Whirlpool MW3500XP User Manual
MICROWAVE
Model MW3500XP
i Freezers. Relrlgerator-freerers Ice Makers. Dishwashers BuiltbIn Ovens and
Surface Units.
Ranges. Microwave Ovens,
Trash Compactors, Room AIC Condltloners. Oehumldl
Contents
Parts and Features
Before You Use Your Microwave Oven 3
Prec autlons to Avoid Posse ble
Exaosure to Excessive
M crowave Energy
Important Safety Instructions
Using Your Microwave Oven
Microwave Oven Controls
Settl.lg the Clock
Coc,<clng In Your Microwave Oven
Cot <clng In One Cycle
HI gh Cook Power
Dc bfrosting and Cooking at Lower
Zook Powers
Defr Isting and Cooking In
Two Zycles
Min Ite Timer
c 1985 Whirlpool Corporation
Parts and features
Model MW3500XP
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2 Delayed Start
Cancelling lnstructlons 14
Programming lone
Other Operating Hints
3 Installation Instructions
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Custom Mounting Your
5 Microwave Oven
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Caring for Your Microwave Oven
Cleaning the Microwave Oven
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Replacing the Light Bulb
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7 Operating Safety Precautions
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If You Need Service or Assistance 20
1 Before Calling for Assistance 20
2. If You Need Assistance 20
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3 If You Need Service 21
9 4 If You Have a Problem 21
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LIFT-UP DOOR HANDLE
DOOR /
LATCH
Copy your Vodel and Serial
If yoi, need service or call with a questlon. have
this InformatIon ready
1 Complete Model and Serial Numbers [from
the plate lust behind the microwave oven door
on the oven frame]
2 Purchase date from sales slop
Copy this information in thesespaces Keep this
book, your warranty and sales slip together In a
handy place There
return. Proof-of-purchase is all that
in-warranty service.
2
IS
no warranty registration to
IS
required for
MODEL AND
NUMBER PLATE
Numbers here...
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Model
Number
Seriol Number
Purchase Date
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Service
Company Phone Number
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Fill out and return the “Microwave Registration Card” inside the oven. If the card is missing,
please send the model number of your microwave oven, with your name and address to...
Whirlpool Corporation
Microwave Registration Departmeni
AdminIstratIve Center
2000 U.S 33 North
Benton Harbor, Mtchigan 49022
This Information will help us reach you of there IS ever a need to pass along Information aboi
microwave oven
Before you install your microwave oven
Read and carefully follow he “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS”
found on page 15 of this “Use & 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
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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°C) 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 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...
DO NOT
ate 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.
DO NOT
between the oven front
face and the door or allow
soil or cleaner residue
to accumulate on sealing
surfaces.
attempt to oper-
place any object
DO NOT
oven if it IS damaged. It is
particularly important that
the oven door close
properly and that there is
no damage to the
(1) Door (bent),
[2) Hinges and latches
(3) Door seals and sealing
operate the
(broken or loosened),
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.
In/l PORTANT
S,WI TY I NSTRI’C‘TIONS
Microwave ovens have been used successfully in homes for a number of years.
They are thoroughly tested for safe operation when used properly. However, as
with any appliance, there are some special installation and safety precautions
which must be followed for safe and satisfactory operation and to prevent
damage to the unit.
WARNING -
fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive mrcrowave energy.
1.
Read all Instructtons before
appltanc e
2. Read and follow the specific “PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found
on page 3
3. Thts appliance must be grounded Connect only to properly grounded outlet. See
“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS” found on
page 14.
4. Install or locate this appliance only In
accordance with the provided “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS” found on page 15.
5. Some products such as whole eggs and
sealed containers - for example, closed
glass tars - 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 supervrsion 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 haz-
ards may result.
9. This appliance should be serviced only
by qualified service personnel. Call a
Whirlpool authorized TECH-CAREa 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.
To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock,
IJSlng
12. Do not Immerse cord or plug in water for
electrrc 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 17.
16.
To reduce the risk of 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 20. Some dishes
[melamine, Centura,” etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle
and slowing cooking times. Remove wire
twist-ties 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, foillining, 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 18.
SA\E THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Using your microwave
Microwave oven controls
There are three parts In the control section
-The Digital Display/Clock, and
Indicator Lights
-Command Pads
-Number Pads
These will be covered on the followlng
pages Read them carefully
oven
When you first plug in the oven, a tone sounds
and the Display will be blank. If after you set tl
Clock [page 6), the Display becomes blank
again, it means your electricity was off for a
while Reset the Clock
Digital
display/clock and indicator
and shows you what
number pads you
touched.
Command pads
what order A few
examples
-CLOCK SET tells
the oven
you are
oven to start See
page14 for Information on the tone you hear
when touching any pad
Each Command Pad, except START and
CANCEL, lights an Indicator Light. The Indicator Light comes on when you touch the
Command Pad.
While the oven is running, an Indicator Light
[or lights] will be on to show what the oven is
doing.
Number pads
Setting the clock
When the oven IS frrst plugged In, the Display WIII be blank. If the electric power ever goes
off the Display will also be blank when the power comes back on.
You can cook without setting the clock, but the Display WIII show a colon for 5 minutes
after the cookrng IS done, then go blank
DO THIS...
.
Em
I. Touch CLOCK SET.
2.
Touch CHANGE/CANCEL
Pad once.
3. Touch Number Pads for
the correct time of day.
THIS HAPPENS...
The CLOCK Indicator Light will come
on and the Display will show a
colon
The CLOCK Indicator Light and the
colon will blink
The Drsplay will show what numbers
you touched in the order you touched
them. This example shows 3-25
The Display will show the time of
day, and the CLOCK Indicator Light
stays on
4.
Touch START.
If you have touched In an Incorrect
time such as12.65, the Display WIII
goblankandyouwillhearabeep
Reset the Clock
Cooking in your microwave oven
Be sure to read your MICRO MENUS” Cookbook packed with your microwave oven. It contains
information about:
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What microwave energy is
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How food is cooked by microwave energy
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What affects cooking speed and cooking evenness
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Safety tips
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Utensils to use when cooking in the microwave oven
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Cooking times for different foods
The MICRO MENUS u Cookbook will help you get the BEST COOKING RESULTS.
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Important things to remember to get the best cooking results.
ALWAYS cook food for the mrnrmum recommended cooking time. If 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 halfway through the cooking trme
for most even doneness wtth all recipes
If a glass cover
a corner to vent steam during cooking
IS
not available, use waxpaper, paper towels or Saran@ Wrap Turn back
Cooking in one cycle
The oven door can be opened any time during operatton; the oven wtll automatrcally
stop cookrng and marntarn the time setting. for up to 5 minutes, until the door
the START Pad
IS
touched
High cook power
DO THIS...
1. Put food in the oven
and close the door.
2. Touch COOK l&2 once.
THIS HAPPENS...
The COOK 1 Indicator Light will
come on and the Display will show
a colon.
IS
closed and
The Display will show the numbers
you touched in the order you
touched them. This example shows
3. Touch Number Pads for
the cooking time you
want.
4.
Touch START.
1 minutes, 30 seconds
The oven will automatically cook
at high Cook Power.
The COCK 1 Indicator Light will stay
on to show the oven is cooking in
the first cycle.
The Display counts down the time to
show how much cooking time IS left
in the Cook cycle
When the cooking time ends you
will hear 3 beeps. When the beeping stops, the Display will show the
time of day.
Changing the cooking time
You can change the cooking time during the cycle
1 Touch CHANGE/CANCEL Pad once. [Note: The oven will go off and the Display will show a colon.)
2 Touch numbers for new time
3 Touch START.
The COOK 1 cycle
will
start cooking for the new time
Defrosting and 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 on your microwave oven stands for a different
percentage of Cook Power (10% 50%, 80% etc.). Many recipes in your MICRO MENUS”
Cookbook tell you, by name, which Cook Power to use. Recipes in other books and
magazines may tell you by number (5,6,7, etc.).
The following chart grves you the percentage of Cook Power each Number Pad stands
for, and Cook Power name generally used.
automatic 100’6 of full power HIGH
9
90°0 of full power 3
8 80°0 of full power REHEAT 2
7
70% of full power MEDIUM-HIGH
6 60% of full power 0
5 50% of full power MEDIUM
Use Cook Power 3 to DEFROST frozen food before cooking. For suggested
defrost times, see the chart in your MICRO MENUS’ Cookbook.
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40% of full power
30% of full power DEFROST
20% of full power
1
10% of full power WARM
no power [fan and light will be off)
DO THIS...
1.
Put food in the oven and
close the door.
2. Touch COOK l& 2 once.
3. Touch Number Pads for
the cooking time you
want.
4.
Touch COOK POWER.
THIS HAPPENS...
The COOK 1 Indicator Light WIII
come on and the Display will show
a colon
The Display WIII 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 “HI:’
5. Touch a Number Pad for
the Cook Power you want.
The Display will show what you
touched. This example shows 30%
of full power.
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