START/+30 SEC
POWER
LEVEL

Using Electronic Oven Control (some models only)

Interrupting STOP/RESET Operation

Open oven door or press STOP/RESET pad to interrupt operation. Display continues to show countdown time. Close door and press START/+30 SEC pad to resume oven operation.

Canceling

STOP/RESET Mistakes

If oven is not cooking, press STOP/ RESET pad to clear display. If oven is cooking, press STOP/RESET pad once to stop oven, then again to clear display. If oven door is open and time shows in display, close oven door and press STOP/RESET pad to clear display.

Manual Time Entry

To cook food using a specific entered time and power level.

NOTE: To use Time Entry, you must press POWER LEVEL Pad first.

1.Open oven door and place food in oven. Close door.

:0 displays. Light will turn on.

2.Press POWER LEVEL pad.

Press POWER LEVEL pad to change power level if desired (some models).

Power level (example: 100%) displays.

- 100% indicates 100% microwave power, 80% indicates 80%, 60% indicates 60%, and 40% indicates 40% microwave power. By

continuing to press the Power level pad, the power level will cycle through each level continuously.

3. Enter cooking time by using the numbered pads. 4. Press START/+30 SEC pad to begin cooking cycle.

• At end of cooking cycle, oven beeps and shuts off.

Do I have stage

 

programming?

 

Stage programming is a hidden

Programmed Pads

feature—it is not shown with a pad on the

To cook food using pads preprogrammed with cooking sequences.

oven. Stage cooking is a feature that is

present when programming. See the

1. Open oven door and place food in oven. Close door.

Programmed Pads section on this page for

details.

:0 displays. Light will turn on.

2.Press desired pad.

QTY

QTY 2X Pad

 

For single pad entry, press only one pad.

 

 

 

7

17

 

 

 

 

2X

(somemodels)

 

For double pad entry, press

1 11

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

same pad twice.

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

To double the cooking time temporarily

 

If pad has not been

 

 

 

 

 

 

when cooking more than one serving. The

 

 

programmed, NO DATA displays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

maximum cooking time is 60 minutes 00

3.

Oven begins to cook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

seconds except for full power. Full power

 

Total cooking time displays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(100%) maximum cooking time is 20 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

At end of cooking cycle oven beeps and shuts off.

 

 

 

 

 

00 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Open oven door and place food in

 

 

Factory Settings

 

 

 

oven. Close door.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pad

Time

 

 

Pad

Time

 

 

:0 displays. Light will turn on.

 

 

 

2.

Press QTY 2X pad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

10 sec.

6

1 min. 30 sec.

 

 

DOUBLE displays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Press desired preprogrammed pad or

 

2

20 sec.

7

2 min.

 

 

pad sequence. (example: pad 5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

30 sec.

8

3 min.

 

 

PROG-05displays

 

4.After 1 second, oven begins cooking.

Displayed cooking time is the total of

4

45 sec.

9

4 min.

 

 

 

 

 

original cooking time doubled.

5

1 min.

0

5 min.

DEFROST

Defrost Pad

 

Defrosts food by dividing total defrost time into periods of alternating defrost and stand times by cycling on and off:

1.Open oven door and place food in oven. Close door.

2.Press DEFROST pad.

DEFROST indicator lights and :0 shows in the display.

3.Press the number pad(s) to enter the desired defrosting time.

4.Press START/+30 SEC pad.

5.Oven begins to cycle.

The display counts down the time to show you how much defrosting time is left in the DEFROST mode. NOTE: Oven beeps during the defrosting cycle to signal that the food needs to be turned or rearranged.

6.Open door and rearrange food. Close door.

7.Press START/+30 SEC pad to continue defrost cycle.

NOTE: If you don’t open door to rearrange food, defrost cycle continues.

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Amana Commercial Microwave Oven owner manual Using Electronic Oven Control some models only

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