Whirlpool AMW 731-IX Service Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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DO NOT HEAT OR USE FLAMMABLE MATE-

RIALS in or near the oven. Fumes

can create a fire hazard or cause
an explosion.

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O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE oven

for drying textiles, paper, spic­es, herbs, wood, flowers, fruit or
other combustible materials.
Risk of fire.

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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. Unplug the power
cord or shut off the power at the
fuse or circuit breaker panel.

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O NOT OVERCOOK FOOD. Risk of fire.

D

O NOT LEAVE THE OVEN UNATTEND-

ED, especially 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.

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O NOT USE corrosive chemicals or

EGGS

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O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE

oven for cooking or re­heating whole eggs,
with or without the
shell, since they may explode
even after microwave heating
has ended.

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HIS APPLIANCE MUST NOT BE USED by

children aged 8 and over or by
persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowl­edge unless they are supervised
or have been given instructions
on how to use the appliance
safely and understand the haz­ards involved.

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O NOT LET CHILDREN PLAY with the

appliance.

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NLY CHILDREN AG ED 8 AND OVER AND

UNDER SUPERVISION MAY USE, clean or

perform maintenance on the ap­pliance .

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

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING!

THE APPLIANCE AND ITS ACCESSIBLE

PAR TS MAY BECOME HOT during use.

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ARE SHOULD BE TA KE N to avoid

touching the heating elements.

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EEP CHILDREN AGED 8 AND UNDER

away from the appliance unless

under constant supervision.

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O NOT USE YOUR

MICROWAVE oven for

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

F THE POWER CORD NEEDS REPLACING,

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it should be replaced by an
original power cord, which is
available via our service
organization. The power
cord should only be
replaced by a trained
service technician.

MAINTENANCE WORK

SHOULD ONLY BE CARRIED
OUT BY A TRAINED SERVICE
TECHNICIAN. It is hazardous

for anyone other than
trained staff to carry out any
maintenance or repair operation
which involves the removal
of any cover which provides
protection against exposure to
microwave energy.

DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVERS.
THE DOOR SEALS AND THE AREAS

AROUND THE DOOR SEALS must 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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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

GENERAL

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HIS APPLIANCE IS DESIGNED FOR DOMES-

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TIC USE ONLY.

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HIS APPLIANCE IS INTENDED to be built-

in. Do not use it freestanding.

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HIS APPLIANCE IS INTENDED for heating

food and beverages. Drying food
or clothing and heating warm­ing pads, slippers, sponges, damp
cloths and similar may lead to risk
of injury, ignition or fire.

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HE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED

without food in the microwave oven.
Operation in this manner is likely to
damage the appliance.

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F YOU WISH TO PRACTICE USING the

oven, place a glass of water in­side. The water will absorb the
microwave energy and the oven
will not be damaged.

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O NOT USE THE OVEN CAVITY for stor-

age purposes.

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EMOVE WIRE TWIST-TIES from

paper or plastic bags be­fore placing the bags in the
oven.

DEEPFRYING

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O NOT USE YOUR MICROWAVE

oven for deep-fry­ing because the
temperature of the
oil cannot be controlled.

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SE HOT PADS OR OVEN MITTS to prevent

burns when touching containers,
oven parts and pans after cooking.

LIQUIDS
E.G. BEVERAGES OR WATER.
Liquids can overheat
beyond boiling point
without visibly bub­bling. This could cause hot liquids
to suddenly boil over.
Take the following steps to prevent
this from happening:

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

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

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

CAUTION

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LWAYS REFER to a microwave

cookbook for details, 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
avoid the risk of scalding or burns.

Make sure that the lid and the
teat are removed before heat­ing.

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INSTALLATION

INSTALLING THE APPLIANCE

OLLOW THE separate installation instruc-

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tions provided when installing the appli­ance.

PRIOR TO CONNECTING

CHECK THAT THE VOLTAGE on the rat-
ing plate corresponds to the
voltage in your home.

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O NOT REMOVE THE
MICROWAVE INLET PRO-
TECTION PLATES lo-

cated on the side
of the oven cavi­ty wall. They pre­vent grease and food particles
from entering the microwave in­let channels.

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AKE SURE that the oven cavity is

empty before installing.

M

AKE SURE THAT THE APPLIANCE IS NOT

DAMAGED. Check that the oven

door closes firmly against the
door support and that the inter­nal door seal is not damaged.
Empty the oven and clean the in­terior with a soft, damp cloth.

O NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE if it

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has a damaged power cord or
plug, if it is not working prop­erly, or if it has been damaged
or dropped. Do not immerse
the power cord or plug in wa­ter. Keep the cord away from hot
surfaces. Risk of electrical shock,
fire or other hazards.

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F THE POWER CORD IS TOO SHORT,

have a qualified electrician
or service technician install
an outlet near the appli­ance.

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HE POWER CORD must be long

enough to connect the appli­ance to the mains power supply
once it is fitted inside the hous­ing.

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OR INSTALLATION to comply with

current safety regulations, an all­pole disconnect switch with a
minimum contact gap of 3 mm
must be used.

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AFTER CONNECTING

THE OVEN CAN BE OPERATED ONLY if

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the oven door is firmly closed.

The manufacturer shall not be
liable for any problems caused
by the user’s failure to observe
these instructions.

Function
symbols

STOP/PAUSE
button

THE EARTHING OF THIS APPLIANCE is
compulsory. The manufacturer
accepts no responsibility for inju­ry to persons, animals or damage
to objects arising from the failure
to observe this requirement.

PANEL DESCRIPTION

ON/OFF
button

POWER
button

START
button

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BACK
button

ADJUST
knob

Power

CLOCK
button

Digital
display

ACCESSORIES

GENERAL

HERE ARE a number of accessories available on

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the market. Make sure that they are suitable for
microwave use before making any purchases.

AKE SURE THAT THE UTENSILS YOU USE are micro-

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wave-safe and test them briefly in the micro­wave first before using them
for cooking.

WHEN PLACING FOOD AND/OR ACCESSOR IES in the mi­crowave oven, make sure that they do not
come into contact with the interior of the
oven.

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

F ACCESSOR IES CONTAIN ING METAL come into con-

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

LWAYS MAKE SURE that the turntable is able to

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turn freely before starting the oven.

TURNTABLE SUPPORT

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SE THE TURNTABLE SUPPORT under the

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

 Fit the turntable support in the

oven.

GLASS TURNTABLE

SE THE GLASS TURNTABLE with all cooking meth-

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ods. It collects the dripping juic­es and food particles that would
otherwise stain and soil the inte­rior of the oven.

 Place the glass turntable on the turntable

support.

WIRE RACK

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SE THE WIRE RACK when cooking

with Grill or Grill Combi.

CRISP HANDLE

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SE THE SPECIAL CRISP HANDLE SUP-

PLIED to remove the hot crisp plate

from the oven.

CRISP PLATE

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LACE THE FOOD DIRECTLY ON THE CRISP PLATE.

Always use the glass turn­table as support when us­ing the crisp plate.

O NOT PLACE ANY UTENSILS on the crisp

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plate since it will quickly become very
hot and is likely to damage the utensil.

HE CRISP PLATE may be preheated before use

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(max. 3 minutes). Always use the Crisp function
when preheating the crisp plate.

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KEY LOCK / SAFETY LOCK

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HE KEY LOCK FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED by

pressing and holding the BACK but­ton (approx. 5 seconds) until a key
symbol appears instead of digits.

The key disappears after 3
seconds and the display re­turns to the previous screen.

To unlock the Key Lock, press and
hold the BACK button for 5 sec­onds.

HE DOOR MUST BE OPENED AND CLOSED, for example

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to put food in it, before the safety lock is re­leased. Otherwise the display will show “door”.

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STIR OR TURN FOOD (6

TO

CONTINUE AFTE

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TH

SENSE FUNCTIONS ONLY)

WHEN USING SOME OF THE 6TH SENSE FUNCTIO NS the
oven may stop (depending on the chosen pro-

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gram and food class) and prompt you to TURN
FOOD.
To continue cooking:

 Open the door.
 Turn the food.
 Close the door and restart by pressing the

Start button.

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URN THE APPLIANCE ON OR OFF by press-

ing the On/Off button for ½ a second.

HEN THE APPLIANCE IS TURNED ON, all but-

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tons and knobs function normally and the
24-hour clock is not displayed.

AFTER PRESSING THE STOP BUTTON, or if the user
does not interact with the product for a certain
time, the oven enters Standby mode.

NOTE: IN JET DEFROST MODE, THE OVEN CON TINUES AU -

TOMATICALLY AFTER 2 MINUTES if the food has not

been turned. The defrost time will be longer in
this case.

ON / OFF

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HEN THE APPLIANCE IS TURNED OFF, all the buttons

and the adjust knob are non-responsive (apart
from the Start button). The 24 hour clock is dis­played.

OTE: THE DESCRIPTIONS IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR

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USE assume that the oven is turned ON.

STANDBY MODE

When the appliance is in Standby, the dimmed
24-hour clock is displayed. Turn the rota­ry knob or press any button to exit Standby
mode.

STOP / PAUSE / CONTINUE COOKING

TO PAUSE COO KING:
COOKING CAN BE PAUSED to check, turn or stir the

food by opening the door. The setting will be
maintained for 10 minutes.

O CONTI NUE COOKI NG:

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CLOSE THE DOOR and press the Start but-

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

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TO CONTINUE AF TER A FUNCTION IS FINISHE D:
WHEN END IS DISPLAYED, you can prolong the cook-

ing time by 30 seconds by pressing the Start but­ton. Each time the button is pressed, another 30
seconds is added to the cooking time.

A BEEP SOUNDS once a minute for 10
minutes when cooking is finished.
Press the STOP button or open the
door to stop the beeping.
NOTE: The oven will only maintain the settings
for 60 seconds if the door is opened and then
closed after cooking is finished.

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FOOD CLASSES (6

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SENSE FUNCTIONS ONLY)

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HEN USING THE 6

TH

SENSE FUNCTIONS the oven needs

to know which food class it needs to use in or­der to achieve good results. The food class digit
and food class symbol is displayed when you are
choosing a food class with the adjust knob.

THE FOOD CLASSES are listed in the tables for each
6th Sense function.

HE FOOD CLASS GUIDE on this oven indicates

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which food class is used in the functions that
apply food classes.

6th SENSE

Dinner plate

Frozen
portion

FOOD

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EAT (100 g - 2.0 kg)

P

OULTRY (100 g -

FOR FOOD NOT LISTED IN THE TABL ES and if the
weight is lesser or greater than the recom­mended weights, you should follow the proce­dure for “Cook & Reheat with microwaves”.

Reheat

Frozen
lasagne

Soup Beverage

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6th SENSE

6th SENSE

Baked
potato

French fries

Fresh
vegetables

Pizza,
thin crust

Cook

Frozen
vegetables

Crisp

Pizza,
deep pan

Canned
vegetables

Buffalo wings /
chicken nuggets

Popcorn

Fish fingers

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