Amana ACM1580A - Manual (Page 11)

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Microwave Cooking
(cont’d)
Auto Defrost
Four different preset defrost settings are available depending on food
being defrosted. For added convenience, a built-in tone reminds you to
check, turn over, separate or rearrange food during the defrost cycle.
1. Press CANCEL/STOP
2. Press DEFROST AUTO/TIME once.
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MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3
BREAD TOUCH 4
BREAD TOUCH 4 BREAD TOUCH 4 BREAD TOUCH 4 BREAD TOUCH 4 scrolls through display.
3. Press appropriate digit pad.
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ENTER WEIGHT ENTER WEIGHT ENTER WEIGHT ENTER WEIGHT ENTER WEIGHT scrolls through display.
4. Enter weight using digit touchpads.
• Weight ranges for meat, poultry and fish are 0.1
to 6.0 lbs.
• Weight range for bread is 0.1 to 1.0 lbs.
5. Press START/PAUSE pad.
6. At end of cooking cycle, tones sound and oven turns off.
Time Defrost
Defrost for a desired length of time.
1. Press CANCEL/STOP
2. Press DEFROST AUTO/TIME twice.
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ENTER DEFROST TIME ENTER DEFROST TIME ENTER DEFROST TIME ENTER DEFROST TIME ENTER DEFROST TIME scrolls through display.
3. Press appropriate digit touchpads.
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TOUCH START TOUCH START TOUCH START TOUCH START TOUCH START scrolls through display.
4. Press START/PAUSE pad.
5. At the end of the defrost time, tones sound and
oven turns off.
Rapid Defrost
Preset to defrost one pound of frozen food..
1. Press CANCEL/STOP
2. Press RAPID DEFROST.
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MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3 MEAT TOUCH 1 POULTRY TOUCH 2 FISH TOUCH 3
scrolls through display.
3. Press appropriate digit touchpads.
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TOUCH START TOUCH START TOUCH START TOUCH START TOUCH START scrolls through display.
4. Press START/PAUSE pad.
5. At the end of the defrost time, tones sound and
oven turns off.
Defrosting Tips
• Remove fish, shellfish, meat and
poultry from its original closed
paper or plastic package.
• Form the meat into a shape of a
doughnut before freezing.
• Scrape off thawed meat during
defrost and then continue
defrosting.
• Place foods in a shallow glass
baking dish.
This pad will start
the function you
set, or pause the
oven temporarily during cooking or
defrosting. Press again to restart
oven from a pause.
This pad cancels
a currently running
program and erases a cooking cycle
being programmed.
The oven beeped!
The oven beeps approximately midway
through a defrost cycle to remind you to
check the food. Pause the oven by
pressing START/PAUSE and open door.
Once food has been checked or
rearranged, close door and press START/
PAUSE to resume the defrost cycle.