Whirlpool RM288PXV User manual

UPPER

MICROWAVE

OVEN

Eye-Level Model

RM996PXV

RM988PXV

Built-In Model

RM288PXV

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Contents

Parts and Features ......................

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 ...............

Programming Tone ......................

Setting the Clock .......................

Using the Minute Timer, ...................

Cooking in Your Microwave Oven ........

Using AUTOSENSOR.......................

COOK/REHEAT .........................

COOK FROZEN.........................

SLOWCOOK/SIMMER ..................

Cooking at High Cook Power .............

Cooking at Lower Cook Powers ...........

Cooking in More Than One Cycle ........

Defrosting ................................

Cooking Automatically After Defrosting ...

Cooking with the Temperature Probe .....

Using PAUSE..............................

Using STARTTIME ..........................

Using KEEPWARM .........................

Other Operating Hints. ....................

Bi-Level Cooking Rack ....................

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

01988 Whirlpool Corporatic In

Fill out and return the Microwave Registration I::ard Included with

your mlcrowave oven. Ifthe card is missing, pleas1 ?send the model and

serial number of your microwave oven, with your r ame and address to...

Whirlpool Corporation

Microwave Registration Department

;~o~in$tr$ive Center

Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

This information will help us reach you if there iseve!ra need to pass along

information about your microwave oven.

Remove the Consumer Buy Gulde label before u,!iing your mlcrowave

oven.

I I

Parts and features

UPPERMICROWAVE OVEN

DEFROST GUIDE

(not shown)

MODEL AND SERIAL

NUMBER PLATE

Olot shown)

AUTO SE

iNSdR GUIDE -

(not shown)

CONTROL

PANEL

’ TEMPERATURE

)PROBE SOCKET

2:POSITION

“. . C.,C.

BI-LEVW

COOKING RACK

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and

mail the Owner Registration Card provided with this product. Then

complete the form below. Hove this information ready if you need serv-

ice or call with o question.

l Copy model and serial numbers

from plate [behind the micro-

Model Number

wove oven door on the oven

frame) and the purchase dote

Serial Number

from the soles slip.

l Keep this book and your soles

slip together in a handy place.

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

Before you use your microwave oven

Read and carefully follow fhe Installation Instructions

packed with your microwave oven.

Read this Use & Core Guide and your Cooking Guide carefully for

important use and safety information. Store these with Range or Lower Oven

literature for future use.

If Is your personal responslblllfy and obllgaflon to be sure your

mlcrowave oven:

l Has been installed where it is protected from the elements. The microwave

oven should be af a temperature above 50°F (10°C) for proper operation.

l Has been installed and levelled on a floor strong enough to support its

weight. (Eye-level model only)

l Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded.

(See lnstollation Instructions.]

l Isnot used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

l Is properly maintained.

l Isused only for jobs expected of a microwave oven.

See your Range or lower Oven Use 81Care Gulde for addltlonal safety

and operaflng Insfrucflons.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO

EXCESSIVE MICROWAW

ENERGY...

DO NOT attempt to DO NOT operate the The microwave oven

operate this oven with oven if it is damaged. should be checked

the door open since Itisparticularly impor- for microwave leak-

open-door operation tant that the oven age by qualified serv-

con result in harmful door close properly ice personnel after a

exposure to micro- and that there is no repair is made.

w&e 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

damage to the

(1) Door (bent),

(2) Hinges and

latches (broken or

loosened],

(3) Door seals and

sealing surfaces.

The oven should not

be adjusted or

repaired by anyone

except properly

qualified service

personnel.

the door or allow soil DO NOT operate

or cleaner residue to the microwave oven

accumulate on seal- if the door window is

ing surfaces. broken.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

For Use of Microwave Upper Oven

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 pre-

vent damage to the unit.

Read all instructions before 7. Do not operate this

using appliance. appliance if it has a

2. Read and follow the damaged cord or plug, if it is

specific “PRECAUTIONS TO not working properly, or if it has

been damaged or dropped.

AVOID POSSIBLEEXPOSURETO Electric shock, fire or other haz-

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE EN-

ERGY”found on page 4. ards may result.

This appliance should be

3. This appliance must be serviced only by qualified

installed and properly service personnel. Call a

grounded in accordance with Whirlpool authorized TECH-

the separately provided In- CARE@Service Company for

stallation Instructions. examination, repair or

4. Some products such as adjustment.

whole eggs and sealed con- 9. Do not cover or block any

tainers - for example, closed opening in the appliance,

glass jars - may explode and because fire may result.

should not be heated in this

oven.

10.

Do not use outdoors

5. Use this appliance only for because damage to the oven

or electric shock may result.

its intended use as described

in this manual.

11.

See door surface cleaning

As with any appliance, instructions on page 37.

close supervision isnecessary

continued on next page.

when used by children.

12. To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity:

a. Do not overcook food.

Carefully attend appliance if

paper, plastic, or other com-

bustible materials are placed

inside the oven to facilitate

cooking. Paper can char or

burn, and some plastics can

melt if used when heating

foods.

twist-ties from paper or plastic

bags before placing bag in

oven. Cooking in metal con-

tainers can damage the oven.

Socan containers with hidden

metal (twist-ties, foil lining, sta-

ples, metallic glaze or trim.)

c. If materials inside the oven

should ignite, keep oven door

closed, turn oven off, and dis-

connect the power cord, or

shut off power at the fuse or cir-

cuit breaker c

baneI.

13. Read and follow “OPERAT-

ING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS”

starting on page 39.

b. Test dinnerware or cook-

ware before using. See page

40. Some dishes (melamine,

Centura? etc.) absorb micro-

wave energy, becoming too

hot to handle and slowing

cooking times. Remove wire

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Using your microwave oven

Microwave Oven Controls

There are three parts to the microwave oven control section.

-The Digital Display/Clock and Indicator Lights

-Command Pads

- Number Pads

Instructions for each are covered on the following pages. Read them

carefully.

When you first connect power to the oven, a tone will sound and the Display

will show 88:88. If after you set the Clock (page 91,the Display again shows all

B’s,it means your electricity was off for a while. Reset the Clock.

Digital Display/Clock and

Indicator lights

When you are not using the microwave

oven, this is an accurate Digital Clock.

When you are using the microwave oven, it

displays time settings, Indicator Lights and

shows what Number Pads you touched.

While the oven is running, an Indicator Light

[or lights] will be on to show what the oven

is doing.

Command Pads

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.

-START tells the oven to start.

Each Command Pad (except START,CANCEL and CLOCK SET)lights

an Indicator Light on the Digital Display. The Indicator Light comes on

when you touch the Command Pad.

Number Pads

Once you’ve touched a Command Pad to tell the oven what

you want to do, you’ll touch Number Pads to tell it...

- a time,

- a Cook Power,

- a food temperature,

- a food setting.

Programming Tone

Each time you touch a pad you will hear a tone. If you don’t hear a tone,

it is because the instruction is not correct, or because the tones have been

removed.

EXAMPLE: Ifyou touch a Number Pad before you touch a Command Pad, you

will not hear a tone. The instruction is not correct.

If you want to remove

the programming

tone:

l Open the door.

l Touch CANCEL twice,

then touch START.

l The tone will not

sound for any touch.

If you want to replace

the programming

tone:

l Open the door.

l Touch CANCEL twice,

then touch START.

l The tone will sound for

any correct touch.

If you want to remove

all tones, except the

Minute Timer signal:

l Open the door.

l Touch CANCEL twice,

touch 0,then touch

START.

l All audible tones will

be cancelled.

l To replace the tones,

repeat the above steps.

Setting the Clock

When the oven isfirst plugged in, a tone sounds and the display shows 88:88.

Ifthe electric power ever goes off,the Display will again show all 8’swhen the

power comes back on.

You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the Clock, but the Display

will be blank after cooking.

DO THIS...

1. Touch CLOCK SET.

2. Touch Number

Pads for the right

time of day.

Touch START.

THIS HAPPENS...

The Display will show a “0”

and the colon will start 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.

Ifyou have touched in an

incorrect time, such as

12:65,“Err” will show on the

Display. Touch CLOCK SET

and start over.

NOTE:ToEtthe Clock, touch CLOCK SET.The current time will show on

the Display and the colon will flash. Continue to set the Clock as shown

above.

IJsing the Minute l’imcr

The Minute Trmer does not start or stop cookrng It can be used alone or whrle

the oven is operating It works like a kitchen trmer

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

1. Touch MINUTE

TIMER.

2. Touch Number

Pads for minutes

and seconds.

Touch START.

Changing the

Minute Timer

-Touch MINUTE TIMER.

-Touch numbers to set new time.

- Touch START.

New instructions cancel the old

ones.

The MINUTE TIMER lndrcator

Light WIII come on and the

Drsplay WIII show a “0”. The

first Number Pad must be

touched within 5 seconds

or the Display will again

show the time of day.

Touch MINUTE TIMER again

and continue

The Drsplay will show what

numbers you touched in

the order you touched

them. This example shows

1minute, 45 seconds

The MINUTE TIMER Indicator

Light will stay on to show

that the Minute Timer is

running.

The Display counts down

the seconds to show how

much time ISleft on the

Minute Timer.

When the set time is up, a

3 second signal will sound

and the Display will show

the time of day

Cancelling the Minute Timer

-Touch MINUTE TIMER

-Touch CANCEL. NOTE: Touch

MINUTE TIMER before touching

CANCEL to cancel just the Minute

Timer. It CANCEL is touched first,

all cooking instructions will be

cancelled and the Minute Timer

will continue to operate.

The Minute Timer can be set to time other activities while the oven is operating

in any other cycle. The Display will countdown the time of the cycle in opera-

tion. The Minute Timer will continue to countdown, but will not show on the

Display. When the time is up, a 3 second signal will sound

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