Control Panel Features - Whirlpool MC8130XA Use And Care Manual

Control panel features
Your microwave oven control panel lets you
select the desired cooking function quickly
and easily. All you have to do is touch the
necessary Command Pad. The following is
a
list of all the Command and Number Pads
located on the control panel. For more
information, see pages 16-66.
1. Display.
This display includes a clock and
indicators to tell you time of day, cooking
time settings and cooking functions
selected.
2. COOK TIME.
Touch this pad followed by
Number Pads to enter cooking times. See
pages 20, 22, and 23 for more informa-
tion.
3. COOK POWER.
Touch this pad followed
by a Number Pad to set the amount of
microwave energy released to cook the
food. The higher the number, the higher
the power or "cooking speed." See page
21 for more information. See the charts
on pages 62 and 63 for specific Cook
Powers to use for the food you are
cooking.
4. TEMP PROBE (microwave).
Touch this
pad when using the Temperature Probe
to cook with microwaves. Touch TEMP
PROBE followed by Number Pads to set
the desired final food temperature, and
COOK POWER followed by a Number
Pad for the Cook Power you want. See
page 27 for more information.
5. POPCORN.
Touch this pad when popping
popcorn in your microwave oven. The
oven will automatically heat for a preset
time at a preset Cook Power. See page
30 for more information.
6. KEEP WARM.
Touch this pad to keep
hot, cooked food safely warm in your
microwave oven for up to 99 minutes,
99 seconds. KEEP WARM can be used
by itself, or it can automatically follow a
cooking cycle. See page 31 for more
information.
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