WHIRLPOOL MER5870ACW
Owner's Manual

Oven Operation
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Press appropriatenumber pads to enter cooking hours and minutes. EXAMPLE: If cooking time selected for baking is 2 hours and 30 minutes, the display will show:

Clock Controlled Oven Cooking
� Highly perishable foods such as dairy products, pork, poultry or seafood are not recommended for delayed cook operations. � Clock controlled baking is not recommended for baked items that require a preheated oven, such as cakes, cookies and breads. � The clock must be functioning and correctly set. Clock Controlled Oven Cooking is used to turn the oven off at a preset time of day or delay the start and then turn off the oven. This feature can be used with either oven cooking or self-cleaning. See page 19 for instructions on delaying the start of a clean cycle. Immediate Start: Oven turns on immediately and automatically turns off at a preset time. Delayed Start: Delays the start of cooking or cleaning and automatically turns off at a preset time. Cook time can be set for up to 11 hours and 59 minutes (11:59). If more than 30 seconds elapse between pressing a function pad and pressing the appropriate number pads, the oven is NOT set and display will return to the previous display. 5. At the end of the clock controlled cook time, the oven will shut off automatically. END will light in the display and four beeps will be heard. 6. Press CANCEL pad. Remove food from the oven. If the program is not canceled, there will be one beep every 30 seconds for five minutes. NOTE: If you wish to change the beeps at the end of clock controlled cooking, see page 7. To Delay the Start and Turn Off Automatically: 1-4. Follow preceding steps 1-4. 5. Press STOP TIME pad. STOP TIME will flash in the display. Display will show the calculated stop time based on the current time of day and the cook time previously entered. 6, Press the appropriate pads to enter the time you wish the oven to stop. A stop time can only be accepted for later in the day. EXAMPLE: If at 10:00 you set the time, the 350°F and 2 hours and 30 minutes of cooking oven for calculated stop time would be 12:30. � If you want the stop time to be 1:30, press the number pads "1,3,0". Four seconds later, the display will show 1:30 along with the indicator words DELAY, STOP TIME.

Setting the Controls
To Start Immediately and Turn Off Automatically: 1. Press the BAKE or CONVECT BAKE (selectmodels) pad. � BAKE will flash and 000 will appear in the display. � When convection cooking is selected, a fan icon _ will appear in the display. 2. Press the PRESET (0J pad to set 350°F. When convection cooking, 325°F will automatically be set. Or, press the appropriate number pads for the desired oven temperature. 3. Press the COOK TIME pad. � COOK TIME will flash and 0HR:00 will light in the display,

NOTE: It is not necessary to set a start time. Control will determine when to start the oven based on cook time set. 7. At the end of the delayed period, the DELAY indicator word will go off and the oven will begin to heat. At the end of the Cook Time, the oven will shut off automatically, END will light in the display and four beeps will be heard. 8. Press CANCEL pad. Remove food from the oven. If the program is not canceled, there will be a beep evey 30 seconds for five minutes. If you wish to change the beeps at the end of clock-controlled cooking, see page 7.

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