Whirlpool RM288PXV Use & Care Manual
UPPER
MICROWAVE
OVEN
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Contents
Parts and Features ......................
Before You Use Your Microwave Oven
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to
Excessive Microwave Energy
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Important Safety Instructions
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Using Your Microwave Oven
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Microwave Oven Controls
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Programming Tone ......................
Setting the Clock .......................
Using the Minute Timer,
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Cooking in Your Microwave Oven
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Using AUTO SENSOR. ......................
COOK/REHEAT .........................
COOK FROZEN .........................
SLOW COOK/SIMMER
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Cooking at High Cook Power
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Cooking at Lower Cook Powers
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Cooking in More Than One Cycle
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Defrosting ................................
Cooking Automatically After Defrosting
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Cooking with the Temperature Probe
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Using PAUSE ..............................
Using START TIME ..........................
Using KEEP WARM .........................
Other Operating Hints.
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Bi-Level Cooking Rack
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Caring for Your Microwave Oven
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Cleaning the Microwave Oven
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Replacing the Light Bulb
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How Your Microwave Oven Works
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Operating Safety Precautions
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If You Need Service or Assistance
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Microwave Oven Warranty
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information about your microwave oven.
Remove the Consumer Buy Gulde label before u,!iing your mlcrowave
oven.
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Parts and features
UPPER MICROWAVE OVEN
DEFROST GUIDE
(not shown)
MODEL AND SERIAL
NUMBER PLATE
Olot shown)
AUTO SE
iNSdR GUIDE
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(not shown)
CONTROL
/
PANEL
’ TEMPERATURE
) PROBE SOCKET
2:POSITION
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BI-LEVW
COOKING RACK
Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and
mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then
complete the form below. Hove this information ready if you need service or call with o question.
l Copy model and serial numbers
from plate [behind the micro-
Model Number
wove oven door on the oven
frame) and the purchase dote
Serial Number
from the soles slip.
l Keep this book and your soles
slip together in a handy place.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number
Before you use your microwave oven
Read and carefully follow fhe Installation Instructions
packed with your microwave oven.
Read this Use & Core Guide and your Cooking Guide carefully for
important use and safety information. Store these with Range or Lower Oven
literature
for future use.
If Is your personal responslblllfy and obllgaflon to be sure your
mlcrowave oven:
l Has been installed where it is protected from the elements. The microwave
oven should be af a temperature above 50°F (10°C) for proper operation.
l Has been installed and levelled on a floor strong enough to support its
weight. (Eye-level model only)
l Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.
(See lnstollation Instructions.]
l Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Is properly maintained.
l Is used only for jobs expected of a microwave oven.
See your Range or lower Oven Use 81 Care Gulde for addltlonal safety
and operaflng Insfrucflons.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAW
ENERGY...
DO NOT attempt to DO NOT operate the The microwave oven
operate this oven with
oven if it is damaged.
should be checked
the door open since
It is particularly impor-
for microwave leak-
open-door operation
tant that the oven
age by qualified serv-
con result in harmful door close properly
ice personnel after a
exposure to micro- and that there is no repair is made.
w&e energy. It is
important not to defeat or tamper with
the safety interlocks.
DO NOT place any
object between the
oven front face and
damage to the
(1) Door (bent),
(2) Hinges and
latches (broken or
loosened],
(3) Door seals and
sealing surfaces.
The oven should not
be adjusted or
repaired by anyone
except properly
qualified service
personnel.
the door or allow soil DO NOT operate
or cleaner residue to the microwave oven
accumulate on seal-
if the door window is
ing surfaces.
broken.
IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
For Use of Microwave Upper Oven
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.
1.
Read all instructions before
7. Do not operate this
using appliance.
appliance
if it has a
2. Read and follow the
damaged cord or plug, if it is
specific “PRECAUTIONS TO
not working properly, or if it has
been damaged or dropped.
AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
Electric shock, fire or other haz-
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” found on page 4.
ards may result.
8.
This appliance should be
3. This appliance must be
serviced only by qualified
installed and
properly
service personnel. Call a
grounded in accordance with
Whirlpool authorized TECH-
the separately provided In-
CARE@ Service Company for
stallation Instructions.
examination,
repair or
4. Some products such as
adjustment.
whole eggs and sealed con-
9. Do not cover or block any
tainers - for example, closed
opening in the appliance,
glass jars - may explode and
because fire may result.
should not be heated in this
oven.
10.
Do not use outdoors
5. Use this appliance only for
because damage to the oven
or electric shock may result.
its intended use as described
in this manual.
11.
See door surface cleaning
6.
As with any appliance,
instructions on page 37.
close supervision is necessary
continued on next page.
when used by children.
12. 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.
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, 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 c
baneI.
13. Read and follow “OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS”
starting on page 39.
b. Test dinnerware or cookware before using. See page
40. Some dishes (melamine,
Centura? etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too
hot to handle and slowing
cooking times. Remove wire
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Using your microwave oven
Microwave Oven Controls
There are three parts to the microwave oven control section.
-The Digital Display/Clock and Indicator Lights
-Command Pads
- Number Pads
Instructions for each are covered on the following pages. Read them
carefully.
When you first connect power to the oven, a tone will sound and the Display
will show 88:88. If after you set the Clock (page 91, the Display again shows all
B’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, Indicator Lights and
shows what Number Pads you touched.
While the oven is running, an Indicator Light
[or lights] will be on to show what the oven
is doing.
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.
Each Command Pad (except START, CANCEL and CLOCK SET) lights
an Indicator Light on the Digital Display. The Indicator Light comes on
when you touch the Command Pad.
Number Pads
Once you’ve touched a Command Pad to tell the oven what
you want to do, you’ll touch Number Pads to tell it...
- a time,
- a Cook Power,
- a food temperature,
- a food setting.
Programming Tone
Each time you touch a pad you will hear a tone. If you don’t hear a tone,
it is because the instruction is not correct, or because the tones have been
removed.
EXAMPLE: If you touch a Number Pad before you touch a Command Pad, you
will not hear a tone. The instruction is not correct.
If you want to remove
the programming
tone:
l Open the door.
l Touch CANCEL twice,
then touch START.
l The tone will not
sound for any touch.
If you want to replace
the programming
tone:
l Open the door.
l Touch CANCEL twice,
then touch START.
l The tone will sound for
any correct touch.
If you want to remove
all tones, except the
Minute Timer signal:
l Open the door.
l Touch CANCEL twice,
touch 0, then touch
START.
l All audible tones will
be cancelled.
l To replace the tones,
repeat the above steps.
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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 or use the Minute Timer without setting the Clock, but the Display
will be blank after cooking.
DO THIS...
1. Touch CLOCK SET.
2. Touch Number
Pads for the right
time of day.
3.
Touch START.
THIS HAPPENS...
The Display will show a “0”
and the colon will start to
flash. The first Number Pad
must be touched wlthln
5 seconds or the Display
will go blank. Touch
CLOCK SET again and
continue.
The Display will show what
numbers you touched in
the order you touched
them. This example shows
3:25.
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 Etthe 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.
IJsing the Minute l’imcr
The Minute Trmer does not start or stop cookrng It can be used alone or whrle
the oven is operating It works like a kitchen trmer
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
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1. Touch MINUTE
TIMER.
2. Touch Number
Pads for minutes
and seconds.
3.
Touch START.
Changing the
Minute Timer
-Touch MINUTE TIMER.
-Touch numbers to set new time.
- Touch START.
New instructions cancel the old
ones.
The MINUTE TIMER lndrcator
Light WIII come on and the
Drsplay WIII show a “0”. The
first Number Pad must be
touched within 5 seconds
or the Display will again
show the time of day.
Touch MINUTE TIMER again
and continue
The Drsplay will show what
numbers you touched in
the order you touched
them. This example shows
1 minute, 45 seconds
The MINUTE TIMER Indicator
Light will stay on to show
that the Minute Timer is
running.
The Display counts down
the seconds to show how
much time IS left on the
Minute Timer.
When the set time is up, a
3 second signal will sound
and the Display will show
the time of day
Cancelling the Minute Timer
-Touch MINUTE TIMER
-Touch CANCEL. NOTE: Touch
MINUTE TIMER before touching
CANCEL to cancel just the Minute
Timer. It CANCEL is touched first,
all cooking instructions will be
cancelled and the Minute Timer
will continue to operate.
The Minute Timer can be set to time other activities while the oven is operating
in any other cycle. The Display will countdown the time of the cycle in opera-
tion. The Minute Timer will continue to countdown, but will not show on the
Display. When the time is up, a 3 second signal will sound
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Opening the oven door does not stop the Minute Timer countdown; however,
it does stop any cooking or defrosting. Close the door and touch START to
continue cooking or defrosting.
Cooking in Your Microwave Oven
Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS Cookbook packed with the microwave
oven It contains information about:
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What microwave energy is.
9 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 a microwave oven.
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Cooking times for different foods.
Important things to remember to get the best cooking results.
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ALWAYS cook food for the minimum recommended cooking time. If neces-
sary, add time in one or two minute periods, then check for doneness to
avoid overcooking the food.
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Stir, turn or rearrange the food being cooked about halfway through the
cooking time for most even doneness with all recipes
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If a glass cover is not available, use wax paper, paper towels or microwave
approved plastic wrap. Turn back a corner to vent steam during cooking.
Using AUTO SENSOR
The Auto Sensor Control allows you to cook food in the oven without computing time or power level. All foods give off moisture, aroma and other vapors as
they cook When the oven senses the right amount of vapor from the food, it
will automatically determine the remaining time and power needed to finish
cooking the food. You only need to touch COOK/REHEAT or COOK FROZEN and
a number pad (for a food setting), then START. If you like Your food less done
than average you may decrease the cooking time by touching the LESS
(Number 1) Pad after selectrng the category [before touching START). If You
like Your food more done than average, touch the MORE (Number91 Pad
after selecting the category (before touching STARI) to extend the time. You
may add ingredients, star, turn or rotate during the timed portion of the Auto
Sensor cycles. However, “Err” WIII show on the Display if the door is opened
during the first [automatic) part of either cycle. If this happens, open the door
and touch CANCEL To finish cooking, estimate the remaining time and reset
the oven using Cook 1 cycle. Do not reset the Auto Sensor. See the Auto
Sensor Chart included with Your oven and the Auto Sensor Guide on the inner
door panel for examples of food to cook at each setting.
COOK/REHEAT
Use COOK/REHEAT to automatically cook fresh food items or reheat
prevrously cooked foods. There are 9 cookrng categories in COOK/REHEAT.
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DO THIS...
1.
Put food In the oven
and close the door.
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2.
Touch COOKIREHEAl
3. Touch a Number
Pad (1-9) for the
cooking category
you want. (See
guide on Inner
door panel and
separate Auto
Sensor Chart.)
4. Touch LESS (1) or
MORE (9) If desired.
(Sklp to Step 5 If
you do not wlsh to
shorten or lengthen
cooklng tlme.)
5.
Touch START.
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THIS HAPPENS...
The AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will come on and
the Display will show “AS-I’
The Display will show the
AUTO SENSOR setting you
touched. This example
shows you selected category 2.
The display will not
change.
The oven automatically
cooks at a preset Cook
Power for that setting. The
AUTO SENSOR Indicator
Light will stay on to show
that the oven is cooking
the food. Do not open the
oven door during this parl
of the cycle.
When you hear 2 beeps,
the Display will show and
count down the remaining
cooking time (except at
setting Number 1). The
oven door can now be
opened to stir, turn or
rearrange food.
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 beep
will sound every 30 seconds
until the door is opened or
CANCEL is touched. The
Display will then show the
time of day
COOK FROZEN
Use COOK FROZEN to automatically cook frozen food items. There are five
cooking categories in COOK FROZEN.
DO THIS...
THIS HAPPENS...
1.
Put frozen food in the oven
and close the door.
2.
Touch COOK
FROZEN.
Touch a Number
Pad (l-5) for the
frozen food cooking category you
want. (See gulde
on inner door panel
and separate Auto
Sensor Chart.)
Touch LESS (1) or
MORE (9) if deslred.
(Skip to Step 5 if
you do not wish to
shorien or lengthen
cooklng time.)
The AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will come on and
the Display will show “AS-:’
The Displav will show the
Auto Sensor category you
touched. This example
shows you selected setting
3.
The display will not
change.
continued on next page
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5. Touch START.
The oven automatically
thaws and cooks at a preset Cook Power for that setting. “AS-3” will show on the
Display and the AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will
stay on to show that the
oven is cooking the food.
Do not open the oven
door during this part of
the cycle.
When you hear 2 beeps,
the Display will show and
count down the remaining
cooking time (except at
setting Number 1). The
oven door can now be
opened to stir, turn or
rearrange food.
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 beep
will sound every 30 seconds until thedoor is opened or CANCEL is touched.
The Display will then show
the time of day.
SLOW COOK/SIMMER
Use SLOW COOK/SIMMER as you would a slow cooker to enhance flavor and
tenderize less expensive cuts of meat If you find that food needs a longer
cooking time than the setting allows, you may extend the time by touching
the MORE (Number 9) Pad after you have touched SLOW COOK/SIMMER (before you touch START]. The LESS (Number 1) Pad cannot be used in this cycle.
KEEP WARM will automatically follow the cooking time in SLOW COOK/SIMMER.
Combined cooking time and KEEP WARM will equal 11 hours, 59 minutes unless
cancelled any time after cooking is done.
DO THIS...
THIS HAPPENS...
1.
Put food in the oven
and close the door.
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