Is the light supposed to be on when the door is open?
1855419
Mine doesn't go on buy that doesn't bother me. Until you asked this question, I never thought about it. I suppose that would be nice (my old one did have the light feature). Thanks for bringing this up. I'm still happy with it; my old one lasted for decades.
1855420
No, but that could be a good thing: you can leave the door open for a long time for the inside to air-out/dry without burning out a bulb.
1855421
Does this Panasonic MW interior light come on when the door is open? I've spent a couple of hours on this. Only user Q/A pages know the answer. Which is: "No. Screw you." The help lines, even Panasonic's own, are clueless or wrong. Ditto the user manuals. Folks, almost no Panasonic MW light is on when the door is open. You heard it here first. This is a deal breaker if you must set your MW in a dimly lit place. All other manufacturer's models have light when the door is open. Panasonic says that light off saves energy. That rationale insults anyone who turns on a light to see what he is working on. Panasonic is arrogant. Does this Panasonic MW interior light come on when the door is open? I've spent a couple of hours on this. Only user Q/A pages know the answer. Which is: "No. Screw you." The help lines, even Panasonic's own, are clueless or wrong. Ditto the user manuals. Folks, almost no Panasonic MW light is on when the door is open. You heard it here first. This is a deal breaker if you must set your MW in a dimly lit place. All other manufacturer's models have light when the door is open. Panasonic says that light off saves energy. That rationale insults anyone who turns on a light to see what... » Read More Does this Panasonic MW interior light come on when the door is open? I've spent a couple of hours on this. Only user Q/A pages know the answer. Which is: "No. Screw you." The help lines, even Panasonic's own, are clueless or wrong. Ditto the user manuals. Folks, almost no Panasonic MW light is on when the door is open. You heard it here first. This is a deal breaker if you must set your MW in a dimly lit place. All other manufacturer's models have light when the door is open. Panasonic says that light off saves energy. That rationale insults anyone who turns on a light to see what he is working on. Panasonic is arrogant. « Show Less
1855422
Ugh. Had no idea microwave oven light would not come on when door is opened. All my others did, figured they all did. I know my brothers, sisters and mothers do. Big time thumbs down for no light.
1855423
My Panasonic "died" last month, and I do not recall the light being on when the door was opened, only while cooking so you could see it. With my new microwave which is a Kenmore, when I open the door, light comes on.
1116679
No it won't, you have to open the door and close it before the light will go on. You have to change the presure in side the house. In my home you can turn it on by closing the bath room door, or bed room door,the fridge, or evan lighting will turn it on. But just touching the door nob will not do it, you have to open and close the door.
372123
Yes, pressing the little cover door lightly will override the program mode and turn it on or off as needed. So, you would press it once to turn the light on, then press it again to turn the light off, and then it would come on automatically in the morning.
1456523
Yes, there is a button to turn it on and a separate one for the light. You can leave it off if you choose too.
1298977
No, the light comes on when you turn it on. I love it. It is very sensitive, no worries about knocking it over, it will cut off immediately.
1496505
Yes, the inside light comes on for both cooking and open door.But there is no single button on like 30 Seconds or One Minute.
1320240
No. The light is on while running only. This is the only thing I dislike about this unit.
1359164
No. I had to check and when the switch is up the light on the switch goes off. They only illuminate when they're in the down/off position.
1302489
Yes, should be a button on e bottom edge of the light... That is the off/on switch...
24968
The wires are backwards. The light is suppose to come on when the door is open. There are instructions on the web, you just have to put a little effort into it. "www.homecontrols.com/Lee-Electric-Door-Switch"
1738464
Yes, it has its own light when the door is open and when the thing is use. Plenty bright but not annoyingly so. Hope that helps
1792040
The LED briefly flashes on when the door is opened or closed during normal operation. It does also turn on during initial enrollment.
1111952
The light stays on until the door is shut enough to depress the switch. I don't have to completely shut my door to make the light go off.
690058
Light does not turn on when you open the door. It is only on while microwave is running.
1991933
the light is going on only when you open the door and it goes off automatically by closing the door.
65398
There is a switch to turn the light on. The light will stay on as long as the switch is slid to the 'on" position.
904862
We had this microwave for 3 years. At the end we had to slam the door just right and multiple times to get it to work. It's in a landfill now. My wife hated it. To answer your specific question, yes the light always came on when we opened the door.