Whirlpool RM973BXV User manual

UPPER

MICROWAVE

OVEN

Eye-Level Models

RM978BXV

RM973BXV

SM988PEV

SM958PEV

Built-h Model

RM278BXV

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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

Cooking at High Cook Power

Cooking at Lower Cook Powers

Cooking in More Than One Cycle

Using AUTO SET

Auto Set TIME

Auto Set TEMP

Defrosting

Cooking Automatically After Defrosting

Cooking with the Temperature Probe

Using STARTTIME

Using KEEPWARM ..., .,.

Other Operating Hints

Bi-Level Cooking Rack..

Optional Bi-Level Cooking Rack Kit

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 Corporation

FIN out and return the Microwave Reglstratfon Card Included with

your microwave oven. If the card is missing, please send the model and

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

Whirlpool Corporation

Microwave Registration Department

Administrative Center

2000 M-63

Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

This information will help us reach you if there is ever a need to pass along

information about your microwave oven.

Remove the Consumer Buy Guide label before urlng your microwave

oven.

Parts and features

UPPERMICROWAVE OVEN

DEFROSTGUIDE

(not shown) \

MODEL AND SERIAL

NUMBER PLATE

(not shown)

AUTO SET&DE

CONTROL PANEL

TEMPERATURE

x PROBE SOCKET

\ 2-POSITION

1 El-LEVEL

DOOR LATCH COOKING RACK

(not shown) (SM988PEV only)

Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. Please complete and

mail 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.

Copy model and serial numbers

Model Number

from plate (behind the micro-

wave oven door on the oven

frame) and the purchase date

Serial Number

from the sales slip.

Keep this book and your sales

slip together in a handy place.

Purchase Date

Service Company Phone Number

I’

Before you useyour microwave oven

Read and carefully follow the Installation

Instructions packed with your microwave oven.

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

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

literature for future use.

It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your

microwave oven:

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

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

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

weight. (Eye-level model only)

Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded. (See

Installation Instructions.)

Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.

Is properly maintained.

Is used only for jobs expected of a microwave oven.

See your Range or lower Oven Use 81Care 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 im-

portant not to defeat

or tamper with the

safety interlocks.

DO NOT place any

object between the

oven front face and

the door or allow soil

or cleaner residue to

accumulate on seal-

ing surfaces.

DO NOT operate the

oven if it is damaged

It is particularly impor-

tant that the oven

door close properly

and that there is no

damage to the

(1) Door (bent),

(2) Hinges and

latches [broken or

loosened),

(3) Door seals and

sealing surfaces.

DO NOT operate

the microwave oven

if the door window is

broken.

The microwave oven

should be checked

for microwave leak-

age by qualified serv-

ice personnel after a

repair is made.

The oven should not

be adjusted or

repaired by anyone

except properly

qualified service

personnel.

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

using appliance.

2. Read and follow the

specific “PRECAUTIONS TO

AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO

EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE EN-

ERGY” found on page 4.

3. This appliance must be

installed and properly

grounded in accordance with

the separately provided In-

stallation Instructions.

4. Some products such 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.

As with any appliance,

close supervision is necessary

when used by children.

7. Do not operate

appliance If It has damaiheids

cord or plug, if it is not working

properly, or if it has been

damaged or dropped. Elec-

tric shock, fire or other hazards

may result.

This appliance should be

serviced only by qualified

service personnel. Call a

Whirlpool authorized TECH-

CARE!’ Service Company for

examination, repair or

adjustment.

9. Do not cover or block any

opening in the appliance,

because fire may result.

10.

Do not use outdoors

because damage to the oven

or electric shock may result.

11.

Clean inner door surface

often. See “Cleaning the mi-

crowave oven:’ page 34.

continued on next page

12. To reduce the risk of fire in

the oven cavity: twist-ties from paper or plastic

bags before placing bag in

a. Do not overcook food.a. Do not overcot

Carefully attend apt

Carefully attend appliance if

paper, plastic, or ot

paper, plastic, or other com-

bustible materials arbustible materials are placed

inside the oven to

inside the oven to facilitate

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.]

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-

connect the power cord, or

shut off power at the fuse or cir-

cuit breaker panel.

13. Read and follow “OPERAT-

ING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS”

starting on page 36.

SAW 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

8’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.

continued on next page

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.

- STARTtells 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: If you 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:

Open the door.

Touch CANCEL twice,

then touch START.

The tone will not

sound for any touch.

If you want to replace

the programming

tone:

Open the door.

Touch CANCEL twice,

then touch START.

The tone will sound for

any correct touch.

If you want to remove

all tones, except the

Minute Timer signal:

Open the door.

Touch CANCEL twice,

touch 0, then touch

START.

All audible tones will

be cancelled.

To replace the tones,

repeat the above steps,

Setting the Clock

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

Ifthe 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 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.

m ,.

3. Touch START.

THIS HAPPENS...

The Display will show a “0”

and the colon will start to

flash. The first Number Pad

must be touched within

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 have touched in an

incorrect time, such as

12:65, “Err” will show on the

Display. Touch CLOCK SET

and start over.

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

the Display and the colon will flash. Set the Clock as shown above.

Using the Minute Timer

The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking. It can be used alone or while

the oven is operating. It works like a kitchen timer.

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

1. Touch MINUTE

TIMER.

2. Touch Number

Pads for minutes

and seconds.

3. Touch START.

Changing the

Minute Timer

-Touch MINUTE TIMER.

The MINUTE TIMER Indicator

Light will come on and the

Display will 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 Display 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 is left 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

-Touch numbers to set new time.

-Touch START.

New instructions cancel the old

ones.

MINUTE TIMER before touching

CANCEL to cancel just the Minute

Timer. If 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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