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3. LESS ( ▼ ) and MORE ( ▲ ):

The LESS ( ▼ ) and MORE ( ▲ ) keys allow you to cook/defrost food for more or less time than the preset
programmes.

For Example: If you prefer Baked Potatoes which are cooked but still firm, use the LESS ( ▼ ) key.

Alternatively, if you prefer Baked Potatoes softer, use the MORE ( ▲ ) key.

• To use LESS and MORE with EXPRESS COOK / EXPRESS DEFROST

Press the LESS ( ▼ ) / MORE ( ▲ ) key before pressing the START/AUTO MINUTE key.

• To use LESS and MORE with INSTANT COOK / MEAL IN ONE

Press the LESS ( ▼ ) / MORE ( ▲ ) key within 2 seconds after pressing the desired INSTANT COOK or
MEAL IN ONE key.

If you select MORE, the display will show ( ▲ ). Alternatively, if you select LESS, the display will show ( ▼ ).
Some menus cannot use the LESS function. If you select LESS for them,                            will appear when
the START/AUTO MINUTE key is pressed.

NOTE: To cancel LESS ( ▼ ) / MORE ( ▲ ), simply press the same key again.

To change MORE to LESS simply press the LESS ( ▼ ) key.
To change LESS to MORE simply press the MORE ( ▲ ) key.

• To use LESS and MORE with manual cooking

Press the LESS ( ▼ ) or MORE ( ▲ ) key to decrease or increase the cooking or defrosting time in
multiples of 1 minute whilst the oven is in use. The overall cooking time can be increased to a maximum of
99 minutes.

Example: To cook on 50% for 10 minutes and then decrease the cooking time by 2 minutes:

NOTE: If you use this function for INSTANT COOK, EXPRESS COOK, EXPRESS DEFROST and MEAL IN

ONE, the food may be over or under cooked.

1. To input the time press

the 10 MIN key once.

2. To input the power press the

MICRO. POWER key three
times.

3. Press the START/AUTO MINUTE

key once to start cooking.

4. To reduce the time by 2 minutes

press the LESS key twice.

Cooking time is reduced by two minutes
and continues to count down, for example:

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The INFO key provides a step-by-step information guide to the keys on the oven.

This will enable you to determine:
• The next action on the way to completing any programme (manual or automatic).
• Weight ranges for automatic programmes.
• Action required during or after cooking, e.g. when to stir or turn food, whether to leave the food to

stand at the end of cooking.

When you plug the oven in, the auto setting for the information display is ON.

There are three options when you use the INFO key:
1. Guide of Keys allows you to press a key to display information about it. The information will be

displayed twice.

EXAMPLE:
To check the information for EXPRESS COOK Frozen Roast Pork.

1. Press the INFO key once. Info

will appear in the display.

2. Press the ROAST PORK key once

to select Frozen Roast Pork.

The display will flash a series of messages.

The message will be repeated twice, and then the display will show the time of day, if set. If you want to
cancel the guide, press the STOP/CLEAR key.

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2. Guide on/off allows you to turn the guide on or off.

1. Press the INFO key once.

The display will flash a series of messages.

2. Press the INFO key again.

3. Press the STOP/CLEAR

key to turn off.

The display will return to the
time of day, if set.

Press the START/AUTO 
MINUTE key to turn on.

The display will return to the
time of day, if set.

3. The INSTANT COOK, EXPRESS COOK, EXPRESS DEFROST, and MEAL IN ONE menus can provide a

helpful cooking hint.
If you wish to check, press the INFO key whenever          is lit on the display.

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5. KITCHEN TIMER:
You can use the KITCHEN TIMER for timing where microwave cooking is not involved. For example, to
time a boiled egg 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:

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

NOTE: The KITCHEN TIMER function cannot be used whilst cooking.

3. Press the START/

AUTO MINUTE
key once.

2. Enter the desired

time by pressing the
1 MIN key 5 times.

1. Press the

KITCHEN TIMER
key once.

The display will count down.
When the display reaches zero,
the audible signal will sound.

Your oven comes set for kg (Kilograms).
You can use the WEIGHT CONVERSION function to convert kg to lbs or vice-versa. The oven memorises
the weight unit of the last operation, until you change it. To change from kg to lbs press the WEIGHT
CONVERSION key when the display shows the time of day or before entering the weight.

Example: To change from kg to lbs when using EXPRESS DEFROST “Whole Poultry” (3lb 15oz).

1. Press the

WHOLE
POULTRY key.

2. Press the WEIGHT

CONVERSION key once
to change from kg to lbs.

3. Enter the weight by

pressing the
WEIGHT keys.

4. Press the START/AUTO

MINUTE key once to
begin defrosting.

NOTE: For INSTANT COOK press the WEIGHT

CONVERSION key before pressing the
desired INSTANT COOK key.

or            will appear on the display.

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