SKS LOCKED: the microwave hood combination's child lock is set
On the UPMC3084ST, touching and holding STOP/CLEAR for about three seconds sets Child Lock; LOCKED appears and a melody plays.
Mon–Sat, 8am–8pm
- Mode, not a failure
- No repair needed
- Source: SKS
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What LOCKED
actually means.
On the UPMC3084ST, touching and holding STOP/CLEAR for about three seconds sets Child Lock; LOCKED appears and a melody plays. The panel ignores cooking commands until the same key is held again.
SKS microwave display
What to do when LOCKED shows on the microwaveKind of codeMode, not a failure
Something was switched on rather than something wearing out: a child or control lock set by a long press on the wrong pad, after which no key answers, a demo or showroom setting that lights the display and turns the plate while nothing warms, a Sabbath setting that dims the panel and mutes the beeps, or a clock left blinking after an outage that holds the keypad until it is set. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual switches it off again.
Usually leads toNo repair
Touch and hold STOP/CLEAR for about three seconds until LOCKED disappears and the melody sounds.
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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.
MakeSKS
Signature Kitchen Suite microwaves looked at where they are installed, with the display message and the last mode used written down first.
SourceSKS UPMC3084ST microwave hood combination owner's manual
SKS UPMC3084ST 30-inch convection microwave hood combination.
Before you book,
in this order.
Each step comes from SKS's own guidance for LOCKED on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.
Touch and hold STOP/CLEAR for about three seconds until LOCKED disappears and the melody sounds.
Start a short cook time to confirm the panel works.
If the lock will not clear, turn off the breaker for the microwave for a minute and try once more before you book a visit.
Cleared?
The code has gone and a mug of water heats again without a new part. If it comes back this week, or the food starts coming out cold in the middle, mention in the booking that it came back.
What not to do
LOCKED is not a signal that the door latch is stuck or that the unit needs service. It also does not affect how the unit vents, and the fan and light keys are a separate question if they stop working.
What you may
notice with it.
The microwave problems LOCKED tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.
All problems
No repair indicated
Nothing to repair.
Something was switched on rather than something wearing out: a child or control lock set by a long press on the wrong pad, after which no key answers, a demo or showroom setting that lights the display and turns the plate while nothing warms, a Sabbath setting that dims the panel and mutes the beeps, or a clock left blinking after an outage that holds the keypad until it is set. No part is needed; a key sequence from the manual switches it off again.
SKS
microwaves.
Signature Kitchen Suite microwaves looked at where they are installed, with the display message and the last mode used written down first.
SKS microwave repairMore SKS codes
Mode, not a failure on other makes
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.
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.
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 SKS's own words
Touch and hold STOP/CLEAR until LOCKED appears in the display and a melody sounds.
Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. SKS UPMC3084ST 30-inch convection microwave hood combination.
SKS LOCKED 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 areasTampa BayFL · 31 areas
Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas
New York MetroNY · 75 areas
HoustonTX · 36 areas
ChicagoIL · 50 areas
Los AngelesCA · 95 areas
San DiegoCA · 31 areas
Questions
about LOCKED.
Can I clear LOCKED myself?
Why does my SKS microwave above the cooking surface say LOCKED?
Is LOCKED on the SKS UPMC3084ST the same as Loc on the SKS countertop model?
Does the SKS microwave hood combination still run its fan and light while LOCKED shows?
Back to your everyday
Still showing LOCKED?
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.