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Questions and Answers Operation Question Why is the oven light not on during cooking? Why does steam come out of the air exhaust vent? Answer There may be several Have you: • Set a cooking time? • Touched START? reasons why the oven light is not on. Steam is normally produced during cooking. The microwave oven has been designed to vent this steam. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty? Yes. Never operate the oven empty or without the glass turntable. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door? No. The metal screen bounces the energy back to the oven cavity. The holes (or ports) allow only light to pass through. They do not let microwave energy pass through. Why does a tone sound when a pad on the control panel is touched? The tone tells you that the setting has been entered. Can my microwave oven be damaged if food is cooked for too long? Like any other cooking appliance, it is possible to overcook food to the point 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 wall outlet for the first time, it does not work properly, What is wrong? The microcomputer controlling your oven may temporarily become scrambled and fail to function as programmed when you plug in for the first time or 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. Why do I see light reflection around the outer case? What are the various sounds I hear when the microwave oven is operating? This light is from the oven light which is located between the oven cavity and the outer wall of the oven. The clicking sound is caused by a mechanical switch turning the microwave oven's magnetron ON and OFR The heavy hum and clunk 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 OFR 2O

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Questions
and Answers
Operation
Question
Answer
Why
is
the
oven
light
not
on
during
There
may
be
several
reasons
why
the
oven
light
is not on.
cooking?
Have
you:
• Set
a cooking
time?
• Touched
START?
Why
does
steam
come
out
of the
air
Steam
is normally
produced
during
cooking.
The
microwave
oven
exhaust
vent?
has
been
designed
to
vent
this
steam.
Will
the
microwave
oven
be damaged
if it
Yes.
Never
operate
the
oven
empty
or without
the
glass
turntable.
operates
empty?
Does
microwave
energy
pass
through
the
No.
The
metal
screen
bounces
the
energy
back
to the
oven
cavity.
viewing
screen
in
the
door?
The
holes
(or
ports)
allow
only
light
to pass
through.
They
do
not
let
microwave
energy
pass
through.
Why
does
a tone
sound
when
a pad
on
The
tone
tells
you
that
the
setting
has
been
entered.
the
control
panel
is
touched?
Can
my
microwave
oven
be
damaged
if
Like
any
other
cooking
appliance,
it
is possible
to
overcook
food
food
is
cooked
for too
long?
to the
point
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
wall
outlet
The
microcomputer
controlling
your
oven
may
temporarily
for the
first
time,
it
does
not
work
properly,
become
scrambled
and
fail
to function
as programmed
when
you
What
is wrong?
plug
in
for
the
first
time
or
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.
Why
do
I see
light
reflection
around
the
This
light
is
from
the
oven
light
which
is located
between
the
outer
case?
oven
cavity
and
the
outer
wall
of the
oven.
What
are the
various
sounds
I hear
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
and
clunk
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
OFR
2O