Maintenance Troubleshooting, Possible Cause

MAINTENANCE

TROUBLESHOOTING

Check your problem by using the chart below and try the solutions for

each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest authorized service center.

TROUBLE	POSSIBLE CAUSE
Oven will not start.	• Electrical cord for oven is
	not plugged in.
	• Door is open.
	• A fuse in your home may be
	blown,
	• The circuit breaker tripped.
	• Plug is not inserted into wall
	outlet properly,
Arcing or sparking.	• Materials to be avoided in
	microwave oven such as
	metal or foil are used.
	• The oven is operated when
	empty,
	• Spilled food remains in the
	cavity,
Food is not cooked,	• Materials to be avoided in
defrosted enough or	microwave oven are used.
overcooked.	• Oven ventilation ports are
	restricted,
	• The cooking time or power
	level is not at recommended
	setting.

•Plug into the outlet.

•Close the door and try again.

•You did not press

START.

•Rep ace fuse or contact a qualified electrician.

•Reset circuit breaker.

°Fully insert the 3-prong plug into wall outlet.

•Check materials and

utensils you can use in microwave oven. (page 8)

•Do not operate with oven empty.

•Clean cavity with wet towel.

°Use microwave-safecookware only. (page 8)

°Check to see that oven

ventilation ports are not restricted.

•Check the chart. (page 15)

•Turn or stir food.

•Press START and hold for 4 seconds to unlock control panel. (page 13)

The oven is not		• You may	be using Timer.	• Press STOP/CLEAR to
cooking even though				cancel the Timer.
the display shows		• The door	is not securely	• Open and close the door.
time counting	down.	closed.
The turntable	will not	• You have turned the		• SetTURNTABLE ON/OFF
rotate,		turntable	off.	key to on. (page 22)
		• Theturntable is not correctly ° Check that the turntable
		in place,		is correctly placed on the
				receptacle, See turntable
				installation on page 10.
You do not hear any		• You have turned off beep		• Reset the setting to beep
tone when keypad is		sound,		sound on. See the
pressed or end-of-				optional settings on
cooking sound,				page 17.