Whirlpool AMW 500 IX INSTRUCTION FOR USE

AMW 500

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INSTALLATION

MOUNTING THE APPLIANCE

FOLLOW THE SUPPLIED separate mounting in­structions when installing the appliance.

PRIOR TO CONNECTING

CHECK THAT THE VOLTAGE on the rating
plate corresponds to the voltage in your
home.

NSURE the oven cavity is empty before mount-

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ing.

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NSURE THAT THE APPLIANCE IS NOT DAMAGE D. Check

that the oven door closes firmly against the
door support. Empty the oven and clean the
interior with a soft, damp cloth.

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O NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE if it has a

damaged mains cord or plug, if it is not
working properly, or if it has been dam­aged or dropped. Do not immerse the
mains cord or plug in water. Keep the
cord away from hot surfaces. Electrical
shock, fi re or other hazards may result.

AFTER CONNECTING

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HE OVEN CAN BE OPERATED ONLY if the oven door is

firmly closed.

The manufacturers are not liable for any
problems caused by the user’s failure to ob­serve these instructions.

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HE EARTHING OF THIS APPLIANCE is compulso-

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ry. The manufacturer will accept no re­sponsibility for injury to persons, ani­mals or damage to objects arising from
the non-observance of this requirement.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

DO NOT HEAT, OR USE FLAMMABLE MATERIALS in
or near the oven. Fumes can create a fi re
hazard or explosion.

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O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE oven for drying

textiles, paper, spices, herbs, wood, fl ow­ers, fruit or other combustible materials.
Fire could result.

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F MATERIAL INSIDE / OUTSIDE THE OVEN SHOULD

IGNITE OR SMOKE IS OBSERVED, keep oven

door closed and turn the oven off . Dis­connect the power cord or shut off pow­er at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

DO NOT OVER-CO OK FOOD. Fire could result.

DO NOT LEAVE THE OVEN UNATTENDED, espe-

cially when using paper, plastic or oth­er combustible materials in the cook­ing process. Paper can char or burn and
some plastics can melt if used when
heating foods.

ONLY ALLOW CHILDREN to use the oven without
adult supervision after adequate instruc­tions have been given so that the child is
able to use the oven in a safe way and un­derstands the hazards of improper use.
The appliance is not intended for use by
young children or infi rm persons without
supervision. Young chil­dren should be super­vised to ensure that
they do not play with
the appliance.
If your oven has a combination mode, chil­dren should only use the oven under adult
supervision due to the high temperatures
generated.

O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE

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oven for heating anything in
airtight sealed contain­ers. The pressure increas­es and may cause damage
when opening or may explode.

O NOT USE corrosive chemicals or va-

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pors in this appliance. This type of oven
is specifi cally designed to heat or cook
food. It is not designed for industrial or
laboratory use.

EGGS

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O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE oven for cook-

ing or reheating whole eggs with or
without shell since they may
explode even after microwave
heating has ended.

HE DOOR SEALS AND THE DOOR SEAL AREAS must

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be regularly inspected for damage. If these
areas are damaged the appliance should
not be operated until it has been repaired
by a trained service technician.

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PRECAUTIONS

GENERAL

HIS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY!

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HE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED without food

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in the oven when using microwaves. Operation in
this manner is likely to damage the appliance.

F YOU PRACT ICE OPERATING the oven, put a glass

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of water inside. The water will absorb the mi­crowave energy and the oven will not be dam­aged.

O NOT USE THE CAVITY for any storage purposes.

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EMOVE WIRE TWIST-TIES from paper or

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plastic bags before placing bag in
the oven.

DEEPFRYING

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O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE oven for deep-frying,

because the oil temperature cannot be
controlled.

USE HOT PADS OR OVEN MITTS to prevent
burns, when touching containers, oven
parts, and pan after cooking.

LIQUIDS

G. BEVERAGES OR WATER. Overheating the liquid

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beyond boiling point can occur
without evidence of bubbling.
This could result in a sudden
boil over of the hot liquid.
To prevent this possibility the
following steps should be taken:

1. Avoid using straight-sided containers with
narrow necks.

2. Stir the liquid before placing the container
in the oven and let the teaspoon remain
in the container.

3. After heating, allow standing for a short
time, stirring again before carefully re­moving the container from the oven.

CAREFUL

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LWAYS REFER to a microwave cookbook for de-

tails. Especially, if cooking or reheating food
that contains alcohol.

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FTER HEATING BABY FOOD or liquids in a

baby bottle or in a baby food
jar, always stir and check the
temperature before serving.
This will ensure that the heat is evenly distributed
and the risk of scalding or burns can be avoided.

Ensure the Lid and the Teat is removed be­fore heating!

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ACCESSORIES

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HERE ARE a number of accessories available on

the market. Before you buy, ensure they are
suitable for microwave use.

ENSURE THAT THE UTENSILS YOU USE are oven proof
and allow microwaves to
pass through them before
cooking.

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HEN YOU PUT FOOD AND ACC ESSORIES in the micro-

wave oven, ensure that they do not come in
contact with the interior of the oven.

This is especially important with accesso­ries made of metal or metal parts.

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F ACCESSOR IES CONTAINING METAL comes in contact

with the oven interior, while the oven is in op­eration, sparking can occur and the oven could
be damaged.

ALWAYS ENSURE that the turntable is able to turn
freely before starting the oven.

TURNTABLE SUPPORT

SE THE TURNTABLE SUPPORT under the

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Glass turntable. Never put any oth­er utensils on the turntable sup­port.

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Fit the turntable support in the oven.

GLASS TURNTABLE
USE THE GLASS TURNTABLE with all cooking meth-
ods. It collects the dripping juic­es and food particles that other­wise would stain and soil the in­terior of the oven.

Place the Glass turntable on the turntable

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support.

WIRE RACK
Use the Wire rack when
cooking and baking to allow

the air to circulate properly
around the food.

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START PROTECTION / CHILD LOCK

THIS AUTOMATIC SAFETY FU NCTION IS ACTIVATED ONE

MINUTE AFTER the oven has returned to

“stand by mode“. (The oven is in
“stand by” when the 24-hour clock is
displayed or if the clock has not been
set, when the display is blank).

PAUSE OR STOP COOKING

TO PAUSE COOKING:
THE COOKING CAN BE PAUSE D to

check, turn or stir the food
by opening the door. The
setting will be maintained
for 10 minutes.

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O CONTIN UE COOKING:

CLOSE THE DOOR and press the Start

button ONCE. The cooking is
resumed from where it was
paused.
PRESSING THE START BUTTON TWICE will in­crease the time by 30 seconds.

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HE DOOR MUST BE OPENED AND CLOSED e.g. putting

food into it, before the safety lock is released.
Else the display will show “DOOR“.

dOOR

IF YOU DON’T WAN T TO CONTINUE COOKING:
REMOVE THE FOOD, close the door

and press the STOP button

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BEEP WILL SIGNAL once a minute for 10 min-

utes when the cooking is fin­ished. Press the STOP but­ton or open the door to can­cel the signal.
NOTE: The oven will only hold the settings for
60 seconds if the door is opened and then
closed after the cooking is finished.

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DONENESS

DONENESS IS AVAIL ABLE in the Auto functions but
not in Jet defrost:
IN THE AUTO FUNCTION S functions, you have the
possibility to personally control the end re­sult through the Adjust doneness feature. This
feature enables you to achieve higher or low­er end temperature compared to the default
standard setting.

DONENESS

EVEL EFFECT

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DONENESS +2 YIELDS HIGHEST END TEMPERATURE

DONENESS +1 YIELDS HIGHER END TEMPERATURE

DONENESS 0 DEFAULT STANDARD SETTING

DONENESS -1 YIELDS LOWER END TEMPERATURE

DONENESS -2 YIELDS LOWEST END TEMPERATURE

COOLING DOWN

WHEN A FUNCTION IS FINIS HED, the oven carries out
a cooling procedure. This is normal.
After this procedure the oven switches off au­tomatically.

HEN USING one of these functions the oven

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chooses the default standard setting. This set­ting normally gives you the best result. But if
the food you heated became too warm to eat
at once, you can easily adjust this before you
use that function the next time. This is done
by selecting a Doneness level with the adjust
knob right after you have pressed the Start
button.

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THE DONENESS can only be set or altered during

the first 20 seconds of operation.

THE COOLING PROCE DURE can be interrupted with­out any harm to the oven by opening the door.

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KITCHEN TIMER

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TURN THE MULTIFUNCTION KNOB to the zero position.

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TURN THE +/- KNOB to set the time to measure.

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HE TIMER AUTOMATIC ALLY STARTS the countdown

after 1 second.

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USE THIS FUNCTION when you need a kitchen
timer to measure exact time for various pur­poses such as cooking eggs or letting the
dough rise before baking etc.

N ACOUSTI C SIGNAL will be heard when the timer

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has finished to count down.

CLOCK

WHEN THE APPLIANCE IS FIRST PLUGGED IN or af­ter a power failure, the display is blank. If
the clock is not set, the display will remain
blank until the cooking time is set.

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TURN THE MULTIFUNCTION KNOB to the zero position.

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PRESS THE SELECT BUTTON (3 seconds) until the left-hand digit

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(hour’s) flicker.

TURN THE +/- KNOB to set the hours.

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PRESS THE SELECT BUTTON again. (The two right hand digits (min-

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utes) flicker).

TURN THE +/- KNOB to set the minutes.

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PRESS THE SELECT BUTTON again.

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HE CLOCK IS SET and in operation.

IF YOU WISH TO REMOVE THE CLOCK from the display once it has been set,

simply press the Clock button again for 3 seconds and then press
the Stop button.

TO REINSTATE THE CLOCK, follow the above procedure.
NOTE: KEEP THE DOOR OPEN WHILE SETTING THE CLOCK. This gives you 10

minutes to complete the setting of the Clock. Otherwise, each step
must be accomplished within 60 seconds.

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