Feature Diagram ............9 Electric Microwave Operating Instructions..........10 Keep instructions for future reference. Care and Cleaning ............. 15 Be sure manual stays with microwave. Heating or Reheating Guide........16 Fresh Vegetable Chart..........17 Troubleshooting............18 Amana Warranty ............19 Part No. 3828W5A1878...
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Thank you for buying an Amana Microwave! Please take the time to complete the registration card and return promptly. Asure™ Extended If the registration card is missing, call Amana Consumer Affairs Department. Service Plan When contacting Amana, provide product information from serial plate:...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION w w CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, observe the following: 1. Be certain to place the front surface of the door 7. Do not operate the oven empty. Either food or three inches away or more from the countertop water should always be in the oven during edge to avoid accidental tipping of the appliance operation to absorb microwave energy.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Recognize this symbol as a SAFETY message w w WARNING To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 11. Do not store this appliance outdoors. Do not use this product near water - for example, near a kitchen sink, in 2.
Installation D. PLACEMENT OF THE OVEN w w WARNING Your microwave oven can be placed easily in your kitchen, family room, or anywhere else in your home. To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, this Place the oven on a flat surface such as a kitchen oven must be earthed.
Other Helpful Information GETTING THE BEST RESULTS SPECIAL TECHNIQUES IN FROM YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE COOKING Keep an eye on things. The instructions in this Browning: Meats and poultry that are cooked fifteen book have been formulated with great care, but minutes or longer will brown lightly in their own fat.
Other Helpful Information Elevating: Thick or dense foods are often elevated NOTE: It is a common misconception that micro- so that microwaves can be absorbed by the waves cook food from the inside out. This comes underside and center of the foods. from heating filled pastries with a high sugar content, like jelly doughnuts.
Cooking Utensils w w CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, alumium foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven. MICROWAVE-SAFE UTENSILS 4. Plastic storage containers: These can be used to hold foods that are to be quickly reheated.
Feature Diagram Oven Front Plate Window Door Screen Your oven will be packed with the following Door Seal materials: Glass Turntable ...... 1 each Display Window Owner's Manual & Cooking Guide......1 each Control Panel Rotating Ring......1 each This microwave oven is designed for Door Open Button household use only.
Operating Instructions SETTING CLOCK TIME COOK This is a 12 hour clock. When your oven is plugged in This function allows you to cook food for a desired for the first time or when power resumes after a time. And in order to give you the best results, there power interruption, the numbers in the display reset are 10 power level settings in addition to HI-POWER to 0.
Operating Instructions MULTI-STAGE TIME COOK CHILD LOCK For Multi-Stage cooking, touch PROGRAM and This is a unique safety feature that prevents repeat Time Cook steps 1-3 on previous page before unwanted oven operation such as used by children. touching the START pad for additional Time and Once the child lock is set, no cooking can take place.
Operating Instructions AUTO COOK Auto Cook made easy! Your oven’s menu has been preprogrammed to cook food automatically. Tell the oven what you want. Then let your microwave oven cook your selections. Example: To cook popcorn(3.5 oz.), simply follow the step below *Place popcorn in the oven and close the door.
Operating Instructions AUTO DEFROST NOTE: When you touch the START pad, the display changes Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The to defrost time count down. The oven will beep during defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting the DEFROST cycle.
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Operating Instructions w w CAUTION To avoid risk of property damage do not use alumium foil in microwave oven. MEAT POULTRY 1. No special techniques are required. The roast 1. No special techniques are required. The poultry should be prepared and seasoned (if desired) as should be prepared as for any other conventional for any other conventional method.
Operating Instructions FISH 1. Arrange fish in a large shallow non-metallic dish or casserole. 2. Cover with pierced microwave plastic film or casserole lid. 3. Place the dish on the turntable. 4. Cook according to the instructions in the cooking chart (below). Butter can be added to the fish if desired. 5.
Heating or Reheating Guide To heat or reheat successfully in the microwave, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results.
Fresh Vegetable Chart Cook time Standing Vegetable Amount Instructions at HIGH Time Artichokes 2 medium 8~10 Trim. Add 2 tsp water and 2 tsp lemon juice. 2-3 minutes (8oz. each) 4 medium 12~15 Cover. Asparagus, 1Ib. cup water. Cover. 2-3 minutes Fresh, Spears Beans, Green &...
Troubleshooting w w WARNING To avoid risk of severe personal injury, electrical shock or death, do not remove outer case of 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 really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check may prevent an unneeded service call.
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 labor, mileage, and transportation.