Over The Range
Microwave Oven
Use & Care Guide |
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Model MV-2043MT |
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Important Safety Instructions.................. |
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Features........................................................ |
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Operating Instructions ............................ |
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Care and Cleaning................................. |
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Cooking Utensils.......................................... |
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Troubleshooting ..................................... |
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Warranty......................................................... |
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Keep instructions for future reference.
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©2004 Maytag Appliances |
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Part No. 8112P267-60 |
Important Safety Instructions
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What You Need to Know About Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this Use & Care Guide 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 microwave.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words,
Labels
DANGER
DANGER – Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or death.
WARNING
WARNING – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION
CAUTION
To avoid 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 operate oven without load or food in oven cavity.
5.Use only popcorn in packages designed and labeled for microwave use. Popping time varies depending on oven wattage. Do not continue to heat after popping has stopped. Popcorn will scorch or burn. Do not leave oven unattended.
6.Do not use regular cooking thermometers in oven. Most cooking thermometers contain mercury and may cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or damage to oven.
7.Do not use metal utensils in oven.
8.Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible materials that are not intended for cooking.
9.When cooking with paper, plastic, or other com-bustible materials, follow manufacturer's recom-mendations 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 cooking.
12.To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physician or pacemaker manufacturer about effects of microwave energy on pacemaker.
CAUTION – Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor personal injury.
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Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
•To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, this oven must be grounded.
•To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, do not alter the plug.
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.
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, 110-120V.
Federal Communications
Commission Radio Frequency
Interference Statement
(U.S.A. Only)
This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with limits for ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following:
• Reorient the receiving antenna of the radio or television.
•Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the receiver.
•Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
•Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that the microwave oven and the receiver are on different branch circuits.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification to this microwave oven. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
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.
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
RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID. To reduce the risk of injury to persons:
1.Do not overheat the liquid.
2.Stir the liquid both before and halfway through heating it.
3.Do not use straight-sided containers with narrow necks.
4.After heating, allow the container to stand in the microwave oven for a short time before removing the container.
5.Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or other utensil into the container.
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Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy.
1.READ all instructions before using oven.
2.READ AND FOLLOW the specific “PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” on page 3.
3.This oven MUST BE GROUNDED. Connect only to properly GROUNDED outlet. See installation instructions.
4.Install or locate this oven ONLY in accordance with the installation instructions in this manual.
5.Some products such as whole eggs and sealed containers—for example, closed glass jars—are able to explode and SHOULD NOT be HEATED in this oven.
6.Use this oven ONLY for its intended use as described in this manual. Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this oven. This type of oven is specifically designed to heat, cook, or dry food. It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use.
7.As with any appliance, CLOSE SUPERVISION is necessary when used by CHILDREN or
INFIRM PERSONS.
8.See door cleaning instructions in the Care and Cleaning section.
9.Baby food jars shall be open when heated and contents stirred or shaken before consumption, in order to avoid burns.
10.DO NOT use this oven for commercial purposes. It is made for household use only.
11.DO NOT heat baby bottles in oven.
12.DO NOT operate this oven if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or dropped.
13.This oven, including power cord, must be serviced ONLY by qualified service personnel. Special tools are required to service oven. Contact nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair, or adjustment.
14.DO NOT cover or block filter or other openings on oven.
15.DO NOT store this oven outdoors. DO NOT use this product near water – for example, near a kitchen sink, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool or similar locations.
16.DO NOT immerse cord or plug in water.
17.Keep cord AWAY from HEATED surfaces.
18.DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or counter.
19.Clean the ventilating hood frequently.
20.Do not allow grease to accumulate on the hood or filters.
21.Use care when cleaning the ventilating hood filters. Corrosive cleaning agents such as lyebased oven cleaners may damage the filters.
22.When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
23.Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment 36 inches or less wide.
CAUTION
To 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.
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Features |
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Number Plate |
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Vent Grille |
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Door Handle |
Metal Rack |
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Window with |
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Cooking Guide |
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Metal Shield |
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Door Safety |
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Lock System |
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Oven Control |
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Panel |
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Glass tray |
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Grease Filter |
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Cooktop/Countertop Light |
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OVEN SPECIFICATIONS
Power Supply |
120 VAC, |
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60 Hz |
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Input Power |
1,700 |
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Cooking Power |
1,150 |
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Standard) |
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Frequency |
2,450 |
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Rated Current |
14.5 A |
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Outer Dimensions |
2915⁄16" x 167⁄16" |
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(WxHxD) |
x 155⁄8" |
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Cavity Volume |
2.0 Cu. Ft. |
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Net Weight |
65 lbs. |
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Features
FEATURES
NOTE: Styling and features vary by model.
1.DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time setting and cooking functions selected.
2.POPCORN: Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven.
3.BAKED POTATO: Touch this pad to cook potatoes.
4.BEVERAGE: Touch this pad to reheat one or two cups of a beverage.
5.COOK: Touch this pad to cook Fresh Vegetable, Frozen Vegetable, Casserole, Rice, Oatmeal, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, and Frozen Entrée.
6.REHEAT: Touch this pad to reheat Pizza Slice, Dinner Plate, Soup/Sauce, Casserole, and Role/ Muffin.
7.POULTRY: Touch this pad to cook chicken wings, chicken nugget, spicy chicken and Mexican chicken.
8.SOFTEN: Touch this pad to soften Butter, Ice Cream, Cream Cheese and Frozen Juice.
9.MELT: Touch this pad to melt Butter/Margarine, Chocolate, Cheese and Marshmallows.
10.AUTO DEFROST: Meat, poultry, fish and bread. Touch this pad to select food type and defrost food by weight.
11.TIME DEFROST: Touch this pad to defrost most other frozen foods.
12.RAPID DEFROST: This pad provides RAPID defrost for 1.0 pound of frozen food.
13.NUMBER: Touch number pads to enter cooking time, power level, quantities, or weights.
14.CLOCK: Touch this pad to enter the time of day.
15.HOLD WARM: Touch this pad to keep hot, cooked foods warm in your microwave oven for up to 90 minutes.
16.ADD 30 SEC.: Touch this pad to set and start quickly at 100% power level.
17.CUSTOM PROGRAM: Touch this pad to recall one cooking instruction previously programmed into memory.
18.POWER LEVEL: Touch this pad to select a cooking power level.
19.COOK TIME: Touch this pad to to set a cooking time.
20.STOP/CLEAR: Touch this pad to stop the oven or to clear all entries.
21.CONTROL SETUP: Touch this pad to change the oven’s default settings for sound, clock, display speed and defrost weight.
22.ENTER/START: Touch this pad to start a function. If you open the door after oven begins to cook, touch ENTER/START again.
23.KITCHEN TIMER: Touch this pad to set the kitchen timer.
24.TURNTABLE ON/OFF: Touch this pad to turn off the turntable. OFF will appear in the display.
25.LIGHT TIMER: Touch this pad to set the light timer.
26.VENT HI/LO/OFF: Touch this pad to turn the fan on or off.
27.VENT AUTO TIME SET: Touch this pad when setting ventilation time. (1, 3, 5, 10, 30 minutes.)
28.LIGHT HI/LO/OFF: Touch this pad to turn on the cooktop/countertop light.
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Operating Instructions
LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before use.
To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not run oven empty.
To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven.
KITCHEN TIMER
You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.
Example: To set for 3 minutes.
1. Touch
KITCHEN TIMER pad.
2. Enter the time by using the number key pad.
3. Touch ENTER/ START pad. When the time is over, you will hear seven beeps and END will display.
CLOCK
This oven includes a 12-hour clock.
Example: To set 8:00 AM.
1. Touch CLOCK
pad.
2. Enter the time by using the number key pad.
3. Touch ENTER/ START pad. (Press number 1 for AM, number 2 for PM.)
4. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
CONTROL SETUP
You can change the default values for beep sound, clock, display speed and defrost weight.
See following chart for more information.
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Beep ON/ |
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Sound ON |
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OFF control |
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Sound OFF |
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Clock display |
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Clock ON |
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control |
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Clock OFF |
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Display |
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Slow speed |
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Normal speed |
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Fast speed |
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Defrost weight |
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Example: To change defrost weight mode (from Lbs. to Kg).
1. Touch
CONTROL SETUP pad.
2. Touch number 4 pad.
3. Touch number 2 pad.
VENT HI/LO/OFF
The VENT HI/LO/OFF
moves steam and other vapors from the cooking surface.
Touch VENT HI/LO/OFF once for High fan speed, twice for Low fan speed, or three times to turn the fan off.
NOTE: If the temperature gets too hot around the microwave oven, the fan in the vent hood will automatically turn on at the HIGH setting to cool the oven. It may stay on up to an hour to cool the oven. When this occurs, you can not turn the fan off.
LIGHT HI/LO/OFF
Touch LIGHT HI/LO/OFF pad once for bright light, twice for night light, or three times to turn the light off.
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Operating Instructions
CHILD LOCK
You may lock the control panel to prevent the microwave from being accidentally started or used by children.
The Child Lock feature is also useful when cleaning the control panel. Child Lock prevents accidental programming when wiping the control panel.
Example: To set the child lock.
1. Touch STOP/
CLEAR pad.
2. Touch and hold
ENTER/ START pad more than 4 seconds.
LOCKED will appear in the display window with two beeps.
Example: To cancel the child lock.
1. Touch and hold
ENTER/ START pad more than 4 seconds.
LOCKED will disappear and you hear two beeps.
ADD 30 SEC.
A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch the ENTER/ START pad.
Example: To set ADD 30 SEC. for 2 minutes.
1. Touch ADD 30 SEC. pad 4 times. The oven begins cooking and display shows time counting down.
LIGHT TIMER
You can set the LIGHT to turn on and off automatically at any time. The light comes on at the same time every day until reset.
Example: Turn on 2:00 AM, turn off 7:00 AM.
1. Touch LIGHT
TIMER pad.
2. Enter the time you want the LIGHT to turn on.
3. Touch ENTER/ START pad again.(Press number 1 for AM, number 2 for PM.)
4. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
5. Enter the time you want the LIGHT to turn off.
6. Touch ENTER/ START pad. (Press number 1 for AM, number 2 for PM.)
7. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
NOTE:
●To reset the time to turn on and off the LIGHT, repeat steps 1 to 7.
Example: To cancel the LIGHT TIMER.
1. Touch LIGHT
TIMER pad.
2. Touch STOP/
CLEAR pad.
NOTE:
● If you want to cancel the LIGHT TIMER in operation, touch the pad.
HOLD WARM
You can keep cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 90 minutes. You can use HOLD WARM by itself or to follow a cooking cycle automatically.
Example: To use HOLD WARM.
1. Touch HOLD
WARM pad.
2. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
NOTES:
●HOLD WARM operates for up to 90 minutes.
●Food cooked covered should be covered during HOLD WARM.
●Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be uncovered during HOLD WARM.
●Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate can be covered during HOLD WARM.
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1-2 cups |
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5-10 ozs. |
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To make HOLD WARM automatically follow another cycle:
●While you are programming the cooking instructions, touch HOLD WARM before touching ENTER/ START.
●When the last cooking cycle is over, you will hear two tones and “HOLD WARM” will appear in the oven display.
●You can set HOLD WARM to follow AUTO DEFROST, or multi-cycle cooking.
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Operating Instructions
TURNTABLE ON/OFF
For best cooking results, leave the turntable on. It can be turned off for
large dishes.
Touch TURNTABLE ON/OFF pad to turn the turntable on or off.
NOTE:
•This option is not available in sensor cook and defrost modes.
•Sometimes the turntable can become hot to touch. Be careful touching the turntable during and after cooking.
COOKING AT HIGH POWER LEVELS
Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds.
1. Enter the cook time.
2. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and
COOK END will display.
• Do not run the oven empty.
CUSTOM PROGRAM
CUSTOM PROGRAM lets you recall one cooking instruction previously placed in memory and begin cooking quickly.
Example: To cook for 2 minutes.
1. Touch CUSTOM
PROGRAM pad.
2. Enter the cook time.
3. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
Example: To recall the custom program.
1. Touch CUSTOM
PROGRAM pad.
2. Touch ENTER/ START pad. When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and
COOK END will display.
COOKING AT LOWER POWER LEVELS
HIGH power cooking does not always give you the best results with foods that need slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods, or custards. Your oven has 10 power settings in addition to HIGH.
Example: To cook food for 7 minutes 30 seconds at 70% power.
1. Enter the cook time.
2. Touch POWER
LEVEL pad.
3. Enter the power level.
4. Touch ENTER/ START pad. When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and
COOK END will display.
See cooking guide for Lower Power levels, page 10.
COOKING WITH
MORE THAN ONE
COOK CYCLE
For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time, and another Power Level for another length of time.Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically, for up to three cycles if the first heating cycle is defrost.
Example: To cook food for 3 minutes at 100% power and then 70% power for 7 minutes 30 seconds.
1. Enter the cook time.
2. Touch COOK
TIME pad.
3. Enter the second cook time.
4. Touch POWER
LEVEL pad.
5. Enter the power level.
6. Touch ENTER/
START pad.
When the cook time is over, you will hear four beeps and COOK END will display.
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