Whirlpool RM988PXK User manual

Whirlpool

30-INCH FREE-STANDING EYE-LEVELMICROWAVE LANGE

Model

RM988PXK

Defrost Guide

MIcrowave Oven

Cooktop Cover

Model and Serial

Number Plate

Control Panel

Wore---...

Top Light Switch

:elain-Enamel

Plug-In

Surface Unlt

Automatic Lower

Oven Llght Switch

ctor Bowl and

Chrome Trlm Rlng

-- Lock Lever

Broil Element

Oven Rack Guide

Element

Removable

Storage

Drawer

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FIberglass

Heat Seal \

Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here

If you need service, or :-:a11with a question. have this

information ready:

Model Number

Complete

Model and Serial Numbers (from the plate just

Serial Number

behind the microwave oven door on the oven frame).

2. Purchase date from sales slip (or date installed).

Purchase ktollatlon Dote

Copy this information ir: these spaces. Keep this book,

your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place

Service Company and Phone Number

See the “Cooking Guide”for important safety information.

Your responsib2lMes.

l l

Proper installation and safe use of your microwave range are your

personal responsibilities. Read this”Use and Care Guide”and the

“Cooking Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.

Installation

You must be sure your range Is...

installed and leveled on a floor

properly connected to the cor-

that will hold the weight; rect electric supply and

installed in a well-ventilated grounding. (See “Installation

area protected from the Instructions.“)

weather;

Proper use

You must be sure your range is...

used only for jobs expected

of home ranges;

used only by people who can

operate it properly;

properly maintained.

Responsibilities

Installation

Proper Use

Safety

Precautrons to Avord Possible Exposure to

Excessive Microwave Energy

Using the Microwave Upper Oven

Setting the Clock

Using the Minute Timer

Cooking rn One Cycle

High Cook Power

Lower Cook Powers

Defrostrng

Faster or Slower Defrosting

Cooking in Two Cycles

Cooking Automatically After Defrosting

Cooking to a Serving Time

Serve Trme and the Temperature Probe

Cooking wrth the Temperature Probe

Changing or Cancelling Instructions

Other Operating Hints

Cleaning the Microwave Oven

Important Information

How Microwave Ovens Work

Contents

Page

Using Your Cooktop and Lower Oven..

The Cooktop Cover

Surface Unit Controls

The Lower Oven Controls

Bakrng or Roasting

Adjusting the Oven Temperature Coniro’l

Using the Automatic MEALTIMER Clock

Brorling

The Lights

The Vents

Cleaning and Caring for y&r Ran&’ :

Control Panel and Knobs

Surface Units and Reflector DowIs :.

Removrng the Storage Drawer

The Optional Rotisserie

The Lower Oven Self-Cleanin’g ‘Cycle : 1 :

Cleaning Chart

If You Need Servrce or Assrstance

1 Before Callrng for Assistance

2 If You Need Assistance

3 If You Need Servrce

4 If You Have a Problem

Page

.37

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Using

the miaowave upper oven

Microwave Oven Controls

The top part of the Control Panel

has the microwave oven controls.

There are four kinds of controls:

-The Digital Display/Clock,

-Signal Lights,

-Command Pads,

- Number Pads.

What each of these does will be

covered on the following pages, One

note: The Command and Number

Pads

are not buttons.

You don’t have

to push them...just touch them.

When you first plug in the range, the

Clock/Display will show 88:88. If,

after you set the clock (page 51, the

Clock again shows all 8’s, it means

your electricity was off for a while. Re-

set the clock.

Read the following pages carefully.

DIGITAL DISPLAY/CLOCK COMMAND PADS

it shows you what number pads you

touched. tells the oven you are going to cook at less

than full power.

- STARTtells the oven to start

-DEFROST tells the oven to run at 30% of full

power.

NUMBER PADS SIGNAL LIGHTS

SETTING CLOCK

When the range is first plugged in, the Clock Dlsplay shows 88:88. If the electric

power ever goes off, the Clock Display WIII also 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. The oven door must be closed before setting the clock.

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

The word “ser’will glow on the display. Start

touching number pads for the desired time

within 5 seconds.

1. Touch CLOCK.

The Display will show what numbers You

m This example shows 3:25.

touched in the order you touched them.

2. Touch number pads for

the correct time of day.

3. Touch START.

The STARTSignal Light will come on to show

that You have touched START.It will go off

In aboclt 5 seconds. The clock is set.

The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking; it works like a kitchen timer. Set in

minutes or seconds and you will hear a beep when the set time is up. The oven door

must be closed before setting the Minute Tlmer.

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

The MINUTE TIMER Signal Light will come on

and the Display will show a “0.” Within 5

seconds start touching number pads for

the desired time.

The Display will show what numbers you

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 1 minute, 45 seconds

2. Touch number pads for

minutes and seconds.

Touch START.

The START and MINUTE TIMER Signal Lights

will come on to show that

you have touched START;

the Minute Timer is running.

The START Light will go off in about 5

seconds.

count

The Display counts down the seconds to

own

show how much time is left on the Minute

Timer.

When the set time is up, a buzzer will sound

and the Display will show the time of day.

The Minute Timer can be used when the oven is cooking.

2. Opening the microwave oven door does not stop the Minute Timer.

If you open oven door and reset the Minute Timer touch START twice to start the

Minute Timer and to restart the oven.

To change or cancel the Minute Timer:

I. Touch MINUTE TIMER.

2. Touch number 0 to cancel,

2. Touch desired new number pads to change.

Then:

3. Touch START.

COOKING IN ONE CYCLE

Follow these steps to cook at one power level’

HIGH COOK POWER

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

Put food in the oven and

close the door.

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come

a. on and the Display will show 4 O’s

2. Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

The Display will show the numbers you

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds

the cooking time you

want.

The oven will automatically cook at high Cook Power.

4. Touch START.

count

own

The STARTand COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Lights

will come on to show what you have told

the oven to do. The START Light will go off in

about 5 seconds.

The Display counts down the time to show

how much cooking time ISleft

When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will

sounu 4 times. [You can stop the buzzer

by opening the oven door or touching

CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the Dis-

play will show the time of day.

LOWER COOK POWERS

for best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. Lowering the Cook Power

slows the cooking. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each number

pad on your microwave oven 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

by percentage (1O%, 50%, 8096, etc.].

The following chart gives you the percentage of Cook Power each number pad

stands for, and the Cook Power name usually used

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automatic 100% of full power HIGH

9 90% of full power

a 80%

of full power

7 70% of full power MED-HI

6 60% of full power

5 50% of full power MED

4 40% of full power

3 30% of full power MED-LO

2 20% of full power

1 10% of full power LOW CONTINUED NEXT PAGE

LOWER COOK POWERS. CONTINUED

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

Put food in the oven and

close the door.

. .

Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come

on and the Display will show 4 0’s.

The Display will show the numbers you

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.

3. Touch number pads for

the cooking time you

want.

. .

‘.

The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on

and the Display will show 2 0’s.

Touch COOK POWER.

The Display will show what you touched.

This example shows 60% of full power.

5. Touch a number pad for

the Cook Power you

want.

6. Touch START.

count

own

The START,COCK CYCLE 1 and COOK

POWER Signal Lights will come on to show

what you have told the oven to do. The

START Light will go off in about 5 seconds.

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.

When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will

sound 4 times. [You can stop the buzzer

by opening the door or by touching

CANCEL.] When the buzzer stops, the

Display will show the time of day.

DEFROSTING

Use the defrost setting to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost

times, check the guide on the inside of the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS

Cookbook.

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

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Put frozen food in the

oven and close the

door.

I ‘.

Touch DEFROST.

The DEFROST Signal Light will come on and

the Display will show 4 O’s

The Display will show the numbers you

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

3. Touch number pads for

the defrosting time you

want.

Touch START.

count

own

The Display counts down the time to show

how much defrosting time is left

The STARTand DEFROST Signal Lights will

come on to show what you have told the

oven to do. The START Light will go off in

about 5 seconds.

When the defrost time ends, a buzzer will

sound 4 times. (You can stop the buzzer by

opening the oven door or touching

CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the

Display will show the time of day.

FASTER OR SLOWER DEFROSTING

When you touch DEFROST,the microwave oven automatically uses 30% of full Cook

Power. For slower or faster defrosting, see lower Cook Powers on page 8.

Use 20% of full power for slower defrosting.

Use 40% of full power for faster defrosting. Defrosting at Cook Powers higher than

30% can cause some cooking on the outside of the food.

HOLDING OR STANDING TIME:

For best results allow the food to stand for awhile after defrosting. This will equalize

the temperature of the food and provide more even defrosting.

COOKING IN TWO CYCLES

For best results, some recipes call for one Cook Power for a certain length of time,

and another Cook Power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change

from one to the other automatically

DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...

Put food in the oven

and close the door.

Touch COOK CYCLE 1.

The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come

on and the Display will show 4 O’s

The Display will show the numbers you

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 3 minutes, 25 seconds.

3. Touch number pads for

the cooking time you

want in the first cycle.

‘.

The COOK Power Signal Light will come on

and the Display will show 2 O’s

Touch COOK POWER. If

you want the high Cook

Power, skip to step 6.

The Display will show what You touched

This example shows 60% of full power.

5. Touch a number pad for

the Cook Power you

want in the first cycle.

6. Touch COOK CYCLE 2.

The COOK CYCLE 2 Signal Light will come

on and the Display will show 4 0’s.

The Display will show the numbers You

touched in the order you touched them.

This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

7. Touch number pads for

the cooking time you

want in the second

cycle.

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