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Summary of Contents for MT6120XE

Page 1: ...stallation Instructions 5 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven 7 Using Your Microwave Oven 17 Caring for Your Microwave Oven 36 Cooking Guide 37 Questions and Answers 45 Troubleshooting 46 Requesting Assistance or Service 48 Index 51 Warranty 52 1 800 253 1301 Call our Consumer Assistance Center with questions or comments ...

Page 2: ...stration Card provided with your appliance The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance Please recordyourmodel sinformation Whenever you call to request service for your appli ance you need to know your complete model number and serial number You can find this information on the model and serial number plate see the diagram in the Getting to Know section Also record the...

Page 3: ...strial or laboratory use l As with any appliance close supervision is necessary when used by children 0 Do not operate the microwave oven if it has a damaged cord or plug if it is not working prop erly or if it has been damaged or dropped 0 The microwave oven should be serviced only by qualified service personnel Call an authorized Whirlpool service company for examination repair or adjustment 0 D...

Page 4: ...ocks b Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces c Do not operate the oven if it is damaged It is particularly important that the oven door close properly and that there is no damage to the 1 Door bent 2 Hinges and latches broken or loosened 3 Door seals and sealing surfaces d The oven should not be adjusted ...

Page 5: ... microwave oven should be at a temperature above 50 F 10 for proper operation NOTE You can build your microwave oven into a wall or cabinet by using one of the trim kits listed in the Built in kits section f 0 A Fire Hazard Power supply cord Do not install the oven next to or over a heat source without a UL approved trim kit Doing so can result in death fire or electrical shock NOTE Do not block t...

Page 6: ...re for the electric current The microwave oven is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded WARNING Improper use of the grounding can result in a risk of electric shock Consult a qualified electrician or serviceman if the grounding instructions are not completely understood or if doubt exists a...

Page 7: ...AVE OVEN WORKS Microwave ovens are safe Microwave energy is not hot It causes food to make its own heat and it s this heat that cooks the food Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves You cannot see them but you can see what they do A magnetron in the microwave oven produces microwaves The microwaves move into the oven where they contact food as it turns on the turntable The glass turntable of ...

Page 8: ...king NOTE Do not deep fry in the oven Microwavable utensils are not suitable and it is difficult to maintain appropriate deep frying temperatures RADIO INlWERENCE Using your microwave oven may cause interference 0 Moving the receiver away from the microwave to your radio TV or similar equipment When there oven is interference you can reduce it or remove it by l Plugging the microwave oven into a d...

Page 9: ...es metallic glaze or trim hole egg inside the shell Steam buildup in whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn you and possibly damage the allow a child to swing on it when the door is open Injury could result oven Slice hard boiled eggs before heating In rare cases poached eggs have been known to explode Cover poached eggs and into them e minute before cutting energy does not heat containers bu...

Page 10: ... pass through it Do not operate the microwave oven unless the glass turntable is securely in place and can rotate freely The turntable can rotate in either direction Make sure the support base is all the way on the shaft in the oven cavity floor Make sure the support rollers are com pletely inside the center circle of the turntable this will let the turntable rotate properly Make sure the turntabl...

Page 11: ...It is designed as a screen to allow you to view food as it cooks 4 Glass Turntable This turntable turns food as it cooks for more even cooking It must be in the oven during operation for best cooking results See pages 7 10 36 and 45 for more details 5 Removable Turntable Support under turntable 6 Control Panel Touch pads on this panel to perform all functions See pages 12 l 3 for more information ...

Page 12: ... information 6 BEVERAGE Touch this pad to reheat a bever age without needing to enter a cook power or time See page 30 for more information 7 BAKED POTATO Touch this pad to bake potatoes without needing to enter a cook power or time See page 32 for more information 8 DINNER PLATE Touch this pad to reheat a dinner sized plate of refrigerated food without needing to enter a cook power or time See pa...

Page 13: ...ingcooking You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the door The oven stops heating and the fan stops but the light stays on To restart cooking close the door and TOUCH START I ENTERn If you do not want to continue cooking 0 Close the door and the light goes off OR l TOUCH OFF I CANCEL NOTE Before setting a function touch the off cancel pad to make sure no other function is on Using thesafe...

Page 14: ... MK6124XEQ RBS245PDQ SBl GOPEEQ MK6127XEQ RBS275PDQ RBS277PDQ SBl GOPEEQ MK6120XEQ RBS305PDQ RBS307PDQ MK9167XEB RBS270PDB RBS275PDB RBS277PDB SB130PEDB SBl GOPEEB MK91 GOXEB RBS305PDB RBS307PDB MK9167XEQ RBS275PDQ RBS277PDQ SBl GOPEEQ MK91 GOXEQ RBS305PDQ RBS307PDQ When you first plug in your microwave oven the l To reset the clock touch the clock set pad A 0 display flashes 88 88 If the electric...

Page 15: ...1 Choose the setting YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE 2 Enter the time of day TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 3 25 cl 3 I 2 I SElllNC MECLOCK cow 3 Complete your entry TOUCH n CLOCK SET OR START L l ENTERfl 15 ...

Page 16: ...ad 0 If you want to use other command pads while the minute timer is counting down touch the off cancel pad to cancel the minute timer 1 Enter the time to be counted down TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 3 minutes 2 Start the countdown TOUCH YOU SEE display counts down set time 3 When the set time ends a long tone will sound YOU SEE The display will show the time of day when you touch the off cancel pad ...

Page 17: ...hours the oven will stop on its own 1 Put your food in the oven and close the door 2 Set the cooking time TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 1 minute 30 seconds E ml 3 I 0 3 Start the oven TOUCH YOU SEE y q m display counts down cooking time 4 When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound and the oven will stop YOU SEE The display will show the time of day when you open the door YOU SEE time of day 17 ...

Page 18: ... full power 8 80 of full power 7 70 of full power Medium High l Cooking small tender pieces of meat ground meat poultry pieces fish fillets and vegetables l Heating cream soups l Heating rice pasta or casseroles l Cooking and heating foods that need a cook power lower than high for example whole fish and meat loaf or when food is cooking too fast 6 60 of full power 5 50 of full power 4 40 of full ...

Page 19: ...OOK POWERS CONT 1 Put your food in the oven and close the door 2 Set the cooking time Example for 7 minutes 30 seconds El 0 3 Set the cook power Example for 50 cook power TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE continued on next page 19 ...

Page 20: ...ing Set the hold time by entering the time and a cook power of 0 Example for a B minute hold time YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE 5 Start the oven TOUCH YOU SEE display counts down cooking time 6 When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound and the oven will stop YOU SEE The display will show the time of day when you open the door YOU SEE time of day 20 ...

Page 21: ...e from one to another automatically 1 Put your food in the oven and close the door 2 Set the cooking time for the first cycle Example for 7 minutes 30 seconds TOUCH f l 7 I 3 I 0 3 Set the cook power for the first cycle Example for 50 cook power TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE cl 5 4 Set the cooking time for the second cycle Example for 3 minutes 25 seconds continued on next page 21 ...

Page 22: ...UCH YOU SEE q m display counts down cooking time in each cycle 7 When the cooking time ends a long tone will sound and the oven will stop The display will show the time of day when you open the door YOU SEE time of day Chanpinp oraddinginstructions You can change times or cook powers or add cycles any time before or after touching the start enter pad 0 Touch the off cancel pad twice l Enter your n...

Page 23: ...art in the Cooking Guide section 1 Put your food in the oven and close the door 2 Choose the setting Example for Setting 2 Frozen Vegetables TOUCH YOU SEE AUTO NOTE See the Auto cook chart or the Cook El COOK Guide Label on the frame behind the door for the food settings available twice 3 Enter the amount of items to be heated Example for 3 items 4 Start the oven TOUCH YOU SEE display counts down ...

Page 24: ...t enter l 2 cup amounts or touch 2 for two cups of vegetables more fully cooked Rice 3 times OS 2 cups 0 5 2 cups Use this setting to cook rice by selecting the number pads For l 2 cup touch 5 for 1 cup touch 1 and 0 for 1 5 cups touch 1 and 5 and for 2 cups touch 2 and 0 Place rice into a deep casserole Cover with a lid or plastic wrap After cooking stir cover and let stand 3 5 minutes or until a...

Page 25: ...ROST use a cooking time and 30 cook power Let the food stand after defrosting Refer to a reliable cookbook for defrosting information 0 If you want to change the defrost time after choosing AUTO DEFROST see the Adding or subtracting cooking time section 1 Put your frozen food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch the auto defrost pad Example for Ground Meat Setting 1 NOTE See the Auto defrost cha...

Page 26: ...TO DEFROST KONT 5 After the first stage is over four tones will sound and the oven will stop Open the door pull apart your meat and remove the defrosted portion from the oven YOU SEE 6 Close the door YOU SEE 26 ...

Page 27: ...UCH AUTO SElTING DEFROST PAD QUANTITY PROCEDURE Ground Meat once 0 5 3 0 Ibs Remove any thawed parts after each stage Stand 5 10 minutes Steaks Chops Fish twice 0 5 4 0 Ibs After the 1st stage turn over and shield any warm portions with aluminum foil After the 2nd stage shield any warm portions with aluminum foil Cover Stand lo 20 minutes Chicken Pieces 3 times 0 5 3 0 Ibs After the 1st stage pull...

Page 28: ...rowave popcorn by touching just one pad Pop only one package at a time If you are using a microwave popcorn popper follow the manufac turer s instructions You can set your microwave oven to pop different types of popcorn in different size bags You specify the setting by the number of times you touch POPCORN To correctly set your microwave oven follow this chart BAG SKE 02 3 5 3 0 or 3 5 1 75 1 50r...

Page 29: ...ouch the popcorn pad Example for 3 5 oz regular bags TOUCH c POPCORN After 2 seconds once YOU SEE display counts down popping time 3 When the popping time ends a long tone will sound and the oven will stop YOU SEE The display will show the time of day when you open the door YOU SEE time of day 29 ...

Page 30: ...g time section 1 Place a cup of a beverage in the oven and close the door 2 Choose the size of the beverage Each time you touch the beverage pad the displayed size goes up by 0 5 cup up to 2 0 cups To heat a half cup of a beverage TOUCH E BEVERAGE once YOU SEE USING BEVERAGE display counts down heating time 3 When the heating time ends a long tone will sound and the oven will stop Remove the bever...

Page 31: ...ATE see the Adding or subtracting cooking time section 1 Place a plate of food in the oven and close the door 2 Choose the size of the dinner plate Touch the dinner plate pad once for regular twice for large 3 times for small To heat a small dinner plate After 3 seconds TOUCH DINNER cl PLATE 3 times YOU SEE YOU SEE display counts down heating time 3 When the heating time ends a long tone will soun...

Page 32: ...p 0 If you want to change the cooking time after choosing BAKED POTATO see the Adding or subtracting cooking time section 1 Place pierced potato es in the oven and close the door 2 Choose the number of potatoes Touch the TOUCH YOU SEE baked potato pad once for each potato Example for 4 potatoes After 3 seconds YOU SEE display counts down cooking time 3 When the cooking time ends a long tone will s...

Page 33: ...nd cook power see the Reheating chart in the Cooking Guide section 1 Put your food in the oven and close the door 2 Choose the reheat cycle you want Example for Setting 1 Pasta Casserole once YOU SEE 3 Enter the quantity 1 6 for Model MT61 20XE or l 8 for Model MT91 60XE Example for 1 cup TOUCH YOU SEE 4 Start the oven TOUCH YOU SEE 5 When the reheating time ends a long tone will sound and the ove...

Page 34: ...hile you are cooking touch the add minute pad once for each extra minute 0 You can enter ADD MINUTE only after closing the door after touching the off cancel pad or during cooking 0 If you touch the add minute pad during cook ing the oven will cook at the cook power you have set If you touch the add minute pad after cooking the oven will cook at 100 cook power 0 You can use ADD MINUTE only with ti...

Page 35: ...e cooking time by 7 after choosing the function NOTE When changing cooking time for POPCORN BEVERAGE BAKED POTATO or DINNER PLATE you must touch the COOK POWER Pad within three seconds after the last time you touched the chosen function s command pad Otherwise cooking will start automatically in three seconds To increase cooking time by 7 TOUCH To decrease cooking time by 7 ICOOK POWER example for...

Page 36: ... This is normal For stubborn soil boil a cup of water in the oven for 2 or 3 minutes Steam will soften the soil To get rid of odors inside the oven boil a cup of water with lemon juice or vinegar For exterior surfaces and control panel Use a soft cloth with spray glass cleaner Apply the spray glass cleaner to the soft cloth do not spray directly on the oven NOTE Abrasive cleansers steel wool pads ...

Page 37: ...min T 2 servings of vegetables 24 4 min p z I Meat MEDIUM HIGH 70 I Chicken pieces c ops c i y y i i ii hamburgers meat i i 2 i a i y p 5 i z 4 F J s I j i _ loaf slices i _ i i i x i ii i _ p ii i i ia i 1 serving t J l 2 min i i _ s P i _ 2 servings i i 2 4 min y y i 5 i i Z i z i Meat Slices i i Beef ham wrk turkey A MEDIIJM 50 1 or more servings 1 13 min per serving y A ii t 1 2 21 2min per se...

Page 38: ...d be very hot 165 F If possible stir food cover and allow to stand 2 to 3 minutes before serving M I WAVE COOMNG CHART Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste NOTE see Using auto cook in the Using Your Microwave Oven section for instructions On how to cook without cooking time and cook power Meatroastinpchart Without vegetables cut up vegetables 21 24 min per lb ...

Page 39: ...i c ib 4 Whole Pieces Bone in Boneless Turkey Whole up to 10 Ibs Breast Bone in Boneless MICROWAVE PROCEDURE MEDIUM HIGH 70 5 8 min per lb Fillets Steaks HIGH 100 5 7X min per lb 4 7 min per lb MEDIUM 50 10 l 4 min per lb Fishandseafoodcookinct chart MEDIUM 50 11 15 min per lb 14 l 8 min per lb INTERNAL TEMP AFTER STANDING 180 F 180 F 170 F 180 F MICROWAVE PROCEDURE 170 F 170 F CUT POWER LEVEL 80 ...

Page 40: ... w i i i i x i j P y _ _ _ L h T i _ _ y COOKING I PROCEDURE i VEGETABLE Artichokes Fresh Asparagus Fresh Spears Frozen Spears Beans Fresh Green and Wax Frozen Green Frozen Lima Beets Fresh Whole Broccoli Fresh Spears Fresh Pieces Frozen Spears Cuts Chopped ver Rearrange after 3 min casserole 1 tbsp water r Rearrange after 3 min ...

Page 41: ... casserole 1 tbsp water Cover Stir after 3 min 1 qt casserole 1 tbsp water Cover Stir after 2 min Remove leaves and core center 2 qt casserole 2 tbsp water Cover 1 qt casserole 1 tbsp water Cover Stir after 3 min g in pie plate 2 tbsp water Cover Rearrange after 4 min 2 qt oval or rectangular casserole l 4 cup water Cover g in pie plate 2 tbsp water Cover Rearrange after 4 min 2 qt oval or rectang...

Page 42: ... 2 Spinach Fresh Wash and trim Add no water 3 qt casserole Cover Stir after 3 min 1 qt casserole Add no water Cover Stir after 3 min min Frozen Leaf or Chopped 2 min Squash Fresh Acorn min min min Pierce Place on paper towel Turn over after 4 min 1 qt casserole Add no water Cover Stir after 2 min 1 qt casserole Add no water Cover Break apart and stir after 3 min Fresh Sliced Zucchini Frozen Mashed...

Page 43: ... thinner parts will cook faster than the thicker parts Place the thinner parts of chicken wings and legs in the center of the dish Stirring turningfoods 0 Stirring and turning foods spreads heat quickly to the center of the dish and avoids overcooking at the outer edges of the food Covering food Cover food to l Reduce splattering l Shorten cooking times l Keep food moist You can use any covering t...

Page 44: ...top of the food HKR WNE co0 1 c ms CONT If you use aluminum containers without package instructions follow these guidelines l Place the container in a glass bowl and add some water so that it covers the bottom of the container not more than l 4 inch high This ensures even heating of the container bottom 0 Always remove the lid to avoid damage to the oven 0 Use only undamaged containers 0 Do not us...

Page 45: ...tor when the cooking cycle begins Sometimes the door of my microwave oven ap pears wavy Is this normal What are the humming noises that I hear when my microwave oven is operating Why does the dish become hot when I microwave food in it I thought that this should not happen What does standing time mean This appearance is normal and does not affect the operation of your oven You hear the sound of th...

Page 46: ...to cancel the minute timer 0 The door is not firmly closed and latched e You did not touch the start enter pad 0 You did not follow directions exactly 0 An operation that you set earlier is still running Touch the off cancel pad to cancel that operation COOKING TIMES PROBLEM CAUSE Microwave cooking times seem too long 0 The electric supply to your home or wall outlets is low or lower than normal Y...

Page 47: ...the 0 You have not entered the correct command programming or end of cycle tone 0 You have turned off the tone See Audible signals in the Control panel features section FAN PROBEMS PROBLEM CAUSE The fan seems to be 0 The oven has been stored in a cold area The fan will run slower until the running slower than usual oven warms up to normal room temperature DISPLAY MESSAGES PROBLEM The display is fl...

Page 48: ...To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company in your area you can also look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages IFYOU NEED REPLACEMENT PARTS If you need to order replacement parts we recom mend that you only use FSP factory authorized parts FSP replacement parts will fit right and work right because they are made to the same exacting specifications used to build every new WHIRLPOOL appl...

Page 49: ...21 Cook power 18 19 21 22 Cook time 17 19 21 Dinner plate 31 Hold time 20 Interrupting cooking 13 Learning feature 13 Minute timer 16 Number pads 12 Off cancel 13 Popcorn 28 Safety lock 13 Start enter 13 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS 6 10 ERROR SIGNALS 13 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS 6 HOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN WORKS 7 8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 5 PARTS AND FEATURES Cooking guide label 11 Door open button 11 D...

Page 50: ...on for a list of approved built in kits D Damage to your microwave oven caused by accident misuse fire flood acts of God or use of products not approved by Whirlpool E Any labor costs during limited warranty F Repairs to parts or systems caused by unauthorized modifications made to the appliance 396 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do no...

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