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R-8740M

MICROWAVE OVEN WITH TOP & BOTTOM

GRILLS AND CONVECTION

OPERATION MANUAL

900 W (IEC 60705)

R-8740M O/M 5/15/01 12:41 PM Page A

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Page 1: ...R 8740M MICROWAVE OVEN WITH TOP BOTTOM GRILLS AND CONVECTION OPERATION MANUAL 900 W IEC 60705 R 8740M O M 5 15 01 12 41 PM Page A ...

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Page 3: ...re Cleaning and Maintenance 33 Troubleshooting 34 35 To Replace the Mains Plug 35 Calling for Service 36 Specifications 36 OPERATION MANUAL This operation manual contains important information which you should read carefully before using your microwave oven IMPORTANT There may be a serious risk to health if this operation manual is not followed or if the oven is modified so that it operates with t...

Page 4: ...hat it locates firmly To avoid turntable damage ensure dishes and containers are lifted clear of the turntable rim when removing them from the oven Never touch the bottom grill when it is hot NOTES Always operate the oven with the turntable fitted correctly This promotes thorough even cooking A badly fitted turntable may rattle may not rotate properly and damage the oven The turntable rotates cloc...

Page 5: ... light during each cooking mode OPERATION KEYS 4 NUMBER keys for time and memory programming 5 START key 6 STOP key 7 SOUND key 8 BOTTOM GRILL key 9 TOP GRILL key 10 CONVECTION key To change the convection temperature 11 MICROWAVE key To change the microwave power setting 12 MANUAL key 13 MEMORY key 14 TIME REDUCE key 2 1 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 5 6 3 CONTROL PANEL Website http www sharp co uk suppor...

Page 6: ...ket Do not connect other appliances to the same socket using an adaptor plug If the plug or socket is loose or the power supply cord is damaged it must be replaced with a special cord The exchange must be made by a SHARP approved service facility When removing the plug from the socket always grip the plug never the mains lead as this may damage the power supply cord and the connections inside the ...

Page 7: ...earing thick oven gloves as they will become hot Before cleaning make sure they are not hot Fire If smoke is observed switch off and unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames Liquids Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling therefore care has to be taken when handling the container Stir the liquid prior to and during heating reheating ...

Page 8: ...o erase a mistake during programming press the STOP key once BEFORE OPERATION Website http www sharp co uk support Help Line 08705 274277 office hours 6 Your oven has 6 power levels To choose the power level for cooking follow the advice given in the recipe section Generally the following recommendations apply 100 HIGH output 900W used for fast cooking or reheating e g for casseroles hot beverages...

Page 9: ...l cooking time Example To cook using MEMORY 1 with the TIME REDUCE key 1 Press the NUMBER key 1 The total cooking time will appear and the oven starts automatically The oven has 10 memory banks 1 0 which can store cooking programmes These have been pre programmed as shown in the chart below The memory banks can be changed individually if required see page 14 Information in these memory banks is no...

Page 10: ... programme Before cooking check the suitable utensils on page 17 18 MICROWAVE COOKING MANUAL COOKING Website http www sharp co uk support Help Line 08705 274277 office hours 8 Example To cook for 2 minutes 30 seconds on 50 Notes If you wish to know the power level during cooking press the MICROWAVE key As long as your finger is touching the key the power level will be displayed 1 Press the MANUAL ...

Page 11: ...OM GRILL key TOP and BOTTOM GRILL cooking mode indicator lights will remain on 4 Press the START key The display will count down through the cooking time x1 x1 x1 x1 NOTE When first using the grill heating elements smoke and odour will be given off To avoid this happening when food is being cooked heat the top and bottom grills without food for approximately 20 minutes WARNING The oven cavity turn...

Page 12: ... will appear and the oven will stop keeping the preheated temperature You can check the actual temperature during preheating by pressing the CONVECTION key The temperature will appear on the display This will not affect the oven operation If you prefer not to preheat the oven where recommended in the following COOKING CHARTS section pages 25 29 allow extra cooking time 1 Press the MANUAL key 2 Ent...

Page 13: ...or 20 minutes at 200 C 1 Press the MANUAL key 2 Enter desired cooking time All cooking mode indicator lights will flash on and off 3 Enter the desired temperature 200 C by pressing the CONVECTION key 4 times CONVEC cooking mode indicator light will remain on 4 Press the START key The display will count down through the cooking time x1 x1 x4 x1 x1 x1 x1 WARNING The oven cavity turntable dishes and ...

Page 14: ...x1 x1 The display will count down through the cooking time x1 x4 x1 x1 x3 DUAL COOKING combines the power of microwave with convection or the grill modes There are three DUAL COOKING modes 1 Convection and Microwave 2 Top Grill and Microwave 3 Bottom Grill and Microwave DUAL COOKING MODE Convection Microwave Top Grill Microwave Bottom Grill Microwave PRESS KEYS NOTES To adjust the microwave power ...

Page 15: ...intain the programme during the pause After pause you must press the START key to resume cooking It is possible to programme Preheat as a stage in sequence cooking 1 Press the MANUAL key STAGE 1 2 Enter desired cooking time All cooking mode indicator lights will flash on and off 3 Enter desired power level 70 by pressing the MICROWAVE key twice MICRO cooking mode indicator light will remain on 6 P...

Page 16: ...microwave power Stage 1 2 minutes on Dual cooking combining TOP GRILL with 10 microwave power Stage 2 1 Press the MEMORY key and hold for 2 seconds until the signal sounds twice MEMORY indicator will come on 2 Select the number STAGE 1 4 Enter desired cooking time All cooking mode indicator lights will flash on and off STAGE 2 6 Enter desired cooking time All cooking mode indicator lights will fla...

Page 17: ...the desired NUMBER key prior to pressing the STOP key After selecting the NUMBER key follow the example above 2b TO CHANGE THE REDUCE FACTORS The reduce factor is preset at 0 9 This can be changed for each memory bank individually Example To reduce the factor in memory 1 to 0 8 1 Press the MEMORY key and hold for 2 seconds until the signal sounds twice MEMORY indicator will come on 2 Press the TIM...

Page 18: ...he STOP key To check memory banks consecutively press the desired NUMBER key prior to pressing the STOP key After selecting the NUMBER key follow the example above To check the reduce factor press the TIME REDUCE key before pressing the NUMBER key Example To check the information programmed into NUMBER 6 key Programmed for 1 minute 15 seconds on 100 microwave power 1 Press the MEMORY key 2 Select ...

Page 19: ...rer s instructions Be careful as these become very hot Popcorn Only use microwave popcorn within recommended packaging follow popcorn manufacturer s instructions Never use oil unless the manufacturer recommends and never cook for longer than instructed NO COOKWARE Heat resistant glass e g Pyrex Fire King Corning Ware Microwave safe plastic cookware Microwave cling film microwave roasting bags Heat...

Page 20: ...e recommended leave food to stand after cooking or defrosting The initial temperature of food affects the amount of cooking time needed eg chilled food requires more cooking than food at room temperature The temperature of the container is not a true indication of the temperature of the food or drink Cut into foods with fillings for example jam doughnuts to release heat or steam Food high in fat o...

Page 21: ...eeded for example potatoes require more cooking than peas four potatoes will take longer to cook than two Food hygiene standards storage handling and preparation apply to microwaving Always store convenience foods as recommended by the food manufacturer and keep no longer than the Use By date WARNING Always attend the oven when in use Carefully follow the SHARP Operation Manual at all times If you...

Page 22: ...oroughly defrosted NOTE Do not defrost poultry with giblets Place in a flan dish separate during defrosting and turn over at least 2 3 times Shield if necessary Place in a bowl stir or turn over at least 3 4 times during defrosting remove defrosted parts each time Please refer to the defrost chart on page 30 Place in a flan dish separate during defrosting and turn over at least twice Shield if nec...

Page 23: ...wave oven follow the manufacturers instructions on the can Plated meals Casseroles Poultry portions Sliced meat Pies Vegetables Remove any poultry or meat portions reheat these separately see below Place smaller items of food to the centre of the plate larger and thicker foods to the edge Cover with vented microwave cling film and reheat on 50 stir rearrange halfway through reheating Ensure food i...

Page 24: ...s 225g Chilled 2 mins 20 secs 100 Place on a plate cover with cling film Carrots sliced 125g Chilled 1 min 10 secs 100 Place on a plate cover with cling film Cauliflower 125g Chilled 1 min 10 secs 100 Place on a plate cover with cling film Corn on 1 cob Chilled 3 mins 20 secs 100 Place on a plate cover with cling film the Cob Peas 100g Chilled 1 min 10 secs 100 Place on a plate cover with cling fi...

Page 25: ...ce on a plate cover with cling film Sauce BREAD AND PASTRIES Bread Buns 1 Room 15 seconds 100 Place on the turntable uncovered 2 Room 20 seconds 100 Place on the turntable uncovered Croissants 1 Room 15 seconds 100 Place on the turntable uncovered 2 Room 20 seconds 100 Place on the turntable uncovered Garlic Bread 1 Chilled 3 mins 30 secs 100 Place on the turntable uncovered 10 Baguette Pizza 125g...

Page 26: ...ncovered with Custard Fruit Pie 50g 70g Chilled 15 30 seconds 100 Place in a bowl uncovered Fruit Pie 175g Chilled 1 min 30 secs 100 Place in a bowl uncovered Fruit Pie 275g Chilled 2 mins 10 secs 100 Place in a bowl uncovered with Custard Sponge Pudding 125g Chilled 1 minute 100 Place in a bowl uncovered Sponge Pudding 225g Chilled 1 min 40 secs 100 Place in a bowl uncovered with Custard Suet Pud...

Page 27: ...serving Chicken Duck 18 mins 250 C 1 Place breast side down in a single layer on Quarters 350g 700g 1lb 5oz 50 the turntable 2 Turn over halfway through cooking Chilled 5 C 3 After cooking wrap in foil and leave to stand for 5 minutes before serving Minced Beef 7 8 mins 50 1 Place in a large bowl 450g 1lb 2 Stir 2 3 times diring cooking Chilled 5 C 3 After cooking cover bowl with foil and leave to...

Page 28: ...lfway through cooking Chilled 5 C 20 24 minutes for 600g Pork Chops 18 20 minutes for 300g Top and Place directly onto the turntable with bone 23 25 minutes for 600g Bottom Grills Turn over halfway through cooking Chilled 5 C Boneless 10 12 minutes for 100g Top and Place directly onto the turntable Pork Chops 15 17 minutes for 300 g Bottom Grills Turn over halfway through cooking 20 22 minutes for...

Page 29: ... Grill 100 2nd stage 6 minutes 2 Top Bottom Grills Oven Chips 10 11 minutes for 100g Top and Place directly onto the turntable thin cut 13 14 minutes for 200g Bottom Grills Turn over halfway through cooking 16 17 minutes for 300g Frozen 18 C Oven Chips 12 13 minutes for 200g Top and Place directly onto the turntable standard cut 14 15 minutes for 300g Bottom Grills Turn over halfway through cookin...

Page 30: ...utes before serving 225g 8oz Broccoli Fresh 100 1 Place in a dish add 30ml 2tbsp water 4 mins 30 secs for 2 Cover with microwave cling film pierce in Room 20 C 225g 8oz 4 5 places Frozen 18 C Frozen 3 Stir halfway through cooking 6 minutes for 4 Stand for 1 2 minutes before serving 225g 8oz Cauliflower Fresh 100 1 Place in a dish add 30ml 2tbsp water 4 mins 30 secs for 2 Cover with microwave cling...

Page 31: ...e in 4 or 5 places 3 Stir halfway through cooking Tomatoes 2 mins 30 secs 100 1 Slice or quarter as desired fresh for 225g 8oz Note If you wish to leave whole pierce in several places Chilled 5 C 2 Place in a dish or on a plate cover with microwave cling film and pierce in 4 5 places 3 Leave to stand for 1 2 minutes before serving Scrambled 4 mins 30 secs 100 1 Place 6 eggs size 3 150ml 1 4 pint m...

Page 32: ...5 times during defrosting uncooked Note If necessary small pieces of aluminium foil can be used to shield small pieces of meat which may become warm during defrosting 3 After defrosting wrap in foil and leave to stand for 30 60 minutes or until thoroughly defrosted Minced Beef 6 7 minutes 30 1 Place on a plate or in a bowl uncooked 450g 1lb 2 Turn over 2 3 times during defrosting removing defroste...

Page 33: ...0 1 Place on a large plate cooked 450g 1lb 2 After defrosting cover with aluminium foil and leave to stand for 15 20 minutes or until thoroughly defrosted Fruit Pie 8 10 minutes 10 1 Place on a large plate cooked 450g 1lb 2 After defrosting cover with aluminium foil and leave to stand for 15 20 minutes or until thoroughly defrosted Sponge 4 5 minutes 30 1 Place on a large plate Pudding 450g 1lb 2 ...

Page 34: ...roughly defrosted Pastry puff 4 minutes 10 1 Place on plate Turn over halfway through or shortcrust 340g 12oz defrosting 2 After defrosting cover with foil and stand for 15 20 minutes or until thoroughly defrosted Apples 7 8 minutes 30 Place in a flan dish Stir during defrosting sliced 450g 1lb Blackcurrants 7 8 minutes 30 Place in a flan dish Stir during defrosting Redcurrants 450g 1lb Gooseberri...

Page 35: ...n the cavity it may overheat smoke or even catch fire when next using the oven Do not remove the waveguide cover Never use spray cleaners oven pads or abrasive scourers as these damage the surface of the oven After Grill Convection and Dual cooking modes the oven cavity door oven cabinet and turntable will become very hot Before cleaning make sure they have cooled down Do not allow grease or dirt ...

Page 36: ... see drops of water light or feel warm air around the oven door Food with a high moisture content will release steam and cause condensation inside the door which may drip from the oven Repairs Modifications Do not attempt to operate the oven if it is not working properly Outer Cabinet Lamp Access Never remove the outer cabinet This would be very dangerous due to high voltage parts inside which mus...

Page 37: ...ught circulates around the door Flashing or arcing from within the cavity when cooking Arcing potatoes After setting the time the oven does not start Oven cooks too slowly Oven makes a noise Condensation forms in the oven and may drip from the door The wires in the mains cable are colour coded as shown opposite As the colours of the cores in the mains lead of your oven may not correspond with the ...

Page 38: ...ave 1 45kW Top grill heater 1 05kW Bottom grill heater 0 55kW Microwave Top Grill Heater 2 4kW Microwave Bottom Grill Heater 1 95kW Top Bottom Grill Heater 1 5kW Convection 1 525kW Triple function Microwave Convection 2 9kW Microwave frequency 2450 MHz Outside Dimensions 520 W x 309 H x 488 D mm Cavity Dimensions 349 W x 207 H x 357 D mm Oven capacity 0 9 cu ft 26 litres Cooking uniformity Turntab...

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Page 40: ... U K 08705 274277 office hours Ireland 01 676 0648 office hours Website http www sharp co uk support PRINTED IN THE UK TINS A266URR0 100 of the pulp used in making this paper comes from sustainable forests R 8740M O M 5 15 01 12 42 PM Page 38 ...

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