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PROBLEM
OVEN WILL NOT
COME ON
CONTROL PANEL
LIGHTED, YET
OVEN WILL NOT
START
FOODS ARE EITHER
OVERCOOKED OR
UNDERCOOKED
DISPLAY
"Error" APPEARS
ON DISPLAY
Steam or vapor escaping from
around the door.
Light reelection around door or
outer case.
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POSSIBLE CAUSE AND REMEDY
A fuse in your home may be blown or the circuit breaker tripped. Replace fuse
or reset circuit breaker.
Unplug your microwave oven, then plug it back in.
Make sure 3-prong plug on oven is fully inserted into wall receptacle.
Door not securely closed.
START must be touched after entering cooking selection.
Another selection entered already in oven and CLEAR/OFF pad not touched
cancel it.
to
Make sure you have entered cooking time after touching TIME COOK 1 & 11.
START pad.
Make sure you have entered a temperature after touching TEMP COOK & HOLD.
Make sure you entered a code number after touching AUTO COOK or AUTO
ROAST.
Cooking times may vary because of starting food temperature, food density or
amount of foods in oven. Touch TIME COOK I & 11 pad and additional cooking
time for completion.
Incorrect power level entered. Check cookbook for recommended power level.
Dish was not rotated, turned or stirred. Some dishes require specific
instructions. Check cookbook or recipe for instructions.
Too many dishes in oven at same time. Cooking time must be increased when
cooking more than one food item. Check cookbook time recommendations.
Dish not completely covered as directed during Auto Cook.
Previous microwaving left humidity or moisture in oven, thus Iessening the
cooking time in Auto Cook function.
Automatic Cooking Guide.
Probe not inserted properly into meat or dish when using Temp Cook & Hold
or Auto Roast functions. Check cookbook for specific instructions.
Probe has been forgotten or not seated properly in oven wall when using Temp
Cook & Hold or Auto Roast functions.
During Auto Cook, Auto Reheat or Popcorn program, the door was opened
before steam could be detected or steam was not detected in maximum time.
No steam was detected by sensor within tour minutes and 10 seconds after
start of Popcorn program.
All these things are normal with your microwave oven:
Dimming oven I ight and change
in blower sound may occur while
operating at power levels other
than high.
is operating,
Some TV-Radio interference
might be noticed while using your
microwave oven. It's similar to the
interference
appliances and does not indicate a
problem with your oven.
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