13
Operation
Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels
Your microwave allows you to set up two different stages of cooking,
each with its own time length and power level. The power level lets you
control the heating intensity from Warm (1) to High (0).
One-stage Cooking
For simple one-stage cooking, you only need to set a cooking time.
The power level is automatically set at High. If you want the power set at
any other level, you must set it using the
Power Level
button.
1
Use the
Number
buttons to set a cooking time. You can set a time
from one second to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. To set a time over one
minute, enter the seconds too.
For example, to set 20 minutes, enter 2, 0, 0, 0 .
2
If you want to set the power level to something other than High,
press the
Power Level
button, then use the number buttons to
enter a power level.
Power Levels:
1 = Warm
6 = Simmer
2 = Low
7 = Medium High
3 = Defrost
8 = Reheat
4 = Medium Low
9 = Sauté
5 = Medium
0 = High
3
Press the
Start
button to begin cooking. If you want to change the
power level, press
Pause/Cancel
button before you press
Start
button, and reenter all of the instructions.
Some recipes require different stages of cooking at different tempera-
tures. You can set multiple stages of cooking with your microwave.
Multi-stage Cooking
1
Follow steps 1 and 2 in the “One-Stage Cooking” section on the
previous page.
When entering more than one cooking stage, the
Power Level
button must be pressed before the second cooking stage can be
entered.
To set the power level at High for a stage of cooking, press the
Power Level
button twice.
2
Use the
Number
buttons to set a second cooking time.
3
Press the
Power Level
button, then use the number buttons to set
the power level of the second stage of cooking.
4
Press
Start
button to begin cooking.
Using the More/Less Buttons
The
More/Less
buttons allow you to adjust pre-set cooking times.
They only work in the
Auto Reheat, One , Instant Cook,
Kitchen Timer, Handy Helper, Kids Meal, Snack Bar or Time Cook
modes
. Use the More/Less button only after you have already begun
cooking with one of these procedures.
1
To ADD more time to an automatic cooking procedure: Press the
More
(9) button.
2
To REDUCE the time of an automatic cooking procedure: Press the
Less
(1) button.
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