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BEFORE OPERATING THE MICROWAVE OVEN
NOTE
Your microwave oven can be programmed with the door open
except for
START/enter, SENSOR COOKING, SENSOR
REHEAT, INSTANT SENSOR, AUTO DEFROST
and
ADD
30 SEC
.
Before operating your new microwave oven, make sure you
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read and understand this Use and Care manual completely.
Before the microwave oven can be used, follow these
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procedures:
1. Plug in the microwave oven. Close the door. The microwave
oven display will show
ENJOY YOUR OVEN PRESS CLEAR.
2. Press the
STOP/clear
pad. : will appear.
3. Set clock. See USER PREFERENCE on page 19.
If the electrical power supply to your microwave oven should
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be interrupted, the display will intermittently show after
the power is reinstated. If this occurs during cooking, the
program will be erased. The time of day will also be erased.
Simply press
STOP/clear
pad and reset the clock for the
correct time of day.
STOP/CLEAR
Press the
STOP/clear
pad to:
1. Erase if you make a mistake during programming.
2. Cancel timer.
3. Stop the microwave oven temporarily during cooking.
4. Return the time of day to the display.
5. Cancel a program during cooking, press twice.
TIME COOKING
Your microwave oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99
seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes,
even if they are both zeros.
Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%.
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STEP
PRESS
1. Enter cooking time
5,0,0
.
2. Press
START/enter
pad.
TO SET POWER LEVEL
There are eleven preset power levels. Using lower power levels
increases the cooking time, which is recommended for foods
such as cheese, milk and long slow cooking of meats. Consult
cookbook or recipes for specifi c recommendations.
Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%.
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STEP
PRESS
1.Enter defrosting time.
5,0,0
.
2.Press
power level
pad eight times or
hold down until the desired power level
appears.
X 8
3.Press
START/enter
pad.
4.When the defrost time is complete, a long tone will sound and
END
will appear in the display.
MANUAL DEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the
DEFROST CHART or is above or below the limits in the Amount
column on the DEFROST CHART, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously
cooked, by using
power level
for 30%. Follow the exact
3-step procedure found under TO SET POWER LEVEL. Estimate
defrosting time and press
power level
pad eight times for
30%.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food, the rule of
thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example,
defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the microwave oven periodically to remove or
separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted
at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the
microwave oven in 1 minute increments on
power level
30%
until totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only
long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a
microwave-safe dish.
PRESS POWER LEVEL
PAD NUMBER OF TIMES
FOR DESIRED POWER
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE
OF POWER
COMMON
WORDS FOR
POWER LEVELS
POWER LEVEL x 1
100%
High
POWER LEVEL x 2
90%
POWER LEVEL x 3
80%
POWER LEVEL x 4
70%
Medium High
POWER LEVEL x 5
60%
POWER LEVEL x 6
50%
Medium
POWER LEVEL x 7
40%
POWER LEVEL x 8
30%
Med Low/Defrost
POWER LEVEL x 9
20%
POWER LEVEL x 10
10%
Low
POWER LEVEL x 11
0%
SETTING THE MICROWAVE OVEN
MANUAL OPERATION
