QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow?
A. There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow.
n Door is not closed. n Light bulb is burned out. n START has not been touched.
Q. Why is steam coming out of the air exhaust vent?
A. Steam is normally produced during cooking operations. The microwave oven has been made to vent this steam out of the bottom vent and the side vent.
Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door?
A.No. The holes, or ports are made to allow light to pass; they do not let microwave energy through.
Q.Why does the beep tone sound when a pad on the Control Panel is touched?
A.The beep tone sounds to assure that the setting is being properly entered.
Q.Will the mrcrowave oven be damaged if it operates empty?
A.Yes. Never run it empty and without the turntable.
Q.Why do eggs sometimes pop?
A.When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam build up inside the yolk membrane. To prevent this, simply pierce the yolk before cooking. Never microwave eggs in the shell.
Q.Why is a standing time recommended after microwave cooking is over?
A.After microwave cooking is finished, foods keep on cooking during standing time. This standing time finishes cooking evenly throughout the food. The amount of standing time depends on the density of the food.
Q.Why doesn’t my oven always cook as fast as fast as the cookbook says it should?
A.Check with your cookbook again to make sure you’ve followed directions exactly and to see what might cause variations in cooking time.
Cookbook times and heat settings are suggestions, chosen to help prevent
the most common problem in getting used to a microwave oven. Variations in the size, shape, weight and density of the food could require longer cooking time. Use your own judgment along with the cookbook suggestions to test for doneness, just as you would do with conven- tional cooking.
Make sure the power level is at the recommended setting and that you are allowing for more time when cooking more food at one time.
Also, the electric supply to your home or wall outlets may be low or lower than normal. Your electric company can tell you if the line voltage is low. Your electrician or service technician can tell you if the outlet voltage is low.
Q.What should I do if the fan seems to be running slower than usual?
A.The fan WIII run slower if the oven has been stored in a cold area. Let the oven warm up to nor- mal room temperature.
Q.What should I do if the microwave oven will not run?
A.Make sure you touched START and that the door is firmly closed and latched. Check to see if you have set delay start.
Q.What should I do if nothing operates?
A.Check to make sure the power supply cord is plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage. Also check your home’s main fuses or circuit breaker box. Check your electric company for a power failure.