If you need assistance, If you need service | Whirlpool MC8131XE

2. If you need assistance . ..

Call the Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number. Dial toll-free from anywhere in the U.S.A.:

1-800-253-l 301

and talk with one of our trained consultants. The consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if service is necessary, recom- mend a qualified service company in your area.

If you prefer, write to:

Whirlpool Brand Home Appliances Consumer Assistance Center c/o Correspondence Dept.

2000 North M-63

Benton Harbor, Ml 49022-2692

Please include a daytime phone number in your correspondence.

3. If you need service . ..

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technicians are trained to fulfill the product warranty and provide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States. To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company in your area, call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number (see Step 2) or


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4.If you are not satisfied with how the problem was solved . . .

l Contact the Major Appliance Consumer Action Program (MACAP). MACAP is a group of independent consumer experts that voices consumer views at the highest levels of the major appliance industry.

l Contact MACAP only when the dealer, authorized servicer, and Whirlpool have failed to resolve your problem.

Major Appliance Consumer Action Program 20 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

l MACAP will in turn inform us of your action.

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Contents

UseAndCare Mal+ Xnr world Litde Easier Table of Contents Thank you for buying a WHIRLPOOL@ appliance Please record your model’s informationOur Consumer Assistance ICenter number Is toll-free Safety Your safety is important to usMicrowave Oven Page Page Operating safety precautions General information Installation Instructions Built-in kits Grounding Instructions Electrical Getting to Know Your Microwave-Convection Oven How microwave cooking works Radio interference Microwave oven features Control panel features Audible signals Interrupting cookingTouch 0START Changing a setting Using the child lockBuilt-in kits Touch Setting the clock Touch Clock SETEnter the time of day Complete entry Using the minute timer After the countdown Touch Touch YOU see Microwave cooking at high cook power Microwave CookingGetting the best cooking results Start oven Different cook powers Microwave cooking at Set cook power Put food in oven and close the door Set cooking time Microwave cooking with more than one cook cycle Set cook power for first cycle Touchyou see START/ENTER Using Popcorn Place the bag on the rack in the center of the turntable Choose setting Using Warm Hold To make Warm Hold auto- matically follow another cycle Put food in the oven and close the door Choose setting One-touch reheatingEnter quantity One-touch Reheating Chart One-touch Microwave Cooking One-touch Microwave Enter quantity At end of cooking time Using Plus Time Touch Plus Time Put frozen food in oven and close the door Choose Setting Enter food’s weight Pounds and tenths of a poundDefrosting with microwave energy After First Is completedRestart Oven Defrost chart Meat setting settingFood Special Instructions Poultry setting setting Fish setting SettingFood AT Pause Food AT Pause Special Instructions Weight conversion chart Equivalent Ounce WeightDefrosting tips Number After Decimal Convection Cooking How convection cooking worksHelpful hints for convection cooking Set preheat temperature Cooking with ConvectionTouch Convection Touch YOU see Start Set cooking cycle cooking time Convenience foods cooking chart Convection Combination Cooking How combination cooking worksHelpful hints for combination cooking Put food in oven and close the door Choose setting Combination high and low cooking Meat combination cooking chart Special Notes Contlnued on next Second Enter food’s weight in pounds and tenths of a pound Auto cook combinationPut food in the oven and close the door Touch Auto Cook Auto cook combination setting chart Category MINIMUM/MAXIMUM Food Weight Auto CombinationAuto Combination Caring for Your Microwave- Convection Oven Reheating chart Cooking Guide Microwave cooking chart Microwave cooking tips Using aluminum foil Arranging foodCooking you should not do Your microwave oven Oven utensils guide Questions and Answers Questionsanswers If You Need Assistance or Service ProblemSolution Before calling for assistance Broiling If you need service If you are not satisfied with how the problem was solvedIf you need assistance Warranty Length of Warrantv Whirlpool will PAY for Full ONE-YEARFrom Date of Purchase Limited FOUR-YEAR