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Page 1: ... Oven 34 How Your Microwave Oven wotks 35 Opf at ev 35 Cooking Guide 40 Questions And Answers 42 If You Need g t 43 Warranty 48 1 800 253 1301 Cdl us with questions or comments UPPER MICROWAVE OVEN NOTE Use and care instructions for the lower oven are provided in a separate manual MODEL RM280PXB j f ...

Page 2: ...ou to such dangers as personal injury burns fire and electrical shock This symbol will help you avoid actions which could cause product damage scratches dents etc and damage to your personal property Our Consumer Assistance Center number 1 800 253 1301 is toll free 24 hours a day If you ever have a question concerning your appliance s operation or if you need service first see If You Need Assistan...

Page 3: ...n is necessary when used by children l Do not operate this appliance if it is not working properly or if it has been damaged Electrical shock fire or other hazards may result l This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service personnel Call an authorized Whirlpool service company for examination repair or adjustment l Do not cover or block any opening on the appliance Fire may result l ...

Page 4: ... not attempt to operate this oven with 1 Door bent the door open since open door operation 2 Hinges and latches broken or loos can result in harmful exposure to micro ened wave energy It is important not to defeat 3 Door seals and sealing surfaces Do not operate the microwave oven if the or tamper with the safety interlocks Do not place any object between the oven door window is broken front face ...

Page 5: ...n cooking It must be in the oven during operation for best cooking results See pages 34 35 and 39 for more details 5 Removable Turntable Support under turntable 6 Temperature Probe Socket on oven ceiling Plug the Temperature Probe into this socket when using probe for cooking See page 27 for more informa tion NOTE Do not store the Temperature Probe in the oven when probe is not being used Store in...

Page 6: ... 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 PROBE TEMP Touch this pad when using the Temperature Probe to cook Touch PROBE TEMP followed by Number Pads to set desired final food temperature and COOK POWER followed by a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want See pages 27 29 for more information...

Page 7: ... or weiahts Use also to set the tiinute Timer 14 START ENTER Touch this pad after setting a function on the microwave oven to start the function If you open the door after the oven begins to cook retouch START ENTER 15 PAUSE TIMER Touch this pad to set the Minute Timer or to stop the oven between cooking stages See pages 14 and 20 for more information 16 OFF CANCEL Touch this pad to erase an incor...

Page 8: ...re to 3 Touch Number Pads for the use the correct Cook cooking time you want Am t Power may result in overcooking or 4 Touch COOK POWER aa undercooking ml 5 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want Ia 6 Touch START ENTER I q Defrost automatically 1 Put food in the oven and close Your microwave oven the door automatically defrosts a 2 Touch AUTO DEFROST variety of common a meats at preset Coo...

Page 9: ...ENTER q Use WARM HOLD You can keep hot cooked food warm in your microwave oven safely for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds with this selection 1 Put hot cooked food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch WARMHOLD 3 Touch START ENTER m a B 1 fllllia Cook with AUTO COOK Cooking with AUTO COOK lets you cook common microwave prepared foods without needing to program times and Cook Powers 1 Put food in the ...

Page 10: ...ert at least of Tempera perature Probe ture Probe into food The Temperature Probe lets you tell the oven to 2 Place food in oven and plug turn off automatically probe into socket on oven when the food reaches ceiling a temperature you 3 Touch PROBE TEMP I specify Temperature wa Probe cooking ensures 4 Touch Number Pads for food that food does not temperature you want DDD overcook or undercook 5 To...

Page 11: ...ad for the maa Cook Power you want 5 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE To use Personal Choice 1 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE 2 Touch START ENTER Pop popcorn 1 Place bag in center of upside POPCORN lets you pop down glass pie plate popcorn by touching 2 Touch POPCORN just one pad m l a 0 Reheat food REHEAT lets you reheat many foods by touching just one pad 1 Put food in oven and close the door 2 Touch REHEAT Add a m...

Page 12: ... cooking results possible you must operate your microwave oven properly This section gives you important information for effiiient and safe use of your oven Microwave oven controls Display and indicators The display shows time settings Cook Powers and indicators Command pads l Touch Command Pads to tell the micro wave oven what to do and in what order A few examples AUTO DEFROST tells the oven you...

Page 13: ...uch Number Pads to tell it a time a Cook Power a weight a quantity a temperature Display messages Messages will appear on the display to guide you with your cooking If you attempt to enter unacceptable instructions ERROR will appear in the Display Touch OFF CANCEL and m enter the instructions 13 ...

Page 14: ... START ENTER The Display will count down to show you how much time is left During the countdown the oven will be dark and the fan will be off When the set time ends one long tone will sound To cancel the Minute Timer 1 Touch PAUSE TIMER 2 Touch OFF CANCEL Using OFF CANCEL Touch OFF CANCEL to l Erase instructions if you make a mistake during programming l Cancel the Minute Timer l Cancel a program ...

Page 15: ...steam during cooking IEC 705 Ted Pdure The IEC 705 Test Prdum b an Inismatbn ally recognlzd method of rethg mkrowave w lage oulpul and doecl not mpmsent n actual change to cutpti power or cod g periormflnce Cooking at high cook power Follow these steps to cook at high power 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch COOK The Display will show 0O Oo 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time y...

Page 16: ...ands for and Cook Power name usually used Automatic 100 of full power HIGH 9 90 of full power 8 80 of full power 7 70 of full power MED HIGH 6 60 of full power 5 50 of full power MED 4 40 of full power 3 30 of full power MED LOW 2 20 of full power 1 lO of full power LOW 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch COOK The Display will show 00 00 3 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time you w...

Page 17: ...ycle When the cooking time ends four tones will sound END will show on the Display Touch OFF CANCEL or open the oven door to clear the Display To check Cook Power after cooking has started Touch COOK POWER The Cook Power percentage or HI will show in the Display for three seconds To change Cook Power after cooking has started l Follow Steps 4 5 and 6 to set a Cook Power lower than HI l Touch COOK ...

Page 18: ...ch Number Pads to enter the foods weight The weight will appear on the Display This example shows an entry of 2 0 for two pounds NOTE If ERROR appears on the Display touch OFF CANCEL and start over See the Auto defrost chart on page 19 for weight ranges available for each food category 5 Touch START ENTER The Display will count down the time to show how much defrosting time is left 6 After the fir...

Page 19: ...le defrosting After the 1st stage turn over and shield any warm portions with aluminum foil After the 2nd stage shield any warm portions with alumi num foil Stand covered 30 55 minutes 5 Chicken 0 5 3 0 Ibs After the 1st stage turn over and rearrange Pieces After the 2nd stage if there are warm or thawed portions rearrange or remove Stand lo 15 minutes 7 Touch START ENTER The Display will continue...

Page 20: ...ood over or add ingredients during the cooking process 1 Put food in the oven and close the door 2 Touch in instructions for the desired cooking cycle 3 To program the oven to pause halfway through the cycle Before touching START ENTER touch PAUSE TIMER If your cooking cycle is for example four minutes long the oven will pause two minutes into the cycle To make the oven pause while you are cooking...

Page 21: ... Foods cooked covered should be covered during WARM HOLD l Pastry items pies turnovers etc should be uncovered during WARM HOLD l Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be covered during WARM HOLD l Do not use more than one complete WARM HOLD about 1 hour 40 minutes The quality of some foods will suffer with extended time To automatically follow another cycle l While you are touching in...

Page 22: ... ENTER and the NO or CUPS Indicator will be displayed This example shows an entry of 2 for Rolls Muffins 4 Touch a Number Pad to enter the amount of items to be heated The amount will appear on the Display This example shows an entry of 2 for two items 5 Touch START ENTER When the cooking time ends four tones will sound END or further instructions will appear on the Display depending on which sett...

Page 23: ...antity for half the amount of vegetables you are actually cooking For example when cooking 2 cups of vegetables set AUTO COOK for 1 cup Cover with lid or plastic wrap After cooking remove from oven stir cover and let stand 3 to 5 minutes before serving 4 Frozen l 4 cups Place in a microwave safe container Cover with lid or Vegs plastic wrap After cooking remove from oven stir cover tables and let ...

Page 24: ...wrong Sensor setting touch the correct setting The chosen setting will appear on the Display 4 Touch START ENTER The sensor now detects the moisture and humidity emitted by the food NOTE Do not open the door or touch OFF CANCEL during this part of the cooking cycle The measurement will be interrupted If ERROR appears on the Display before cooking starts touch OFF CAN CEL and start over If ERROR ap...

Page 25: ...turntable Stand wrapped in foil 3 min Fresh Vegetables soft Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower flowerets Cauliflower whole Spinach Zucchini Fresh Vegetables Hard Carrots sliced Corn on cob Green beans Winter squash diced halves 3 Wash and place in Stand covered casserole Add 2 table 3 5 min X 2 Ibs spoons of water Cover X 2 Ibs with lid for tender veg X 3 Ibs etables Use plastic wrap X ...

Page 26: ...ave safe Stand patties roasting rack Cover with covered plastic wrap or wax paper 5 min 0 5 2 Ibs Break up and put in casse Stand role Cover with lid wax covered paper or plastic wrap 5 min Drain off grease or place in microwave safe colander over casserole and allow grease to drain off Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap Fish Seafood Fillet steak shrimp Scallops fresh or frozen thawed Clams fres...

Page 27: ... See your Microwave Cookbook for helpful information on cooking different types of food 1 Insert at least 35of the Temperature Probe into the food See page 29 2 Place food in the oven and plug the probe into the socket on the oven ceiling 3 Make sure the probe does not touch any part of the oven interior including the turntable Close the door f Plug Cable Probe Probe I I Socket 4 Touch PROBE TEMP ...

Page 28: ... 6 above touch WARM HOLD Touch START ENTER When the food temperature is lower than 9O F the Display will show COOL When the food temperature reaches 9O F the Display will show the actual temperature of the food as it increases to the desired tem perature When the probe detects the desired food temperature the oven will shut off After cooking open the door or touch OFF CANCEL Four tones will sound ...

Page 29: ...re Probe should be made from pre cooked foods Do not use raw meats raw vegetables and cream sauces in casse roles l Dry casseroles do not work well l Thaw frozen casseroles and meats in the microwave oven before inserting the probe l If you are cooking more than one indi vidual serving at the same time such as mugs of soup check the probe setting in several of the items all the mugs may not heat a...

Page 30: ...lso allows you to program a recipe for another person to cook at a later time To program Personal Choice 1 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE The Display will show 0 2 Touch PERSONAL CHOICE again The Display will show I 3 Touch a Command Pad for the cooking cycle you want Example COOK The Display will show 0O OO 4 Touch Number Pads for the cooking time or temperature desired This example shows an entry of 20 s...

Page 31: ...ay Cooking performance may vary with brand Try several brands to decide which g wes best popping results For best results use fresh bags of popcorn Do not try to repot unpopped kernels Do not reuse popcorn bags NOTE POPCORN is designed for commercially bagged microwave pop corn If you are using a microwave popcorn popper follow instructions with the popper for cooking time 3 When the sensor detect...

Page 32: ...oor 2 Touch REHEAT RE and HEAT will flash on the Display When the sensor detects the vapor emitted from the food the remainder of the cooking time will appear 1 min 30 set in example 3 When cooking is over COVER and STAND will flash on the Display Open the door or touch OFF CANCEL 4 To continue with cooking choose a cooking time and Cook Power see pages 15 and 16 NOTES l REHEAT can be programmed w...

Page 33: ...only be entered after closing the door after touching OFF CANCEL or during cooking ADD MINUTE cannot be used with POPCORN AUTO COOK AUTO DEFROST REHEAT SENSOR COOK WARM HOLD or Temperature Probe cooking to start the oven if any program other than the Minute Timer is on the Display Changing one touch and sensor cooking times l If you want longer cooking times for POPCORN REHEAT AUTO COOK AUTO DEFRO...

Page 34: ...eas clean where the door and oven frame touch when closed Use only mild nonabrasive soaps or detergents applied with a sponge or paper towel when cleaning surfaces Rinse well Product Damage Hazard Abrasive cleansers steel wool pads grii wash cloths etc can damage the control panel and the interiir and exterior oven surfaces Use a sponge with a mild detergent or a paper towel with spray glass clean...

Page 35: ...ntable and are absorbed by the food Microwaves pass through most glass paper and plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy Microwaves bounce off metal pans so food does not absorb the energy Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast The heat spreads to the center from the outer cooked areas just as in regular oven cooking This is one of the reasons for letting some foods for ex...

Page 36: ...oached eggs and allow a standing time of one minute before cutting into them For best results stir any liquid several times before heating or reheating Liquids heated in certain containers especially cylindrical containers may become over heated The liquid may splash out with a loud noise during or after heating or when adding ingredients coffee etc resulting in harm to the oven and possible perso...

Page 37: ...n when not in use Fire may result if someone accidentally starts the oven Do not let food or container touch the top or sides of the oven Do not heat store or use flammable materials in or near the oven Fumes can create a fire hazard or explosion Do not overcook potatoes Fire could result At the end of the recommended cooking time potatoes should be slightly firm because they will continue cooking...

Page 38: ...o not reuse popcorn bags Do not start a microwave oven when it is empty Product life may be shortened If you practice programming the oven put a container of water in the oven It is normal for the oven door to look wavy after the oven has been running for a while Do not use newspaper or other printed paper in the oven Fire could result Do not dry flowers fruit herbs wood paper gourds or clothes in...

Page 39: ...h bottom must be at least s inch above the glass turntable Follow directions supplied with browning dish General information Jotedadish forsafe use put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it Cook at 100 Cook Power for one minute If the dish gets hot and water stays cool do not use it Some dishes melamine some ceramic dinnenvare etc absorb microwave I energy becoming too hot to handle and s...

Page 40: ... sawing 2 servings 4 6 servings Nonstirrable Cassaroles and Main Dishss 1 serving 2 servings 46 servings ISoup Cream 1 lcub 1 1 can 10 02 I Isoup Clear 1 WP 1 can 10 02 Pizza 1 dice l Slice 2 slices 2 slices Vegetables 1 serving 2 servings Baked Potato Breads Dinner or breakfast mll 1 roll 2 rolls 4 rolls Pie whole 1 slice l 2 min at 70 2H 4 min at 70 45 see1 min per sewing at 50 2 4 min at 100 4 ...

Page 41: ...re should be 185 F after standing Turkey 100 5min Breast m 76 8 12 minllb Internal temperature should be 185 F after standing Fish Fillets 100 1 lb 5 6 min Scallops 100 3 5lh min and Shrimp 1 14 Cook at 100 Cook Power FOOD TlME Beans Green or Yellow 1 lb Broccoli 1 lb 6 12 min 6 10 min TARLES cow Cook at 160 Cook Power I FOOD TIME Carrots 1 lb Cauliflower medium head Corn on the Cob I Potatoes Bak...

Page 42: ... the door of my microwave oven appears 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 the transformer wher the magnetron tube cycles...

Page 43: ... voltage See Installa tion Instructions A household fuse has blown or Replace household fuse or reset a circuit breaker has tripped circuit breaker The electric company has Check electric company for a power experienced a power failure failure The microwave You are using the oven as a Touch PAUSE TIMER and OFF oven will not timer CANCEL to cancel the Minute Timer run If you are using the Tempera P...

Page 44: ...down but the oven is not cooking You do not hear The command is not correct Re enter command the Program ming Tone The microwave Probe is not inserted far Make sure probe is at least 55way into oven turns off enough into food food too soon or not soonenough Probe is not positioned in Place tip of probe in center of food when using the food correctly Temperature Probe is touching bone or fat Probe ...

Page 45: ...after warranty service anywhere in the United States To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company in your area call our Consumer Assistance Center telephone number see Step 2 or look in your telephone directory Yellow Pages under l APPUAMCE HOUSEHOlB wAs4llNo MACHINES L MAJOR SERVICE k REPUR DRYERS SERVICE L REPAlR Sex WhIrlpool Applhcea or Sm WhIrlpool Appliencer or Aulhodzd Whlr d Sruica A...

Page 46: ...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 5 93 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so th...

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