MICROWAVE OVEN KOR-1DES OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Before operating this oven, please read these instructions completely.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents..................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions................................... 3 Features & Specifications......................................... 8 Before Operating..................................................... 9 Manual Operation...................................................10 Convenience Operation...........................................13 Sensor Operations..................................................
Important Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions What You Need to Know About Safety Instructions CAUTION To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the following: Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in the Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense, caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining or operating a microwave. 1. deep fat fry in oven.
Important Safety Instructions Grounding Instructions Adapter Plugs To avoid risk of electrical shock or death, this oven must be grounded and plug must not be altered. Attaching the adapter ground terminal to the wall receptacle cover screw does not ground the appliance unless the cover screw is metal, and not insulated, and the wall receptacle is grounded through the house wiring. WARNING CAUTION Oven MUST be grounded.
Important Safety Safety Instructions Important Instructions Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement (U.S.A. Only) This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
Important Safety Instructions Important Safety Instructions Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy WARNING Liquids such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing to be boiling due to surface tension of the liquid. Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is removed from the microwave oven is not always present.
Important Safety Instructions Instructions tant Safety Impor WARNING 12. DO NOT immerse cord or plug in water. When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce the risk of burns, electric shocks, fire or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy. 13.Keep cord AWAY from HEATED surfaces. 14. DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or counter. 15.Review the door cleaning instructions in the Care & Cleaning section. 1.
Features & Specifications Microwave features Window Door assembly Interlock system Turntable Turntable Turntable Control Shaft glass ring panel tray assembly Control panel (1) Sensor Reheat (2) Defrost (3) Sensor Cook (4) Melt/Soften 2 (5) Beverage 1 3 (6) Veggies 4 6 (7) Power Level (10 power levels available) (8) Timer 5 (9) +10 Sec 16 (10) +30 Sec 17 (11) Popcorn (12) Potato 7 (13) START ~ Begin cooking time.
Before Operating Learn more about your microwave oven Setting the clock The clock can be disabled when the microwave is first plugged in and the STOP pad is selected. To re-enable the clock follow clock instructions. CAUTION • To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not operate the microwave oven empty. Example: setting clock display for 9:00: 1. Press Clock/Options pad.
Manual Operation Setting the timer NOTE: "Food" will be displayed if a quick start cooking cycle or press +30 sec or +10 Sec pad is not selected within 5 minutes of placing food in the microwave. You must open then close the door again to clear ''Food" from the display. Example: setting timer for 5 minutes 1. Press Timer pad once. Heating with high power level 2. Enter desired time using number pads. (timer may be set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
Manual Operation Heating with multiple cooking stages Adding cook time (+30 Sec) For best results, some microwave recipes call for different power levels or different lengths of time for cooking. Your microwave may be set to change from one stage to another automatically (2 stages maximum). Pressing the +30 Sec pad once starts 30 seconds of cooking at a 100% power level. Pressing the +30 Sec pad during cooking adds 30 seconds (for each press) to the cook time..
Manual Operation Setting Defrost by Weight Example: to defrost 0.5 lbs. of food using the automatic defrost cycle (cook time determined automatically) 1. Press Defrost pad once. 2. Use the number pads to enter weight of food to defrost in pounds. You may enter weight from 0.5 to 7.0 pounds. (200 to 3000 grams) 3. Press START pad. When finished, you will hear a series of beeps. NOTE: 1. The weight amount must be a valid entry for this feature to start. A valid weight entry is 0.5 to 7.
Convenience Operation One Touch Popcorn Potato CAUTION The potato feature cooks 1, 2, or 3 potatoes automatically (cooking times based on 8 to 24 oz.). Use the table below to determine the setting to use: • DO NOT leave microwave oven unattended while popping corn. Amount The popcorn feature lets you pop 3 different commercially packaged microwave popcorn sized bags.
Convenience Operation Veggies Fresh Vegetables The fresh vegetables allow you to cook cook 4, 8 or 16 oz. vegetables. Use the table below to determine the setting to use. Amount Numeric Pad 1 cup-4oz. (default) 1 2 cups-8oz. 2 3 cups-16oz. 3 1. Press Veggies pad once. Fr-1 appears in the display. 2. Press numeric pad per the table. (If you are using the default amount, you may skip this step). 3. Press START pad. When finished, you will hear a series of beeps.
Convenience Operation Melt/Soften Melt Butter Soften Ice Cream The butter feature allows you to melt butters that are 1 stick or 2 sticks. Use the table below to determine the setting to use: The ice cream feature allows you to soft ice cream that are 1 pint or 1.5 quart. Use the table below to determine the setting to use: Amount Numeric Pad Amount Numeric Pad 1 stick (default) 1 1 pint (default) 1 2 sticks 2 1.5 quart 2 1. Press Melt/Soften pad once. So-1 appears in the display. 1.
Sensor Operations Sensor Cook Operating Tips Bacon The Sensor Cook categories are designed to detect the increasing humidity released by the food during the cooking process. The microwave oven sensor will automatically adjust the cooking time to the type and amount of food. The food categories that are controlled with the humidity sensor are:: The bacon feature cooks 2 slices or 4 slices of bacon automatically.
Sensor Operations Meat (fresh) Sensor Reheat The meat sensor setting cooks from .4 to .8 lbs. of ground meat automatically (starting with meat temperature at 5 °F). The sensor reheat feature is designed to detect the increasing humidity released by the food during the cooking process. The microwave oven sensor will automatically adjust the cooking time to the type and amount of food. 1. Press Sensor Cook pad 3 times. Sc-3 appears in the display.
Convenient Features Clock & Options (2) Turning Sound On/Off Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven. The microwave oven has settings that allow you to customize the operation for your convenience. Below is the table showing the various settings. Press Clock & Options pad multiple times scroll to the desired to the setting function. Pad press • A programming tone press a pad. • Three tones signal the end of a Kitchen Timer count down.
Convenient Features (4) Setting Power Save On/Off To turn ON Power Save. Turning ON power save turns off the time of day clock display. 1. Press Clock/Options pad 4 times to set Power Save On/Off. oP-4 appears in the display. 2. Press START pad. oP-4 appears in the display during 2 seconds. Auto scroll every 2 seconds through on, oFF selection. 3. Press START pad to active displayed selection. Display selection for 2 seconds. NOTE: To operate the oven in power save mode, touch any key.
Cooking Charts Charts Cooking Cooking meat in your microwave Be sure to place prepared meats on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish. Start cooking the meat fat side down and if necessary, use narrow strips of aluminum foil to shield any bone tips or thin meat areas. After cooking, check the temperature in several places before letting the meat stand the recommended time.
Cooking Charts Cooking Charts Suggested power levels for cooking The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help you to adjust to the power output best suited for the food type you are preparing. As with any food preparation in the microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions that are printed on food packaging.
Cooking Charts Convenience Cooking Suggestions Convenience category Amount Popcorn 1.75 oz, 3.0 oz, 3.3 oz. Cook a single “microwave-only” bag of popcorn at a time. Use caution when removing and opening the hot popcorn bag from the oven. Let microwave oven cool down at least 5 minutes before using again. Potato 1, 2, 3 potatoes (8, 16, 24 oz.) Pierce each potato several times using a fork. Place on paper towel on turntable. After cooking, let stand for 3-5 minutes.
Cooking Charts Defrosting tips When using the defrost weight feature, the weight entered should always be 0.5 to 6.5 pounds. Use both defrost weight and defrost time features for raw food items only. Defrosting gives best results when food to be thawed is a minimum of 0°F (taken directly from a true freezer). If the food has been stored in a refrigerator-freezer that does not maintain a temperature of 5° F or below, always program a lower food weight or lower cook time to prevent cooking the food.
Care & Cleaning Cleaning suggestions For best performance and for safety reasons, keep the oven clean inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner door panel and oven from frame free of food and grease build-up. • Wash the oven door window with very mild soap and water. Be sure to use a soft clean cloth to avoid scratching. • If steam accumulates inside or outside the oven door, wipe with a soft cloth.
Before You Call Solutions to Common Problems Troubleshooting guide The power goes off before the cook time has elapsed • If there has been a power interruption, remove the plug from the outlet; wait 10 seconds, then plug the microwave in again. If there was a power outage, the time indicator in the display will show 00:00.
