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    Use & Care Guide Micr o wa v e Hood Combination 4619-652-60102/8183718 Model KHMS145J www .kitchenaid.com 1•800•422•1230 Call our Customer Interaction Center with questions or comments. A Note to Y ou ............................2 Microwave Oven Safety ............3 Removing and Replacing the Microwave Oven .................6 Getting to K[...]

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    2 A Note to You Thank y ou for buying a KITCHENAID ® appliance! KitchenAid designs the best tools f or the most impor tant room in y our house. T o ensure that you enjo y many years of troub le-free operation, we de veloped this Use and Care Guide . It contains valuab le information concer ning how to oper ate and maintain your new appliance prope[...]

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    3 Microwave Oven Safety continued on next page Your safety and the safety of others are very important. w DANGER w W ARNING You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately follow instructions. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow instructions. All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazar[...]

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    4 Microwave Oven Safety PRECAUTIONS T O A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE T O EXCESSIVE MICROW A VE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy . It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (b) Do not place any object between the oven f[...]

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    5 Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter . Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS • For all cord connected appliances: The microwave oven must be grounded. In the event of an el[...]

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    6 Removing and Replacing the Microwave Oven 4. Hold microwave hood combination in place with one hand. Pull hook E to release micr owave hood from mounting plate. If grille cannot be removed (per instructions in step 2.), insert a thin looped wire or similar tool through an opening in grille to pull hook. If you need to remove your Micr owave Hood [...]

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    Operating tips 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. 8 • Never lean on the door or allow a child to swing on it when the door is open. • Use hot pads. Microwave ener gy does not heat contai[...]

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    8 8 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven T o install turntable and support: • Remove tape holding the hub (Part No. 4393754) in place. • Place the support (Part No. 4393752) on the cavity in bottom. • Place the turntable on the hub. Make sure the raised, curved lines in the center of the turntable bottom are between the three “spokes” of t[...]

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    9 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven 1. Display . This display includes a clock and indicators to tell you the time of day , cooking time settings, and cooking functions you chose. 2. POPCORN. T ouch this pad to pop one of 3 bag sizes of popcorn, without entering a cook power or time. The oven’ s sensor will tell the oven how long to cook depend[...]

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    10 Contr ol panel featur es (cont.) Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven 19. Number pads. T ouch Number pads to enter cooking times, cook powers, quantities, weights, or food categories. 20. CLOCK SET/ST ART . T ouch this pad to enter the correct time of day . 21. TIMER. T ouch this pad to set or cancel the Kitchen Timer . 22. ST ART . T ouch this p[...]

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    11 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Heating mor e than one plate of food When heating plates of food with a cook time that you set, you can heat two 10 1 ⁄ 4 -in. (26.7 cm) plates side by side or one dish lar ger than the turntable. Y ou can heat 2 more plates on the Cooking Rack for a possible total of 4 plates. For best results, halfway thro[...]

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    Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Using the v ent fan The pad on the bottom left of the control panel controls the cooktop/countertop light. 1. T ur n on light. 2. T ur n off light when desired. Using the cooktop/counter top light (once for regular light, twice for night light) (1 or 2 more times, depending on light setting) TOUCH TOUCH TOUCH NOT[...]

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    When your microwave oven is first plugged in, or after a power failure, the display will flash “:”. If a time of day is not set, “:” will flash until you touch any pad. 13 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Setting the clock 1. T ouch CLOCK SET/ST ART . 2. Enter the time of day . Example for 12:00: 3. T ouch ST ART pad or CLOCK SET/ST ART [...]

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    14 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven Using the timer Y ou can use your microwave oven as a kitchen timer . Use the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. 1. T ouch TIMER. 2. Enter the time to be counted down. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: NOTE: If you enter more than 4 digits, the first 4 digits will disappear and the following digit([...]

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    15 Using Your Microwave Oven 1. Put your food in the oven and close the door . 2. T ouch COOK TIME. 3. Enter the cooking time. Example for 1 minute, 30 seconds: 4. Start the oven. At the end of the cooking time: Changing instructions You can change the cooking time any time during cooking by repeating Steps 2, 3, and 4. TOUCH YOU SEE TOUCH YOU SEE [...]

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    16 Using Your Microwave Oven Cooking at differ ent cook po wers NOTE: Once cook time has been entered you can also use the COOK POWER pad as a second Timer by entering “0” for the cook power . The oven will count down the cooking time you set without cooking. 1. Put your food in the oven and close the door . 2. T ouch COOK TIME. TOUCH YOU SEE E[...]

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    17 Using Your Microwave Oven Cooking at differ ent cook po wers (cont.) 3. Enter the cooking time. Example for 7 minutes, 30 seconds: 4. Set the cook power . Example for 50% cook power: 5. Start the oven. At the end of the cooking time: Changing instructions You can change the cooking time or cook power any time during cooking by repeating Steps 2,[...]

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    18 Using Your Microwave Oven Cooking in sta ges For best results, some r ecipes call for one cook power for a certain length of time, and another cook power for another length of time. Y our oven can be set to change from one to another automatically , for up to 3 stages. Y ou can set your chosen cook functions in any order . However , if you use C[...]

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    19 Using Your Microwave Oven Cooking in sta ges (cont.) 6. Start the oven. After the first stage is over , the next stage(s) will count down. At the end of the cooking time: Changing instructions You can change cooking times or cook powers for a stage any time after that stage starts by repeating Steps 2, 3 and/or 4 and 5. TOUCH YOU SEE POWER COOK [...]

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    20 Using Your Microwave Oven Using A UT O COOK TOUCH NUMBER P AD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FOOD Rice (sensor) Bacon Cereal (instant) French T oast (frozen) Canned V egetables Fresh V egetables Frozen V egetables 1. T ouch Y ou see NOTES: • If you do not enter a quantity within 2 seconds, AUTO COOK will prompt you to choose a quantity . Y ou then have 1 minut[...]

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    21 Using Your Microwave Oven Using EASY SIMMER Y our microwave oven lets you simmer soups, casseroles, stews, and other liquid foods. All you do is set a simmer time and your oven will bring your food to a boil and then simmer it for the time you specify . NOTES: • Y ou cannot change the cook power or doneness for EASY SIMMER. 1. Place the food i[...]

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    22 Using Your Microwave Oven Using REHEA T * Y ou must touch REHEA T once before choosing the food type. ** After you choose the food type and quantity and touch ST ART , “SENSE” appears on the display . Also, the sensor needs 2 minutes, 30 seconds to warm up after the oven is connected to power or after a power failure. If you start sensor coo[...]

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    23 Using Your Microwave Oven Using CUST OM DEFROST LBS OZ OFF TABLE TURN QTY ENTER SENSOR POWER START? COOK SIM REHEAT DEFROST AUTO TIME 123 R Y ou can defrost food by choosing a category and setting a weight. CUSTOM DEFROST has preset times and cook powers for 3 categories (see chart below). T o use CUSTOM DEFROST , follow the steps below: WEIGHTS[...]

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    Meat setting 24 Using Your Microwave Oven Custom defr ost char t SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Meat of irregular shape and lar ge, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty ar eas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost cycle. Do not defrost less than 1 ⁄ 4 lb (113 g). Do not defrost less than two 4 oz patties (113 g). Place on a microwa[...]

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    Poultry setting 25 Using Your Microwave Oven Custom defr ost char t (cont.) FOOD Chicken Whole (up to 9 1 ⁄ 2 lbs [4.3 kgs]) Cut Up Cornish Hens Whole T urkey Breast (under 6 lbs [2.7 kgs]) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Place chicken breast-side up on a micr owavable roasting rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water . Remove giblets when chicken[...]

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    Y ou can keep hot, cooked food warm in your microwave oven. 1. Put hot, cooked food in the oven and close the door . 2. T ouch KEEP WARM. 3. Start the oven. T o mak e KEEP W ARM automatically follo w another cycle: • While entering cooking instructions, touch KEEP WARM befor e touching ST ART , or during cooking. 26 Using Your Microwave Oven Usin[...]

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    27 Using Your Microwave Oven Sensor cooking INSTRUCTIONS Pop only 1 package at a time. If you are using a microwave popcorn popper , follow manufacturer’ s instructions. Before baking, r emember to pierce the potato with a fork several times. After cooking, let the potato stand 5 minutes to finish cooking. Loosen the covering for venting. Place f[...]

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    28 Using Your Microwave Oven Using CRISP OR SIZZLE T o use HAMBURGER 1. Use P AN HEA T 2. T ouch once - 1 hambur ger twice - 2 hambur gers 3 times - 3 hambur gers 4 times - 4 hambur gers 3. T ouch COOK POWER to adjust cooking time for more or less well done. 4. T ouch ST ART to begin cooking. (If you do not touch ST ART within 5 seconds after Step [...]

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    29 Using Your Microwave Oven Using EASY MINUTE Changing pr eset cooking times EASY MINUTE lets you cook food for 1 minute at 100% cook power or add an extra minute to your cooking time cycle. Y ou can also use it to extend cooking time cycles in multiples of 1 minute, up to 99 minutes. NOTES: • T o extend cooking time cycles in multiples of 1 min[...]

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    30 NOTES: • Only use the cooking rack when cooking at more than one level. • Use rack only in the microwave oven. • Do not let food container on rack touch the top or sides of the oven. • Do not use rack with browning dish. • Do not place a metal cooking container on rack. • Do not store the metal rack in the oven. Do not operate the ov[...]

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    31 Caring for Your Microwave Oven The grease filters should be removed and cleaned often, at least once a month. NOTE: Y our microwave hood combination comes with a charcoal filter to provide clean recirculated air . The charcoal filter cannot be cleaned and should be replaced every 6 to 12 months. Y ou can order replacements (Part No. 4393690) by [...]

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    32 The cooktop light 1. Unplug microwave oven or disconnect power . 2. Remove the bulb cover mounting screw and care- fully remove the cover . The o v en light 1. Unplug microwave oven or disconnect power . 2. Remove the two vent grille mounting screws located above the cover (the two outer screws). 3. T ip the grille forward, then lift out to remo[...]

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    33 Questions and Answers 33 ANSWERS Y ou can turn off the turntable to heat 2 dinner plates side by side or one dish that’s larger than the turntable. However , if you only need to heat one plate on the turntable, keep the turntable on for best cooking results. Also, you should not turn over the turntable. A plate used on the turntable must fit o[...]

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    34 CAUSE • Power cord is not plugged in. Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. • A household fuse has blown or a circuit breaker has tripped. • The electric company has had a power failure. • Y ou are using the oven as a timer . T ouch CANCEL/OFF to cancel the T imer . • The door is not firmly closed and latched. • Y ou did not touch ST [...]

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    35 Troubleshooting T urntab le PROBLEM The turntable will not turn. CAUSE • Y ou have turned off the turntable. (See the “Using 2-4 Plates” section on Page 30.) • The turntable is not correctly in place. It should be correct-side up and sitting firmly on the center shaft. • The support is not operating correctly . Remove the turntable and[...]

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    Requesting Assistance or Service 36 Call the KitchenAid Customer Interaction Center toll free at 1-800-422-1230. When calling: Please provide KitchenAid with the purchase date, and the complete model and serial number of your appliance (see above). This information will help us better respond to your request. Our consultants provide assistance with[...]

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    40 Microwave Hood Warranty ® Registered T rademark/TM Trademark of KitchenAid, U.S.A. 8/00 © 2000. All rights reserved. Printed in China KITCHENAID WILL NOT P A Y FOR: A. Service calls to: 1. Correct the installation of the oven. 2. Instruct you how to use the oven. 3. Replace house fuses or correct house wiring. 4. Service to replace customer-ac[...]