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It is from 1981, it is time for a new one. You are unlikely to get parts for one that old. It may be the button, but is more likely to be the contactor that the button activates. Take to a service centre and ask for a quote. Too dangerous to fix yourself. https://www.google.com/search?q=sears+kenmore+%2299896%22 ..

It is 'Magnetron'. You shouldn't be in there Kate, there is heart stopping 120,000 volts, a poisonous heavy metal core in the magnetron and radiation that can blind you in 6 seconds. Qualified service personnel only on microwave ovens. Depending on age it is probably beyond ecomomic repair. If you have had it longer than 6 years, it is. It sounds like one of your new parts was the wrong part. If you bought them off eBay, they will be out of failed machines that have been scrapped, cleaned and resold. If you have some attraction to this oven, take it in for service. The technicians have the experience and the test equipment.

If you can get behind the display, on the back of the circuit board, you will find a capacitor. It needs replacing, or you just buy a new display.

you will have to remove it. Not a big job. look online for instructions that came with unit.. Should be 2 screws thru bottom of kitchen cabinet

Contaminated door switches will cause that.

You would better served replacing unit. Throwing parts at it is an unnecessary step.

For any microwave issues you will need a service technician. They are too dangerous to work on. It could be an internal fuse, it could be the control board, the huge capacitor in there or it could be the magnetron.

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You need to take it to a Service Centre. They are too dangerous to work on yourself and the case is secured by special security screws. You can check the back to see if there is a screw in, out pull out fuse carrier.

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New control panel required. Contaminated switches I would think.

try to read your users manual on set the functions ok.

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It sounds like you press STOP two or three times to lock it. Maybe that (or another key) will unlock it.

The lock / unlock procedure will be covered in your owner's manual.

Or you can try a hard reset - unplug it from the wall for one minute, then plug it back in and try again.

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https://homeguides.sfgate.com/cuisinart-bread-maker-error-codes-13409633.html Error code ERROR 1 presents on Kenmore Elite countertop microwaves with model numbers 56561582011, 16755, 56561584011 or 56561589011. ERROR 1 occurs when the unit has not received enough power to undertake a sensor cooking operation. Sensor cooking is a feature of Kenmore Elite microwaves that adjusts the temperature and cook time of dishes contingent upon information received by sensors in the microwave. In order to perform this function, a microwave must be plugged into a power source for at least five minutes previous to doing so. Thus, ERROR 1 indicates that the unit has not been plugged in for a sufficient length of time.