Whirlpool MW8900XS, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...MICROWAVE OVEN Models MW8900XS MW8901XS 5 Freezers Retr gerator reeleri ice Makers Olshwashers Built In Ovens and Surface Units Ranges Microwave Ovens Trash Compactors Room Air Condltloners Oehumldlfi ...

Page 2: ... Building in Your Microwave Oven 30 Caring for Your Microwave Oven 31 Cleaning the Microwave Oven 31 Replacing the Light Bulb 31 How Your Microwave Works 32 Operating Safety Precautions 33 If You Need Service or Assistance 35 Microwave Oven Warranty 36 61989 Whirlpool Corporation Parts and features Models MW8900XS MW89OlXS DEFROSTGUIDE c not shown AUTO SENSOR GUIDE not shown MODEL AND SERIAL VENTS...

Page 3: ... weight l Has been properly connected and grounded to electrical supply See Installation Instructions found on page 28 l Is not 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 MICROWAE ENERGY DO NOT attempt to oper DO NOT operate the ate this oven tiith th...

Page 4: ...ay result 10 This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service personnel Call a Whirlpool authorized TECH CARE Service Company for examination repair or adjustment 11 Do not cover or block any opening on the appliance fire may result 12 Do not use outdoors damage to the oven or electric shock may result 13 Do not immerse cord or plug in water electric shock may result 14 Keep cord away f...

Page 5: ...en you are not using the microwave oven this is an accurate Digital Clock When you are using the microwave oven it displays time set tings temperature settings and Indicator Lights Touch Command Pads to tell the microwave oven what to do and in what order A few examples CLOCK SETtells the oven you are going to set the Clock STARTtells the oven to start See page 6 for informa tion on the tone you h...

Page 6: ...ones l Repeat the steps above l Repeat the steps above NOTE If your electricity goes off the tones will be replaced when the electricity comes back on Setting the Clock When the oven is first plugged in a tone sounds and the Display shows 88 88 If the electric power ever goes off the Display will again show all 8 s when the power comes back on You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting t...

Page 7: ... Minute Timer When the set time is up a 3 second signal will sound and the Display will show the time of day Changing the Minute Timer Touch MINUTE TIMER Touch numbers to set new time Touch START New Instructions cancel the old ones Cancelling the Minute Timer Touch MINUTE TIMER Touch CANCEL Note Touch MINUTE TIMER before touching CANCEL to cancel just the Minute Timer If CANCEL is touched first a...

Page 8: ...aining time and power needed to finish cooking the food You only need to touch COOK REHEAT or COOK FROZEN and a number pad for a food setting then START For Slow Cook Simmer touch SLOW COOK SIMMER then START If you like your food less done than average you may decrease the cooking time by touching the LESS Number 1 Pad after selecting the category before touching START If you like your food more d...

Page 9: ...oven door durlng thls part of the cycle When you hear 2 beeps the Display will show and count down the remaining cooking time except at setting Number 1 The oven door can now be opened if needed to stir turn or rearrange food When the cooking time ends End will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL End will remain on the Displ...

Page 10: ...aws and cooks at a pre set Cook Power for that setting AS 3 will show on the Display and the AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is cooking the food Do not open the oven door during this part of the cycle When you hear 2 beeps the Display will show and count down the remain ing cooking time except at setting Number 1 The oven door can now be opened if needed to stir turn...

Page 11: ...COOK SIMMER Ia 3 Touch MORE 9 if you wish to extend the cooking time 4 Touch START THIS HAPPENS The AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show SL C The Display will not change The oven will automatically cook and simmer at different preset Cook Powers The AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is cooking the food Do not open the oven door during this...

Page 12: ... oven between the first and second part of the cycle See Using PAUSE page 20 l In Cook Reheat and Cook Frozen AS will show on the Display until the oven calcu lates and begins counting down the remaining cooking time except AS I which stops after the first part of the cooking cycle l The AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light goes off at the end of the first part of the Slow Cook Simmer cycle l Err will show...

Page 13: ...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 cooking Each Number Pad also 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 percentage 10 50 80 etc ...

Page 14: ...w what you touched This example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50 of full power The COOK and COOK POWER Indicator Lights will stay on to show that the oven is cooking 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 When the cooking time ends End will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound You can stop the beeping by ...

Page 15: ...w the number you touched in the order you touched them This example shows 2 minutes 30 seconds 4 Touch START The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is in the Quick Defrost Cycle The Display counts down the time to show how much defrosting time is left When the defrost time ends End will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound You can stop the beeping by opening the...

Page 16: ...emember that standing time is necessary to complete defrosting l Close the door and touch STARTto continue the cycle if no additional time is needed OR l Touch in new instructions for additional defrosting time NOTE PAUSE can be set to automatically stop the oven halfway through the Quick Defrost cycle to allow you to turn over or rearrange food for more even defrosting See page 21 for setting dir...

Page 17: ...ST Indicator Light will stay on All other Indicator Lights will go off The Display counts down the time to show how much time is left in the Quick Defrost cycle When the defrost time ends the micro wave oven automatically lets the food stand for the same amount of time used for defrosting The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light stays on and the Display counts down the standing time During the countdown ...

Page 18: ...erent types of food DO THIS 1 Insert at least Y3 of the Temperature Probe into the food See page 20 DO THIS m 4 Touch PROBE TEMP 5 Touch Number Pads for the desired final tempemture between 90 F and 200 F 6 Touch COOK POWER Option Skip to Step 8 if you want to use HIGH power 2 Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the socket on the oven wall THIS HAPPENS 3 Make sure the probe and probe ca...

Page 19: ...e Display will then show the time of day NOTE ERR will be displayed after START is touched if an incorrect temperature has been set less than 90 F or more than 200 F NOTE Some foods are started using a timed COOK cycle and finished by using a tempemture PROBE TEMP cycle You can set PROBE TEMP to follow COOK to avoid the need to reset the oven halfway through cooking PROBE TEMP can be progmmmed wit...

Page 20: ... a wooden probe should be in the spoon or spatula so the tip of the probe is in center of the largest the center of the liquid muscle but not touching fat or bone l Casseroles cooked using the Temperature Probe should be made from precooked foods Do not use raw meats raw vegetables and cream sauces in casseroles l Dry casseroles do not work well l Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave ...

Page 21: ...rosting time you want 4 Touch PAUSE 5 Touch START The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0 s The Display will show the number you touched in in the order you touched them This example shows 2 minutes 30 seconds The Display will show PAUS The QUICK DEFROST Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is in the Quick Defrost Cycle The Display counts down ...

Page 22: ...u will hear 2 beeps and the oven will shut off 6 Open the door Stir or turn the food or add ingredients Close the door 7 Touch STARTto continue NOTE The oven will remain off until you touch START Adding PAUSE to Cycle in Operation Pause can be added to QUICK DEFROST or AUTO SENSOR after STARThas been touched 1 Touch PAUSE 2 Touch START The oven will automatically stop halfway through QUICK DEFROST...

Page 23: ...ch KEEPWARM then START if additional KEEPWARM time is desired l Foods cooked covered should be covered during KEEPWARM l Pastry items pies turnovers etc should be uncovered during KEEPWARM l Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be covered during KEEPWARM l The use of more than one complete KEEPWARM about 1hour 40 minutes is not recommended The quality of some foods will suffer with ex...

Page 24: ...ge 26 3 Touch AUTO START 4 Touch Number Pads for the time of day you want cooking to start 5 Touch COOK 6 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want The AUTO STARTIndicator Light will come on and the Display will show a 0 The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them This example shows 5 o clock The COOK Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four...

Page 25: ...ime you have set in AUTO START the AUTO STARTIndicator Light will go off the COOK and Cook Power Indicator Lights will come on the cooking time will show on the Display and the oven will start cooking The Display counts down the time to show how much time is left in COOK When the cooking time ends End will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound You can stop the beeping by opening the door or b...

Page 26: ...n before it is put in the oven MOST UNFROZEN FOODS SHOULD NEVER STAND MORE THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE COOKING STARTS l Do not use foods containing baking powder or yeast when using AUTO START They will not rise properly Do not allow food to remain in oven for more than two hours affer end of cooking cycle Other Operating Hints There are a number of things you can do with your microwave oven Some will b...

Page 27: ...tainer on the bottom of the oven second position Cleaning the Rack l Wash by hand with a mild detergent and a soft or nylon scrub brush Dry completely l Do not use abrasive scrubbers or cleansers Personal Injury and Product Damage Hazard l Use hot pads when removing rack from oven after cooking to prevent burns Rack may be hot l Do not store the metal rack in the oven Arcing and damage to the oven...

Page 28: ...ng at the front of the oven or the air intake opening on the bottom of the oven Blocking vent or air intake openings can cause poor cooking results Make sure the microwave oven legs are in place Do not set the oven on anything that will block the air intake openings 2 Put the oven on a cart counter table or shelf that is strong enough to hold the oven the food and the utensils you put in it The co...

Page 29: ...o so temporarily until a properly grounded and polarized 3 prong receptacle is installed use only a heavy duty UL listed 3 wire grounding type exten sion cord containing three 16 gauge mini mum copper wires It must not be longer than polarized 3 prong grounding plug It must be 10 feet cords longer than IO feet may affect the plugged into a correct polarized mating 3 cooking performance of your mic...

Page 30: ...icrowave oven to a wall by itself or with cabinets over lt 3 Put the microwave oven on the MICRO SHELF Hood over a cooktop The hood is available ducted or as a recirculating hood and includes cooktop lights Ask your dealer for details on l 832987 30 inch Built in Kit Black l 815033 30 inch Built in Kit White l 832991 27 inch Built in Kit Black l 832989 24 inch Built in Kit l 832993 Wall Mounting K...

Page 31: ... detergents applied with a sponge or soft cloth when cleaning surfaces of door and oven that come together Rinse well Replacing the Light Bulb The microwave oven light should come on whenever the door is opened or the oven is operating Electrical Shock Hazard To replace Light Bulb Mode Mixer Cover 1 Unplug appliance or disconnect at the main power supply 2 Open the oven door 3 Remove the 3 screws ...

Page 32: ...ic bottom and are absorbed by the food Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves You can t see them but you can see what they do Microwaves pass through glass paper and most plastics with out heating them so food ab sorbs the energy Microwaves bounce off metal pans so food does not absorb the energy Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast The heat around the outside is what cooks the roas...

Page 33: ...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 reheatrng DO NOT heat store or use flammable inflam mable or corrosive materials in or near the oven Fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion NEVER lean on the door or all...

Page 34: ...h cooking while standing If a fire should start in the oven cavity l keep door closed 9 turn oven off l disconnect the power supply at the cord fuse box or circuit breaker Starting a microwave oven when DO NOT use newspaper or it s empty is not recommended other printed paper in the oven If you experiment put a Fire could result container of water in the oven It is normal for the inside of the ove...

Page 35: ... Yaof the probe in the food l Is the probe tip in the center of the food l Is the probe touching bone or fat l Have you allowed roasts to stand for a few minutes after cooking l Is the probe plugged tightly into its socket l Is the Cook Power set correctly Is the Probe Temperature set correctly 3 If you need service Whirlpool has a nationwide network 7 of franchised TECH CARE service companies TEC...

Page 36: ...roduct 3 Replace house fuses or correct house wiring 4 Replace owner accessible light bulbs B Repairs when microwave product is used in other than normal single family household use C Pick up and delivery This product is designed to be repaired in the home D Damage to microwave product caused by accident misuse fire flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool E Anv labor costs d...