Whirlpool MW8600XL User manual

Microwave Oven Model MW8600XL
Model and Serial
Number Plate
BI-Level Cooklng Rack
Control Panel ON /OFF Switch
(not shown)
Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here
If you need service, or call with a question, have this
information ready:
Model Number
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers (from the plate just
behind the microwave oven door on the oven frame).
2. Purchase date from sales slip (or date installed).
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,
Serial Number
Purchase/lnstallo?ion Date
your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place.
Service Company and Phone Number

ReqonslbHltles
lnstallatlon .
Proper, Safe Use
Precautions to Avold Posslble
Exposure to Excessive
Mlcrowave Energy
Wng tho Mlcrowavo Oven
Uslng the Minute Timer
The Safety Switch
Cooklng In One Cycle .
Hlgh Cook Power . . .
Lower Cook Powers . . . .
Defrosting . . . . . . . . .
Faster or Slower Defrosting
Cooklng In More Than One
Cycle . .
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Contents
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Page
Cooklng Automatlcally after
Defrosting . . 11
Cooklng wlth The Temperature
Probe _.,,,,.,_..,....,.,...... 14
Changlng or Cancelllng
lnstructlons 16
Other Operatlng lnstructlons 16
Cleaning the Microwave Oven 16
Bl-Level Cooking Rack . 17
Replaclng the Llght Bulb 17
Important lntormatlon 18
How Mlcrowave Ovens Work 20
Rulldlng In Your Mlcrowave Oven 20
If You Need Service or Assistance. 21
1. Before Calling For Assistance. 21
2. If You Need Assistance 2 1
3. If You Need Service 22
4. If You Have a Problem 22
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Your responsibilities.. .
Fill out and return the “MIcrowave Reglstratlon Card”attached to the oven door.
Installation
1. Empty the microwave
oven and clean inside it with
a soft, damp cloth.
2. Put the oven on a cart,
3. Do not block vents
counter, 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.
unlt Is the heavy side.
Handllng can be tricky.)
4. F or your safety, this oven must be
grounded. DO NOT REMOVE THETHIRD 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 if the outlet
is not grounded according to National Electn-
cal Codes and local codes or ordinances.
The outlet must supply 120 volts, 60 Hz., A.C.
When the oven is on, it will use about 1375
watts. It should not share a circuit with another
appliance
5. Put about one cup (250 ml) of cold water
in a glass container in the oven. Close the
door. Make sure it locks. Follow the directions
on page 4 to set the oven to COOK for 1’5
2
minutes. When the time is up, the water should
be heated.
6. Fill out and return the “MIcrowave Reglr-
tratlon Card”attached 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
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

Proper, de use
Your microwave must be...
l Installed according to the installation
instructions.
l Protected from the weather.
l Used only for jobs expected of home micro-
wave ovens
l Used only by people who can Operate it
properly.
l Kept clean and in good repair.
NEVER start the oven when
it’s empty. The oven can be
damaged.
up can cause an egg to DO NOT use the oven until
burst. Damage to the oven you have read and under-
or injury to the user may stand ALL the information
result. on safe use.

Using your microwave oven
MICROWWE OVEN CONTROLS
When You first plug in the oven, the Display
will show “88:88”if the Control Panel ON/OFF
switch is ON (see page 5). If the Display ever
agaln shows all 8’s, it means Your electricitv
was off for a while or that the Control Panel
ON/ OFF Switch was turned OFF and then
back ON. To clear the 8’s from the Display,
touch CANCEL (the colon remains on) or
touch in cooking instructions.
One note: The Command and Number
Pads are not buttons. You don’t have to
oush them...iust touch them.
DIGITAL DISPLAY
down time settings and it shows you whai
number pads You touched.
COMMAND PADS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS
Touch Com-
mand Pads to tell
the microwave
oven what to do
and in what order.
A few examples:
-COOK CYCLE 1
[or 2) tells the
oven You are
going to cook.
you are going to
cook at less
than full power.
-START tells the oven to start.
Each Command Pad has its own Signal
Light (except STARTand CANCEL). The Signal
Light comes on when You touch the Com-
mand Pad.
While the oven is running, a Signal Light (or
lights] will be on to show what the oven is
doing.
NUMBER PADS
the oven what vou
I- Control Panel ON /OFF Switch

USING THE MINUTE TIMER
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 Timer.
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
1. Touch MINUTE TIMER.
the desired time.
2. Touch Number Pads for
mlnutes and seconds.
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3. Touch START.
The MINUTE TIMER Signal Light will stay on to
show that the Minute Timer is running.
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The Display counts down the seconds to
show how much time is left on the Minute
own Timer.
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When the set time is up, you will hear a
beep and the Display will show a “0”. To
remove the “0”. touch CANCEL.
1. The Minute Timer can be used when the oven is cooking
2.
Opening the microwave oven door does not stop the Minute Timer.
3.
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:
7. Touch MINUTE TIMER.
2. Touch number 0 to cancel,
? Touch desired new number pads to change
Then:
3. Touch START.
THE CONTROL PANEL
ON/OFF SWITCH
Just inside the microwave oven door, on the
control panel frame, is a Control Panel ON/
OFF Switch. The switch is designed to keep
“busy little fingers” from using the oven.
When the switch is OFF,the oven cannot be
used and the Display will be dark. The switch
must be ON to cook in the microwave oven
and to use the Minute mmer. The colon (:) stays
on when the switch is ON. 5

COOKING IN ONE CYCLE
Follow these steps to cook at one power level:
HIGH COOK POWER
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
1. Put tood In the oven and
close the door.
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The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
00 on and the Display will show 4 0’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.
3. Touch Number Pads tor
the cooklng time you
want.
The oven will automatlcally cook at hlgh Cook Power.
The COOK CYCLE 1Signal Light will stay on
to show that the oven is cooking in the first
cycle.
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The Display counts down the time to show
down
how much cooking time is left in the first
cycle.
When the cooking time ends you will hear
4 beeps. (You can stop the beeping by
opening the oven door or touching CAN-
CEL.) When the beeping stops, the Display
will show only the ” : “.
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%. 80%, etc.).
The tollowing chart gives You the percentage of Cook Power each Number Pad
stands for, and the Cook Power name usually used
automatic 100% of full power HIGH
9 90% of full power
8 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
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DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
1. Put food In the oven and
close the door.
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The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
88 on and the Display will show 4 0’s.
2. Touch COOK CYCLE 1.
3.
The Display will show the numbers you
touched In the order you touched them.
This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.
Touch Number Pads for
the cooklng time you
want.
The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on
and the Display will show 2 O’s
4. 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.
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The COOK CYCLE 1 and COOK POWER Sig-
nal Lights will stay on to show that the oven
is cooking in the first cycle at a Cook
Power other than high.
The Display counts down the time to show
how much cooking time is left in the first
cycle.
For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will
show the Cook Power you selected.
When the cooking time ends, you will hear
4 beeps. (You can stop the beeping by
openlng the door or by touching CANCEL.)
When the beeping stops, the Display will
show only the II II
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DEFROSTING
Use DEFROST CYCLE to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost times,
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DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
1. Put frozen food ln the
oven and close the
door.
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2. Touch DEFROST CYCLE.
The DEFROST CYCLE Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show 4 O’s
3.
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4.
Touch Number Pads for
the detrostlng tlme you
want.
Touch START.
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The Display counts down the time to show
own how much defrosting time is left.
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FASTER OR SLOWER DEFROSTING
The Display will show the numbers you
touched In the order you touched them.
This example shows 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
The DEFROST CYCLE Signal Light will stay
on to show that the oven is in the Defrost
Cycle.
When the defrost time ends, you will hear 4
beeps. (You can stop the beeping by
opening the oven door or touching
CANCEL.) When the beeping stops, the
Display will show only the ” : “,
When you touch DEFROST CYCLE, the microwave oven automatically uses 30% of full
Cook Power. For slower or faster defrosting, see lower Cook Powers on page 6.
l Use 20% of full power for slower defrosting.
l Use 40% of full power for faster defrosting. Detrostlng at Cook Powers higher than
30% can cause some cooking on the outslde of the food.
STANDING TIME
For best results allow the food to Stand for a while after defrosting. This will equalize
the temperature of the food and provide more even defrosting.

COOKING IN MORE THAN ONE CYCLE
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...
1. Put food in the oven
and close the door.
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The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
. . on and the Display will show 4 0’s.
2. Touch COOK CYCLE 1.
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 WIII show 2 0’s.
4. Touch COOK POWER. (If
you want the high Cook
Power, skip to step 6.)
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5. Touch a Number Pad for
the Cook Power you
want In the first cycle.
The Display will show what you touched
This example shows 60% of full power.
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6. Touch COOK CYCLE 2.
The COOK CYCLE 2 Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show 4 0’s.
7. Touch Number Pads for
the cooking time you
want in the second
cycle.
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COOKING IN MORE THAN ONE CYCLE...CONTINUED
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Touch COOK POWER. (If
you want the hlgh Cook
Power, sklp to step 10.)
The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on
and the Display will show 2 0’s.
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The Display will show what you touched.
This example shows 40% of full power.
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9. Touch a Number Pad for
the Cook Power you
want In the second
cycle.
1 O.Touch START.
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than hig’h. All other <gnal Lights will go off.
The Display counts down the cooking
time to show how much time is left in the
first cycle.
For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will
show the Cook Power you selected, if you
are using a Cook Power other than high.
You will hear a beep at the end of the first
cycle. You can either open the door to
check the food, or you can let the oven
start the second cycle. If you do open the
door, just close it and push STARTto restart
the oven.
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be off.
The Display counts down the cooking time
to show how much time is left in the
second cycle.
For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will
show the Cook Power you selected, if you
are using a Cook Power other than high.
When the last cycle ends you will hear
4 beeps. [You can stop the beeping by
opening the door or touching CANCEL.)
When the beeping stops. the Display will
show only the ” “.
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