Whirlpool MIcrowave Ovens manual Before calling for assistance, If you need assistance?

If you need service or assistance,

we suggest you follow these four steps:

1. Before calling for assistance...

Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself without tools of any kind.

If nothing operates:

l Is the oven correctly plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 26.)

l Have you checked the main fuse or circuit breaker box?

If the microwave oven will not run:

lIs the Timer set?

l

If the

Temperature

Probe

is

being

used,

is it

plugged

tightly

into

its socket?

l

Is the

Control

Panel

Switch

ON?

(See

page

7.)

l

Is the

door firmly

closed and

latched?

. Did you touch START?

l Did you follow the directions exactly?

If microwave

cooking times seem too long:

l

Is the

electric

supply

to

your

home

low

or

lower

than

normal?

Your

electric

company

can

tell

you

if the

line

voltage

is low.

l

Is the

Cook

Power

set

correctly?

l

Are

you

allowing

for more

time

when

cooking

more food at one time?

If the display shows a time						counting down but
the oven is not cooking:
l	Is the	Minute	Timer Signal			Light	on?
l	Is the	oven	door	closed		completely?
l Is the		oven	in standing		time between			QUICK
	DEFROST and COOK CYCLE I? (See page 10.)
If you do not hear				a programming			tone	(page
22):
l	Is the	command		correct?
l Has the tone been cancelled?

If the fan seems to be running slower than usual?

l Has the oven been stored in a cold area? The

fan will run slower until the oven warms up to

normal

room

temperature.

If

there

has

been

a power

interruption,

the

Display

will

show

88:88.

Reset

the

clock

(page

61.

If the microwave

oven

turns

off too

soon

or not

soon enough when using the probe:

l

Is at

least

% of the

probe

in the

food?

l

Is the

probe

tip in the

center

of

the

food?

l

Is the

probe

touching

bone

or

fat?

l

Have

you

allowed

roasts to stand for a few

minutes after

cooking

to

equalize

temper-

atures?

. Is the

probe

plugged

tightly

into its socket?

l

Is the

Cook

Power

set

correctly?

l

Is the

Probe

Temperature

set correctly?

2. If you need assistance?..

Call the Whirlpool COOL-LINE* service as- sistance telephone number. Dial free from:

Contlnental U.S. . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1301 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-2243 Alaska & Hawaii . . . . . . . . . (800) 253-1121

and talk with one of our trained Consultants. The Consultant can instruct you on how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if

service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area

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