Maytag MMV4184AA User manual

Over The Range Microwave Oven
Owner's Manual
Electric Microwave
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Covering Model MMV4184AA
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Contents
Important Safety Instructions ................................................................2-4
Features................................................................................................5-6
Operation ............................................................................................7-17
Cooking.............................................................................................18-22
Maintenance......................................................................................23-24
Recommended Utensils.........................................................................25
Troubleshooting......................................................................................26
Questions and Answers...........................................................................27
Warranty.................................................................................................28
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What You Need
to Know About
Safety Instructions
Warning and Important Safety In-
structions appearing in this manual
are not meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may
occur. Common sense, caution, and
care must be exercised when
installing, maintaining, or operating
microwave.
Always contact your dealer, distribu-
tor, service agent, or manufacturer
about problems or conditions you do
not understand.
Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels
DANGER
DANGER— Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or
death.
WARNING
WARNING— Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in severe per-
sonal injury or death.
CAUTION
CAUTION— Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD result in minor per-
sonal injury.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY
INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ( U.S.A. ONLY)
This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has
been type tested and found to comply with limits for ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which are
designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following:
•Reorient the receiving antenna of the radio or television.
•Relocate the Microwave Oven with respect to the receiver.
•Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
•Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that the microwave oven and the receiver are on different
branch circuits.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modification to
this microwave oven. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
A. DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation can result in harmful
exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.
B. DO NOT place any object between the oven front face and the door to allow soil or cleaner residue to accu-
mulate on sealing surfaces.
C. DO NOT operate the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that oven door close properly and that
there is no damage to:
1. door (bent),
2. hinges and latches (broken or loosened),
3. door seals and sealing surfaces.
D. Oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.
1. READ all instructions before using oven.
2. READAND FOLLOW the specific “PRECAUTIONS
TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCES-
SIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” on this page.
3. This oven MUST BE GROUNDED. Connect only
to properly GROUNDED outlet. See installation
instructions.
4. Install or locate this oven ONLY in accordance
with the installation instructions in this manual.
5. Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
containers—for example, closed glass jars—are
able to explode and SHOULD NOT be HEATED
in this oven.
6. Use this oven ONLY for its intended use as
described in this manual. Do not use corrosive
chemicals or vapors in this oven. This type of oven
is specifically designed to heat, cook, or dry food.
It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use.
7. As with any appliance, CLOSE SUPERVISION is
necessary when used by CHILDREN or INFIRM
PERSONS.
8. See door cleaning instructions in the Care and
Cleaning section of manual on page 23.
9. Baby food jars shall be open when heated and
contents stirred or shaken before consumption, in
order to avoid burns.
10. DO NOT use this oven for commercial purposes.
It is made for household use only.
11. DO NOT heat baby bottles in oven.
12. DO NOT operate this oven if it has a damaged
cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has
been damaged or dropped.
13. This oven, including power cord, must be serviced
ONLY by qualified service personnel. Special
tools are required to service oven. Contact near-
est authorized service facility for examination,
repair, or adjustment.
14. DO NOT cover or block filter or other openings on
oven.
15. DO NOT store this oven outdoors. DO NOT use
this product near water – for example, near a
kitchen sink, in a wet basement, near a swimming
pool or similar locations.
16. DO NOT immerse cord or plug in water.
17. Keep cord AWAY from HEATED surfaces.
18. DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or
counter.
19. Clean the ventilating hood frequently.
20. Do not allow grease to accumulate on the hood or
filters.
21. Use care when cleaning the ventilating hood fil-
ters. Corrosive cleaning agents such as lye-based
oven cleaners may damage the filters.
22. When flaming foods under the hood, turn the fan on.
23. Suitable for use above both gas and electric cook-
ing equipment 36 inches or less wide.
CAUTION
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce the risk of burns, electric
shock, fire, or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message
Liquids such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be
overheated beyond the boiling point without appear-
ing to be boiling due to surface tension of the liquid.
Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is
removed from the microwave oven is not always
present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQ-
UIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A
SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO
THE LIQUID. To reduce the risk of injury to persons:
1. Do not overheat the liquid.
2. Stir the liquid both before and halfway through
heating it.
3. Do not use straight-sided containers with nar-
row necks.
4. After heating, allow the container to stand in the
microwave oven for a short time before remov-
ing the container.
5. Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or
other utensil into the container.
WARNING
To avoid personal injury or property damage,
observe the following:
1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat
and be hazardous to handle.
2. Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an
unbroken yolk using microwave energy.
Pressure may build up and erupt. Pierce yolk
with fork or knife before cooking.
3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar
foods before cooking with microwave energy.
When skin is pierced, steam escapes evenly.
4. Do not operate oven without load or food in
oven cavity.
5. Use only popcorn in packages designed and
labeled for microwave use. Popping time varies
depending on oven wattage. Do not continue to
heat after popping has stopped. Popcorn will
scorch or burn. Do not leave oven unattended.
6. Do not use regular cooking thermometers in
oven. Most cooking thermometers contain mer-
cury and may cause an electrical arc, malfunc-
tion, or damage to oven.
7. Do not use metal utensils in oven.
8. Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials that are not intended for cooking.
9. When cooking with paper, plastic, or other com-
bustible materials, follow manufacturer's recom-
mendations on product use.
10. Do not use paper towels which contain nylon or
other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could
melt and cause paper to ignite.
11. Do not heat sealed containers or plastic bags in
oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and
cause container or bag to break. Pierce or open
container or bag before cooking.
12. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physi-
cian or pacemaker manufacture about effects of
microwave energy on pacemaker.
CAUTION
To avoid risk of fire in the oven cavity:
a. DO NOT overcook food. Carefully attend oven
when paper, plastic, or other combustible mate-
rials are placed inside the oven to facilitate
cooking.
b. Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic
bags before placing bag in oven.
c. If materials inside the oven ignite, keep oven
door CLOSED, turn oven off and disconnect the
power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or cir-
cuit breaker panel.
d. DO NOT use the cavity for storage. DO NOT
leave paper products, cooking utensils, or food
in the cavity when not in use.
WARNING
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OVEN SPECIFICATIONS
Power Supply 120 VAC,
60 Hz
Input Power 1,500 W
Cooking Power 1,000 W
(IEC 60705
Standard)
Frequency 2,450 MHz
Rated Current 13 A
Outer Dimensions 2915⁄16" x 167⁄16"
(WxHxD) x 155⁄8"
Cavity Volume 1.8 Cu. Ft.
Net Weight 60 lbs.
Door Handle
Window with
Metal Shield
Oven Control
Panel
Cooktop/Countertop Light
Grease Filter
Door Safety
Lock System
Model and Serial
Number Plate
Cooking Guide
Vent Grille
Metal Rack
Glass Turntable
3
1
23
4
7
9
12
14
15
16
19
21
24
26
28
2
5
6
8
10
17
20
22
25
27
11
18
13
FEATURES
1. DISPLAY: The display includes
a clock and indicators to tell you
time of day, cooking time set-
tings, and cooking functions
selected.
2. POPCORN: Touch this pad
when popping popcorn in your
microwave oven. See page 11
for more information.
3. BAKED POTATO: Touch this
pad to cook from 1 to 4 potatoes.
See page 11 for more information.
4. BEVERAGE: Touch this pad to
reheat one or two cups of a bev-
erage. See page 11 for more
information.
5. AUTO COOK: Touch this pad to
cook vegetables, rice, casseroles.
See page 11 for more information.
6. PIZZA SLICE: Touch this pad to
reheat 1 to 3 slices. See page
11 for more information.
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7. AUTO REHEAT: Touch this pad
to reheat dinner plate, soup/
sauce, casserole, roll/muffin.
See page 12 for more informa-
tion.
8. CUSTOM RECIPE: Touch this
pad to recall one cooking
instruction previously pro-
grammed into memory. See
page 9 for more information.
9. ADD 30 SEC.:Touch this pad to
set and start quickly at 100%
power level. See page 8 for
more information.
10. AUTO DEFROST: Meat, poultry,
fish. Touch on pad to select food
type and defrost food by weight.
See page 13 for more informa-
tion.
11. TIME DEFROST: Touch this pad
to defrost most other frozen
foods. See page 17 for more
information.
15. CLOCK: Touch this pad to enter
the time of day. See page 7 for
more information.
16. LIGHT TIMER: Touch this pad
to set the light timer. See page 8
for more information.
17. MORE: Touch this pad to add
ten seconds of cooking time
each time you press it. See
page 9 for more information.
18. LESS: Touch this pad to sub-
tract ten seconds of cooking
time each time you press it. See
page 9 for more information.
19. HELP: Touch this pad to learn
how to use each oven function.
See page 7 for more informa-
tion.
20. STOP/CLEAR: Touch this pad
to stop the oven or to clear all
entries.
21. START: Touch this pad to start a
function. If you open the door
after oven begins to cook, close
door and touch START again.
22. POWER LEVEL: Touch this pad
to select a cooking power level.
23. CUSTOM PROGRAMS: Touch
this pad to set a cooking time.
24. HOLD WARM: Touch this pad to
keep hot, cooked foods warm in
your microwave oven for up to
99 minutes 99 seconds. See
page 8 for more information.
25. OPTIONS: Touch this pad to
change the oven’s default
settings for sound, clock, display
speed, defrost weight, and
demo mode operations. See
page 7 for more information.
26. TURNTABLE ON/OFF: Touch
this pad to turn off the turntable.
OFF will appear in the display.
See page 7 for more informa-
tion.
27.
LIGHT HI LOW OFF:Touch this
pad to turn the fan on or off. See
page 7 for more information.
28. pad to turn on the cooktop/coun-
tertop light. See page 8 for more
information.
FAN HI LOW OFF: Touch this
12. RAPID DEFROST 1lb.: This
pad provides you with the
RAPID defrosting method for 1.0
pounds frozen foods. See page
17 for more information.
13. NUMBER: Touch number pads
to enter cooking time, power
level, quantities, or weights.
14. KITCHEN TIMER: Touch this
pad to set the kitchen timer. See
page 7 for more information.
NOTE: This option is not available
in sensor cook and defrost
modes.
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LEARN ABOUT YOUR
MICROWAVE OVEN
This section discusses the concepts
behind microwave cooking and intro-
duces you to the basics you need to
know to operate your microwave
oven. Please read this information
before use.
To avoid risk of personal
injury or property damage,
do not run oven empty.
To avoid risk of personal
injury or property damage,
do not use stoneware, alu-
minum foil, metal utensils, or
metal trimmed utensils in
the oven.
CAUTION
HELP
The HELP pad displays feature infor-
mation and helpful hints.
Press HELP, then select a key pad.
Example: To learn about
POPCORN
1. Touch HELP pad.
2. Touch POPCORN
pad.
CLOCK
This oven includes a 24-hour clock.
Example: To set 8:00 AM
1. Touch CLOCK pad.
(Press once for
AM, twice for PM)
2. Enter the time by
using the number
key pad.
3. Touch CLOCK (or
START) pad.
KITCHEN TIMER
You can use your microwave oven as
a timer. Use the Timer for timing up to
99 minutes, 99 seconds.
Example: To time 3 minutes
1. Touch KITCHEN
TIMER pad.
2. Enter the time by
using the number
key pad.
3. Touch START
pad. When the
time is over, you
will hear seven
beeps and END
will display.
OPTIONS
You can change the default values
for beep sound, clock, display speed
and defrost weight.
See following chart for more informa-
tion.
No. Function No. Result
1Beep ON/ 1 Sound ON
OFF control 2 Sound OFF
2Clock display 1 Clock ON
control 2 Clock OFF
3Display 1 Slow speed
2Normal speed
3Fast speed
4Defrost weight 1 Lbs.
mode selected 2 Kg.
Example: To change defrost
weight mode (from Lbs. to Kg)
1. Touch OPTIONS
pad.
2. Touch number 4
pad.
3. Touch number 2
pad.
FAN HI LOW OFF
The FAN moves
steam and other
vapors from the cook-
ing surface. Touch FAN once for
High fan speed, twice for Low fan
speed, or three times to turn the fan
off.
NOTE: If the temperature gets too
hot around the microwave oven, the
fan in the vent hood will automatical-
ly turn on at the LOW setting to cool
the oven. It may stay on up to an
hour. When this occurs, you can
not turn the fan off.
TURNTABLE ON/OFF
For best cooking
results, leave the
turntable on. It can be
turned off for large dishes.
Press TURNTABLE ON/OFF to turn
the turntable on or off.
NOTE:
•Sometimes the turntable can
become hot to touch. Be careful
touching the turntable during and
after cooking.
•
•
Do not run the oven empty.
This option is not available
in sensor cook and defrost
modes.
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CHILD LOCK
You may lock the control panel to
prevent the microwave from being
accidentally started or used by child-
ren.
The Child Lock feature is also useful
when cleaning the control panel.
Child Lock prevents accidental pro-
gramming when wiping the control
panel.
Example: To set the child lock
1. Touch STOP/
CLEAR pad.
2. Touch and hold 0
pad more than 4
seconds.
LOCKED will
appear in the dis-
play window with
two beeps.
Example: To cancel the child lock
1. Touch and hold 0
pad more than 4
seconds.
LOCKED will dis-
appear and you
hear two beeps.
At this time the
oven is ready.
LIGHT HI LOW OFF
Touch LIGHT pad
once for bright light,
twice for night light, or
three times to turn the light off.
LIGHT TIMER
You can set the LIGHT to turn on and
off automatically at any time you
want. The light comes on at the same
time every day until reset.
Example: Turn on 2:00 AM, turn
off 7:00 AM
1. Touch LIGHT
TIMER pad.
(Press once for
AM, twice for PM.)
2. Enter the time you
want the LIGHT to
turn on.
3. Touch LIGHT
TIMER pad again.
(Press once for
AM, twice for PM.)
4. Enter the time you
want the LIGHT to
turn off.
5. Touch START
pad.
NOTE:
•To reset the time to turn on and
off the LIGHT, repeat steps 1 to 5.
Example: To cancel the LIGHT
TIMER
NOTE:
•If you want to cancel the LIGHT
TIMER in operation, you should
touch key.
1. Touch LIGHT
TIMER pad.
2. Touch STOP/
CLEAR pad.
Touch ADD 30 SEC.
pad 4 times.
The oven begins
cooking and display
shows time counting
down.
ADD 30 SEC.
Atime-saving pad, this simplified
control lets you quickly set and start
microwave cooking without the need
to touch the START pad.
Example: To set for 2 minutes
NOTE:
•If you touch ADD 30 SEC ., it will
add 30 seconds up to 3 minutes;
after 3 minutes, every touch will add
1 minute up to 99 min 59 seconds.
HOLD WARM
You can keep cooked food warm in
your microwave oven for up to 99
minutes 99 seconds. You can use
HOLD WARM by itself or to follow a
cooking cycle automatically.
Example: To use HOLD WARM
1. Touch HOLD
WARM pad.
2. Touch START
pad.
NOTES:
•HOLD WARM operates for up to
99 minutes 99 seconds.
•Food cooked covered should be
covered during HOLD WARM.
•Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.)
should be uncovered during HOLD
WARM.
•Complete meals kept warm on a
dinner plate can be covered during
HOLD WARM.
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CUSTOM RECIPE
CUSTOM RECIPE lets you recall
one cooking instruction previously
placed in memory and begin cooking
quickly.
Example: To cook for 2 minutes
Example: To adjust the 1.75 oz.
POPCORN cooking time for a
longer time
1. Touch CUSTOM
RECIPE pad.
2. Enter the cook
time.
3. Touch START
pad.
Example: To recall the custom
recipe
1. Touch CUSTOM
RECIPE pad.
2. Touch START
pad. When the
cook time is over,
you will hear four
beeps and END
will display.
1. Enter the cook
time.
2. Touch POWER
LEVEL pad.
3. Enter the power
level.
1. Enter the cook
time.
2. Touch START pad.
When the cook
time is over, you
will hear four
beeps and END
will display.
COOKING AT LOWER
POWER LEVELS
HIGH power cooking does not
always give you the best results with
foods that need slower cooking, such
as roasts, baked goods, or custards.
Your oven has 10 power settings in
addition to HIGH.
Example: To cook food for 7 min-
utes 30 seconds at 70% power
COOKING WITH
MORE THAN ONE
COOK CYCLE
For best results, some recipes call for
one Power Level for a certain length
of time, and another Power Level for
another length of time. Your oven can
be set to change from one to another
automatically, for up to three cycles if
the first heating cycle is defrost or the
last at 0% power.
Example: To cook food for 3 min-
utes at 100% power and then 70%
power for 7 minutes 30 seconds
COOKING AT HIGH
POWER LEVEL
Example: To cook food for 8 min-
utes 30 seconds
1. Enter the cook first
time.
2. Touch CUSTOM
PROGRAMS pad.
3. Enter the second
cook time.
4. Touch POWER
LEVEL pad.
5. Enter the power
level.
6. Touch START
pad.
When the cook
time is over, you
will hear four
beeps and END
will display.
1. Touch POPCORN
pad.
2. Touch number 1
pad.
3. Touch MORE pad.
To make HOLD WARM automati-
cally follow another cycle:
•While you are programming the
cooking instructions, touch HOLD
WARM before touching START.
•When the last cooking cycle is over,
you will hear two tones and “WARM”
will appear in the oven display.
•You can set HOLD WARM to follow
AUTO DEFROST, or multi-cycle
cooking.
MORE/LESS
By using the MORE or LESS keys, all
of the preprogrammed cook and time
cook features can be adjusted to
cook food for a longer or shorter time.
Pressing MORE will add 10 seconds
of cooking time each time you press
it. Pressing LESS will subtract 10
seconds of cooking time each time
you press it.
4. Touch START pad.
When the cook
time is over, you
will hear four
beeps and END
will display.
See cooking guide
for Power levels,
page 10.

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COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS
The 10 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below
are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you
are using.
POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE OUTPUT USE
10 High 100% • Boil water.
•Cook ground beef.
•Make candy.
•Cook fresh fruits and vegetables.
•Cook fish and poultry.
•Preheat browning dish.
990% • Reheat meat slices quickly.
•Saute onions, celery, and green pepper.
880% • All reheating.
•Cook scrambled eggs.
770% • Cook breads and cereal products.
•Cook cheese dishes, veal.
•Cook cakes, muffins, brownies, cupcakes.
660% • Cook pasta.
550% • Cook meats, whole poultry.
•Cook custard.
•Cook whole chicken, turkey, spare ribs, rib roast, sirloin roast.
440% • Cook less tender cuts of meat.
•Reheat frozen convenience foods.
330% • Thawing meat, poultry, and seafood.
•Cooking small quantities of food.
•Finish cooking casserole, stew, and some sauces.
220% • Soften butter and cream cheese.
•Heating small amounts of food.
110% • Soften ice cream.
•
•
Raise yeast dough.
0Standing time.
•Reheat beverages.
Operation (cont’d)