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•  Your oven has 6 power levels, as shown.
•  To change the power level for cooking, enter 

the required time and then press the POWER 
LEVEL key until the display indicates the 
desired level.

• Power level
  The microwave power level is varied by the 

microwave energy switching on and off.

  When using power levels other than 100P you 

will be able to hear the microwave energy 
pulsing on and off as the food cooks or 
defrosts.

IMPORTANT:  The microwave power level will 
default to 100P unless you press the POWER 
LEVEL key.
•  For use of the power levels, please refer to the 

cooking charts and recipes on pages 25 - 35.

•  Check the power level
  To check the microwave power level during 

cooking, press the POWER LEVEL key. 
As long as your finger is pressing the POWER 
LEVEL key the power level will be displayed.
The oven continues to count down although
the display will show the power level.

Generally the following recommendations apply:

100P - (HIGH output = 800W) used for fast 
cooking or reheating e.g. for casseroles, hot 
beverages, vegetables etc.

70P - (MEDIUM HIGH output = 560W) used for 
longer cooking of dense foods such as roast joints, 
meat loaf and plated meals, also for sensitive dishes 
such as sponge cakes. At this reduced setting, the 
food will cook evenly without over cooking at the 
sides.

50P - (MEDIUM output = 400W) for dense foods 
which require a long cooking time when cooked 
conventionally, e.g. beef casserole, it is advisable to 
use this power setting to ensure the meat will be 
tender.

30P - (MEDIUM LOW output = 240W Defrost 
setting) to defrost, select this power setting, to 
ensure that the dish defrosts evenly. This setting 
is also ideal for simmering rice, pasta, dumplings 
and cooking egg custard.

10P - (LOW output = 80W) For gentle defrosting, 
e.g. cream gateaux or pastry.

HIGH

x 1

100P

MEDIUM HIGH

x 2

70P

MEDIUM

x 3

50P

MEDIUM LOW

(Defrost)

x 4

30P

LOW

(Defrost)

x 5

10P

x 6

0P

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Your oven has an Energy Save Mode.
This facility saves electricity when the oven is not in use.
To operate the oven:
1.  Plug in the oven. Nothing will appear on the display at this time.
2.  Open the door.
   The display will show:

3.  Close the door.
   The display will show:

NOTES: If you do not operate the oven for 3 minutes or more (i.e. after closing the door, pressing 

 the 

STOP/CLEAR key, or at the end of cooking), you will not be able to operate the 

  oven until you open and close the oven door.  Whilst in Energy Save Mode the display is blank.

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Opening the door:
To open the oven door, push the door opening button. 

Starting the oven: 
Prepare and place food in a suitable container onto the turntable 
or place directly onto the turntable. Close the door and press the 
START/AUTO MINUTE key.

Stopping the oven:
If you want to stop the oven during cooking press the STOP/CLEAR 
key once or open the oven door. If you want to cancel the cooking 
programme, press the STOP/CLEAR key twice.

Your oven enables you to cook and defrost food 
using the automatic programmes, or to cook and 
defrost food manually.
Automatic cooking and defrosting allows you to 
cook and defrost using preset programmes where 
the timings have been calculated for you, e.g 
Express Cook,  Express Defrost and Auto 
Cook.

Manual cooking and defrosting allows you to 
cook/defrost foods and weights which are not 
included in the automatic programmes.
Following are examples of manual cooking and 
defrosting.
For automatic cooking and defrosting refer to 
pages 11 - 14.

MANUAL COOKING
•  Enter the cooking time and use microwave power levels 0P to 100P to cook (refer to page 7).
•  Stir or turn the food, where possible, 2 - 3 times during cooking.
•  After cooking, cover the food and leave to stand, where recommended.
•  Refer to the cooking charts in the cookbook section, pages 25 - 28.

Example:
To cook for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 70P microwave power.

1.  Enter the cooking time by 

pressing the 1 MIN key 
twice and then the 10 SEC 
key 3 times.

2.  Input the power level by 

pressing the POWER 
LEVEL key twice for 70P.

3.  P r e s s   t h e   S TA RT /

AUTO MINUTE key 
once to start cooking.

The display will count down 
through the set cooking time.

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MANUAL DEFROSTING
•  Enter the defrosting time and use microwave power levels 10P or 30P 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 chart in the cookbook section, page 24.

Example:
To defrost for 10 minutes on 30P microwave power.

1.  Enter the defrosting time 

by pressing the 

10 MIN 

key once.

2.  Input the power level by 

pressing the 

LEVEL key 4 times.

3. Press the 

AUTO MINUTE key 
once to start defrosting.

The display will count down 
through the cooking time.

NOTES: 
• 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).
• When the door is opened during cooking, the cooking time on the display stops automatically. 

The cooking time starts to count down again when the door is closed and the 

MINUTE key is pressed.

•  When oven operation has finished, " .  0 " will reappear on the display.
•  If you wish to know the power level during cooking, press the 

POWER LEVEL key.  As long as 

your finger is touching the key the power level will be displayed.

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