WHIRLPOOL MHE14XKQ2
Owner's Manual

Clock
This is a 12 hour clock and does not show a.m. or p.m.

BEFORE USING
A magnetron in the oven produces microwaves which reflect off the metal floor, walls and ceiling and pass through the turntable and appropriate cookware to the food. Microwaves are attracted to and absorbed by fat, sugar and water molecules in the food, causing them to move, producing friction and heat which cooks the food. s Never lean on or allow children to swing on the oven door.
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To Set:
Before setting, make sure the microwave oven and Timer are off. 1. Touch CLOCK. 2. Touch the number pads to set the time of day. 3. Touch CLOCK or START/ENTER.

Tones
Tones are audible signals, indicating the following:

Do not operate microwave oven when it is empty. Heated liquids can splash out during and after heating. Use of a wooden stir stick placed in the cup or bowl during heating may help to avoid this. The turntable must be in place and correct side up when oven is in use. Do not use if turntable is chipped or broken. See �Assistance or Service� section to reorder. Baby bottles and baby food jars should not be heated in the oven. Clothes, flowers, fruit, herbs, wood, gourds, paper, including brown paper bags and newspaper should not be dried in the oven. Do not use the microwave oven for canning, sterilizing or deep frying. The oven cannot maintain appropriate temperatures. Paraffin wax will not melt in the oven because it does not absorb microwaves. Use oven mitts or pot holders when removing containers from oven.

One tone
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Valid pad touch (short tone)

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Two tones s End of stage in multi-stage cooking
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Child Lock active (short tones)
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Three tones
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Every Minute after end-of cycle tones, as reminder
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Four tones
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End-of-cycle
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Five Tones s During DEFROST cycle, reminder to check, turn, rearrange, or separate food

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Child Lock
The Child Lock shuts down the control panel pads to prevent unintended use of the microwave oven. The Child Lock is preset unlocked, but can be locked. To Lock/Unlock Control: Before locking, make sure the microwave oven is off. Touch and hold START/ENTER for four seconds until two tones sound and �LOCKED� appears on the display. Repeat to unlock and remove �LOCKED� from display.

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Do not overcook potatoes. At the end of the recommended cook time, potatoes should be slightly firm. Let potatoes stand for five minutes. They will finish cooking while standing.

Food Characteristics
When microwave cooking, the amount, size and shape, starting temperature, composition and density of the food affect cooking results.

Vent Fan
The vent fan has two speeds: HIGH and LOW. To protect the microwave oven, if the temperature from the range or cooktop below the microwave oven gets too hot, the vent fan will automatically turn on. It may stay on for up to one hour to cool the microwave oven. When this occurs, the VENT FAN HIGH/LOW/OFF pad will not function. To Turn Vent Fan On/Off: Touch VENT FAN HIGH/LOW/OFF pad once for HIGH, twice for LOW, and 3 times for OFF.

Amount of Food
The more food heated at once the longer the cook time. Check for doneness and add small increments of time if necessary.

Size and Shape
Smaller pieces of food will cook more quickly than larger pieces and uniformly shaped foods cook more evenly than irregularly shaped food.

Starting Temperature
Room temperature foods will heat faster than refrigerated foods and refrigerated foods will heat faster than frozen foods.

Cooktop Light
The cooktop light has three options: on, night and off. To Turn On/Night/Off: Repeatedly touch LIGHT ON/NIGHT/OFF to cycle through options.

Composition and Density
Foods high in fat and sugar will reach a higher temperature and heat faster than other foods. Heavy, dense foods, such as meat and potatoes, require a longer cook time than the same size of a light, porous food, such as cake.

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