Bosch HMB Oven Use and Care Manual | Trouble Shooting |
Trouble Shooting
Questions and Answers
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| Why is the oven light not on during | There may be several reasons why the oven light is not on. | ||
| cooking? | Have you: | ||
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| • Set a cooking time? | ||
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| • Touched START? | ||
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| • Checked the light bulb? | ||
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| Why does steam come out of the air | Steam is normally produced during cooking. The microwave | ||
| exhaust vent? | oven has been designed to vent this steam. | ||
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| Will the microwave oven be damaged if it | Yes. Never operate the oven when empty or without the glass | ||
| operates when empty? | turntable. | ||
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| Does microwave energy pass through the | No. The metal screen bounces the energy back to the oven | ||
| viewing screen in the door? | cavity. The holes (or ports) allow only light to pass through. | ||
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| Why does a tone sound when | The tone tells you that the setting has been entered. | ||
| the control panel is touched? |
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| Can my microwave oven be damaged if | Like any other cooking appliance, it is possible to overcook | ||
| food is cooked for too long? | food to the point that the food creates smoke and even | ||
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| possibly fire and damage to the inside of the oven. It is always | ||
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| best to be near the oven while you are cooking. | ||
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| When the oven is plugged into wall outlet | The microcomputer controlling your oven may temporarily | ||
| for the first time, it did not work properly. | become scrambled when you plug it in for the first time or | ||
| What is wrong? | when power resumes after an interruption. | ||
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| Simply shut the power off at the house electrical breaker for | ||
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| a moment then turn it back on to reset the microcomputer. | ||
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| Why do I see light reflection around the | This is the oven light, located between the oven cavity and | ||
| outer case? | the outer wall of the oven. | ||
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| What are the various sounds I hear when | The clicking sound is caused by a mechanical switch turning | ||
| the microwave oven is operating? | the microwave oven’s magnetron on and off. The change in | ||
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| blower speed is due to the change in line voltage caused by | ||
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| the magnetron being turned on and off. | ||
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