Ifyou need service or assistance,

we suggest you follow these four steps:

1. Before calling for assistance.. .

 

Performance

 

 

problems

 

 

often

 

result

from

little

things

 

you

can

find

and

fix

 

yourself

 

with-

out tools of any kind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If

nothlng

 

operates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

Is the

oven

 

correctly

 

plugged

 

 

InlO

a

 

 

 

live

clrcult

 

with

 

the

proper

voltage?

 

 

 

 

(Seepage

 

 

2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

Have

you

checked

the

main

 

fuse

or

circuit

 

breaker

 

box?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If

the

microwave

 

oven

will

not

run:

 

 

 

l Is the timer set?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Is the

Control

 

Panel

Switch

ON?

(See

 

 

 

page

5-l

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Is the

door

 

firmly

closed

 

and

latched?

 

 

. Did you touch START’,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

Did

you

follow

 

the

directions

 

exactly?

 

 

If

the

microwave

 

 

oven

has

been

 

stored

 

in a

cold

area:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Allow

it to

stand

 

for

20

to

30

minutes

 

at

room

 

temperature

 

 

before

operating

 

 

the

controls.

If

microwave

 

 

cooking

 

times

seem

too

long:

l

Is the

electric

 

supply

to

your

home

low

or

 

lower

lhan

 

normal?

Your

electric

 

company

 

can

tell

you

If the

line

voltage

 

 

is low

 

 

l Is the

Cook

 

Power

at

the

 

recommended

 

 

 

setting?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Are

you

allowing

 

for

more time

when

 

cook-

 

1ng more food al one time?

 

 

 

 

 

 

It

the

display

 

shows

a

time

counting

 

down

but the oven is not cooking...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.

Is the

Minute

Timer

Signal

Light

on3

 

 

l

Is the

oven

 

door

closed

 

completely?

 

 

 

l

Is the

oven

 

in

a

standing

 

time

between

 

 

DEFROST CYCLE and COOK CYCLE 17 (See

 

page9

 

I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you do not hear the Programmlng Tone (page 19):

-Is the command correct?

-Has the tone been cancelled’

If the fan seems to be runnlng slower thar usual...

l Has the oven been stored In a cold arec The fan will run slower until the oven warms up to normal room temperature

It there has been a power lnterruptlon or the Control Panel ON/OFF Switch has bet turned OFF and then ON agaln, the Dlspla will show 88:88. Touch CANCEL or touch in

cooking instructions.

If

the microwave

 

oven

turns

off

too

soon

c

not

soon

enough

when

using

the

probe:

 

l

Is at

least

’ 3 of

the

probe

in

the

food?

 

l

Is the

 

probe

 

tip in

the

center

of

the

 

food7

 

l

Is the

 

probe

 

touching

bone

or

fat7

 

 

 

l

Have

 

you

allowed

roasts

to

stand

for a

1~

 

minutes

after

 

cooking?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Is the

 

probe

 

plugged

tightly

into its

sock

 

l

Is the

Cook

 

Power

set

where

it should

be

 

.

Is the

 

Cook

 

Temperature

 

set

at

the

 

end

tr

 

perature

you

want7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

l

Do

you

have

the

correct

 

probe

for

 

your

 

 

oven?

 

See

page

16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 l If you need assistance -... .

Call the Whlrlpool COOL-LINE - service

sistance telephone number. Dlal free fro1

Contlnent al U.S. . . . . . . . . (800) 253- 13

Mlchlgan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 632-22 Alaska & Hawall . . . . . . . . (800) 253-l 1

and talk with one of our trained Consult

The Consultant can instruct you in how Ic

tain satisfactory operation from your a

ante or, if service IS necessary, recomme

quaIlfled service company In your area.

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