9
M A N U A L O P E R A T I O N
•
Before operating your new microwave oven make
sure you read and understand this operation
manual completely.
•
Before the oven can be used, follow these
procedures:
1. Plug in the oven. Close the door. The oven display
will show
SHARP
SIMPLY
THE
BEST
PRESS
CLEAR
AND
PRESS
CLOCK
.
2. Touch the
STOP/CLEAR
pad.
will appear.
3. Set clock.
B E F O R E O P E R A T I N G
:
TO SET THE CLOCK
•
Suppose you want to enter the correct time of day
12:30 (A.M. or P.M.).
P R O C E D U R E
D I S P L A Y
1
Touch
CLOCK
pad and
number pad 2 .
Enter the correct time
of day by touching the
numbers in sequence.
2
3
1 2 : 3 0
Touch
CLOCK
pad again.
1 2 : 3 0
This is a 12 hour clock. If you attempt to enter an
incorrect clock time, will appear in the display.
Touch the
STOP/CLEAR
pad and re-enter the time.
•
If the electrical power supply to your microwave
oven should be interrupted, the display will inter-
mittently show
SHARP
SIMPLY
THE
BEST
PRESS
CLEAR
AND
PRESS
CLOCK
after the
power is reinstated. If this occurs during cooking,
the program will be erased. The time of day will also
be erased. Simply touch
STOP/CLEAR
pad and re-
set the clock for the correct time of day.
ERROR
STOP/CLEAR
Touch the
STOP/CLEAR
pad to:
1. Erase if you make a mistake during programming.
2. Cancel timer.
3. Stop the oven temporarily during cooking.
4. Return the time of day to the display.
5. Cancel a program during cooking, touch twice.
Your oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 sec-
onds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the min-
utes, even if they are both zeros.
•
Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%.
TIME COOKING
P R O C E D U R E
D I S P L A Y
1
Enter cooking time.
Touch
START
pad.
2
5 . 0 0
•
Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%.
P R O C E D U R E
D I S P L A Y
1
2
3
5 . 0 0
Enter defrost time.
5 . 0 0
Touch
START
pad.
COOK
4
When the defrost time is complete, a long tone
will sound and
END
will appear in the display.
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 specific recommendations.
ENTER
TIME
5 . 0 0
COOK
P - 3 0
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE
OF POWER
COMMON WORDS
FOR
POWER LEVELS
TOUCH POWER
LEVEL PAD
once
100%
High
twice
90%
3 times
80%
4 times
70%
Medium High
5 times
60%
6 times
50%
Medium
7 times
40%
8 times
30%
Med Low /Defrost
9 times
20%
10 times
10%
Low
11 times
0%
Touch
POWER LEVEL
pad 8 times or hold down
until the desired power
level appears.
2
5
0
0
5
0
0
x 8
1
2
3
0
