Whirlpool RM975PXK User manual

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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
Serial Number
behind the microwave oven door on the oven frame).
2. Purchase date from sales slip (or date installed).
Purchase/Installation Date
Copy this information in 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.

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Responsibilities 2 Adjusting the Oven Temperature Control 12 ...... ......
Installation .. 13 ........ ... 2 Automatic MEALTIMER Clock,
Proper Use 14 .....
Safety ............... :’ ... I 2 Broiling ”
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposu;&‘to .... 3 Broiling Ch& : 14
The Lights ............... 15
Excessive Microwave Energy ........ 4 The Oven Vents .I6
Using the Microwave Upper Oven 4 Cleaning and Caring for your Range 17
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Setting the Controls ....... ........ 5 Control Panel and Knobs ..... 17
Defrosting Foods ......... 17 ................... 5 Surface Units and Reflector Bowls’
The Meal Sensor Temperature Probe 6 Lift-Up Cooktop 18
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Cleaning the Microwave Oven ............ 7 Removing theStorageDrawer ... 19
Important Information 20
.......... 7 The Lower Oven Self-Cleaning Cycle
How Microwave Ovens Work .............. 9 Cleaning Chart ...
Using Your Cooktop and Lower Oven ........ 10 TheOptional Rotisserie .... SJj
Surface Unit Controls 24 ..... 10
Setting the Clock .... .......... 1: : 1: : : 1: : 11 If You Need Service or Assistance
1. Before Calling for AssIstonce 24
Using the Minute Timer ........ 11
..::::.:I.:. 11 2. If You Need Assistance 25
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TheLowerOvenControls 3. If
You Need Service 25
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Baking or Roasting. ........................ 12 4. If You Have a Problem ........... 25
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Using your microwave upper oven
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Microwave Oven Controls
Probe Signal Light
Meal Sensor
Probe Control
Digital Timer
Cook Power Con ltrol
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Start Button

SETTING THE CONTROLS
Be sure you understand the basics of microwave 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 dlrectlons.
1. Put food In the oven
4. Set cooking times longer
than 10 minutes by turn-
ing the timer knob and
wheel. First set the knob,
then move the wheel.
Example: to set 22 min-
utes, 30 seconds
0 Set 2 minutes. 30 sec-
onds by pushing in and
turning knob.
l Set 20 mrnutes by push-
ing up on wheel.
DEFROSTING
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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2. Close the door. Make
sure it locks. The oven
won’t work if the door isn’t
closed tightly.
5. Set Cook Power to
desired setting from HI to
LO. Some recipes require
different Cook Powers
for best results. (See
chart]
-COOK POWER CHART-
Recipes in the
MICRO MENUS. Cook-
book use Cook Power
settings from HI to LO.
Recipes in other books
and magazines may
use different percent-
ages 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
(DEFROST) power
LO - 15% of full
power
3. Set cooking times up to 10
minutes by pushing in
the timer knob and turn-
ing clockwise. The oven
light will go on. Push in
and turn counterclockwise
to reduce time.
6. Push the START Button. The
oven light will stay on.
You will hear a fan run-
ning during oven
operation.
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.
TO STOP THE OVEN
1. Push in and turn the timer
knob counterclockwise to
0o:oo. OR
2. Open the oven door
TO RESTART THE OVEN
1. Close the oven door.
2. Set timer (If needed).
3. Push the START Button
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THE MEAL SENSOR”’ TEMPERATURE PROBE
Roast or bake meats or casseroles to a set temperature instead of by time.
When the Meal Sensor- Temperature Probe is properly used, the microwave oven
will turn off automatically when the probe senses the temperature you set.
For casseroles, the tip of
the probe should be in
the center of the food. Stir
foods when recom-
mended. Replace the
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1. Insert at least ‘7 of the
temperature probe Into
the food.
For liquids, balance the For roasts, the tip of the
probe on a wooden spoon probe should be in the
or spatula so the tip of the center of the largest mus-
probe ISin the center of cle, but not touching fat or
the liquid bone.
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Socket
2. Place food in the oven
and plug the probe into
the sot ket on the oven
wall The Probe Signal
tight will come on.
4. Set the Cook Power II
desired 5. Move the Meal Sensor
pointer to the final cook-
ing temperature you
want
3. Make sure the probe does
not touch any part of the
oven Interior. Close the
door.
6. Push the START Button
When the probe senses
the cooking temperature
a buzzer sounds, and the
oven turns off
DO...
l use hot pads when removing probe from
food or food from oven
l unplug probe from socket to tlurn off oven
light.
l stir foods during cookIng when
recommended.
l stir soups. casseroles and drinks before
serving
l cover roasts with foi, and let stand a few
minutes after cooking Remove foil If you
decide to cook it longer
DON’T...
l let probe or probe cable touch any part of
the oven interior.
l let probe touch foil (if used). Foil can be
kept away from probe with wooden tooth-
picks. Remove foil if arcing occurs.
0 use paper, plastic wrap or plastic con-
tainers. They will be in the oven too long.
l use probe in regular oven.
l force probe into frozen food.
l use arobe for foods that need to simmer.
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CLEANING THE MICROWAVE UVEN
Wipe often with warm sudsv For stubborn soil, boil a cup Be sure to clean the areas
water and a soft cloth or of water in the oven for 2 or 3 where the door and oven
sponge. minutes Steam will soften frame touch when closed.
the soil Rinse well.
Do not use abrasive cleaners or steel wool pads.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Before you start using your microwave oven, read this section carefully. This
fnformof/on will help you avoId damage to your oven.
Metallic Trim
etotlic Glaze
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Cooking In metal containers Totest o
dish for sofe use, put it NEVER COOK OR REHEAT A
can damage the oven. So Into the oven with a cup of WHOLE EGG. Slice hard
can containers with hidden water beslde it. Cook on high boiled eggs before
metal (twist-ties, foil-lining. Cook Power for one minute. heating. Steam build-up in
staples, metallic glaze or It the dlsh gets hot and the whole eggs may cause
trim). Jest dmnerwore or cook-
water stays cool, do not them to burst and possibly
wore before using.
use It. 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.
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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
responsibility.
USE HOT PADS. Microwave
energy does not heat
containers, but the hot
food does
If your electric power line
voltage is less than the
normal 240 volts, cooking
times may be longer.
Liquids 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
liquids again.
Follow MICRO MENUS
Cookbook directions
carefully. If using a
different cookbook, you
may need to experimeni
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, corn, snacks,
etc. See the MICRO
MENUS Cookbook.
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DO NOT OVERCOOK
POTATOES. At the end of the
recommended cooking
time they should be
slightly firm. Wrap in foil
and set aside for 5 minutes
They will finish cooking
while standing.
It is normal forthe inside of
the oven door to look wavy
after the oven has been run-
ning for a while.
It is normal forthe signal
lights to flicker while the
microwave oven is on.
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HOW MICROWWE OVENS WORK
Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to
make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food.
Strrrer Maanetron Glass Shelf
Mrcrowaves are like TV
waves or light waves You
can’t see them. but you can
see what they do
Oven/Cavity
A magnetron produces
mlcrowaves The microwaves
move into the oven where
they are scattered around by
a stirrer [like a fan).
Microwaves bounce off
metal oven walls and are
absorbed by food.
Microwaves pass through
glass, paper and plastic
without heating them so food
absorbs the energy. Micro-
waves bounce oft metal pans
so food does not absorb the
energy.
Microwaves may not reach
the center of a roast. The heat
around the outside is what
cooks the roast all the way
through. This is one of the
reasons for letting some
foods (roasts, baked pota-
toes) stand for a while after
cooking, or for stirring some
foods during the cooking
time.
Metal Bottom
The glass bottom of your
microwave oven lets micro-
waves through. Then they
bounce off a metal floor,
back through the glass bot-
tom and are absorbed by the
food.
The microwaves disturb
water molecules in the food
As the molecules bounce
around bumping into each
other, heat is made, like rub-
bing your hands together.
This is the heat that cooks

Using your cooktop and lower oven
COOKTOP AND
LOWER OVEN CONTROLS
Stop Time Knob
Digital Automatic MEALTIMER’ Clock
Start Time Knob
Minute Timer
lock Light
Clean Llght
Adjustable Lower Oven Temperature
Control
Lower Oven Signal Light
Surtace Unit Signal Lights
Surface Unit Control
Lower Oven Selector
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$- Manual Lower Oven Light Switch
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Cooktop Light Switch
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SURFACE UNIT CONTROLS
Control knobs must
be pushed In betore
turning. Turn either
way until the setting
you want shows in the
window. Set them any-
here from HI to OFF.
One of the signal
lights will glow to
remind you which
surface unit is on. Be
Until you get used to the settings, use the followlng as a guide.
Use HI to start
foods cooking or
to bring liquids to a
boil. Surface unlt
will not turn red
If good contact Is
made wlth bottom
ol pan.
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Use MED-HI to
Use MED for
Use MED-LO to
hold a rapid boil
Use LO to keep
gravy, puddlngs keep food cook- food warm until
or to Iry chicken and icings, or
or pancakes. ing after starting ready to serve.
to cook large it on a higher Set the heat
amounts of setting. higher or lower
vegetables. withln the LO
band to keep
food at the tem-
perature you
want.