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SKS PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY: the microwave hood combination lost power

The UPMC3084ST shows PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY whenever it wakes up without a clock, which happens on first power-up or after an outage.

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What PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY
actually means.

The UPMC3084ST shows PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY whenever it wakes up without a clock, which happens on first power-up or after an outage. Until a time is set it shows a colon, and anything that was cooking when the power dropped has to be started again.

SKS microwave display · also shown as PLEASE SET

What to do when PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY shows on the microwave

Kind of codePower and supply

The microwave has noticed trouble with the power reaching it: an outage or a brownout that interrupted a cycle, a voltage too low for the magnetron to start, or a supply that dipped when something else on the circuit switched on. As often as not the cause is the circuit, the outlet in the cabinet above or the breaker rather than the unit; a main fuse that blows again after a reset points inside, where only a technician goes.

Usually leads toMicrowave diagnostic visit

A visit that times a cup of water against the clock, checks the door and its switches, then tests the high-voltage section, the controls and the moving parts one at a time until a single part is named.

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.

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 PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Set the clock as the manual describes, using the CUSTOM SET and number keys.

02

Restart any cooking that was interrupted from the beginning.

03

If the message comes back often without a known outage, check whether the microwave shares a circuit with other appliances, and book a visit if the supply is steady.

Still there?

It usually turns into microwave diagnostic visit. Book with the code and the model number.

What not to do

The message is not a sign of a damaged control on its own. A microwave that shuts off and loses its clock while you cook can mean a tripping breaker, which is a separate problem worth a visit.

What you may
notice with it.

The microwave problems PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.

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It also comes with

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Where PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY usually leads

Microwave diagnostic visit.

Book a visit What the job involves

SKS
microwaves.

Signature Kitchen Suite microwaves looked at where they are installed, with the display message and the last mode used written down first.

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In SKS's own words

When your microwave oven is first plugged in or after a power failure, the display shows PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY.
SKS UPMC3084ST microwave hood combination owner's manual SKS UPMC3084ST microwave hood combination owner's manual

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.

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Questions
about PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY.

Can I clear PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY myself?
Set the clock as the manual describes, using the CUSTOM SET and number keys. If it comes back, it needs a visit.
Why does my SKS microwave hood combination keep asking me to set the time?
It loses the clock every time power drops. If there has been no outage, look for a breaker that trips or a loose plug connection behind the unit, and book a visit if you cannot find one.
Do I lose my SKS microwave's settings along with the clock?
The manual mentions the clock and any cooking in progress. Check your custom settings after an outage and set them again if they have changed.
My SKS UPMC3084ST shows only a colon. Is the display broken?
A colon is what it shows when no time has been set. Setting the clock should bring the display back to normal.

Back to your everyday

Still showing PLEASE SET TIME OF DAY?

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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