If you need service or we suggest you follow
1l Before calling for assistance.. .
Performance problems often result from little things you can find and fix yourself with- out tools of any kind.
If nothing operates:
l Is the oven correctly plugged into a live circuit with the proper voltage? (See page 2.)
l Have you checked the main fuse or circuit breaker box?
If the microwave oven will not run:
lIs the timer set?
l | Is the | Control Panel Switch ON? (See |
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l | Is the | door firmly closed and latched? |
l Did you touch START?
l 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 than normal? Your electric company
can tell you if the line voltage is low.
lIs the Cook Power at the recommended
setting?
l Are you allowing for more time when cook- ing more food at one time?
If the display shows a time counting down but the oven is not cooking...
l | Is the | Minute | Timer Signal | Light | on? | |
l | Is the | oven | door | closed | completely? | |
l | Is the | oven | in a | standing | time | between |
DEFROST CYCLE and COOK CYCLE I? (See page12.)
assistance, these four steps:
If the fan seems to be running slower than usual...
l Has the oven been stored in a cold area? The fan will run slower until the oven warms up to normal room temperature.
If there has been a power interruption, the Display will show 88:88. Reset the clock (page 51.
If the microwave oven turns off too soon or not soon enough when using the probe:
lIs at least J/3of the probe in the food?
l | Is the | probe |
| tip in the center | of | the food? | |||
l | Is the | probe |
| touching | bone | or | fat? | ||
l | Have | you allowed | roasts to stand for a few | ||||||
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l | Is the | probe |
| plugged | tightly | into its socket? | |||
l | Is the | Cook | Power | set | where | it should be? | |||
l | Is the | Cook | Temperature | set | at | the end tem- | |||
| perature | you | want? |
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2l If you need assistance * . ..
Call the Whirlpool
Contlnental U.S. . . . . . . . . (800)
tain satisfactory operation from your appli-
ance or, if service is necessary, recommend a qualified service company in your area.
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