Sharp R-890SLM (serv.man3) User Manual / Operation Manual ▷ View online
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BEFORE OPERATION
Your oven has an Energy Save Mode.
This facility saves electricity when the oven is not in use.
This facility saves electricity when the oven is not in use.
To operate the oven:
1. Plug in the oven. Nothing will appear on the display at this time.
2. Open the door.
The display will flash:
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:
The display will show:
NOTES: 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. Whilst in Energy Save Mode the display is blank.
you open and close the oven door. Whilst in Energy Save Mode the display is blank.
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 10.)
To avoid this happening when food is being cooked, heat the grills without food for approx.
20 minutes. (Please refer to note on page 10.)
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS
• Your oven has 6 power levels, as shown
opposite.
• To change the power level for cooking, enter
the cooking time and then press the MICRO
POWER key.
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.
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.
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.
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.
MICRO POWER
KEY
Power Level
Press the
MICRO
POWER key
Percentage
(Display)
HIGH
x 1
100%
(100P)
MEDIUM HIGH
x 2
70%
(70P)
MEDIUM
x 3
50%
(50P)
MEDIUM LOW
(Defrost)
x 4
30%
(30P)
LOW
(Defrost)
x 5
10%
(10P)
x 6
0%
(0P)
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HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN
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 rotating the KNOB
to 2.30 shown on the display.
2. Input the power level by pressing the MICRO
POWER 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.
Starting the oven:
Close the door and press the
START key.
Close the door and press the
START 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.
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 15 - 25.
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 15 - 25.
MANUAL COOKING
• Enter the cooking time and use microwave
• Enter the cooking time and use microwave
power levels 10% to 100% to cook (refer to
page 7).
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 40 - 46.
NOTE FOR REHEATING READY MEALS:
Place the ready meal in a heat-resistant flan dish
on the low rack.
Place the ready meal in a heat-resistant flan dish
on the low rack.
The display will count down
through the cooking time.
3. Press the START key once to start cooking.
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x1
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HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN
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 40.
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.
clockwise.
• 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 opposite:
(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 opposite:
Cooking Time:
Increasing unit:
0-5 minutes
10 seconds
5-10 seconds
30 seconds
10-30 minutes
1 minute
30-90 minutes
5 minutes
• 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
key is pressed.
time on the display stops automatically. The
cooking/defrosting time starts to count down
again when the door is closed and the START
key is pressed.
• When cooking/defrosting is complete, “. 0”
will reappear on the display.
• If you want to know the power level during
cooking, press the MICRO POWER 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.
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 rotating the
KNOB to 10.00 shown on the display.
2. Input the power level by pressing the MICRO
POWER key 4 times.
The display will count down
through the defrosting time.
3. Press the START key once to start defrosting.
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GRILL COOKING
The oven has top and bottom grills which can be
used separately or combined. These have one
power setting only. The grill is assisted by the
turntable which rotates simultaneously to ensure
even browning.
Use the racks for grilling small items of food
such as bacon, gammon and teacakes, turn over
halfway through grilling.
Food can be placed either directly onto the
racks, or into a flan dish/heat-resistant plate on
the high rack.
used separately or combined. These have one
power setting only. The grill is assisted by the
turntable which rotates simultaneously to ensure
even browning.
Use the racks for grilling small items of food
such as bacon, gammon and teacakes, turn over
halfway through grilling.
Food can be placed either directly onto the
racks, or into a flan dish/heat-resistant plate on
the high rack.
The grills required can be selected as follows:
Cooking Mode
Press GRILL key
GRILL-1 (Top Grill)
Once
GRILL-2 (Bottom Grill)
Twice
GRILL-3 (Top and
Bottom
Bottom
Grill)
3 Times
NOTE: When new, the very first time the grills
are used, smoke and odour will be
given off.
given off.
To avoid this happening when food is
being cooked, heat the grills without
food for approx. 20 minutes.
being cooked, heat the grills without
food for approx. 20 minutes.
When the oven has finished heating,
open the door to cool the oven cavity.
open the door to cool the oven cavity.
NOTES:
• It is not necessary to preheat the grill before
• It is not necessary to preheat the grill before
cooking.
• Follow the recommended grilling times and
procedures in the charts on page 43 of the
cookbook section.
cookbook section.
• When browning foods in a deep container,
place on the turntable or low rack.
• After cooking is complete the cooling fan
will continue working for a short time to
lower the temperature of the electrical and
mechanical parts. The display may show
“NOW COOLING”.
lower the temperature of the electrical and
mechanical parts. The display may show
“NOW COOLING”.
Example:
To grill for 20 minutes, using GRILL-3.
To grill for 20 minutes, using GRILL-3.
1. Enter the cooking time by rotating the KNOB
to 20.00 shown on the display.
2. Select GRILL-3 by pressing the GRILL key
3 times.
The display will count down
through the grilling time.
3. Press the START key once to start grilling.
WARNING:
The door, outer cabinet, oven cavity, accessories, dishes and especially the grills will
become very hot during operation. To prevent burns, always use thick oven gloves.
become very hot during operation. To prevent burns, always use thick oven gloves.
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