Whirlpool MC8130XA warranty Control panel features

Control panel features

Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel. For more information, see pages 16-66.

1.Display. This display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected.

2.COOK TIME. Touch this pad followed by Number Pads to enter cooking times. See pages 20, 22, and 23 for more informa- tion.

3.COOK POWER. Touch this pad followed by a Number Pad to set the amount of microwave energy released to cook the food. The higher the number, the higher the power or “cooking speed.” See page 21 for more information. See the charts on pages 62 and 63 for specific Cook Powers to use for the food you are cooking.

4.TEMP PROBE (microwave). Touch this pad when using the Temperature Probe to cook with microwaves. Touch TEMP PROBE followed by Number Pads to set the desired final food temperature, and COOK POWER followed by a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. See page 27 for more information.

5.POPCORN. Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time at a preset Cook Power. See page 30 for more information.

6.KEEP WARM. Touch this pad to keep hot, cooked food safely warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes,

99 seconds. KEEP WARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a cooking cycle. See page 31 for more information.

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