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:
1.
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...
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installed and leveled on a floor
that will hold the weight;
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installed in a well-ventilated
area protected from the
weather;
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properly connected to the correct electric supply and
grounding. (See “Installation
Instructions.“)
Proper use
You must be sure your range is...
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used only for jobs expected
of home ranges;
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used only by people who can
operate it properly;
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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
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Contents
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Using Your Cooktop and Lower Oven..
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The Cooktop Cover
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Surface Unit Controls
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
3.
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
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you have touched START;
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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.
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The Minute Timer can be used when the oven is cooking.
2. Opening the microwave oven door does not stop the Minute Timer.
3.
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...
1.
Put food in the oven and
close the door.
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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
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2 20% of full power
1
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...
1.
Put food in the oven and
close the door.
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2.
Touch COOK CYCLE 1.
3. Touch number pads for
the cooking time you
want.
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4.
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...
1.
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
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2.
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.
4.
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.
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Use 20% of full power for slower defrosting.
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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.
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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...
1.
Put food in the oven
and close the door.
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2.
Touch COOK CYCLE 1.
3. Touch number pads for
the cooking time you
want in the first cycle.
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4.
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.
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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.
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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...
1.
Put frozen food in the
oven and close the door.
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2.
Touch DEFROST.
3. Touch number pads for
defrosting time you
want.
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4.
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.
6.
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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