Whirlpool RM988PXK User Manual

Whirlpool

30-INCH FREE-STANDING EYE-LEVEL MICROWAVE LANGE

Defrost Guide MIcrowave Oven

Cooktop Cover Model and Serial

Number Plate Plug-In

Surface Unlt

Automatic Lower

Oven Llght Switch

Model

-- Lock Lever

RM988PXK

Top Light Switch

Chrome Trlm Rlng

Control Panel

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:elain-Enamel ctor Bowl and

Broil Element

FIberglass

Heat Seal \ Removable

Storage

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Drawer

Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here

If you need service, or :-:a11 with a question. have this

information ready:

Complete

behind the microwave oven door on the oven frame).

2. Purchase date from sales slip (or date installed). Copy this information ir: these spaces. Keep this book,

your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place

Model and Serial Numbers (from the plate just

See the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.

Oven Rack Guide

Element

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase ktollatlon Dote

Service Company and Phone Number

Your responsib2lMes.

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Proper installation and safe use of your microwave range are your

personal responsibilities. Read this”Use and Care Guide”and the

“Cooking Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.

Installation

You must be sure your range Is...

installed and leveled on a floor

that will hold the weight;

installed in a well-ventilated area protected from the weather;

properly connected to the correct electric supply and grounding. (See “Installation Instructions.“)

Proper use

You must be sure your range is...

used only for jobs expected of home ranges;

used only by people who can operate it properly;

properly maintained.

Responsibilities

Installation Proper Use

Safety

Precautrons to Avord Possible Exposure to

Excessive Microwave Energy

Using the Microwave Upper Oven

Setting the Clock Using the Minute Timer Cooking rn One Cycle

High Cook Power Lower Cook Powers

Defrostrng

Faster or Slower Defrosting Cooking in Two Cycles Cooking Automatically After Defrosting Cooking to a Serving Time

Serve Trme and the Temperature Probe Cooking wrth the Temperature Probe Changing or Cancelling Instructions Other Operating Hints Cleaning the Microwave Oven Important Information

How Microwave Ovens Work

Contents

Page

Using Your Cooktop and Lower Oven..

The Cooktop Cover

Surface Unit Controls

The Lower Oven Controls

Bakrng or Roasting Adjusting the Oven Temperature Coniro’l Using the Automatic MEALTIMER Clock

Brorling The Lights The Vents

Cleaning and Caring for y&r Ran&’ :

Control Panel and Knobs Surface Units and Reflector DowIs :. Removrng the Storage Drawer

The Optional Rotisserie

The Lower Oven Self-Cleanin’g ‘Cycle : 1 : Cleaning Chart

If You Need Servrce or Assrstance

1 Before Callrng for Assistance 2 If You Need Assistance 3 If You Need Servrce 4 If You Have a Problem

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Using

the miaowave upper oven

Microwave Oven Controls

The top part of the Control Panel has the microwave oven controls. There are four kinds of controls:

-The Digital Display/Clock,

-Signal Lights,

-Command Pads,

- Number Pads. What each of these does will be

covered on the following pages, One note: The Command and Number Pads

are not buttons.

to push them...just touch them.

When you first plug in the range, the

Clock/Display will show 88:88. If, after you set the clock (page 51, the Clock again shows all 8’s, it means your electricity was off for a while. Reset the clock.

Read the following pages carefully.

You don’t have

DIGITAL DISPLAY/CLOCK

COMMAND PADS

it shows you what number pads you

touched.

NUMBER PADS

SETTING

When the range is first plugged in, the Clock Dlsplay shows 88:88. If the electric power ever goes off, the Clock back on.

You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the clock, but the display will be

blank after cooking. The oven door must be closed before setting the clock.

CLOCK

Display WIII also show all 8’s when the power comes

tells the oven you are going to cook at less than full power.

- START tells the oven to start

-DEFROST tells the oven to run at 30% of full power.

SIGNAL LIGHTS

DO THIS...

1. Touch CLOCK.

2. Touch number pads for the correct time of day.

3. Touch START.

THIS HAPPENS...

The word “ser’will glow on the display. Start

touching number pads for the desired time

within 5 seconds.

The Display will show what numbers You

touched in the order you touched them.

m This example shows 3:25.

The START Signal Light will come on to show that You have touched START. It will go off

In aboclt 5 seconds. The clock is set.

The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking; it works like a kitchen timer. Set in minutes or seconds and you will hear a beep when the set time is up. The oven door must be closed before setting the Minute Tlmer.

DO THIS...

2. Touch number pads for minutes and seconds.

Touch START.

THIS HAPPENS...

The MINUTE TIMER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show a “0.” Within 5 seconds start touching number pads for the desired time.

The Display will show what numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 1 minute, 45 seconds

The START and MINUTE TIMER Signal Lights will come on to show that

you have touched START;

the Minute Timer is running.

The START Light will go off in about 5

seconds.

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The Display counts down the seconds to show how much time is left on the Minute Timer.

When the set time is up, a buzzer will sound and the Display will show the time of day.

The Minute Timer can be used when the oven is cooking.

2. Opening the microwave oven door does not stop the Minute Timer.

If you open oven door and reset the Minute Timer touch START twice to start the Minute Timer and to restart the oven.

To change or cancel the Minute Timer:

I. Touch MINUTE TIMER.

2. Touch number 0 to cancel, or

2. Touch desired new number pads to change. Then:

3. Touch START.

COOKING IN ONE CYCLE

Follow these steps to cook at one power level’

HIGH COOK POWER

DO THIS...

Put food in the oven and close the door.

2. Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

the cooking time you

want.

4. Touch START.

THIS HAPPENS...

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come

on and the Display will show 4 O’s

The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds

The oven will automatically cook at high Cook Power.

The START and COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Lights

will come on to show what you have told the oven to do. The START Light will go off in about 5 seconds.

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The Display counts down the time to show

how much cooking time IS left When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will

sounu 4 times. [You can stop the buzzer by opening the oven door or touching CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the Display will show the time of day.

LOWER COOK POWERS

for best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. Lowering the Cook Power

slows the cooking. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each number

pad on your microwave oven 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 by percentage (1 O%, 50%, 8096, etc.].

The following chart gives you the percentage of Cook Power each number pad

stands for, and the Cook Power name usually used

automatic 100% of full power HIGH

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7 70% of full power 6 60% of full power 5 50% of full power 4 3 2 20% of full power

90% of full power

80%

of full power

40% of full power 30% of full power

10% of full power LOW

MED-HI MED MED-LO

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LOWER COOK POWERS. CONTINUED

DO THIS...

Put food in the oven and close the door.

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Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

3. Touch number pads for the cooking time you want.

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Touch COOK POWER.

THIS HAPPENS...

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 4 0’s.

The Display will show the numbers you

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.

The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 2 0’s.

The Display will show what you touched. This example shows 60% of full power.

5. Touch a number pad for the Cook Power you want.

6. Touch START.

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The START, COCK CYCLE 1 and COOK POWER Signal Lights will come on to show what you have told the oven to do. The START Light will go off in about 5 seconds.

The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left

For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you selected.

When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will sound 4 times. [You can stop the buzzer by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.] When the buzzer stops, the Display will show the time of day.

DEFROSTING

Use the defrost setting to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost times, check the guide on the inside of the oven door or in your Cookbook.

DO THIS...

Put frozen food in the oven and close the door.

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THIS HAPPENS...

The DEFROST Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 4 O’s

Touch DEFROST.

The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

3. Touch number pads for the defrosting time you want.

The START and DEFROST Signal Lights will

come on to show what you have told the oven to do. The START Light will go off in about 5 seconds.

Touch START.

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The Display counts down the time to show how much defrosting time is left

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When the defrost time ends, a buzzer will sound 4 times. (You can stop the buzzer by opening the oven door or touching CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the Display will show the time of day.

FASTER OR SLOWER DEFROSTING

When you touch DEFROST, the microwave oven automatically uses 30% of full Cook

Power. For slower or faster defrosting, see lower Cook Powers on page 8.

Use 20% of full power for slower defrosting.

Use 40% of full power for faster defrosting. Defrosting at Cook Powers higher than 30% can cause some cooking on the outside of the food.

HOLDING OR STANDING TIME:

For best results allow the food to stand for awhile after defrosting. This will equalize

the temperature of the food and provide more even defrosting.

COOKING IN TWO CYCLES

For best results, some recipes call for one Cook Power for a certain length of time, and another Cook Power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to the other automatically

DO THIS...

Put food in the oven

and close the door.

Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

3. Touch number pads for the cooking time you want in the first cycle.

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Touch COOK POWER. If you want the high Cook

Power, skip to step 6.

THIS HAPPENS...

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 4 O’s

The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 3 minutes, 25 seconds.

The COOK Power Signal Light will come on

and the Display will show 2 O’s

5. Touch a number pad for the Cook Power you

want in the first cycle.

6. Touch COOK CYCLE 2.

7. Touch number pads for the cooking time you want in the second cycle.

The Display will show what You touched

This example shows 60% of full power.

The COOK CYCLE 2 Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 4 0’s.

The Display will show the numbers You touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

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8. Touch COOK POWER. If

you want the high Cook

Power, skip to step 10.

9. Touch a number pad for the Cook Power you want in the second

cycle.

The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 2 0’s.

The Display will show what you touched This example shows 40% of full power.

The START Signal Light will come on for about 5 seconds. The COOK CYCLE 4 Light will come on and stay on while the oven is cooking in the first

cycle. The COOK POWER Light will be on if you are using a Cook Power other than high.

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The Display counts down the cooking time

to show how much time is left in the first

cycle.

For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you selected, if you are using a Cook Power other than high.

A buzzer will sound at the end of the first

cycle. You can either open the door to

check the food, or you can let the oven

start the second cycle. If you do open the

door, just close it and push START to restart the oven.

The COOK CYCLE 2 Light WIII come on when the oven starts cooking in the second cycle The COOK POWER Light will come on if you are using a Cook Power other than high.

The Display counts down the cooking time to show how much time is left in the second cycle.

For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you selected, if you are using a Cook Power other than high.

When the second cycle is over, a buzzer will sound 4 times. (You can stop the buzzer by opening the door or touching CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the Display will

show the time of day.

COOKING AUTOMATICALLY AFTER DEFROSTING

The controls cart be set so the microwave oven goes automatically from defrosting to

Cycle 1 and even Cycle 2

DO THIS...

Put frozen food in the oven and close the door.

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Touch DEFROST.

3. Touch number pads for defrosting time you want.

Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

THIS HAPPENS...

The DEFROST Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 4 0’s.

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come on

and the Display will show 4 0’s.

5. Touch number pads for the cooking time you

want in the first cycle.

Touch COOK POWER. Options: Skip to step 8 it

you want the first cycle to cook at high power. Skip to step 12 if you want only one cycle at

high power.

7. Touch a number pad for the Cook Power you want in the first cooking

cycle.

The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 2 O’s

The Display will show what you touched. Thus example shows 60% of full power.

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