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BEFORE OPERATION
Plug in the oven.
1. The oven display will flash:
1. The oven display will flash:
2. Press the STOP/CLEAR key.
3. The display will show:
1.
2.
3.
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MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
• 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 key.
LEVEL key.
Power level:
The microwave power level is varied by the
microwave energy switching on and off.
When using power levels other than 100% you
will be able to hear the microwave energy pulsing
on and off as the food cooks or defrosts.
The microwave power level is varied by the
microwave energy switching on and off.
When using power levels other than 100% 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 100% unless you press the
POWER LEVEL key to the desired setting.
level will cook at 100% unless you press the
POWER LEVEL key to the desired setting.
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.
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.
POWER LEVEL
KEY
Power Level
Press the
POWER
LEVEL key
Percentage
HIGH
x 1
100P
MEDIUM HIGH
x 2
70P
MEDIUM
x 3
50P
MEDIUM LOW
(Defrost)
x 4
30P
LOW
(Defrost)
x 5
10P
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SETTING THE CLOCK
Your oven has a 12 hour and a 24 hour clock.
• To select the 12 hour clock, press the
CLOCK SET key once.
“12H” will appear on the display
To set the time of day follow the instructions
opposite.
opposite.
1. Select the clock type required.
2. Enter the hours by pressing the TIME keys.
3. Press
the
CLOCK SET key once.
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4. Enter the minutes by pressing the TIME keys.
5. To start the clock, press the CLOCK SET
key once.
NOTES:
• Press the STOP/CLEAR key if you make a
• Press the STOP/CLEAR key if you make a
mistake during programming.
• If you press any of the TIME keys too many
times, continue to press the key until the
desired time re-appears.
desired time re-appears.
• To check the time of day during a cooking
process, press the CLOCK SET key and the
time of day will remain on the display as long as
you keep your finger on the key. This does not
affect the cooking process.
time of day will remain on the display as long as
you keep your finger on the key. This does not
affect the cooking process.
• 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 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.
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.
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• To select the 24 hour clock, press the
CLOCK SET key twice.
“24H” will appear on the display
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HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN
MANUAL COOKING
• Enter the cooking time.
• Select the cooking mode; MICROWAVE, GRILL,
• Select the cooking mode; MICROWAVE, GRILL,
and DUAL GRILL can be selected.
• 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 34 - 35.
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.
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 14 - 19.
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 14 - 19.
Example:
To cook for 2 minutes 30 seconds on 70%
microwave power.
To cook for 2 minutes 30 seconds on 70%
microwave power.
1. Enter the cooking time by pressing the
1 MIN. key twice, then the 10 SEC. key
three times.
three times.
2. Input the power level by pressing the
POWER LEVEL key twice.
x2
x2
x3
Starting the oven:
Close the door and press
the START/AUTO
MINUTE key.
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.
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.
Opening and closing the door:
To open the oven door, pull the door opening
handle.
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 key
once to start cooking.
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HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN
NOTES FOR MANUAL COOKING AND
DEFROSTING:
• When the oven starts, the oven lamp will light
DEFROSTING:
• When the oven starts, the oven lamp will light
and the turntable will rotate clockwise or
anti-clockwise.
anti-clockwise.
• Your oven can be programmed up to 99
minutes, 90 seconds (99.90).
NOTE: If you cook food for more than the
standard time (see chart on page 29) using
the same cooking mode, the oven’s safety
mechanisms automatically activate. The
microwave power level will be reduced.
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 key is pressed.
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.
has been set.
• If you want 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.
As long as your finger is touching the key, the
power level will be displayed.
MANUAL DEFROSTING
• Enter the defrosting time and use microwave
• Enter the defrosting time and use microwave
power levels 10% or 30% to defrost (refer to
page 7).
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 33.
Example:
To defrost for 10 minutes on 30% microwave
power.
To defrost for 10 minutes on 30% microwave
power.
1. Enter the defrosting time by pressing the
10 MIN. key once.
2. Input the power level by pressing the
POWER LEVEL key 4 times.
x1
x4
The display will count down
through the defrosting time.
through the defrosting time.
3. Press
the
START/AUTO MINUTE key
once to start defrosting.
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