STOPPING THE OVEN QUICK START (EXPRESS) COOKING
Open the door to interrupt cooking. To continue cooking, close By pressing the START/QUICK START button repeatedly you can
the oven door and press the START/QUICKSTART button. program the oven for Express cooking. at FULL power(100%).
Press STOP/CANCEL: $Each press of the START/QUICKSTART button increases the
cooking time in 30 second intervals.
The cooking process is interrupted.
$The oven will start almost as soon you press the
To continue cooking press the START/QUICKSTART button. START/QUICK START button so be prepared!!
Pressing STOP/CANCEL twice will stop the oven and any $During the cooking cycle, you can top up the remaining time to
cooking programme will be erased. a maximum of 95 minutes by further presses of the
START/QUICK START button.
WHEN COOKING HAS ENDED
$Express cooking is a very good way of rapidly heating small
The oven will beep 5 times
portions of food, or easily adding a small amount of cooking
The clock time will re-appear. time to finish dishes that are slightly undercooked.
$Open the door and remove the food. Close the door
All cooking programs can be set up with the oven
VARYING THE POWER LEVEL door open or closed with the exception of the Quick
Start program which requires the door to be closed.
The default setting of the oven is full (100%) power. Many recipes
call for lower power settings. There are 5 power settings available If you are setting up a program when the door is open,
on your oven. 100% - 80% - 50% - 30% - 10% pressing the STOP/CANCEL button once will erase
the program.
To alter the microwave power level
Press POWER. Rotate the FUNCTION knob AUTO DEFROST
There are two auto-defrosting programmes
DEFROST PROGRAMME 1(DEF 1) - defrost by weight. You can
auto defrost 100g to 2kg of food (in 100g increments)
DEFROST PROGRAMME 2(DEF 2) - defrost by time.
Repeatedly pressing the POWER button will also vary the Power. Example 1: Auto Defrost 1 kg of food
Example: Cook food at 50% power for 10 min.
$Press AUTO DEFROST
$Press the POWER button
$Dial in the weight
$Rotate the FUNCTION knob of the food
to select 50% power
$Press START/QUICK START
$Press the START/QUICK START button to start cooking
The programme automatically calculates the time required.
$Rotate the FUNCTION knob
to set 10 minutes Example 2. Auto-Defrost food for 20 minutes
$Press AUTO DEFROST
twice
$Press START/QUICK START
to start cooking
Dial in the time
$Press START/QUICK START
to start cooking
When the program has finished:
$Open the oven door.
$Remove the food and check that it has fully defrosted. If the
food is partially defrosted, replace it in the oven and re select
the Auto Defrost programme with a lower weight setting.
It is good practice to periodically check food during the
defrosting process, turning it if necessary.
Always ensure that food is fully defrosted before cooking
Power
Stop/cancel
CONTROL PANEL
Your Microwave Oven
! MENU ACTION SCREEN
Clock, cooking time, power, action indicators are displayed.
! POWER
Press this button repeatedly to choose a range of power settings
from full power (100%) to 0
! AUTO DEFROST
Press this button and then rotate the TIME/WEIGHT knob to
auto-defrost food by weight. The maximum weight you can
auto-defrost is 1.8 kg.
! CLOCK
Use to set the time of day or recall the time of day. The time of
day will be displayed at all times except when the oven is
operating. In the event of a power failure or if the oven is
unplugged, the clock will have to be reset.
! FUNCTION KNOB
Use this in connection with other controls to set the Clock
Time, alter Weight and Auto Defrost settings.
From STOP, use to set an Auto Cook Programme.
! STOP/CANCEL
Press once to stop a cooking process.
Press twice to cancel a program and clear the setting.
Use this button to set/cancel the Child Lock.
! START /QUICK START
Touch to start a cooking or defrosting program.
In Quick Start mode the oven will auto-start at full power as
soon as the button is pressed. Further presses of the button will
extend cooking time up to a maximum of 12 minutes.
! DOOR RELEASE
Press this to open the oven door. When you open the door all
cooking operations are suspended.
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Clock
Clock
Power
Start/
Quick Start Stop/cancel
Auto Defrost
Clock
Start/
Quick Start
ROTATE
Power
X2
Start/
Quick Start
Start/
Quick Start
X1
CHILD LOCK
The Child safety lock prevents operation by small children.
All oven functions are disabled including the clock when the
child lock is on.
$Press and hold the STOP/CANCEL
button for about five seconds after
which time a beep sounds and the
LOCK indicator appears.
$To cancel, press and hold the
STOP/CANCEL button until the
beep sounds and the normal display
re- appears.
GETTING STARTED BASIC COOKING
Plug the oven in $Press the Door Release to open the oven door.
Switch on at the mains point. $Place the food in a suitable container. Site the container
centrally within the rim of the turntable. Close the door.
The screen will display
$Rotate the FUNCTION knob one click to the left
SETTING THE CLOCK $Rotate the FUNCTION knob in either direction to set a
The clock is a 24 hour clock. To enter a time of 8:30pm, enter 20:30 cooking time from 10 seconds to a maximum of 95 minutes.
To enter a time of 8:30 pm Each click increases/decreases the time interval as follows:
$Press the CLOCK button once 0 -1 min : 5 seconds 1- 5 min : 10 seconds
The Hours display flashes 5 -10 min : 30 seconds 10 - 30 min : 1 minute
30 - 95 min : 5 minute intervals
$Rotate the FUNCTION $Press START/QUICK START. The oven will commence
knob to select 20 hours. cooking at full power. The clock displays the remaining time left
for the cooking programme.
$Example: Cook food at full power for 10 min.
Press the CLOCK button again.
$Rotate the FUNCTION knob one click to the left
$Rotate the FUNCTION
knob to select 30 minutes
$Press CLOCK again. $Rotate the FUNCTION knob
to set 10 minutes
The time is now set You may reset the clock time whenever you
wish by following the above procedure. $Press START/QUICK START
to start cooking
Clock
Auto Defrost
Start/
Quick Start
Auto Defrost
X2
Start/
Quick Start
