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Other Convenient Features

HELP

Help provides 4 features that make using your microwave
oven easy because specific instructions are provided in the
interactive display.
1. Child Lock
The Child Lock prevents unwanted microwave oven
operation such as by small children. The microwave oven
can be set so that the control panel is deactivated or
locked. To set, touch Help, the number 1 and then touch
the START pad. Should a pad be touched,

CHILD LOCK

ON

will appear in the display. To cancel, touch Help and
Clear/Off pad.
2. Audible Signal Elimination
If you wish to have the microwave oven operate with no
audible signals, touch Help, the number 2 and Clear/Off.
To cancel and restore the audible signal, touch Help, the
number 2 and START.
3. Auto Start
If you wish to program your microwave oven to begin cook-
ing automatically at a designated time of day, follow this pro-
cedure:
• Suppose you want to start cooking a stew for 20 minutes
on 50% at 4:30. Before setting, check to make sure the
clock is showing the correct time of day.
1.Touch Help pad.
2.Touch number 3.
3.Enter number 4,3,0 for start time.
4.Touch Timer/Clock pad.
5.Enter cooking program by touching number 2,0,0,0,
Power Level pad 6 times.
6. Touch START pad; auto start time appears in the display.
NOTE:
1.Auto Start can be used for manual cooking if clock is
set.
2.If the microwave oven door is opened after
programming Auto Start, it is necessary to touch the
START pad for Auto Start time to appear in the readout
so that the microwave oven will automatically begin
programmed cooking at the chosen Auto Start time.
3.Be sure to choose foods that can be left in the microwave
oven safely until the Auto Start time. Acorn or butternut
squash are often a good choice. Do not use foods that
can easily spoil.
4.If you wish to know the time of day, simply touch the
Timer/Clock pad. As long as your finger is touching the
Timer/Clock pad, the time of day will be displayed.
4. Language/ Weight Selection
The microwave oven comes set for English and U.S.
Customary Unit-pounds. To change, touch Help and the
number 4. Continue to touch the number 4 until your
choice is selected from the table below. Then, touch
START.
Touch number 4 once for English/LB.
Touch number 4 twice for English/KG.
Touch number 4 three times for Spanish/LB.
Touch number 4 four times for Spanish/KG.
Touch number 4 five times for French/LB.
Touch number 4 six times for French/KG.

HELP (In display)

Whenever HELP is lighted in the Interactive Display,
touch Help to read cooking and operating hints.

MULTIPLE STAGE COOKING

Your microwave oven can be programmed for
sequence of up to 4 cooking stages, switching from one
power level setting to another automatically.
Sometimes cooking directions tell you to start on one
power level and then change to a different power level.
Your microwave oven can do this automatically.
• Suppose you want to cook roast beef for 5 minutes at
100%, continue to cook for 30 minutes at 50% and
finish with 5 minutes of standing time in oven.
1.First enter cooking time. Then touch Power Level
pad once for 100% power.
2.Enter second cooking time. Touch Power Level pad
6 times for 50% power.
3.Enter the standing time. Touch Power level pad 11
times.
4.Touch START pad.
NOTE:
1.If you wish to know power level, simply touch the
Power Level pad. As long as your finger is touching
the Power Level pad, the power level will be
displayed.
2.If 100% is selected as the final sequence, it is not
necessary to touch the Power Level pad.
Setting Microwave Oven Controls