Whirlpool P2501 User Manual

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You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks
built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off
any cooking activity when the door is opened; which in the case of a
microwave oven could result in harmful exposure to microwave energy.

It is important not to tamper with the safety interlocks.

Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow
food or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

Do not operate your oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the
oven door closes 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.

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

Warning

Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy.

Precautions

When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave
oven, overheating the liquid beyond boiling point can occur without
evidence of bubbling. This could result in a sudden boil over of the hot
liquid. To prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken:

1 Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks.
2 Do not overheat.
3 Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway

through the heating time.

4 After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time, stir or shake

them again carefully and check the temperature of them before
consumption to avoid burns (especially, contents of feeding bottles and
baby food jars).
Be careful when handling the container.

Warning

Always allow food to stand after being cooked by

microwaves and check the temperature of them

before consumption. Especially contents of feeding

bottles and baby food jars.

Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as

over cooking may result in the FOOD catching fire

and subsequent damage to your oven.

Precautions 2
Contents 3
Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5
Parts of Your Oven 6
Setting the Clock 7
Child Safety/Empty oven Start protection 8
Micro Power Cooking 9
Micro Power Level 10
Jet Start 11
Important Safety Instructions 12
Microwave - safe Utensils 13
Food characteristics &
Microwave cooking 14 ~ 15
Questions & Answers 16
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications 17

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How the Microwave Oven Works

Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and
ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel
through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens,
however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in
microwaves. Electricity, supplied to the magnetron tube, is used to created
microwave energy.

These microwaves enter the cooking area through openings inside the oven.
A turntable or tray is located at the bottom of the oven. Microwaves cannot
pass through metal walls of the oven, but they can penetrate such materials
as glass, porcelain and paper, the materials out of which microwave-safe
cooking dishes are constructed.

Microwaves do not heat cookware, though cooking vessels will eventually
get hot from the heat generated by the food.

A very safe appliance

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Your microwave oven is one of the safest of all home

appliances. When the door is opened, the oven

automatically stops producing microwaves. Microwave

energy is converted completely to heat when it enters

food, leaving no “left over” energy to harm you when

you eat your food.

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Place the oven in the level location of your choice with
more than 85cm height but make sure there is at least

30cm of space on the top and 10cm at the rear for proper
ventilation. The front of the oven should be at least 8cm from the
edge of the surface to prevent tipping.
An exhaust outlet is located on top or side of the oven. Blocking
the outlet can damage the oven.

Unpacking &

Installing

Unpack your oven and place it on a flat level
surface.

By following the basic steps on these two pages you will be able to quickly check that your oven is operating
correctly. Please pay particular attention to the guidance on where to install your oven. When unpacking your
oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing. Check to make sure that your oven has not been
damaged during delivery.

THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL
CATERING PURPOSES

GLASS TRAY

ROLLER

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The DISPLAY will count down from 3 minutes.

When it reaches 0 it will sound four BEEPS.
Open the oven door and test the temperature of the
water. If your oven is operating the water should be
warm. Be careful when removing the container it may

be hot.

YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED

Fill a microwave safe container with

300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on
the GLASS TRAY and close the oven door. If you
have any doubts about what type of container to
use please refer to page 13.

Press the START

button six times
to set 3 minutes
of cooking
time. You will
hear a BEEP
each time you
press the button. Your oven
will start before you have
finished the sixth press;
don’t worry this is normal.

Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE.
Place the ROLLER REST inside the oven and place the
GLASS TRAY on top.

Plug your oven into a standard household socket.

Make sure your oven is the only appliance

connected to the socket. If your oven does not operate

properly, unplug it from the electrical socket and then plug it
back in.

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Parts of

Your Oven

Digital display. This display includes a
24 hour clock or displays the cooking
time.

Clock button. Use this button to select
the 24 hour clock and set the time of
day or the time resolution of the
cooking clock.

Timer knob. Use this knob to set the
desired mode.

Power knob. Turn this knob to set the
desired microwave power level.

Start/Jet Start button. Press this button
to automatically start with the cooking
time set to 30 seconds. Each additional
press increases the cooking time by 30
seconds.

Cancel button. Use this button to stop or
reset any of the oven functions.

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CONTROL PANEL OVEN OVERVIEW

Window Door Screen

Safety Interlock System

Control Panel

Turntable

Rotating Ring

Door Seal

Oven Front Plate

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Setting the

Clock

You can set 24 hour clock.
In the following example I will show you how to set the time for 14:35.
Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven.

When your oven is plugged in for the
first time or when power resumes after a
power cut, a ‘:’ will be shown in the
display; you will have to reset the clock.

If the clock (or display) shows any
strange looking symbols, unplug your
oven from the electrical socket and plug
it back in and reset the clock.

Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier
in this book.

Press CANCEL.

Press CLOCK.

Turn the TIMER knob to set the hours.
(The set hours will continue to flicker.)

Press CLOCK again.
(The two right hand figures (minutes) flicker.)

Turn the TIMER knob to set the minutes.
(The set minutes will continue to flicker.)

Press CLOCK to set the time.
The clock starts counting.

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Child safety/empty oven

Start protection

This oven has an automatic child safety function which is activated one
minute after the oven has returned to “stand by”.
The oven is in “stand by” when the 24 hour Clock is displayed, or if the Clock
has not been set, when the display is blank.

The door must be opened and closed e.g. putting food into it, before the
safety lock is released. if you try to operate the oven without putting food into
it the display will display “door” indicating that you must open and close the
door before operating the oven.

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Micro Power

Cooking

Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described
earlier in this book.

Press CANCEL.

Turn POWER knob to select 750W power.

Turn TIMER knob until display shows “5:30”.

Press START.

Your oven has five microwave Power
settings. You can change the power level
by turning the POWER knob.

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 750W power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

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Micro Power

Level

Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking.
The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this
microwave oven.

POWER LEVEL

HIGH 900W * Boil Water

* Brown minced beef
* Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables
* Cook tender cuts of meat

MEDIUM HIGH 750W * All reheating

* Roast meat and poultry
* Cook mushrooms and shellfish
* Cook foods containing cheese and eggs

MEDIUM 550W * Bake cakes and scones

* Prepare eggs
* Cook custard
* Prepare rice, soup

DEFROST/ 350W * All thawing
MEDIUM LOW * Melt butter and chocolate

* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW 180W * Soften butter & cheese

* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough

OUTPUT USE

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Jet

Start

Press CANCEL.

Press START four times to select 2 minutes.
Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press.

During JET START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to
10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START key.

The JET START feature allows you to set
30 seconds intervals of cooking with a
touch of the START key.

In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking.