Using KEEP WARM

Hot, cooked foods can be safely kept warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). KEEPWARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically follow a cooking cycle.

DO THIS...

THIS HAPPENS...

1. Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door.

The KEEPWARM Indicator Light will come on. The Display will show the time of day.

2. Touch KEEPWARM.

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3. Touch START.

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KEEPWARM operates for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.

Opening the oven door cancels KEEPWARM. Close the door and touch KEEPWARM, then STARTif additional KEEPWARM time is desired.

. Foods cooked covered should be covered during KEEPWARM.

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Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be uncovered during KEEPWARM.

Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be covered during KEEPWARM.

The use of more than one complete KEEPWARM (about 1 hour, 40 minutes) is not recom- mended. The quality of some foods will suffer with extended time.

To automatically follow another cycle

l While you are touching in cooking instructions, touch KEEPWARM before touching start,

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l After the oven starts operattng, touch KEEPWARM and then START.

l When the last cooking cycle is over, you will hear 4 beeps. The KEEPWARM indicator Light will come on and the time of day will be displayed while the oven continues to run.

lKEEPWARM will follow QUICK DEFROST,COOK 1or COCK 2.

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Whirlpool MW3500XS Using Keep Warm, To automatically follow another cycle, Put cooked, hot food in oven and close door