Whirlpool MW8450XP Before you install your microwave oven, Before you use your microwave oven

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Fill out and return the “Microwave Registration Card” attached to the oven door. If the card is missing, please send the model number of your mlcrowave oven, with your name and address to.

WhIrlpool Corporation

Microwave Reglstratton Department Adminlstrallve Center

2000 US 33 North

Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022

This information wtll help us reach you if there is ever a need to pass along information about your microwave over

Before you install your microwave oven

Read and carefully follow the “INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS” found on page 11 of this “Use& Care Guide.”

Before you use your microwave oven

Read thls”Use & Care Guide” carefully for important use and safety information. Store in a convenient place for future use.

It is your personal responsibility and obligation to be sure your microwave oven:

l

Has

been installed

where it is protected

from the elements. The microwave

oven

should

be at a temperature

above

 

50°F (10°C)

for

proper operation.

l Has been installed on a surface strong enough to support its weight.

l

Has

been

properly

connected

to electrical

supply

and

grounded

l

Is not used

by children or anyone unable

 

to operate

it properly.

l

Is properly

maintained.

 

 

 

 

 

l

Is used only for jobs

expected

of a home

 

microwave

oven.

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE

MICROWA~ ENERGY...

DO NOT attempt to oper- ate this oven with the door open since open-door op- eration can result in harm- ful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.

DO NOT place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue

to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

DO NOT operate the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the

(1)Door (bent),

(2)Hinges and latches (broken or loosened).

(3)Door seals and sealing surfaces.

DO NOT operate the microwave oven if the door glass is broken.

The microwave oven should be checked for microwave leakage by qualified service personnel after a repair is made.

The oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel.

DO NOT operate the microwave oven with the outer cabinet removed.

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Contents Microwave Parts ContentsBefore you use your microwave oven Before you install your microwave ovenPOR? ANT Safity I NSTRM’TIONS Microwave oven controls Using your microwave ovenVariable Cook Power Contml Pmbe Temperature ControlDefrosting in your microwave oven Setting the controlsTo stop the oven To restart the ovenHints for using the temperature probe Cooking with the ‘rEMPER4TURE ProbeDON’T Cleaning the probe Temperature probe cooking tipsRack DON’T Operating safety precautionsHints for using the Bi-level cooking Bi-level cooking rackIilD/’ Installing your microwave oven Installation instructionsElectrical requirements Grounding InstructionsReplacing Light bulb Cleaning the microwave ovenCaring for your microwave oven Building in your microwave ovenHow your microwave oven works If you need setice? If you have a problemBefore calling for assistance If you need assistance?Whirlpool