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Your oven comes pre-set in Energy Save Mode (see page 8 for details).

To operate the oven in Energy Save Mode:
1.  Plug in the oven. Nothing will appear on the display at this time.

2.  Open the door. 

The display will flash:

3.  Close the door. 

The display will show:

NOTES:  In Energy Save Mode, 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.

 

  When new, the very first time the grills are used, smoke and odour will be given off. 

To avoid this happening when food is being cooked, heat the grills without food for approx. 
20 minutes. (Please refer to note on page 12.)

 

HIGH 

x 1 

100%

  MEDIUM HIGH 

x 2 

70%

 

MEDIUM 

x 3 

50%

  MEDIUM LOW 

x 4 

30% 

 

(Defrost)

 

LOW 

x 5 

10% 

 

(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 MICRO 
POWER 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. 

IMPORTANT: The microwave power 
level will cook at 100% unless you press the 
MICRO POWER key to the desired setting.

Check the power level:
To check the microwave power level during 
cooking, press the MICRO POWER key. 
As long as your finger is pressing the MICRO 
POWER key 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 an Energy Save Mode.
This facility saves electricity when the oven is not 
in use.
•  If the oven is not used, it will default to Energy 

Save Mode after 3 minutes. The display is blank 
and the oven cannot be operated.

•  To operate the oven, open and then close 

the door. “0” will be displayed and the oven is 
ready to use.

To cancel Energy Save Mode, set the clock. 
(Please refer to page 9.)

To cancel the clock, follow the procedure 
opposite. (This will restart Energy Save Mode.)

Notes:
•  If you unplug your oven at any stage you will 

have to reset the clock to cancel Energy Save 
Mode.

•  If the clock has been set, cancelling Energy 

Save Mode, then your oven has a safety feature 
which prevents INSTANT COOK and 
START/AUTO MINUTE key from working 
if the oven has not been in use for more than 
3 minutes. Press the STOP/CLEAR key or 
open and close the door to re-use the oven.

1.  Time of day appears on the display.

2.  Press the KITCHEN TIMER/CLOCK 

SET key 3 times.

3.  Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key. 

The power will be off and the display will 
show nothing.

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Your oven has a 12 hour clock.
•  To select the 12 hour clock, press the 

KITCHEN TIMER/CLOCK SET key twice.

To set the time of day follow the instructions 
opposite.

1.  Select the clock.

2.  Enter the hours by pressing the TIME keys.

3.  Press the KITCHEN TIMER/CLOCK SET 

key once.

4.  Enter the minutes by pressing the TIME keys.

5.  To start the clock, press the KITCHEN 

TIMER/ CLOCK SET key once.

NOTES: 
•  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.

•  To check the time of day during a cooking 

process, press the KITCHEN TIMER/
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.

•  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 “.0” when cooking is complete.

•  If the electrical power supply to your 

microwave oven is interrupted, the display will 
intermittently show “.0” 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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MANUAL COOKING
•  Enter the cooking time and use microwave 

power levels 10% to 100% 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 37 - 44.

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 17 - 21.

Example:
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.

2.  Input the power level by pressing the MICRO 

POWER key twice.

Starting the oven:
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.

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

The display will count down 

through the cooking time.

3.  Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key 

once to start cooking.

NOTE FOR REHEATING READY MEALS:
Place the ready meal in a heat-resistant flan dish
on the low rack.