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Questions and Answers Operation Question Why is the oven light not on dudng cooking? Why does steam come out of the air exhaust vent? Answer There may be several reasons why the oven light is not on. Have you: • Set a cooking time? • Touched START? Steam is normally produced dudng cooking. The microwave oven 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 m=crowave 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 the wall outlet for the first time, and it might not work properly. What is wrong? Why do I see light reflection around the outer case? The microcomputer controlling your oven may temporadly 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. This light is from the oven light which is located between the oven cavity and the outer wall of the oven. What are the vadous 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 OFF. 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 magnetran being turned ON and OFF. 16

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Questions
and Answers
Operation
Question
Why
is
the oven
light not on
dudng
cooking?
Why
does steam
come out of the
air
exhaust vent?
Answer
There
may
be several
reasons
why
the oven light is
not
on.
Have you:
•
Set
a
cooking
time?
• Touched
START?
Steam
is
normally
produced
dudng
cooking.
The microwave
oven
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
m=crowave 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 the wall
The microcomputer
controlling
your oven may temporadly
outlet for the first time, and it might not
become scrambled and
fail
to function as programmed
when you
work properly. 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 vadous sounds I hear when
The clicking sound is caused by a mechanical switch turning the
the microwave oven is operating?
microwave oven's magnetron ON and OFF.
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 magnetran
being turned ON and OFF.
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