Your HOLD/TIMER, which oper- ates without microwave energy, hasthree timing functions,
It operates as a Minute Timer, it can be set to delay cooking or may be used as a hold setting after de- frosting. Hold/Timer can be set up to 99 minutes.
Step 1:Touch HOLD/TIMER pad. The
Step 2: Select the amount of time you desire. Touch the appropriate number pads. If, for example, you
are timing a three minute phone call, touch 3, 0 and O.The readout panel shows 3:00 and “HOLD” appearson display.
Step3: Touch START,The readout display shows the time as it counts down, and “HoldTime Left”.
Step 4: When time is up, oven sounds.The readoutflashes“END” and the timer turns off.
The klOLD/TIMER can also be used to program “standingtime” between microwavecooking func-
tions. The time can range from one second to 99 minutes and 99 sec- onds. A HOLD,or “standing”time may be found in some of your own recipesor Cookbook.
To set the oven to delay cooking up to 99 minutes follow Steps 1 and 2 to enter hold time, then set time or temperaturedesired before pressingSTART.When holding be- fore temperaturecooking, be sure probe is in food before pressing
START.
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To help you become acquainted with the HOLDITIMER feature as used with Time Cook or Temp Cook follow Steps below to defrost a frozen casserolefor 15minutes,then hold 10minutes and then cook 25 minutes. If using Temp Cook after Hold/Timer, be sure to insert probe correctly as shown in Automatic Roasting section of this book.
Step1: Removecasserolefrom the freezer and place in oven. Touch the DEFROST pad. The readout panel shows c’EnterDef Time”, :0, arid i%wwr3.
Step 2: Touch 1, 5, 0 and O for defrosting time. Def Time, 15:00, and Power3 appear on the display panel. (Defrosting is automatically set on Power Level 3 but can be changed by touching P0WEf3 LEVEL pad and the new Power Level.)
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Q. What will happen if I acciden- tally reversethe instructions?
A, if you accidentally reverse the sequenceof programming instruc- tions, your oven automatically rearranges your program, 13efrost- ing always comes first, then hold, and then the cooking function.
Step 3: Set standing or hold time by touching l+OLD/TIMER. “Enter Time” and :0appear on display.
Step 4: Touch 1,0,0, and Oto hold for ten minutes. 10:00and *’HOLD” appear on the display,
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A.Sometimesyou maywant to de- frost a food, hold it, and refrigerate it to be cooked later. All you need to do is program in Defrost and amount of time. Then program Hold and amount of time, Put your thawed dish in the refrigerator and cook later at a convenient tirrm.
NOTE: Allow foods to remain at room temperature only as long as safe, Timeswill vary.
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Step 5: Touch the TIME C(3OK pad, The display shows “Enter Cook Time”, :0, and Power 10 (HIGH).
Step 6: Touch 2, 5, 0, and O for
Step 7:Touch START. “DefTime Left”, Power 3, and 15:00counting down show on display. As each function is automatically per- formed oven display shows en- tered information.
Q. I programmed my oven for a specific defrosting time but it de- frosted longer than necessary, What happened?
A. When instructions conflict, the oven carries out the last instruc- tion. You may have set the oven to Defrost for 4 minutes, HoldiTinie for 2 minutes, and then Defrost for 6 minutes. In this case, the oven would Defrost for 6 minutes and Hold/Time for 2 minutes,
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