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OPERATION
Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels
Your microwave allows you to set up to three differ- ent stages of cooking, each with its own time length and power level. The power level lets you control the heating intensity from Warm (1) to High (0).
One-stage Cooking
For simple
Setting Cooking Times, continued
Some recipes require different stages of cooking at different temperatures. You can set multiple stages of cooking with your microwave.
Multi-stage Cooking
1Follow steps 1 and 2 in the
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 | = warm | 6 | = simmer |
2 | = low | 7 | = medium high |
3 | = defrost | 8 | = reheat |
4 | = medium low | 9 | = sauté |
5 | = medium | 0 | = high |
The display shows “PRESS START OR ENTER NEXT STAGE COOKING TIME”
3 Press the Start button to begin cooking. If you want to change the power level, press Pause/Cancel before you press Start, and reenter all of the instructions.
12OPERATION
When entering more than one cooking stage, the Power Level button must be pressed before the second cooking stage can be entered.
To set the power level at High for a stage of cook- ing, press the Power Level button twice.
2Use the Number buttons to set a second cooking time.
3Press the Power Level button, then use the number buttons to set the power level of the second stage of cooking. The display shows the power level you have set and then “PRESS START OR NEXT STAGE COOKING TIME.”
4Press Start to begin cooking, or repeat steps 2 and 3 to set a cooking time and power level for a third stage of cooking. When finished, press Start.
