Whirlpool MW8550XL, Use And Care Manual

Page 1: ...e If you need service or call with a question have this Information ready Model Number 1 Complete Model and Serial Numbers from the plate just behind the microwave oven door on the oven frame 2 Purchase date from sales slip or date installed Copy this information in these spaces Keep this book Serial Number Purchase lnslallatlon Date your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place SerVlCe C...

Page 2: ...hat is on back of the oven strong enough to hold the Blockrng vents con cause oven The control side ot the poor cooking results unlt Is the heavy slde Handllng can be trtcky 4 For your safety thls oven must be FROM THEPLUG You must hove CIquaIlfled electrician pui in the right outlet If yours does arounded DO NOT REMOVE THE THIRD PRONG not have the J prong plug in or if the outlet ISnot grounded a...

Page 3: ...l Used only by people who can Operate it properly l Kept clean and in good repair NEVER start the oven when it s empty The oven can be damaged DO NOT cook or reheat whole eggs in the micro wave oven Steam build up can cause an egg to burst Damage to the oven or injury to the user may result DO NOT use the oven until you have read and under stand ALL the information on safe use ...

Page 4: ... them L Control Panel ON OFF Switch DIGITAL DISPLAY When you are using the mrcrowave oven this acts as a display It counts down time settings and It shows you what number pads You touched COMMAND PADS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS Touch Com mand Pads to tell the microwave oven what to do and in what order A few examples COOK CYCLE 1 or 2 tells the oven You are going to cook COOK POWER tells the oven you are g...

Page 5: ...ch time is left on the Minute own Timer P When the set time is up you will hear a beep and the Display will show a 0 To remove the O touch CANCEL 1 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 c...

Page 6: ...p the beeping by opening the oven door or touching CAN CEL When the beeprng stops the Display will show only the LOWER COOK POWERS For best results some recipes call for lower Cook Powers Lowerrng the Cook Power slows the cooking The lower the Cook Power the slower the cookrng Each Number Pad on Your microwave oven stands for a different percentage of Cook Power Many recipes In Your MICRO MENUS Co...

Page 7: ...how 2 O s 4 Touch COOK POWER 5 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want 6 Touch START The COOK CYCLE 1 and COOK POWER Sig nal Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cookrng in the first cycle at a Cook I Power other than high d Count The Display counts down the time to show own how much cooking time is left in the frrst cycle For 2 of every 10 seconds the Drsplay will show the Cook Pow...

Page 8: ...le 4 Touch START dcount The Display counts down the time to show own how much defrosting time is left When the defrost time ends you will hear 4 beeps You can stop the beeping by opening the oven door or touching CANCEL When the beeping stops the Display will show only the FASTER OR SLOWER DEFROSTING When you touch DEFROST CYCLE the microwave oven automatrcally uses 30 of full Cook Power For slowe...

Page 9: ...uch COOK CYCLE 1 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the first cycle The Drsplay 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 WIII show 2 0 s 4 Touch COOK POWER If you want the high Cook Power skip to step 6 5 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the fir...

Page 10: ...or 2 of every 10 seconds the Display WI I show the Cook Power you selected I you are using a Cook Power other than high You will hear a beep 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 STARTto restart the oven The COOK CYCLE 2 Light will be on during be off d count own The...

Page 11: ...FROST CYCLE Signal Light WIII come on and the Display 111show 4 O s Touch DEFROST CYCLE Touch Number Pads for defrosting time you want The COOK CYCLE 1 Slgnal Light WIII come on and the Display will show 4 O s Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the first cycle The COOK POWER Slgnal Light wtll come on and the Display 111show 2 O s cook at high power Skip to step 12 if you want only ...

Page 12: ...n only one cycle after defrosting 9 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the second cooking cycle The COOK POWER Signal Light WIII come on and the Dtsplay will show 2 O s 10 Touch COOK POWER Opflon Touch START if you want the hlgh Cook Power 11 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the second cooking cycle When you touch START the DEFROST CYCLE Signal Light 111staY on All...

Page 13: ...e COOK CYCLE 2 Signal Light will be on during the second cooking cycle The COOK POWER Light will also be on if you are using a Cook Power other than high d count own The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking trme IS left in the second cycle For 2 of every 10 seconds the Display WIII show the Cook Power you selected If you are using a Cook Power other than high When the last cooking...

Page 14: ...o does not touch any part the food the socket on the oven of the oven interior Close wall the door DO THIS THIS HAPPENS The COOK TEMP Signal Light WIII come on and the Display will snow 2 O s 4 OOK TEMP The Display will show the number you touched This example uses 6 or a final cooked temperature of about 150 F 66 C 5 Touch Number Pad for The 0 means the fooa ISstill cold the desired final tempera...

Page 15: ... let probe or probe cable touch any part of the oven interior l stir foods during cooking when recommended l stir soups casseroles and drinks before servrng l cover roasts with toll and let stand a few minutes after cookrng Remove foil if you decide to cook it longer l let probe touch foil If used Foil can be kept away from probe with wooden toothpicks Remove foil If arcing occurs l use paper plas...

Page 16: ...s Into the same cycle the second instructions WIII erase the first 4 When using a Cook Power other than hrgn the Display WI show the Cook Power for 2 seconds of every 10 during cooking 5 When COOK CYCLE 1 follows DEFROST CYCLE a standing time equal to the defrost rng time will occur between the two COOK CYCLE 1 will automatlcally begin after this standing time CLEANING THE MICROWCVE CWEN Wrpe ofte...

Page 17: ...in conventional ovens or under brorler l Do not let food or container touch the top of the oven l Do not store rack in the oven l Put food in containers then place containers on rack l Do not cook foods directly on rack wrthout putting them in containers first REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB 1 Unplug the power cord 2 Remove holding screw on access panel 3 Remove the light bulb from its socket 4 Replace b...

Page 18: ...e put rt NEVER COOK OR REHEAT A into the oven with a cup of WHOLE EGG Slice hard water beslde it Cook on high boiled eggs before Cook Power for one minute heating Steam burld up In If the dlrh gets hot and the whole eggs may cause water stays cool do not them to burst and possibly use It damage the oven Paper can char or burn and some plastics can melt If used when heating foods for more than 4 mr...

Page 19: ...the oven slightly firm Wrap rn foil manufacturer s but you should not use and set aside for 5 minutes responsibrlrty such containers to heat They WIII finish cooking liquids agarn while standing USE HOT PADS Microwave Follow MICRO MENUS It IS normal for the Inside of energy does not heat Cookbook directions the oven door to look wavy containers but the hot carefully If using a after the oven has b...

Page 20: ...crowave oven lets micro waves through Then they bounce off a metal floor back through the ceramrc bottom and are absorbed by the food The microwaves drsturb water molecules in the food As the molecules bounce around bumptng Into each other heat IS made lrke rub bing your hands together ThusISthe heat that cooks Building in your microwave oven your microwave Oven Is not limited to carts Counters or...

Page 21: ...pletely l Is the oven In a standlng time between DEFROST CYCLE and COOK CYCLE I See page12 I If the fan seems to be running slower than usual l Has the oven been stored In a cold area3 The fan WIII run slower unttl the oven warms up to normal room temperature If there has been a power lnterruptlon or if the Control Panel ON OFF Switch has been turned OFF and then ON agaln the Display will show 88 ...

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