Whirlpool MW8500XS Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Setting the controls
Be sure you understand the basics of microwave oven cooking before you start. Start with
recipes from your MICRO MENUSR Cookbook. Follow the directions carefully.
DO THIS...
1.
Place food in the oven, then
close the door. The oven won’1
work if the door isn’t
closed
tightly.
NOTE: The
Display
will be
blank until a cooking time or
Cook Power is set.
4. Set Cook Power to desired
setting from HI to LO. NOTE:
The oven is set to cook
at HI unless a lower
power is selected. Some
recipes call for lower cook
powers for best results. To
select a lower setting, press
or tap the LOWER pad. The
indicator light on the Display
will move to a lower setting.
Press or tap RAISE to increase
the power level from a lower
setting.
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2. Press the MORE Minutes Pad
until I:00 shows on the
Display. Continue to press or
tap the pad until the
Display shows the minutes of
cooking time you want. To
reduce the number of minutes
on the Display, press or tap
the LESS Minutes Pad until the
proper number of minutes
show on the Display.
COOK POWER CHART
Recipes in your MICRO
MENUS@ Cookbook use
Cook power settings from HI
to LO. Recipes from other
books and magazines may
use different Cook Power
percentages. The following
chart may be helpful:
HI - 100% of full power
MID-HI - 70% of full power
MED - 50% of full power
MED-LO/DEFROST
- 30%
of full power
LO - 10% of full power
3.
To set seconds, press the
MORE Seconds pad until 10
seconds show on the Display.
Continue to press or tap the
pad to increase the seconds
in 10 second increments up to
50. To reduce the number of
seconds, press or tap the LESS
Seconds to decrease the
seconds in 10 second
increments.
5. Touch START/CANCEL. The oven
light will come on and cooking
will begin. The Display will
count down in 1 second
increments.
When the set time is up, “End”
will show on the Display and 4
beeps will sound. “End” will
remain on the Display until the
door is opened. The Display will
be blank until a new cooking
time is set.
Time and cook power settings may be changed while the oven is
operating. Touch the appropriate pad (Minutes, Seconds, Lower or
Raise) until the desired setting shows in the Display.Theoven will start
cooking at the new time or cook power.