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O
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Setting Cooking Times & Power
Levels
Your microwave allows you to set up to three
different 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 display
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
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.
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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