Whirlpool RM778PXT, Use & Care Manual

Page 1: ...UPPER MICROWAVE OVEN Model RM778PXT Ishen Clothes Dryers Freezers Relr genlor Freezer Ice Makers Dishwashers Buill In Ovens and Surtace Unils Ranges Microwave Ovens Trash Compacts ...

Page 2: ...ck Caring for Your Microwave Oven Cleaning the Microwave Oven Replacing the Light Bulb How Your Microwave Oven Works Operating Safety Precautions If You Need Service or Assistance Microwave Oven Warranty Page 2 4 4 5 7 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 14 14 16 18 01988 Whirlpool Corporation Fill out and return the Microwave Reglstratlon Card Included wlih your mlcrowave oven If the card is missing please send th...

Page 3: ...the Owner Registration Card provided with this product Then complete the form below Have this information ready if you need service or call with a question l Copy Model and Serial Numbers from plate behind the micro wave oven door on the oven frame and the purchase date from the sales slip l Keep this book and your sales slip together in a handy place Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Servi...

Page 4: ...e Guide for additional safety and operating Instructions PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAW ENERGY DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation can result in harmful exposure to micro wave energy It is important not to de feat or tamper with the safety interlocks DO NOT place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow ...

Page 5: ...as whole eggs and sealed con tainers for example closed glass jars may explode and should not be heated in this oven 5 Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this manual 6 As with any appliance close supervision is necessary when used by children p anZrf rtORaYZ a heidS cord or plug if it is not working properly or if it has been damaged or dropped Elec tric shock fire or oth...

Page 6: ...o facilitate pies metallic glaze or trim cooking Paper can char or burn and some plastics can melt if used when heating foods b Test dinnerware or cook ware before using See page 37 Some dishes melamine Centura etc absorb micro wave energy becoming too hot to handle and slowing cooking times Remove wire c If materials inside the oven should ignite keep oven door closed turn oven off and dis connec...

Page 7: ...pads When you are not using the micro wave oven this is an accurate digital clock When you are using the micro wave oven it dis plays time settings indicator lights and shows what number pads you touched Touch Command Pads to tell the microwave oven what to do and in what order A few examples CLOCK SET tells the oven you are going to set the clock START tells the oven to start See page 8 for infor...

Page 8: ... don t hear a tone it is because of incorrectly entered instructions or because the tones hove been removed For example a tone will not sound if you touch a Number Pod before you touch a Command Pod To remove the programming tone To remove all tones except the and reminder tone Minute Timer signal l Open the door l Open the door l Touch CANCEL twice then touch l Touch CANCEL twice touch 0 then STA...

Page 9: ...START THIS HAPPENS The Display will show a 0 and the colon will star f to flash The first Number Pad must be touched wlthln 5 seconds or the Display will go blank Touch CLOCK SETagain and continue The Display will show what numbers you touched In the order you touched them This example shows 3 25 The colon will stop flashing The Clock is set If you hove touched in on incorrect time such as 12 65 E...

Page 10: ...onds Minute Timer When the set time is up Q 3 second signal will sound and the Display will show the time of day Changing the minute timer Cancelling the minute timer Touch MINUTE TIMER Touch numbers to set new time Touch START New Instructlons cancel the old ones Touch MINUTE TIMER Touch CANCEL NOTE Touch MINUTE TIMER before touching CANCEL to cancel just the Minute Timer If CANCEL lo touched fir...

Page 11: ...to ovoid overcooking the food l Stir turn or rearrange the food being cooked about halfway through the cook ing time for most even doneness with all recipes l If a gloss cover is not available use waxpaper paper towels or o microwave approved plastic wrap Turn bock corner to vent steam during cooking l When using microwave recipes from cookbooks or sources other than the MICRO MENUS Cookbook sligh...

Page 12: ...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 MENUF 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 The following...

Page 13: ...ample shows 7 minutes 30 seconds The COOK POWER Indica tor Light will come on and the Display will show P HI This shows the oven is pre programmed to cook at full HIGH power The Display wiltshowwhat 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 D...

Page 14: ... Auto Set TIME and TEMP are preset cooking cycles which store commonly used cooking times and probe temperature settings Auto Set TIME Auto Set TIME provides ten preset times One to nine minutes at HIGH cook power can be set by touching TIME and the corresponding number pad I 9 This provides a short cut method for setting commonly used cooking times The AUTO SETchart included with your microwave o...

Page 15: ... The Display counts down d the time to show how much own cooking time is left conttnued on next page 15 The D lay will show what you touched in even minutes This example shows 4 minutes _ _ _ I _ ll The COOK POWER Indica tor Light will come on and the Display will show P HI This shows the oven is pre programmed to cook at full HIGH power The Display will show what you touched This example shows yo...

Page 16: ...o Step 6 4 Touch COOK POWER 5 Touch the Number Pad for the desired Cook Power 6 Touch START Touch CANCEL The oven will remember that cooking time and Cook Power for future use NOTE it the electric power ever goes off the oven will go back to the pre programmed 2 minutes 30 seconds at high Cook Power Auto Set TEMP Auto Set TEMP provides ten preset probe temperature settings One hundred ten 110 to o...

Page 17: ...ting only The Display will show what you touched in degrees Fahrenheit This example shows you touched Number Pad 4 for a final cooked temperature of 140 F NOTE Cook Power of 70 is preset on TEMP settings 1 9 The COOK POWER lndicatol Light will come on and the Display will show P 70 This shows the oven is pre programmed to cook at 70 of full power MED HIGH The Display will show what you touched Thi...

Page 18: ...perature and Cook Power in Auto Set TEMP to the temperature and power you most often use To change the Auto Set TEMP setting follow these steps 1 Open the door 2 Touch TEMP twice 3 Touch the Number Pads forthe new desired temperature between 90 F and 200 F 4 Touch COOK POWER 5 Touch the Number Pad for the desired Cook Power 6 Touch START Touch CANCEL The oven will remember that temperature and Coo...

Page 19: ...he Dis play will show 2 minutes 30 seconds or the time you have set as your favorite cycle The Display will show what you touched in even min utes This example shows you touched Number Pad 4 for a cooking time of 4 minutes _ _ _ The COOK POWER Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show P HI This shows the oven is pre programmed to cook at full power HIGH I The Display will show what yo...

Page 20: ...ws you the oven is cooking at a selected Cook Power 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 if you are using a Cook Power other than high You will hear 2 beeps at the end of AUTO SET You can either open the door to check stir or turn the food etc or you can let the oven start the next cycle I...

Page 21: ...tructions You can change times Cook Powers or add cycles any time before touching STARTor during oven operation l Touch the Cook cycle you wish to change or add l Touch numbers for new time if desired l Touch COOK POWER if change is desired l Touch number for new Cook Power or touch COOK POWER again if high is desired l Touch in new cycle and time if desired l Touch START Additional information l ...

Page 22: ...START ie Display will show the I umber you touched in theorder you touched tlrem This example shows 1 minutes 45 seconds 78 QUICK DEFROST Indi ator Light will stay on to how that the oven is in the 1 luick Defrost Cycle he Display counts down ibie time to show how much lefrosting time is left Vhen the defrost time nds End will show on the Xsplay and 4 beeps will ound You can stop the leeping by op...

Page 23: ...UICK DEFROST Cycle l Open the door l Check the food with long tined fork if center area is hard frozen set additional time Remember that standing time is necessary to complete detrostlng 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 Cooking automatically after defrosting The controls can be set so...

Page 24: ... F rogrammed to cook at f II power HIGH i ie Display will show what ou touched This example lows you touched Ilumber Pad 6 for 60 of I 11 power Nhen you touch START the BUICK DEFROST Indicator ight will stay on All other ndicator Lights will go off he Display counts down he time to show how much Ime is left in the defrost ycle Nhen the defrost time nds the microwave oven automatically lets the foo...

Page 25: ...ll sound You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL End will remain on the Display and a reminder tone will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched The Display will then show the time of day Standing time after defrosting For best results allow the food to stand for a while after defrosting This helps equalize the temperature of the food to prov...

Page 26: ... See page 28 DO THIS THIS HAPPENS 6 B 4 Touch PROBETEMP 5 Touch Number Pads for the desired ffnal tem perature between 90 F and 200 6 Touch COOK POWER Opfton Touch START It you want to use hlgh power 3 Make sure the probe does not touch any part of the oven Interior Close the door The PROBE TEMP Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show IF The Display will show the numbers you touched...

Page 27: ...will sound every 30 seconds until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched The Display will then show the time of day NOTE Err will be displayed after STARTis touched if an incorrect tem perature has been selected under 90 F or over 200 F Prob will show on the Display after STARTis touched if the probe is not plugged in the oven p 7 l w_i r cm v wr lys i_ Hints for using the temperature probe DO l ...

Page 28: ... out The oven will then pause between COOK and PROBETEIHP PROB will show on the Display to remind you to plug in lhe probe Touc h STARTto continue cooklng Changing the temperature setting l When using the Temperature Probe PROBE TEMP set ngs can be changed before or during operation Touch PROBE TEMI Touch number for new temperature Touch START The oven will continue cooking to the new temperature ...

Page 29: ... hot pads 2 Wipe probe with a hot sudsy cloth Use a plastic scouring pad to remove stubborn foods 3 Probe may be placed in the silverware basket of the dishwasher Using START TIME to delay start The microwave oven can be set to start automatically at a later time Use STARTTIME to delay the start of cooking up to 11hours 59 minutes DO THIS THIS HAPPENS 1 Make sure Clock is set to the correct flme o...

Page 30: ...cator Light will stay on The MEALTIMER Indicator Light will come on and 0 will show on the Display The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them This example shows 5 o clock When the time of day reaches the time you have set for the oven to start cooking the oven will beep twice and the MEAL TIMER Indicator Light will go off The COOK and COOK POWER Indicator Lights wi...

Page 31: ...the Temperature Probe Defrosting Using KEEPWARM before you program STARTTIME l You can change tlme or add cycles at any time during the Start Time cycle 1 Touch the cycle you wish to change or add 2 Touch Number Pads for new time 3 Touch COOK POWER if desired 4 Touch number of new Cook Power or touch COOK POWER again if High is desired 5 Touch START The oven will cook at the new time and Cook Powe...

Page 32: ...or and touch KEEPWARM then STARTif additional KEEPWARM time is desired l Foods cooked covered should be covered during KEEPWARM l Pastry items pie 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...

Page 33: ...our oven for examples of menus that can be cooked provided with your oven for examples of menus that can be cooked using the Bi Level Cooking Rack using the Bi Level Cooking Rack Note Do not store the metal rack in the oven Arcing and damage to the oven can result if someone accidentally staris the oven Inserting the rack l Insert the rack securely into the rack supports on the side walls of the o...

Page 34: ... and oven frame touch when closed Use only mild non abrasive soaps or 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 comes on whenever the door is opened or the oven is operating If it should burn out replace as follows To replace 2 Open the oven door 3 Remove the 3 screws from t...

Page 35: ...d plastic without heating them so food absorbs 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 roast all the way through This is one of the reasons for letting some foods roasts baked potatoes stand for a while after cooking or for stirring some foods during the cooking time ...

Page 36: ...come 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 inflam mable or corrosive materials in or near the oven NEVER lean on the door or allow a child to swing on i...

Page 37: ... approved popcorn popper or commercial package designed especially for micro wave ovens Results are the manufacturers responsibility NEVERtry to pop corn in a paper bag Over cooking may result in smoke and fire DO NOT try to melt paraffin wax in the oven Fire or other haz ards may result Starting a microwave oven when it s empty is not recommended If you experiment put a container of water in the ...

Page 38: ...e tone been cancelled If the fan seems to be running 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 If there has been a power interrup tion the Display will show B8 BB Reset the clock page 9 If the microwave oven turns off too soon or not soon enough when using fhe probe l Is at least Y3of the probe in the food...

Page 39: ...mber see Step 2 or look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under 4 If you havea problem Call our CCCL LINE service assistance telephone number see Step 2 and talk with one of our Consultants or if you prefer write to Mr Donald Skinner Director of Customer Relations Whirlpool Corporation 2000 M 63 Benton Harbor Ml 49022 If you must call or write please pro vide model number serial number date...

Page 40: ...d use C Pick up and delivery This product is designed to be repaired in the home D Damage to range product caused by accident misuse fire flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool E Any labor costs during the limited warranty I WHIRLPOOLCORPORATION SHALLNOT BELIABLEFOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUEN TIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or co...