Whirlpool MW8550XL Microwave Oven User Manual


 
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Contents
Page
Responslbllltles 2
Installation 2
Proper, Safe Use 3
Precautions to Avoid Possible
Exposure to Excessive
Microwave Energy 3
‘Using the Mlcrowave Oven 4
Using the Minute Timer 5
The Safety Switch 5
Cooklng in One Cycle 6
High Cook Power 6
Lower Cook Powers 6
Defrosting
8
Foster or Slower Defrosting 8
Cooking in More Than One
Cycle ,........I..,.......I,..I. 9
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Cooking Automatically after
Defrosting 11
Cooking with The Temperature
Probe 14
Changing or Cancelling
Instructions 16
Other Operating Instructions 16
Cleaning the Microwave Oven 16
Bi-Level Cooking Rat k 17
Replacing the Llght Bulb 17
Important InformatIon, 18
How Microwave Ovens Work 20
Bulldlng In Your Mlcrowave Oven 20
If You Need Service or Assistance. 27
I. Before Calling For Assistance. 21
2. If You Need Assistance 2 1
3. If You Need Service 22
4. If You Hove a Problem 22
Y&r respodbilities.. .
Fill out and return the “Mlcrowave Reglstratlon Cardl’attached to the oven door.
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1. Empty the microwave
oven and clean inside It with
a soft damp cloth.
2. Put the oven on a cart,
3.
Do not block vents
counter, table or shelf that is
on back of the oven.
strong enough to hold the
Blockrng vents con cause
oven. (The control side ot the
poor cooking results
unlt Is the heavy slde.
Handllng can be trtcky.)
4. For your safety, thls oven must be
FROM THE PLUG. You must hove CI quaIlfled
electrician pui in the right outlet If yours does
arounded. DO NOT REMOVE THE THIRD PRONG
not have the J-prong plug-in, or if the outlet
IS not grounded accordtng to National Electn-
cal Codes and local codes or ordinances.
The outlet must supply 120 volts, 60 Hz., A.C.
When the oven is on, it will use about 1375
watts. It should not shore a circuit wlth another
applrance.
5. Put about one cup [250 ml] of cold water
In a gloss container in the oven. Close the
door Make sure it locks Follow the drrections
on page 4 to set the oven to COOK for 1’ I
6. Fill out and return the “Mlcrowave Regls-
tratlon Card”attached to the oven door. If
minutes. When the time IS up, the water should
the cord is missrng, please send the model
pnd serial number of your microwave oven,
be heated.
with your name and address to.
Whirlpool Corporation
Microwave Registration Deportment
Admintstratrve Center
2000 US 33 North
Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022
This information will help us reach you if
there
IS
ever a need to pass along information
about your mrcrowove oven