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Operation

Defrosting Automatically

To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave automatically sets the defrosting time, power level and standing time.

1 Press the Auto Defrost button. The display shows “0.5 lbs.” (0.2Kg if you have set your oven for metric measure).

(“ENTER” and “ Lbs.” will flash).

2 To set the weight of your food, press the Auto Defrost button repeatedly. This increases the weight by 0.5 lbs increments, up to

6.0lbs (The Auto Defrost button will increase the weight by 0.2Kg up to 2.6kg if you are using metric measurement).

You can also use the number buttons to enter the weight of the food directly. Select the correct amount.

3 Press start to begin cooking.

Halfway during defrosting, the oven will beep to let you know to turn the food over.

4 Press the Pause/Cancel button, open the oven door, and turn the food over.

5 Press the Start button to resume defrosting.

Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels

Your microwave allows you to set up to two different stages of cooking, each with its own time length and power level. The power level button lets you control the heating intensity from Warm (1) to High (0).

One-stage Cooking

For simple one-stage cooking, you only need to set a cooking time. The power level is automatically set to High. If you want to set the power to any other level, you must set it using the Power Level button.

1 Use the Number buttons to set a cooking time. You can set a time from one second to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. To set a time over one minute, enter the seconds too. For example, to set 20 minutes, enter 2, 0, 0, 0 .

2 If you want to set the power level to something other than High, press the Power Level button, then use the number buttons to enter a power level.

Power Levels:

1 = PL:10

(Warm)

6

= PL:60 (Simmer)

2 = PL:20

(Low)

7

= PL:70

(Medium High)

3 = PL:30

(Defrost)

8

= PL:80

(Reheat)

4 = PL:40

(Medium Low)

9

= PL:90

(Sauté)

5 = PL:50

(Medium)

0

= PL:Hi

(High)

3 Press the Start button to begin cooking. If you want to change the power level, press Pause/Cancel before you press Start, and re- enter all of the instructions.

• See page 17 for the Auto Defrosting Guide.

Some recipes require different stages of cooking at different temperatures. You can set multiple stages of cooking with your microwave.

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Samsung MR1050USTC owner manual Defrosting Automatically, Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels, One-stage Cooking