HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN

MANUAL DEFROSTING

Enter the defrosting time and use microwave power levels 10% or 30% to defrost (refer to page 7).

Stir or turn the food, where possible, 2 - 3 times during defrosting.

After defrosting, cover the food in foil and leave to stand until thoroughly defrosted.

Refer to the defrosting charts in the cookbook section, page 42.

NOTES FOR MANUAL COOKING AND DEFROSTING:

When the oven starts, the oven lamp will light and the turntable will rotate clockwise or anti- clockwise.

Your oven can be programmed up to 99 minutes, 90 seconds (99.90).

If the door is opened during cooking/ defrosting to stir or turn over food, the cooking time on the display stops automatically.

The cooking/defrosting time starts to count down again when the door is closed and the START/AUTO MINUTE key is pressed.

When cooking/defrosting is complete, the time of day will reappear on the display, if the clock has been set.

If you want to know the power level during cooking, press the MICRO POWER key.

As long as your finger is touching the key, the power level will be displayed.

Example:

To defrost for 10 minutes on 30% microwave power.

1.Enter the defrosting time by pressing the 10 min. key once.

x1

2.Input the power level by pressing the MICRO POWER key 4 times.

x4

3.Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key once to start defrosting.

x1

The display will count down through the defrosting time.

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Sharp R-86STM manual Enter the defrosting time by pressing the 10 min. key once, Manual Defrosting

R-86STM specifications

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