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A35411,DCM24S/B/R
START
INSTANT ON
MANUAL OPERATION

TO SET THE CLOCK

* Before operating your new microwave oven make
sure you read and understand this Use & Care
manual completely.
* Before the oven can be used, follow these
procedures:
1) Plug in the oven. Close the door. The display will
say WELCOME PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS
CLOCK.
2) Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad.
will appear.
3) Touch CLOCK pad.
4) Heat the oven without food. (See page 12,
SPECIAL NOTE)
* Suppose you want to enter the correct time of day
12:30 (A.M. or P.M.):
This is a 12 hour clock. If you attempt to enter an
incorrect clock time, ERROR will appear in the
display. Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad and re-enter
the time.
* If the electrical power supply to your microwave
oven should be interrupted, the display will
intermittently show WELCOME PRESS CLEAR
AND PRESS CLOCK after the power is reinstated.
If this occurs during cooking, the program will be
erased. The time of day will also be erased. Simply
touch STOP/CLEAR pad and reset the clock for the
correct time of day.
Enter the correct
time of day by
touching the
numbers in
sequence.
Touch CLOCK
pad again.
2.
3.
1.
Procedure
Touch CLOCK
pad.

STOP/CLEAR

Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad to:
1. Erase if you make a mistake during programming.
2. Cancel kitchen timer.
3. Stop the oven temporarily during cooking.
4. Return the time of day to the display.
5. Cancel a program during cooking, touch twice.
BEFORE OPERATING

MICROWAVE COOKING

Time Cooking
Your oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99
seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the
minutes, even if they are both zeros.
* Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%:
Enter cooking
time.
Touch START
pad.
1.
2.
Procedure
There are eleven preset power levels.
Using lower power levels increases the cooking time
which is recommended for foods such as cheese, milk
and long slow cooking of meats. Consult cookbook or
recipes for specific recommendations.
Touch POWER
LEVEL Pad
Once,
then Touch
POWER
LEVEL
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Approximate
Percentage
of Power
Common
Words
for
Power Levels
High
Medium High
Medium
Med. Low/Defrost
Low
Procedure
Touch START pad.
* Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%:
You can program up to 4 automatic cooking
sequences. Follow directions on page 23. Note that
POWER LEVEL must be entered first when
programming multiple sequences.
3.
2.
1.
Enter power
level.
Enter defrosting
time.
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
CLOCKCLOCK
CLOCK
START
INSTANT ON