KitchenAid KOMV1554R manual Microwave Oven USE, Tones, DemoMode, Child Lock, Food Characteristics

To Use Help & Settings:		To Lock the Control:
1.	Touch HELP & SETTINGS.	1.	Touch HELP & SETTINGS.
2.	Select a feature.	2.	Touch number pad “1.”
3.	Follow the setting directions that appear on the display.	3.	Touch START.

Tones

Tones are audible signals, indicating the following:

To Unlock the Control:

1.Touch HELP & SETTINGS.

2.Touch OFF (display says to touch CLEAR).

Short tone

■Valid pad touch

■Hidden feature has been entered or exited.

Long tone

■End of cycle

■End of Timer countdown

Four long tones

■Turn food during defrost cycle.

DemoMode

The Demo Mode is ideal for learning how to use the oven. When set, functions can be entered without actually turning on the microwave generator. The tones will sound, and the countdowns will run very quickly in the display. While functions are operating in the Demo Mode, the oven light will come on, the fan will run, and the turntable will rotate.

While the Demo Mode is active, “DEMO” flashes in the display, except during a demonstration.

To Turn Tones Off:

1.Touch HELP & SETTINGS.

2.Touch number pad “2.”

3.Touch OFF (display says to touch CLEAR).

To Turn Tones On:

To Activate Demo Mode:

1.Touch CLOCK TIMER.

2.Touch number pad “0” (valid pad touch tone will not sound).

3.Touch and hold START for 3 seconds. A short tone will sound, and “DEMO ON... DURING DEMO NO OVEN POWER” will flash in the display.

1.Touch HELP & SETTINGS.

2.Touch number pad “2.”

3.Touch START.

Child Lock

The Child Lock disables the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the microwave oven.

When the control is locked, only the Help & Settings pad will function. If any other pad is touched, “CHILD LOCK ON” will flash in the display.

To Deactivate Demo Mode:

1.Touch CLOCK TIMER.

2.Touch number pad “0” (valid pad touch tone will sound).

3.Touch OFF. “DEMO OFF” will flash in the display, then the time of day will reappear.

MICROWAVE OVEN USE

A magnetron in the oven produces microwaves which reflect off the metal floor, walls and ceiling and pass through the turntable and appropriate cookware to the food. Microwaves are attracted to and absorbed by fat, sugar and water molecules in the food, causing them to move, producing friction and heat which cooks the food.

■Do not lean on or allow children to swing on the microwave oven door.

■Do not operate microwave oven when it is empty.

■The turntable must be in place and correct side up when microwave oven is in use. Do not use if turntable is chipped or broken. See “Assistance or Service” section to reorder.

■Baby bottles and baby food jars should not be heated in microwave oven.

■Clothes, flowers, fruit, herbs, wood, gourds, paper, including brown paper bags and newspaper, should not be dried in microwave oven.

■Do not use the microwave oven for canning, sterilizing or deep frying. The microwave oven cannot maintain appropriate temperatures.

■Paraffin wax will not melt in the microwave oven because it does not absorb microwaves.

■Use oven mitts or pot holders when removing containers from microwave oven.

■Do not overcook potatoes. At the end of the recommended cook time, potatoes should be slightly firm. Let potatoes stand for 5 minutes. They will finish cooking while standing.

■Do not cook or reheat whole eggs inside the shell. Steam buildup in whole eggs may cause them to burst. Cover poached eggs and allow a standing time.

Food Characteristics

When microwave cooking, the amount, size and shape, starting temperature, composition and density of the food affect cooking results.

Amount of Food

The more food heated at once, the longer the cook time. Check for doneness and add small increments of time if necessary.

Size and Shape

Smaller pieces of food will cook more quickly than larger pieces, and uniformly shaped foods cook more evenly than irregularly shaped food.

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