Whirlpool Q Microwave Oven User Manual


 
Control panel features
Your microwave oven control panel lets you
select the desired cooking function quickly
and easify. All you have
to do is touch the
necessary
Command Pad. The following is
a list of all the Command and Number Pads
located on the control panel. For more
information, see pages
1641.
1. Display. This
display
includes a clock
and indicators to tell you the time of day,
cooking time settings and cooking
functions selected.
2. ADD MINUTE.
Touch this pad to cook for
one minute at
100% Cook Power or to
add
an extra minute to your cooking
cycle. See page 34 for more information.
3. AUTO COOK.
Touch this pad to cook
common microwave-prepared foods
without needing to program times and
Cook Powers. See page 22 for more
information.
4. PERSONAL CHOICE.
Touch this pad to
recall one cooking instruction that you
previously programmed into memory. See
page 33 for more information.
5. COOK POWER.
Touch this pad followed
by a Number Pad to set the amount of
microwave energy released to cook the
food. The higher the number, the higher
the microwave power or “cooking speed”.
See page 20 for more information. See
the “Microwave cooking chart” on page
44 for specific Cook Powers to use for the
foods you are cooking.
6. COOK & SIMMER.
Touch this pad to
simmer casseroles and soups at a
preprogrammed low Cook Power. See
page 40 for more information.
7. AUTO REHEAT. Touch this pad to reheat
food at a preprogrammed Cook Power for
a preprogrammed time. See page 39 for
more information.
8. EASY DEFROST. Touch this pad to thaw
frozen food by weight. See page 25 for
more information.
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