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Questions and Answers
Operation
Question Answer
Why isthe oven light not on during There may be several causes. Have you:
cooking? • Set a cooking time?
Pressed the START pad?
Why is the clock display blank or off? Make sure the microwave oven is plugged into a working outlet. Check for a
blown house fuse or tripped circuit breaker.
Why does steam come out of the air Steam is normally produced during cooking. The microwave oven has been
exhaust vent? designed to vent this steam.
Will the microwave oven be damaged Yes. Never operate the oven empty or without the glass turntable.
if it operates empty?
Does microwave energy pass through No. The metal screen bounces the energy back to the oven cavity. The holes
the viewing screen in the door? (or ports) allow only light to pass through. They do not let microwave energy
pass through.
Why does a tone sound when a pad The tone tells you that the setting has been entered.
on the control panel is touched?
Can the microwave oven be damaged Like any other cooking appliance, it is possible to overcook food to the point
if food is cooked for too long? that the food creates smoke and even possibly fire and damage to the inside
of the oven. It is always best to be near the oven while you are cooking.
When the oven is plugged into the wall The microcomputer controlling your oven may temporarily become scrambled
outlet for the first time, it doesn't work and fail to function as programmed when you plug it in for the first time or
properly. What is wrong? when power resumes after a power interruption. Unplug the oven from the
120-volt household outlet and then plug it back in to reset the microcomputer
and then reset the clock.
Why is there light reflection around the This light is from the oven light which is located between the oven cavity and
outer case? the outer wall of the oven.
What are the various sounds heard
when the microwave oven is operating?
The clicking sound is caused by a mechanical switch turning the microwave
oven's magnetron ON and OFR
The heavy hum is from the change in power the magnetron draws as it is turned
ON and OFF by a mechanical switch. The change in blower speed is from the
change in line voltage caused by the magnetron being turned ON and OFF.
Why is there a fan running after the The fan will continue operating to cool the internal components of the pizza
pizza oven is stopped? oven.
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