Kenmore 88963 - Manual (Page 48)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
OPERATION
Q, What is wrong when the oven light will not glow during cooking or when the oven door is open?
A- There may be seuera! reasorts why the oven light will not glow. Perhaps;
® Door is not dosed and locked, fktsh door firmly to be sure fhof door is locked properly,
о The light bulb has burned out.
Q. Wh>/ does steam come out of the air exhaust vent?
A. Steam is normally pmduced during cooiting. The mkmwave/convection ouen has been designed to
vent this steam out of thb rear and tap vent -
Q. Why does the oven not work or stop during cooking?
A,
Objects that block the exhaust vents cause the oven thermostat to shut off the oven power uniti the
interior components have cooled.
DO NOT PLACE ANY OBJECTS SUCH AS BOOKS, PAPER, OR COOKING ACCESSORIES
OVER THE TOP OF THE EXHAUST VENTS.
Q. Wifl the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty?
A. Vfes, Never run it empty and without the ceramic tray for microivaue or micro/convec cooking.
Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen In the door?
A.
No. The metal screen bounces the energy back into the Sven cavity. The holes (or ports) are made to
allow light to pass through. They do not let microwave energy pass 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 sefíing is being property 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 smoke come out of the exhaust vent at the top and back of the oven?
A, ft is normal for smoke to come out of the vent during convection cooking.
The smoke will be produced when the food is over-cooked, and will be through the vent.
Q. Why does it take so long to preheat 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, conuection cooking or micro/convec cooking, when­
ever possible.
Q. Why do i see light reflecrion around the outer case?
A,
This light is from the oven light which is located outside the ouen cavity.
Q. Is the moisture accumulation on the top and/or sides of the oven door normal when cooking using the
Micro/Convection method?
A. Yes, when foods with high moisture content are cooked, water beads may form on the top and/or sides
of the ouen door, but will dissipate after use.
Q. Why does my oven show time counting down in the display window but no cooking is occuring?
A. The microcomputer In your ouen has caused this Simply unplug the ouen and then plug it back in
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