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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 reasons why the oven light is not on. Have you: • Set a cooking time? • Touched START? Steam is normally produced during 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 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 whUe you are cooking. When the oven is plugged into the wall outlet for the first Ume, and it does not work properly.What could be 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? This light is from the oven light which is located between the 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 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 magnetron being turned ON and OFF. 18

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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 whUe you
are
cooking.
When the oven is plugged into the wall
The
microcomputer
controlling
your oven may temporarily
outlet for
the
first
Ume,
and it does not work
become scrambled and fail to function as programmed
when you
properly.What
could
be
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 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 magnetron
being
turned ON and OFF.
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