Learn About Your Microwave Oven; Vent Fan - Amana AMV6177AA Use & Care Manual

Features
LEARN ABOUT YOUR
MICROWAVE OVEN
CAUTION
• To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do
not run oven empty.
• To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do
not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or
metal trimmed utensils in the oven.
This section discusses the concepts behind microwave
cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to
know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this
information before use.
CLOCK
This oven includes a 12-hour clock.
Example: To set 8:00 AM.
1. Touch CLOCK pad.
2. Enter the time by using the number
key pad.
3. Touch ENTER/START pad.
(Press number 1 for AM, number 2
for PM.)
4. Touch ENTER/START pad.
KITCHEN TIMER
You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use the
Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.
Example: To time 3 minutes.
1. Touch KITCHEN TIMER pad.
2. Enter the time by using the number
key pad.
3. Touch ENTER/START pad. When the
time is over, you will hear beeps and
END will display.
CONTROL SETUP
You can change the default values for beep sound,
clock, display speed and defrost weight mode.
See following chart for more information.
No. Function
1 Sound ON/ OFF
control
2 Clock ON/ OFF
control
3 Scroll speed
4 Weight mode
selected
Example: To change weight mode
(from Lbs. to Kg.).
1. Touch CONTROL SETUP pad.
2. Touch number 4 pad.
3. Touch number 2 pad.

VENT FAN

The fan moves steam and other vapors from the
cooking surface.
Example: To set Level 4.
1. Touch ON/OFF pad. This shows the
last level until you select the fan
speed level.
2. Touch this pad until Level 4 appears
in the display.
Touch ON/OFF pad to turn off fan when desired.
NOTE:
• If the temperature from the range or cooktop below
the oven gets too hot, the exhaust fan in the vent
hood will automatically turn on at the LEVEL 5
setting to protect the oven.
It may stay on up to an hour to cool the oven. When
this occurs, the ON/OFF button will not turn the fan
off.
No. Result
1 Sound ON
2 Sound OFF
1 Clock ON
2 Clock OFF
1 Slow speed
2 Normal speed
3 Fast speed
1 Lbs.
2 Kg.
6