electrolux
operation
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Your oven has 6 power levels:
W = WATT
Power Suggested use
setting
800 W/ Used for fast cooking or reheating e.g. soup, casseroles, canned food, hot beverages,
HIGH
vegetables, fish, etc.
560 W
Used for longer cooking of dense foods such as roast joints, meat loaf and plated meals,
also for sensitive dishes such as cheese sauce and sponge cakes. At this reduced setting,
the sauce will not boil over and food will cook evenly without over cooking at the sides.
400 W
For dense foods which require a long cooking time when cooked conventionally,
e.g. beef dishes, it is advisable to use this power setting to ensure the meat will be tender.
240 W/ To defrost, select this power setting, to ensure that the dish defrosts evenly.
DEFROST This setting is also ideal for simmering rice, pasta, dumplings and cooking egg custard.
80 W
For gentle defrosting, eg. cream gateaux or pastry.
0 W
For standing/kitchen timer
Your oven can be programmed for up
to 90 minutes. The input unit of
cooking time varies from 10 seconds to
five minutes. It depends on the total
length of the cooking time as shown in
the table.
Microwave cooking
For manual defrosting (without
operating the Auto Defrost feature), use
240 W. The defrost symbol appears in
the window display whenever the
power level is selected.
Manual defrosting
Cooking time
Increasing unit
0-5 minutes
10 seconds
5-10 minutes
30 seconds
10-30 minutes
1 minute
30-90 minutes
5 minutes
Example:
To heat soup for 2 minutes
and 30 seconds on 560 W microwave
power.
1. Press the power level button twice.
2. Enter the time by rotating the
TIMER/WEIGHT knob
clockwise/anti-clockwise until 2:30
is displayed.
3. Press the START/+30 button.
4. Check the display:
Important:
If the power level is not selected,
HIGH/800 W is automatically set.
x2
x1
1
1
1
1 2
2
AUTO
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AUTO
AUTO
1
1
1 2
Microwave power levels
