® DOUBLE GRILL CONVECTION MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATION MANUAL AND COOKING GUIDES MODEL R-880D Thank you for buying a Sharp Microwave Oven. Please keep this operation manual handy, as it describes all the features of your oven and will enable you to cook many varieties of foods.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Warning To avoid the danger of fire To avoid the possibility of injury 1. Do not operate the oven if it is damaged or malfunctioning. Check the following before use. (1) The door (not warped) (2) The hinges and safety door latches (not broken or loose) (3) The door seals and sealing surfaces (4) The oven cavity (not dented) (5) The power supply cord or plug 2. Do not try to adjust or repair the oven by yourself because of hazard.
To avoid the possibility of explosion and sudden boiling 1. Never use sealed containers. Remove seals and lids before use. Sealed containers can explode due to a build up of pressure even after the oven has been turned off. 2. When boiling water or other liquids, use a widemouthed container to allow bubbles to escape. It is advisable to insert a glass rod or other similar utensil to prevent sudden boiling (resulting in splashing or burning). 3. Do not cook eggs in their shells. They may explode.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rem ove all packing m aterials from the oven cavity, (do not rem ove the w aveguide cover, item 11 on page 4), and the feature sticker from the outside of the door, if there is one. Check the unit for any dam age such as a m isaligned door, dam aged door seals around the door or dents inside the oven cavity or on the door. If there is any dam age, please do not operate the oven until it has been checked by a SERVICE CENTRE APPROVED BY SHARP and repaired, if necessary. 2.
OVEN DIAGRAM 3 1 2 0 D I E 4 9 C G H F B 5 6 780 A 5 1. Oven lam p (It w ill light during the cooking.) 2. Top grill heater (top heater) 3. See through door 4. Door hinges 5. Door safety latches 6. Door seals and sealing surfaces 7. Bottom grill heater (bottom heater) 8.Oven cavity 9.Turntable m otor shaft 10.Ventilation openings 11.Waveguide cover 12.Door open button 13.Control panel 14.Digital readout 15.Pow er supply cord 16.Outer cabinet 17.Turntable 18.Turntable support 19.
Touch Control Panel Layout CRISPY SNACK PAD Press to select 5 popular snack menus. PIZZA PAD Press to select 3 pizza menus. AUTO ROAST PAD Press to select 3 popular roast menus. AUTO BAKE PAD Press to select 3 popular baking menus. AUTO GRILL PAD Press to select 3 popular grill menus. SENSOR STEAM MENU PAD Press to steam fish, meat or dumpling. SENSOR RICE MENU PAD Press to cook rice, congee or porridge. SENSOR REHEAT DISH PAD Press to reheat dish.
Before Operating * This oven is preset w ith the OPERATION GUIDE in English. To assist you in program m ing your oven, the operation guide w ill appear in the display. In this m anual, the display of operation guide is abbreviated. * You can get operation guide in English, M alay or Russian. To change the language, see page E-42. Getting Started Step Procedure 1 Plug the oven into a pow er point. 2 Close the oven door. 3 Pad Order Display as above Press the STOP/CLEAR pad so that the oven beeps.
Clock Setting * To enter the present tim e of day 11:34 (AM or PM ). Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the CLOCK pad once. 1 The dots (:) w ill flash on and off. 2 Enter the correct tim e of day by pressing the num bers in sequence. 1 1 3 4 Press the CLOCK pad again. 3 w ill appear This is a 12-hour clock. If you attem pt to enter an incorrect clock tim e (Ex. 13:45), in the display. Press the STOP/CLEAR pad and re-enter the tim e of day (Ex. 1:45).
M ANUAL OPERATIONS Microwave Cooking Techniques Arrange food carefully Place thickest areas tow ard outside of dish. Watch cooking time Cook for the shortest am ount of tim e indicated and add m ore tim e as needed. Food severely overcooked can sm oke or ignite. Cover foods before cooking Check recipe for suggestions: paper tow els, m icrow ave plastic w rap or a lid. Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook evenly.
Microwave Time Cooking This is a m anual cooking feature, first enter the cooking tim e then the pow er level. You can program m e up to 99 m inutes, 99 seconds. There are five different pow er levels.
Sequence Cooking Your oven can be program m ed for up to 4 autom atic cooking sequences, sw itching from one variable pow er setting to another autom atically. Note that POWER LEVEL m ust be entered first w hen program m ing sequence cooking. * Suppose you w ant to cook for 10 m inutes on 50% (M EDIUM pow er) follow ed by 5 m inutes on 100% (HIGH pow er). Step Procedure 1 Select desired pow er level by pressing the POWER LEVEL pad (for 50% press three tim es). Enter desired cooking tim e.
Slow Cook The SLOW COOK setting is designed for foods w hich cook longer tim e. For exam ple, stew ing, braising, boiling soup or Chinese desserts of liquid type. The SLOW COOK setting provides tw o choices: SLOW COOK HIGH or SLOW COOK LOW. The m axim um cooking tim e is 2 hours for each choice w hen cook m anually. To select SLOW COOK HIGH, press the SLOW COOK pad once. To select SLOW COOK LOW, press the SLOW COOK pad tw ice. * Suppose you w ant to cook stew chicken on SLOW COOK HIGH for 1 hour 30 m in.
Preheating For best results of Convection and Convection M ix cooking, preheat to the required tem perature in the oven. Add food after preheating. * To preheat the oven to 200°C Step Procedure 1 Select preheating tem perature by pressing the PREHEAT pad as required (for 200°C press four tim es). 2 3 Pad Order Display COOK x4 COOK w ill flash on and off. Press the INSTANT COOK/ START pad. COOK Preheat is over.
Convection Cooking Your oven has 10 preset convection tem peratures (250, 230, 220, 200, 180, 160, 130, 100, 70 and 40°C). When you press the CONVEC pad once, 250°C w ill be selected. To low er the tem perature, press the CONVEC pad until the desired tem perature appears in the display. Recommended Utensils: M etal turntable High rack Low rack Baking-tin Alum inum foil container Heat resistant cookw are NOTE: After cooking, the cooling fan w ill rem ain on until the oven cavity has been cooled.
(2) To Preheat and Cook by Convection * Suppose you w ant to preheat the oven to 200°C then cook for 20 m inutes at 200°C. Step Select preheat tem perature by pressing the PREHEAT pad as required (for 200°C press four tim es). x4 3 COOK COOK w ill flash on and off. Press the CONVEC pad once. If you w ant to change convection tem perature, press the convec pad until the desired tem perature appears in the display. Enter desired cooking tim e.
CONVECTION RECIPES Moist Carrot Cake (make 1 cake) [ Ingredients ] (A) 250ml oil 250g brown sugar 3 eggs (Medium) (B) 210g self-raising flour 1 tsp. bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp. cinnamon few salt (C) 200g carrots (grated) 60g walnuts (chopped) 80g pineapple (crunch & drain) [ Method ] 1. Preheat oven to 180˚C. 2. Beat ingredient (A) until well combined. 3. Add ingredient (B). 4. Fold in ingredient (C). 5. Pour into greased 20 cm round cake tin. 6. Place on Low Rack.
Grill Cooking Your oven has three grill cooking m odes. Select the desired grill m ode by pressing the GRILL pad. For the top heater m ode, press the GRILL pad once. For the bottom heater m ode, press the GRILL pad tw ice. For the double grill m ode (top and bottom heaters), press the GRILL pad three tim es. It is not necessary to preheat for grill cooking. * Suppose you w ant to cook 1.0 kg of steak for 20 m inutes using the double grill m ode.
Mix Cooking (1) To cook by Mix Cooking Your oven has four preprogram m ed settings that m ake it easy to cook w ith convection and m icrow ave or the top grill heater and m icrow ave. Select the desired m ix setting by pressing the M IX pad. You cannot change the m icrow ave pow er level.
(2) To Preheat and Cook with Mix (Convection) * Suppose you w ant to preheat the oven to 250°C and cook for 20 m inutes on Convec M ix High. Step Pad Order Select preheat tem perature by pressing the PREHEAT pad as required (for 250°C press once). Display x1 COOK PREHEAT 1 Procedure COOK w ill flash on and off. Sel ect d esi r ed M i x set t i n g b y pressing the M ix pad (for Convec M ix High press once). x1 M IX COOKING 2 Enter desired cooking tim e.
GRILL AND MIX RECIPES Chicken Satay [ Ingredients ] 4 wooden skewers 450g chicken fillets (cubed) [ Seasonings ] 1 tbsp. groundnut oil 1 tbsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. satay sauce 1 clove garlic (crushed) Tabasco sauce to taste [ Method ] 1. Place all the seasonings in a large bowl, mix well. Stir in the chicken, refrigerate for 2 hours to marinate. 2. Thread the chicken onto skewers leaving no wood exposed. Place in a large flan dish on the high rack.
AUTOM ATIC OPERATIONS Notes for Automatic Operations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. w ill be displayed if: M ore or less than the quantity or w eight of foods suggested in each M ENU GUIDE is program m ed w hen the INSTANT COOK/START pad is pressed. To clear, press the STOP/CLEAR pad and reprogram m e. When using the autom atic features, carefully follow the details provided in each M ENU GUIDE to achieve the best result.
Pizza 1. Frozen 2. Fresh (Thin Crust) 3. Fresh (Thick Crust) PIZZA w ill autom atically com pute the cooking m ode and cooking tim e. (For preparing hom em ade fresh pizza, refer to the recipe on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to cook 0.5 kg of frozen pizza (1 w hole pizza). Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Display Press the PIZZA pad until the desired m enu num ber is displayed (for Frozen press once). HELP KG x1 Press num ber pads to enter w eight. AUTO KG w ill flash on and off.
HOMEMADE FRESH PIZZA RECIPE [Ingredients] (1 portion) Dough Flour ......................................... 150 g Water (lukew arm ) .................... 90 m l Yeast ............................................. 7 g Sugar ......................................... 1 tsp Salt .......................................... 1/2 tsp Olive Oil ..................................... 2 tsp Toppings Canned Tom atoes ..................... 50 g Tom ate Paste ............................. 50 g * Topping varieties .......
Crispy Snack 1. Potato Skins 2. Garlic Toast 3. Chicken Wings 4. Salty Peanuts 5. Convenient Food CRISPY SNACK w ill autom atically com pute the cooking m ode and cooking tim e. (There is one recom m ended serving for each m enu, refer to the Crispy Snack M enu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to cook 1 serve of Potato Skins. Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Display Press the CRISPY SNACK pad until the desired m enu num ber is displayed (for Potato Skins press once).
Crispy Snack Menu Guide Menu No. Menu Potato Skins CS-1 Quantity (One Serve only) 350 g Ingredients: 4(1000g) Whole Potatoes (cooked) Few Sour Cream Toppings: 200g Cheddar Cheese (0.5cm slices) Few Salad Bacon (diced) Few Green Onion (diced) To taste Salt & Pepper Garlic Toast CS-2 Initial Temperature 20-25˚C Room temperature 20-25˚C Room temperature Ingredients: 7 slices French Bread (2cm thick) Few Garlic Spread 7 pieces 1 piece, approx.
Auto Grill AUTO GRILL w ill autom atically com pute the cooking m ode and cooking tim e for the 3 listed m enus. (Follow the details provided in Auto Grill M enu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to cook 0.6 kg of Steak. Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Press the AUTO GRILL pad until the desired m enu num ber is displayed (for Steak press three tim es). Display HELP x3 KG AUTO KG w ill flash on and off. Press num ber pads to enter w eight.
Auto Grill Menu Guide Menu No. Menu Initial Temperature Weight (KG) Procedure 4 - 8˚C 0.1 - 0.4kg • Wash fish thoroughly and remove scales. • Make a few slits on the skin of fish, pierce the eyes of fish. • Pat dry, then brush oil on fish body. • Place on the high rack (brushed lightly with oil), uncovered. • When oven stops, turn it over. Continue to cook. • When oven stops, turn it over again. Grill Fish AG-1 eg: Pomfret Golden Thread Capelin Snapper etc.
Auto Roast AUTO ROAST w ill autom atically com pute the cooking m ode and cooking tim e for the 3 listed m enus. (Follow the details provided in Auto Roast M enu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to cook 1.0 kg of Lam b. Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Press the AUTO ROAST pad until the desired m enu num ber is displayed (for Lam b press tw ice). Display HELP x2 KG AUTO KG w ill flash on and off. Press num ber pads to enter w eight.
Auto Roast Menu Guide M enu No. M enu Beef AR-1 Weight (KG) Procedure 8 - 12˚C 1.0 - 1.6kg • Place in centre of low rack, uncovered. • When oven has stopped, turn beef over and shield the w ell cooked portions w here necessary. (Note: M ake sure the foil does not touch each other and the oven w all.) • After cooking, stand for 10-15 m inutes.
Auto Bake AUTO BAKE w ill autom atically com pute the cooking m ode and cooking tim e for the 3 listed m enus. (There is one recom m ended serving for each m enu, refer to the Auto Bake M enu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to bake an Apple Pie. Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Press the AUTO BAKE pad until the desired menu number is displayed (for Apple Pie press tw ice). Display HELP x2 AUTO COOK COOK w ill flash on and off. Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad.
Auto Bake Menu Guide M enu No. Initial Temperature Quantity Cake (Plain cake) 20 - 25˚C Room temperature Make one 22 cm round cake • Rem ove turntable before preheating. (Preheat is autom atic for this m enu.) • Prepare the cake as in the recipe on page E-31. • Place turntable w ith cake on the low rack in the oven after preheating. • After cooking, stand. Apple Pie 20 - 25˚C Room temperature Make one 22 cm round pie • Rem ove turntable before preheating. (Preheat is autom atic for this m enu.
Auto Bake Recipe Plain Cake [ Ingredients ] 180 g 1/2 tsp 80m l 120g 120g 3 self raising flour baking pow der m ilk butter (soften) caster sugar eggs [ M ethod ] 1. M ix butter and sugar thoroughly until light and fluffy. 2. Add in beaten eggs and stir w ell. 3. Fold in self raising flow er, baking pow der and m ilk. 4. Pour into a 22cm round m etal baking tin lined w ith w ax paper. Place on low rack and bake.
Sensor Rice Menu 1. Rice 2. Congee 3. Porridge SENSOR RICE M ENU w ill autom atically com pute the pow er level and cooking tim e. Press to select 3 popular rice m enus. (Follow the details provided in Sensor Rice M enu M enu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to cook 2 serves of Rice. Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Press the SENSOR RICE M ENU pad until the desired m enu num ber is displayed (for rice press once). Display COVER HELP SENSOR COOK x1 COVER and COOK w ill flash on and off.
Sensor Rice Menu Menu Guide M enu No. Quantity M enu Rice R-1 1-2 serves Serving (s) 1 serve (1-2 persons) 2 serves (3-5 persons) Rice 150g 300g Congee Water 250m l 480m l 1-2 serves Serving (s) 1 serve (1-2 persons) 2 serves (3-5 persons) Rice 50g 80g Water 750m l 1400m l Procedure • Wash rice until w ater runs clear. • Place rice and w ater into a deep casserole (about 2 ) and soak for 30 m ins (stir rice a few tim es during soaking). • Stir and cook w ith cover.
Sensor Reheat Dish SENSOR REHEAT DISH w ill autom atically com pute the pow er level and cooking tim e. (Follow the details provided in SENSOR REHEAT DISH M enu Guide as below .) * Suppose you w ant to reheat dish. Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Press the SENSOR REHEAT DISH pad. Display COVER COVER HELP HELP SENSOR COOK SENSOR COOK COVER and COOK w ill flash on and off. Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad.
Sensor Steam Menu 1. Fish 2. M eat 3. Dum pling SENSOR STEAM M ENU w ill autom atically com pute the pow er level and cooking tim e. Press to select 3 popular steam m enus. (Follow the details provided in Sensor Steam M enu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you w ant to cook 350g of Fish (3 serves). Step 1 Procedure Pad Order Press the SENSOR STEAM M ENU pad u n t i l t h e d esi r ed m en u n u m b er i s displayed (for fish press once).
Sensor Steam Menu Menu Guide Menu No. M enu Fish S-1 8-12°C eg: Sea Bream Red Snapper Carp Pom fret Golden Thread Black M ullet Flatfish Garoupa etc. M eat S-2 Initial Temperature Procedure • Wash fish thoroughly and rem ove scales. • M ake a few cuts on the skin of fish, pierce the eyes of fish. • Put on a shallow dish, 22-28 cm in diam eter. • Sprinkle lightly w ith w ater, salt and oil. • Put green onion and ginger slices on top. • Cover w ith m icrow ave w rap. Leave around 2.
SENSOR STEAM MENU RECIPES (Meat) Beef Patty [ Ingredients ] 330 g Ground beef 50 g Preserved Vegitables 1 Salted Egg Yolk [ Seasonings ] 1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. Sugar 2 tsp. Cornstarch 2 tsp. Oil Soya sauce 1 1/2 tsp. [ Method ] 1. Marinate the ground beef and preserved vegetables with seasonings and mix well. Press into patty shape. 2. Cut the salted Egg Yolk into dices and place on the patty for decoration. 3. Cover with microwave wrap and press STEAM MENU pad twice to Meat.
Easy Defrost The Easy Defrost feature allow s you to defrost m eats by entering w eight. * Suppose you w ant to defrost 1.0 kg of Chicken Pieces. (Round off to nearest 0.1 kg) Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the EASY DEFROST pad . DEFROST HELP 1 KG AUTO KG w ill flash on and off. Press num ber pads to enter w eight. 1 2 DEFROST HELP 0 KG AUTO COOK KG stops flashing and rem ains on display. COOK w ill flash on and off. Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad.
Easy Defrost Menu Guide M ENU WEIGHT (KG) PROCEDURE Steaks Chops 0.1 - 2.0 kg • Shield thin end of chops or steaks w ith foil. • Position the food w ith thinner parts in the centre in a single layer on the defrost rack. If pieces are stuck together, try to separate as soon as possible. • When oven has stopped, rem ove defrosted pieces, turn over and shield the w arm portions. • Press start to continue defrosting. • After defrost tim e, stand covered w ith alum inium foil for 5-30 m inutes.
OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES Help Feature (INFO) 1. Auto start 2. Child Lock 3. Dem onstration M ode 4. Language 5. Help (1) Auto Start The HELP feature has 5 different program s. The Auto Start feature allow s you to set your oven to start autom atically. Auto Start can be used for m anual cooking, Slow Cook or Sensor Rice M enu. * Suppose you w ant to start cooking a casserole for 20 m inutes on 50% (M EDIUM pow er) at 4:30 in the afternoon. (Check that the correct tim e of day is displayed.
(2) Child Lock If the oven is accidentally started w ith no food or liquid in the cavity, the life of the oven can be reduced. To prevent accidents like this, your oven has a "Child Lock" feature that you can set w hen the oven is not in use. * To set the Child Lock. After step 1 from Auto Start on page E-40. Step Procedure Pad Order Press the num ber 2 pad. 2 2 Display HELP HELP Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad. 3 The tim e of day w ill appear in the display.
(3) Demonstration Mode This feature is m ainly for use by retail outlets, and also allow s you to practice key operations. * To demonstrate. After step 1 from Auto Start on page E-40. Step Procedure Pad Order Press the num ber 3 pad. Display HELP 3 2 Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad. 3 Then w ill appear repeatedly. Cooking operations can now be dem onstrated w ith no pow er in the oven. * Suppose you demonstrate Instant Cook. Procedure Step Pad Order Display Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad.
Less/More Setting To adjust the cooking tim e to your individual preference -use the "m ore" or "less" feature to either add (m ore) or reduce (less) cooking tim e. The LESS/M ORE pads can be used to adjust the cooking tim e of the follow ing features:– Pizza – Crispy Snack – Auto Grill – Auto Roast – Auto Bake – Sensor Rice M enu – Sensor Reheat Dish – Sensor Steam M enu – Easy Defrost To adjust cooking tim e, press the LESS ( ) or M ORE ( ) pad at the beginning of the procedure.
CARE AND CLEANING CLEAN THE OVEN AT REGULAR INTERVALS IM PORTANT: Disconnect the pow er supply cord before cleaning. And if possible leave the door open to inactivate the oven during cleaning. Before cleaning, m ake sure the oven door, outer cabinet, oven cavity, ventilation openings, turntable, turntable support and racks are not hot. Exterior: The outside m ay be cleaned w ith m ild soap and w arm w ater; w ipe w ith a soft cloth. Avoid the use of harsh abrasive cleaners.
SERVICE CALL CHECK Check the follow ing before calling service: No 1. Does the display light? Yes 2. Place one cup of w ater (approx. 250 m l) in a glass m easure in the oven and close the door securely. Program m e the oven for one m inute on 100% (HIGH). At this m om ent: No A. Does the oven lam p light? Yes B. Does the cooling fan w ork? Yes No (Put your hand over the rear ventilation openings.) No C. Does the turntable rotate? Yes (The turntable can rotate clockw ise or counterclockw ise.
