® HIGH SPEED OVEN OPERATION MANUAL ® MODEL R-90GC CONTENTS • Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy ................................ Inside Front Cover • For Customer Assistance ... Inside Front Cover • Consumer Limited Warranty ................... 1 • Product Information Card ........................ 1 • Important Safety Instructions .................. 2 • Unpacking and Installation Instructions... 3 • Grounding Instructions ............................
F O R C U S T O M E R A S S I S TA N C E To aid in reporting this HIGH SPEED oven in case of loss or theft, please record below the model number and serial number located on the unit. We also suggest you record all the information listed and retain for future reference.
C O N S U M E R L I M I T E D WA R R A N T Y SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original container, will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof with a new or remanufactured equivalent at no charge to the purchaser for parts or labor for the period(s) set forth below.
I M P O R TA N T S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 2. Read and follow the specific “PRECAU- TIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY” on inside front cover. 3. This appliance must be grounded.
U N PA C K I N G A N D I N S TA L L AT I O N I N S T R U C T I O N S Unpacking and Examining Your Oven AUTHORIZED SERVICER. Remove: 1. all packing materials from inside the oven cavity; however, DO NOT REMOVE THE WAVEGUIDE COVER, which is located on the Safety door latches Waveguide cover right cavity wall. Read enclosures and SAVE the Operation Manual. Sharp High Speed Convection Microwave Oven Cookbook and Touch Guide. 2.
I N F O R M AT I O N Y O U N E E D T O K N O W ABOUT YOUR OVEN After cooking, the cooling fan may switch on to cool the oven cavity. When the cooling fan works, the display may show "NOW COOLING" and you may hear the sound of the cooling fan. Room humidity and the moisture in food will influence the amount of moisture that condenses in the oven. Generally, covered foods will not cause as much condensation as uncovered ones. Vents on the oven back must not be blocked.
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW high speed ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS Convection, Grill, It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used successfully in your new convection microwave oven. The chart below will help you decide what utensils and coverings should be used in each mode. Utensils and Coverings Aluminum foil Aluminum containers Browning dish Glass ceramic (Pyroceram.
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHILDREN AND THE MICROWAVE Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave oven with a supervising person very near to them. Between the ages of 7 and 12, the supervising person should be in the same room. Children should be taught all safety precautions: use potholders, remove coverings carefully, pay special attention to packages that crisp food because they may be extra hot.
PART NAMES MICROWAVE OVEN PARTS 13 3 9 12 11 10 14 8 6 Top 5 7 17 1 4 2 15 16 3 1 Door handle 9 Ventilation openings 10 Oven light Pull to open door. 2 Oven door with see-through window It will light when oven is operating or door is open. 3 Safety door latches 11 Waveguide cover: DO NOT REMOVE. The oven will not operate unless the door is securely closed.
PART NAMES R-90GC Number next to the control panel illustration indicates page on which there are a feature description and usage information.
B E F O R E O P E R AT I N G M A N U A L O P E R AT I O N MICROWAVE TIME COOKING • Before operating your new oven make sure you read and understand this operation manual completely. Your oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. • Before the oven can be used, follow these procedures: SHARP SIMPLY THE BEST • Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%. 1. Plug in the oven. Close the door.
MANUAL OPERATION 2. ROAST SPEED COOKING Your oven has 3 special speed cooking modes. 1.GRILL Use GRILL setting for steaks, chops, chicken pieces and many other Grilling foods. You can grill these foods with automatic preheat, without turn over in a short time. GRILL has a pre-programmed setting that cook faster with at high temperature and maximum speed hot air circulation. Only actual cooking time is entered; the oven signals when it is preheated to 450°F. Oven temperature cannot be changed.
MANUAL OPERATION 3. BAKE NOTE: 1. The temperature can be changed. To change the temperature, touch BAKE pad twice at step 1 above. When the display show SELECT COOKING TEMP, touch desired temperature pad. Use minus 25 F setting than normal ovens, because of high speed℉air decrease the baking temperature by 25 F than normal oven. ℉ 2. Baking time is 25 % to 33 % less than in normal oven. When you cook the food first, enter 1/2 cooking time than in normal ovens and check carefully doneness during cooking.
MANUAL OPERATION To Preheat and Cook with Convection NORMAL CONVECTION COOKING Your oven can be programmed to combine preheating and convection cooking operations. You can preheat to the same temperature as the convection temperature or change to a higher or lower temperature. You can also use this oven for normal speed convection oven. The oven should not be used without the turntable in place, and it should never be restricted so that it cannot rotate.
A U T O M AT I C C O O K I N G NOTE: 1. At step 3, you don’t have to enter weight or qty for some foods. For some food, you have to select 1 level or 2 levels cooking. Please follow the interactive display as each cooking. 2. Interactive display advise if you should use a high rack or low rack. You can also know a suitable cooking container when you press the CUSTOM HELP during the LED is flashing. CUSTOM HELP lamp 3. You can adjust cooking time as you like. See COOKING TIME ADJUSTMENT on page XX. 4.
AUTOMATIC COOKING BASIC COOK CHART MEATS Number BEEF 1 Frankfurters 2 Hamburgers 1/4 pound each 3 Meat loaf 4 Roast tender cut boneless 5 Steaks, bone-in 1 inch thick 6 Steaks, boneless 1 inch thick Number LAMB 7 Chops, bone-in 3/4-1" 8 Roast, boneless Number PORK 9 Chops, bone-in 1/2-3/4" 10 Chops, boneless 1" 11 Roast, loin boneless 12 Roast, tenderloin 13 Sausage 14 Smoked ham slice POULTRY Number CHICKEN 15 Breasts, boneless 16 Pieces, bone-in 17 Whole Number CONVENIENCE CHICKEN 18 Nuggets, frozen 19 N
AUTOMATIC COOKING CASSEROLES Number Food 34 Baked 35 Lasagna 36 Macaroni & Cheese 37 1 level 2 levels 1 level 2 levels Real baked potatoes PIZZA Number Food 38 Boboli 39 Deli fresh 40 Pizza crust, from a mix 41 Pizza crust, refrigerated 42 Regular crust, frozen 43 Reheat, refrigerated leftover 44 Rising crust, frozen APPETIZER SNACKS FROZEN Number Food 45 Bagel bites 46 Burritos or Chimichangas 47 Cheese sticks 48 Corn dogs 49 Eggplant sticks 50 Egg rolls 51 French fries 52 Hash brown potato patties 53
AUTOMATIC COOKING CAKES / BREADS Number CAKE 70 Angel food cake from a mix 71 Bundt from a mix bake at 350F 72 Bundt from a mix bake at 375F Amount 1 1 1 73 74 Number 75 Layer from a mix Cupcakes from a mix QUICK BREAD Biscuits from a mix 1 - 2 layers 2 levels Amount 1 level 76 Biscuits, frozen 1 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 Biscuits, refrigerated Crescent rolls, refrigerated Loaf from a mix Muffins from a mix Sweet rolls, refrigerated Breadsticks, refrigerated Garlic loaf, frozen Loaf, refrigerated 1
AUTOMATIC COOKING RECIPES MICROWAVE NOTE: 1. Interactive display advise if you should use a high rack or low rack. You can also know a suitable cooking container when you press the CUSTOM HELP during the LED is flashing. 2. You can adjust cooking time as you like. See COOKING TIME ADJUSTMENT on page 26. number 3. If you attempt to enter wrong food # as indicated in chart, and error message will appear in the display. 4. Food can be selected also from food category and /down pads, same as BASIC COOK.
AUTOMATIC COOKING RECIPES MEATS Number Food Apricot pork roast 1 Barbecued Steaks 2 Beef and Bean Wheels 3 Chinese Pork Chops 4 Crispy Franks 5 Glazed Ham Slice 6 Glazed Veal Chops 7 Heavenly Hamburgers 8 Pork Tenderloin with Herbs 9 10 Meat Loaf Surprise 11 Oriental Flank Steak 12 Sour Cream Burgers 13 Spareribs With Plum Glaze 14 Steak Kabobs 15 Sweet and Sour Lamb Chops 16 Zesty Pork Tenderloin POULTRY Number Food 17 Apple Turkey Breast 18 Caribbean Chicken Breasts 19 Crunchy Garlic Chicken 20 Deluxe Roa
AUTOMATIC COOKING CASSEROLES Number Food 41 Baked Shrimp Salad 42 Chicken Linguine Casserole 43 Citrus Treasure Fish 44 Crustless Chicken Quiche 45 Grilled Vegetables 46 Macaroni & Blue Cheese 47 Mexicali Corn Pudding 48 Mushroom Lasagna 49 Party Roasted Potatoes 50 Pasta with Squash and Shallots 51 Stuffed Peppers 52 Tamale Casserole Rack low rack Rack low rack low rack low rack low rack low rack low rack Container pizza pan 8" square glass dish pizza pan pizza pan Splash guard Rack low rack Containe
AUTOMATIC COOKING CAKES / BREADS Number 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Food Banana Apricot Bran Bread Banana Carrot Muffins Banana Streusel Loaf Blueberry Monkey Bread Cinnamon Date Scones Cinnamon Swirl Pound Cake Classic Cheesecake Classic Cranberry Tea Cake Green Onion Biscuits Herb Biscuits No Knead Cheddar Dill Bread Nut Cake with Mocha Cream Quick Sticky Rolls Very Berry Bundt Cake Yummy Blueberry Muffins Zucchini Muffins Rack Low rack high rack 2 levels Low rack high rack Low ra
S P E C I A L F E AT U R E S MICROWAVE OPTIONS UP There are 15 microwave cooking settings, including popcorn, reheating, cooking and defrosting. 2 POPCORN The popcorn setting automatically provides the correct cooking time for most brands of microwave popcorn. See the chart below. 3 • Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz bag of regular popcorn. Select desired type of popcorn by touching ARROW pads. or Touch START pad. Popcorn can be programmed with More or Less Time adjustment. See page 26.
SPECIAL FEATURES REHEAT / COMPU COOK NOTE: Reheat and Compu Cook automatically compute the correct warming or cooking time and microwave power level for foods shown in the chart below. 1. To reheat or cook other food or foods above or below the quantity allowed on the Reheat Chart or Compu Cook Chart, cook manually. • Suppose you want to reheat 2 cups of soup. 2. Reheat and Compu Cook can be programmed with More or Less Time Adjustment. Touch POWER LEVEL once or twice before touching START. See page 26.
SS P E C I A LL FF EE AA TT UU RREESS REHEAT CHART FOOD AMOUNT PROCEDURE 1. Beverage .5 - 2 cup This setting is good for restoring cooled beverage to a better drinking temperature. Stir after heating. You can reheat 0.5 cup, 1 cup, 1.5 cups and 2 cups beverage by touching number pad 4. 2. Casserole 1 - 4 cups Use to reheat refrigerated canned or homemade pasta with sauce or other cooked casserole. For room temperature pasta or casserole, use Less option.
SPECIAL FEATURES COMPU DEFROST CompuDefrost automatically defrost ground meat, steaks, chops, fish and poultry. • Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 lb steak. PROCEDURE 1 2 Touch COMPU DEFROST pad. Select desired food by touching ARROW pads. UP After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield any warm portions. Close the door. Touch START pad. 7 After defrost cycle ends, cover and let stand as indicated in chart below. NOTE: or /DOWN 6 3 Enter weight by touching the number pads 2 and 0 . (Ex. 2.
SPECIAL FEATURES MANUAL DEFROST Always stop the oven periodically to remove or separate the portions that are defrosted. If food is not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting time, program the oven in 1 minute increments at 30% until totally defrosted. When using plastic containers from the freezer, defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic in order to place in a microwave-safe dish.
O T H E R C O N V E N I E N T F E AT U R E S DEMONSTRATION MODE MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING To demonstrate, touch CLOCK, the number 0 pad and touch START pad and hold for 3 seconds. DEMO will appear in the display. Cooking operations and ON DEMO ON specific special features can now be demonstrated with no power in the oven. For example, touch MINUTE PLUS pad and the display will show 1.00 and count down quickly to END . END To cancel, touch CLOCK, then the number 0 and STOP/CLEAR pads.
OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES CUSTOM HELP NOTE: Custom Help provides 4 features which make using your oven easy because specific instructions are provided in the interactive display. 1. Auto Start can be used for manual cooking if clock is set. 2. If the oven door is opened after programming Auto Start, it is necessary to touch the START pad for Auto Start time to appear in the readout so that the oven will automatically begin programmed cooking at the chosen Auto Start time. 3.
OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES 4. REFRESH CYCLE and after cleaning HELP Before the first use, the heater must be conditioned. Please use this key and follow the procedure below. You can get a useful information when a LED of CUSTUM HELP pad is flashing. If you wish to check, touch CUSTOM HELP pad whenever the LED is flashing. This oven have a special catalyst to reduce some smoke and odor. To keep a catalyst the best condition, it should be refreshed sometimes.
with Refresh Cycle mode on page 28 CLEANING AND CARE for use on stainless or porcelain surfaces. Follow manufacturer's directions carefully and be especially cautious not to get any of the liquid cleaner in the perforations on the wall or ceiling or any door surfaces. Rinse thoroughly and polish dry. After cleaning the interior thoroughly, residual grease may be removed from the interior ducts and heaters by simply operating the oven on 450°F. for 20 minutes without food. Ventilate the room if necessary.
2. After cooking, the cooling fan may switch on to cool the oven cavity. When the cooling fan works, the display may show "NOW COOLING" and you may hear the sound of the cooling fan. SERVICE CALL CHECK Please check the following before calling for service: 1. Place one cup of water in a glass measuring cup in the oven and close the door securely. Operate the oven for one minute at HIGH 100%.
