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Whirlpool YMH6140XF How Your Microwave Oven Works, Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven

Models: YMH6140XF MH6140XF

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your microwave oven.

HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS

Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave energy is not hot. It causes food to make its own heat, and it’s this heat that cooks the food.

Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see what they do.

A magnetron in the microwave oven produces microwaves. The microwaves move into the oven where they contact food as it turns on the turntable.

The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets microwaves pass through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the glass turntable, and are absorbed by the food.

Magnetron

Oven cavity

Metal floor	Glass turntable

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Whirlpool YMH6140XF installation instructions How Your Microwave Oven Works, Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven

Contents

Microwave Hood CombinationMODELS MH6140XF YMH6140XF Our Consumer Assistance Center number is toll free Look for these tipsA NOTE TO YOU Please record your modelÕs informationYour safety and the safety of others is very important IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSwDANGER wWARNING SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSMICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGYIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSwWARNING ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTSGROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETYINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SPACE REQUIREMENTSTo remove INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSREMOVING AND REPLACING THE MICROWAVE OVEN wWARNING2 bolts To replaceINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS wWARNINGGETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKSRADIO INTERFERENCE TESTING YOUR MICROWAVE OVENHOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS CONT GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVENOPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE OR COOKWAREGETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CONT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONGETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVENTo install turntable and support GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL FEATURESAudible signals CONTROL PANEL FEATURES CONTUsing the child lock Interrupting cookingUSING THE COOKTOP/COUNTERTOP LIGHT USING THE EXHAUST FANUsing the demo/learning feature TOUCHYOU SEE SETTING THE CLOCKGETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN YOU SEETo cancel the minute timer USING THE MINUTE TIMERGETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN YOU SEECHANGING PRESET COOKING TIMES USING ADD MINUTEGETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TOUCHChanging instructions COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWERYOU SEE TOUCHCOOK POWER USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVENWHEN TO USE IT NAMEcook power appears COOKING AT DIFFERENT COOK POWERS CONTTOUCH repeat until desiredUSING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING IN STAGESYOU SEE YOU SEE6. Start the oven COOKING IN STAGES CONTUSING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN POWERfor rice USING AUTO COOKonce USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVENUSING AUTO REHEAT Reheating baked goodsUSING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN For even, complete defrosting USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVENmeats USING AUTO DEFROSTMeat setting AUTO DEFROST CHARTFish setting LambWeight conversion chart AUTO DEFROST CHART CONTPoultry setting USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVENUSING POPCORN Popcorn brands make a differenceUSING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN USING BEVERAGETOUCH TOUCHTo make WARM HOLD automatically follow another cycle USING WARM HOLDUSING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TOUCHCARING FOR YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN wWARNING Electrical Shock Hazard Disconnect power before removing filtersCARING FOR YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Replace all panels before operatingThe oven light The cooktop lightCARING FOR YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN REPLACING THE COOKTOP AND OVEN LIGHTSCOOKING GUIDE Using standing timeMICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Amount of foodMICROWAVE COOKING TIPS CONT Using aluminum foilArranging food Cooking you should not do in your microwave ovenQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONSANSWERS TROUBLESHOOTING MICROWAVE OVEN DOES NOT WORKCOOKING TIMES TURNTABLE TROUBLESHOOTINGTONES DISPLAY MESSAGESREQUESTING ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE IN U.S.AFOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE 2. If you need service† IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE IN CANADAREQUESTING ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE Inglis Limited Appliance Service - Consumer ServicesINDEX For service or assistance in Canada For warranty information in CanadaWHIRLPOOL* MICROWAVE OVEN WARRANTY