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
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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.
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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.
l 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.
l Keep this book and your sales
slip together in a handy place.
Purchase Date
Service Company Phone Number

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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:
l 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.
l Has been installed and levelled on a floor strong enough to support its
weight. (Eye-level model only)
l Has been properly connected to electrical supply and grounded. (See
Installation Instructions.)
l Is not used by anyone unable to operate it properly.
l Is properly maintained.
l 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.
1. 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.
6. 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.
8. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
l Open the door.
l Touch CANCEL twice,
then touch START.
l The tone will not
sound for any touch.
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If you want to replace
the programming
tone:
l Open the door.
l Touch CANCEL twice,
then touch START.
l The tone will sound for
any correct touch.
If you want to remove
all tones, except the
Minute Timer signal:
l Open the door.
l Touch CANCEL twice,
touch 0, then touch
START.
l All audible tones will
be cancelled.
l 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...
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1. Touch CLOCK SET.
2. Touch Number
Pads for the right
time of day.
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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...
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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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