Amana ACM1580A User Manual
Owner's Manual
Covering model ACM1580A
Contents
Important Safety Instructions........................3
PRECAUTIONS TO A VOID POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWA VE
ENERGY .......................................................3
Display & Features ......................................6
Cooking Methods .........................................8
Cookware Suggestions.................................9
Microwave Cooking .................................... 10
Convection Cooking.................................... 14
Combination Cooking ................................. 15
Combination Oven
Keep instructions for future reference.
Be sure manual stays with oven.
Care and Cleaning...................................... 17
Cooking
Roasting ................................................. 19
Baking .................................................... 20
Troubleshooting.......................................... 22
Amana Warranty ........................................ 24
Part No.3828W5A2110
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What You Need to Know
About Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety
Instructions appearing in this manual are
not meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may
occur. Common sense, caution, and care
must be exercised when installing,
maintaining, or operating oven.
Always contact your dealer, distributor,
service agent, or manufacturer about
problems or conditions you do not
understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
DANGER—Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal
injury or death.
WARNING—Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe
personal injury or death.
CAUTION—Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor
personal injury or product or property damage.
Recognize this symbol as a HOT SURFACE
WARNING
2
DANGER
!
WARNING
!
CAUTION
!
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
!
When using electrical oven, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce risk of burns, electric shock,
fire, or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy .
1. READ all instructions before using equipment.
2. READ AND FOLLOW the specific
3. This equipment MUST BE GROUNDED. Connect
4. Install or locate this equipment ONL Y in accordance
5. Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
6. Use this equipment ONLY for its intended use as
7. As with any appliance, CLOSE SUPERVISION is
8. DO NOT operate this equipment if it has a
9. This appliance, including power cord, must be
10. DO NOT cover or block any openings on this
Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message
WARNING
!
1 1. DO NOT heat baby bottles in oven.
PRECAUTIONS
TO A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.
only to properly grounded outlet. See
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
section of this manual.
with the installation instructions in this manual.
containers—for example, closed glass jars—are
able to explode and SHOULD NOT be HEATED in
this oven.
described in this manual. Do not use corrosive
chemicals or vapors in this equipment. This type
of oven is specifically designed to heat, cook or
dry food. It is not designed for industrial or
laboratory use.
necessary when used by CHILDREN.
damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly ,
or if it has been damaged or dropped.
serviced ONLY by qualified service personnel.
Special tools are required to service equipment.
Contact nearest authorized service facility for
examination, repair, or adjustment.
appliance.
in
Installation
in
12. Baby food jars shall be open when heated and
contents stirred or shaken before consumption, in
order to avoid burns.
13. DO NOT store this appliance outdoors.
DO NOT use this product near water – for example,
near a kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a
swimming pool, or similar locations.
14. DO NOT immerse cord or plug in water.
15. Keep cord AWA Y from HEATED surfaces.
16. DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or counter .
17. See door cleaning instructions in
section of this manual.
18. DO NOT insert oversized foods or oversized utensils
in a microwave/convection oven as they may create a
fire, an electrical arc, or risk of electrical shock.
19. DO NOT clean with metal scouring pads. Pieces can
break off the pad and touch electrical parts involving
risk of electrical shock.
20. DO NOT use paper products not intended for cooking
when equipment is operated in convection or
combination mode.
21. DO NOT store any materials, other than
manufacturer's recommended accessories, in this
equipment when not in use.
22. DO NOT cover racks or any other part of the oven
with metal foil. Airflow restriction will cause
overheating of the oven.
23. DO NOT spray oven cleaning solutions toward the
rear inner cavity surface. This will contaminate and
damage the convection heating assembly .
Care and Cleaning
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
A. DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation can result in harmful
exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.
B. DO NOT place any object between the oven front face and the door to allow soil or cleaner residue to
accumulate on sealing surfaces.
C. DO NOT operate the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that oven door close properly and that
there is no damage to: 1. door (bent), 2.hinges and latches (broken or loosened), 3.door seals and sealing
surfaces.
D. Oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
!
T o avoid risk of fire in the oven cavity:
a. DO NOT overcook food. Carefully attend oven
when paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate
cooking.
b. Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic
bags before placing bag in oven.
c. If materials inside the oven ignite, keep oven
door CLOSED, turn oven off and disconnect the
power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or
circuit breaker panel.
d. DO NOT use the cavity for storage. DO NOT
leave paper products, cooking utensils, or food
in the cavity when not in use.
WARNING
!
Liquids such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be
overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing
to be boiling due to surface tension of the liquid.
Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is
removed from the microwave oven is not always
present. THIS COULD RESUL T IN VERY HOT
LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A
SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO
THE LIQUID. T o reduce the risk of injury to persons:
i) Do not overheat the liquid.
ii) Stir the liquid both before and halfway through
heating it.
iii) Do not use straight-sided containers with narrow
necks.
i v ) After heating, allow the container to stand in the
microwave oven for a short time before removing
the container.
v) Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or
other utensil into the container.
CAUTION
!
To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, observe the following:
1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat
and be hazardous to handle.
2. Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an
unbroken yolk using microwave energy . Pressure
may build up and erupt. Pierce yolk with fork or
knife before cooking.
3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar
foods before cooking with microwave energy .
When skin is pierced, steam escapes evenly .
4. Do not leave oven unattended.
5. Do not use regular cooking thermometers in oven
when cooking in microwave or combination mode.
Most cooking thermometers contain mercury and
may cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or
damage to oven.
6. Do not use metal utensils in oven except when
recommended by microwave food manufacturers
or recipe requires metal utensils in convection or
combination mode. Heat food in containers
made of glass or china if possible.
7. Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials that are not intended for cooking. If oven
temperature is high, material may ignite.
8. Oven temperature is at least 100°F in convection
mode. Verify plastic, paper or other combustible
materials are recommended by the manufacturer to
withstand the minimum oven temperature.
9. When cooking with paper , plastic, or other
combustible materials, follow manufacturer's
recommendations on product use.
10. Do not use paper towels which contain nylon
or other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could
melt and cause paper to ignite.
11. Do not heat sealed containers or plastic bags
in oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and
cause container or bag to break. Pierce or open
container or bag before heating.
12. Racks, utensils, rack guides, and oven surfaces
may become hot during or after use. Use utensils
or protective clothing, like pan grips or dry oven
mitts, when necessary to avoid burns.
13. Do not unplug oven immediately after use. Internal
fan must cool oven to avoid damage of electrical
components.
14. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physician
or pacemaker manufacture about effects of
microwave energy on pacemaker.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Unpacking Oven
• Inspect oven for damage such as dents in door or inside oven cavity.
• Report any dents or breakage to source of purchase immediately .
Do not attempt to use oven if damaged.
• Remove all materials from oven interior.
• If oven has been stored in extremely cold area, wait a few hours before
connecting power.
Radio Interference
Microwave operation may cause interference to radio, television, or a similar
oven. Reduce or eliminate interference by doing the following:
• Clean door and sealing surfaces of oven according to instructions in
Care and Cleaning
• Place radio, television, etc. as far as possible from oven.
• Use a properly installed antenna on radio, television, etc. to obtain
stronger signal reception.
section.
Oven Placement
• Do not install oven next to or above source of heat, such as pizza oven
or deep fat fryer. This could cause microwave oven to operate
improperly and could shorten life of electrical parts.
• Allow enough room for air movement around oven.
• Install oven on level countertop surface.
• Outlet should be located so that plug is accessible when oven is in place.
Installation
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of electrical shock
or death, this oven must be
grounded and plug must not be
altered.
Grounding
Instructions
Oven MUST be
grounded.
Grounding reduces risk of electric
shock by providing an escape wire
for the electric current if an electrical
short occurs. This 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.
Consult a qualified electrician or
servicer if grounding instructions are
not completely understood, or if
doubt exists as to whether the oven
is properly grounded.
A
A
B
A—Allow at least 4” of clearance around top and sides of oven. Proper air flow around
oven cools electrical components. With restricted air flow, oven may not operate
properly and life of electrical parts is reduced.
B—Install combination oven so oven bottom is at least 3 feet (36 inches) abo ve floor .
Oven Clearances
A
Do not use an extension cord.
If the product power cord is too
short, have a qualified electrician
install a three-slot receptacle. This
oven should be plugged into a
separate 60 hertz circuit with the
electrical rating as shown in
specifications table. When the
combination oven is on a circuit with
other equipment, an increase in
cooking times may be required and
fuses can be blown.
Microwave operates on standard
household current, 1 10-120V .
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Display and Features
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12-hour clock and timer
Oven is equipped with a 12-hour clock and a timer that can be set
up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. Clock does not display AM,
PM or military time.
User Option
This oven is
designed for
individual preferences
such as language and volume control.
T o change an option:
1. Press the CONTROL SET UP
pad
2. Press the pad for the option you
want to change.
3. Oven display scrolls selections
for that option.
4. Press pad for the desired
selection for that option.
5. Oven makes change and leaves
option mode.
Function Pad Option
Volume
Clock
Scroll
Speed
Units
Demo
Mute, low,
1
medium, loud
2 On or off
Slow, normal
3
or fast
Lbs. and °F
4
or Kg °C
5 On or off
T o set clock:
1. T ouch CANCEL/STOP pad.
2. T ouch CLOCK pad.
ENTER TIME OF DAYENTER TIME OF DAY
•
ENTER TIME OF DAY scrolls through display.
ENTER TIME OF DAYENTER TIME OF DAY
3. Enter desired time by using digit touchpads.
TOUCH STARTTOUCH START
•
TOUCH START scrolls through display.
TOUCH STARTTOUCH START
4. T ouch ST ART/P AUSE.
T o set timer:
1. T ouch CANCEL/STOP pad.
2. T ouch TIMER pad.
ENTER TIME IN MIN AND SEC.ENTER TIME IN MIN AND SEC.
•
ENTER TIME IN MIN AND SEC. scrolls through display.
ENTER TIME IN MIN AND SEC.ENTER TIME IN MIN AND SEC.
3. Enter desired time by using digit touchpads.
• Maximum amount of time is 99 minutes and 99 seconds.
TOUCH TIMERTOUCH TIMER
•
TOUCH TIMER scrolls through display.
TOUCH TIMERTOUCH TIMER
4. T ouch TIMER.
• To cancel timer at any time, press TIMER pad.
Child Lock
This is a unique feature that prevents accidental programming by children or
when cleaning the oven control. T o set the child lock, press and hold the 0 pad
until LOCKED appears in the display and tones are heard. During Child Lock
mode, LOCKED displays when a touchpad is pressed. T o cancel child lock,
touch and hold 0 until LOCKED disappears from display. After child lock is
turned off, the time of day displays and cooking functions return to normal.
EASY COOK
Language
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English or
Spanish
Electronic oven control is equipped with this time saving feature. Press the
Easy Cook pad for each minute of microwave cooking time desired. At the end
of the cooking cycle, tones will sound.
T o use Easy Cook:
1. T ouch CANCEL/STOP pad.
2. T ouch EASY COOK pad for each minute of microwave time desired.
3. At the end of the cooking cycle, oven stops and tones sound.
HELP
HELP displays feature information and helpful hints. T o use the
HELP feature, simply press the HELP pad, and then the
feature pad you would like information about. Descriptive information about
that feature will be scrolled through the display . After the help information is
displayed, oven leaves help mode.
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Display and Features (contd)
REMINDER
The reminder feature may be used as an alarm clock without starting the oven.
The reminder time can be set to activate up to 12 hours after current time of day .
To program a reminder:
1. Press CANCEL/STOP pad.
2. Press REMINDER pad.
ENTER REMIND TIMEENTER REMIND TIME
•
ENTER REMIND TIME scrolls through display.
ENTER REMIND TIMEENTER REMIND TIME
3. Enter desired time using the digit touchpads.
TOUCH REMINDERTOUCH REMINDER
•
TOUCH REMINDER scrolls through display.
TOUCH REMINDERTOUCH REMINDER
4. T ouch REMINDER pad.
REMINDER SETREMINDER SET
•
REMINDER SET scrolls through display once.
REMINDER SETREMINDER SET
• T o cancel reminder program press REMINDER followed by the
CANCEL/STOP pad.
5. Reminder sounds and displays
Oven then leaves reminder mode.
REMINDER REMINDER
REMINDER at selected time.
REMINDER REMINDER
WARM/HOLD
This feature safely keeps cooked food warm in your oven for up to 99 minutes using microwave
energy . You can use WARM/HOLD by itself or to automatically follow a timed cooking cycle.
Do not use more than one complete WARM/HOLD cycle on food.
T o use WARM/HOLD:
1. Put hot cooked food in the oven and close the door .
• Food that is covered during cooking should be covered during
WARM/HOLD.
• Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be uncovered during WARM/HOLD.
• Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be covered during WARM/HOLD.
2. Press CANCEL/STOP pad.
3. Press WARM/HOLD pad.
TOUCH STARTTOUCH START
•
TOUCH START scrolls through display.
TOUCH STARTTOUCH START
4. Press ST ART/P AUSE pad.
WARM WARM
•
WARM displays.
WARM WARM
• T o cancel W ARM/HOLD open oven door at any time or press the CANCEL/STOP pad.
T o use W ARM/HOLD after another cooking cycle.
1. After entering the timed cooking cycle instruction, press WARM/HOLD before touching ST ART/P AUSE pad.
2. When the last cooking cycle is over , tones sound and W ARM displays. Oven will continue to run.
MORE and LESS
The MORE and LESS functions of this oven adjusts the cooking cycle’s cook time.
MORE adds 10 seconds to the cook time, LESS subtracts 10 seconds.
• MORE and LESS do not adjust cook time for the DEFROST and WARM/HOLD cooking cycles.
• Press MORE or LESS pads during active cooking cycle.
• For convection cooking, MORE or LESS are used as temperature selection pads.
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Cooking Methods
Microwave Cooking
Microwave cooking uses high frequency energy waves to heat the food.
When cooking, microwave energy causes food molecules to move rapidly .
This rapid movement between the food molecules creates heat, which cooks
the food. Microwaves cook moist food and foods of varying fat content more
quickly.
Convection Cooking
Convection cooking utilizes both a convection element and fan to evenly
distribute heated air throughout the oven cavity . By circulating air, no hot or
cold spots occur, creating a consistent temperature envelope around the
food. These consistent temperatures cook food evenly and reduces cooking
time.
Combination Cooking
The combination mode uses both the speed of microwave energy and
browning of convection cooking to yield fast, high quality food.
• Microwave cooking uses high frequency energy waves to heat the food.
When cooking, microwave energy causes food molecules to move
rapidly. This rapid movement between the food molecules creates heat,
which cooks the food.
Heat source
Heat
Conduction
Primary
Benefit
• Convection cooking uses the selected oven temperature to bake and
brown foods. The circulating air surrounds food in an envelope of evenly
heated air.
Microwave Convection Combination
Microwave energy.
Heat produced within food
by energy penetration
Fast, high efficie n cy
heating.
Heated air, circulated in
oven cavity.
Heat conducted from
outside of food to inside.
Browns foods and seals
in flavors.
Microwave energy and
circulated heated air.
Food heats both through
conduction from outside and
within from energy.
Shortened heating time from
microwave energy, browning
and crisping from convection.
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