Setting Cooking Times & Nivel de
Potencia(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 to set the power to any
other level, you must set it using the
Nivel de
Potencia(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
Nivel de Potencia(Power Level)
button,
then use the number buttons to enter a
power level.
Nivel de Potencia(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
Inicio(Start)
button to begin
cooking. If you want to change the
power level, press
Pausa/Cancelar(Pause/Cancel)
before
you press
Inicio(Start)
, and re-enter all of
the instructions.
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Auto Descongelado(Defrosting
Automatically)
To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and
the microwave automatically sets the defrosting
time, power level and standing time.
1
Press the
Auto Descongelado(Auto Defrost)
button. The display shows “0.5 LB.”
(0.2Kg if you have set your oven for met-
ric measure)
2
To set the weight of your food, press the
Auto Descongelado(Auto Defrost)
button
repeatedly. This increases the weight by
0.5 lb increments, up to 6.0 lbs The
Auto
Descongelado(Auto Defrost)
button will
increase the weight by 0.2Kg if you are
using metric measurement).
You can also use the number buttons to
enter the weight of the food directly.
The oven calculates the defrosting time
and starts automatically. Twice during
defrosting, the oven will beep and the
display will read “TURN THE FOOD
OVER.”
3
Press the
Pausa/Cancelar(Pause/Cancel)
button, open the oven door, and turn the
food over.
4
Press the
Inicio(Start)
button to resume
defrosting.
• See page 20 for the Auto Defrosting
Guide
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