Whirlpool RM988PXK User manual

Whirlpool
30-INCH FREE-STANDING EYE-LEVELMICROWAVE LANGE
Model RM988PXK
Defrost Guide
MIcrowave Oven
Cooktop Cover
Model and Serial
Number Plate
Control Panel
Wore---...
Top Light Switch
:elain-Enamel
Plug-In
Surface Unlt
Automatic Lower
Oven Llght Switch
ctor Bowl and
Chrome Trlm Rlng
-- Lock Lever
Broil Element
Oven Rack Guide
Element
Removable
Storage Drawer
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FIberglass
Heat Seal \
Copy Your Model and Serial Numbers Here
If you need service, or :-:a11with 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 ktollatlon Dote
Copy this information ir: 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.

Your responsib2lMes. l l
Proper installation and safe use of your microwave range are your
personal responsibilities. Read this”Use and Care Guide”and the
“Cooking Guide”carefully for important use and safety information.
Installation
You must be sure your range Is...
l installed and leveled on a floor
l properly connected to the cor-
that will hold the weight; rect electric supply and
l installed in a well-ventilated grounding. (See “Installation
area protected from the Instructions.“)
weather;
Proper use
You must be sure your range is...
l used only for jobs expected
of home ranges;
l used only by people who can
operate it properly;
l properly maintained.
Responsibilities
Installation
Proper Use
Safety
Precautrons to Avord Possible Exposure to
Excessive Microwave Energy
Using the Microwave Upper Oven
Setting the Clock
Using the Minute Timer
Cooking rn One Cycle
High Cook Power
Lower Cook Powers
Defrostrng
Faster or Slower Defrosting
Cooking in Two Cycles
Cooking Automatically After Defrosting
Cooking to a Serving Time
Serve Trme and the Temperature Probe
Cooking wrth the Temperature Probe
Changing or Cancelling Instructions
Other Operating Hints
Cleaning the Microwave Oven
Important Information
How Microwave Ovens Work
Contents
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Using Your Cooktop and Lower Oven..
The Cooktop Cover
Surface Unit Controls
The Lower Oven Controls
Bakrng or Roasting
Adjusting the Oven Temperature Coniro’l
Using the Automatic MEALTIMER Clock
Brorling
The Lights
The Vents
Cleaning and Caring for y&r Ran&’ :
Control Panel and Knobs
Surface Units and Reflector DowIs :.
Removrng the Storage Drawer
The Optional Rotisserie
The Lower Oven Self-Cleanin’g ‘Cycle : 1 :
Cleaning Chart
If You Need Servrce or Assrstance
1 Before Callrng for Assistance
2 If You Need Assistance
3 If You Need Servrce
4 If You Have a Problem
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Using the miaowave upper oven
Microwave Oven Controls
The top part of the Control Panel
has the microwave oven controls.
There are four kinds of controls:
-The Digital Display/Clock,
-Signal Lights,
-Command Pads,
- Number Pads.
What each of these does will be
covered on the following pages, One
note: The Command and Number
Pads are not buttons. You don’t have
to push them...just touch them.
When you first plug in the range, the
Clock/Display will show 88:88. If,
after you set the clock (page 51, the
Clock again shows all 8’s, it means
your electricity was off for a while. Re-
set the clock.
Read the following pages carefully.

DIGITAL DISPLAY/CLOCK COMMAND PADS
-
it shows you what number pads you
touched. tells the oven you are going to cook at less
than full power.
- STARTtells the oven to start
-DEFROST tells the oven to run at 30% of full
power.
NUMBER PADS SIGNAL LIGHTS
SETTING CLOCK
When the range is first plugged in, the Clock Dlsplay shows 88:88. If the electric
power ever goes off, the Clock Display WIII also 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. The oven door must be closed before setting the clock.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
The word “ser’will glow on the display. Start
touching number pads for the desired time
within 5 seconds.
1. Touch CLOCK.
The Display will show what numbers You
m This example shows 3:25.
touched in the order you touched them.
2. Touch number pads for
the correct time of day.
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3. Touch START.
The STARTSignal Light will come on to show
that You have touched START.It will go off
In aboclt 5 seconds. The clock is set.
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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 Tlmer.
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
the desired time.
The Display will show what numbers you
touched in the order you touched them.
This example shows 1 minute, 45 seconds
2. Touch number pads for
minutes and seconds.
3. Touch START.
The START and MINUTE TIMER Signal Lights
will come on to show that
l you have touched START;
l the Minute Timer is running.
The START Light will go off in about 5
seconds.
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The Display counts down the seconds to
own
show how much time is left on the Minute
Timer.
When the set time is up, a buzzer will sound
and the Display will show the time of day.
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:
I. Touch MINUTE TIMER.
2. Touch number 0 to cancel,
or
2. Touch desired new number pads to change.
Then:
3. Touch START.

COOKING IN ONE CYCLE
Follow these steps to cook at one power level’
HIGH COOK POWER
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
a. on and the Display will show 4 O’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
the cooking time you
want.
The oven will automatically cook at high Cook Power.
4. Touch START.
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The STARTand COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Lights
will come on to show what you have told
the oven to do. The START Light will go off in
about 5 seconds.
The Display counts down the time to show
how much cooking time ISleft
When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will
sounu 4 times. [You can stop the buzzer
by opening the oven door or touching
CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the Dis-
play will show the time of day.
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%, 8096, etc.].
The following chart gives you the percentage of Cook Power each number pad
stands for, and the Cook Power name usually used
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automatic 100% of full power HIGH
9 90% of full power
a 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
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LOWER COOK POWERS. CONTINUED
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
1. Put food in the oven and
close the door.
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2. Touch COOK CYCLE 1.
The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show 4 0’s.
The Display will show the numbers you
touched in the order you touched them.
This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds.
3. Touch number pads for
the cooking time you
want.
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The COOK POWER Signal Light will come on
and the Display will show 2 0’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.
6. Touch START.
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The START,COCK CYCLE 1 and COOK
POWER Signal Lights will come on to show
what you have told the oven to do. The
START Light will go off in about 5 seconds.
The Display counts down the time to show
how much cooking time is left
For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will
show the Cook Power you selected.
When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will
sound 4 times. [You can stop the buzzer
by opening the door or by touching
CANCEL.] When the buzzer stops, the
Display will show the time of day.

DEFROSTING
Use the defrost setting to thaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost
times, check the guide on the inside of the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS
Cookbook.
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
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1. Put frozen food in the
oven and close the
door.
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2. Touch DEFROST.
The DEFROST Signal Light will come on and
the Display will show 4 O’s
The Display will show the numbers you
touched in the order you touched them.
This example shows 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
3. Touch number pads for
the defrosting time you
want.
4. Touch START.
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The Display counts down the time to show
how much defrosting time is left
The STARTand DEFROST Signal Lights will
come on to show what you have told the
oven to do. The START Light will go off in
about 5 seconds.
When the defrost time ends, a buzzer will
sound 4 times. (You can stop the buzzer by
opening the oven door or touching
CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the
Display will show the time of day.
FASTER OR SLOWER DEFROSTING
When you touch DEFROST,the microwave oven automatically uses 30% of full Cook
Power. For slower or faster defrosting, see lower Cook Powers on page 8.
l Use 20% of full power for slower defrosting.
l Use 40% of full power for faster defrosting. Defrosting at Cook Powers higher than
30% can cause some cooking on the outside of the food.
HOLDING OR STANDING TIME:
For best results allow the food to stand for awhile after defrosting. This will equalize
the temperature of the food and provide more even defrosting.
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COOKING IN TWO CYCLES
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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2. Touch COOK CYCLE 1.
The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show 4 O’s
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.
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The COOK Power Signal Light will come on
and the Display will show 2 O’s
4. Touch COOK POWER. If
you want the high Cook
Power, skip to step 6.
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 in the first cycle.
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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.
The Display will show the numbers You
touched in the order you touched them.
This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
7. Touch number pads for
the cooking time you
want in the second
cycle.
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