I have an Emerson Microwave Oven MW8997W and cannot change the hour (time) on my clock. How do I change the clock? Debbie

You can set the clock to a 12 or 24 hour system.
For 12 hour - Touch clock pad once Enter the time using the number digits (1:00-12:59) Touch clock pad again
For 24 hour - Touch clock pad twice Enter the time using the number digits (0:00-23:59) Touch clock pad again

hello,

simple to fix up your self please follow this instruction below

1. Pressing the clock button will display the time. You can also use this to know what time it is while cooking.
   
2. Step 2 Set the clock by pressing the "Clock" button.
   
3. Step 3 Turning the dial on the sensor microwave oven will display the hour of the day. Once you have found the correct hour, press the dial in.
   
4. Step 4 Again, turn the dial to set the minutes of the day. When this is completed, you will need to press the dial in again on the sensor microwave oven.
   
5. Step 5 When the time and minutes are set, turn the dial again for a.m. or p.m. Then you will need to press the dial in to save the settings.
   
6. Step 6 Press the "Start" button to allow the clock to begin on the sensor microwave oven.
   

thank you for using fixya.

According to the manual:
Press "Clock" pad once to set clock for 12 hour time clock
and
Press "Clock" pad twice to set the time for Military time.

I'm not sure what you mean by "goes to" military time.
Is that after you've already set it for a 12 hour time clock?

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The first thing I would suggest is a hard reset. Unplug the unit for a minute or so. Then plug it back in, set the clock and try again.

If that doesn't work, leave it unplugged for maybe an hour.

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Cant find a manual, but on most microwaves, the clock is set by pressing the 'Clock' key, then the numbers for the time, and pressing the 'Clock' key again.

You can download your owner's manual free here.

From the manual:

SETTING THE CLOCK - When the microwave oven is plugged into an outlet, the oven will display " 0:00 "

1. Press the CLOCK button; the hour digit will blink
and the clock indicator will light.

2. Press the number keys to set current hour.

3. Press the number keys to set current minute.

4. Press AM/PM to choose AM or PM.

5. Press the CLOCK button again; the display will
show the present time. After the clock has been
set, the time will appear with blinking colon,
unless the oven is cooking or defrosting.

NOTES:

- To reset the present time in the display window when the oven is off, press the CLOCK button and
reset.

- If you make a mistake when setting the time, press the STOP/CLEAR button.

- To recall the actual time while the oven is cooking or defrosting, simply press the CLOCK button
and the display will show the actual time for three seconds.

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Press Clock, press the numbers for hours & minutes, select with AM/PM pad, then press Clock again to set it.

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