Oven Cooking

To cancel the Clock display:

If you do not want the time of day to display:

Press and hold the CANCEL and Clock pads for three seconds. The time of day will disappear from the display

When the clock display is canceled, press the Clock pad to briefly display the time of day.

To restore the Clock display:

Press and hold the CANCEL and Clock pads for three sec- onds. The time of day will reappear in the display.

Timer

The timer can be set from one minute (00:01) up to 99 hours and 59 minutes (99:59).

The timer can be used independently of any other oven activity. It can also be set while another oven function is operating.

The Timer does not control the oven. It only controls a beeper.

To set the Timer:

1. Press the Timer pad.

• 0:00 lights in the display.

• The colon flashes in the display.

2. Press the More+ or Less- pad until the correct time appears in the display.

The colon will continue to flash.

3.Press Timer pad again or wait four seconds.

The colon continues flashing and the time begins counting down.

The last minute of the timer countdown will be displayed as seconds.

4.At the end of the set time, one long beep will sound.

To cancel the Timer:

1.Press and hold the Timer pad for three seconds.

OR

2.Press the Timer pad and set the time to 00:00.

Locking the Controls

The touchpad controls can be locked for safety, cleaning, or to prevent unwanted use. They will not function when locked.

If the oven is currently in use, the controls cannot be locked.

The current time of day will remain in the display when the controls are locked.

To lock:

Press and hold the CANCEL and Cook &

Hold pads for three seconds.

LOCK flashes in the display.

To unlock:

Press and hold the CANCEL and Cook & Hold pads for three seconds.

LOCK disappears from the display.

Fault Codes

BAKE or LOCK may flash rapidly in the display to alert you if there is an error or a problem. If BAKE or LOCK flash in the display, press CANCEL pad. If BAKE or LOCK continue to flash, disconnect power to the appliance. Wait a few minutes, and then reconnect power. If the flashing still continues, disconnect power to the appliance and call an authorized servicer.

Baking

To set Bake:

1. Press the Bake pad.

“BAKE” will flash.

000 will light in the display.

2.Select the oven temperature. The oven tempera- ture can be set from 170° to 550°. Press or press

and hold the More+ or Less- pads.

350° will light when either pad is first pressed.

Press the More+ pad to increase the temperature.

Press the Less- pad to decrease the temperature.

3.Press Bake pad again or wait four seconds.

BAKE will stop flashing and light in the display.

100° or the actual oven temperature will display. The temperature will rise in 5° increments until the preset temperature is reached.

4.Allow the oven to preheat for 8-15 minutes.

When the set oven temperature is reached, one long beep will sound.

To recall the set temperature during preheat, press the Bake pad.

5.Place food in center of oven, allowing a minimum of two inches between utensil and oven walls.

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Maytag MER5552BAW warranty Timer, Locking the Controls, Fault Codes, Baking

MER5552BAW specifications

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