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Seems like microwave is locked on clock

I have a Spacemake microwave HVM1540 and it seems to be locked on the clock. The display screens only reads "Please Press Clock: We have pressed the clock button and it does nothing. We have unpluged the microwave and check the breakers and nothing. We are unable to use mircowave.

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  • jgvamv Mar 26, 2009

    I tried what you suggested and it did not work. I pressed the clock button and the 2 three times then clock again. It still reads "please press clock". When pressed clock there was not change or pause.

  • jgvamv Mar 28, 2009

    There is no beep when you press the buttons. The suface light does not go on or the vent. The following buttons are on the panel:

    Popcorn

    Beverage

    Reheat

    Potato

    Vegetable

    Time Cook

    Defrost Auto/Time

    Reminder

    Timer On/Off

    Start/Pause

    Clear/Off

    Display Start

    Clock

    Power Level

    AM/PM

    Turn Table

    Surface Light

    Vent Fan

    and the number buttons 1-0

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You have to set a time (any time) to use.

Press CLOCK, press number 2 then 2 then 2 again and then press CLOCK again. Does it say 2:22?

Everything should now work.

Do not run Empty, do not use any metal in there and do not use alot (MW kills all the vitamins and nutrition in food - like eating MUD for your body) .... and don't forget to reset the CLOCK ;-)

  • Cleverer2 Mar 27, 2009

    Do any of the buttons BEEP when pressed? Could be a defect in the button scan circuitry.
    What are the names of the buttons you have on the panel?

  • Cleverer2 Mar 29, 2009

    Try CLOCK
    2
    2
    2
    START

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