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Summary of Contents for FMV158F

Page 1: ...RIGIDAIRE COM 2 3 6 4 3 3425 4 3 1UESTIONS OR FOR 3ERVICE ALL 5 3 ANADA 0 6 7ELCOME ONGRATULATIONS MPORTANT 3AFETY NSTRUCTIONS EATURES 3PECIlCATIONS EFORE PERATING ANUAL PERATION PERATING NSTRUCTIONS ARE AND LEANING EFORE 9OU ALL 4ROUBLESHOOTING UIDE 7ARRANTY SPA OL RANÎAIS ...

Page 2: ...UR MICROWAVE OVEN ONLY AS INSTRUCTED IN THIS MANUAL 4HESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT MEANT TO COVER EVERY POSSIBLE CONDITION AND SITUATION THAT MAY OCCUR OMMON SENSE AND CAUTION MUST BE PRACTICED WHEN INSTALLING OPERATING AND MAINTAINING ANY APPLIANCE 0LEASE RECORD YOUR MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS BELOW FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ODEL UMBER 3ERIAL UMBER 0URCHASE ATE 4HIS 5SE ARE ANUAL CONTAINS GENERAL OPERATING ...

Page 3: ...ORE COOKING 0IERCE SKIN OF POTATOES TOMATOES AND SIMILAR FOODS BEFORE COOKING WITH MICROWAVE ENERGY 7HEN SKIN IS PIERCED STEAM ESCAPES EVENLY O NOT OPERATE OVEN WITHOUT LOAD OR FOOD IN OVEN CAVITY 5SE ONLY POPCORN IN PACKAGES DESIGNED AND LABELED FOR MICROWAVE USE 0OPPING TIME VARIES DEPENDING ON OVEN WATTAGE O NOT CONTINUE TO HEAT AFTER POPPING HAS STOPPED 0OPCORN WILL SCORCH OR BURN O NOT LEAVE ...

Page 4: ...ATIONS OMMISSION 2ADIO REQUENCY NTERFERENCE 3TATEMENT 5 3 NLY 4HIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES AND USES 3 FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED PROPERLY THAT IS IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE TO RADIO AND TELEVISION RECEPTION T HAS BEEN TYPE TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH LIMITS FOR 3 QUIPMENT PURSUANT TO PART OF 2ULES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PROVI...

Page 5: ...EALS AND SEALING SURFACES VEN SHOULD NOT BE ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED BY ANYONE EXCEPT PROPERLY QUALIlED SERVICE PERSONNEL 7 2 IQUIDS SUCH AS WATER COFFEE OR TEA ARE ABLE TO BE OVERHEATED BEYOND THE BOILING POINT WITHOUT APPEARING TO BE BOILING DUE TO SURFACE TENSION OF THE LIQUID 6ISIBLE BUBBLING OR BOILING WHEN THE CONTAINER IS REMOVED FROM THE MICROWAVE OVEN IS NOT ALWAYS PRESENT 4 3 5 2 35 4 6 29 4...

Page 6: ...EEN DAMAGED OR DROPPED 4HIS OVEN INCLUDING POWER CORD MUST BE SERVICED 9 BY QUALIlED SERVICE PERSONNEL 3PECIAL TOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVICE OVEN ONTACT NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITY FOR EXAMINATION REPAIR OR ADJUSTMENT 4 COVER OR BLOCK lLTER OR OTHER OPENINGS ON OVEN 4 STORE THIS OVEN OUTDOORS 4 USE THIS PRODUCT NEAR WATER n FOR EXAMPLE NEAR A KITCHEN SINK IN A WET BASEMENT NEAR A SWIMMING ...

Page 7: ...OOKING 0OWER 7 3TANDARD REQUENCY Z UTER IMENSIONS 7X X v X v X v AVITY 6OLUME U T ET 7EIGHT LBS OOR ANDLE 7INDOW WITH ETAL 3HIELD LASS 4URNTABLE OOKING UIDE ABEL 6ENT RILLE VEN ONTROL 0ANEL OOKTOP IGHT REASE ILTER ODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE OOR 3AFETY OCK 3YSTEM ...

Page 8: ...MATION 534 4OUCH THIS PAD TO RECALL ONE COOKING INSTRUCTION PREVIOUSLY PROGRAMMED INTO MEMORY 3EE PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION 9 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 4OUCH THESE PADS TO COOK SPECIlC FOOD 3EE PAGE AND FOR MORE INFORMATION 5 2 4OUCH NUMBER PADS TO ENTER COOKING TIME POWER LEVEL QUANTITIES OR WEIGHTS 33 4OUCH THIS PAD TO SUBTRACT THE COOKING TIME 3EE PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION 2 4OUCH THIS PAD TO ADD MORE COOK...

Page 9: ...ARE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC MAY SOFTEN FROM THE HEAT OF THE FOOD 0 0 2 0APER TOWELS WAXED PAPER PAPER NAPKINS AND PAPER PLATES WITH NO METALLIC TRIM OR DESIGN OOK FOR THE MANUFACTURER S LABEL FOR USE IN THE MICROWAVE OVEN 4 54 3 3 ETAL SHIELDS THE FOOD FROM MICROWAVE ENERGY AND PRODUCES UNEVEN COOKING LSO AVOID METAL SKEWERS THERMOMETERS OR FOIL TRAYS ETAL UTENSILS CAN CAUSE ARCING WHICH CAN DAMAGE YO...

Page 10: ...O TURN THE FAN OFF 4 s F THE TEMPERATURE GETS TOO HOT AROUND THE MICROWAVE OVEN THE FAN IN THE VENT HOOD WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AT THE 7 SETTING TO COOL THE OVEN 4HE FAN WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE INTERNAL PARTS ARE COOL 7HEN THIS OCCURS THE VENT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF 9OU MAY LOCK THE CONTROL PANEL TO PREVENT THE MICROWAVE FROM BEING ACCIDENTALLY STARTED OR USED BY CHILDREN 4HE HILD O...

Page 11: ...L 4OUCH 34 24 PAD XAMPLE 4O RECALL THE CUSTOM PROGRAM 4OUCH 534 PAD 4OUCH 34 24 PAD 7HEN THE COOK TIME IS OVER YOU WILL HEAR FOUR BEEPS AND WILL DISPLAY 342 4 9OU CAN USE THE EMONSTRATION MODE TO SEE HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATES WITHOUT THE OVEN HEATING 4OUCH PAD AND PAD AT THE SAME TIME 4O TURN DEMO MODE OFF REPEAT STEP ABOVE 2 33 4HE ORE ESS PADS ALLOW YOU TO ADJUST PRE SET COOKING TIMES 4HE...

Page 12: ... 4OUCH 34 24 PAD 7HEN THE COOK TIME IS OVER YOU WILL HEAR FOUR BEEPS AND ND WILL DISPLAY 3EE COOKING GUIDE FOR 0OWER LEVELS PAGE 7 4 2 4 9 OR BEST RESULTS SOME RECIPES CALL FOR ONE 0OWER EVEL FOR A CERTAIN LENGTH OF TIME AND ANOTHER 0OWER EVEL FOR ANOTHER LENGTH OF TIME 9OUR OVEN CAN BE SET TO CHANGE FROM ONE TO ANOTHER AUTOMATICALLY FOR UP TO THREE CYCLES AT THE lRST CYCLE IS DEFROST XAMPLE 4O CO...

Page 13: ...HEAT BEVERAGES s ACON SLICES s 2EHEAT MEAT SLICES QUICKLY s 3AUTE ONIONS CELERY AND GREEN PEPPER s LL REHEATING s OOK SCRAMBLED EGGS s OOK BREADS AND CEREAL PRODUCTS s OOK CHEESE DISHES VEAL s OOK CAKES MUFlNS BROWNIES CUPCAKES s OOK PASTA s OOK MEATS WHOLE POULTRY s OOK CUSTARD s OOK WHOLE CHICKEN TURKEY SPARE RIBS RIB ROAST SIRLOIN ROAST s OOK LESS TENDER CUTS OF MEAT s 2EHEAT FROZEN CONVENIENCE...

Page 14: ...OODS LIKE PORK CHOPS ROASTS OR WHOLE CAULImOWER HALFWAY THROUGH THE COOKING TIME TO EXPOSE ALL SIDES EQUALLY TO MICROWAVE ENERGY s 0LACE DELICATE AREAS OF FOODS SUCH AS ASPARAGUS TIPS TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE DISH s RRANGE UNEVENLY SHAPED FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN PIECES OR SALMON STEAKS WITH THE THICKER MEATIER PARTS TOWARD THE OUTSIDE OF THE DISH s 3HIELD WITH SMALL PIECES OF ALUMINUM FOIL PARTS OF ...

Page 15: ...OUCH 0OTATO PAD TWICE 4HE OVEN WILL START AUTOMATICALLY 7HEN THE COOK TIME IS OVER YOU WILL HEAR FOUR BEEPS AND ND WILL DISPLAY 2ECOMMENDED AMOUNTS POTATOES ABOUT OZS EACH 0 2 4 0IZZA 2EHEAT PAD LETS YOU REHEAT UP TO THREE OZ SLICES OF PIZZA XAMPLE 4O REHEAT SLICE OF PIZZA 4OUCH 0IZZA 2EHEAT PAD ONCE 4HE OVEN WILL START AUTOMATICALLY 7HEN THE COOK TIME IS OVER YOU WILL HEAR FOUR BEEPS AND ND WILL ...

Page 16: ...VEN WILL START AUTOMATICALLY 7HEN THE COOK TIME IS OVER YOU WILL HEAR FOUR BEEPS AND ND WILL DISPLAY 6 2 4HE EVERAGE PAD LETS YOU HEAT UP TO CUPS OF EVERAGE 4O CORRECTLY SET YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN FOLLOW THIS CHART 3ERVING 4IMES TO TOUCH CUP NCE CUP 4WICE CUPS 4HREE TIMES XAMPLE 4O COOK CUP OF ROZEN DINNER 4OUCH EVERAGE PAD TWICE 4HE OVEN WILL START AUTOMATICALLY 7HEN THE COOK TIME IS OVER YOU WILL H...

Page 17: ...A 2EHEAT 0UT SLICES OF PIZZA ON A MICROWAVE SAFE PLATE WITH WIDE END OF SLICE TOWARD THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE PLATE O NOT LET SLICES OVERLAP O NOT COVER ET OVEN COOL FOR AT LEAST MINUTES BEFORE USING AGAIN 5SE ORE PAD TO INCREASE REHEAT TIME FOR THICK CRUST PIZZA TO SLICES ROZEN 6EGETABLES 0LACE FROZEN VEGETABLES IN MICROWAVE SAFE CERAMIC GLASS OR PLASTIC DISH AND ADD 4BS WATER OVER WITH LID OR VEN...

Page 18: ...LATE F FOOD IS NOT AS HOT AS YOU PREFER AFTER HEATING WITH 54 2 4 CONTINUE HEATING USING TIME AND POWER ONTENTS s OZ MEAT POULTRY OR lSH UP TO OZ WITH BONE s CUP STARCH POTATOES PASTA RICE ETC s CUP VEGETABLES ABOUT OZ SERVING PLATE ASSEROLE OVER PLATE WITH LID OR VENTED PLASTIC WRAP F FOOD IS NOT AS HOT AS YOU PREFER AFTER HEATING WITH 54 2 4 CONTINUE HEATING USING TIME AND POWER 3TIR FOODS ONCE ...

Page 19: ...TER EACH STAGE REMOVE ANY PIECES OF FOOD THAT ARE NEARLY DEFROSTED ET STAND COVERED WITH FOIL FOR MINUTES OOD 3TANDARD MOUNT 0ROCEDURE 7HOLE HICKEN LBS 2EMOVE GIBLETS BEFORE FREEZING POULTRY 3TART DEFROSTING WITH THE BREAST SIDE DOWN FTER THE lRST STAGE TURN THE CHICKEN OVER AND SHIELD ANY WARM PORTIONS WITH NARROW STRIPS OF ALUMINUM FOIL FTER THE SECOND STAGE AGAIN SHIELD ANY WARM PORTIONS WITH N...

Page 20: ... 2 2 4 TEM MOUNT OR SERVINGS 2EMARKS ELT HOCOLATE SQUARES OR CUP CHIPS s 0LACE CHOCOLATE CHIPS OR SQUARE IN A MICROWAVE SAFE DISH s 3TIR WELL AT HALF TIME WHEN THE OVEN BEEPS AND RE START THE OVEN s 5NLESS STIRRED THE CHOCOLATE KEEPS ITS SHAPE EVEN WHEN HEATING TIME IS OVER 3OFTEN REAM HEESE PACKAGE OZ s 5NWRAP CREAM CHEESE AND PLACE ON MICROWAVE SAFE DISH s ET STAND MINUTES ELT UTTER STICK LB s 2...

Page 21: ...ND WILL DISPLAY 3 3 2 4 TEM MOUNT OR SERVINGS 2EMARKS ROZEN HICKEN UGGETS SERVING OZ SERVINGS OZ s 0UT A PAPER TOWEL ON TOP OF PLATE AND ARRANGE NUGGETS IN SPOKE FASHION ON PAPER TOWEL s O NOT COVER ET STAND MINUTE OT OGS s 0RICK HOT DOGS PLACE ON PLATE 7HEN THE OVEN BEEPS ADD BUNS AND RE START THE OVEN RENCH RIES SERVING OZ SERVINGS OZ s 0LACE PAPER TOWELS ON PLATE AND ARRANGE FRENCH FRIES ON TOW...

Page 22: ...GS 2EMARKS ACHOS SERVING s 0LACE TORTILLA CHIPS ON PLATE WITHOUT OVERLAPPING s 3PRINKLE EVENLY WITH CHEESE s ONTENTS CUPS TORTILLA CHIPS CUP GRATED CHEESE HICKEN 7INGS OZ OZ s 5SE PRE COOKED REFRIGERATED CHICKEN WINGS s 0LACE CHICKEN WINGS AROUND PLATE IN SPOKE FASHION AND COVER WITH WAX PAPER 0OTATO 3KINS COOKED POTATO COOKED POTATOES s UT COOKED POTATO INTO EVEN WEDGES 3COOP OR CUT OUT POTATO mE...

Page 23: ... A RISE IN TEMPERATURE DURING THE STANDING TIME OOD 2EMOVE FROM OVEN FTER STANDING MIN EEF 2ARE EDIUM 7ELL ONE 0ORK EDIUM 7ELL ONE 0OULTRY ARK MEAT IGHT MEAT UIDE FOR OOKING 0OULTRY IN 9OUR ICROWAVE s 0LACE POULTRY ON A MICROWAVE SAFE ROASTING RACK IN A MICROWAVE SAFE DISH s OVER POULTRY WITH WAX PAPER TO PREVENT SPATTERING s 5SE ALUMINUM FOIL TO SHIELD BONE TIPS THIN MEAT AREAS OR AREAS THAT STAR...

Page 24: ... WHOLE EGGS TO KEEP THEM FROM BURSTING s OOK EGGS JUST UNTIL SET THEY BECOME TOUGH IF OVERCOOKED UIDE FOR OOKING 6EGETABLES IN 9OUR ICROWAVE s 6EGETABLES SHOULD BE WASHED JUST BEFORE COOKING FTEN NO EXTRA WATER IS NEEDED F DENSE VEGETABLES SUCH AS POTATOES CARROTS AND GREEN BEANS ARE BEING COOKED ADD ABOUT CUP WATER s 3MALL VEGETABLES SLICED CARROTS PEAS LIMA BEANS ETC WILL COOK FASTER THAN LARGER...

Page 25: ...SURFACE OF THE OVEN WITH SOAP AND A DAMP CLOTH RY WITH A SOFT CLOTH 4O PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE OPERATING PARTS OF THE OVEN DON T LET WATER SEEP INTO THE OPENINGS s 7ASH THE DOOR WINDOW WITH VERY MILD SOAP AND WATER E SURE TO USE A SOFT CLOTH TO AVOID SCRATCHING s F STEAM ACCUMULATES INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE OVEN DOOR WIPE WITH A SOFT CLOTH 3TEAM CAN ACCUMULATE WHEN OPERATING THE OVEN IN HIGH HUMIDITY A...

Page 26: ...THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY 2EMOVE THE BULB COVER MOUNTING SCREWS 2EPLACE BULB WITH WATT APPLIANCE BULB 2EPLACE BULB COVER AND MOUNTING SCREWS 4URN THE POWER BACK ON AT THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY 6 4 2 0 4 5NPLUG OVEN OR TURN OFF POWER AT THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY PEN THE DOOR 2EMOVE THE VENT COVER MOUNTING SCREWS MIDDLE SCREWS 3LIDE THE GRILLE TO THE LEFT THEN PULL STRAIGHT OUT 2EMOVE THE CHARCOAL lLTER IF PRES...

Page 27: ...ET WAIT TEN SECONDS THEN PLUG IT IN AGAIN F THERE WAS A POWER OUTAGE THE TIME INDICATOR WILL DISPLAY s 2ESET THE CLOCK AND ANY COOKING INSTRUCTIONS s 2ESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER OR REPLACE ANY BLOWN FUSE 4HE FOOD IS COOKING TOO SLOWLY s AKE SURE THE OVEN IS ON ITS OWN AMP CIRCUIT LINE PERATING ANOTHER APPLIANCE ON THE SAME CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE A VOLTAGE DROP F NECESSARY MOVE THE OVEN TO ITS OWN CIRCUIT...

Page 28: ...LS TOLLS FERRY TRIP CHARGES OR MILEAGE EXPENSE FOR SERVICE CALLS TO REMOTE AREAS INCLUDING THE STATE OF LASKA AMAGES TO THE lNISH OF APPLIANCE OR HOME INCURRED DURING INSTALLATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO mOORS CABINETS WALLS ETC AMAGES CAUSED BY SERVICES PERFORMED BY UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE COMPANIES USE OF PARTS OTHER THAN GENUINE LECTROLUX PARTS OR PARTS OBTAINED FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN AUTHOR...

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