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Master Protection Agreements Congratulations on making a smart purchase. Your new Kenmore ® product is designed and manufactured for years of dependable operation. But like all products, it may require preventive maintenance or repair from time to time. That's when having a Master Protection Agreement can save you money and aggravation.
Microwave Oven Safety Your safety and the safety of others are very important. 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.
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PRECAUTIONS AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the Do not operate the oven if it is damaged. It is door open since open - door operation can particularly important that the oven door close result in harmful exposure to microwave properly and that there is no damage to the: energy.
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 oven. HOW YOUR KENMORE MICROWAVE HOOD COMBINATION WORKS Microwave energy is not hot.
Testing your dinnerware or cookware Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To becoming too hot to handle and slowing cooking test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with a times.Cooking in metal containers not designed for cup of water beside it.
Microwave oven features Model and Serial Number Plate Vent Grille Cooking Rack Door Handle Window with Cooking Guide Metal Shield Door Safety Lock System 3ontrol panel Glass tray Grease Filter Cooktop/Countertop Light Your microwave oven is designed to make your 5.
Installing glass tray 1. Glass tray 2. Rotating ring 3. Guide tray 4. Shaft The glass tray moves in both direction and turns to help cook food more evenly. Do not operate the microwave oven without the glass tray in place. To Install: 1.
Oven control panel TURN TO SELECT PRESSTO ENTER ®...
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1.Display Screen shows t hetime ofdayand 6. POPCORN. Touch this pad to pop popcorn with Cook Mode when themicrowave ovenisnotin the sensor feature. The oven's sensor will tell use. D uring programming, itdisplays function the oven how long to cook depending on the menus f oryoutochoose f rom, s ervings a nd amount of humidity it detects from the popcorn..
Using Your Microwave Oven CLOCK HOW TO USE YOUR NEW DIAL CONTROL Example: To set 8:00 PM. JUL 05, 2004 Touch: Display Shows: Faster, easier, better than ever before-- Just watch the display screen and choose what _'t'tilllDl _t&', you want from the menus. Set time of day 3y turning DIAL Touchthe...
KITCHEN TIMER LIGHT Your microwave oven can be used as a kitchen Touch: Display Shows: timer. You can set up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. "MAIN MENU Example : To set Kitchen Timer (3 minutes). Touch the Cook LIGHT pad. Touch: Display Shows: LIGHT...
MANUALCOOK MANUAL COOK in stages Example : To cook food for 8 minutes 30 Example : To cook food for 3 minutes at 100% seconds at 70% power. power (first stage), 7 minutes 30 seconds at 70% power (second stage), 1 minute at 10% power Touch: Display Shows: (third stage)
COOKING GUIDE FOR POWER LEVELS The nine power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. power you are using. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE...
OPTIONS CHILD LOCK You can change the default values for Child Lock, You may lock the control panel to prevent the Sound, Contrast, Scroll Speed, and Power Save. microwave from being accidentally started or used by children. FUNCTION REMARK Example : To set the child lock.
FAVORITES FAVORITES lets you recall one cooking instruction Turn dial to Set T_me/Powe _Ess lo _N_ E_ previously placed in memory and begin cooking enter the time Pizza quickly. and power. 3]me Turn dial to Power 100% Example : To Edit Menu (reheat a piece of pizza select Complet for 30 seconds) and press.
Using Sensor cooking SENSOR OPERATING POPCORN INSTRUCTIONS Popcorn lets you pop popcorn without needing to program times and power. Sensor Cook allows you to cook most of your favorite Example : To pop popcorn. foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. The display will indicate Sensing during the initial Touch: Display Shows:...
COOK REHEAT Using Cook lets you heat common microwave-prepared Reheat lets you heat foods without needing to program times and power. foods without needing to program times and power. Example : To pop popcorn. Example : To reheat dinner plate. Touch: Touch: Display...
DEFROST WEIGHT CONVERSION CHART Your microwave oven is preset with four defrost To enter food weight in DEFROST, you must specify categories, Using Defrost is the best way to defrost pounds and tenths of a pound. If the weight on the frozen foods.
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DEFROST CHART Meat setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP 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 sequence. MEAT Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb. Ground Beef, Remove thawed portions with fork.
DEFROST CHART (CONTINUED) Poultry setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS CHICKEN Whole POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting breast- Place chicken breast-side up on the (up to 6 Ibs) side down.) Cover warm areas with defrosting rack. Finish defrosting by aluminum foil.
Carin for Your Microwave 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, sudsy To clean grass tray, Rotating ring and Guide tray, water and a sponge or wash in mild, sudsy...
CARING FOR THE FILTERS The grease filters should be removed and cleaned often,at least once a month. NOTE: If your microwave hood combination is installed to recirculate air,the chacoal filter (Part No.5230Wl A003A)is available from Sears by calling 1-800-4-MY-HOME ®. The charcoal filter cannot be cleaned and should be replaced every 6 to 12 months.
REPLACING THE COOKTOP AND OVEN LIGHTS 4. Remove bulb holder. The cooktop light 1. Unplug microwave oven or disconnect power. 5. Lift up the bulb holder. 2. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. 3. Replace bulb with 20-watt bulb. 4. Plug in microwave oven or reconnect power. 6.
MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Amount of food Releasing pressure in foods • If you increase or decrease the amount of food • Several foods (for example: baked potatoes, you prepare, the time it takes to cook that food will sausages, egg yolks, and some fruits) are tightly also change.
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MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS (CONT.) Using aluminum foil (cont.) Removing the rack • Place the container in a glass bowl and add some • When popping commercially packaged popcorn, water so that it covers the bottom of the container, Remove the rack from the oven; Do not place not more than 1/4 in.
Questions and Answers QUESTIONS ANSWERS Can I operate my microwave oven without the glass No. If you remove or move the glass tray, you tray or move the glass tray over to hold a large dish? will get poor cooking results. Dishes used in your oven must fit on the glass tray.
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, call Sears Service at 1-800-4-MY-HOME <e.
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GLASS TRAY PROBLEM CAUSE The glass tray will not • The glass tray is not correctly in place. It should be correct-side up and sitting move. firmly on the center hub. • The support is not operating correctly. Remove the glass tray and restart the oven.