Whirlpool MH6700XW-1, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...Models MH6700XW 1 MH6701XWT1 white ...

Page 2: ...icrowave Oven 27 Caring for the Filters 28 Replaclng the Cooktop and Oven Lights 29 Operating Safety Precautions 30 If You Need Sewlce or Assistance 32 Mlcrowave Oven Warranty 36 0199l Whirlpool Corpomtlon Parts and features Models MH6700XW 1 DEFROST GUIDE MH6701XW 1 white Mop Dp I TEMPERATURE PROBE SOCKET DOORLATCHES PANEL COOKING RACK EXHAUST FAN AND COOKTOP LIGHT SWITCHES FILAR COOKTO LIGHT iii...

Page 3: ...r operation l Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded See Installation Instructions l Isnot used by children or anyone unable to operate it properly l Is properly maintained l Is used only for jobs expected of a home microwave oven PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAW ENERGY DO NOT attempt to oper ate this oven with the door open since open door op era...

Page 4: ...n off and corrosrve chemicals or vapors In thus ap disconnect the power cord or shut off piiance Thisty signed to hear of oven isspecifically de power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel cookl Or dry food it Is not 8 Do not use the cavity for storage purposes designed for industrial or laboratory use Do not leave paper products cooking 7 As with any appliance close supervi utensils or food in the...

Page 5: ...lectrlclty was off for a whlle Reset the Clock Dlgltal Display Clock and Indlcator Nm When you are not uslng the mlcrowave oven thls Isan accu rate Dlgltal Clock When you are uslng the mlcrowave oven tt dlsplays ttme set tlngs temperature set tlngs and lndlcator Llghts Command Pads Touch Command Pads to tell the micra wave oven what to do and In what order A few examples CLOCK SET tells the oven y...

Page 6: ...een cycles A reminder tone will sound every 60 seconds after cooking is done to remlnd you that something has been left In the oven A 3 second tone signals the end of the Minute Timer functton If you don t hear a tone it is because of incorrectly entered instructions or because the tones have been removed Forexample a tone will not sound if you touch a Number Pad before you touch a Command Pad To ...

Page 7: ...ing It can be used alone or while the oven is operating It works like a kitchen timer DO THIS THIS HAPPENS 1 Touch MINUTE TIMER The MINUTETIMERIndicator Light will come on and the Display will show a 0 The first Number Pad must be touched wllhln 5 seconds or the Dls play will go blank Ifthis happens touch MINUTETIMERagain and continue 2 Touch Number Pads for mlnutes and seconds The Display will sh...

Page 8: ...700 watt mlcrowave ovens Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS Cookbook packed with the microwave oven It contains lnformatlon about l What mlcrowave energy Is l How food Iscooked by mlcrowave energy l What affects cooklng speed and cooking evenness l Safetyttps l Utensils to use when cooklng In a mlcrowave oven l Cooklng times for dlfferent foods Important things to ternember to get the best cooklng re...

Page 9: ... changed any time before touching START or during the cycle 1 Touch COOK 1 2 Touch numbers for the new time 3 Touch START Cook 1will continue cooking for the new time Cooking at Lower Cook Powers For best results some recipes call for lower Cook Powers The lower the Cook Power the slower the cooklng Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power Many recipes in your MICRO MEN...

Page 10: ...ight will come on and the Display will show P HII This shows the oven is pre programmed to cook at full HIGH power Ia 5 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want The Display will show what you touched This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50 of full power d count Own The COOK and COOK POWERIndicator Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking at a Cook Power other than HIGH...

Page 11: ...et TIME Auto Set TIMEprovldes ten preset ttmes One to nlne mlnutes at HIGH Cook Power can be selected by touching TIMEand the corresponding Number Pad l 9 You do not need to touch any addltlonal Number Pads as you do when uslng COOK1 or COOK 2 Thls provldes a short cut method for sefflng commonly used cwklng nmes The Auto Set Chart Included wlth your microwave oven and the Auto Set Gulde on the In...

Page 12: ...START The AUTOSETIndicator Light will stay on while the oven Iscooklng In the preprogrammed cycle If you selected a Cook Power other than HIGH the COOK POWERlndlcator Light will also come on Thls shows you the oven is cooklng at a se lected Cook Power The Display counts down the time to show how much cooklng time is left For 2 of every 10seconds the Display will show the Cook Power you selected If...

Page 13: ...setltng commonly used probe temperatures The Auto Set Chart Included wlth your mlcrowave oven and the Auto Set Gulde on the Inner door panel help you use TEMPto cook varlous fwd items without havlng to look up the temperatures A preset temperature of 165 Fat HIGH Cook Power Isavallable after lnsettlng fhe probe by touching Justthe TEMPPad Thistemperature may be changed to any temperature from 90 F...

Page 14: ...to Set TEMPto tollow COOK Auto Set TEMPcan be programmed with the Temperature Probe out but the oven will pause between the last Cook cycle and PRCB will show on the Dlsplay to remlnd you to plug In the Temperature Probe Changing the Pwprogrammed Sefflng You can change the pre progmmmed temperature and Cook Power In Auto Set TEMPto the tempemture and power you most often use Tochange the Auto Set ...

Page 15: ...veloped for other types of defrost systems as food may be partially cooked Do MS THIS HAPPENS 1 Putfrozen food ln Ihe oven and close lhe door The QUICK DEFROST lndlcator Llght will come on and the Dlsplay will show four 0 s 2 TouohQUICK DEFRCST 3 Tou8h Number Fads for the detrostlng time you want The Dlsplay will show the number you touched In ihe order you touched them Thls example shows 2 mlnute...

Page 16: ...ven will be dark and the fan will be off When standing tlme Isover you will hear 2 Deeps and Cook1 will begln When Cook1 ends End will show on the Dlsplay and 4 beeps will sound About the QUICK DEFROSTCycle The mlcrowave oven automatlcally dlvldes the time set for the QUICK DEFROST Cycle into three equal parts Firstpart I SO offullCookPower Secondpart 50 offullCookPower Third part 20 of full Cook ...

Page 17: ... 3 minutes 25 seconds a I i 4 Select a Cook Power Optlon Skip to Step 6 It you want to cook at HIOH power Toselect a Cook Power other than HIGH touch COOK POWER The COOK POWERlndlcator Llght will come on and the Dlsplay will show P HII Thls shows the oven Is preprogrammed to cook at full HIGH power q0 The Dlsplay will show what you touched Thls example shows you touched Number Pad 6 for 60 of 5 To...

Page 18: ...r Indicator Llghts will go off The Display counts down the cooking time to show how much time is left in the first cycle For 2 of every 10seconds the Display will show the Cook Power you selected If you are uslng a Cook Power other than high You will hear 2 beeps at the end of COOK 1 You can elther open the door to check stir or turn the food etc or you can let me oven start me next cycle If you d...

Page 19: ...n check food add lngredlents or addltlonal foad Items stlr tum over etc you can program PAUSE between each Cook cycle see Page 22 1 Changing or addlng lnstructlons You can change tlmes Cook Powers or add cycles any tlme before touching START or during oven operalton l Touch the Cook cycle you wlsh to change or add COOK 1or 2 l Touch Number Pads for new time If deslred l Touch CCCK POWER If change ...

Page 20: ... will show the Internal temperature of the food for every 5 FIncrease For 2 of every 10seconds the Dls play will show the Cook Power you selected if you are uslng a Cook Power other than high When the probe senses the tempera ture you selected the oven shuts off End will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound You can stop ihe beeplng by openlng the door or by touching CANCEL End will remaln on...

Page 21: ...ll be In fhe oven foo long and mlght distort l force probe Into frozen food l use probe for fcod that needs to simmer l plug the polnted end of the Temperature Probe Into the socket Temperafure Probe Cooking Tips For casseroles the tlp of For liquids balance the the probe should be in For roasts the tip of the probe on a wooden the center of the food probe should be In the Stlr foods when recom sp...

Page 22: ...2 beeps will sound and the oven will shut off The Display will show PAUS and the COCK 2 lndlcator Llghf will come on Open the door Stir turn over or rear range fhe food or add Ingredlenk Close the door Touch START fo conflnue wllh Cook 2 The Display will show fhe flme sef for Cook 2 and begln counting down fhe flme to show how much cooklng flme Is left NOTE The oven will mmaln off until you touch ...

Page 23: ...will continue to show fhe flme of day l KEEP WARM operates for up to W mlnufes 99 seconds l Openlng the oven door cancels KEEP WARM Close the door and touch KEEP WARM fhen START If addlflonal KEEP WARM time Isdesired l Foods cooked covered should be covered durlng KEEP WARM l Pastry Items pies turnovers etc should be uncovered during KEEP WARM l Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be...

Page 24: ...ge 26 1 The AUTOSTART lndlcafor Light will come on and the Display will show 01 q um 4 Touch Number Pads for the time of day you want cooklng to start The Display will show fhe numbers you touched In the order you touched them Thls example shows 2 o clock I q The COOK 1Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0 s 5 Touch COCK 1 6 Touch Number Fads tor the cooklnR time you want T...

Page 25: ...he COOK 1and COOK POWERIndicator Lights will come on the cooklng time will show on the Display and the oven will start cooklng The Display count s down the flme t0 show how much time Is left In COOK 1 For 2 of every 10seconds the Display will show the Cook Power you selected if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH When the cooking flme ends End will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound...

Page 26: ... frozen before tt Is put In the oven MOST UNFROZENFOODS SHOULD NEVERSTAND MORE TNAN TWO HOURS BEFORECOOKING STARTS Do not use foods oontalnlng baking powder or yeast when using AUTO START They will not rlw properly l Do not allow food to remain In oven for more than two hours atier end ot cooklng cycle Other Operating Hints 1 To double check sefflngs while the oven Is running l Touch the Command P...

Page 27: ... operate the oven with the metal mck stored on the floor of the oven Damage to the Interior flnlsh will result Use rack only In the mlcrowave oven Do not use rack wlth browning dish l Do not let food container on rack touch the top or sides of the oven l Do not cook foods directly on rack without puttlng them In contalners first Do not place a metal cooklng container on rack Place a mlcrowave sate...

Page 28: ...est at the angle shown 2 To remove grease filters 3 Soak grease filters in hot slide each fllfer to me front water and a mild detergent Pull fllfers downward and push to fhe rear The fllfer will drop out Scrub and swish to remove embedded dirt and grease Rinse well and shake to dry Da not use ammonla or ____ _ place In a dlshwasher The alumlnum will darken 1 I 1 5 To replace charcoal filter remove...

Page 29: ...e bulb holder 2 Remove the bulb cover mounting screws 3 We recommend replacing bulb s wlth candelabra base 30 watt bulb s avail able from your authorized WhirlpoolSM service com pany Part No 4158432 2 Remove the vent cover mounting screws 8 Tip the cover forward then lifl out to remove 4 Remove bulb holder mounting screw 6 We recommend replacing bulb with candelabra base 30 watt bulb available fro...

Page 30: ...it cylindrical shaped containers when the door is open Injury could result may become overheated The liquid may splash out with a loud noise during or after heating or when adding ingredients coffee etc resulting in harm to the oven and possible personal injury For best results stir any liquid several times before heating or reheating DO NOT heat store or use flammable materials in or near the ove...

Page 31: ...ook wavy after the oven has been running for a while MODEMU ER COVER NEVERremove the mode mixer cover The plastic cover protects the microwave mixer blade from soil or bending I I DO NOTfry to melt paraffin wax in the oven Paraffin wax will not melt in a microwave oven because it allows micro waves to pass through it DO NOT OVERCOOK POTATOES Fire could result At the end of the recommended cooking ...

Page 32: ...e is being used is it plugged tightly into its socket l Is the door firmly closed and latched l Did you touch START l Dld you follow the directions exactly If the mlcrowave cooklng tlmes seem too long l Isthe electric supply to your home or wall out let low or lower than normal Your electric company can tell you if the line voltage is low Your electrician or service technician can tell you if the ...

Page 33: ...needed In order to better respond to your request 3 If you need service B G Whlrlpool has a a 01 nationwlde net work of autho rized WhirlpoolSM SERV CE service com w panles Whlrlpool service technicians are trained to fulfill the product warranty and provide atter warranty service anywhere in the United States Tolocate the authorlzed Whirlpool servlce company in your area call our Consumer Assista...

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Page 36: ...repalred In the home D Damage to mlcrowave oven caused by accident misuse flre flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whlrlpool E Anv labor costs durlna llmlted warrantv WHIRLPOOLCORPORATION SHALLNOT BELIABLEFORINCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow the exclusion or llmltatlon of Incidental or consequentlal damages so thls llmltatlon or exclusion may not apply t...