Kenmore Microwave Oven - Manual (Page 57)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OPERATION
Q. What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow during cooking or when the oven door is opened?
A. There mai> be several reasons why the oven light will not glow.
B Timer has not been set.
B Light bulb is burned out.
B START has not been touched.
Q. Why is steam coming out of the air exhaust vent?
A. Steam is normally produced during cooking operations. The microwave oven has been made to
vent this steam out the rear vent.
Q. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty?
A. Yes. Never run it empty and without the ceramic tray.
Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door?
A. No. The metal screen bounces back the energy to the oven cavity. The holes, or ports, are made
to allow light to pass: they do not let microwave energy through.
Q. Why does the beep tone sound when a pad on the Control Panel is touched?
A. The beep tone sounds, to assure that the setting is being properly entered.
Q. Why does the Display Window flash?
A. Flashing numbers indicate there has been a loss of electrical power to the Oven and the Time of
Day must be reset.
Prolonged loss of power can also result in loss of programmable recipes. Be sure they are
recorded.
Q. Why does the smoke come out of the exhaust duct at the back of oven?
A. It is normal that the smoke may come out of the duct during convection cooking.
The smoke will be produced when the food is over-cooked, and will be led to the duct.
Q. Why does it take so long to pre-heat sometimes?
A. When the oven door is opened during the preheating, the hot air will escape from the oven and
the oven temperature will drop, making the preheating time longer.
Avoid opening the oven door during preheating, convection cooking or micro/convec cooking,
whenever possible.
Q. Why do I see light reflection around the outer case?
A. This light is from the oven light which is located outside the oven cavity.
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