 10~13 Add /2 cup water in 1- /2 qt. covered casserole. 2-3 minutes Wax Stir halfway through cooking. 1 1 1 1 Beets, Fresh 1 Ib. 16 /2~19 /2 Add /2 cup water in 1- /2 qt. covered casserole. 2-3
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Troubleshooting w w WARNING To avoid risk of severe personal injury, electrical shock or death, do not remove outer case of at any time. Only an authorized servicer should remove outer case. BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check may prevent an unneeded service call. Problem Possible Causes Oven will not start at all • Electrical cord for ov
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Amana Warranty Full ONE Year Warranty Amana Appliances will repair or replace, including related labor and travel, any part (f.o.b. Amana Iowa) which proves defective as to workmanship or materials. Limited Warranty After one year from the date of original retail purchase, Amana will provide a free part, as listed below, to replace any part that fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. The owner will be responsible for paying all other costs including labor, mileage, and transportation
