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Operation
Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels
Your microwave allows you to set up to two different stages of cooking, each
with its own time length and power level. The power level button lets you
control the heating intensity from Warm (1) to High (0).
One-stage Cooking
For simple one-stage cooking, you only need to set a cooking time. The
power level is automatically set to High. If you want to set the power to any
other level, you must set it using the
Power Level
button.
1
Use the number buttons to set a cooking time. You can set a time from
one second to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. To set a time over one minute,
enter the seconds too.
For example, to set 20 minutes, enter 2, 0,
0, 0 .
2
If you want to set the power level to something other than High,
press the Power Level button, then use the number buttons to
enter a power level.
Power Levels:
1 = PL:10
(Warm)
6 = PL:60
(Simmer)
2 = PL:20
(Low)
7 = PL:70
(Medium High)
3 = PL:30
(Defrost)
8 = PL:80
(Reheat)
4 = PL:40
(Medium Low)
9 = PL:90
(Sauté)
5 = PL:50
(Medium)
0 = PL:Hi
(High)
3
Press the Start button to begin cooking. If you want to change the
power level, press Pause/Cancel before you press Start, and re-
enter all of the instructions.
Some recipes require different stages of cooking at different temperatures.
You can set multiple stages of cooking with your microwave.
Multi-stage Cooking
1
Follow steps 1 and 2 in the “One-Stage Cooking” section on the
previous page.
When entering more than one cooking stage, the
Power Level
button
must be pressed before the second cooking stage can be entered.
To set the power level at High for a stage of cooking, press the
Power
Level
button twice.
2
Use the number buttons to set a second cooking time.
3
Press the Power Level button, then use the number buttons to set
the power level of the second stage of cooking.
4
Press Start to begin cooking.
You can check the Power Level while cooking is in progress by pressing the
Power Level
button.
Demonstration Mode
You can use the Demonstration Mode to see how your microwave oven
operates without the oven heating.
1
Hold the
0
button and then press the
1
button.
To turn demo mode off, repeat step 1 above.
Using the More/Less Buttons
The More/Less buttons allow you to adjust pre-set cooking times. They only
work in the
Instant, Handy Helper, Kids Meals, Snack Bar,
Auto Reheat or Time Cook modes
. Use the More/Less button only after
you have already begun cooking with one of these procedures.
* Auto Reheat : MW1240/1440,ME1240/1440/1280/1480
1
To ADD more time to an automatic cooking procedure: Press the
More
(9) button.
2
To REDUCE the time of an automatic cooking procedure: Press the
Less(1) button.
If you wish to increase/decrease in
Time Cook mode
by 10sec, press
the More(9) or Less(1) button.
Switching the Beeper On/Off
You can switch the beeper off whenever you want.
1
Press the
Sound
button. The display shows “ON”.
(“START” will flash)
2
Press the Sound button to turn the volume off. The display shows:
“OFF”.(“START” will flash)
3
Press Start.
The display returns to the time of day.
Using the Kitchen Timer
1
Press the
Kitchen Timer
button.
2
Use the Number buttons to set the length of time you want the
timer to run.
3
Press Start to begin Kitchen Timer.
4
The display counts down and beeps when the time has elapsed.
Note: The microwave does not turn on when the Kitchen timer
is used.
Setting the Child Protection Lock
You can lock your microwave oven so it can’t be used by unsupervised chil-
dren.
1
Hold the “0” button and then press the
2
button. The display shows
“Loc”.
At this point, the microwave oven cannot be used until it is unlocked. To
unlock it, repeat step 1 above.
