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Important Safety Instructions
Installer: Please leave this guide with this appliance.
Consumer: Please read and keep this Use & Care
Guide for future reference.
Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled check as proof of
purchase.
Model Number ________________________________
Serial Number_________________________________
Date of Purchase ______________________________
In our continuing effort to improve the quality and
performance of our appliances, it may be necessary to
make changes to the appliance without revising this
guide.
If you have questions, write us (include your model
number and phone number) or call:
Maytag Services
LLC
Attn: CAIR
®
Center
P.O. Box 2370
Cleveland, TN 37320-2370
1-800-843-0304 U.S.A
1-866-587-2002 Canada
1-800-688-2080 (US TTY for hearing or speech
impaired)
(Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Eastern Time)
Internet: http://www.amana.com
What You Need to
Know About Safety
Instructions
Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in this
Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover all possible
conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense,
caution, and care must be exercised when installing,
maintaining, or operating microwave.
Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent, or
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not
understand.
Recognize Safety
Symbols, Words,
Labels
DANGER
DANGER –
Immediate hazards which
WILL
result in
severe personal injury or death.
WARNING
WARNING –
Hazards or unsafe practices which
COULD
result in severe personal injury or death.
CAUTION
CAUTION –
Hazards or unsafe practices which
COULD
result in minor personal injury.
To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe
the following:
1.
Do not
deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat and
be hazardous to handle.
2.
Do not
cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an
unbroken yolk using microwave energy. Pressure
may build up and erupt. Pierce yolk with fork or
knife before cooking.
3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar
foods before cooking with microwave energy. When
skin is pierced, steam escapes evenly.
4.
Do not
operate oven without load or food in oven
cavity.
5. Use only popcorn in packages designed and
labeled for microwave use. Popping time varies
depending on oven wattage.
Do not
continue
to heat after popping has stopped. Popcorn will
scorch or burn.
Do not
leave oven unattended.
6.
Do not
use regular cooking thermometers in oven.
Most cooking thermometers contain mercury
and may cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or
damage to oven.
7.
Do not
use metal utensils in oven.
8.
Never
use paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials that are not intended for cooking.
9. When cooking with paper, plastic, or other com-
bustible materials, follow manufacturer's recom-
mendations on product use.
10.
Do not
use paper towels which contain nylon or
other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could melt
and cause paper to ignite.
11.
Do not
heat sealed containers or plastic bags
in oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and
cause container or bag to break. Pierce or open
container or bag before cooking.
12. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult physician
or pacemaker manufacturer about effects of
microwave energy on pacemaker.
CAUTION
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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