Whirlpool RM288PXV Use & Care Manual
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Safety Precautions If You Need Service or Assistance Microwave Oven Warranty 01988 Whirlpool Corporatic In Fill out and return the Microwave your mlcrowave oven. If the card is missing, pleas1 ? send the model and serial number of your microwave oven, with your r ame and address to... -
Page 3: Parts And Features
DEFROST GUIDE (not shown) AUTO SE iNSdR GUIDE (not shown) Thank you for buying a Whirlpool mail the Owner Registration complete the form below. Hove this information ready if you need serv- ice or call with o question. Copy model and serial numbers... -
Page 4: Before You Use Your Microwave Oven
Before you use your microwave oven Read and carefully follow fhe Installation packed with your microwave Read this Use & Core Guide and your Cooking Guide carefully for important use and safety information. Store these with Range or Lower Oven literature for future use. -
Page 5: Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Excessive Microwave Energy
Electric shock, fire or other haz- ards may result. This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service personnel. Call Whirlpool authorized TECH- CARE@ Service Company repair examination, adjustment. 9. Do not cover or block any opening in the appliance, because fire may result. -
Page 6: Using Your Microwave Oven
12. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: a. Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance paper, plastic, or other com- bustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. Paper can char or burn, and some plastics can melt if used when heating foods. - Page 7 Digital Display/Clock Indicator lights When you are not using the microwave oven, this is an accurate Digital Clock. When you are using the microwave oven, it displays time settings, Indicator Lights and shows what Number Pads you touched. While the oven is running, an Indicator Light [or lights] will be on to show what the oven is doing.
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Page 8: Programming Tone
Command Pads Touch Command Pads to tell the microwave what order. A few examples: -CLOCK SET tells the oven you are going to set the Clock. -START tells the oven to start. Each Command Pad (except START, CANCEL and CLOCK SET) lights an Indicator Light on the Digital Display. -
Page 9: Setting The Clock
Setting the Clock When the oven is first plugged in, a tone sounds and the display shows 88:88. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will again show all 8’s when the power comes back on. You can cook or use the Minute Timer without setting the Clock, but the Display will be blank after cooking. - Page 10 IJsing the Minute l’imcr The Minute Trmer does not start or stop cookrng the oven is operating It works like a kitchen DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... 1. Touch MINUTE TIMER. 2. Touch Number Pads for minutes and seconds. Touch START. Changing Minute Timer -Touch...
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Page 11: Cooking In Your Microwave Oven
Opening the oven door does not stop the Minute Timer countdown; it does stop any cooking or defrosting. continue cooking or defrosting. Cooking in Your Microwave Oven Be sure to read the MICRO MENUS Cookbook oven It contains information about: What microwave energy 9 How food is cooked... - Page 12 THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... Put food In the oven and close the door. . . m Touch COOKIREHEAl 3. Touch a Number Pad (1-9) for the cooking category you want. (See guide on Inner door panel and separate Auto Sensor Chart.) 4.
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Page 13: Cook Frozen
COOK FROZEN Use COOK FROZEN to automatically cook frozen food items. There are five cooking categories in COOK FROZEN. THIS HAPPENS... DO THIS... Put frozen food in the oven and close the door. Touch COOK FROZEN. Touch a Number Pad (l-5) for the frozen food cook- ing category want. -
Page 14: Slow Cook/Simmer
5. Touch START. SLOW COOK/SIMMER Use SLOW COOK/SIMMER as you would a slow cooker to enhance flavor and tenderize less expensive cuts of meat If you find that food needs a longer cooking time than the setting allows, you may extend the time by touching the MORE (Number 9) Pad after you have touched SLOW COOK/SIMMER (be- fore you touch START]. -
Page 15: Slow Cook/Simmer
Touch SLOW COOK/SIMMER. . Ea . . 3. Touch MORE (9) if you wish to extend the cooking time. Touch START. The Display will not change. The oven will automati- cally cook and simmer at different preset Cook Powers. The AUTO SENSOR Indicator Light will stay on to show that the oven is cooking the food. -
Page 16: Cook/Reheat
NOTE: if food is removed from oven during KEEP WARM, touch KEEP WARM then CANCEL to cancel remainder of the time. AUTO SENSOR operating hints All Auto Sensor cooking categories have preset Cook Powers. The COOK POWER Indicator Light does not come on during Auto Sensor cycles. -
Page 17: Cooking At Lower Cook Powers
q mm 3. Touch Number Pads for the cook- ing time you want. Touch START. Changing the Cooking Time Cooking time can be changed any time before touching START or during the cycle: 1. Touch COOK 1. 2. Touch numbers for the new time. 3. - Page 18 The following chart gives the percentage stands 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 DO THIS...
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Page 19: Cooking In More Than One Cycle
Changing the Cook Power The Cook Power can be changed any time before touching START or during the cycle. Touch COOK POWER. Touch a number for the new Cook Power. Touch START. The cycle will cook at the new Cook Power for the original time. OR... - Page 20 step 6.1 5. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the first cycle. II q 6. Touch COOK 2. 7. Touch Number Pads for the cook- ing time you want in the second cycle. Touch COOK POWER. (if you want the HIGH Cook Power, skip to step 10).
- Page 21 9. Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want in the second cycle. 10. Touch START. BEEP BEEP The Display will show what you touched. This example shows you touched Number Pad 4 for 40% of full power. When you touch START, the COOK 1 Indicator Light will stay on while the oven is...
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Page 22: Defrosting
Hints for Cooking With More Than One Cycle. You can program the cooking cycles in any order. However, when the microwave oven is started, it will automatically order - COOK I- COOK 2 - PROBE TEMP - KEEP WARM (or QUICK DEFROST -STANDING TIME - COOK I- PAUSE - PROBE TEMP - KEEP WARM). -
Page 23: Defrosting
I II . q ‘0 Touch QUICK DEFROST. 3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting you want. Touch START. Standing Time After Defrosting For best results, allow the food to stand for a while after defrosting. This helps equalize the temperature of the food to provide more even defrosting. When COOK 1 follows QUICK DEFROST, the oven automatically standing time equal to the time touched in for the QUICK DEFROST. -
Page 24: Cooking Automatically After Defrosting
I II About the Quick Defrost Cycle The microwave cycle into three equal parts: First part Second part. Third part. This automatic step-down in Cook Power helps defrost food quickly and completely. Changing or Adding Defrost Time You can change the defrosting time any time before or after touching START, Touch QUICK DEFROST. -
Page 25: Defrosting
3. Touch Number Pads for the defrosting time you want. .I q Touch COOK 1. q Elm 5. Touch Number Pads for the cook- ing time you want. ‘I 6. Touch COOK POWER. (Option: Skip to Step 8 if you want to cook at HIGH power.) 7. -
Page 26: Cooking With The Temperature Probe
Cooking with the Temperature Probe The Temperature Probe helps take guesswork out of cooking roasts and larger casseroles. The probe is designed to turn off the oven when it senses the temperature you choose. See your MICRO MENUS” Cookbook for helpful information in cooking different types of food. - Page 27 DO THIS... Insert at least Y3 of the Temperature Probe into the food. DO THIS..iim Touch PROBE TEMP. q mm 5. Touch Number Pads for the desired flnal tem- perature between 90°F and 200°F. 6. Touch COOK POWER (Optlon: Touch START if you want to use HIGH...
- Page 28 a. Touch START. NOTE: r‘Err” will be displayed after START is touched temperature has been set (less than 90°F or more than 200°F). Hints for Using the Temperature DO... use hot pads when removing probe from food or food from oven. stir foods during cooking when recommended.
- Page 29 NOTE: Some foods are started using a timed (COOK) cycle and finished by using the temperature (PROBE TEMP) cycle. You can set PROBE TEMP to follow COOK 1 or COOK 2 to avoid the need to reset the oven halfway through the cycle.
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Page 30: Using Pause
Using PAUSE Your microwave oven can be set to pause halfway through QUICK DEFROST, after the automatic part of AUTO SENSOR between COOK 1 and COOK 2, or between COOK 1 or COOK 2 and PROBE TEMl? to allow you to stir orturn the food or to add ingredients and to plug in the probe. -
Page 31: Cook/Reheat
Turn over or rearrange food being defrosted. Close door. NOTE: Oven will remain off until you touch START. m . - Touch START. Adding PAUSE to the Cycle in Operation Pause can be added to any cycle in operation as long as there is another cycle programmed to follow. -
Page 32: Using Start Time
1. Put food in the oven and close the door. 2. Touch COOK/REHEAT or COOK FROZEN. 3. Touch a Number Pad for the cooking category you want. 4. Touch PAUSE. 4. Touch START. When the first part of the AUTO SENSOR cycle is done, you will hear 2 beeps and the oven will shut off. - Page 33 Touch a Number Pad for the Cook Power you want. Touch START TIME. Touch Number Pads for fhe time of day you want cooklng to start. Touch START. When the time of day reaches the time you have set for the oven to start cooking, the oven will beep twice and the MEAL- TIMER Indicator Light will...
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Page 34: Using Auto Sensor
NOTE: If the oven light and fan come Start Time feature has not been set correctly. reprogram the cooking sequence and START TIME, then touch Additional Information Additional cycles can be set when using START TIME to start cooking later time. Follow instructfons under the proper Cooking with the Temperature... -
Page 35: Using Keep Warm
Using KELP WARM Hot, cooked foods can be safely kept warm in your microwave 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). KEEP WARM can be used by itself, or it can automatically foliow a Cook cycle DO THIS... THIS HAPPENS... -
Page 36: Other Operating Hints
Other Operating Hints 1. To double check settings while the oven is running: Touch the Command Pad for the setting you want to check. The instruction programmed for that pad will show on the Display for 5 seconds. Then the Display returns to showing what the oven is doing. -
Page 37: Caring For Your Microwave Oven
5. Remove and replace the 25- watt candelabra-base bulb (Part No. 313969). Obtain bulb from your authorized Whirlpool dealer. Close the cover and replace the screws. 7. Plug in, or turn on the main power supply. Be sure to clean the... -
Page 38: How Your Microwave Oven Works
How your microwave oven works Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave make its own heat, and its this heat that cooks the food. Mode Mixer Oven Cavitv Microwaves are like TV A magnetron in the waves or light waves. microwave You can’t see them, but duces microwaves. -
Page 39: Operating Safety Precautions
Operating safety precautions NEVER COOK OR Liquids heated in certain REHEAT A WHOLE containers (especially EGG. Steam build-up in cylindrical-shaped tainers] may become whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn overheated. The liquid you, and possibly may splash out with a damage the oven. - Page 40 CAUTION: DO NOT use the oven until you have read and understand ALL precautions to prevent damage to the oven. DO NOT OVERCOOK DO NOT use the oven POTATOES. for storage. Do not result. At the end of the leave paper products, recommended books or cooking uten- time they should be...
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Page 41: If You Need Service Or Assistance
Is the probe plugged tightly into its socket? Is Cook Power set correctly? Is the probe temperature set correctly? If you need assistance%. Call Whirlpool COOL-LINE@ serv- ice assistance telephone number. Dial free from anywhere in the U.S.: 1-800-253-1301... - Page 42 FSP is a registered trademark of Whirlpool Corporation for quality parts. Look for this symbol of quality whenever you need a replacement part for your Whirlpool appliance. FSP replacement parts will fit right and work right, because they are made to the same exacting specifi- cations used to build every new Whirlpool appliance.
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Page 44: Microwave Oven Warranty
God or use of products not approved Any labor costs during the llmited warranty. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental consequential...