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Plug in the oven.
1. The oven display will flash:

2. Press the STOP/CLEAR button.

3. The display will show:

HIGH

x 1

100P

MEDIUM HIGH

x 2

70P

MEDIUM

x 3

50P

MEDIUM LOW

x 4

30P

(Defrost)

LOW

x 5

10P

(Defrost)

• Your oven has 5 power levels, as shown

opposite.

• To change the power level for cooking, enter

the cooking time and then press the POWER
LEVEL button.

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
cook at 100P unless you press the POWER
LEVEL button to the desired setting.

Check the power level:
To check the microwave power level during
cooking, press the POWER LEVEL button.
As long as your finger is pressing the POWER
LEVEL button the power level will be displayed.
The oven continues to count down although the
display will show the power level.

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Your oven has a 12 hour and a 24 hour clock.

• To select the 12 hour clock, press and hold

the POWER LEVEL button for 3 seconds.
“12H” will appear on the display.

To set the time of day follow the instructions
opposite.

1. Select the clock type required.

2. Enter the hours by turning the

TIME/WEIGHT knob.

3. Press the POWER LEVEL button once.

4. Enter the minutes by turning the

TIME/WEIGHT knob.

5. To start the clock, press the POWER

LEVEL button once.

NOTES: 
• Press the STOP/CLEAR button if you make a

mistake during programming.

• If the clock is set, when cooking is complete,

the display will show the correct time of day.
If the clock has not been set, the display will
only show “ : ” when cooking is complete.

• If the electrical power supply to your

microwave oven is interrupted, the display will
intermittently show “88:88” after the power is
reinstated. If this occurs during cooking, the
programme will be erased. The time of day will
also be erased. 

• When you want to reset the time of day,

follow the opposite example again.

• To select the 24 hour clock, press and hold

the POWER LEVEL button for 3 seconds,
then press again.
“24H” will appear on the display.

x1 and hold for 3 seconds.

1. x1 and hold for 3 seconds.
2. x1 again.

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• Enter the cooking time and use microwave power levels 10P to 100P to cook (refer to page 7).
• Stir or turn the food, where possible, 2 - 3 times during cooking, if required.
• After cooking, cover the food and leave to stand, if required.
• Refer to the cooking charts in the cookbook section, pages 22 - 25.

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 and Express Defrost.

Manual cooking and defrosting allows you to
cook/defrost foods and weights which are not
included in the automatic programmes.
The following are examples of manual cooking
and defrosting.
For automatic cooking and defrosting refer to
pages 11 - 13.

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

1. Enter the cooking time by turning the 

TIME/WEIGHT knob.

2. Input the power level by pressing the

POWER LEVEL button twice.

Starting the oven:
Close the door and press the
START/AUTO MINUTE
button.

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

Opening and closing the door:
To open the oven door, pull the door opening
handle.

The display will count down

through the cooking time.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE button

once to start cooking.

Your oven can be programmed for up to 90 minutes. (90.00)
The input unit of cooking (defrosting) time varies from 10
seconds to 5 minutes. It depends on the total length of the
cooking (defrosting) time as shown on the table.

Cooking time

Increasing unit

0-5 minutes

10 seconds

5-10 minutes

30 seconds

10-30 minutes

1 minute

30-90 minutes

5 minutes

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1. Enter the defrosting time by turning the 

TIME/WEIGHT knob.

2. Input the power level by pressing the

POWER LEVEL button 4 times.

The display will count down

through the defrosting time.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE button

once to start defrosting.

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 90

minutes, (90.00).
NOTE: If you cook food for more than the
standard time (see chart on page 34) using the
same cooking mode, the oven’s safety
mechanisms automatically activate. The
microwave power level will be reduced.

• 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 button 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 POWER LEVEL button.
As long as your finger is touching the button,
the power level will be displayed.

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 21.

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

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