Whirlpool MT9160XBB manual

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    A Note To You Understanding Microwave Oven safety Installation lnstfuctions Gettinq To Know ~yrnMcrowave Using Your Microwave Oven Caring For Your Microwave Oven Cooking Guide Questions And Answers If You Need Assistance Or Service Warranty 2 3 8 10 18 42 43 47 48 52 1-800-253-1301 Call us with questions or comments. MICROWAVE OVEN MODEL MTSlGOXBB/[...]

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    A Note To You Thank you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance. You have purchased a quality, worMclass home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. ft is full of valuable information on how to operate and m[...]

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    Understanding Microwave Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFEnr lNSTRUCTlONS Mkrowave ovens have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. How- ever, as with any appliance, there are special Wtallation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit. To reduce the risk of bu[...]

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    -Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% Cook Power for one minute. If the dish gets hot and water stays cool, do not use ft. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle and slowing cooking ti[...]

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    PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY... Do not attempt to operate this oven with (1) Door (bent), the door open since opendoor operation (2) Hinges and latches (broken or can resuft in harmful exposure to micro- loosened), wave energy. It is important not to defeat (3) Door seals and sealing surfaces. or tamper with [...]

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    Operating safety precautions To reduce the risk of bums, fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the microwave oven, follow the precautions on pages 6-7. 1 Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside the shell. Steam build-up in whole eggs may cause them to burst and bum you, and possibly damage the oven. Slice hard-boiled eggs [...]

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    Do not start a microwave oven when it is empty. Product life may be shortened. lf you practice programming the oven, put a container of water in the oven. It is normal for the oven door to look wavy after the oven has been running for a while. Do not use newspaper or other printed paper in the oven. Fire could result. Do not dry flowers, fruit, her[...]

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    mIlm-l’-~r 8 . m . @ Installation Instructions Before you begin operating the oven, carefully read the following instructions. 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check for damage such as misaligned door, dam- age around the door, or dents inside the oven or on the exterior. if there is any damage, do not oper[...]

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    3. Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordi- (Time-delay fuse is recommended.) It is nances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or recommended that a separate circuit 20 amp fused electrical supply is required. serving only this appliance be provided. &GROUNDING INSlRUCTlONS Electrical Shock Hazard Improper use of the grounding [...]

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    Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before use. In This Section Page Page How your microwave oven works . . . 10 Built-in kits . . . . ..m............................... 15 Micro[...]

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    Glass turntable M&l floor The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets microwaves pass through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the glass turntable, and are absorbed by the food. Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat spreads to the center from the outer, cooked areas just as in conven- tional cooking. This[...]

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    Microwave oven features B - - 6 1 Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. To help get you up and running quickly, the following is a list of the oven’s basic features: 1. OneTouch Door Open Button. Push to open door. 2. Door Safety Lock System. The oven will not operate unless the d[...]

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    Control panel features Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easify. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel. For more information, see pages 1641. 1. Display. This display includes a clock and [...]

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    9. BEVERAGE. Touch this pad to reheat one-half cup or one cup of a beverage. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time at a preset Cook Power. See page 32 for more information. 10. POPCORN. Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time at a preset Cook Power. See page 30 for [...]

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    Using the demonstration feature You can program your microwave oven to display your commands as you enter them without turning the oven on. This feature helps you learn to use your oven without actually cooking food. To set the demo feature: 1. Touch AUTO START/CLOCK. 2. Touch Number Pad 0. 3. Touch START/ENTER. “DEMO” will appear on the Displa[...]

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    Setting the clock When you first plug in your microwave oven, the Display flashes ‘88:88”. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will again flash all 8’s when the power comes back on. NOTES: l You can cook without setting the clock, but the Display will not show the correct time of day after cooking. l To M the clock, touch AUTO ST[...]

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    Using the Minute Timer Your microwave oven can be used as a kitchen timer. Use the Minute Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. NOTES: l To see the time of day while the Minute Timer is counting down, touch AUTO START/CLOCK. l If you want to use other Command Pads while the Minute Timer is counting down, touch OFF/CANCEL to cancel the Minu[...]

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    Using Your Microwave Oven This section gives you instructions for operating each function. Please read these instructions carefully. In This Section Page To get the best cooklng results .... ..18 Cooking at high cook power .......... .19 Cooking at lower cook powers.. ..... .20 Using AUTO COOK ........................... 22 Auto cook chart ........[...]

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    Cooking at high cook power 1. Put food In oven and close door. 2. Set cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: TOUCH cl 1 cl 3 cl 0 3. Start oven. n START ENrER I I (display counts down cooking time) YOU SEE When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day. 19[...]

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    Cooking at lower cook powers For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number, percent or name which Cook Power to use. The following chart gives the percentage of Cook [...]

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    1. Put food in oven and close door. 2. Set cooking time. 3. Set Cook Power. Example for 50% Cook Power: TOUCH cl 5 YOU SEE 4. Start oven. l-l START ENTER YOU SEE 1 J (display counts down cooking time) When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day. YOU SEE 21[...]

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    Using AUTO COOK Cooking with AUTO COOK lets you cook Vegetables, Rice, Fish Fillets, and Ground common microwaveprepared foods without Meat. All you do is touch the Number Pad needing to program times and Cook Powers. assigned to the desired category and enter AUTO COOK has preset times and Cook the number of items being heated. Your Powers for six[...]

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    6. When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound and the oven will stop. YOU SEE HmmEm Open door. k-ww OR- TOUCH YOU SEE Auto cook chart SElllNG FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE 1 Baked Potatoes l-6 medium Prick; place on paper towel on turntable. Remove from oven, wrap in foil and let stand 10 minutes. 2 Fresh Vegetables l-6 cups For beans, carrots, cor[...]

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    SElTING FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE 4 Rice ‘x-2 cups Place rice and water into a deep casserole. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. For each quantity of uncooked rice, touch the pads indicated. Uncooked Rice-cups ‘I2 1 IV2 2 I Water-cups 1 2 3 4 I Touch pads q mr[ ~~~ mr] After cooking, stir, cover and let stand 3-5 minutes or until all liquid has been [...]

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    Using EASY DEFROST Your microwave oven automatically defrosts a variety of common meats at preset Cook Powers for preset times. The 2-stage Easy Defrost Cycle defrosts roast beef, pork, steaks, chops, fish, ground meat, and chicken. All you do is touch EASY DE- FROST to enter the weight of the items being defrosted. Your microwave oven does the res[...]

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    5. Close door. YOU SEE Ram= 6. Restart oven. TOUCH YOU SEE 1 J (example: display counts down second stage of defrost cycle) 7. After defrosting, oven will stop and one long tone will sound. YOU SEE Eammm Open door. OR TOUCH YOU SEE 26[...]

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    Defrost chart FOOD PROCEDURE Roast Beef, Pork Start with fat side down. After 1 st stage, turn over and shield any warm portions with alumi- num foil. After the 2nd stage, turn over and shield any warm portions wlth aluminum foil. Stand, covered 30-60 minutes. Steaks, Chops, flsh After the 1 st stage, turn over and shield any warm portions with alu[...]

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    Defrosting tips l When using EASY DEFROST, the weight to be entered is the net weight (the weight of the food minus the container). Enter weight to the nearest $5 lb. l Only use EASY DEFROST for raw food. EASY DEFROST gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from a “true” freezer). If food has been stored i[...]

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    If you want to cook at another Cook TOUCH YOU SEE Power, touch COOK POWER followed by a Number Pad. [X] m Example for 50% Cook Power: TOUCH YOU SEE 4. Set cooking time for second cycle. Example for 3 minutes, 25 seconds: TOUCH YOU SEE cl 3 i-l 2 I J cl 5 5. Set Cook Power for second cycle. To cook at full (100%) power, skip to Step 6. To cook at an[...]

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    When cooking time ends, a long tone will SOUd. Changing or adding instructions You can change times, Cook Powers or add cycles any time before or after touching START/ENTER: l Touch OFF/CANCEL twice. l Enter your new instructions. Using POPCORN POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn by touching just one pad. Pop only one packa[...]

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    1. Place bag in center of turntable and close door. 2. Choose POPCORN. Example for 3.5 oz regular bags: TOUCH YOU SEE (display counts down popping time) When popping time ends, a long tone will Sound. YOU SEE 31[...]

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    Using BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat a beverage by touching just one pad. NOTES: . Before using BEVERAGE, be sure the time of day is showing on the Display. lf the time of day is not on the Display, touch OFF/CANCEL once or twice to clear. l If you want to change the heating time after choosing BEVERAGE, see “Adding or subtracting cook time” o[...]

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    Using PERSONAL CHOICE PERSONAL CHOICE allows you to recall PERSONAL CHOICE also allows you to one cooking instruction previously placed in program a cooking time and Cook Power for memory and begin -king quickly. For another person t0 cook at a later time. example, if you heat a roll Svery morning, program the cooking steps into PERSONAL CHOICE. Yo[...]

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    To use PERSONAL CHOICE: 1. Put food in oven and close door. 3. Start oven. The oven will cook according to your preprogrammed instructions. TOUCH YOU SEE @I ,.., programmed cooking time) 4. When cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. Remove food from oven. YOU SEE (time of day) ADD MINUTE lets you cook from standing for one minute at 100% Cook [...]

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    1. Make sure food is in oven. 2. Choose ADD MINUTE. Example for cooking for one minute: TOUCH YOU SEE When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. YOU SEE Adding or subtracting cook time If a preset cook time is too long or too short, you can increase or decrease the cook time by 7% after choosing the function. NOTE: When changing cook time,[...]

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    Using PAUSE PAUSE lets you stop the oven between waking cydes to stir, turn over food or add ingredients during the cooking process. 1. Put food In oven and close door. 2. Touch In lnstructlons for flrst cooklng cycle. (See pages 1 g-21 .) 3. Choose PAUSE. TOUCH YOU SEE 4. Touch in instructions for second cooldng cycle. (See pages 19-21.) 5. Start [...]

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    When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day. YOU SEE Using AUTO START AUTO START lets you program your oven to begin ccoking automatically at a time of day you choose. You can preprogram your oven up to 11 hours. 59 minutes in advance. NOTES: l If you hear the fan star[...]

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    4. Choose AUTO START. 5. Set cooking time. Example for 20 minutes: TOUCH YOU SEE Elm 6. Set Cook Power. To cook at full (100%) power: To cock at a lower Cook Power: TOUCH Example for 50% Cook Power: TOUCH TOUCH cl 5 YOU SEE YOU SEE YOU SEE 7. Complete entry. YOU SEE (time of day) The oven will start cooking at the set stat-i time. When the cooking [...]

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    Using AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT lets you reheat food without NOTE: If you want to reheat by entering entering a cooking time or Cook Power. time and Cook Power, see ‘Reheating chart” Choose from six settings preprogrammed for on page 43. different foods and enter the quantity to be cooked. See the uAuto reheat chart” on page 40 for the Auto Reh[...]

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    Auto reheat chart SElTING FOOD QUANTITY 1 Dinner Plate Touch Number Pad i once for a regular plate, twice for a small plate, and three times for a big plate. 2 Pasta 1-6cups 3 P’kza, Slice l-6 4 Roll/Muffin, Fresh l-6 6 Roll/Muffin, Frozen l-6 6 Pie, Slice l-6 Using COOK & SIMMER COOK & SIMMER lets you simmer food at a low Cook Power afte[...]

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    4. Start oven. TOUCH YOU SEE 5. When food Is boiling, oven will stop and four tones will sound. Open door and stir food. 6. Close door. YOU SEE mm 7. Restart oven. TOUCH YOU SEE When simmer time ends, a long tone will sound and you will see directions on the Display. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day. 41[...]

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    Caring For Your Microwave Oven To make sure your microwave oven looks good and works well for a long time, you should maintain it properly. For proper care, please follow these instructions carefully. Cleaning the microwave oven Wipe often with warm, sudsy water and a sponge or paper towel. You can remove the glass turntable to clean the oven cavit[...]

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    Cooking Guide Reheating chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. NOTE: For reheating with preset times and Cook Powers, see “Using AUTO REHEAT” on age 39. 1 serwng 2 sarvings 1-2 min at 70% 2S4H min at 70% Meat Slicea (Beef, ham, pork, turkey) 1 or mom servings _ ,,‘i.>. ,, I, I, 2.. 45 set-1 min per ser[...]

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    Microwave cooking chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. POULTRY. FISH. SFAFOOD Allow standing time after cooking. FOOD COOK POWER TIME Bacon 100% Ground Beef 100% for Casse roles (1 lb) 45sectol min 15 set per slice 4-6 min Hamburger 100% 1st side 2 min Patties (2) 2nd side 1 X to 2X min Hamburger 100% 1st sid[...]

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    Cooking tips Amount of food l The more food you want to prepare, the longer it takes. A rule of thumb is that a double amount of food requires almost double the time. If one potato takes four minutes to cook, you need about seven minutes to cook two potatoes. Starting temperature of food l The lower the temperature of the food being put into the mi[...]

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    Arranging food For best results, distribute focd evenly on the plate. You can do this in several ways: l If you are cooking several items of the same food, such as baked potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking. l When cooking foods of uneven shapes or thkkness, place the smaller or thinner area of the food towards the center of t[...]

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    Questions And Answers QUESTIONS ANSWERS Can I operate my microwave oven without No. If you remove or turn over the turntable, the turntable or turn the turntable over to you will get poor cooking results. Dishes accommodate a large dish? used in your oven-must fit on the turntable. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so You can use a rack only if[...]

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    If You Need Assistance Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to soWeach problem. Parts 2 and 3 tell you what to do if you still need assistance or service. When calling our Consumer Assistance Center for help or calli[...]

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    PROBLEM The Display shows a time counting down but the oven is not cooking You do not hear the Program- ming Tone The fan seems to be running slower than usual The Display is flashing ‘88:88” POSSIBLE CAUSE You have set the controls as a kiichen timer. The command is not wrrect. Re-enter command. The oven has been stored in a The fan will run s[...]

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    2. If you need assistance . . . Call Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number. Dial toll-free from anywhere In the U.S.A.: 1-800-253-l 301 and talk with one of our trained consultants. The consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliince or, if service is necessary, recom- mend a qualified service[...]

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    VVHIRLPOOL” Microwave Oven Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY 1 WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY FSP@ replacement parts and repair labor to correct From Date of Purchase defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Whirlpoole service company. LlMlTED FOUR-YEAR FSP replacement magnetron tube on microwave WAR[...]