Whirlpool MW8650XS manual Before calling for assistance, If you need assistance?

If you need service or assistance,

we suggest you follow these five 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	power		supply	cord	plugged		into	a live
	circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 25.)
l Have		you	checked		your	home’s		main	fuse	or
	circuit	breaker		box?
l	Have	you	checked		the electric		company			for

a power

failure?

If the microwave

oven

will not

run:

l

Is the

oven

being

used

as a timer?

l

If the

Temperature

probe

is being

used,

is it

plugged

tightly

into

its socket?

l

Is the

door

firmly

closed

and

latched?

l Did you touch START?

l Did you follow the directions exactly?

If

the

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 at the recommended

setting?

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 in use?

l

Is the

oven

door

closed

completely?

. Is the oven in standing time between QUICK DEFROST and COOK or AUTO SET TIME? (See page 15.)

If you do not hear a Programming			Tone (page 6):
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

91.

If the microwave

oven

turns

off too

soon

or not

soon enough when using the probe:

l

Is at

least 1/3of

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?

l

Is the

probe

plugged

tightly

into its socket?

l Is Cook Power set correctly?

l

Is the

Probe

Temperature

set correctly?

2.If you need assistance?..

Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE@ service as-

sistance telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.:

1-800-253-1301

and talk with one of ourtrained Consultants. The Consultants can instruct you in 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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