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Contents

Important Safety

Page

Instructions. ._..,_._.__.__.,_.._..._._,_,_.__._._._,....____._,.._. 3

Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To

Excessive Microwave Energy. .._........ 4

Getting Acquainted. _.___,..._,_,.,,,....._,_,,,_._.._,_,,,..__ 5

Microwave oven features .,_,,,,..._._._,,,._..._.__,,._._ 5

Control panel features _.._._._._._...._._._._...._._._...... 6

Quick reference cooking guide .__._._,,_.__.._._,_,_.._ 7

Using Your Microwave Oven. ._....._.._._......__.__.... 9

Microwave oven controls ..__..........._................ 9

Audible signals _._._,_,,,,__.._.._.,___.._._._.,...,.._._._... IO

Setting the clock ._._._,____._._._........_._._........_._.... 10

Cooking in your microwave oven . .._.........._... 11

Cooking at high cook power .,_._._.__,,,.._._..,_,,_._ 12 Cooking at lower cook powers .._._.. .,_,.._._._.. ,, 13

Using AUTO SET .._.__...................._.........._... 14

Defrosting ._._._,.._...__._,,._..,,_,_,,._._._,,,,_._._._,,,,,._ 16 Cooking automatically after defrosting .._._._.,.. 16 Cooking in more than one cook cycle .._._... 20 Cooking with the Temperature Probe .._._.. 23

Using PAUSE ,_,.._.____,,,_._.._..,_,.._._....__.,_._._._._.. 26

Using KEEP WARM ._,_....................._........._... 29

Using the Minute Timer . . . .._......................... 30

Using delayed start _._..,_.._._._._....._.._._........._.... 31

Other operating hints .._._._........_._........_._.. 32

B-level cooking rack ._....................._.............. 33

Installation Instructions. _.______,_,.._._.._,,,.._._._,.,,. 34

Caring For Your Microwave Oven. . . . . . . 36

Cleaning the microwave oven ,,...._.__.__.._._._._,_. 36

How Your Microwave Oven Works. _.,,....._._._,. 37

Operating Safety Precautions. . . . . .._............ 38

If You Need Service

Or Assistance. ._,_..._._._,.,._._._.. ,. .._.___.......__._.. 42

Whirlpool Microwave Oven Warranty. 44

01989 Whirlpool Corporation

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance.

Please complete and mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then complete the form below. Have this information

ready if you need service or call with a question.

Copy model and serial numbers from plate (behind the microwave oven door on the frame) and purchase date from sales slip.

Keep this book, the Cooking Guide and sales slip together in a handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Fill out and return the Microwave Registration Card included with your microwave oven. If the card is missing, please send the model and serial

number of your 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 microwave oven.

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label. It will be easier to remove before the oven is used. To remove any remaining glue:

Rub briskly with thumb to make a ball, then remove.

Soak area with liquid hand dishwashing detergent

before removing glue as described above.

Do not use sharp instruments, rubbing alcohol, flammable fluids or abrasive cleaners. These can damage the finish. See “Important Safety Instructions” on page 3.

Important Safety Instructions

Microwave ovens have been 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.

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the microwave oven, follow basic precautions, including the

Read all instructions before using the micro- . Keep cord away from heated surfaces.

wave oven.

Read and follow the specific “Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Excessive Microwave Energy” found on page 4.

This appliance must be grounded. Connect tions on page 36. only to properly grounded outlet. See Grounding Instructions found on page 35.

Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the provided Installation Instructions found on page 34.

Some products such as whole eggs and sealed containers - for example, closed glass jars - foods. may explode and should not be heated in this oven.

Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this manual.

As with any appliance, close supervision is ing too hot to handle and slowing cooking necessary when used by children.

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.

Electrical shock, fire or other hazards may result.

This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. Call an authorized WhirlpoolSM service company for examination,

repair or adjustment.

Do not cover or block any opening on the appliance. Fire may result.

Do not use outdoors. Damage to the oven or electrical shock may result.

Do not immerse cord or plug in water. Electrical shock may result.

Electrical shock may result.

Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter. Electrical shock may result.

. See door surface and interior cleaning instruc-

* To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:

-Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliante 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

-Do not deep fry In oven.

-Test dinnerware or cookware before using. See page 41. Some dishes (melamine, Centura’, etc.) absorb microwave energy, becom-

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, foil lining, staples, metallrc glaze or trim.)

-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.

. Do not heat, store or use flammable, inflam-

mable or corrosive materials in or near the oven. Fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion.

Read and follow “Operating Safety Precautions” starting on page 38.

-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS-

You are responsible for:

Installing and leveling the oven on a surface

strong enough to support its weight, and where it

is protected from the elements.* The microwave

oven should be at a temperature above 50°F

(10%) for proper operation.

Properly connecting the oven to electrical supply

and grounding it.’

Making sure the oven is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

Properly maintaining the oven.

Using the microwave oven only for jobs expected of a home microwave oven.

*See the Installation Instructions.

Precautions To Avoid Possible

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Exposure To txcessrve Microwave Energy.

Do not attempt to operate 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 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 particularly 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 microwave oven if the door window is broken.

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.

Getting Acquainted

Microwave oven features

Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. To help get you up and running quickly, the following is a list of the oven’s basic features:

1. Door Handle. Door must be pressed firmly shut for oven to operate.

2. Door Safety Lock System.

3. Window with Metal Shield. Shield prevents microwaves from escaping. It is designed as a screen to allow you to view food as it cooks.

4. Glass Turntable. This turntable turns food as it

cooks for more even cooking. It must be in oven during operation for best cooking results. See

page 40 for more details.

5. Metal Cooking Rack.

6. Defrost Guide.

7. Control Panel. Touch pads on this panel to perform all functions. See page 6 for more details.

8. Light. Automatically turns on when door is opened or when oven is operating.

9. Auto Set Guide.

10. External Oven Air Vents.

11. Model and Serial Number Plate.

Getting Acquainted Continued

Control panel features

Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command

Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel. For more information, see pages 9-32.

1. Digital Display. This display includes clock and

indicator lights to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. See page 9 for more information.

2. AUTO SET. Touch this pad to select up to ten

preset cooking times, at the Cook Powers of your choice. AUTO SET provides a short-cut method for setting commonly-used cooking

times. See pages 14 -16 for more information.

COOK 1. Touch this pad when cooking at only

3. one Cook Power or cooking automatically after defrosting. Touch COOK 1 to set the first Cook cycle when cooking at more than one Cook Power. This Command Pad is also the first pad touched when setting the Minute Timer or a delayed start time. See pages 12, 13, 18, 20, 30 and 31 for more information.

COOK 2. Touch this pad to set the second Cook cycle when cooking at more than one Cook Power. Also use this pad to change standing time and to set the Cook cycle after a delayed start time has been set with COOK 1. See pages 17, 20 and 31 for more information.

QUICK DEFROST. Touch this pad followed by

5. Number Pads to thaw frozen food before cooking. See pages 16-l 7 for more information.

PROBE TEMP. Touch this pad when using the

6. Temperature Probe to turn off the oven when food reaches a specific temperature. Touch PROBE TEMP followed by Number Pads to set desired final temperature, and COOK POWER followed by Number Pads for the Cook Power you want. See pages 23-25 for more information.

COOK POWER. Touch this pad followed by a Number Pad to set the amount of microwave energy released to cook the food. The higher the number, the higher the power or “heat”. See page 13 for more information. See your MICRO MENUS” Cookbook for specific Cook Powers to use for the foods you are cooking.

KEEP WARM. Touch this pad to keep food warm for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. See page 29 for more information.

PAUSE. Touch this pad when you want the oven to pause between Cook cycles. Pausing between cycles gives you time to stir, turn over or rearrange the food, or to add ingredients. See pages 26-28 for more information.

10. CLOCK SET. Touch this pad followed by Number Pads to set the time of day. See page 1 O-l 1 for more information.

11. Number Pads. Touch a Number Pad after touching a Command Pad to tell the oven what time or Cook Power you wish to enter.

12. “0” Number Pad. Touch this Number Pad when setting the Minute Timer or Delayed Start. See pages 30-32 for more information.

13. START. Touch this pad after setting a function on the microwave oven to start the function.

14. CANCEL. Touch this pad once to stop the oven or to cancel a reminder tone. Touch it twice to remove the programming tone, reminder tone and Minute Timer signal completely. See page 10 for more information.

Quick reference cooking guide

Your microwave oven gives you a wide range of cooking capabilities. The following chart can be used as a quick reference when cooking. For more in-depth information, see the corresponding sections in this Use and Care Guide.

Type of cooking How you use it

High power cooking 1. Put food in the oven and close the

Lower power cooking 1. Put food in the oven and close the

Auto Set

Defrosting

Two-cycle cooking

door.

2. Touch COOK 1.

3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want.

4. Touch START.

door.

2. Touch COOK 1.

3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want.

4. Touch COOK POWER.

5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want.

6. Touch START.

1. Put food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch AUTO SET.

3. Touch a Number Pad for the cooking time you want, from 1 to 9 minutes.

4. Touch COOK POWER.

5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want.

6. Touch START.

1. Put food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch QUICK DEFROST.

3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want.

4. Touch START.

1. Put food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch COOK 1.

3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want.

4. Touch COOK POWER. (To use HIGH power, skip to Step 6.)

5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the first cycle.

6. Touch COOK 2.

7. Touch Number Pads for the cooking

time you want in the second cycle.

6. Touch COOK POWER. (If you want to

use HIGH power, skip to Step 10.)

9. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook

Power you want in the second cycle.

10. Touch START.

Why you use it

This mode is useful for quick cooking of small items and separate portions.

This mode is necessary for efficient cooklng of most foods. Failure to use the correct Cook Power may result in overor under-cooklng.

This mode lets you select up to ten commonly-used cooking times by touching only one Number Pad for each time.

This mode decreases the amount of time needed to thaw frozen food before cooking.

This mode lets you cook at two different Cook Powers, one after another. Using this mode lets you fine-tune your cooklng for better results.

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Getting Acquainted Continued

Type of cooking

Temperature Probe cooking 1. Insert at least l/3 of the Temperature Thus mode lets you tell the oven to turn

Pause 1. Put food in the oven and close the

Keep warm

Delayed start 1. Put in food and close the door.

How you use it

Probe into the food. off automatically when the food reaches

2. Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the socket on the oven wall.

3. Touch PROBE TEMP.

4. Touch Number Pads for the desired final temperatures between 90°F and 200°F.

5. Touch COOK POWER.

6. Touch the Number Pad for the Cook Power you want.

7. Touch START.

door.

2. Touch in the desired cooking instruction for COOK 1.

3. Touch PAUSE.

4. Touch in the desired cooking instructions for COOK 2.

5. Touch START.

1. Put cooked, hot food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch KEEP WARM.

3. Touch START.

2. Touch COOK 1.

3. Touch Number Pads for the length of delay you want.

4. Touch COOK POWER.

5. Touch “0” Number Pad.

6. Touch COOK 2.

7. Touch in the cooking time and Cook Power.

6. Touch START.

Why you use it

a specific temperature. Temperature Probe cookmg ensures thal food does not over- or under-cook.

This mode lets you set the oven to pause between cycles for stirring, turning over or rearranging food, as well as for addmg ingredrents.

Thus mode lets you keep food warm in your mrcrowave oven for about 1 hour, 40 mrnutes.

Thus mode lets you set the microwave oven to start automatrcally at a later trme.

Using Your Microwave Oven

Microwave oven controls

There are three parts in the control section:

- 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 will sound and the Display will show 88:88. If after you set the Clock (pages 1 O-l l), the Display again shows all 8’s, it means your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.

Digital display/clock and indicator lights When you are not using the microwave oven, this

is an accurate digital clock.

When you are using the microwave oven, it displays time settings, temperature settings, and Indicator Lights.

Command pads

Touch Command Pads to tell the 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 10 for information on the tone you hear when touching any pad.)

Each Command Pad (except START, CANCEL,

and CLOCK SET) lights an Indicator Light 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

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.

Using Your Microwave Oven

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Audible signals

Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven. A programming tone will sound each time you touch a pad. Two beeps will sound between cycles. A reminder tone will sound every 30 seconds after cooking is done to remind you that something has been left in the oven. Four beeps signal the end of the Minute Timer function. If you don’t hear a tone, it is because of incorrectly entered instructions or because the tones have been removed. For example, a tone will not sound if you touch a Number Pad before you touch a Command Pad.

To remove the programming tone:

1. Open the door.

2. Touch CANCEL twice, then touch START.

3. Programming and reminder tones will be cancelled.

To replace the tones:

Repeat the steps above

To remove all tones:

1. Open the door.

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

3. All audible tones (including Minute Timer signal) will be cancelled.

NOTE: Do not remove all tones if you use the Minute Timer.

To replace the tones:

Repeat the steps above

NOTE: If your electricity goes off, the audible signals will come back on. Repeat steps above if you want to remove them again.

Setting the clock

When the oven is first plugged in, a tone sounds and the Display shows 88:88. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will again show all 8’s

when the power comes back on.

You can cook without setting the clock, but the

Display will be blank after cooking.

1. Touch CLOCK SET. 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. If the Display goes blank, touch CLOCK SET again and continue.

Touch Number Pads for the correct time of day. The Display will show what numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 3:25.

Touch START. The colon will stop flashing. The Clock is set.

If you have touched in an incorrect time, such as 12:65, “Err” will show on the Display. Touch CLOCK SET and start over.

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.

Cooking in your microwave

oven

Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS Cookbook packed with the microwave oven. It contains

information 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 cooking results.

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

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

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

Using Your Microwave Oven Continued

Cooking at high cook power

Follow these steps to cook at HIGH power:

1. Put food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch COOK 1. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s.

3. Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. The example shows 1 minute, 30 seconds.

4. Touch START. The oven will automatically cook at HIGH Cook Power.

The COOK 1 Indicator Light will stay on to

show that the oven is cooking in the first cycle.

The Display counts down the time to show

how much time is left in the first cycle.

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 Display and a reminder tone will sound every 30 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 Cooking time can be changed any time before or

after touching START:

1. Touch COOK 1.

2. Touch numbers for the new time.

3. Touch START. Cook 1 cycle will continue cooking for the new

time.

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 for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many recipes in your 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 (lo%, 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 full power HIGH 9 = 90% of full power 8 = 80% of full power 7 = 70% of full power MED-HIGH 6 = 60% of full power

5 = 50% of full power MED 4 = 40% of full power 3 = 30% of full power MED-LOW 2 = 20% of full power

1 = 10% of full power LOW

0 = TIMER (fan and light will be off)

Put food in the oven and close the door.

Touch COOK 1. The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four O’s

Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.

Touch COOK POWER. The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show “P-HI”. This shows the oven is preprogrammed to cook at full (HIGH) power.

Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 1 he Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50% of full power.

Using Your Microwave Oven

Continued

6. Touch START. The COOK 1 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 in the first cycle.

For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will

show the Cook Power you selected.

touched. The Display will then show the time of day.

Changing the cook power

The Cook Power can be changed any time before

or after touching START:

1. Touch COOK POWER.

2. Touch a Number Pad for the new Cook Power.

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

OR..

1. Touch COOK POWER twice if you want to

change a lower Cook Power to HIGH.

2. Touch START.

Using AUTO SET

Auto Set provides ten preset times. One to nine

minutes at HIGH Cook Power can be selected by touching AUTO SET and the corresponding Number Pad (l-9). You don’t need to touch any additional Number Pads as you do when using COOK 1 or COOK 2. This provides a short-cut method for setting commonly used cooking times.

The AUTO SET chart included with your microwave oven and the AUTO SET guide on the inner door panel helps you 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 by touching just the AUTO SET pad. The time may be changed to any time

from O-99 minutes, O-99 seconds, allowing you to store your favorite cooking time and Cook Power, or to preprogram the oven for someone else to cook an already prepared dish at a later time. See page 16 for instructions.

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