QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OPERATION
Q.What is wrong when the oven light Will not glow during cooking or when tl_e oven door is open?
A.There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. Perhaps:
e Door is not closed and locked. Push door firmly to be sure that door is locked properly.
®The light bulb has burned out.
Q.Why does steam come out of the air exhaust vent?
A.Steam is normally produced during cooking. This microwave/convec oven has been designed to vent this steam out the rear vent.
Q.Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty?
A.Yes. Never run it empty and without the ceramic tray for microwave or micro/convection cooking.
Q.Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door?
A.No. The metal screen bounces back the energy back into the oven cavity. The holes (or ports) are made to allow light to pass through. They do not let microwave energy pass 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.Why does the display show "0:00"?
A.This indicates that there has been a temorary loss of electrical power to the oven, and the TIME OF DAY must be reset.
Q.Why does the smoke come out of the exhaust duct at the back of oven?
A.It is normal that the smoke may come out of the duct during convection cooking.
The smoke will be produced when the food is
Q.Why does it take so long to preheat sometimes?
A.When the oven door is opened during the preheating, the hot air will escape from the oven and the oven
temperaiurewiU drop, making the preheating time longer.
Avoid opening the oven door during preheating, convection cooking or micro/convec cooking, whenever possible.
Q.Why do I see light reflection around the outer case?
A.This light is from the oven light which is located outside the oven cavity.
Q.Why is clicking (Mechanical switching) sound heard when operating in convection method?
A.The clicking sound is normal. Because when operating in convection method, upper and lower heating element are back and forth by a relay inside of the oven.
Q.Is the moisture accumulation on the top and/or sides of the oven door normal when cooking in the
Micro/Convection method?
A.Yes, when foods with high moisture content are cooked, water beads may form on the top and/or sides of the oven door, but will dissipate after use.
Q.Why does the oven floor make an "oil canning" noise when cooking in the convection method?
A.This is a normal reaction of the cold oven floor to the heating of the lower element or to the hot oven floor cooling.
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