Whirlpool MW8600XL, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...th 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 lnstallo ion Date your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place Service Company and Phone Number ...

Page 2: ... back of the oven strong enough to hold the Blocking vents can cause oven The control side of the poor cooking results unlt Is the heavy side Handllng can be tricky 4 F or your safety this oven must be grounded DO NOT REMOVE THETHIRD PRONG FROM THE PLUG You must have a qualified electrician put in the right outlet if yours does not have the 3 prong plug in or if the outlet is not grounded accordin...

Page 3: ...xpected of home micro wave ovens 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 up can cause an egg to DO NOT use the oven until burst Damage to the oven you have read and under or injury to the user may stand ALL the information result on safe use ...

Page 4: ...ot buttons You don t have to oush them iust touch them DIGITAL DISPLAY down time settings and it shows you whai 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 you are going to cook at less than full power START tells the oven to start Each Comman...

Page 5: ...t time is up you will hear a beep and the Display will show a 0 To remove the 0 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 cancel the Minute Timer 7 Touch MINUTE TIMER 2 Touch n...

Page 6: ...ou can stop the beeping by opening the oven door or touching CAN CEL When the beeping stops the Display will show only the 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 MICR...

Page 7: ... POWER 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 The COOK CYCLE 1 and COOK POWER Sig nal Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking in the first cycle at a Cook Power other than high The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left in the first cycle For 2 of every 10 seconds the Displ...

Page 8: ...em This example shows 2 minutes 30 seconds The DEFROST CYCLE Signal Light will stay on to show that the oven is in the Defrost Cycle 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 When you touch DEFROST CYCLE the microwave oven automatically uses 30 of full Cook Power For sl...

Page 9: ...ou touched In the order you touched them This example shows 3 minutes 25 seconds 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want in the first cycle 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 Ia 0 I 5 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want In the first cycle The Display will show what you touch...

Page 10: ...onds the Display will show the Cook Power you selected if 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 d count own be off The Display counts down the cooking time to show how much time ...

Page 11: ...ll show 4 0 s 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 defrosting tlme you want 4 Touch COOK CYCLE 1 The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 4 0 s 5 Touch Number Pads for the cooklng time you want in the first cycle The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display...

Page 12: ...h Number Pads for the cooking tlme you want In the second cooklng cycle The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 2 0 s 1 O Touch COOK POWER Optlon Touch START If you want the hlgh Cook Power The Display will show what you touched This example shows 40 of full power 11 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want In the second cooklng cycle When you touch START the DEFRO...

Page 13: ...if you are using a Cook Power other than high When the first cooking cycle ends you will hear a beep The second cooking cycle will start If only one cooking cycle is used you will hear 4 beeps and the oven will stop count down The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left in the second cycle When the last cooking cycle ends you will hear 4 beeps You can stop the beeping by...

Page 14: ...nto and plug the probe into does not touch any part the food the socket on the oven of the oven lnterlor Close wall the door DO THIS THIS HAPPENS The COOK TEMP Signal Light will come on and the Display will show 2 0 s 4 Touch COOK TEMP 5 E m The Display will show the number you touched This example uses 6 or a final cooked temperature of about 150 F 66 C The 0 means the food is still cold Number P...

Page 15: ...ght l stir foods during cooking when recommended l stir soups casseroles and drinks before serving l cover roasts with foil and let stand a few minutes after cooking Remove foil if you decide to cook it longer l let probe or probe cable touch any part of the oven interior l let probe touch foil if used Foil can be kept away from probe with wooden toothpicks Remove foil if arcing occurs 0 use paper...

Page 16: ...two instructions into the same cycle the second instructions will erase the first 4 When using a Cook Power other than high the Display will 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 ina time will occur between the two COOK CYCLE 1 will automatically begin offer this standing time CLEANING THE MICROWW...

Page 17: ...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 without putting them in containers first REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB 1 2 3 Unplug the power cord Remove holding screw on access panel Remove the light bulb from its socket 4 Replace bulb with a 40 watt appliance bulb 5 Repla...

Page 18: ...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 build up in It the dbh gota hot and the whole eggs may cause water rtayr 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 minutes NEVE...

Page 19: ...r flame especlally foods like potatoes popcorn snacks etc See the MICRO MENUS Cookbook DO NOT OVERCOOK POTATOES At the end of the recommended cooking time they should be slightly firm Wrap in foil and set aside for 5 minutes They will finish cooking while standing If your electric power line voltage is less than the normal 120 volts cooking times may be longer follow MICRO MENUS Cookbook direction...

Page 20: ...crowave oven lets micro waves through Then they bounce off a metal floor back through the ceramic bottom and are absorbed by the food The microwaves disturb water molecules in the food As the molecules bounce around bumping into each other heat is made like rub bing your hands together This is the heat that cooks Building in your microwave oven Your microwave oven is not limited to carts counters ...

Page 21: ...ed completely l Is the oven in a standing time between DEFROST CYCLE and COOK CYCLE I See page 12 If the fan seems to be runnlng slower than usual l Has the oven been stored In a cold area The fan will run slower until the oven warms up to normal room temperature It there has been a power InterruptIon or It the Control Panel ON OFF Swttch has been turned OFF and then CN agaln the Display will show...

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