Whirlpool MW3200XS Use And Care Manual

Model MW32OOXS

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Contents

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Parts and Features
Before You Install Your
Microwave Oven.
Before You Use Your Mlcrowave Oven

Precautions to Avoid Possible
Exposure to Excessive

Microwave Energy .
Important Safety Instructions
Using Your Microwave Oven.

Microwave Oven Controls . .

Cooking in Your Microwave Oven .

Setting the Controls

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Defrosting in Your Microwave Oven

lnstallatlon lnstructlons . . . . . . . .

Grounding Instructions. . . . . . . .

Custom Mounting the Microwave

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

Bi-Level Cooking . . . . . .

Carlng for Your Microwave Oven.

Cleaning the Microwave Oven . . .

How Your Mlcrowave Oven Works
Operatlng Safety Precauttons. .
If You Need Service or Assistance.

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DOOR LATCHES

GUIDE

Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here...

If you need service or call with a question, have

this information ready:

1. Complete

Model and Serial Numbers (from the

plate just behind the microwave oven door on

Model Number

the oven frame).

2. Purchase date from sales slip.

Serial Number

Copy this information in these spaces. Keep

this book, your warranty and sales slip together

Purchase Date

in a handy place.

Please complete and mail the Owner Regls-

SerViCe

Company Phone Number

tration card furnished with this product.

2

Flll out and return the Whowave Reglstmtlon Card” Included with your oven.

If the card is

mlsslng, please send the model number of your microwave oven with your name and address to...

Whirlpool Corporation
Microwave Registration Department
Administrative Center

2000

U.S. 33 North

Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

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

microwave oven.

Before you install your microwave oven

Read and carefully follow the “INSTAUATION INSTRUCTIONS”

found on page 8 of this Wse & Care Guide!’

Before you use your 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 personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your microwave oven:

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Has been Installed where It is protected from the elements.

The microwave

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

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

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Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded,

(See “Installation Instructions:‘]

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is not used by children or anyone unable to operate it properly,

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Is properly maintained.

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

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

soil or cleaner residue to

DO NOT

attempt to oper-

ate this oven with the door

accumulate on the sealing

open since open-door
operation can result in

surfaces.

harmful exposure to micro­wave 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

DO NOT

operate the oven
if it is damaged. It is partic­ularly important that the
oven door close properly
and that there is no
damage to the

(11 Door (bent],
(2) Hinges and latches

DO NOT

operate the
microwave oven if the door
window is broken.

(broken or loosened),

(3) Door seals and sealing

surfaces.

The 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
microwave oven with the
outer cabinet removed.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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 operation and prevent
damage to the unit.

WARNING

-To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock,

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

1.

Read all instructions before using

appliance.

2. Read and follow the specific “PRECAU­TIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found
on page 3.

3. This appliance must be grounded. Con­nect only to properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS” found on
page 9.

4. Install or locate this appliance only in
accordance with the provided “IN­STALLATION INSTRUCTIONS” found on
page 8.

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 appliance if it has a
damaged cord or plug, if it is not working
properly, or if it has been damaged or

dropped. Electric shock, fire or other haz­ards may result.

9. This appliance should be serviced only
by qualified service personnel. Call a

Whirlpool authorized TECH-CARE” Service
Company 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 10.

16.

To reduce the risk of fire or fire in the

oven cavity:

a.

Do not overcook food. Carefully attend
appliance if paper, plastic, or other com­bustible materials are placed inside the

oven to facilitate cooking.

Paper

can char
or burn, and some plastics can melt if used
when heating foods.

b.

Test dinnerware or cookware before
using. See page 14. Some dishes (mela­mine, Centura: etc.] absorb microwave en­ergy, becoming too hot to handle and
slowing cooking times. Remove wire twist­ties from paper or plastic bags before
placing bag in oven. Cooking 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 should 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 “OPERATING SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS” starting on page 12.

SAW THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Using your microwave oven

Microwave

oven controls

There are three parts in the control section:

- The Timer

-The Cook Power Control

-The Start Button
Instructions for each control are covered on the following pages. Read them carefully.

The Timer

The timer can be set
for up to 30 minutes of
timing. This controls
how long the micro­wave oven cooks.

The Variable

Cook

Power ConM

The Variable Cook
Power Control allows
you to choose the

Cook Power setting
that best meets your
cooking needs. See
the Cook Power Chart
for different percent­ages of cooking
power.

The Start Bulton

The START Button starts

the cooking. The oven

door must be closed

and securely latched

before the oven will

operate.