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Whirlpool MT6120XE Use & Care Manual

Whirlpool MT6120XE Use & Care Manual

Whirlpool microwave oven use & care guide
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MODELS
MT61 20XE MT9169XE
PART NO. TINSEBlSI
MRR0/4366610
Rev. A
MicrowaveOven
A Note to You ,........... 2
Microwave
Oven
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Installation
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
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    MODELS MT61 20XE MT9169XE PART NO. TINSEBlSI MRR0/4366610 MicrowaveOven Rev. A A Note to You ,... 2 Microwave Oven Safety ....3-4 Installation Instructions .

  • Page 2: Anote To You

    NOTE TO You Thank you for buyins a WHIRLPOOL@ Because your life is getting busier and more compli- cated, WHIRLPOOL appliances are easy to use, save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free we developed this Use and Care Guide.

  • Page 3: Microwave Oven

    0 The microwave oven should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. Call an authorized Whirlpool service company for examination, repair, or adjustment. -SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS basic safety precautions...
  • Page 4 PRECAUTIONSTO AVOID POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate...
  • Page 5 If there is any damage, do not operate the oven until an authorized Whirlpool service technician has checked it and made any needed repairs.
  • Page 6 iECllUCA1 REQUIREMENTS Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 amp fused electrical supply is required. (A time-delay fuse is recom- mended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. GROUNDING lNSTRUCllONS For all cord connected...

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Your Microwave

    GETTINGTO KNOW This section discusses the concepts you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information use your oven. Do not store flammable Doing so can result in death, explosion, YOUR MICROWAVE Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave not hot.

  • Page 8: Using Your Microwave Oven

    10~ YOUR MIQ~OWAVE Microwaves pass through most glass, paper, and plastics without heating them so food absorbs the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal con- tainers 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...
  • Page 9 TESTING YOUR DINNERWARE III.IIm- --II III~~~-~~~~~~~- Test dinneware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe 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.
  • Page 10 Handle your turntable it from the oven to avoid possibly breaking it. If your turntable cracks or breaks, contact your Whirlpool dealer for a replacement. When you use a browning dish, the browning dish bottom must be at least turntable.
  • Page 11 H~~~I~WAVE OVEN FEATURES Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive possible. To help get you up and running quickly, the following is a list of the oven’s basic features: One-Touch Door Open Button. button to open the door.
  • Page 12 :ONlROl PANEL FEATURES Your microwave oven control panel lets you choose the cooking function you want 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.
  • Page 13 CLOCK SET. Touch this pad to enter the correct time of day. See page 14 for more information. 14. START/ENTER. Touch this pad to start a function you have set. 15. OFF/CANCEL. Touch this pad to erase an incorrect command or to cancel a program during cooking.
  • Page 14 You can build in your microwave oven by using one of the following trim kits. These kits are available from your Whirlpool Dealer. If your dealer does not stock the kit you can order it, by kit part number, by calling...
  • Page 15 SElllNC ME CLOCK (cow.) Choose the setting. 2. Enter the time of day. Example for 3:25: Complete your entry. YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE I 2 I TOUCH CLOCK START ENTERfl...
  • Page 16 USING THE MINUTE llMER ------ ---- ------- -- -------- You can use your microwave oven as a kitchen timer. Use the minute timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. NOTES: 0 To see the time of day while the minute timer is counting down, touch the clock set pad.
  • Page 17 USINCYOURMICROWAVE This section gives you instructions carefully. COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER ------ ------ NOTE: If you use full power for more than 3 hours, the oven will stop on its own. Put your food in the oven and close the door. 2.
  • Page 18 For best results, some recipes call for different cook powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the cooking. Each number pad also stands for a differ- ent percentage of cook power. Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number, percent, or name which cook power to use.
  • Page 19 :OOKlNG AT DIFFERENT Put your food in the oven and close the door. 2. Set the cooking time. Example for 7 minutes, 30 seconds: 3. Set the cook power. Example for 50% cook power: COOK POWERS (CONT.) TOUCH TOUCH YOU SEE YOU SEE continued on next page...
  • Page 20 COOKING AT DIFFERENT ----------w -mm--w---- w-v--- w----w .------. 4. Set the hold time (optional). You can hold your food in the oven for a specific amount of time after cooking. Set the hold time by entering the time and a cook power of “0.” Example for a B-minute hold time: 5.
  • Page 21 :OOKlNC IN STAGES For best results, some recipes call for one cook power for a certain length of time, and another cook power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically. Put your food in the oven and close the door.
  • Page 22 COOKING IN STAGES (CONT.) 5. Set the cook power for the second cycle. To cook at full (100%) power, skip to Step 6. To cook at another cook power (example for 60% cook power): Start the oven. 7. When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound and the oven will stop.
  • Page 23 Cooking with AUTO COOK lets you cook common microwave-prepared foods without needing to set times and cook powers. AUTO COOK has preset times and cook powers for six major food categories: Fresh Vegetables, Frozen Vegetables, Rice, Ground Meat, Fish Fillets, and Frozen Main Dish. Put your food in the oven and close the door.
  • Page 24 AUTO COOK CHAKl TOUCH AUTO SElTING COOK PAD MT61 20XE Fresh once l-6 cups Vegetables Frozen twice l-6 cups Vegetables Rice 3 times OS-2 cups Ground 4 times 0.3-2.0 Ibs Meat Fish Fillets 0.5-2.0 Ibs 5 times Frozen 6 times Main Dish NOTE: If you enter an amount not shown in the chart above, “ERROR”...
  • Page 25 USING AUTO DEFROST Your microwave oven automatically variety of common meats at preset cook powers for preset times. The 3-stage AUTO DEFROST cycle defrosts ground meat, steaks, chops, fish, and chicken pieces. All you do is touch AUTO DEFROST, then enter the weight of the items being defrosted.
  • Page 26 USING AUTO DEFROST KONT.) YOU SEE 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 Close the door.
  • Page 27 USING AUTO DEFROST 7. Restart the oven. NOTE: The oven stops again after the second stage to let you check your food. When the defrosting 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.
  • Page 28 DEFROSTING IIPS 0 When using AUTO DEFROST, you need to enter the net weight (the weight of the food minus the container). Enter the weight to the nearest 0 Only use AUTO DEFROST for raw food. AUTO DEFROST gives best results when the food to be thawed is completely frozen.
  • Page 29 USING POPCORN (CONT.) Place the bag in the center of the turntable and close the door. 2. Touch the popcorn pad. Example for 3.5 oz regular bags: After 2 seconds: 3. When the popping time ends, a long tone will sound and the oven will stop.
  • Page 30 USING BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat a beverage by touching just one pad. NOTES: Before using BEVERAGE, be sure the time of day is showing on the display. If the time of day is not on the display, touch the off/cancel twice to bring it up.
  • Page 31 DINNER PLATE lets you reheat a dinner-size plate of refrigerated food. NOTES: 0 Before using DINNER PLATE, be sure the time of day is showing on the display. If the time of day is not on the display, touch the off/cancel or twice to bring it up.
  • Page 32 USING BAKED POTATO BAKED POTATO lets you bake 1-6 potatoes (for Model MT61 20XE) or l-8 potatoes (for Model MT91 60XE) by touching just one pad. NOTES: 0 Before using BAKED POTATO, be sure the time of day is showing on the display. If the time of day is not on the display, touch the off/cancel or twice to bring it up.
  • Page 33 kING AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT lets you reheat food without enter- ing a cooking time or cook power. Choose from five settings preset for different foods and enter the quantity to be cooked. See the “Auto reheat chart” for the settings available. NOTE: If you want to reheat by entering a time and cook power, see the “Reheating chart”...
  • Page 34 AUTO REHEAT CHART TOUCH AUTO SElTING REHEAT PAD Pasta/Casserole Roll/Muffin, Fresh Roll/Muffin, Frozen Pizza Slice SouP USING ADD MINUTE ADD MINUTE lets you cook food for one minute at 100% cook power or add an extra minute to your cooking cycle. You can also use it to extend cook- ing time in one-minute amounts.
  • Page 35 blNG ADD MINUlE (CONT.) 3. 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. If a preset cooking time is too long or too short, you can increase or decrease the cooking time by 7% after choosing the function.
  • Page 36 CARING FORYOURMICROWAVE To make sure your microwave oven looks good and works well for a long time, you should maintain it properly. For proper care, please follow these instructions For interior surfaces: Wash often with warm, sudsy water and a sponge or soft cloth. Use only mild, nonabrasive soaps or a mild detergent.
  • Page 37 COOKING GUIDE Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. NOTE: See “Using auto reheat” in the “Using Your Microwave Oven” section for instructions on how to reheat without cooking time and cook Dower. ;,.~ ..‘. *-p-m. rv*..*w 3@HWlAWRE?: ITEM Plate of Food...
  • Page 38 REHEAIII~ aiAmtfnt.), ,,,, ““““.-.:..--.I..-.- ~~~~~~~~~~ ‘~~~~~~~ .$.;...; ..; ..:. i...i ..i...i...i ..v..::. ITEM ‘~~~~ Breads (Dinner or breakfast roll) ~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i roll 2 rolls After reheating, food should be very hot - 165”...
  • Page 39 Meat roastinct chart (cont.) . . . : ..: ,.,:.. :.:.~-:.:.~.:.~.:.:..:.: ..:..: .:~:.-.+...- ;.. I ,..;,.. ;;;$Z: Boneless 2 slices 4 slices 6 slices Smoked Ham Canned Pouhy toastinq chart :-.: -.
  • Page 40 Fish and seafood cookinq chart (cont.) Shrimp 8 Scallops Vegetable cookinq chart ” ‘-. ::“.-~.~.-.~...~...~.~.~ :.:..‘...‘...‘“...~..,.,..,,”~)~~ “‘-‘.“’ “. .-:..:....~..,.~..,.,.,.~ :::.::i:..‘..> “:..:.i..“..‘.i.~..,,~.~,,),~ :: :~..::-::.~::.-.-..~ .
  • Page 41 Veyetable cookinq chart (cont.) VEGETABLE Brussels Sprouts Fresh Frozen Cabbage Shredded Carrots Fresh, Slices Frozen, Slices Cauliflower Fresh, Flowerets Fresh, Whole Frozen, Flowerets Corn Fresh, on Cob Frozen, on Cob Frozen, Whole Kernel Okra Fresh, Whole Frozen, Whole or Slices Peas, Black-Eyed Frozen COOKING...
  • Page 42 Vepetable cookinp chart (cont.) .: y .:..,, ..,.:. .~...:.-‘.-.- :..::.+:...: Y :,‘:.:.~.:.::.:.::::.::::.~:.~ .._ :. I:::‘.: ::.::::..:..:.:. ‘crux...-.-: ..:.. r ::.-......~.~...~..:;, ..~.~,.,.,.,.~..,..,.., ..-.._..
  • Page 43 HKR~WAVE coo~l~c nps Amount of food If you increase or decrease the amount of food you prepare, the time it takes to cook that food will also change. For example, if you double a recipe, add a little more than half the original cooking time.
  • Page 44 HKR~WNE co0~1~c ms (CONT.) Arraqiny food For best results, place food evenly on the plate. You can do this in several ways: If you are cooking several items of the same food, such as baked potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking.
  • Page 45 UESllONSANDhSWERS QUESTIONS Can I operate my microwave oven without the turntable or turn the turntable over to hold a large dish? Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook on two levels at a time? Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven?
  • Page 46 Most cooking problems often are caused by little things you can find and fix without tools of any kind. Check the lists below and on the next page before calling for assistance or service. If you still need help, see the “Requesting M~~WNE OVEN ~0~s NOT WORK PROBLEM CAUSE...
  • Page 47 0 The turntable is not correctly in place. It should be correct-side not turn. firmly on the center shaft. 0 The support is not operating correctly. Remove the turntable and restart the oven. If the support still does not move, call an authorized Whirlpool service technician [ONES PROBLEM...
  • Page 48 Consumer Assistance Center telephone number or your nearest authorized service center. If the dealer, authorized servicer, and Whirlpool have failed to resolve your problem, you can contact the Major Appliance Consumer Action Program (MACAP). MACAP is a group of independent sumer experts that voice consumer views at the highest levels of the major appliance industry.
  • Page 49 This index is alphabetical. It contains on which you can find each topic. TOPIC FOIL ... ALUMINUM AUDIBLE SIGNALS ... BUILT-IN KITS ... CARING FOR YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN ..36 CHARTS Auto cook ... Auto defrost..Auto reheat ... Fish and seafood cooking ...
  • Page 50 B. Repairs when your microwave oven is used in other than normal, single-family C. In-home service. Your microwave oven must be taken to an authorized Whirlpool service company, except when your microwave oven is installed over an approved Whirlpool oven using an approved built-in kit.

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