Amana RADARANGE RW321T - Manual (Page 7)

TRY ITI COOKING WITH FULL POWER
This is the fastest and easiest way to cook.
1. Place food in oven and close oven door. When using the
oven, always have food or water inside to absorb microwave
energy.
2. Press
RESET
3. Press numbers for cooking time (to cook 1 minute 10 sec­
ond, press 1,1,0). The display will show the time you have
set. If you make a mistake, press
RESET
and enter the
desired time.
4. Press START and the oven will begin operating “MICRO”
and “POWER” will be displayed. “MICRO” indicates the oven is
programmed to cook. “POWER” is displayed whenever micro-
wave energy is produced. Here, “POWER” is displayed continu­
ously, indicating the oven is operating at Full Power.
5. The oven will stop and sound a signal at the end of cooking
time.
TRY m USING THE TIMER
You can use the oven like a separate timer to time mixing, steeping
or even telephone calls.
If the oven is not cooking:
1. Press
RESET
2. Press the numbers for the time desired.
3. Press
TIMER.
(NOTE: Do not press
START.
The
START
pad is used only when you want to cook.) The dis­
play will “count down” and show “TIMER”, indicating the
timer function is in use.
4. A signal will sound when the time has elapsed.
If the oven is cooking:
1. Do not stop the oven. Press numbers for the time desired.
The numbers will replace the cooking time in the display, but
the oven will continue to cook.
2. Press
TIMER
. The display will “count down” the timer
time and show “TIMER”. The oven will continue to cook
undisturbed. To check remaining cooking time before the
timer stops, press
RESET.
Press
TIMER
to see the
timer again. When timer time has elapsed, a signal will sound,
the display will show the remaining cooking time and the oven
will finish cooking.
3. To change a timer setting, simply press the new time
desired and press
TIMER
again. Do not stop the oven.
TRY IT! DEFROSTING/
USING COOKMATIC^ POWER LEVELS
Just as some foods cook better conventionally at lower rather than
higher oven temperatures, some foods cook better at lower rather
than higher microwave power levels. This oven has 10 power levels,
including defrost, each well-suited for different types of foods. Most
frozen foods can be defrosted quickly by using Cookmatic Level 3,
while other foods may defrost better at other Cookmatic levels.
NOTE: Many foods, especially meats, must be defrosted completely
before cooking begins. If ice crystals remain inside foods, cooking
will be uneven, because the outside of food will be done, but the
inside will be underdone. For best defrosting and cooking results at
low power levels, carefully follow the appropriate instructions for the
desired foods in the cookbook that came with this oven.
1. Place foods in oven and close oven door. If food is inside a
plastic bag, slit the bag to allow steam to escape.
2. Press
RESET
3. Press numbers for Cookmatic level (to defrost at level 3,
press
3,
which is 30% of Full Power). The number will appear
in the display.
4. Press
COOKMATIC LEVEL
. The display will show
the number you pressed and “COOK LEVEL”.
5. Press numbers for operating time. The numbers will be
displayed.
6. Press
START
and the oven will operate. The display will
show “MICRO” and “POWER” and the power level selected,
(For example, “3 COOK LEVEL” for Level 3). “MICRO” indi­
cates the oven is programmed to cook. The magnetron tube
cycles on and off to achieve the lower power level, so
“POWER” flashes on and off accordingly.
7. To change power levels during operation, simply press the
number for the new power level, then press
COOKMATIC LEVEL
. The display will change
accordingly and the oven will operate at the new power level.
You do not need to stop the oven. To change to Full Power,
press
0,
then
COOKMATIC LEVEL
8. The oven will stop and sound a signal at the end of cook­
ing time.