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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Operation
Question
Why is the oven light not on during
cooking?
Why does steamcome out of the air
exhaustvent?
Will the microwave oven be damagedif it
operatesempty?
Does microwaveenergypassthroughthe
viewingscreen inthedoor?,
Answer
There may be several reasonswhythe ovenlightis noton.
Haveyou:
oSet a cookingtime?
• TouchedSTART?
• Checkedthe lightbulb?
Steam is normallyproducedduring cooking.The microwave oven
hasbeen designedto ventthissteam.
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Yes. Neveroperatethe ovenemptyorwithouttheglassturntable.
No.The metalscreen bouncesthe energybacktotheovencavity.
The holes(or ports)onlyallowlight to passthrough.They do not
let microwaveenergypassthrough.
w,, Why doesa tone soundwhen a padon The tonetells youthatthe settinghasbeen entered.
thecontrolpanel istouched?
Can mymicrowave oven be damaged if
food iscookedfor too long?
When the oven is plugged into wall outlet
for the first time, it might not work property+
What is wrong?
Why do t see lightreflection around the
outercase?
What arethe varioussoundsI hear when
the microwaveovenisoperating?
Likeany othercookingappliance,it ispossibletoovercookfood
to thepointthat thefoodcreatessmoke and evenpossiblyfire
damage tothe insideofthe oven.It isalwaysbest to benear the
oven whileyou are cooking.
The microcomputercontrollingyour oven may temporarily
becomescrambledand fail to function as programmedwhenyou
plug infor the firsttimeorwhen powerresumesafterapower
interruption.Unplugthe ovenfrom the 120 volthouseholdoutlet
and then plugit back into resetthe microcomputer.
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Thislightisfromthe oven light whichislocatedbetween the
oven cavityand the outerwail ofthe oven.
The clickingsoundiscaused by amechanical switchturningthe
microwaveoven'smagnetron ON and OFF.
The heavyhumand clunkis from the changeinpowerthe
magnetrondraws as it is turnedON and OFF by amechanical
switch.Thechangein blowerspeed isfrom the changeinline
voltagecaused bythe magnetron being turnedON andOFF.
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