BEFORE CALLING
FOR SERVICE
You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the
operating problem in the list below and try the solutions listed for each problem.
If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Sears Authorized Service Center.
Sears Authorized Service Centers are fully equipped to handle your service requirements.
Problem
Possible Causes
Oven does not start
• Is the power cord plugged in?
• Is the door closed?
• Is the cooking time set?
Arcing or sparking
• Are you using approved cookware?
• Is the oven empty?
Incorrect time of day
• Have you tried to reset the time of day?
Unevenly cooked foods
• Are you using approved cookware?
• Is the glass turntable in the oven?
• Did you turn or stir the food while it was cooking?
• Were the foods completely defrosted?
• Was the time/cooking
power level correct?
Overcooked foods
• Was the time/cooking
power level correct?
Undercooked foods
• Are you using approved cookware?
• Were the foods completely defrosted?
• Was the time/cooking
power level correct?
• Are the ventilation ports clear?
improper defrosting
• Are you using approved cookware?
• Was the time/cooking
power level correct?
• Did you turn or stir the food during the defrosting cycle?
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
RADIO
FREQUENCY
INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
(U.S.A.
ONLY)
WARNING:
This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency
energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in
strict accordance with the manufacturer's
instructions,
may cause interference to radio and television
reception. It has been type tested and found to comply
with limits for ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of
FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable
protection against such interference in a residential
installation.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the
following:
• Reorient the receiving antenna of the radio or
television,
• Relocate the Microwave Oven with respect to the
receiver,
• Move the microwave oven away from the receiven
• Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so
that the microwave oven and the receiver are on
different branch circuits,
The manufacturer
is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthorized
modification to this microwave oven. It is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.
22