Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels

Operation

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 .

2If 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)

3Press 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.

2Use the number buttons to set a second cooking time.

3Press the Power Level button, then use the number buttons to set the power level of the second stage of cooking.

4Press 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.

*Handy Helper, Kids Meals, Snack Bar : MS1040, MS1240, MS1440

*Auto Reheat : MS1240, MS1440

The More/Less feature cannot be used with the Sensor Cook button.

1 To ADD more time to an automatic cooking procedure: Press the More(9) button.

2To 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)

2Press the Sound button to turn the volume off. The display shows: “OFF”.(“START” will flash)

3Press Start.

The display returns to the time of day.

Using the Kitchen Timer

1 Press the Kitchen Timer button.

2Use the Number buttons to set the length of time you want the timer to run.

3Press Start to begin Kitchen Timer.

4The 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 the2 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.