The AUTO SETIndicator Light will stay on while the oven is cooking in the pre-

programmed cycle. If you selected a Cook Power other than high, the Cook

6. Touch START.Power Signal Light will also come on. This shows you the oven is cooking at a selected Cook Power.

The Display counts down the time to show how much cooking time is left.

For 2 of every 10 seconds, the Display will show the Cook Power you se- lected, if you are using a Cook Power other than high.

When Auto Set ends, “End” will show on the Display and 4 beeps will sound. (You can stop the beeping by opening the door or by touching CANCEL.) “End” will remain on the Display and a beep will sound every 30 seconds (to remind you that food is left

in the oven] until the door is opened or CANCEL is touched. The Display will then show the time of day.

NOTE: You can set COOK to follow Auto Set, if desired. Touch in instructions for “Cooking at High Power” (page 7) or “Cooking at Lower Cook Powers” (page 8).

Changing the pre-programmed setting

You can change the pre-programmed cooking time and Cook Power in AUTO SETto the time and power you most often use. To change the AUTO SETsetting, follow these steps.

1.Place food in the oven and close the door.

2.Touch AUTO SETtwice.

3.Touch the Number Pads for the new desired cooking time. If high Cook Power is desired, skip to Step 6.

4.Touch COOK POWER.

5.Touch the Number Pad for the desired Cook Power.

6.Touch START.The oven will cook at the new cooking time and Cook Power you selected. After the cooking is complete, the oven will remember that time and Cook Power for future use. NOTE: If the

electric power ever goes off, the oven will go back to the pre-programmed 2 minutes, 30 seconds’at high Cook Power setting.

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MW8600XS specifications

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