Page 1: ...icrowave Keep instructions for future reference Be sure manua stays with microwave Important Safety Information 3 Installation 6 Features 22 Operation 25 Using the Metal Rack 36 Cooking 37 Maintenance 42 Recommended Utensil 44 Troubleshooting 45 Amana Warranty 47 Part No 3828W5A1885 ...
Page 2: ...rranty Call 1 800 528 2682 for information Parts and Accessories Purchase replacement parts and additional accessories by phone To order accessories for your Amana product call 1 800 843 0304 inside USA or 319 622 5511 outside USA Save Time and Money If something seems unusual please check Troubleshooting section which is designed to help you solve problems before calling service If you have a que...
Page 3: ...nergy Pressure may build up and erupt Pierce yolk with fork or knife before cooking Pierce skin of potatoes tomatoes and similar foods before cooking with microwave energy When skin is pierced steam escapes evenly Do not operate equipment without load or food in oven cavity Use only popcorn in packages designed and labeled for microwave use Popping time varies depending on oven wattage Do not cont...
Page 4: ...pair or adjustment 10 DO NOT cover or block filter or other openings on equipment 11 DO NOT store this equipment outdoors DO NOT use this product near water for example near a kitchen sink in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 12 DO NOT immerse cord or plug in water 13 Keep cord AWAY from HEATED surfaces 14 DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or counter 15 See door cleaning in...
Page 5: ...erference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following Reorient the receiving antenna of the radio or television Relocate the Microwave Oven with respect to the receiver Move t...
Page 6: ... door and the sealing surfaces of the oven b Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television c Relocatethe microwaveoven inrelationto the TV or radio d Move the microwave oven away from the receiver e Plugthe microwaveoven into adifferentoutletso that microwaveoven and receiverareon differentbranchcircuits WARNING To avoid risk of personal injury electrical shock or death this oven must be g...
Page 7: ... plate Remove from oven to install Back of oven Figure 1 WARNING To avoid risk of personal injury electrical shock or death Note where electrical outlets and electrical wires are before you drill into the wall Locate and disconnect power to any electrical circuits that could be affected by installing this oven Microwave must have a dedicated 120V 60 Hz AC 15 or 20A fused electrical supply located ...
Page 8: ... the oven to a vertical 2 x 4 wall stud DO NOT mount the microwave oven to an island or peninsula cabinet BE SURE the upper cabinet and rear wall structures are able to support 150 Ibs plus the weight of any items you place inside the oven or upper cabinet Locate the oven away from strong draft areas such as windows doors and strong heating vents BE SURE you have enough space See Figure 3 below fo...
Page 9: ...or attaching the damper duct connector One lock pin and one washer Not Actual size One power cord clamp bushing Actual Size for the cord hole in a metal upper cabinet Four 1 4 x 2 lag screws Actual Size for wall stud holes Four 1 4 x 3 toggle bolts Actual Size for drywall holes Two 1 4 x 2 or 3 bolts Actual Size for securing to the upper cabinet Two washers Actual Size for the two upper cabinet bo...
Page 10: ... wall venting Phillips screwdriver for the screws Pencil c _ Flat blade screwdriver for the toggle bolts Keyhole saw for the power cord hole 3 8 and 3 4 wood drill bits _ 1 2 and 3 16 drill bits Plumb line Measuring tape metal preferred Duct Tape Small side cutters or tin snips Caulking gun If you have brick or masonry walls you will need special hardware and tools The ductwork you need for the in...
Page 11: ...hown in Figure 4 NOTE The outlet should be on a circuit dedicated to the microwave oven 120V 60Hz AC only with a 15 or 20A fused electrical supply IMPORTANT If you do not have the proper wall outlet you MUST have one installed by a qualified electrician 2 You will cut the power supply cord hole shown in Figure 4 later when you prepare the wall and upper cabinet in Step 4 NOTE Do not use an extensi...
Page 12: ...d on an inside wall of your house as in Figure 7 NOTE If you choose the rear exhaust method roof or wall venting be sure there is enough clearance within the wall for the exhaust duct cabinet oven 3 1 4 x10 duct Wall venting Wall Venting _ wallcap through the wall Figure 5 Roof Venting cab_ i roof cap 3u4 xl0 I I I duct _ oven lllll through the roof Roof venting Figure 6 REMEMBER AS YOU INSTALL TH...
Page 13: ...egree elbows and keep length as short as possible Below are the standard fittings and their equivalent length in feet 3 1 4 x10 to 6 5ft 3 1 4 x10 roof cap 24ft 3 3 1 4 x10 90 elbow 25ft 90 elbow 1Oft 5 3 1 4 x10 wall cap 40ft 6 45 elbow 5ft 7 3 1 4 x10 flat elbow 10ft Figure 9 To calculate the equivalent length of each ductpiece used see the examples below For 3 1 4 x10 SYSTEMS 3 1 4 x10 _ 6ft _ ...
Page 14: ... from the mounting plate as shown and discard See Figure 11 4 This plate will be used as the rear mounting plate It will be used to locate and mark the mounting holes on the rear wall 5 Locate exhaust adaptor grease filters and hardware packet 6 At this point remove any adhesive tape if there is any on the exhaust adaptor the grease filters and the power supply cord ROOF VENTED INSTALLATION This o...
Page 15: ...nit exhaust ports plate mounting screws exhaust ports Figure 17 blower unit exhaust ports Figure 18 _ blower unit mounting screws ROOM VENTED Recirculating INSTALLATION 1 Remove one blower unit mounting screw and one blower plate screw Remove the blower plate from cabinet See Figure 19 2 Carefully lift the blower unit out of the microwave oven 3 Rotate blower unit 90 so the exhaust ports face the ...
Page 16: ...counter top is at least 30 inches See Figure 22 4 Center mounting plate in operating by lining up the plumb line on wall with centerline on mounting plate Make sure the minimum width is 30 inches and that the top of the mounting plate is located a minimum of 30 inches above the cooking surface See Figure 23 NOTE If the cabinets are not plumb adjust the mounting plate to the cabinets If the front e...
Page 17: ... 4 or more you will need 2 x2 filler blocks not included to provide additional support for the bolts See Figure 24 Mark the center of each filler block and drill a 3 8 diameter hole at the marks Align filler blocks over the two openings in the top of the microwave oven cabinet and attach to cabinet with masking tape See Figure 25 3 Cut or drill a 2 diameter hole at the area marked M Power supply c...
Page 18: ...t adaptor must be attached to the mounting plate See the next page on how to prepare the rear wall cutout opening and the exhaust adaptor mounting plate for wall vented 3 Drill holes on the circles If there is a stud drill a 3 16 hole for lag screws If there is no stud drill a 5 8 hole for toggle bolts Make sure to use at least 1 lag screw in a stud and 4 toggle bolts in the drywall or the plaster...
Page 19: ...er of the plate on the wall side Push in securely until it is past the top locking tabs and in the lower locking tabs Take care to assure the damper hinge is installed so that it is at the top and that the damper swings freely Carefully guide the exhaust adaptor now attached to the mounting plate into the house duct before using the screws to attach the plate to the wall This will assure proper al...
Page 20: ...Figure 30 2 Rotate the microwave oven upward so the top of oven is against the bottom of the upper cabinet or cabinet frame 3 Drop the lock pin and washer assembly into hole N left side hole and push the pin down as far as it will go See Figure 31 _ power cord Figure 30 4 Place washers over two 1 4 x3 bolts Then insert a bolt down through each hole in the upper cabinet bottom Tighten the bolts unt...
Page 21: ... a screw as shown in Figure 34 to inside of the cabinet 8 Grasp filter screen with one hand holding the ring and the other hand holding the opposite end Insert the end of the filter screen without ring into the opening and slide towards the side of the microwave oven Insert ring end of filter screen into the opening and slide entire screen towards the center of the microwave until screen is secure...
Page 22: ...stem Grease Filter Glass Turntable Cooktop Countertop Light Oven Control Panel OVEN SPECIFICATIONS Model ACO1860AB AW AC J ACO1860AS Power Supply 120 VAC 60 Hz Input Power 1 500 W Cooking Power 1 000 W IEC60 705 Frequency 2 450 MHz Rated Current 13 A Outer Dimensions WxHxD 29 15 16 x 16 7 16 x 15 5 8 29 15 16 x 16 7 16 x 15 Cavity Volume 1 8 Cu Ft Net Weight 60 Ibs 22 ...
Page 23: ...OVEN CONTROL PANEL FOR MODEL ACO1860ABNV C FOR MODEL ACO1860AS POPCORN POTATO PIZZA cook REHEAT VEGETABLE CLOC_ T_ M E _ START T_RNTABLE i__ f Sensor Controls _U 70 _ _ TIM _ _ _ h _DEFROST I DEFROST_ EELS i 23 ...
Page 24: ... food by weight See page 33 for more information 11 TIME DEFROST Touch this pad to defrost most other frozen foods See page 36 for more information 12 RAPID DEFROST lib This pad provides you with the RAPID defrosting method for 1 0 pounds frozen foods See page 36 for more information 25 26 27 28 NUMBER Touch number pads to enter cooking time power level quantities or weights KITCHEN TIMER Touch th...
Page 25: ...for PM 2 Enter the time by using the number key pad 3 Touch CLOCK or START pad KITCHEN TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a timer Use the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes 99 seconds Example To time 3 minutes KI_C H_N 1 Touch KITCHEN TIMER pad 2 Enter the time by using the number key pad Touch START pad When the time is over you will hear seven beeps and END will display CONTROL SET UP You c...
Page 26: ... prevents accidental programming when wiping the control panel Example To set the child lock 1 Touch STOP CLEAR pad 2 Touch and hold 0 pad more than 4 seconds LOCKED will appear in the display window with two beeps Example To cancel the child lock 1 Touch and hold 0 pad more than 4 seconds LOCKED will disappear and you hear two beeps At this time the oven is ready LIGHT HI LOW OFF Touch LIGHT pad ...
Page 27: ... kept warm on a dinner plate could be covered during HOLD WARM To make HOLD WARM automatically follow another cycle While you are programming the cooking instructions touch HOLD WARM before touching START When the last cooking cycle is over you will hear two tones and WARM will appear in the oven display You can set HOLD WARM to follow AUTO DEFROST or multi cycle cooking FAVORITE RECIPE FAVORITE R...
Page 28: ...ower level 4 Touch START pad When the cook time is over you will hear four beeps and END will display COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK CYCLE For best results some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time and another Power Level for another length of time Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically for up to three cycles if the first heating cycle is defrost...
Page 29: ... Preheat browning dish Reheat meat slices quickly Saute onions celery and green pepper All reheating Cook scrambled eggs Cook breads and cereal products Cook cheese dishes veal Cook cakes muffins brownies cupcakes 6 60 Cook pasta 5 50 4 3 4O 30 Cook meats whole poultry Cook custard Cook whole chicken turkey spare ribs rib roast sirloin roast Cook less tender cuts of meat Reheat frozen convenience ...
Page 30: ...ds should always be covered loosely with microwavable plastic wrap waxed paper or a lid 4 Do not open the door or touch the STOP CLEAR key during the sensing time When sensing time is over the oven beeps twice and the remaining cooking time will appear in the display window At this time you can open the door to stir turn or rearrange the food SENSOR COOKING GUIDE Appropriate containers and coverin...
Page 31: ...pcorn Example To pop popcorn 1 Touch POPCORN pad When the cook time is over you will hear four beeps and END will display PIZZA Reheating pizza with PIZZA lets you reheat one or several slices of pizza without selecting cooking times and power levels Example To reheat 2 slices of pizza 1 Touch PIZZA pad When the cook time is over you will hear four beeps and END will display POTATO The POTATO butt...
Page 32: ... Cook Powers REHEAT has preset Cook Powers for 3 categories Casserole Dinner Plate and Soup Sauce Example To reheat Casserole 1 Touch REHEAT pad 2 Choose food category Category Touch pad number Casserole 1 Dinner Plate 2 Soup Sauce 3 When the cook time is over you will hear four beeps and END will display COOK Using COOK lets you heat common microwave prepared foods without needing to program time...
Page 33: ...IVALENT OUNCE WEIGHT 1 6 3 2 4 0 4 8 6 4 8 0 9 6 11 2 12 0 12 8 14 4 16 0 NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL 10 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 75 80 90 1 00 One Quarter Pound One Half Pound Three Quarters Pound One Pound DEFROSTING TIPS When using AUTO DEFROST the weight to be entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds the weight of the food minus the container Use AUTO DEFROST only for raw food AUTO DEFROS...
Page 34: ...eturn remainder to oven Separate and rearrange Separate and rearrange Separate and rearrange Turn over Cover warm areas with aluminum foil Separate and rearrange Remove thawed portions with fork Turn over Return remainder to oven Turn over Cover warm areas with aluminum foil Meat of irregular shape and large fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginni...
Page 35: ... areas with aluminum foil Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water Fish setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FISH Fillets FISH Steaks Whole SHELLFISH Crabmeat Lobster tails Shrimp Scallops FISH Turn over Separate fillets when partially thawed if possible Separate and rearrange FISH Turn over FISH FISH FISH FISH Break apart Turn over Turn over and rearrange Separate and rearrange S...
Page 36: ...he RAPID DEFROST lib feature provides you with the rapid defrosting method for 1 0 pound frozen foods The oven automatically sets the defrosting time for ground beef Example To defrost lib ground beef 1 Touch RAPID DEFROST I lb pad 2 Touch START pad USE OF THE TWO POSITION METAL RACK The two position metal rack gives you extra space when cooking in more than one container at the same time The meta...
Page 37: ...aragus tips toward the center of the dish Arrange unevenly shaped foods such as chicken pieces or salmon steaks with the thicker meatier parts toward the outside of the dish Shield with Small pieces of aluminum foil parts of food that may cook quickly such as wing tips and leg ends of poultry Let It Stand After you remove the food from the microwave cover food with foil or casserole lid and let it...
Page 38: ...en but will not come out crisp Cook sauces made with cornstarch or flour uncovered so you may stir them 2 or 3 times during cooking for a smooth consistency To adapt a conventional sauce or gravy recipe reduce the amount of liquid slightly Stirring occasionally will help blend flavors distribute heat evenly and may even shorten the cooking time When converting a conventional soup recipe to cook in...
Page 39: ...gh cooking and shield if necessary Remove roast from microwave oven when desired temperature is reached Let stand covered with foil 15 minutes Temperature may rise about 10 F Place roast fat side down on microwavable roast rack Brush lamb with marinade or desired seasonings such as rosemary thyme or marjoram Cover with waxed paper Turn roast over after 15 minutes and again after 30 minutes Shield ...
Page 40: ... with cooking Place pieces in a single layer in a microwavable baking dish with thicker pieces to the outside Brush with butter or browning agent and seasonings if desired Cover with waxed paper Cook until no longer pink and juices run clear Let stand covered 5 minutes Before cooking wash and shake off water Place breast side down on a microwavable roast rack Brush with butter or browning agent an...
Page 41: ... Combine hot tap water and salt if desired Use a 2 quart microwavable baking dish and cover with vented plastic wrap for spaghetti and lasagna noodles Use microwavable lid or vented plastic wrap for macaroni and egg noodles Cook at Power Level HI as directed in chart or until water boils Stir in pasta cook covered at Power Level 5 as directed in chart or until tender Drain in a colander Rice Cooki...
Page 42: ...l drop out CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage do not operate oven hood without filters in place CHARCOAL FILTER REPLACEMENT If your oven is vented inside the charcoal filter should be replaced every 6 to 12 months and more often if necessary The charcoal filter cannot be cleaned To order a new charcoal filter contact the Parts Department at your nearest Authorized Service ...
Page 43: ...turn off power at the main power supply 2 Remove the vent cover mounting screws 2 middle screws 3 Tip the cover forward then lift out to remove 2 4 Remove bulb holder CAUTION To avoid personal injury or property damage wear gloves when replacing light bulb 5 Lift up the bulb holder 6 Replace bulb with a 30 or 40 watt appliance bulb 7 Replace the bulb holder 8 Slide the bottom of the vent cover int...
Page 44: ... the food from microwave energy and produces uneven cooking Also avoid metal skewers thermometers or foil trays Metal utensils can cause arcing which can damage your microwave oven METAL DECORATION Metal trimmed or metal banded dinnerware casserole dishes etc The metal trim interferes with normal cooking and may damage the oven ALUMINUM FOIL Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder ...
Page 45: ...time receptacle be sure the oven is the only appliance on the electrical circuit If food cooks unevenly If food is undercooked If food is overcooked If arcing sparks occur be sure food is evenly shaped be sure food is completely defrosted before cooking check placement of aluminum foil strips used to prevent overcooking check recipe to be sure all directions amount time power levels were correctly...
Page 46: ...d off operating Why does the dish become hot when I As the food becomes hot it will conduct the heat to the dish Use hot microwave food in it I thought that pads to remove food after cooking Dish may not be microwave this should not happen safe What does standing time mean Can I pop popcorn in my microwave oven How do I get the best results Why does steam come out of the air exhaust vent Standing ...
Page 47: ...ing from the following Improper installation exhaust system or maintenance Any modification alteration or adjustment not authorized by Amana Accident misuse abuse fire flood or acts of nature Connections to improper electrical current voltage supply or gas supply Use of improper pans containers or accessories that cause damage to the product To Receive Warranty Service Service must be performed by...
