•If you interrupt cooking by opening the oven door and do not resume it afterwards, press the Pause/cancel button to stop the programme completely. Otherwise the programme will continue the next time the oven is started.
•Once the cooking time has passed, the microwave oven stops automatically, the display will show End and 6 beeps are heard. If you do not open the oven door or press the Pause/cancel button, the oven will beep again after 3 minutes.
Each time one of the microwave oven buttons is pressed, a beep is heard.
Power levels
The microwave oven has five power levels:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Power level | High | Medium | Low | ||
Display shows | 100P | 80P | 60P | 40P | 20P |
Cooking functions
The microwave oven has the following cooking functions: microwave function, grill function and 2 combination functions, 3 defrosting functions and 8 automatic programmes.
SELECTION OF COOKING FUNCTION
Microwave function:
1.Press the Power button a number of times until the display shows the required power level.
2.Set the cooking time in minutes using the setting buttons. If you hold the buttons down, the minute number will change rapidly.
3.Press the Instant/start button to commence cooking.
The grill/combination function:
1.Press the Grill/combi button one, two or three times to select the required function. In the grill function (G), the heating element is active during the entire cooking process. In combination function 1 (C1), food is cooked with 10 seconds of microwave power and 23 seconds grill power alternately; in combination function 2 (C2) cooking uses 18 seconds of microwave power and 15 seconds grill power alternately.
2.Set the cooking time in minutes using the setting buttons. If you hold the buttons down, the minute number will change rapidly.
3.Press the Instant/start button to commence cooking.
Defrost function:
1.Press the Defrost button one, two or three times to select the required defrosting function. D1 is used for meat, D2 is used for poultry, and D3 is used for fish and shellfish.
2.Enter the weight of the food to be defrosted using the setting buttons. When defrosting meat, the weight can be set to between 100 and 2000 g, for poultry the weight can be set to between 200 and 3000 g, and for fish and shellfish, the weight can be set to between 100 and 900 g. The display shows the set weight in kilograms.
3.Press the Instant/start button. Defrosting starts.
4.When the oven beeps during defrosting, you should open the oven door and turn the food. Separate individual pieces that are frozen together as soon as possible. Press the Instant/start button to resume defrosting.
5.Cover thin areas of the food (e.g. edges, the wings on poultry or exposed bones) with small pieces of foil suitable for microwave ovens.
6.Once the defrosting programme has ended, you should allow the food to stand covered for
Automatic programs:
1.Press the setting buttons to select the required automatic programme (see table below). All programmes use high microwave power.
Programme | Use | Cooking time | Remarks |
A1 | Popcorn (85 g) | 2 m, 30 s |
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A2 | Popcorn (100 g) | 2 m, 40 s |
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A3 | Pizza (ca. 150 g) | 1 m |
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A4 | Drinks (250 ml) | 2 m, 20 s | Cooking time may vary |
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| depending on temperature |
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| of liquid |
A5 | Drinks (500 ml) | 4 m, 40 s | Cooking time may vary |
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| depending on temperature |
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| of liquid |
A6 | Potatoes (450 g) | 7 m, 12 s | Potatoes should be cut into |
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| 5 x 5 mm pieces and |
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| covered with clingfilm |
A7 | Potatoes (650 g) | 10 m, 12 s | Potatoes should be cut into |
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| 5 x 5 mm pieces and |
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| covered with clingfilm |
A8 | Fish (450 g) | 6 m, 30 s | Should be covered with |
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| clingfilm |
2. Press the Instant/start button to commence cooking.
Automatic start:
1.The clock must be set (see section "Setting the clock").
2.Select cooking function and cooking time.
3.Hold the Clock button pressed down for 3 seconds. The display will now show the current hour and you can set the time for cooking in the same way as the clock is set.
4.When you have set the time, a long beep will be heard, and the oven will show the current time. You can see the cooking time set by pressing the Clock button. The programmed time will be shown for 3 seconds.
5.Press the Instant/start button to commence cooking immediately. Press the Pause/cancel button to cancel the time setting.
6.Cooking starts automatically at the set time. Remember to put the food in the oven!
CHILD SAFETY LOCK
The child safety lock prevents small children from using the microwave oven. The microwave oven cannot be operated as long as the child safety lock is active. The child safety lock is activated by holding the Pause/cancel button pressed down for
3 seconds. A beep is heard and OFF is shown in the display. The child safety lock is deactivated by holding the Stop/Clear button pressed for 3 seconds.
TIPS FOR FOOD PREPARATION
When preparing food in the microwave oven, the following basic rules apply:
Cooking time
Smaller quantities of food cook more rapidly than large quantities. If the amount of food is doubled, the preparation time must be correspondingly almost doubled.
Small pieces of meat, small fish and chopped vegetables cook more quickly than large pieces. For the same reason, it is recommended, if, for example, you wish to make goulash, stews
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