Owner's Manual

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TIME COOKING
Your microwave oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99
seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes,
even if they are both zeros.
• Suppose you want to cook for 5 minutes at 100%.
1. Enter cooking time 5 0 0.
2. To cook at 100% power (High), touch START/+30 SEC
pad.
TO SET POWER LEVEL
There are eleven preset power levels.
Using lower power levels increases the cooking time, which
is recommended for foods such as cheese, milk and long slow
cooking of meats. Consult a microwave cookbook or recipes
for specic recommendations.
• Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%.
1. Enter defrost time 5 0 0.
2. Touch POWER LEVEL pad 8 times.
3. Touch START/+30 SEC pad.
TOUCH POWER
LEVEL PAD
NUMBER OF TIMES
FOR DESIRED
POWER
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE OF
POWER
COMMON
WORDS
FOR POWER
LEVELS
POWER LEVEL x 1 100% High
POWER LEVEL x 2 90%
POWER LEVEL x 3 80%
POWER LEVEL x 4 70% Medium High
POWER LEVEL x 5 60%
POWER LEVEL x 6 50% Medium
POWER LEVEL x 7 40%
POWER LEVEL x 8 30% Med Low/
Defrost
POWER LEVEL x 9 20%
POWER LEVEL x 10 10% Low
POWER LEVEL x 11 0%
SENSOR SETTINGS
Sharp's Sensor is a semi-conductor device that detects the
vapor (moisture and humidity) emitted from the food as it
heats. The sensor adjusts the cooking times and power levels
for various foods and quantities.
USING SENSOR SETTINGS:
1. After the microwave oven is plugged in, wait 2 minutes
before using any sensor setting.
2. Be sure the exterior of the cooking container and the inte-
rior of the microwave oven are dry. Wipe off any moisture
with a dry cloth or paper towel.
3. The sensor works with foods at normal storage tempera-
tu re. For example, popcor n would be at room temperat ure.
4. More or less food than the quantity listed in the charts
should be cooked following the guidelines in any micro-
wave cookbook.
5. During the rst part of sensor use, the food name will
appear on the display. Do not open the microwave oven or
touch STOP/CLEAR during senser use. The measurement
of vapor will be interrupted. If this occurs, an error message
will appear. To continue cooking, touch the STOP/CLEAR
pad and cook manually.
When the sensor detects the vapor emitted from the food,
the remainder of cooking/reheating time will appear. The
microwave oven may be opened when the remaining time
appears on the display. At this time, you may stir or season
food, as desired.
When GROUN D MEAT is selected from the Sensor menu,
the microwave oven will stop heating as soon as vapor
is detected, and you must open the door to turn over the
ground meet and touch START/+30SEC pad to resume
cooking.
6. Except for Popcorn, if the sensor does not detect vapor
properly when cooking other foods,
ERROR will be dis-
played, and the microwave will turn off.
7. Check food temperature after cooking. If additional time
is needed, continue to cook manually.
8. Each food on the menu label has a cooking hint. Touch the
SETTINGS pad when the HELP indicator is illuminated
in the display.
MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING