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Microwave Oven
Owner's Manual
Installer: Please leave this manual
with this appliance.
Consumer: Please read and keep
this manual for future reference.
Keep sales receipt and/or cancelled
check as proof of purchase.
Model Number
Serial Number
Date of Purchase
In our continuing effort to im-
prove the quality and perfor-
mance of our appliances, it
may be necessary to make
changes to the appliance with-
out revising this guide.
If you have questions, write us
(include your model number and
phone number) or call:
Amana Appliances Consumer
Services
Amana Appliances
2800-220th Trail
Amana, IA 52204
1-800-843-0304 U.S.A.
1-866-587-2002 Canada
Internet: http://www.amana.com
A/03/02
Contents
Important Safety Instructions ................................................................2-4
Installation ................................................................................................5
Other Helpful Information......................................................................6-7
Cooking Utensils ......................................................................................8
Feature Diagram ......................................................................................9
Control Panel ...........................................................................................9
Operating Instructions .......................................................................10-17
Fresh Vegetable Chart ...........................................................................18
Using Sensor Cook ................................................................................19
Care and Cleaning .................................................................................20
Troubleshooting......................................................................................21
Warranty .................................................................................................24
Electric Microwave
Keep instructions for future reference.
Be sure manual stays with oven.
©
2002 Maytag Appliance Sales Co.
Part No.8112P200-60
3828W5A2445

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Care and Cleaning .................20 Troubleshooting..................21 If you have questions, write us (include your model number and Warranty ....................24 phone number) or call: Amana Appliances Consumer Services Electric Microwave Amana Appliances 2800-220th Trail Keep instructions for future reference. Amana, IA 52204 1-800-843-0304 U.S.A.
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS What You Need Recognize Safety Symbols, Words, Labels to Know About DANGER Safety Instructions DANGER— Immediate hazards which WILL result in severe personal injury or Warning and Important Safety In- death. structions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible WARNING conditions and situations that may occur.
  • Page 3: Precautions To Avoid

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, 7. Do not operate the oven empty. Either food or observe the following: water should always be in the oven during opera- tion to absorb microwave energy. 1.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message WARNING When using electrical microwave, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce risk of burns, electric shock, fire, or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy. 1. READ all instructions before using the appliance. 10.
  • Page 5: Installation

    Installation CIRCUITS RADIO INTERFERENCE WARNING For safety purposes this oven must 1. Microwave oven operation may be plugged into a 15 or 20 Amp interfere with TV or radio recep- To avoid risk of electrical circuit. No other electrical appliances tion.
  • Page 6: Other Helpful Information

    Other Helpful Information GETTING THE BEST tions of the foods gradually travels Stirring: Stirring is one of the most inward. If the foods are left in the important of all microwaving tech- RESULTS FROM YOUR oven until they are cooked all the way niques.
  • Page 7 Standing time: Foods are often Height of foods: The upper portion Shape of foods: Microwaves pene- allowed to stand for 3 to 10 minutes of tall foods, particularly roasts, will trate only about 1 inch (2.5cm) into after being removed from cook more quickly than the lower por- foods;...
  • Page 8: Cooking Utensils

    Cooking Utensils CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven. MICROWAVE-SAFE Just read through the following 5. Plastic cooking bags: These checklist. are microwave-safe provided UTENSILS they are specially made for 1.
  • Page 9: Feature Diagram

    Feature Diagram Your oven will be packed with the fol- lowing materials: Glass Turntable ......1 each Owner's Manual and Cooking Guide......1 each Rotating Ring......1 each This microwave oven is designed for household use only. It is not recom- mended for commercial purposes and will void the warranty.
  • Page 10: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions SETTING CLOCK EASY COOK TIME COOK When your oven is plugged in for the A time-saving pad, this simplified This function allows you to cook food first time or when power resumes control lets you quickly set and start for a desired amount of time.
  • Page 11: Child Lock

    MULTI-STAGE TIME COOK CHILD LOCK For Multi-Stage cooking, touch PROGRAM and repeat Time Cook steps 1-3 on This safety feature prevents unwant- previous page before touching the START pad. ed oven operation. Once the child lock is set, no cooking can take Auto Defrost can be programmed before the first stage to defrost first and then place.
  • Page 12 Operating Instructions (cont’d) CONTROL SET-UP CONTROL SET-UP allows you to set the oven for your preferences. You can select SOUND ON/OFF, CLOCK ON/OFF, SCROLL SPEED and LBS/KG. Example 1: To turn off Sound of beeper. 1. Touch CONTROL SET-UP. Four modes show in the display repeatedly. 2.
  • Page 13: Sensor Cook Operation

    MORE/LESS SENSOR COOK SENSOR COOK OPERATION By using the MORE or LESS keys, all SENSOR COOK allows you to cook of the AUTO COOK, TIME COOK, most of your favorite foods without INSTRUCTION EASY COOK, SENSOR COOK pro- having to select cooking times and For most Sensor Cook programs, a grams can be adjusted to cook food power levels.
  • Page 14: Sensor Cook Chart

    Operating Instructions (cont’d) SENSOR COOK CHART Code Category Direction Amount Potato Pierce each potato with a fork and place on the oven tray 1 - 4 medium approx. around the edge, at least one inch apart. 10 ozs. each Fresh Prepare as desired, wash, and leave residual water on the 1 - 4 cups Vegetables...
  • Page 15: Sensor Popcorn

    SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR REHEAT CHART SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop Code Category Direction Amount commercially packaged microwave Dinner Place foods to be heated popcorn (1.75-3.5 ozs.). For best plate on dinner plate or similar dish. servings results, use a fresh bag of popcorn. Cover with plastic wrap.
  • Page 16: Auto Cook

    Operating Instructions (cont’d) AUTO COOK This feature allows you to cook foods that you select by touching AUTO COOK pad. It has 6 foods categories. Example: To cook four slices of bacon 1. Touch AUTO COOK. Display scrolls the words SELECT MENU 1 TO 6 -- SEE COOKING GUIDE BEHIND DOOR.
  • Page 17: Auto Defrost

    AUTO DEFROST AUTO DEFROST 3. Enter the weight by touching 1 and SEQUENCE LIST Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The defrost feature pro- Sequence Food Display scrolls the vides you with the best defrosting words 1.2 LBS. BEEF method for frozen foods.
  • Page 18: Fresh Vegetable Chart

    Fresh Vegetable Chart Cook time Vegetable Amount at HIGH Instructions Standing (minutes) Time Artichokes 2 medium Trim. Add 2 tsp. water and 2 tsp. lemon juice. 2-3 minutes (8 ozs. each) 4 medium 10-12 Cover. Cook stem end up. Asparagus, 1 Ib.
  • Page 19: Using Sensor Cook

    Using Sensor Cook VEGETABLES Peel and Eat Shrimp, serves 2 cup dry white wine ⁄ Vegetable Medley, serves 4 as a side dish or 2 as a meal 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 large carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 large baking potato, diced 4 tablespoons butter...
  • Page 20: Care And Cleaning

    Care and Cleaning CAUTION To avoid risk of property damage, unplug the microwave oven or disconnect power at source by removing fuse or throwing circuit breaker. Before cleaning the oven, unplug the power supply cord of the oven or open the oven door to prevent an accidental oven start.
  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting WARNING To avoid risk of severe personal injury, electrical shock or death, do not remove outer case at any time. Only an authorized servicer should remove outer case. BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing addi- tional information on items to check may prevent an unneeded service call.
  • Page 22 Notes...
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  • Page 24: Warranty

    Limited Warranty After one year from the date of original retail purchase, Amana will provide a free part, as listed below, to replace any part that fails due to a defect in materials or workmanship. The owner will be responsible for paying all other costs including mileage and transportation.

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