Maytag CMV1100AA manual

USER'S GUIDE A N D COOKI N G GUIDE Over-The - Range Microwave Oven Model CMV1100AA © © -- © 3 -- - - _ __ R e a d t h e s e i ns tr uc t ions c a r e f ul ly before using you r mi c r ow a veov e n. P a r t no . 8 1 12p 17 0-6 0 MCS p / n 74 0 0 5586 A / 0 8 / 0 0 SAVE THE S E I N STRU C TIO N S[...]

PRECAUTIO N S TO AVOID POSSIBLEEXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY ( a ) Do not a t t e mp t t o op era t e t h is ov e n wit h th e doo r o pen s i n ce op en -door o l oeration can result in har m ful ex pos u r e t o m icro w av e ene rg y . It is impo r tant no t to def e a t or ta m per with the safe t y in t e rlocks , (b) Do not p l ace a[...]

For additional questions, please contact us: REGISTR A TIONC A RD packed with M a ytag Cu s tomer As s i st ance the oven . At-ten: CAIR e C e nter 1 . Check the model and serial P. O. Box 2 3 70 numbers on the card to see that C level a nd, TN 37320-2370 they m a t c h the numbers on the 1-800- 6 88-1120(USA and CANADA) d a t a pl a te• The d a [...]

S A FE TY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: I A WAR N ING " To re d u ce t he ri s k o f bu r n s , elect r i c s h o ck, fi re, injury to pe r sons or exposur e to excessiv e microwave energ y : 1. Read all i nstruc t ions b efo r e contain e r[...]

19 . This oven is suitable for use 22. W hen f l aming foods under the above both gas and electric hood, turn the fan on. cooking equipment. 23. Use care when cleaning the 20 . This oven is intended to be used vent-hood filter. Corrosive above ranges with a maximum cleaning agents, such as lye- width of 30 inches, b a sed oven cle a ners, may 21. C[...]

GR O UNDING I N STRUCTIO N S This applian c e must b e grounded. I n the event _ DANGER of an electri c al short cir c uit, grounding reduces Electric Shock Hazard the risk of e l e c tr i c sho c k b y providing an escape • Touching someofthe wire for the ele c tri c current. This appliance is internal components equipped with a cord that has a [...]

I N TERFERENCE NOTE Microwave ovens generate radio frequency energy during operation and if not installed prop e rly m ay caus e interf e r e nc e to radio a n d television r e ception . You can d e termine if t his unit is causing int e rf er e nc e by turning it on and off whil e the inte rf er e nc e is occurring. If inte rf er e nce occurs, it [...]

Materials you can use in microwave oven Ut e n si l s Rema r k s Alumin u m f o il S h i e l d in g on ly . Sm a ll s m oo t h p i e ces can be u s ed to c o v e r th in p a r t s of m ea t or po u ltry t o p re v ent ov e r c ook- i n g . Arcing can occur i f f oil is too closeto oven wells.- rhe foil should be at leas t 1 inch away from oven wall[...]

SET UP NAMES OF OVEN PARTS A N D ACCESSORIES Remove the oven and al l m a ter i a ls from the cart o n. Your oven comes with the following materials and accessories: Turntable 1 Grease filter 2 Turntable roller rest 1 Charcoal filter 2 Instruction Manual 1 Damper assembly 1 In s ta l lation In s tructions 1 Hardware package 1 Upper cabinet template[...]

TUR N TABLE I N STA L LATION • N ever place the turntable Turntable upsid e down. Th e t urn t abl e s h o uld n e v er be r es tr i ct ed . • B oth turntable and roller rest must always be us e d during cooking . • • All food and containers of food Roll r s ide) must alw a ys be placed on the tu r ntable for cook i ng. _ - _ _. • The tur[...]

)PERATION CONTROL PANE L A N D FEATURES Rem e mb e r: After connect i n g supply cord, foll ow w ord { p rompt s for sett i ng p roper vent i lation d i rection . The ov e n will not operate until ventil a tion direc t ion is se l ected. 1 ONE TOUC N . _'_ -- 8 i 15"-" 11[...]

CO N TROL PA N EL A N D FEATURES (CO N T.) (1) DisplsyWi n dow (7) Options(page 17) Upper line: C ounts down All ows you to cus t o m ize th e cooking time in minutes and / or following oven featur e sett i ngs: seconds. Shows clock tim e word prompt on / off, clock on / wh e n ov e n is not in us e. T h e off, be e p on / off, word spe e d, word p[...]

SELE C TING VE N TILATIO N DIRECTIO N Af t er connecting power supply cord , y ou must sel e ct proper ventilation directio n . If your mi crowave oven has bee n i nstalled for room ve n ti n g, press number 1. I f your ov e n has been installed fo r roo f or wall ven t i n g, press number 2. This is to be sure that exhaust air is vented corr e ctl[...]

TIMER Yo u ca n s e t a nd u s e the Ti m e r f unc tion indepe n d e nt l y, or while a cooking progra m is in progr e ss. The Ti m er will b e display e d on th e low e r lin e of the display. Ti m e r can b e s e t from 0 to 99 m inutes 99 s e conds . Exampl e :To set timer for 3 minutes: Step Procedure K e ypad 1 Pre s s Ti m e r . _ Timer _ 2 [...]

E xa m ple : To cook at p ow er l evel P8 0 for 40 s ec o nd s : Step Procedure K e ypad Enter 40 se c onds b y pressing 4 and 0. Press Power Level until P80 appears in the display. Power level Press P100 (100%) on c e P 90 (9 0 % ) twi c e P80(80%) 3 times P70(70%) Medium High 4 times (" Power _ P60(60%) 5 times L Level J P50(50%) M e dium 6 [...]

O N E TOUCH COOKI N G One Touch Cooking allows you to r e heat or cook food automatically without entering power lev e l or time. Choose the appropriate keypad and press 1 - 4times, depending on th e serving size or weight, and press START. Exampl e :To h e at 2 s e rvings of soup: Step Proc e dur e Keypad Press Soup / Beverage twice. 1 Press START[...]

OPTIONALSETTI N GS The Options key allows you to c ustomize oven feature setti n gs as shown b e low . : Optional Features PressOptions Press number pads to pad select Word Prompt on / off 1 - ON The Word Prompt m a y be on ce 2 - OFF turned on or off* . *Promptwords may be shortened. Clock on / off 1 - ON The c l o c k display c an be twi c e 2-OF[...]

AUTO DEFROST Auto Defrost allows you to easily defrost food two ways. Power levels and ti m es are automati c ally determined when the food weight is entered. Pr e ss Auto Defrost twi c e for DEFROST. Pr e ss Auto Defrost on c e for QUICK DEFROST . DEFROST: Use for m ore thorough defrostingof larger , dense frozen foods, Ideal for it e ms such as r[...]

N o t e : • Maximum weight f o r defrosting is 5 . 9 Ibs . If weight is e ntered a t more th a n 5 .9 Ibs, a b e ep sounds to a lert you to e nter c orr ec t weight. • If START is pressed without e ntering a weight , the c ontrol will d e f a ult to 1 . 0 lb. • Beep tone sounds 5 times du d ngthe def ro stl n g cycle to sig n a l that food sh[...]

QUICK START COOKING A t i m e - sa v ing f ea t u r e , this s impli f ied con t rollets y o u quickly s e t ands t ar t microwave cooking without pr e ssing START . Example: To set Quick Start cooking for 2 m inu t es: Step Proc e dure Keypad 1 Press Quick Start. Press 2. The display shows time counting do wn. 2 Press Cooking time O 30 second s 1 [...]

CUSTOM PROGRAMS For food or recipes prepared most often, you can easily customize a p rogra m using your own s e qu e nc e s or cooking stag e s (pow e r lev e ls / cooking tim e s) . You ca n set 3 differ e nt custom programs (No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3). Each program m ay have 1 - 3 cooking stag e s . For e xample, you fr e quently cook 1 cup long-gr[...]

TURNTAB L E SETTING The turntable plays an im portant part in even h e at distribution in your microwave oven. The turntable, howev e r, m ay be turned off to accommodate large dishes. Press Turntable On / Off once to turn turntable off and twice t o turn turntable back on. It is better to keep the turntable on f or optimum results. Pr e ss Turntab[...]

DELAY OFF-FA N Delay off allows y ou to turn the fan off auto m ati c ally at a sele c ted tim e up to 30 minut e s, A fter y ou have sele c ted t he time, delay off ti m e disappears fro m the display, Press Delayoff time on c e 10 minutes 2 t im es 20 m inutes 3 t im es 3 0 m i nu te s Note : • To c h e c k rem ai ning t i me, pre s s DELAY OFF[...]

: OO KING GUIDE C OO KING PRINCIPLES AND TE C HNIQUES The advantag e s of mi c rowave Reheating: Cooked food reheats c ooking are speed and e ffi c ien c y, extremely well by using a low l e vel For warming, heating , and of mi c rowave energy. Pla c e denser d e fros t ing, nothing co m par e s . H e r e foods near th e out e r edge of t he are a [...]

COOKING WITH METAL RACK Th e m e t a( rack gives you extra spac e wh e n cooking m ore than on e dish at t he same t im e . Se t th e m eta l rack on t he hooks (oca t ed on the inside wa ll s of th e oven. N OTE: The T u rnt abl e m a y b e t u rn e d offto ac c o mm o d ate l a r g e dishes, Se e Turntable sett i ng on p a ge 22. Metal Rack Insta[...]

ONE TOUCH COOKI N G COOKI N G / REHEATING TIPS REHEAT ENTREE 3) Never us e a brown paper b a g for • Spe c ial pa c kaging to " c risp " popping c orn , foods su c h as pizzas, Fren c h fries 4) Aft e r popping, ope n bag and po c ket - type sandwi c hes c arefully as pop c orn and steam should b e cook e d a cc ording to are extremely [...]

Item / Amount Press Keypad Special Notes Starting T e mp . Frozen entrees , Fol l ow pa c kage directions for s u c h as lasag n a , FROZEN rem o ving or ve nt i ng c ov er, macaroni and E N TREE pi erci n g pouch , re p lacing foil , Frozen c h ee s e o r o t h er ( 6, 9, 1 5, 2 0 o z) c o v er in g wi t h p l a s t i c w ra p, e tc. similar t y p[...]

TIMED COOKING - MEATS , POULTRY AND FISH PREPARATION CHECKING DONENESS • Use a microwave-safe dish. B ee f: The color of th e m e at, on the • D e frost frozen food completely , inside , indicat e s donen e ss. Rar e • W a sh poultry and f i sh in cool ro a st should b e re d i nsid e . M e dium wat e r, is pink and gray indicates well • Ar[...]

Food Power Cooking Standing Time Time Special Notes Beef Arrange in dish . Cover M eat loaf , 11 /2 I b P50 15 - 20 rain. 5 rain. with wax paper . Pod( Pla ce i n a s hal l o w d is h. C h o p s , loin 1 / 2 inc h Co ve r loos e ly w i t h w a x thick , 7 oz e a ch 1 P1OO 3- 5 min. 2 m i n . paper . 2 P100 6 - 8 rain. 3 rain. Turn over halfway 4 P1[...]

Food Power Cooking Standing Special Notes Time Time Poultry Arr a nge skin - side up Chicken pieces, in a baking dish , with up to 2 Ib meatier portions 1 Ib PlOO 5-8min. l 5rain. towards edge of dish. Turn over and rearrange halfw a y through cooking. Cover with plastic wrap or lid. Fish and Seafood Fi s h fillet s , 3 / 4 Ib PIO0 4 - 6 ra i n. 3 [...]

MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING Che c k your p r oble m by using th e c hart below an d tr y th e solut i ons for ea c h pr o bl em . If the m i c row a v e oven still do e s no t work properly, c onta c t the ne a re s t a u t ho r i zed s e r v i ce c enter . TROUBLE POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE REMEDY Oven will not s tart. • Elect r ical c ord f or ove[...]

QUESTIO N S AND A N SWERS Q. When the mi c rowave oven is plugg e d into a wall outl e t for the first tim e, it does not work properly. What is wrong? A. The mi c ro c o m puter used in th e mi c rowave oven c ontrol ma y temporarily b ec om e s c rambled and fail to fun c tion as program m e d. Unplug the oven fro m the wall out l et and then plu[...]

CARE AND C L EANI N G Wipe the mi c rowav e oven insid e and outside with a soft c loth a n d a mild det e rgent solution. Then rinse and wip e dry. This should be done on a weekly basis , more o ft e n if needed. N ever use c leaning powders or rough pads. Ex c essive oil splatt e rs on the top of the interior c avity will be diffi c ult to remove[...]

SPECIAL CARE For b es t p erfo rm a n ce and sa f e ty , th e inner doo r p a n el a nd t he o v e n f r ont fram e should b e fr ee of food or greas e buildup. Cl e an the m often with a mil d de t erg e n t . Then r i ns e and wip e dry. N e v e r us e cl e an i ng powders or abrasive pads. STAI N LESS STEEL / BRUSHED CHROME (SELECT MODELS): • [...]

MICROWAVE OVEN WARRANTY Full O n e Year Warranty For one (1) y ear from th e date of original r e tail purchase, any part which fails in normal home use will b e r e pair e d or r e plac e d fr ee of charg e . Limit e d Parts Warranty After th e f irst y e ar from t h e date of original retail purchase through the fift h year, t h e f o l l ow ing [...]

MICROWAVE OVE N WARRANTY(CO N T.) If You Need Service • Call the d e aler fro m whom your applian c e was purchased or c all Maytag Applian c es S a les Company, Maytag Customer Assistan c e at 1 800 - 688 - 1120 , USA and Canada or 1 - 423-472-3333 to lo c ate an authorized servi ce r . • Be sure to retain proof of pur c hase to v e rify warra[...]