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The oven cavity, door, outer cabinet, turntable, racks, dishes and especially the bottom grill will become very hot, always
use thick oven gloves at all times when removing the food or turntable from the oven to prevent burns.

AUTO COOK / AUTO DEFROST enables you to cook or defrost foods listed on the menu label attached to
the microwave oven and the chart on the following page. Follow the example below for details on how to
operate this function.

WEIGHT RANGE:
Food weight should be rounded up to the nearest 0.1kg or 1oz, for example, 0.65 kg to 0.7 kg and 12.5 oz
to 13 oz.
You are restricted to enter a weight within the range given (see chart on the following page). 
If an incorrect weight is entered when using the AUTO COOK/AUTO DEFROST function, “ERROR” will be
displayed. To erase, press the STOP/CLEAR key.
To cook/defrost weights below or above that range, refer to the charts in the Cookery Book.

• The final temperature will vary according to the initial food temperature. Check food is piping hot after cooking.

If necessary, you can extend the cooking time and change the power level.

• Press the INFO key for guidance in operating your oven. See pages 25-26.

You can enter weight in Lb/oz or Kg/g. To convert to either weight range press WEIGHT
CONVERSION key once before entering weight.

Kg/Lb

When action is required (example, to turn food over), the oven stops and the audible signals sound, and
a message will appear on the display. To continue cooking, press the START/AUTO MINUTE key.

EXAMPLE: To cook 1.5kg Roast Beef.

AUTO MINUTE

START

Kg  Lb

g  oz

1. Press AUTO COOK or AUTO DEFROST until the

number corresponding to the food listed on the menu
label appears in the display. 
In the example given here, AUTO COOK is pressed
three times to select Roast Beef/Lamb. 

NOTES:
• Press the MORE or LESS keys before pressing the START/AUTO MINUTE key where recommended in the

chart on the next page.

3. Press the START/AUTO
MINUTE key to start cooking.

2. Enter the weight by 

pressing the
WEIGHT keys 
until the desired 
weight is 
displayed.

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1 • For one section containers, use a

skewer to pierce film in five places.

• For two section containers, pierce

using a skewer. Pierce meat/main 
portion three times and rice/pasta
portion twice.

• For food contained in bag(s), pierce meat portion five times on each

side. For rice/pasta pierce five times on one side only (where rice/ 
pasta portion bags come already perforated), do not pierce further.

2 • Place in a flan dish on the low rack.
3 • Close the oven door, press the AUTO COOK key 

once for chilled or twice for frozen ready meals.

4 • To enter the weight, press the WEIGHT keys.
5 • Press the START/AUTO MINUTE key to start cooking. (Note: for non-

stirrable foods, press the MORE (▲ ) key, before pressing the 
START/AUTO MINUTE key.)

6 • After cooking, leave to stand for 2-3 minutes before serving.

• For stirrable foods, stir as oven indicates. For food in bags, manipulate

contents, for non stirrable foods, it is not neccessary to stir.

• It is not possible to use LESS (▼ ) for these menus.

• Place meat on the low rack.
• After cooking, wrap in foil and leave meat to stand for 10  minutes.
NOTE: Use MORE (▲ ) for beef/lamb which is well done and LESS (▼ )
(for beef only) for meat which is rare. It is not possible to use LESS (▼ ) for
pork.
• Pierce skin of poultry.
• Place poultry breast side up on the low rack.
• After cooking, wrap in foil and leave meat to stand for 10 minutes.
NOTE: It is not possible to use LESS (▼ ) for poultry.

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AC-1
Chilled Ready Meals
(5°C)

Stirrable eg:
Spaghetti Bolognese,
Beef stew

Non-stirrable eg:
Lasagne, Cottage pie

AC-2
Frozen Ready Meals
(-18°C)

Stirrable eg:
Spaghetti Bolognese,
Beef stew

Non-stirrable eg:
Lasagne, Cottage pie

AC-3
Roast Beef / Lamb
AC-4
Roast Pork

AC-5
Roast Poultry

0.3 - 0.8 kg

0.3 - 0.8 kg

0.6 - 1.8 kg 

0.6 - 1.8 kg 

1.2 - 1.8 kg 

• For converting to lb/oz, please see the conversion chart on page 32.

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0.6 - 1.8 kg

1.2 - 1.8 kg

0.3 - 1.2 kg

0.2 - 1.0 kg

0.1 - 0.8 kg

AD-1
Meat Joints (Beef/Lamb 
and Pork)

AD-2
Poultry (Whole)

AD-3
Chicken Portions,
Steak, Chops

AD-4
Minced Meat
(Beef, Lamb, Pork,
Poultry)

AD-5
Bread

• Place meat in a flan dish on the turntable.
• Turn over and shield any defrosted parts if necessary when oven indicates.
• Stand, wrapped in foil, for 45-90 minutes until thoroughly defrosted.

• Place poultry breast side down in a flan dish, place on the turntable.
• Turn over and shield any defrosted parts if necessary when oven indicates.
• Stand wrapped in foil for 60-90 minutes until thoroughly defrosted.

• Place meat evenly in a flan dish on the turntable.
• Turn over and shield any defrosted parts if necessary when oven indicates.
• Leave meat to stand in foil, for 15-30 minutes until thoroughly defrosted.

• Place in a flan dish on the turntable.
• When oven indicates turn over. Remove any defrosted parts.
• Leave meat to stand wrapped in foil, for 10-15 minutes until evenly

defrosted.

• Place in a flan dish on the turntable.
• Turn over and rearrange when oven indicates.
• Leave bread to stand wrapped in foil for up to 5 minutes until defrosted.

For converting to lb/oz, please see the conversion chart on page 32.

For shielding, use flat pieces of aluminium foil. This will prevent the areas from becoming 
warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls. Do not cook the meat 
or poultry until thoroughly defrosted.

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You can use the TIMER for timing where microwave cooking is not involved. For example, to time boiled
eggs cooked on a conventional hob, to monitor the standing time for microwaved food or to remind you
of the time when making a phone call.

Example: To set the timer for 5 minutes to boil an egg on a conventional hob.

A sequence of 4 stages (maximum) can be programmed using combinations of MICROWAVE,
CONVECTION, GRILL or DUAL COOKING.

1st Stage

2nd Stage

Example:
If you want to cook for 5 minutes on 100% (HIGH) microwave power and then for 16 minutes on 30% (MEDIUM
LOW) power.

Input the time
(5 min.)

Input the
power 100%
(HIGH)

Input the time
(16 min.)

Input the
power 30%
(MED LOW)

Start

TIMER

• To programme a series of sequences: Input the cooking time followed by the desired cooking mode. 
• Repeat this procedure three times, to a maximum of four sequences.
• Finally, press the START/AUTO MINUTE key to start sequence cooking.

You can enter any time up to 99 minutes, 90 seconds. To cancel the TIMER whilst counting down, simply
press the STOP/CLEAR key and the display will return to the time of day, if set.

AUTO MINUTE

START

3. When the water comes to the

boil, add the egg, and press the
START/AUTO MINUTE

key once.

2. Press the 1 MIN

key 5 times.

1. Press the 

TIMER
key once.

4. The display will count down. 

When the display reaches

zero, the ‘beep’ signal will
sound.

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