How to Use the Hold/Timer
Your HOLD/TIMER, which oper-
ates without microwave energy, has three timing functiorls.
It operates as a Minute Timer, it can be set to delay cooking or may be used as a hold setting after de- frosting. Hold/Timer can be set up to 99 minutes.
Step 1: Touch HOLD/TIMER pad. The
Step 2: Select the amount of time you desire. Touch the appropriate number pads. If, for example, you
are timing a three minute phone call, touch 3, 0, and O. The readout panel shows 3:00.
Step 3: Touch START. The readout display shows the time as it counts down.
Step 4: When time is up, a signal sounds. The oven turns off.
The HOLD/TIMER can also be used to program “standing time” between microwave cooking func-
tions. The time can range from one = second to 99 minutes and 99 sec- ends. A HOLD, or “standing” time may be found in some of
To set the oven to delay cooking Up to 99 minutes follow Steps 1 and 2 to enter hold time, then set time or temperature desired before pressing START. When holding be- fore temperature cooking, be sure probe is in food before pressing
START.
How to Defrost-Hold/Time–Time Cook
TO help you become acquainted with the HOLD/TIMER feature as used with Time Cook or Temp Cook follow Steps below to defrost a frozen casserole for 15 minutes, then hold 10 minutes and then cook 25 minutes. If US- ing Temp Cook after Hold/Timer, be sure to insert probe correctly as shown in Temp Cook section of this book.
Step 1: Remove casserole from the freezer and place in oven. Touch the DEFROST pad. The readout panel shows :0. Signal light above DEFROST comes on.
Step 2: Touch 1, 5, 0, and O for de- frosting time. 15:00 and Power 3 appear on readout. (Defrosting is automatically set on Power Level 3 but can be changed by touching POWER LEVEL pad and the new Power Level.)
Questions
and Answers
Q. What will happen if I acciden- tally reverse the instructions?
A. If you accidentally reverse the sequence of programming instruc- tions, your oven automatically rearranges your program. Defrost- ing always comes first, then hold, and then the cooking function.
Step 4: Touch 1, 0, 0, and O to hold for ten minutes. 10:00 and “HOLD” appear on the display.
Q. Can I
A. Sometimes you may want to de- frost a food, hold it, and refrigerate it to be cooked later. All you need to do is program in Defrost and amount of time. Then program Hold and amount of time. Put your thawed dish in the refrigerator and cook later at a convenient time.
NOTE: Allow foods to remain at room temperature only as long as safe. Times will vary.
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Step 5: Touch the TIME COOK pad. The display shows :0 and Power 10 (HIGH). Signal light above TIME COOK comes on.
Step 6: Touch 2, 5, 0, and O for
Step 7: Touch START. Power 3 and 15:00 counting down on display. All signal lights except Defrost turn off. When TIME COOK begins, sig-
nal light above TIME COOK appears.
Q. I programmed my oven for a specific defrosting time but it de- t frosted longer than necessary. What happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the oven carries out the last instruc- tion. You may have set the oven to Defrost for 4 minutes, Hold/Time for 2 minutes, and then Defrost for 6 minutes. In this case, the oven would Defrost for 6 minutes and a Hold/Time for 2 minutes.