Whirlpool MCB790XT User Manual

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CONVECTION

MICROWAVE

Model MC8790XT

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Contents

Parts and Features Before You Install Your Convection Microwave Oven Before You Use Your Convection Microwave Oven

Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive

Microwave Energy 3

Important Safety Instructions

Using Your Convection Microwave

Oven.......................................................

Convf^ctlon Microwave Oven

Controls Progrtrmming Tone

Settinu the Clock ................................

Using rhe Minute Timer.....................

Microwave Cooking Microwave Cooking at High

Cook Power ....................................

Microwave Cooking at Lower

Cook Powers

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Parts and features

Model MC8790XT

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Using AUTO SET................................

Defrosting with Microwave Energy ..

Cooking Automatically after

Cooking with the Temperature Probe Using KEEP WARM

Convection Cooking

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Combination Cooking

Using TEMP RESET...........................

Bi-Levei Cooking

Other Operating Hints...........................

Installation Instructions.........................

Grounding Instructions

Caring For Your Convection

Microwave Oven.....................................

Cleaning Chart......................................

Microwave Operating Safety

Precautions.............................................

If You Need Service or Assistance Convection Microwave Oven

Warranty..................................................

Defrosting..........................................

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DEFROST GUIDE

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27 28

29 29

30 32

SHEET

TEMPERATURE

PROBE SOCKET

(Top Interior

Oven Ceiling)

MODEL AND SERIAL

NUMBER PLATE

(not shown)

LOWER OVEN RACK

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REMOVABLE TRAY

AUTO SET GUIDE

DOOR OPEN BUnON

Thank sou for buying a Whirlpool product.

For your convenience, please copy your Model and Serial Numbers here.

If you need service or call \A/ith a question, have this

informatior' ready,

1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers (from the label on the inside edge of the control panel and/or on back of oven).

2. Purchase! date from sales slip. Copy th'S information in these spaces. Keep this Purchase Date

book and your sales slip together in a handy place.

Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card furnished with this product.

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Model Number

Serial Number

Service Company Phone Number

EVENTS

CONTROL

PANEL

UPPER OVEN RACK

Fill out and return the “Microwave Registration Card’’ inciuded with your oven. If the card is missing, please send the model number of your convection microwave oven with your name and address to...

Whirlpool Corporation Microwave Registration Department Administrative Center 2000 M-63 Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

This information will help us reach you if there is ever a need to pass along information about your

convection microwave oven.

Before you install your convection microwave oven

Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS’’ found on page 27 of this

“Use and Care Guide.’’

WARNING: Failure to follow the Installation Instructions could lead to product

malfunction or possible personal injury.

Before you use your convection microwave oven

Read this “Use & Care Guide" carefully for important use and safety information. Store in a convenient

place for future use.

it is your responsibiiity and obiigation to be sure your convection microwave oven:

• Has been installed where it is protected from the elements. The convection micro

wave oven should be at a temperature above 50°F (10°C) for proper operation.

• Has been installed on a surface strong enough to support its weight.

• Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded, (See "Installation Instructions.")

• Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

• Is properly maintained.

• Is used only for jobs expected of a home convection microwave oven.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY...

DO NOT attempt to oper ate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in

harmful exposure to micro wave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.

DO NOT place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

DO NOT operate the oven if it is damaged. It is partic

ularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the (1) Door (bent). (2) Hinges and latches

(broken or loosened).

(3) Door seals and sealing

surfaces.

DO NOT operate the con vection microwave oven if the door window is broken.

The convection microwave oven should be checked for microwave leakage by qualified service personnel after a repair is made.

The oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

DO NOT operate the con vection microwave oven with the outer cabinet removed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Convection microwave ovens have been used successfully in homes for a number of years. They are thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any appliance, there are special installation and safety

precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory opera

tion and prevent damage to the unit.

A WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock,

fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:

instructions before using1. Reac aii

appliance.

2. Read and follow the specific “PRECAU

TIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found

on page 3.

3. This appliance must be grounded. Con

nect only to properly grounded outlet. See “GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS” found on page 28

4. Install or locate this appliance only in

accordance with the provided “INSTALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS” found on page 27

5. Some products such as whole eggs and

sealed containers - for example, closed glass jars - may explode and should not be heated in this oven.

6. Use this appliance only for its intended

use as described in this manual.

7. As with any appliance, close supervision

is necessary when used by children.

8. Do not operate this appiiance if it has a

damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properiy or if it has been damaged or dropped. Electric shock, fire or other haz ard may result.

9. This appliance shouid be serviced only

by qualified service personnel. Call a Whirlpool authorized factory service com pany for examination, repair or adjustment.

10. Do not cover or block any opening on

the appliance, for fire may result.

11. Do not use outdoors for damage to the

oven or electric shock may result.

12. Do not immerse cord or plug in water for electric shock may result.

13. Keep cord away from heated surfaces

for electric shock may result.

14. Do not let cord hang over edge of table

or counter for electric shock may result.

15. See door surface cleaning instructions

on page 29.

16. To reduce the risk of fire or fire in the

oven cavity: a. Do not overcook food. Carefuily attend

appliance if paper, plastic, or other com

bustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate microwave cooking. Paper can char or burn, and some plastics can melt if used when heating foods.

b. Test dinnerware or cookware before using for microwave cooking. See page 31. Some dishes (melamine, Centura, etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to handie and slowing microwave cooking times. Remove wire twist-ties from paper or piastic bags before using for mi

crowave or combination cooking. Micro wave oooking in metal containers can damage the oven. So can containers with hidden metal (twist-ties, foil lining, staples, metallic glaze or trim).

c. If materials inside the oven shouid ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.

17. Read and follow “MICROWAVE OPER

ATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS” starting on

page 30.

18. CAUTION: Do not operate this

appliance when it is empty, except when preheating for convection or combination cooking. See pages 20 and 24,

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Using your convection microwave oven

Convection micronave oven controls

There are three parts in the control section:

- The Digital Display/Clock and Indicator Lights,

- Command Pads

- Number Pads Instructions for each control are covered on the

following pages. Read them carefully.

When you first plug in the oven, a tone sounds and the Display will show 888:86. If after you set the Clock (page 6), the Display again shows all 8’s, your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.

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HEAT SET TIMER

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Digital display/clock and indicator lights

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microwave oven, this is an accurate digital clock. When you are using the oven, it dis plays time settings, indi

cator lights and shows what number pads you touched.

Command pads

AUTO

SET

COOK

BAKE

TIME

PROBE

■ TEMP

COOK

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POWER

BROIL

TIME

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While the oven is running, an Indicator Light (or lights) will be on to show what the oven is doing.

Touch Command Pads to tell the convection microwave oven what to do and in what order. A few examples:

-CLOCK SET tells the

oven you are going to set the clock.

- START tells the oven

to start.

See page 6 for informa

tion on the tone you hear

when touching any pad. Each Command Pad,

(except START, CANCEL, TEMP RESET and CLOCK SET) lights an Indicator Light on the digital

display. The Indicator

Light comes on when you touch the Com mand Pad.

Number pads

Once you've touched a Command Pad to tell the oven what you want it to do, you'll touch Number Pads to tell it...

- a time,

- a Cook Power,

- a food temperature,

- an oven temperature.

Programming tone

Each time you touch a pad you will hear a tone. It you don't hear a tone, it is because the instruction is not correct, or because the tones have been removed.

EXAMPLE: If you touch a Number Pad before you touch a Command Pad, you will not hear a tone. The instruction is not correct.

If you want to remove the programming tone and end of cooking tone (beep every 60 seconds whiie “End” is dispiayed):

• Open the door.

• Touch CANCEL twice, then touch START.

• The tone will not sound for any touch.

NOTE: If electric power ever goes off, the programming tones will again sound each time you touch a pad.

If you want to replace the programming tone and end of cooking tone (beep every 60 seconds while “End” is dispiayed):

• Open the door.

• Touch CANCEL twice, then touch START.

• The tone will sound for any correct touch.

If you want to remove all

tones, except the minute timer signal:

• Open the door.

• Touch CANCEL twice, touch 0, then touch START.

• All audible tones will be cancelled.

• To replace the tones,

repeat the above steps.

Setting the clock

When the oven is first plugged in, a tone sounds and the display shows 888:88. If the electric power

ever goes off, the display will again show all 8's when the power oomes back on. You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the clock, but the display will be blank

after cooking.

DO THIS...

1. Touch CLOCK SET.

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The Display will show a "0" and the colon will start to flash. The

first Number Pad must be touched within 5 seconds or the Display will go blank. Touch CLOCK SET again

and continue.

The Display will show what numbers

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2. Touch Number Pads for fhe

correct time of day.

3. Touch START.

NOTE: To reset the clock, touch CLOCK SET. The current time will show on the Display and the colon will flash. Continue to set the clock as shown above.

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you touched in the order you

touched them. This example shows

3:25.

The colon will stop flashing. The Clock is set.

If you have touched in an incorrect time, such as12:65, “Err" will show on the Display. Touch CLOCK SET and start over.

Using the minute timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking, it can be used aione or while the oven is operating. It works like a kitchen timer. You can set it for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.

DO THIS...

1. Touch MINUTE TIMER.

2. Touch Number Pads for

minutes and seconds.

3. Touch START.

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The Minute Timer indicator Light will come on and the Display will show a “O" The first Number Pad must be

touched within 5 seconds or the Display will again show the time of day. Touch MINUTE TIMER again and

cantinue.

The Display will show what numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows

1 minute, 45 seconds.

The Minute Timer Indicator Light will stay on to show that the Minute Timer is running.

The Display counts down the seconds to show how much time is left on the Minute Timer.

When the set time is up, a 3 second signal will sound and the Display will show the time of day.

Changing the minute timer

-Touch MINUTE TIMER.

- Touch numbers to set new time.

-Touch START.

New instructions cancei the old ones.

The Minute Timer can be set to time other activities while the oven is operating in any other cyole. The Display will countdown the time of the cycle in operation. The Minute Timer will continue to oountdown, but will not show on the Display. When the time is up, a 3seoond signal will sound.

Opening the oven door does not stop the Minute Timer countdown; however, it does stop any cooking or defrosting. Close the door and touch START to continue oooking or defrosting.

Canceiiing the minute timer.

-Touch MINUTE TIMER,

-Touch CANCEL. NOTE: MINUTE TIMER must be touched before touching CANCEL.

If CANCEL is touched first, all cook ing instructions will be cancelled and the Minute Timer will continue to operate.

Micronave cooking

Be sure to read the CONVECTION MICRO MENUS

intormation about:

• What microwave energy is,

• How food is cooked by microwave energy

• What affects cooking speed and cooking evenness.

• Safety tips.

• Utensils to use when cooking in a microwave oven.

• Cooking times for different foods.

Important things to remember to get the best microwave cooking results.

• ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time. It necessary, add time in one or two minute periods, then check for doneness to avoid overcooking the food.

• Stir, turn or rearrange the food being cooked about haifway through the cooking time for most even doneness with all recipes,

• If a glass cover is not available, use wax paper, paper towels or microwave approved plastic wrap. Turn back a corner to vent steam during cooking.

• When popping commercially packaged microwave popcorn, place bag on lower oven rack.

Cookbook packed with your oven. It contains

Microwave cooking at high cook power

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

1. Put food in the oven and

close the door.

2. Touch COOK.

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The COOK Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four O’s.

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3. Touch Number Pads for the

cooking time you want.

4. Touch START.

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COOK can be preceded or followed by ROAST TIME, see page 23.

The Display will show the numbers

you touched in the order you touched them. The example shows 1 minute, 30 seconds.

The oven wili automatically cook at high Cook Power.

The COOK Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is cooking.

The display counts down the time to show how much time is left.

When the cooking time ends, "End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) "End" will remain on the Dis play and a beep will sound every 60 seconds (to remind you that food is left in the oven) until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will

then show the time of day.

Changing the cooking time

You can change the cooking time before or after touching START. 1 Touch COOK.

2. Touch numbers for the new time.

3. Touch START

Microwave cooking at lower cook powers

For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands tor a different percentage of Cook Power. Many recipes in your CONVECTION MICRO MENUS' Cookbook tell you, by number, which Cook Power to use. Recipes in other books and magazines may tell you by name (HI, MED, LO, etc,) or percentage (10%, 50%, 80%, etc ).

The following chart gives the percentage of Cook Power each Number pad stands for, and Cook Power name usually used.

automatic 100% of ful

90% of ful 80% of ful

70% of ful

60% of ful

50% of ful

power HIGH 4 power 3 power 2 power MED-HIGH 1 power 0 power MED

40°o of full power 30% of full power MED-LOW/DEFROST 20% of full power

1 0% of full power LOW

timer (fan and light will be off)

DO THIS...

1. Put food in the oven and

close the door.

2. Touch COOK.

3. Touch Number Pads for the

cooking times you want.

4. Touch COOK POWER.

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The COOK Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four O's.

The Display will show the numbers

you touched in the order you

touched them. This example shows

7 minutes, 30 seconds.

The COOK POWER Indicator Light will

come on and the Display will show "P-HL' This shows the oven is pre programmed to cook at full (HIGH) power.

5. Touch a Number Pad for the

Cook Power you want.

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The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 tor 50% of full power.

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6. Touch START.

The COOK and COOK POWER Indicator Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking in the first cycle at a Cook Power other

than high. The Display counts down the time to

show how much cooking time is left.

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When the cooking time ends, “End" will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End" will remain on the Dis play and a beep will sound every 60 seconds (to remind you that food is left

in the oven) until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.

Changing cook power

You can change Cook Power before or after touching START.

• Touch COOK POWER.

• Touch a number for the new Cook Power

• Touch START. The cycle will cook at the new Cook Power for the original time.

OR...

• Touch COOK POWER twice if you want to change a lower Oook Power to HIGH.

• Touch START.

Using AI TO SET

AUTO SET provides ten preset times. One to nine minutes at HiGH cook power can be set by touching AUTO SET and the corresponding number pad 1-9. This provides a short-cut method for setting commonly used cooking times.

The AUTO SET chart included with your convection microwave oven and the AUTO SET guide on the interior oven frame help you use AUTO SET to cook various food items without having to look up the cooking times.

A preset time of 2 minutes, 30 seconds at HIGH cook power is available simply by touching AUTO SET, then START. The time may be changed to any time from 0 to 99 minutes, 99 seconds allowing you to store your favorite cooking time and Cook Power. See page 12 for instructions.

DO THIS...

1. Put food in the oven and

close the door.

THIS HAPPENS.

2. Touch AUTO SET.

(NOTE: Skip to Step 6 if you want to use the preset cooking time and Cook Power.)

3. Touch a Number Pad for

the new cooking time you want from 1 to 9 minutes.

4. Touch COOK POWER.

(Option; Skip to Step 6 if you want to cook at high power.)

5. Touch a Number Pad for

the Cook Power you want.

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The AUTO SET Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show 2 minutes, 30 seconds (or the time you have set as your fayorite cycle).

The Display will show what you touched in even minutes. This example shows you touched 4 minutes.

The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show "P-HI”

The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50% of full power.

The AUTO SET Indicator Light will stay on while the oven is cooking in the pre

programmed cycle. If you selected a

Cook Power other than high, the Cook

6. Touch START.

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NOTE: You can set COOK or PROBE TEMP to follow Auto Set, if desired. Touch in instructions for “Microwave Cooking at High Cook Power” (page 8), “Microwave Cooking at Lower Cook Powers” (page 9), or “Cooking with the Temperature Probe” (page 16).

Power Indicator Light will also come on. This shows the oven is cooking at a selected Cook Power.

The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left.

When Auto Set ends, "End" will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 60 seconds (to remind you that food is left in the oven) until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.

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