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Using the Help system
Your microwave offers helpful instructions for many
procedures.
1
When you need feature information and
helpful hints, press the
Help Screen
button and then press the button that you
want to get information on. Help informa-
tion is available in 4 languages (English,
French, Spanish and Portuguese). The
“HELP” indicator appears in the display
while you are using this feature.
Using the Instant Cook Buttons
1
Press the
Instant Cook
button corre-
sponding to the food you are cooking
(
Popcorn
, for example). The display
shows the first serving size:
2
Press the button repeatedly to select the
serving size you want. The display will
cycle through all available serving sizes.
Once you select the correct serving size,
the microwave will begin cooking auto-
matically.
If you don’t need to read all the MENU options,
simply press the
Start
button to begin cooking.
Item
Weight
Remarks
Popcorn 3.5
oz
•
Use one microwave-only bag
3.0-3.5 oz
of popcorn.
1.75 oz
•
Use caution when removing
1.5-1.75 oz
and opening hot bag from
oven.
Potato 1
EA
•
Prick each potato several
2 EA
times with fork.
3 EA
•
Place on turntable in spoke-
4 EA
like fashion.
5 EA
•
Remove from oven, wrap in
6 EA
foil and let stand 3-5 min.
Fresh
1 cup
•
Place the vegetables into a
Vegetables
2 cups
casserole and add a small
3 cups
amount of water(2-4 Tbsp).
4 cups
Cover during cooking and stir
before standing.
Frozen
7-10 oz
•
Remove package from outer
Dinner
10-12 oz
wrapping and follow package
12-18 oz
instructions for covering and
Diet Cook
7-10 oz
standing. After cooking, let
(Low Calorie 10-12 oz
stand 1-3 min.
Frozen Dinner) 12-18 oz
Baby Food
2.5 oz
•
Remove lid from baby food
4 oz
and heat (heating time is very
6 oz
short). Check temperature
and stir well before serving.
•
The More/Less key cannot be
used with the baby food key
Instant Cook Chart
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