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- Page 1 Clolhes Dryers Freezen. Relr~geralot.Freezen. Ice Makers. Dishwashers UPPER MICROWAVE OVEN Eye-Level Models RM978BXV RM973BXV SM988PEV SM958PEV Built-h Model RM278BXV Built-In Ovens and Surlace Unils. Ranges, Microwave Ovens. Trash Cornpall...
- Page 2 Safety Precautions If You Need Service or Assistance Microwave Oven Warranty 01988 Whirlpool FIN out and return the Microwave Reglstratfon your microwave oven. If the card is missing, please serial number of your microwave oven, with your name and address...
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Page 3: Parts And Features
Parts and features UPPER MICROWAVE OVEN DEFROST GUIDE (not shown) AUTO SET &DE (not shown) Thank you for buying a Whirlpool appliance. mail the Owner Registration Card provided complete the form below. Have this information service or call with a question. -
Page 4: Before You Use Your Microwave Oven
I I’ Before you use your microwave oven Read and carefully follow the Installation Instructions packed with your microwave Read this Use & Care Guide and your Cooking important use and safety information. literature for future use. It is your personal microwave oven: Has been installed... -
Page 5: Important Safety Instructions
Elec- tric shock, fire or other hazards may result. This appliance should serviced only by qualified service personnel. Call Whirlpool authorized TECH- CARE!’ Service Company examination, repair adjustment. 9. Do not cover or block opening in the appliance, because fire may result. -
Page 6: Using Your Microwave Oven
12. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: a. Do not overcook a. Do not overcot food. Carefully attend apt Carefully attend appliance paper, plastic, or other com- paper, plastic, or ot bustible materials are placed bustible materials ar inside the oven to facilitate inside the oven to cooking. - Page 7 Digital Display/Clock 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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Page 8: Number Pads
Command Pads Touch Command Pads to tell the microwave what order. A few examples: -CLOCK SET tells the oven you are going - START tells the oven to start. Each Command Pad (except START, CANCEL and CLOCK SET] lights an Indicator Light on the Digital Display. -
Page 9: Setting The Clock
Setting the Clock When the oven is first plugged in, a tone sounds and the display If the electric power ever goes off, the Display power comes back on. You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the Clock, but the Display will be blank after cooking. -
Page 10: Using The Minute Timer
Using the Minute Timer The Minute Timer does not start or stop cooking. the oven is operating. It works like a kitchen timer. THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... 1. Touch MINUTE TIMER. 2. Touch Number Pads for minutes and seconds. Touch START. Changing the Minute Timer -Touch... -
Page 11: Cooking In Your Microwave Oven
Opening the oven door does not stop the Minute Timer countdown; it does stop any cooking or defrosting. continue cooking or defrosting. Cooking in Your Microwave Oven Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS”’ Cookbook oven. It contains information about: What microwave energy How food is cooked... -
Page 12: Changing The Cooking Time
Touch START. Changing the Cooking Time Cooking time can be changed any time before touching cycle: 1. Touch COOK 1. 2. Touch numbers for the new time. 3. Touch START. Cook 1 cycle will continue cooking for the new time. Cooking at Lower Cook Powers For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. - Page 13 DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... Put food in the oven and close the door. Touch COOK 1. 3. Touch Number Pads for the cook- ing time you want. Touch COOK POWER. 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. 6.
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Page 14: Cooking In More Than One Cook Cycle
Changing the Cook Power The Cook Power can be changed any time before touching the cycle. . Touch COOK POWER. Touch a number for the new Cook Power. Touch START. The cycle will cook at the new Cook Power forthe original OR... - Page 15 Touch COOK POWER. (If you want the HIGH Cook Power, skip to Step 6.) 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the first cycle. 6. Touch COOK 2. 7. Touch Number Pads for the cook- ing time you want in the second cycle.
- Page 16 I I’ 10. Touch START. When you touch START, the COOK 1 Indicator Light will stay on while the oven is cooking in the first cycle. The COOK POWER Indica- tor Light will be on if you are using a Cook Power other than HIGH.
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Page 17: Using Auto Set
Hints for Cooking With More Than One Cycle. You can program the cooking cycles microwave oven is started, it will automatically in order-AUTO SET TIME - COOK I- COOK 2 (or QUICK DEFROST - STANDING TIME -COOK I- COOK 2 or COOK I- COOK 2 -AUTO SET TEMP or PROBE TEMR) Changing or Adding... - Page 18 DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch TIME (Option: If you want to use the preset cooking time and Cook Power, skip to Step 3. Touch a Number Pad for the new cooking time you want from 1 to 9...
- Page 19 NOTE: You can set COOK 1, COOK 1 and 2 and/or Set TIME. (See pages 14-17 for instructions.) Changing the Pre-programmed You can change the pre-programmed Auto Set TIME to the time and power you most often use. To change Set TIME setting, follow these steps.
- Page 20 THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... Put food in the oven, plug in the temperature probe and close the door. Touch TEMP. (Option: If you want to use the preset temperature Cook Power, skip to Step 6.) 3. Touch a Number Pad for the new temperature want from 110°F to 190°F.
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Page 21: Additional Information
NOTE: You can set Auto Set TEMP to follow pages 14-17 for instructions. Auto Set TEMP can be programmed Temperature Probe out, but the oven will pause between and TEMP “PROB” will show on the Display Changing the Pre-Programmed You can change the pre-programmed Set TEMP to the temperature and power you most often use. - Page 22 Defrosting Use QUICK DEFROST to thaw frozen food before cooking. times, see the guide behind the oven door or in your MICRO MENUS@ cookbook. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... Put frozen food in the oven and close the door. Touch QUICK DEFROST.
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Page 23: Cooking Automatically After Defrosting
I I’ About the Quick Defrost Cycle The microwave oven automatically cycle into three equal First part Second part. Third part This automatic step-down completely. Changing or Adding Defrost Time You can change . Touch QUICK DEFROST. . Touch numbers Touch START. - Page 24 Touch COOK 1. 5. Touch Number Pads for the cook- ing time you want. El! . . 6. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to Step 8 if you want to cook HIGH power.) 7. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want.
- Page 25 count 0Wl-l Standing Time After Defrosting For best results, allow the food to stand for a while after defrosting. equalize the temperature of the food to provide When COOK 1 or Auto Set TIME follows QUICK DEFROST, the oven automatically provides a standing time equal to the time touched...
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Page 26: Cooking With The Temperature Probe
Cooking with the Temperature Probe The Temperature Probe helps take guesswork larger casseroles. The probe is designed the temperature you chose. See your MICRO MENU.9 Cookbook helpful information in cooking different types of food DO THIS... Insert at least Y3 of 2. - Page 27 7. Touch the Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. Touch START. BUMP BEEP BEEP NOTE: “Err” will be displayed after START is touched, perature has been set (under 90°F or over 200°F). Hints for Using the Temperature DO... use hot pads when removing probe stir foods during cooking...
- Page 28 Hints for Using the Temperature DON’T... let probe or probe cable touch any part of the oven interior. let probe touch foil (if used). Foil can be kept away with wooden toothpicks. Remove foil if arcing use paper, plastic wrap or plastic oven too long.
- Page 29 Casseroles cooked using the Tem- perature Probe should be made from precooked foods. Do not use raw meats, raw vegetables cream sauces in casseroles. Dry casseroles do not work well. Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave oven before inserting the probe.
- Page 30 I Ii 5. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to Step 7 if you want to use HIGH power.) Touch a Number pad for the Cook Power you want. Touch START TIME. Touch Number Pads for the time of day you want cookfng to start.
- Page 31 I I’ NOTE: If the oven light and fan come Start Time feature reprogram the cooking Additional Information Additional cycles latertime. Follow instructions Cooking with the Temperature you program START TIME. You can change cycle. I. Touch the cycle 2. Touch Number 3.
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Page 32: Using Keep Warm
Using KEEP WARM Hot, cooked food can be safely kept warm in your microwave 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). KEEP WARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a Cook cycle DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... -
Page 33: Other Operating Hints
Other Operating Hints 1. To double check settings while the oven is running: Touch the Command Pad for the setting you want to check. The instruction programmed for that pad will show on the Display Display returns to showing what the oven is doing. 2. -
Page 34: Optional Bi-Level Cooking Rack Kit
Optional Bi-Level Cooking Rack Kit (Models RM978BXV, RM973BXV, SM958PEV 81 RM278BXV) A removable Bi-level Cooking Rack is available lets you cook or reheat food together as a meal. Ask your dealer on...(Part Number 832985) Bi-Level Cooking Caring for Your Microwave Oven... -
Page 35: How Your Microwave Oven Works
How your microwave oven works Microwave make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food. Microwaves waves or light waves. You can’t see them, but you can see what they do. Microwaves through glass, paper and plastic without heating them so food absorbs... -
Page 36: Operating Safety Precautions
Operating safety precautions NEVER COOK OR Liquids heated REHEAT A WHOLE containers EGG. Steam build-up cylindrical-shaped whole eggs may cause tainers] may become overheated. them to burst and burn you, and possibly may splash out with a damage the oven. Slice loud noise during or hard boiled eggs before... -
Page 37: General Information
CAUTION: DO NOT use the oven until you have read and understand precautions to prevent damage to the DO NOT OVERCOOK DO NOT use the oven POTATOES. for storage. Do not result. At the end of the leave paper products, recommended books or cooking uten-... -
Page 38: If You Need Assistance
Is Cook Power set correctly? Is the probe temperature correctly? If you need assistance%. Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE@ serv- ice assistance telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.: 1-800-253-1301 and talk with one of our trained con- sultants. -
Page 39: If You Need Service
FSP is a registered Whirlpool Corporation Yellow Pages parts. Look for this symbol whenever you need a replacement part for your Whirlpool FSP replacement and work right, because made to the same exacting cations used to build every new Whirlpool appliance. - Page 40 God or use of products not approved E. Any labor costs during the limited WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow consequential damages so this limitation warranty...