CARE AND CLEANING
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Oven will not start
a) Electrical cord for
a) Plug into the outlet
oven is not plugged in
b) Close the door and try again
b) Door is open
c) Check instructions
c) Wrong operation is set
Arcing or sparking
a) Materials to be avoided
a) Use microwave-safe
in the microwave oven
cookware only
were used
b) Do not operate with oven
b) The oven is operated
empty
when empty
c) Clean cavity with wet cloth
c) Spilled food remains
(See ‘Care and Cleaning’ section)
in the cavity
Unevenly cooked foods
a) Materials to be
a) Use microwave-safe
avoided in the
cookware only
microwave oven
b) Completely defrost food
were used
c) Use correct cooking time,
b) Food is not defrosted
power level
completely
d) Turn or stir food
c) Cooking time, power level
is not suitable
d) Food is not turned
or stirred
Overcooked foods
Cooking time, power
Use correct cooking time,
level is not suitable
power level
Undercooked foods
a) Materials to be avoided
a) Use microwave-safe
in the microwave oven
cookware only
were used
b) Completely defrost food
b) Food is not defrosted
c) Check to see that the oven
completely
ventilation ports are not
c) Oven ventilation ports
restricted
are restricted
d) Use correct cooking time,
d) Cooking time, power
power level
level is not suitable
Improper defrosting
a) Materials to be avoided
a) Use microwave-safe
in the microwave cookware
only
oven were used
b) Use correct cooking time,
b) Cooking time, power
power level
level is not suitable
c) Turn or stir food
c) Food is not turned
or stirred
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