before operating the microwave oven
•Before operating your new microwave oven, make sure you read and understand this Use and Care manual completely.
•Before the microwave oven can be used, follow these procedures:
1.Plug in the microwave oven. Close the door. The microwave oven display will show ENJOY YOUR OVEN PRESS CLEAR.
2.Press the STOP/clear pad. : will appear.
3.Set clock. See USER PREFERENCE on page 19.
•If the electrical power supply to your microwave oven should be interrupted, the display will intermittently show after the power is reinstated. If this occurs during cooking, the program will be erased. The time of day will also be erased. Simply press STOP/clear pad and reset the clock for the correct time of day.
NOTE
Your microwave oven can be programmed with the door open except for START/enter, SENSOR
COOKING, SENSOR REHEAT, INSTANT SENSOR, AUTO DEFROST and ADD 30 SEC.
STOP/clear
Press the STOP/clear pad to:
1.Erase if you make a mistake during programming.
2.Cancel timer.
3.Stop the microwave oven temporarily during cooking.
4.Return the time of day to the display.
5.Cancel a program during cooking, press twice.
SETTING THE Microwave oven
MANUAL OPERATION
TIME COOKING
Your microwave 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%.
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•Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%.
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1. Enter cooking time 5,0,0.
2. Press START/enter pad.
TO SET POWER LEVEL
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.
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Power Level x 1 | 100% | High |
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Power Level x 2 | 90% |
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Power Level x 3 | 80% |
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Power Level x 4 | 70% | Medium High |
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Power Level x 5 | 60% |
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Power Level x 6 | 50% | Medium |
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Power Level x 7 | 40% |
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Power Level x 8 | 30% | Med Low/Defrost |
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Power Level x 9 | 20% |
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Power Level x 10 | 10% | Low |
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Power Level x 11 | 0% |
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3.Press START/enter pad.
4.When the defrost time is complete, a long tone will sound and END will appear in the display.
MANUAL DEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the Defrost Chart or is above or below the limits in the Amount column on the Defrost Chart, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously cooked, by using power level for 30%. Follow the exact
Estimate defrosting time and press power level pad eight times for 30%.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food, the rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the microwave oven periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the microwave oven in 1 minute increments on power level 30% until totally defrosted.
When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a
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