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Heating with multiple cooking stages
Example: to cook food for 3 minutes at 80% power and
then 50% power for 6 minutes 30 seconds:
For best results, some microwave recipes call for different
power levels or different lengths of time for cooking. Your
microwave may be set to change from one stage to another
automatically (2 stages maximum).
Manual Operation
When heating has finished you will hear 5 beeps and the
time of day will display.
Example: to defrost food with the default 30% power level
for 5 minutes:
Setting time defrost
1. Press time defrost pad once. 00:00 will
appear in the display.
2. Use the number pads to enter desired
defrost time (defrost time may be set up to
99 minutes and 99 seconds).
3. Press START/+30sec pad.
Example: to defrost 1lb. of food with the with cook time
determined automatically:
Setting weight defrost
1. Press weight defrost pad once. 0.0 will
appear in the display.
2. Use the number pads to enter weight of food
to defrost in pounds. You may enter weight
from 0.3 to 6.3 pounds.
3. Press START/+30sec pad.
When defrosting has finished you will hear 5 beeps and the
time of day will display.
Note: The weight amount must be a valid entry for this
feature to start. A valid weight entry is 0.3 to 6.3 pounds.
When heating has finished you will hear 5 beeps and time of
day will display.
Note: Power levels can not be changed for both time
defrost and weight defrost because the defrost performance
will be affected.
Adding cook time (+30sec)
This time-saving feature will let you quickly add 30 seconds
to any cook time already set when cooking at a 100%
power level. This feature may only be used while cooking
and with cook time remaining. Each press of this pad will
add 30 seconds.
Press START/+30sec pad 2 times.
Example: to add 1 minute of cook time at the default
power level of 100%:
Special notes for defrosting
•After pressing START/+30sec key, the display will
count down remaining defrost time. Once the defrosting
process has started you may open the door and turn the
food if needed and remove any portions that have already
thawed. Touch the START/+30sec key to resume the
defrost cycle.
• When heating has finished you will hear 5 beeps.
1. Press cook time.
2. Use the number pads to enter heating time
for the 1st stage (cook time may be set up
to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
3. Press power level pad once.
4. Use the number pads to enter power level
for the 1st stage. PL8 appears in the
display (80 % power).
5. Press cook time pad for 2nd stage.
6. Use the number pads to enter heating time
for the 2nd stage (cook time may be set up
to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
7. Press power level pad for 2nd stage.
8. Use the number key to enter power level for
the 2nd stage. PL5 appears in the display
(50 % power).
9. Press START/+30sec pad.