Whirlpool MT6120XBQ manual

V&f1 01 4a -- UseAndCare c A Note To You Understanding Microwave Oven safety Installation Instructions Getting To Know Your Microwave Oven Using Your Microwave Oven Caring For Your Microwave Oven Cooking Guide Questions And Answers If You Need Assistance Or Service Warranty 1-800-253-1301 2 3 8 10 18 42 43 47 48 52 Call us with questions or com[...]

A Note To You Thunk you for buying a Whirlpool@ appliance. You have purchased a quality, world-class home appliance. Years of engineering experience have gone into its manufacturing. To ensure that you will enjoy many years of trouble-free operation, we have developed this Use and Care Guide. It is full of valuable information on how to operate and[...]

Understanding Microwave Oven Safety IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Microwave ovens have been thoroughly tested for safe and efficient operation. How- ever, as with any appliance, there are special installation and safety precautions which must be followed to ensure safe and satisfactory operation and prevent damage to the unit. I To reduce the risk [...]

-Test dinnerware or cookware before using. To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven with a cup of water beside it. Cook at 100% Cook Power for one minute. If the dish gets hot and water stays cool, do not use it. Some dishes (melamine, some ceramic dinnerware, etc.) absorb microwave energy, becoming too hot to handle and slowing cooking ti[...]

EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY... Do not attempt to operate this oven with (1) Door (bent), the door open since open-door operation (2) Hinges and latches (broken or can result in harmful exposure to micro- loosened), wave energy. It is important not to defeat (3) Door seals and sealing surfaces. or tamper with the safety interlocks. Do not[...]

Operating safety precautions To reduce the risk of burns, fire, electrical shock, injury to persons, or damage when using the microwave oven, follow the precautions on pages 6-7. 4iilisk 3 ‘I/ FI Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside the shell. Steam build-up in whole eggs may cause them to burst and burn you, and possibly damage the oven. Slic[...]

Do not start a microwave oven when it is empty. Product life may be shortened. If you practice programming the oven, put a container of water in the oven. It is normal for the oven door to look wavy after the oven has been running for a while. Do not use newspaper or other printed paper in the oven. Fire could result. Do not dry flowers, fruit, her[...]

Installation Instructions Before you begin operating the oven, carefully read the following instructions. 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check for damage such as misaligned door, dam- age around the door, or dents inside the oven or on the exterior. If there is any damage, do not operate the unit until it h[...]

3. Electrical requirements Observe all governing codes and ordi- (Time-delay fuse is recommended.) It is nances. A 120 Volt, 60 Hz, AC only, 15 or recommended that a separate circuit 20 amp fused electrical supply is required. serving only this appliance be provided. 4. GROUNDING lNSlRUCTlONS Electrical Shock Hazard Improper use of the grounding pl[...]

Getting To Know Your Microwave 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. In This Section Page Page How your microwave oven works . . . 10 Built-in kits..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *..# . .[...]

A Glass turntable Metal floor The glass turntable of your microwave oven lets microwaves pass through. Then they bounce off a metal floor, back through the glass turntable, and are absorbed by the food. Microwaves may not reach the center of a roast. The heat spreads to the center from the outer, cooked areas just as in conven- tional cooking. This[...]

Microwave oven features Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. To help get you up and running quickly, the following is a list of the oven’s basic features: 1. One-Touch Door Open Button. Push to open door. 2. Door Safety Lock System. The oven will not operate unless the door is se[...]

Control panel features Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Pads located on the control panel. For more information, see pages 16-41. 1. Display. This display includes a clock and[...]

9. BEVERAGE, Touch this pad to reheat one-half cup or one cup of a beverage. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time at a preset Cook Power. See page 32 for more information. 10. POPCORN. Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time at a preset Cook Power. See page 30 for [...]

Using the demonstration feature You can program your microwave oven to display your commands as you enter them without turning the oven on. This feature helps you learn to use your oven without actually cooking food. To set the demo feature: 1. Touch AUTO START/CLOCK. 2. Touch Number Pad 0. 3. Touch START/ENTER. “DEMO” will appear on the Displa[...]

Setting the clock When you first plug in your microwave oven, the Display flashes “88:88”. If the electric power ever goes off, the Display will again flash all 8’s when the power comes back on. NOTES: l You can cook without setting the clock, but the Display will not show the correct time of day after cooking. l To reset the clock, touch AUT[...]

Using the Minute Timer Your microwave oven can be used as a kitchen timer. Use the Minute Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. NOTES: l To see the time of day while the Minute Timer is counting down, touch AUTO START/CLOCK. l If you want to use other Command Pads while the Minute Timer is counting down, touch OFF/CANCEL to cancel the Minu[...]

Using Your Microwave Oven This section gives you instructions for operating each function. Please read these instructions In This Section Page To get the best cooking results ..... .18 Cooking at high cook power .......... .19 Cooking at lower cook powers.. ...... 20 Using AUTO COOK ........................... 22 Auto cook chart ...................[...]

Cooking at high cook power 1. Put food in oven and close door. - 2. Set cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: TOUCH YOU SEE cl 1 i-i-l 1 J r , I 0 I 3. Start oven. TOUCH YOU SEE rl START ENTER I J (display counts down cooking time) When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see[...]

ChMng at lower cook powers For best results, some recipes call for lower Cook Powers. The lower the Cook Power, the slower the cooking. Each Number Pad also stands for a different percentage of Cook Power. Many microwave cookbook recipes tell you by number, percent or name which Cook Power to use. The following chart gives the percentage of Cook Po[...]

1. Put food in oven and close door. 2. Set cooking time. Example for 7 minutes. 30 seconds: TOUCH YOU SEE cl 7 r-l 3 LJ 0 3. Set Cook Power. Example for 50% Cook Power: TOUCH cl 5 YOU SEE YOU SEE 4. Start oven. TOUCH n START ENTER YOU SEE (display counts down cooking time) When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. When you open the door o[...]

sing AUTO COOK Cooking with AUTO COOK lets you cook Vegetables, Rice, Fish Fillets, and Ground common microwave-prepared foods without Meat. All you do is touch the Number Pad needing to program times and Cook Powers. assigned to the desired category and enter AUTO COOK has preset times and Cook the number of items being heated. Your Powers for six[...]

6. When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound and the oven will stop. Open door. OR TOUCH OFF cl CANCEL YOU SEE (example) Auto cook chart SETTING FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE 1 Baked Potatoes l-6 medium Prick; place on paper towel on turntable. Remove from oven, wrap in foil and let stand 10 minutes. 2 Fresh Vegetables l-6 cups For beans, carrots,[...]

---- - SETTING .--- .- 4 5 - 6 FOOD - - --___-- Rice l- Fish Fillets Ground Meat _---.__-__.- ______ I .-.-.--. -- AMOUNT ; PROCEDURE ‘h-2 cups 0.5-2.0 Ibs 0.3-2.0 Ibs Place rice and water into a deep casserole. Cover with lid or plastic wrap. For each quantity of uncooked rice, touch the pads indicated. II i Uncooked 1 I Rice-cups ‘I2 ( I 1 I [...]

Using EASY DEFROST Your microwave oven automatically defrosts a variety of common meats at preset Cook Powers for preset times. The 2-stage Easy Defrost Cycle defrosts roast beef, pork, steaks, chops, fish, ground meat, and chicken. All you do is touch EASY DE- FROST to enter the weight of the items being defrosted. Your microwave oven does the res[...]

5. Close door. YOU SEE 6. Restart oven. YOU SEE START c ENTER (example: display counts down second stage of defrost cycle) 7. After defrosting, oven will stop and one long tone will sound. Open door. OR TOUCH r OFF CANCEL YOU SEE YOU SEE 26[...]

Defrost chart FOOD Roast Beef, Pork Steaks, Chops, Fish Ground Meat Chicken, Whole Chicken Pieces __-_~--- - -- - .-- PROCEDURE -- -_ _ -- _ .--- Start with fat side down. After 1st stage, turn over and shield any warm portions with alumi- num foil. After the 2nd stage, turn over and shield any warm portions with aluminum foil. Stand, covered 30-60[...]

.--- --*-- s-L--.-I Defrasti0g tips * When using EASY DEFROST, the weight to be entered is the net weight (the weight of the food minus the container). Enter weight to the nearest % lb. l Only use EASY DEFROST for raw food. EASY DEFROST gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from a “true” freezer). If foo[...]

If you want to cook at another Cook T;3kJ:S! ‘VC II !>El Power, touch COOK POWER followed by a Number Pad. Example for 50% Cook Power: TOUCH YOlJ SEE 4. Set cooking time for second cycle. Example for 3 minutes, 25 seconds: TOUCH YOU SEE 5. Set Cook Power for second cycle. To cook at full (100%) power, skip to Step 6. To cook at another Cook Po[...]

Changing or adding instructions You can change times, Cook Powers or add cycles any time before or after touching START/ENTER: l Touch OFF/CANCEL twice. l Enter your new instructions. Using POPCORN POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn by touching just one pad. Pop only one package at a time. If you are using a microwave popc[...]

1. Place bag in center of turntable and close door. 2. Choose POPCORN. Example for 3.5 oz regular bags: TOUCH YOU SEE ONCE When popping time ends, a long tone will sound. (display counts down popping time) YOU SEE 31[...]

Using BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat a beverage by touching just one pad. NOTES: l Before using BEVERAGE, be sure the l If you want to change the heating time time of day is showing on the Display. If after choosing BEVERAGE, see “Adding or the time of day is not on the Display, touch subtracting cook time” on page 35. OFF/CANCEL once or twice[...]

Using PERSONAL CHOICE PERSONAL CHOICE allows you to recall one cooking instruction previously placed in memory and begin cooking quickly. For example, if you heat a roll every morning, program the cooking steps into PERSONAL CHOICE. You can heat your roll each morning by touching PERSONAL CHOICE. PERSONAL CHOICE also allows you to program a cooking[...]

To use PERSONAL CHOICE: -_ -- - ----- -- -___-- -.--. ~.- ---- 1. Put food in oven and close door. -.__ _ .__ -.__-~ _-_ _.-_---... ---.. -.. 2. Choose PERSONAL CHOICE. TOUCH YOU SEE -___-. 3. Start oven. The oven will cook according to your preprogrammed instructions. --- TOUCH YOU SEE El !!!!!!m programmed cooking time) 4. When cooking time ends,[...]

___-____. ----__- -.- .._ --- - ..--.---.- -- _I-.- .-.--- 1. Make sure food is in oven. 2. Choose ADD MINUTE. Example for cooking for one minute: TOUCH YOU SEE When the cooking time ends, a long tone will sound. YOU SEE Adding or subtracting cook time If a preset cook time is too long or too short, you can increase or decrease the cook time by 7% [...]

- - - - a- aI -* u-w .-M-B. . _--m PAUSE lets you stop the oven between cooking cycles to stir, turn over food or add ingredients during the cooking process. ---- -_--.-- .- -.--- - -- 1. Put food in oven and close door. 2. Touch in instructions for first cooking cycle. (See pages 19-21.) 3. Choose PAUSE. TOUCH YOU SEE 4. Touch in instructions for [...]

~______ ~--- -- When the cooking time ends, a long tone YOU SEE will sound. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day. Using AUTO START AUTO START lets you program your oven to begin cooking automatically at a time of day you choose. You can preprogram your oven up to 11 hours, 59 minutes in advance. NOTES: l If you h[...]

_-_.- -_-~ ___._ -__~_-___--.- 4. Choose AUTO START. YOU SEE 5. Set cooking time. Example for 20 minutes: TOUCH YOU SEE 6. Set Cook Power. To cook at full (100%) power: YOU SEE To cook at a lower Cook Power: twice TOUCH YOU SEE Example for 50% Cook Power: TOUCH cl 5 YOU SEE 7. Complete entry. TOUCH YOU SEE The oven will start cooking at the set sta[...]

Using AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT lets you reheat food without NOTE: If you want to reheat by entering entering a cooking time or Cook Power. time and Cook Power, see “Reheating chart” Choose from six settings preprogrammed for on page 43. different foods and enter the quantity to be cooked. See the “Auto reheat chart” on page 40 for the Auto R[...]

Auto reheat chart 1 SETTING 1 FOOD I QUANTITY I Touch Number Pad 1 once for a regular ’ --Iistmeriorabigpfate. plate, twice for a small plate, and three 2 Pasta 3 Pizza, Slice 4 Roll/Muffin. Fresh 1-6 cups l-6 l-6 I 5 1 Roll/Muffin, Frozen 1 1-6 I 6 Pie, Slice l-6 Using COOK & SIMMER COOK & SIMMER lets you simmer food at a low Cook Power [...]

4. Start oven. 5. When food is boiling, oven will stop and four tones will sound. Open door and stir food. YOU SEE 6. Close door. YOU SEE 7. Restart oven. TOUCH YOU SEE START cl ENTER When simmer time ends, a long tone will sound and you will see directions on the Display. When you open the door or touch OFF/CANCEL, you will see the time of day. 41[...]

Caring 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. Gleaming the amkrrwave oven Wipe often with warm, sudsy water and a sponge or paper towel. You can remove the glass turntable to clean the oven cavit[...]

Cooking Guide Reheating chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. NOTE: For reheating with preset times and Cook Powers, see “Using AUTO REHEAT” on age 39. ITEM TIME/POWER PROCEDURE Meat (Chicken pieces, chops, hamburgers, meat loaf slices) Cover loosely. Meat Slices (Beef, ham, pork, turkey) 1 or more serving[...]

Microwave cooking chart Times are approximate and may need to be adjusted to individual taste. Beans, Green or Yellow (1 lb) Broccoli (1 lb) k4 LnEATS. POULTRY, FISH, SEAFOOD VEGETABLES (continued) Allow standing time after cooking. Cook at 100% Cook Power. COOK FOOD TIME ‘OOD POWER TIME Carrots (1 lb) 8-12 min 3acon 100% 45 set to 1 min Cauliflo[...]

Cooking tips Amount of food l The more food you want to prepare, the longer it takes. A rule of thumb is that a double amount of food requires almost double the time. If one potato takes four minutes to cook, you need about seven minutes to cook two potatoes. Starting temperature of food l The lower the temperature of the food being put into the mi[...]

Arranging food For best results, distribute food evenly on the plate. You can do this in several ways: If you are cooking several items of the same food, such as baked potatoes, place them in a ring pattern for uniform cooking. When cooking foods of uneven shapes or thickness, place the smaller or thinner area of the food towards the center of the [...]

I Questions And Answers QUESTIONS Can I operate my microwave oven without the turntable or turn the turntable over to accommodate a large dish? Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook on two levels at a time? Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven? Is it normal for the turntable to turn in either dir[...]

If You Need Assistance Or Service This section is designed to help you save the cost of a service call. Part 1 of this section outlines possible problems, their causes, and actions you can take to solve each problem. Parts 2 and 3 tell you what to do if you still need assistance or service. When calling our Consumer Assistance Center for help or ca[...]

shows a time but the oven is You do not hear the Program- mina Tone ~I- --‘---- -.--- ___.__ -.- __ POSSIBLE CAUSE j I SOLUTION You have set the controls as a ’ Touch OFF/CANCEL to cancel the kitchen timer. , Minute Timer. The command is not correct. 1 Re-enter command. The fan seems to be running slower than usual The Display is There has been[...]

2. If you need assistance . . . Call Whirlpool Consumer Assistance Center telephone number. Dial toll-free from anywhere in the U.S.A.: 1-800-253-l 301 and talk with one of our trained consultants. The consultant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appliance or, if service is necessary, recom- mend a qualified service[...]

WHIRLPOOL” Microwave Oven Warranty LENGTH OF WARRANTY WHIRLPOOL WILL PAY FOR FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY FSP@ replacement parts and repair labor to correct From Date of Purchase defects in materials or workmanship. Service must be provided by an authorized Whirlpool@ service company. LIMITED FOUR-YEAR FSP replacement magnetron tube on microwave WARRAN[...]