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OPERA
TING THE OVEN
Operating the oven _
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USING ThE SENSOR COOk BUTTONS
By actually sensing the humidity that escapes as food heats, this feature automatically adjusts the
oven’s heating time for various types and amounts of food.
Press the
•
sensor Cook
button corresponding to the food you are cooking (
potAto
,
for example). The display shows
POTATO
and your microwave oven will begin cooking
automatically.
When cooking popcorn, wait at least five minutes between each bag to avoid overheating the
•
glass tray. If you want to adjust the cooking time, you can use the
more
or
Less
buttons. If
you want to check the current time while cooking is in progress, press the
CLoCk
button.
USING ThE SENSOR REhEAT BUTTON
Heating leftovers and precooked foods is easy with your new microwave. By actually sensing the
humidity that escapes as food heats, this feature automatically adjusts the oven’s heating time for
various types and amounts of precooked food. All food should be precooked. Plate of food and
casserole should be stored at refrigerator temperature. To use sensor reheating:
Press
•
sensor reheAt
button.The display will show
REHEAT
and the oven will start
automatically.
If you want to adjust the heating time, use the
•
more/Less
buttons.
If you want to check the current time while reheating, press the
•
CLoCk
button.
USING ThE POWER/AUTO DEFROSTING
To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave automatically sets the
defrosting time, power level and standing time.
The Power Defrost function will automatically activate when defrosting foods that weigh less than
1.0 lbs.
The Auto Defrost function will automatically activate when desfrosting foods that weight over 1.0
lbs.
Please note that Auto Defrost function (function that defrosts foods which weigh more than
•
1.0 lbs) will take several minutes longer than the Power Defrost function (function that defrosts
foods which weigh less than 1.0 lbs).
1. Press the
power/Auto DeFrost
button. The display shows :
0.5 LB
(
0.2Kg
if you have
set your oven for metric measure).
2. To set the weight of your food, press the
power/Auto DeFrost
repeatedly. This increases
the weight by 0.5 lb increments, up to 6.0 lbs. You can also use the number buttons to enter
the weight of the food directly. The oven calculates the defrosting time and starts automatically.
Twice during defrosting, the oven will beep and the display will read
•
TURN THE FOOD OVER
3. Open the oven door, and turn the food over.
4. Press the
stArt
button to resume defrosting.
Even if you do not turn the food over when
TURN THE FOOD OVER
is displayed.
See “Sensor cooking guide” on page 32 for more informations.
See “Sensor reheat guide” on page 33 for more informations.
See “Power/auto defrosting guide” on page 33 for more informations.
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