Defrosting
3.Next, select the power level for stage two by pressing POWER until the desired power level is displayed.
4.Set the desired cooking time for stage two by entering the desired minutes and seconds using the number pad.
5.Press START. At the end of stage one cooking stage two cooking will begin. At the end of stage two cooking, the oven will beep four times
4.Defrosting
The Beyond Microwave Oven has two defrost modes: Auto Defrost and Time Defrost. Use Auto Defrost to thaw food based on weight. Use Time Defrost to thaw for a specified amount of time.
Auto Defrost
The Beyond Microwave Oven automatically calculates the correct defrosting time and power level based on the weight of the frozen food.
The maximum food weight that can be entered is six pounds. If a higher weight is entered, the oven will beep twice and the display window will return to the time of day.
To Auto Defrost:
1.The frozen food must be removed from packaging and placed in a
2.Press DEFROST one time. The display will flash 0.0.
3.Using the number pad, enter the weight of the frozen food in pounds and decimal fractions of a pound. The microwave will only allow you to enter a single digit for pounds and a single digit for any decimal fraction of a pound. Round any decimal fractions to the nearest tenth. Please refer to the table below for sample entries.
NOTE: To convert pounds and ounces to metric units, please refer to the Conversion table on page 31.
If the food weighs
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.25 pounds | 2 | 0.2 |
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.50 pounds | 5 | 0.5 |
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.75 pounds | 7 | 0.7 |
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1.0 pounds | 1 0 | 1.0 |
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1.25 pounds | 1 2 | 1.2 |
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1.50 pounds | 1 5 | 1.5 |
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1.75 pounds | 1 7 | 1.7 |
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2.0 pounds | 2 0 | 2.0 |
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4.Press START to begin defrosting. The defrost time (minutes : seconds) will appear in the display window and begin counting down. When the timer reaches 0:00 the oven will shut off and beep four times. The time of day will reappear on the display window.
5.The oven will beep twice periodically during the defrosting time. This is to remind you to temporarily interrupt defrosting to turn the food over, stir, or break into smaller pieces, as appropriate. The oven will continue to defrost until the time is elapsed.
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