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The membrane keypad beside the door of a countertop microwave, the display showing plain digits and one key worn smooth at its center.

Dacor C-d0: the slim microwave's buttons read as pressed for over a minute

The DMO30U970S treats a key held for over a minute as a problem, because nobody presses a key that long on purpose.

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What C-d0
actually means.

The DMO30U970S treats a key held for over a minute as a problem, because nobody presses a key that long on purpose. Water on the panel, something leaning on it or a stuck key can all look like a long press, and C-d0 is the result.

Dacor microwave display · also shown as C-D0

What to do when C-d0 shows on the microwave

Kind of codeControl board and touchpad

The electronics that read the keys and run the cycle have flagged a problem with themselves: a key that the control sees as held down for too long, a membrane keypad worn through or swollen by steam, a lost link between the keypad and the board, or a board that failed its own check after a surge. A breaker reset now and then clears a glitch; a stuck key or a code that comes straight back points to the keypad or the board.

Usually leads toMicrowave control board and touchpad repair

Tracing a dead display, keys that do not answer or a code that keeps returning to the keypad, the ribbon, the relays or the main board, and replacing only the part that failed.

Shows up asWhat a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

A microwave error code may be a letter and a number on the display, a lock or demo word, a row of dashes, or a beep with a blinking clock, and it can show while the microwave still heats or block every key until it is cleared.

MakeDacor

Dacor microwave visits start with the story of the last cook: what was inside, how long it ran and what the door window showed.

SourceDacor DMO30U970S slim microwave hood combination user guide

Dacor DMO30U970SS 30-inch slim over-the-range microwave; the manual prints it with a lowercase d.

Before you book,
in this order.

Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for C-d0 on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Clean the keys and look for water or anything resting on the panel.

02

Turn the microwave off, let it sit for more than 30 seconds, and set it again.

03

If C-d0 reappears after that, book a visit for the key panel.

Still there?

It usually turns into microwave control board and touchpad repair. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

C-d0 is not the C-F2 code for a single malfunctioning button, though both point at the panel. It does not mean the microwave has overheated or that its fan is blocked.

What you may
notice with it.

The microwave problems C-d0 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.

All problems

Before you call

What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

All 7 causes, cheapest first

It also comes with

Close view of the control panel beside the side-hinged door with a mesh window of a built-in stainless microwave in a tall kitchen cabinet, a few abstract lit segments on its small display, the microwave cavity dark behind the closed mesh window. Problem

What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

7 causes, cheapest first

Where C-d0 usually leads

Microwave control board and touchpad repair.

Control board, keypad membrane or display · moderate to highest.
Book a visit What the job involves

Dacor
microwaves.

Dacor microwave visits start with the story of the last cook: what was inside, how long it ran and what the door window showed.

Dacor microwave repair

More Dacor codes

C-10C-F0C-F1C-F2ERRORWELCOME PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS CLOCKLOCK ONDEMO ONERROR WEIGHT TOO SMALL

Control board and touchpad on other makes

Bosch E-xxCafé KEYPAD SHORTEDFisher & Paykel F + numberGaggenau ExxGE Profile F3JennAir E03KitchenAid F2Monogram F3
All 24 codes of this kind
A stainless microwave hood combination mounted under white shaker wall cabinets in a US kitchen, the microwave's side-hinged door closed with its dark mesh window, a plain glass bowl visible faintly on the glass turntable inside the microwave, the lamp on its underside glowing softly onto a cooking surface that is cropped and out of focus at the bottom edge. Dacor builds this

Microwave hood combination

The microwave that hangs from the wall cabinets above the burners, heating food in its cavity while its own fan, light and filters handle the steam and grease rising from the pans beneath it.

 A stainless built-in microwave set flush into a tall walnut cabinet at eye level in a US kitchen, a thin steel trim frame around the microwave, its door closed with a dark mesh window and a plain glass dish on the glass tray inside the microwave, soft daylight from the side. Dacor builds this

Built-in microwave

A microwave set into a tall cabinet or a wall of cabinetry at eye level, either a countertop body wrapped in a trim kit or a true built-in model, including speed and convection microwaves that brown as well as heat.

 A stainless microwave drawer built into a light oak kitchen island under a marble counter in a US home, the microwave drawer slid fully open toward the camera to show its flat interior with a plain covered glass casserole dish inside, the control strip along the top edge of the microwave blank or showing plain digits only. Dacor builds this

Microwave drawer

A microwave built under a counter or into a kitchen island that opens like a drawer at the touch of a key, with a motor and gears sliding its cavity out toward you.

In Dacor's own words

Control buttons are touched over 1 minute.
Dacor DMO30U970S slim microwave hood combination user guide Dacor DMO30U970S slim microwave hood combination user guide

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dacor DMO30U970SS 30-inch slim over-the-range microwave; the manual prints it with a lowercase d.

Dacor C-d0 microwave repair,
where we come out.

The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered.

All service areas

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San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions
about C-d0.

Can I clear C-d0 myself?
Clean the keys and look for water or anything resting on the panel. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
Why would my Dacor slim microwave think a button is held down?
Condensation from pots below, a damp cloth left on the panel or a key that sticks can all register as a long press. Dry and clear the panel first.
How long should I leave my Dacor microwave off after C-d0?
The guide says more than 30 seconds, then set it again. That gives the control a clean start.
My Dacor slim microwave shows C-d0 every time I boil pasta below it. What helps?
Run the vent fan at a higher speed while cooking to move steam away from the panel. If the code still appears on dry days, the keys need checking.

Back to your everyday

Still showing C-d0?

Three details make the booking useful: the characters or beeps just as they appeared, every character of the model number, and whether a cup of water still warms up. With those, the technician arrives already halfway to the answer.

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