Setting Cooking Times & Power
Levels
Your microwave allows you to set up to three differ-
ent stages of cooking, each with its own time length
and power level. The power level 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 at
High. If you want the power set at 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 = warm
6 = simmer
2 = low
7 = medium high
3 = defrost
8 = reheat
4 = medium low
9 = sauté
5 = medium
0 = high
The display shows “PRESS START OR ENTER NEXT
STAGE COOKING TIME”
3
Press the
Start
button to begin cooking.
If you want to change the power level,
press
Pause/Cancel
before you press
Start
, and reenter all of the instructions.
Setting Cooking Times, continued
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 this page. The dis-
play shows “PRESS START OR ENTER
NEXT STAGE COOKING TIME.”
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 cook-
ing, 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.
The display shows the power level you
have set and then “PRESS START OR
ENTER NEXT STAGE COOKING TIME.”
4
Press
Start
to begin cooking, or repeat
steps 2 and 3 to set a cooking time and
power level for a third stage of cooking.
When finished, press
Start.
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