Operating Instructions

SENSOR POPCORN

SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn (1.75-3.5 ounces). For best results, use a fresh bag of popcorn.

Place only one bag of prepackaged microwave popcorn on the center of turntable.

Example: To pop 3.5 oz.

Touch POPCORN.

Display scrolls the words POPCORN.

POPCORN Then the oven will cook food automatically by sensor system.

NOTE:

•Do not attempt to reheat or cook any unpopped kernels.

•Do not use popcorn popping devices in microwave oven with this feature.

SENSOR REHEAT

This feature allows you to reheat precooked room- temperature or refrigerated foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. This feature has 3 categories : dinner plate, soup/sauce, casserole.

Example: To reheat casserole

REHEAT

1.

Touch REHEAT pad. Display scrolls

 

the words SELECT MENU 1 TO 3

 

 

 

-- SEE COOKING GUIDE BEHIND

 

 

 

DOOR.

 

 

 

➠

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Touch number 3.

3

 

 

 

Then the oven will reheat food

automatically by sensor system.

SENSOR REHEAT CHART

Code

Cate-

Direction

Amount

gory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Dinner

Place foods to be heated

Approx.

 

plate

on dinner plate or similar

1/2 - 1

 

 

dish.

pound

 

 

Cover with plastic wrap.

 

2

Soup/

Place food to be heated

1-4 cups

 

Sauce

in an appropriate size

 

 

 

microwave container.

 

 

 

Cover with plastic wrap.

 

3

Casse-

Cover dish containing

2-6

 

role

the casserole with

servings

 

 

plastic wrap.

 

 

 

 

 

HOLD WARM

You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. You can use HOLD WARM by itself, or to automatically follow a cooking cycle.

Example: To hold warm hot or cooked food

HOLD

1. Touch HOLD WARM.

WARM

Display scrolls the words HOLD

➠

WARM TOUCH START.

 

2.Touch START.

START

The word WARM will come on while

 

the oven continue to run.

NOTE:

•HOLD WARM operates for up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.

•Opening the oven door cancels HOLD WARM. Close the door and touch HOLD WARM, then touch START if additional HOLD WARM time is desired.

•Food cooked should be covered during HOLD WARM.

•Pastry items (pies, turnovers, etc.) should be uncovered during HOLD WARM.

•Complete meals kept warm on a dinner plate should be covered during HOLD WARM.

•Do not use more than 1 complete HOLD WARM cycle (about 1 hour, 40 minutes). The quality of some foods

will suffer with extended time.

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