Whirlpool MW82OOXL User manual

Microwave Oven Model MW82OOXL
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Contents
Page
Responsibilities 2
Installation ., ., ., 2
Proper, Safe Use 3
Precautions to Avoid Possible
Exposure to Excessive
Microwave Energy 3
Using Your Microwave Oven 4
Setting the Controls 4
Defrosting 5
Cleaning the Microwave Oven 5
Important Information
How Microwave Ovens Work
Replacing the Light Bulb
Building In Your Microwave Oven
If You Need Service or Assistance
1. Before Calling For Assistance
2. If You Need Assistance
3. If You Need Service
4. If You Have a Problem
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Your responsibilities.. .
Fill out and return the “Microwave Registration Card”attached to the oven door.
Installation
1. Empty thi mIcrowave
Oven and c!ean Inside It with
cl soft darn1 cloth
2. Put the oven on a cart
3. Do not block vents
,zounter, table or shelf that IS
on back of the oven.
strong enough to hold the BlockIng vents can cause
oven (The control side of the
poor cooking results
unit is the heavy side.
Handling can be tricky.)
4. For your ..afety, this oven must be
grounded. DO NOT REMOVE THE THIRD PRONG
FROM THE PLUG. You must have a qualified
electrIcian put In the right outlet if yours does
not have the 3-prong plug-in, or rt the outlet
IS not grounded according to National Electra
cc11 Codes and local codes or ordinances
The outlet m:JSt supply 120 volts 60 Hz A C
W?en the oven IS on, It WIII use about 1375
watts It she, id not share :J clrcult ‘with anolfler
~1n p 1Icl I: c e
5. Put ‘IIbOL :“;‘-;’ ~>UL,i;‘sLl T).’ I-_’,_Gi,; ,~(.?TP”
:r’#a glass c~:*,Ia~ner in the oven Close the
:l,>or Make Jre !t locks FoI!o~v the directI<-, IL,
3r- page 4 t: set :he oven to COC?K for 1 ~
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6. Fill out and return the “Microwave Regis-
tration Card’lattached to the oven door. 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 U S 33 North
Penton Harbor. Michigan 49022
;hls Ir\formatlon WIII help us reach you If
there IS ever a need to pass along information
ab3u?o1~r rr7lcrowave oven

Proper, safe use
Your microwave must be...
l Installed according to the tnstallatton
l Used only by people who can operate It
Instruction5
l Protected from the weather
l Used only ‘or jobs expected of home micro-
wave ovens
properly.
l Kept clean and in good repair.
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NEVER start the oven
when it’s empty. The
oven can be damaged
up can cause an egg to
burst. Damage to the oven
or injurv to the user may
result.
DO NOT use the oven
until you have read and
understand ALL the
Information on safe use.

Using your fnicrowave oven
Microwave Oven Controls
TIMER
Cook Power Selector
Signol Light
Start Button
SETTING THE CONTROLS
Be sure you understand the basics of mrcrowave oven cooking before you start
Start with recipes from your MICRO MENUS Cookbook. Follow the directions
carefully.
NEVER START THE OVEN WHEN IT’S EMPTY. The oven can be damaged. For testing,
use at least a cup of water
Be sure You have read and
understand the directions.
1. Put food rn the oven
2. Close the door. Make
sure it locks. The oven
won’t work if the door isn’t
closed tightly.
3. Set cooking times up to
35 minutes by turning the
timer knob clockwise.
The oven light will come
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on. Turn counterclock-
wise to reduce time
Each mark is 15 sec-
onds for the first 5
minutes. After 5 minutes,
each mark is 1 minute.
To set time for less than 1
minute, turn timer past
1 minute then to desired
time.

4.
Set Cook Power to
desired setting from tit tc;
LO Some recipes require
different Cook Powers
for best results (See
chart.) The lower the
Cook Power the slower
the cookllg
-COOK POWERCHART -
Recipes in the MiCRO
MENUS. Cookbook
use Cook Power settings
from HI to LO. Recipes
in other books and
magazines may use
different percentages of
cooking power. The
following chart will be
helpful: HI -100%
of full
power
MED-HI - 70%
of full
power
MED-
50% of full
power
MED-LO -
30% of full
(DEF;zST) power
- 15% of full
power
5. Push the START Button The
oven light will stay on
YOU will hear a fan run-
nlng during oven
operation
TO STOP THE OVEN
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(I. Turn the timer knob coun-
terclockwtse to 0
OR
2. Open the oven door
TO RESTART THE q?EN
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I, ciose the over? door
2.
Set timer ilf needed)
Tc set timer for less
than 1 minute. turr?
timer past 1 minute
then to desired tlrne
3. Push the START Button
CLEANING THE MICROWA= m
For stubborn SOI/ b0rl 0 CUP
of waler In the oven for 2 Or 3
rntnutes Steam will soften
the SOI\
6. When the set time is up.
the oven will shut off auto-
matically. You will hear
a bell, the light Will go off
and the fan will stop
DEFROSTING
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For defrosting, set Cook
Power Control to DEFROST
(MED-LO) setting. See the
Defrost Guide inside the Oven
door or your MICRO MENUS
Cookbook for suggested
defrost times.
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Be sure to clean the areas
where the door and oven
irame touch when ciosed
Rinse well
Do not use abrasive cleaners or steel wool pads.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Before you start using your microwave oven, read thus section carefully Th/s
~nformot~on w//l help you ovofd domoge lo your oven
Metallic Trim
Metallic Glaze
Cooking In metal containers To lest o dish for safe use, put it
can damage the oven. So
into the oven with a cup of
can containers with hldden
water beslde it. Cook on high
metal (twrst-tres, foil-lining, Cook Power for one minute
staples, metallic glaze or
If the dlsh gets hot and the
trim). Tesf dmnerware or cook
water stays cool, do not
wore before usfng.
use It.
NEVER COOK OR REHEAT A
WHOLE EGG. Slice hard
boiled eggs before
heating. Steam build-up in
whole eggs may cause
them to burst and possibly
damage the oven
Paper can char or burn
and some plastics can
melt if used when heating
foods for more than 4
minutes
NEVER start a microwave
oven when it’s empty The
oven can be damaged If
you experiment, put a
container of water in the
oven
Don’t let anything touch
the top of the oven cavity

Rough or harsh cleaners
DO NOT store things in the
can scratch or dull the oven.
oven finish. DO NOT USE THEM. -_ ‘. /
Make popcorn only In
poppers designed for use
in microwave ovens
Follow popper directions
Results are the popper
manufacturer’s
responsibrlity
Liqurds heated In certain
containers may overheat
The liquid may then splash
out with a loud noise This
does not harm the oven,
but you should not use
such containers to heat
lrquids again
USE HOT PADS. Mrcrowave
energy does not heat
containers, but the hot
food does
If your electric power line
voltage is less than the
normal 120 volts, cooking
times may be longer.
Follow MICRO MENUS.
Cookbook directions
carefully. If using a
different cookbook, you
may need to expenment
with times and Cook
Powers
l Double-check all
settings
l Use the oven only for
defrosting. cooking or
reheating
Overcooking some foods
can cause them to scorch
or flame...especially foods
like potatoes, popcorn,
snacks, etc See the MICRO
MENUS Cookbook
DO NOT OVERCOOK
POTATOES At the end of the
recommended cooking
time they should be
slightly firm Wrap in forI
and set asrde for 5 minutes
They will finish cooking
while standing
It IS normal for the Inside of
the oven door to look wavy
after the oven has been run-
ning for a while
It is normal for the signal
lights to flicker while the
microwave oven is on.

HOW MICROWWE OVENS WORK
P.licrowave ovens are safe MIcrowave energy IS not hot It causes food +o
mc :YP :ts OWQ heat and its +hts heq! ttla? ,-ooks the food
Cerarnlc Bottom
:r:)vLilves 1 ‘6’ ‘#ht’ I i
ves or llgh’ wuves YUL ‘nicrowaiies Ihe mlcrowaves
move into the r!ven where
‘hey are scctlered or stirred
by a mode mixer [like a fan)
Vvlcrowcves boi;r:ce off
netal over. wal!s ancl are
lbsorberl bb twirl
Metal Floor
The ceramic bottom of your
n3icrowave oven lets micro-
waves through Then they
bounce off a metal floor,
back through the ceramic
bottom and are absorbed by
the food
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Mlcrowoves may not reach The mlCrowaves dtsturb
the center of 3 roast The heat water molecules In the food
around the outstde is what As the molecules bounce
cooks the ro’as+ 1111the way around bumping Into each
through This is one of the other heat IS made, like rub
reasons for IeWing some bing your hands together
foods [roasts, baked pota- This IS the heat that cooks
toes) stand for a while after
cooking or for sttrrlng some
foods during the cooklng time

REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB
AcCeSS Pond
Screw
Bulb
Building in your microwave oven
Your mrcrowave oven IS not lrmrted to carts. counters ortables Custom installatrons
are rlade easy wrth kits available from your dealer
1. Build the nrcrowave
oven rntc a cabinet or
wall by rt\elf or over
built-rn srngle ovens in
the Whirlpool RDE REE
RGE, RB and SB model
series or lrnperral 7200
single gas ovens
2 . Attach the mtcrowave
3. Put the mtcrowave oven
oven to a wall by Itself or on the MICRO SHELF
wrth cabinets over It Hood over a cooktop The
hood is available ducted
or as a recirculating
hood, and includes cook-
top lrghts
Ask Your decrer for detarls on
l RCKBII (832875) -Wall Mount Vent Grtlle
l RCK803 (832849) - 30.Inch Built-In Kit and Filler Kit
l RCK805 (8.32856) - 25 .-Inch Built-in Kit
l RCK713 (832769) -Wall Mount Cookbook
l RCK807 (832850) - 27.inch Built-in Krt Storage Cabinet
l RCK710 (832763) -Wall Mount Krt . RH3330XL - MICRO SHELF Hood
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If you need service or assistance,
we suggest you follow these four steps:
1 l Before calling for assistance.. .
Performance problems often result from
little things you can find and fix yourself with-
out tools of any kind.
If nothing operates:
l Is the oven correctly plugged into a
live circuit with the proper voltage?
(See page 2.)
l Have you checked the main fuse or circuit
breaker box?
If the microwave oven will not run:
l Is the timer set?
l Is the door firmly closed and latched?
l Did you push START?
l Did you follow the directions on pages 4
and 5 exactly?
If microwave cooking times seem too long:
l Is the electric supply to your home low or
lower than normal? Your electric company
can tell you it the line voltage is low.
l Is the Cook Power at the recommended
setting?
l Are you allowing for more time when cook-
ing more food at one time?
2 l Ifyou need assistance’. ...
Call the Whirlpool COOL-LINE L service as-
sistance telephone number. Dial free from:
Continental U.S. . . . . . . . . (800) 253- 130 1
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [phone]
Alaska & Hawaii . . . . . . . . (800) 253- 1121
and talk with one of our trained Consultants
The Consultant can instruct you in how to ob-
tain satisfactory operation from your appli-
ance or, if service is necessary, recommend a
qualified service company in your area
3 l If you need service “‘...
Whirlpool has a
nationwide net-
work of franchised
TECH-CARE service
I FRANcHfSED SERVICE 1 product warranty
i ~-~~~ ~~ and provide after-
warranty service, anywhere in the United
States. To locate TECH-CARE service in your
area, call our COOL-LINE service assistance
telephone number (see Step 2) or look in your
telephone directory Yellow Pages under:
APPLIANCES-HOUSEHOLD- ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES-
MAJOR-SERVICE 8 REPAIR MAJOR-REPAIRING 8 PARTS
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WASHING MACHINES. DRYERS
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HANi‘"lStD TECH CAHE St9VICF
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l Ifyou have a problem+. ..
Call our COOL-LINE service assistance tele-
phone number (see Step 2) and talk with one
of our Consultants, or if you prefer, write to:
Mr Guy Turner, Vice President
Whirlpool Corporation
Administrative Center
2000 US-33 North
Benton Harbor, Ml 49022
If you must call or write, please provide: model
number, seriai number, date of purchase, and
a complete description of the problem. This
information is needed in order to better re-
spond to your request for assistance.
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