Amana AMC5101AAS manual

Part No.: 8112P252-60 Form No.: A/0 1/04 C ode N o.: D E 68- 0 2 9 03A-01 Micr o wa v e Ov en Owner ’ s Manual AMC5101AAB/W AMC5101AAS AMC5101AAB/ W AMC5101AAS AMC5101AAB _ GB.fm Page 1 Frid ay , March 12 , 2004 10:52 AM[...]

2 S AV E T HESE I NSTRUCTIO NS Safe ty P RECAUTIONS TO A VOID P OSSIBLE E XPOSUR E TO E XCESSIV E M ICROWA VE E NERGY : (a) Do not att empt to opera te thi s oven wit h the door open since open-doo r operat ion can r esul t in harmf ul expos ure to micr owave ener gy. It is importa nt not to defeat or tamper with the s afety inte rlocks. (b) Do not[...]

3 S AV E T HESE I NSTRUCTIO NS Safe ty Important Safety Instructions, continued • Do n ot store th is appli ance outdoors. Do not use n ear water – for exampl e, near a kit chen sink, in a w et basem ent, or near a s wim ming pool, etc. • Kee p the ins ide of the oven c lean. Food p articles or spat tered oils stuck t o the oven wal ls or fl [...]

4 S AV E T HESE I NSTRUCTIO NS Safe ty WARNING Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electric shock. Consult a qualified el ectrician or servicer if you do not understand the grounding instructions or if you are not sure if the appliance i s properly grounded. Use of Extension Cords A short power -suppl y cord i s provided t o [...]

5 Y our Ne w Micro wave o ven Table of Contents Safety ...... ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ..... 2 Your New Microwave oven..... ......... ....... .......... ...... ... ....... ...... ..... 5 Checking Part s ......... ................ ................ ........ ........ ....... ......... .. 5 S[...]

6 Y our Ne w Micro wave o ven Setting Up Your Microwave Oven 1 Place the oven on a flat, sturdy su rface and plug the cord in to a groun ded outlet . Once p lugged in , the di splay on your ove n will show: Make su re there is adequate ve ntilat ion for yo ur oven by le avin g at least fo ur inch es of sp ace be hind, abo ve, an d to the si de of t[...]

7 Y our Ne w Micro wave o ven Control Panel Buttons AMC5 101AAS 1. One Minute+ p.10 Press o n ce fo r every mi nute of co oking at High Power 2. Auto Defros t p.12 Sets weig ht of food to be defro sted. 3. Instant Cook Butto ns p.9 Instant settings to coo k pop ular foods . 4. Number Buttons Sets co oking tim es or am ounts and power le vels other [...]

8 Operation Turning on the Power and S electing a Weigh t The firs t time you plug the power c ord into an outle t, or after th ere has been an interrupti on in power, the disp lay shows “ ” At this p oint, you ca n sel ect the w eight sy stem for the dis play. You ca n choos e between pounds (LBS) or kilogra ms (KG). T o do so, 1 Press 0 immed[...]

9 Operation Using the Instant Cook Butto ns 1 Pres s the Instant Cook button corre spond ing to the food you are cookin g ( Popcorn , for examp le). Th e display shows th e first serving si ze. (“ENTER” and “QTY.” wi ll flash): 2 Press the button rep eatedl y to sele ct the serving s ize you w ant . The displa y will cycle through all av ai[...]

10 Operation Using the One Minute + But ton This b utton of fers a con venient w ay to h eat foo d in one-m inute increm ents a t the High p ower level. 1 Pres s the One Minute + button once f or each m inute you wish to cook th e food. For e xample, pres s it twice for two minute s. The time w ill disp lay, a nd the ov en star ts automa ticall y. [...]

11 Operation Using the Kids Meals Button 1. Press the Kids Meal s button c orrespondi ng to the food you are cooking. The display shows “A-1”(Code of i tem). Press the Kids Meal s butt on re peat edly to se lec t the i tem you want.(Refer t o the Kids M eals Cha rt below) 2. Press the Number butto n to sele ct the se rving siz e you wan t. You [...]

12 Operation Defrosting Automatically To thaw fro zen food , set th e weight of the food an d the mic rowa ve automa tically sets t he defro sting tim e, powe r level an d standin g tim e. 1 Pres s the Auto D efrost butt on. The display shows “0.5 lbs.” (0.2 Kg i f y ou h a ve s e t y o u r o v e n fo r m et r i c me a su r e) . (“ENTER” an[...]

13 Operation Multi-stage Cooking 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 i n the “On e-Stage Co oking” se ction on the previ ous page . When ent ering more than o ne cooki ng sta ge, the Pow e r L e v e l button m ust be pre s sed befo re the second c ooking s tage can be entered. To set th e power l evel at H igh for a stage of cooki ng, press th e P ower L ev[...]

14 Operation Using the Kitchen Timer 1 Pres s the K itc hen Tim er button. 2 Use th e Number butto ns to se t the lengt h of time you wan t the timer to run. 3 Press Start to begin Kitchen Time r. 4 The dis play cou nts down and b eeps when the time has el apsed. . “Note: The microwave does no t turn on whe n the Kitchen t imer is used. ” Demon[...]

15 Cooking Inst ructions Cooking Utensils Recommended Use • Glass a nd glas s-cerami c bowls an d dishes — U se for he ating or cookin g. • Microwa vable browni ng dish — Use to brown the exterior of s mall items such as steak s, cho ps, or pan cake s. Foll ow the d irections provi ded with your b row ning d ish. • Micro wavable p lastic [...]

16 Cooking Inst ructions Cooking Techniques Stirri ng Stir foo ds such as cas seroles an d vegeta bles whi le cookin g to d istribut e heat ev enly. Food at th e outside of the dish abs orbs more energ y an d heats m ore quic kly, so stir from the outs ide to the cente r. The oven will turn off w hen yo u open the door to stir your food. Arrangemen[...]

17 Cooking Inst ructions Cooking Guide Guide for Cooking Meat i n Your Microwave • Place m eat on a m icrowa ve-safe ro asting rac k in a m icrowave-s a fe dish. • Start meat fat-side down. Us e narrow strip s of al uminum foil t o shield any bon e tips or thin meat areas. • Che ck t he tem per atur e in seve ral pl ace s bef ore l ett ing th[...]

18 Cooking Inst ructions Guide for Cooking Seafood in Your Microwave • Cook fis h until i t flakes e asily wit h a fork. • Place fi sh on a microwav e-safe roa sting rac k in a m icrowav e-sa fe dish. • Use a tight cov er to stea m fis h. A lighte r cove r of wax paper or pa per towel provides less steamin g. • Do no t overcook fish; c heck[...]

19 Cooking Inst ructions Auto Defrosting Guide • Follow the ins tructions below when defro sting dif ferent types of foo d. Notes Check foo ds when the oven signa ls. After th e final st age, small section s may sti ll be i cy; let t hem stand to conti nue tha wing. Do n ot de frost until all ice crystals have tha w ed. Shie lding roasts an d ste[...]

20 Cooking Inst ructions Recipes Beef an d Barley St ew 1½ lbs . beef ste w cubes, cut into ½-inc h pieces ½ cup chopp ed onion 2 Tbs. all-p ur pose f lour 1 Tbs. W orcesters hire sauc e 1 can (1 3.75-14.5 oz.) beef broth 2 medi um carrots , cut into ½-inch s lices (a bout 1 cu p) ½ cup barley 1 bay leaf ¼ tsp. pepper 1 pkg. (9-10 oz.) fr oze[...]

21 Cooking Inst ructions Warm Potato Salad 2 lbs. small red potato es, cut i nto ½-inc h pieces 4 slic es baco n (unco oked), cu t into ½ -inch pi eces ¼ cup chopp ed onion 2 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. s alt 1 tsp. f lour ½ tsp. celery s eed 1 / 8 tsp. pepper 2½ Tbs . apple c ider vi negar 1. In a 2-qu art casse role, com bine pota toes and ¼ cup wate[...]

22 Appendix Troubleshooting Guide Before y ou call a repair pers on for your oven , check this list of possible prob lems and solu tions. Neither the o ven’ s displa y nor the oven operat e. • Prope rly insert the plug i nto a g rounded ou tlet. • If the ou tlet is controll ed by a wall switc h, make sure the wa ll switc h is tu rned on. • [...]

23 Appendix Specifications Model Num ber AMC5101AA B/W Oven Cavi ty 1.0 cu .ft Control s 10 powe r levels, including defrost Timer 99 minut es, 99 second s Power Source 120 VAC , 60 Hz Power Out put 1000 Wa tts Power Consum ption 1500 Wa tts Ou tsid e Dime nsions 20 11/3 2 ”(W) X 11 11/16 ”(H) X 14 15/16 ”(D) Ov en Cav ity Di men sion s 13 7/[...]

24 Wa r r a n t y Limited One Y ear W arranty - P ar ts and Labor For one (1) year from the or iginal ret ail purchase da te, any pa rt which fails i n normal home use will b e repair ed or repla ced free o f c harg e when ca rried in to an autho rized se rvicer. Limited W arranti es - P ar ts Onl y Second thro ugh Fifth Year - From the origina l p[...]

Quic k Referen ce Feature Operati on Set Clock 1. Press CLOCK. 2. Use numb er buttons to ent er the curre nt time. 3. Press CLOCK again . One Stag e Cooking 1. Us e number b uttons to set cooking ti me. 2. Set pow er level o r leav e at high. 3. Press START. One Min ute+ Cooking 1. Pre ss the ONE MI NUTE + butto n once for each m inute o f cookin g[...]