Result
Remedy
The food after cooking is too dry.
Set shorter cooking time or select lower microwave pow-
er and cover with material suitable for use in the micro-
wave.
The food is still not defrosted, hot or cooked
after the end of cooking time .
Set longer cooking time or select higher microwave pow-
er. Note that taller dishes generally need longer cooking
time. Stir or turn food during cooking.
After the end of cooking time the food is
overheated at the edges but is still not ready
in the middle.
Next time select a lower power and a longer time. Stir liq-
uids, such as soup, halfway through.
Other things to think about…
• Food items have different shapes and
qualities. They are prepared in different
quantities. Because of this, the necessary
time and power for defrosting, heating or
cooking can vary. As a rough guide: double
the quantity - almost double the time.
• The microwave creates the heat directly in
the food. Because of this, all places cannot
be heated at the same time. You must stir or
turn the heated dishes, especially when
preparing larger quantities of food.
• The standing time is given in the tables.
Let the food stand, in the appliance or
outside it, so that the heat is distributed
more evenly.
• Adjust the power level according to food
quantity. Using high power level with small
amount of food can burn the food or
generate arcing when you use the
accessories.
• You get better results for rice if you use flat,
wide dishes.
Setting the Microwave function
1. Turn the knob for the oven functions to
select the Microwave function .
The display shows a default microwave power
and then a default value of the Duration
function.
2. To change the microwave power settings,
turn the knob for the temperature /
microwave power. The power setting
changes in 100 Watt steps.
3. Press and then / to change the
Duration settings.
The appliance automatically starts to operate
after few seconds. When the set time ends, an
acoustic signal sounds and the Microwave
function deactivates automatically.
4. Turn the knob for the oven functions to the
off position.
When the Microwave function is running you
can:
• change the power settings.
• check the power settings. Press .
When you open the oven door, the
function stops. To start it again,
press .
Setting the Combi function
You can add the microwave function to any of
the heating functions.
Use it to operate the heating function and the
microwave mode together. Use it to cook food
in a shorter time and brown it at the same time.
1. Turn the function knob to select an oven
function.
The display shows a default temperature.
2. Change the temperature.
3. Press . Refer to "Setting the Microwave
function" and start from step 2. Please note
that the microwave function will start as
soon as the set temperature is reached.
When you use the Microwave
function with the function Duration
for more than 7 minutes and in
Combi mode, the Microwave power
cannot be more than 600 W.
Around 5 degrees before the set temperature is
reached an acoustic signal sounds. When the
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