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title: "Dacor C-F2: a touch button on the slim microwave misbehaved"
description: "What C-F2 means on Dacor C-F2: a touch button on the slim microwave misbehaveds, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f2/"
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# Dacor C-F2: a touch button on the slim microwave misbehaved

The control watches every key.

## What C-F2 actually means.

The control watches every key. C-F2 tells you it caught a key behaving wrongly, and Dacor's first step is simple: touch STOP and try the button again. It only becomes a repair if the code keeps returning.

Dacor microwave display

What to do when C-F2 shows on the microwave

### Kind of code Control 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 to Microwave 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 as What 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.

### Make Dacor

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

### Source Dacor DMO30U970S slim microwave hood combination user guide

Dacor DMO30U970SS 30-inch slim over-the-range microwave.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for C-F2 on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Touch STOP, then press the button you wanted once more.

02

Wipe the panel dry, since moisture on the keys can confuse them.

03

If C-F2 keeps returning, book a visit to test the key panel and its connection to the control.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [microwave control board and touchpad repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

C-F2 is not the child lock, which shows Lock on this model and ignores the keys on purpose. It differs from C-d0, which is about keys being held for more than a minute.

## What you may notice with it.

The microwave problems C-F2 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Microwave Touchpad Ignores Key Presses**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-touchpad-not-responding/)

Problem

### What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

7 causes, cheapest first

Where C-F2 usually leads

## Microwave control board and touchpad repair.

**Control board, keypad membrane or display · moderate to highest.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/)

## 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](https://microwaverepair.center/brands/dacor/)

More Dacor codes

[C-10](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-10/) [C-F0](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f0/) [C-F1](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f1/) [C-d0](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-d0/) [ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-error/) [WELCOME PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS CLOCK](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-welcome/) [LOCK ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-lock-on/) [DEMO ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-demo-on/) [ERROR WEIGHT TOO SMALL](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-error-weight-too-small/)

Control board and touchpad on other makes

[Bosch E-xx](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-e-xx/) [Café KEYPAD SHORTED](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/cafe-keypad-shorted/) [Fisher & Paykel F + number](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-f-number/) [Gaggenau Exx](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-exx/) [GE Profile F3](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-f3/) [JennAir E03](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/jennair-e03/) [KitchenAid F2](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f2/) [Monogram F3](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/monogram-f3/)

[All 24 codes of this kind](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/#family-board)

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.

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.

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

> A touch button has malfunctioned.

[Dacor DMO30U970S slim microwave hood combination user guide](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/cooking/microwaves/dmo30u970ss/download/DMO30U970S_UserGuide.pdf) [Dacor DMO30U970S slim microwave hood combination user guide](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/cooking/microwaves/dmo30u970ss/download/DMO30U970S_UserGuide.pdf)

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.

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## Questions about C-F2.

### Can I clear C-F2 myself?

Touch STOP, then press the button you wanted once more. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Is C-F2 on my Dacor slim microwave something I can fix myself?

Often, yes: touching STOP and pressing the key again clears it. Only a code that keeps coming back needs a technician.

### Which button caused C-F2 on my Dacor microwave hood combination?

The display does not say. Note which key you pressed when it appeared, because that helps the technician test the right one.

### Can grease from cooking below cause C-F2 on a Dacor microwave above the cooking surface?

Grease and steam rising onto the panel can affect the keys. Clean it with a soft damp cloth and dry it, then see if the code stays away.

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