Whirlpool RM988PXL User manual

01 304NCH FREE-STANDING EYE-LEVEL
MICROWAVE RANGE
Model RM988PXL
Defrost Guide
Microwave Oven
Model
I//- Control Panel
Fluorescent
/ Top light Switch
Porcelain-Enamel
Reflector Bowl and
Chrome Trlm Rlng
and Serial
Number Plate
Oven Front Frame
Removable
Storage Drawer
Broil Element
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.
Purchase Date
Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book,
your warranty and sales slip together in a handy place.
Service Compony and Phone Number
See the “Cooklng Guide” for important safety Information.

Your respons2biNes.. .
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.
Contents
Page
Responsibilities 2
Installation 2
Proper Use 2
Safety ..~.......~ 3
Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure
to Excessive Microwave Energy 4
Using the Microwave Upper Oven 4
Setting the Clock 5
Using the Minute Timer 6
Cooking in One Cycle 7
Defrosting 9
Cooking in Two Cycles IO
Cooking Automatically after
Defrosting 12
Cooking to a Serving Time 14
Cooking with the Temperature Probe 16
Bi-Level Oven Rack 18
Changing or Cancelling Instructions 19
Other Operating Hints 19
Cleaning the Microwave Oven 19
Important Information 20
How Microwave Ovens Work 22
The Microwave Oven Light 22
Uslng Your Cooktop and lower Oven 23
Surface Unit Controls 23
The Lower Oven Controls 24
Poge
The Oven Selector ................. 24
The Oven Temperature Control 24
Baking or Roasting ................ 24
Adjusting the Oven Temperature
Control ......................... 25
Using the Automatic MEALTIMER
Clock ........................... 26
Broiling ........................... 27
Broiling Chart ................... 27
The Cooktop Light ................... 28
The Lower Oven Light ................ 29
The Oven Vent ...................... 29
Optlonal Accessories ................. 29
Rotisserie .......................... 29
Canning Kit ......................... 29
Cleaning and Caring for Your Range 30
Control Panel and Knobs ............ 30
Surface Units and Reflector Bowls .... 30
Storage Drawer ..................... 32
The Lower Oven Self-Cleaning Cycle 33
Cleaning Chart .....................
36
If You Need Service or Assistance 37
I. Before Calling for Assistance ...... 37
2. If You Need Assistance ........... 37
3. If You Need Service .............. 38
4. If You Have a Problem ............ 38

3

Using the fniaowave upper oven
Mlcrowave 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 B’s, it means
your electricity was off for a while. Re-
set the clock.
Read the following pages carefully.

DIGITAL DISPLAY /CLOCK
-
it shows you what number pads you
touched
NUMBER PADS
tells the oven you are going to cook at less
than full power.
-START tells the oven to start.
-DEFROST tells the oven to run at 30% of full
A Signal Light
comesion every
time you touch a
Command Pad.
While the oven is
running, the Signal
Light or lights will
be on to show you
what the oven is
doing.
SETTINGIHECLOCK
Wher; the range ISfirst plugged in, the Clock/ Display shows 88:88. If the electric
power ever goes off, the Clock/ Display will also show all 8’s when the power comes
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You ( an 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 ...
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I. Touch CLOCK.
The word “seP’will glow on the display. Start
touching number pads for the desired time
within 5 seconds.
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 tlme 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 aboLlt 5 seconds. The clock is set.
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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...
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1. Touch MINUTE TIMER.
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 WIII 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.
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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 WIII go off in about 5
seconds
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The Display counts down the seconds to
show how much time is left on the Minute
Timer
When the set time ISup, 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 Tlmer:
1 Touch MINUTE TIMER.
2. Touch number 0 to cancel,
or
i 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 tood in the oven and
close the door.
The COCK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show four 0’s.
The Display will show the numbers you
touched in the order you touched them.
This example shows 4 minutes, 30 seconds.
Touch number pads for
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 is left.
When the cooking time ends, a buzzer will
sound 4 times. (You can stop the buzzer
by opening the oven door ortouching
CANCEL.) When the buzzer stops, the Dis-
play will show the time of day.
LOWER COOK POWERS
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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 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
8 80% of full power
7 70% of full power MED-HI
6 60% of full power
5 50% of full power MED
z 40% of full power
30% of full power MED-LO
2 20% of full power
1 10% of full power LOW CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
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LOWER COi K POWt;X C~L)NTI~VUED
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS. ..
1. Put food in the oven and
close the door.
The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
on and the Display will show four 0’s.
The Display WIII 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
und the Display will show two O’s
4. Touch COOK POWER.
5. Touch a number pad for
the Cook Power you
want.
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6. Touch START.
The START,COOK 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
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count The Clsplay counts down the time lo show
own
how much cooking time is IeH
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 tr;e deiros? setting to tnaw frozen food before cooking. For suggested defrost
ttmes, ,:XXK the gti;lde on rhe inside of the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS”
Cookt; ok ‘Tmk
DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS...
1. Put frozen food in the
oven and close the
door.
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2. Touch BEFROSl.
The DEFROST Signal Light will come on and
the Display will show four O’s
The Display will show the numbers you
touched in the order you touched them.
This example shows 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
Touch number pads for
the defrosting time you
want.
4. Touch START
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. . 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
a bout 5 seconds.
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count
own
The Drsplay counts down the time to show
how much defrosting time is left
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
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Wne ‘ii .:?~;~;ch DEFROST,the microwave oven automatically uses 30% of full Cook
Fewer 1c: :.:ower or faster defrostrng, see lower Cook Powers on page 8.
l Use LG”b .~f:uii power for slower defrosting.
0 Use CO% ‘JI fui! power for faster defrosting. Defrosting at Cook Powers hlgher than
30% can cause some cooking on the outside of the food.
HOLDING OR STANDING TIME:
For bzst results allow the food to stand for awhile after defrosting. This will equalize
the temoerature of the food and provide more even defrosting.
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COOKING IN IWO 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.
The COOK CYCLE 1 Signal Light will come
on and the Drsplay will show four 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 WIII show two 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 four O’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 cooklng tlme you
want In the second
cycle.