Whirlpool MH6700XW-1, MH6701XW-1 manual

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    Models MH6700XW-1 MH6701XWT1 (white)[...]

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    ~ Contents Page PartsandFeatures.................... Before You Install Your Mlcrowave Oven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before You Use Your Mlcrowave Oven. Precautions to Avold Possible Exposure to Excessive Mlcrowave Energy . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . Using Your Mlcrowave Oven . . . .[...]

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    Fill out and return the Mlcrowave Reglstratlon Card Included with your oven. If the card is missing, please send the model number and serial number of your microwave oven wlth your name and address to... Whirlpool Corporation Microwave Registration Department Administrative Center ‘2000 M-63 Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 This information will hel[...]

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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Mlcrowave ovens have been thoroughly tested for safe and efflclent operation. However, as wlfh any appliance, there are special lnstallatlon and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and saffsfactory operation and prevent damage to fhe untt. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, Injury to per[...]

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    Using your microwave oven Microwave oven controls There are four parts in the control section: -The Dlgltal Display/Clock and Indicator Lights - Command Pads - Number Pads - Fan and Light Pads lnstructlons for each control are covered on the followlng pages. Read them carefully. When you first plug In the oven, a tone sounds and the Display will sh[...]

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    Number Pads Fan and light Pads Once you’ve touched a Command Pad to tell the oven what you want It to do, you’ll touch Number Pads to tell it... - a time. The six pads at the bottom of the control panel control the 2-Speed Exhaust Fan and the Cooktop Light. Touch Fan Pad for the deslred fan speed. (NOTE: If the temperature gets too hot around t[...]

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    The Display will show what numbers you touched In the order you touched them. This example shows 3:25. 3. Touch START. The colon will stop flashing. The Clock is set. If you have touched in an incorrect time, such as12:65, “Err” will show on the Display. Touch Number Pads to reenter the time of day. If you have not entered the time of day withi[...]

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    Changlng the Mlnute Timer Cancelling the Minute Timer -Touch MINUTE TIMER. -Touch numbers to set new time. - Touch START. New lnstructlons cancel the old ones. -Touch MINUTE TIMER. -Touch CANCEL. Note. Touch MINUTE TIMER before touching CANCEL to cancel just the Minute Timer. If CANCEL Is touched first, all cook- lng Instructions will be cancelled [...]

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    The Display will show the numbers you touched In the order you touched them. The example shows 1 minute, 30 seconds. d count awn The oven will automatically cook at HIGH Cook Power. The COOK 1 indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is cook- ing in the first cycle. The Display counts down the time to show how much tlme is left in the fir[...]

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    DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put food In the oven and close the door. . . m The COOK 1 Indicator Light will come on and the Display will show four 0’s. 2. Touch COOK 1. 3. Touch Number Pads for the oooklng time you want. The Display will show the numbers you touched In the order you touched them. This example shows 7 minutes, 30 seconds. . . Ia [...]

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    When the cooklng tlme ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeplng by openlng the door or by touching CANCEL] “End” will remaln on the Display and a remlnder tone will sound every 60 seconds (to remind you that food Is left In the oven) until the door Is opened or CANCEL Is touched. The Display will[...]

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    3. Touch a Number Pad for the new oooklng time you want from 1 to 9 mlnutes. The Display wlll.show what you touched in even minutes. Thls example shows 4 mlnutes. 4. Select a Cook Power. (Optlon: Sklp to Step 6 If you want to cook at HIGH power.) To select a Cook Power other than HIGH, touch COOK POWER. The WCX POWER lndlcator Llght will come on an[...]

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    Changing the Pre-programmed Setting You can change fhe pre-progmmmed cooklng time and Cook Power In Auto Set TIME to the tlme and power you most often use. To change the Auto Set TIME setting, follow these steps: 1. Touch Auto Set TIME twice. 2. Touch the Number Pads for the new desired cooklng time. If HIGH Cook Power Is deslred, sklp to Step 5. 3[...]

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    The Display will show what you touched. Thls example shows you touched Number Pad 5 for 50% of full power. 6. Touch START. The AUTO SET and PROBE TEMP Indlca- tor Llghts will stay on. The Dlsplay will show CCCL” If the food Is less than 90°F As the foad cooks. the Dlsplay will show the Internal temperature of the food for every 5°F Increase. Wh[...]

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    Addmonal lntormatlofl l I;emperature may be changed after START Is touched by touching TEMF! the new number and START. l Auto Set TEMP can be programmed to follow the Cook cycle, If deslred. l “PROB” will show on the Dlsplay after START Is touched If the probe Is not plugged Into the oven. Thls will only appear when Auto Set TEMP has been selec[...]

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    Standlng Time and Cooklng Automatically After Defrosling For best results, allow the food to stand for a while after defrostlng. Thls helps equalize the temperature of the food to provlde more even defrostlng. When Cook 1 Is setto follow QUICK DEFRCXT,the oven automatlcally provldes a standing tlme equal to the time touched In for QUICK DEFRPST. Co[...]

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    Cooking in More Than One Cycle at One or More Cook Powers 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 another automatically. DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Put food In the oven and close the door. . . q The COOK 1 In[...]

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    8. Select a Cook Power. (Option: Skip to Step 10 If you want to cook at HIOH power.) To select a Cook Power other than HIGH, touch COOK POWER. The CCXX POWER lndlcator Llght will come on and the Dlsplay will show “P-HI:’ Thls shows me oven Is preprogrammed to cook at full (HIGH) power. 1 The Display will show what you touched. This example show[...]

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    When Cook 2 ends, “End” will show on me Dlsplay and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeplng by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Dlsplay and a remlnder tone will sound every 60 sec- onds (to remind you that food Is left In me oven] until the door Is opened or CANCEL Is touched. The Dlsplay will then sho[...]

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    DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... --.I Eli! . The PROBE TEMP lndlcator Light will come on and the Display will show “F. ” 4. Touch PROBE TEMP. 5. Touch Number Pads tor the deslred flnal temperatures between 00s and 200% The Display will show the numbers you touched In the order you touched them. Thls example shows a final cooked temperature of about 1[...]

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    NOTE: Some toods are started using a timed (COOK) cycle and flnlshed by using the temperature (PROBE TEMP) cycle. You can set PROBE TEMP to tollow COOK 1 or 2 to avold the need to reset the oven halfway through the cycle. PROBE TBMP can be programmed with the Tempemre Probe out. The oven will pause between COOK 1 or 2 and PROBE TEMP. “PROB” wil[...]

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    Using PAUSE For best results, some recipes call for sflrrlng, furnlng over or rearmnglng food, or for addlng lngredlents durlng cooklng. Your mlcrowave oven can be set to pause between COOK 1 and COOK 2, between any Cook cycle and PRO6 TEMF! between AUTO SET and a followlng cycle, between QUICK DEFROST and a followl,ng cycle (except COOK l), or dur[...]

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    Addlng ‘PAUSE” Between Cycles PAUSE can be added to any cycle In opemtlon as long as fhere Is another cycle programmed fo follow . Touch PAUSE. . Touch START. The mlcrowave oven will stop automatically after the cycle In opemflon. You will hear 2 beeps. START must be touched to conflnue wlfh the next cycle. Using KEEP WARM Hot, cooked foods can[...]

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    Using AUTO SXdRT The mlcrowave oven can be sef to start automatically at a later time. Use AUTO START to delay fhe start of cooking for up to 11 hours, 59 minutes. Do THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. MakesuretheClocklssetto oorroct time of day. See page 6 If any change ls needed. 2. Put food In oven and close the door. (See WARNINQ on page 26.1 The AUTO [...]

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    7. Select a Cook Power. (Optton: Sklp to Step 9 It you want to cook a? HIGH power.1 To select a Cook Power other than HIGH, touch WOK POWER. The COOK POWER lndlcafor Llghf will come on and the Display will show “P-HI:’ Thls shows fhe oven Is preprogrammed to cook af full (HIGH] power. 8. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. The Displ[...]

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    Addltlonal lnformaiion l Addlflonal cycles can be set when using AUTO START. Follow lnsfrucflons under the proper headlng (Defrosting, Cooklng In More Than One Cycle, Cooklng wlfh the Tempemfure Probe, Uslng PAUSE, Using KEEP WARM] elfher before or after you touch START. l You can change times, or add cycles at any tlme durlng the AUTO START cycle.[...]

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    Bi-Level Cooking Rack Use the Bi-Level Cooking Rack for extra space when cooking in more than one container at the same time. The metal rack can be turned upside-down to help fit taller containers on the bottom of the oven. Insetting the Rack l Insert the rack securely into the rack supports on the side walls of the oven (first position). l Turn ra[...]

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    Caring for the Filters The grease filters should be removed and cleaned offen, at least once a month. NOTE: If your mlcrowave hood comblnatlon Is Installed to recirculate air, the charcoal filter (Part No. 4358003) should be replaced every 612 months. The charcoal flfter can not be cleaned. 1. For your personal safefy, turn off me elecfrlc power af[...]

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    Replacing the Cooktop and Oven Lights Fire Hazard Use only candelabra base bulbs, 30-watt maxlmum. Failure to do so could result In flre. The Cooktop light: 1, . Electrical Shock Hazard Turn off power at maln power supply betore re- placlng the light bulb. Fallu~~ to do so could re- sult In electrical shock. The Oven light: Electrical Shock Hazard [...]

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    Operating safety precautions To reduce the risk of fire, electrlcal shock, Injury to persons, or damage when using the mlcrowave oven, follow the precautions on pages 30-32. NEVER COOK OR REHEAT A WHOLE EGG. Steam build-up in whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn you, and possibly damage the oven. Slice hard boiled eggs be- fore heating. In r[...]

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    DO NOT use the oven for storage. Do not leave paper products, books or cooking utensils in the oven when not In use. Fire may result If someone accidentally starts the oven. DO NOT let food or container touch the top or sides of the oven. If a fire should start in the oven cavity: l do not open oven door l turn oven off l turn off the power at the [...]

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    General information If your electric power line or outlet voltage is less than normal 120 volts, cooklng times may be longer. To test a dlsh for safe use, put it Into the oven with a cup of water beslde It. Cook on HIGH Cook Power for one minute. If the dish gets hot and water stays cool, do not use It. Some dishes (melamine, Centura,@ etc.] absorb[...]

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    2. If you need assistance~.. Call Whlrlpool Consumer Aulstance Cen- ter telephone number. Dlal free from any- where In ihe U.S.: 1-800-253-l3Ol and talk wlth one of our trained consultants. The consultant can instruct you in how to obtain sat- isfactory operation from your appliance or, If service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company[...]

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    Notes[...]

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    I WHIRLPOOL” I MICROWAW OVEN/RANGE PRODUCT WARRANTY MW004 1 LENGTH OF WARRANYY 1 WHIRLPODL WILL PAY FOR I I FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY From Date of Purchase FSP replacement parts and repalr labor to correct defects In materlals or workmanshlp. Servlce must be provlded by an authorlzed WhlrlpoolSM service company. I I LIMITED KH1R-YEAR WARRANlY Second[...]