Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MW8500XP Whirlpool
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MICRO WAVE OVEN Model MW8500XP.
Contents Parts and Features Before You Install Your Microwave Oven Before You Use Your Microwave Oven Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy Important Safety Instructions Using Your Microwave Oven Microwave Oven Controls Setting the Clock Cooking at High Cook Power,.
Fill out and return the “Microwave Registration Card” attached to the oven door. If the card is missing, please send the model number of your mlcrowave oven, with your name and address to Whirlpoo.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Microwave ovens have been used successfully in homes for a number of years. They are thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. However, as with any appliance, there are special installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit.
Microwave oven controls There are three parts in the control section. -The Digital Display/Clock, and Signal Lights - Command Pads -Number Pads Instructions for each control are covered on the following pages. Read them carefully. When you are not using the microwave oven, this is an accu- rate digital clock.
Setting the clock When the oven is first plugged in, the Display shows 88:88. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will also show all 8’s when the power comes back on. You can cook without setting the clock, but the display will be blank after cooking.
4. Touch START. The oven will automatically cook at high Cook Power. The COOK Signal Light will stay on to show that the oven is cooking. d count own The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left in the Cook cycle. When the cooking time ends You will hear 4 beeps.
Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you want. 4. Touch COOK POWER. 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched in the order you touched them. This example shows 7 mrnutes. 30 seconds. The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display WIII show two 0’s.
Defrosting Use Quick Defrost to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost times, see the guide on the inside of the oven door or the chart in your MICRO MENUS’ Cookbook. DO THIS... _ . 1. Put frozen food in the oven and close the door. 2.
Changing or adding defrost time You can change the defrosting time while the QUICK DEFROST Cycle IS operating: I. Touch QUICK DEFROST. 2. Touch numbers for the new time 3. Touch START. Any new time setting made while QUICK DEFROST is operating will continue the defrosting only at 20% of full Cook Power.
6. Touch COOK POWER. (Options: Skip to 8 if you want to cook at high power.) 7. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 8. Touch START. ..--..I ___-, _._ ^. d count own d count own The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on and the Display will show two 0’s.
Minute Timer The microwave oven control can be used as a kitchen timer. Use COOK at “0” Cook Power for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. DO THIS... q . . 1. Touch COOK. CBDD 2. Touch number pads for minutes and seconds. *. m ‘. - 3. Touch COOK POWER.
Changing or adding instructions YOUr microwave oven is designed to let you change your mind while you are touching in instructions, and to let you change instructions after you have started the oven, l Cooking time can be changed at any time during the cooking cycle: - Touch COOK.
Other operating hints These are a number of things you can do with your microwave oven. Some will be reminders Others will be mentioned for the first time. 1. To double check settings while the oven is running, touch the command pad for the setting You want to check.
. $9 .A .* ,’ ‘- ?r’il WARNING - Use care when heating liquids or adding ingredients to heated liquids Liquids heated in certain shaped containers may be- come overheated. The liquid may splash out with a loud noise during or after heating or when addlng ingredients (instant coffee, etc.
Installation instructions BEFORE YOU BEGIN, READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY AND CAREFULLY. Installing your microwave oven 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check for damage such as misaligned door, damage around the door or dents inside the oven or on the exterior.
5. Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 amp fused electrical supply is required. (Time-delay fuse is recommended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided.
Building in your microwave oven Your microwave oven is not limited to carts, counters or tables. Custom installations are made easy with kits available from your dealer. 1. Build the microwave oven into a cabinet or wall by itself or over built-in single ovens in the Whirlpool RDE, REE, RGE.
How your microwave oven works Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food. Mode Mixer Magnetron Ceramic Bottom Oven Cavity A magnetron in the micro- wave oven produces micro- waves.
If you need service or assistance, we suggest you follow these four steps: 1. Before calling for assistance... Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind: If nothing operates: l Is the oven correctly plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 17.
3. If you need service?.. Whirlpool has a - nationwide net- work of franchised technicians are trained to fulfill the FRANCHISED SERVICE 1 product warranty and provide after- warranty service, anywhere in the United States.
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