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MH7140XF
YMH7140XF
PART NO. 4393453A
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A Note to You .................
Microwave
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Safety ..........................
Installation
Instructions
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Getting
to Know Your
Microwave
Oven ............
Using Your
Microwave
Oven .......... 2;
Caring for Your
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Cooking
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Questions
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Troubleshooting
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Requesting
Assistance
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Service
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Index ............................
Warranty
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call the Consumer
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- Page 1 Questions Answers ....... Troubleshooting ... Requesting Assistance Service ......Index ......Warranty ....... ,_,i In the U.S.A. for assistance or service, call the Consumer Assistance Center: In Canada forassistance orservice, see page 46. MODELS MH7140XF YMH7140XF PART NO. 4393453A www.whirlpool.com...
- Page 2 _i_;_ii _' I,',i_,iii_ii_,_i,' _i_ ' _li,_iii!_iii_,_ii:x_'OOU i!/_:i:ii_i_:iiii ii_!_i_:iiilc,_ii!f_ The Whirlpool Brand is committed to designing quality T|me products that consistently perform for you to make your life easier. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide.
- Page 3 ? liii i iiiifl'iiiii !i:;iil ; i i'A:iiiiy iiiilliii:: ! i ii"'ii ;iiiiiiii !i' , We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
- Page 4 iiiiit,, iiiiPORl'%i',!i ,,KI iiiNSTiRU(3TKIIIiNS To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment. - Do not overcook food. Carefully attend the Intended to be used above ranges with maximum microwave oven if paper, plastic, or other width of 36 inches.
- Page 5 Observe all governing codes and ordinances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or 20 amp fused electrical supply is required. (A time-delay fuse is recommended.) It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only this appliance be provided. Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
- Page 6 INSTAUATION INSlltUCnONS NOTE: There must be at least one wall stud within 66%" (168.3 cm) Exhaust outlet cabinet opening. min. mounting connects to height from 31/4"x10" (8,25 x Check the opening where the microwave oven hood will be installed. The location must floor 30"...
- Page 7 While wearing gloves, grasp the microwave oven supports and firmly pull the microwave oven Excessive Weight Hazard forward and downward to Use two or more people to move and install release the microwave microwave oven. oven cabinet from the Failure to do so can result in back or mounting plate locking other injury.
- Page 8 Carefully lift microwave oven and hang it on the Untape the door and replace the turntable and support tabs at the bottom of the mounting plate. support. Rotate the front of the microwave oven cabinet Replace the vent grille. downward. Thread the power supply cord Replace the two screws in the top of microwave through the power supply cord hole in the oven cabinet (the screws located closest to front...
- Page 9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your microwave oven. Microwave ovens are safe.
- Page 10 Microwaves passthrough mostglass, p aper, a nd plastics withoutheating TimeS_ them so food absorbs the energy. Microwaves bounce off metal con- tainers so food does Always cook food for the shortest cooking time recommended. Check to see how not absorb the energy. the food is cooking.
- Page 11 Test dinnerware or cookware before using. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, To test a dish for safe etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to use, put it into the oven handle and slowing cooking times. Cooking in metal with a cup of water containers not designed for microwave use could beside it.
- Page 12 Do not overcook potatoes. Fire could result. At Do not try to melt paraffin wax in the oven. Paraffin the end of the recom- wax will not melt in a mended cooking time, microwave oven because potatoes should be it allows microwaves to slightly firm because pass through it.
- Page 13 MICROWAVE OVEN F EATURES ® Charcoal and Grease Filters. Included in oven Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive cavity. See page 38 for installation instructions possible. To help get you up and running quickly, and cleaning information.
- Page 14 Display. This display includes a clock and indicators to tell you the time of day, cooking time settings, and cooking functions you chose. REHEAT. Touch this pad to reheat microwavable foods without entering times and cook powers. See page 27 for more information.
- Page 15 LIGHTON/NIGHT/OFF. Touchthis padto turn To turn the programming tone back on: the lightor nightlightonor off.Seepage18for TOUCH moreinformation. VENTFANHIGH/LOW/OFF. Touch this padto turnonthefanathighor lowspeed. A lsouse it toturnthefanoff. Seepage17for more and hold for 4 seconds information. To disable all audible signals except the end-of-timer signal: If youhave entered allsettings fora functionbut...
- Page 16 iiii i! i :ii ii ii , i i i i 0ii 'l! ¸! iii :ii ii ¸ i: ii;i ili When heating plates of food with a cook time that To heat 2 bottom plates together or one larger dish, you set, you can heat 1,0) You can shut the turntable off by...
- Page 17 The Cooking Rack gives you extra space when cooking in more than one container at the same Use oven mitts to remove items from time. microwave OVER. If you need a replacement rack, you can order Do not store the metal rack in the oven. Arcing one from your authorized service company, or and damage to the oven could result if someone by calling the Consumer Assistance Center at...
- Page 18 When your microwave oven is first plugged in, or If you touch OFF/CANCEL while setting the clock, the display will show the last time of after a power failure, the display will flash ":". If a time of day is not set, ":" will show until you touch day set.
- Page 19 The oven can operate while the Minute Timer You can use your microwave oven as a kitchen is in use. To see the Minute Timer while the oven is timer. Use the Minute Timer for timing up to cooking, touch TIMER SET. 99 minutes, 99 seconds.
- Page 20 ADD MINUTE lets you cook food for 1 minute at If you touch ADD MINUTE during cooking, the oven 100% cook power or add an extra minute to your will cook at the currently selected cook power. cooking time cycle. You can also use it to extend If you touch ADD MINUTE after cooking is over, cooking time cycles in multiples of 1 minute, up to the oven will cook at 100% cook power.
- Page 21 USING YOUR M ICROWAVE OVEN This section gives you instructions for operating each function. Please read these instructions carefully. Put your food in the oven and close the door. Touch COOK TIME. TOUCH YOU SEE tco° I TIME Enter the cooking time. TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds:...
- Page 22 For best results, some recipes call for different cook The following chart gives the percentage of cook powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the power each Number pad stands for, and the cook cooking. Each Number pad also stands for a power name usually used.
- Page 23 TOUCH YOU SEE Enter the cooking time. Example for 7 minutes, 30 seconds: Set the cook power. TOUCH YOU SEE I co° I POWER TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 50% cook power: POWER COOK (repeat until desired cook power appears) Start the oven.
- Page 24 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, for up to 3 stages. You can set your chosen cook functions in any order.
- Page 25 TOUCH YOU SEE Start the oven. START ENTER (first stage, when cooking After the first stage is over, the next stage(s) with 2 stages) will count down, YOU SEE At the end of the cooking time: (four tones will sound) You can change cooking times or cook powers for a stage any time after that stage starts by repeating Steps 2, 3, and/or 4 and 5.
- Page 26 You can cook microwavable foods just by choosing Touch one or more Number pads to enter the a category and quantity. EZ-Choice COOK has quantity. preset times and cook powers for 7 categories (see chart below). Example for 1 cup To use EZ-Ohoice COOK, follow the steps below:...
- Page 27 You can reheat microwavable foods just by Touch a Number pad to enter the quantity. choosing a category and quantity. EZ-Choice REHEAT has preset times and cook powers for Example for I slice 5 categories (see chart below). You see To use EZ-Choice REHEAT, follow the steps Example below:...
- Page 28 < You can defrost food by choosing a category and setting a weight. EZ-Choice DEFROST has preset If you do not enter a weight within 2 seconds, times and cook powers for 3 categories EZ-Choice DEFROST will prompt you to enter a (see chart below).
- Page 29 FOOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Beef Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost cycle. Ground Beef, Bulk Do not defrost less than 1/4Ib (113 g). Ground Beef, Patties Do not defrost less than two 4 oz (113 g) patties.
- Page 30 iD !ill{i ii i il {] ijiiiit Ki ' ' i%iiii!! ii "i sJq iii ii 1!i FOOD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Chicken Whole Place chicken breast-side up on a microwavable roasting rack. Finish defrosting by (up to 91/2Ibs [4.3 kg]) immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Cut Up Place on a microwavable roasting rack.
- Page 31 < You can pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn by touching just one pad. The number of If you touch POPCORN 4 times, the display times you touch this pad determines which size returns to the 3.5 ounce (1O0 g) setting. bag of popcorn your oven will pop.
- Page 32 Youcanheatoneor two8-ounce (227g)cupsof a beverage b y touching just 1 pad.Thenumber oftimesyoutouchthis paddetermines t henumber ofcupsyourovenwillheat. If youwantto heat1 cup,justwait5 seconds and the oven will start heating automatically BEVERAGE for 1 cup. Change to 2 cups, if desired. TOUCH YOU SEE BEVERAGE YOU SEE After 5 seconds, the oven will start heating.
- Page 33 You can cook one to four baking potatoes (10 oz Time [284 g] to 13 oz [369 g] each) by touching just one pad. The number of times you touch this pad deter- mines the number of potatoes your oven will cook. Before baking, remember to pierce the potato with a fork several times.
- Page 34 iiiiiiii You do not need to touch START/ENTER to start You can cook 1 to 4 cups of a frozen vegetable by touching just one pad. The number of times you the oven. The oven will start cooking by itself in 5 seconds.
- Page 35 You can cook a 1O- or 20-ounce (284 g or 568 g) frozen entree by touching just one pad. The number If you touch FROZEN ENTREE 3 times, the of times you touch this pad determines the size of display returns to the 10-ounce (284 g) setting. entree your oven will cook.
- Page 36 You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in Food cooked covered should be covered during WARM HOLD. your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). You can Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be use WARM HOLD by itself, or to automatically uncovered during WARM HOLD.
- Page 37 CARING FOR Y OUR M ICROWAVE OVEN 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 carefully. For interior surfaces: Wash often with warm, To clean turntable and turntable support, wash in mild, sudsy water;...
- Page 38 Do not allow grease and soil to build up in the grease filters. It will decrease the exhaust fan efficiency and could cause a fire. Remove and clean grease filters at least once a month. Your microwave hood combination comes with a charcoal filter to provide clean recirculated air.
- Page 39 j;ii l@ (ii?i!i!i i i](;11'IiiI;; Replace bulb(s) with candelabra-base 30-watt Unplug microwave oven or disconnect power. bulb(s) (PN 4393681)? Remove the bulb cover mounting screw and A Replace the bulb cover and mounting screw. carefully remove the cover. Plug in microwave oven or reconnect power. Mounting screw Yl'i_ _ii!f...
- Page 40 COOKING GUIDr Cover food to: if you increase or decrease the amount of food you prepare, the time it takes to cook that food Reduce splattering will aHsochange. For exampHe, if you doubHe a Shorten cooking times recipe, add a HittHe more than haHfthe originaH Keep food moist cooking time.
- Page 41 If youusealuminum containers w ithoutpackage instructions, follow theseguidelines: Forbestresults, p lacefoodevenly ontheplate. Placethecontainer i n a glassbowlandaddsome Youcando thisinseveral w ays: watersothatit covers the bottomof thecontainer, If youarecookingseveralitemsof the same notmorethan1/4 i nch(6mm)high.Thisensures food, suchas baked potatoes, p lacethemin a evenheating of thecontainer b ottom.
- Page 42 QUE ONS AND ANSWERS ....................................................................................................QUESTIONS ANSWERS Can I operate my microwave oven without the You can turn off the turntable to heat 2 dinner turntable or turn the turntable over to hold a plates side by side or one dish that's larger than large dish? the turntable.
- Page 43 TROUBLESHOOTING 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 Assistance or Service"...
- Page 44 PROBLEM CAUSE The turntable will _ You have turned off the turntable. (See the "Heating more than one plate of not turn. food" section on page 16.) The turntable is not correctly in place. It should be correct-side up and sitting firmly on the center shaft.
- Page 45 (see the "A Note to You" section). service, anywhere in the United States. This information will help us better respond to To locate the authorized Whirlpool service company your request. in your area, you can also look in your telephone...
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- Page 47 INDEX This index is alphabetical. It contains all the topics included in this manual, along with the page(s) on which you can find each topic. TOPIC PAGE TOPIC PAGE ALUMINUM FOIL ..........28, 41 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS ......5, 12 AUDIBLE SIGNALS ............ EXHAUST FAN ............
- Page 48 In the U.S.A., call our Consumer Assistance Center at 1-800-253-1301. For warranty information in Canada: Please contact your authorized Whirlpool dealer or call the Consumer Assistance Centre at 1-800-461-5681 (toll free) between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST from anywhere in Canada. For service or assistance in Canada: If you need assistance or service in Canada, first see the "Troubleshooting"...