FRIGIDAIRE 316495059 - Manual (Page 9)

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BEFORE OPERATING
MANUAL OPERATION
Before operating your new microwave oven, make sure •
you read and understand this Use and Care manual
completely.
Before the microwave oven can be used, follow these
•
procedures:
Plug in the microwave oven. Close the door. The microwave
1.
oven display will show ENJOY YOUR OVEN PRESS
CLEAR.
Press the
2. STOP/clear pad. : will appear.
Set clock. See USER PREFERENCE on page 17. 3.
If the electrical power supply to your microwave oven •
should be interrupted, the display will intermittently show
ENJOY YOUR OVEN PRESS CLEAR after the power
is reinstated. If this occurs during cooking, the program
will be erased. The time of day will also be erased. Simply
press STOP/clear pad and reset the clock for the correct
time of day.
 NOTE
Your microwave oven can be programmed with the door
open except for START/enter, SENSOR COOkING,
SENSOR REHEAT, INSTANT SENSOR, AUTO dEFROST
and Add 30 SEC.
STOP/CLEAR
Press the STOP/clear pad to:
Erase if you make a mistake during programming. 1.
Cancel timer. 2.
Stop the microwave oven temporarily during cooking. 3.
Return the time of day to the display. 4.
Cancel a program during cooking, press twice. 5.
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%. •
Step Press
Enter cooking time 1. 5,0,0.
Press 2. START/enter 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 cookbook or recipes for specific recommendations.
Suppose you want to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%. •
Step Press
Enter defrosting time. 1. 5,0,0.
Press 2. power level pad eight times
or hold down until the desired power
level appears.
x 8
Press 3. START/enter pad.
When the defrost time is complete, a long tone will sound 4.
and END will appear in the display.
MANUAL dEFROST
If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the dEFROST
ChART or is above or below the limits in the Amount column
on the dEFROST ChART, you need to defrost manually.
You can defrost any frozen food, either raw or previously
cooked, by using power level for 30%. Follow the exact
3-step procedure found under TO SET POWER LEvEL.
Estimate defrosting time and press power level pad eight
times for 30%.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food, the rule of
thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound. For example,
defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen spaghetti sauce.
Always stop the microwave 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 microwave oven in 1 minute increments on power level
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.
Press 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%
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