Whirlpool RJM 7450 User Manual

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USEandCARE

GUIDE

MODEL RJM 7450

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VENTS

DOOR HANDLE

. PANEL

MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO

AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

TO EXCESSIVE 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 thesafety 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.

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

The oven should be checked for mrcrowave leakage by qualified

personnel after a repair is made.

Do not operate the oven if the door glass is broken.

Do not operate the mrcrowave oven with the outer cabinet

removed.

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Do not attempt to cook eggs in the shell in the microwave oven. Steam build-up within the egg will cause it to burst. Damage to the oven or injury to the user may result.

Before You Use Your Microwave Oven

Whirlpool Microwave Ovens are built to last. It is up to you to make sure your microwave oven IS properly installed, used and maintained. You have to be sure that your Whirlpool Microwave Oven IS..

Installed according to installation instructions

Installed where It is protected from the weather.

installed on a counter. cart or shelf strong enough for its weight.

connected to an electrica! circuit according to the installatron Instructions

* grntindetl ail:ording to the lnstallatlon InstructIons.

:‘sed onl:, tor the job expected of a home mlcrowave oven

o not irsec 5~ children or others who migh? not understand how to use

Kept i.ieai.1 a:~u :i; good repair.

serviced or repaired only by qualified service technicians.

Contents

Introduction Safety Precautions Before You Use Your Microwave Oven Installation Instructions How a Microwave Oven Works How to Use Your Microwave Oven

To start, stop or restart your microwave oven

Setting the Dual Scale MEALTIMER’

To set the Cook Power Selector . To defrost with your microwave oven Tips on Microwave Oven Use

Do s. Don’ts and Hints..

Using the MEAL SENSOR temperature probe 9 4

Replacing the Oven Light Bulb 15 g

Care and Cleaning 15 g Service

Before You Call for Service 16 0

If You Need Service 16 z

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when you may wish to look up some helpful fact or suggestion.

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is a good time to fill in the spaces below. You will need this Information If you call for service or to ask questions about your microwave oven. Model and serial numbers are located behind the door of the microwave oven, as illustrated. Be sure to record all letters

and numbers.

MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE

SERVICE COMPANY TELEPHONE NO.-- ~_~~~ ~~~~~.

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Installation Instructions

First: Take everything out cf the oven. Wipe out the Inside with a damp

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Second: PII~

~~~~~c‘h has enoirqh strength tc hold tt. For ven!llation. leave two inches

zerween the back. c;i ttie oven and the wail Do not block the vents on top. ?ne) are rleedzd for air

7~s 3\eil cai: be u01lr ,nto a wa!l or cabinet. Kits RCK703 and RCK707 are

;lval!able from your dealer for recesseu Installation. !t can also be installed with those kits above WhIrlpool RDE REE. RGE. RB and SE serleis slngie ovens. r,r lmperlai 7200 single gas ovens Follow the manu‘ac!llrer 5 Iristallatlon

kits ;an be used for surface mol,ntlng on a wall. The MICRO SHELF

Liooi! Vlodel RJH3330 is avallable for mounting the mlcrowave oven

abcve a range or cooktop

Third: For your safety, thts oven must be grounded Its cord has the

.i-prong groupding plug. DO NOT CUT THE ROUND GROUNDING PRONG FROM THE PLUG If the wall receptacle doesn’t have the right

plug-In. or If the plug-In isn’t grounded according to the National

Electrical Code and local codes or ordinances. you must have a

quaIlfled electrIcian put in the right outlet. Fourth: The cutlet must supply 120 volts, 60 Hz.. A.C. The microwave

oven wtll use about 1450 watts when it iiousehold appliance should share the circuit.

Fifth: F!iI a glass container with about one cup (250 mL) of cold water a~,d gut :t ,3ee aaac; ‘i When the ttme

Sixth: if the microwave oven has been stored In a cool room. the fan

may ri,n slower than usuai until the oven warms up to room

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?he oven Turn the oven on full power for 1 to 11,~ minutes

up, the water should be heated.

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MIXER \

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MICROWAVE BASICS

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MAGNETRON

TUBE

How a Microwave Oven Works

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How a Microwave Oven Work (cont’d)

direction, they’d all bounce in the same direction, like water from a 6 hose. Some parts of the food wouldn’t be touched. The mode mixer i works like a sprinkler to spread microwaves all around.

The walls, top and bottom of the oven cavity are metal. Microwaves will g bounce around inside the oven until they are absorbed by food.

The food container rests on a sealed-in shelf above the metal bottom of D the oven cavity. Because the food is above the metal bottom, -

microwaves can get under it, through the shelf, to bounce up from the bottom into the food.

The screen in the door is designed to keep microwaves in the oven, yet 5

allow you to see inside. There are three safety interlock switches designed to make sure that <

the microwave oven will not operate unless the door is closed and 1

microwaves are sealed inside.

interlock switches.

How to

Use

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Your Micro wave Oven

DUAL SCALE MEALTIMER” +

COOK POWER SELECTOR \

MEAL SENSOR* TEMPERATURE CONTROL

TEMPERATURE CONTROL KNOB \

PROBE INDICATOR

START BUTTON \ ON INDICATOR ‘Tmk.

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