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Operation
Using the Sensor Cook Buttons
By actually sensing the humidity that escapes as food heats, this feature
automatically adjusts the oven’s heating time for various types and
amounts of food.
1 Press the Sensor Cook button corresponding to the food you are
cooking (Potato, for example).
The display shows Potato and your microwave oven will begin
cooking automatically.
When cooking popcorn, wait at least five minutes between each bag to
avoid overheating the glass tray. If you want to adjust the cooking time,
you can use the More/Less buttons. See page 15 for more information.
If you want to check the current time while cooking is in progress, press
the Clock button.
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See page 21 for the Sensor Cooking Guide.
Using the Sensor Reheat Button
Heating leftovers and precooked foods is easy with your new micro-
wave. By actually sensing the humidity that escapes as food heats, this
feature automatically adjusts the oven’s heating time for various types
and amounts of precooked food. All food should be precooked. Plate of
food and casserole should be stored at refrigerator temperature. To use
sensor reheating:
1 Press Sensor Reheat button.
PLATE OF FOOD 1 SERVING appears in the display.
Press the Sensor Reheat button repeatedly to select the item you
want.
PLATE OF FOOD
CASSEROLE
PASTA REHEAT
2 Press the Start button.
If you want to adjust the heating time, use the More/Less buttons.
See page 15 for more information on the More/Less buttons. If you
want to check the current time while reheating, press the Clock
button.
The More/Less buttons cannot be used with the Beverage.
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See page 22 for the Sensor Reheat Guide.
Using the Auto Defrosting Button
To thaw frozen food, enter the weight of the food and the microwave
automatically sets the defrosting time, power level and standing time.
1 Press the Auto Defrost button.
The display shows: 0.2 LB (0.1Kg if you have set your oven for
metric measure).
2 To set the weight of your food, press the Auto Defrost button
repeatedly. 0.5 lb appears in the display when the Auto Defrost
button is pressed twice. The repeated press increases the weight
by 0.5 lb increments, from 0.5 lb up to 6.0 lbs. You can also use the
number buttons to enter the weight of the food directly. The oven
calculates the defrosting time and starts automatically.
Once or twice during defrosting, the oven will beep and the display
will read TURN THE FOOD OVER.
3 Open the oven door, and turn the food over.
4 Press the Start button to resume defrosting even if you do not turn
the food over when TURN THE FOOD OVER is displayed.
Using the Rapid Defrosting Button
The Rapid Defrost function will automatically activate when defrosting
foods that weigh 1.0 lb only.
1 Press the Rapid Defrost button.
The display shows: 3:00
The oven starts automatically.
Once or twice during defrosting, the oven will beep and the display
will read TURN THE FOOD OVER
2 Open the oven door, and turn the food over.
3 Press the Start button to resume defrosting even if you do not turn
the food over when TURN THE FOOD OVER is displayed.
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See page 22 for the Rapid(1.0 lb only) and Auto
Defrosting Guide.
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