Maytag MMC5080AAB - Manual (Page 9)

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Operation
Using the Sensor Cook Buttons
By actually sensing the steam that escapes as food heat, this feature auto-
matically adjusts the oven’s heating time for various types and amounts of
precooked food. All food should be precooked and at refrigerator tempera-
ture.
1 Press the Sensor Cook button corresponding to the food you are
cooking ( Popcorn , for example). The display shows “ ” 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 check the current time while cook-
ing is in progress, press the
Clock button.
Sensor Cooking Guide
• Follow the instructions below when sensor cooking different types of food.
Defrosting Automatically
To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave automati-
cally sets the defrosting time, power level and standing time.
1 Press the Auto Defrost button. The display shows “0.5 lbs.”
(“ENTER” and “ Lbs.” will flash).
2 To set the weight of your food, press the Auto Defrost button
repeatedly. This increases the weight by 0.5 lb increments, 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.
Twice during defrosting, the oven will beep to let you know to turn
the food over.
3 Press the Pause/Cancel button, open the oven door, and turn the
food over.
4 Press the Start button to resume defrosting.
• See page 16 for the Auto Defrosting Guide.
Using the Kitchen Timer
1
Press the Kitchen Timer button.
2 Use the Number buttons to set the length of time you want the
timer to run.
3 Press Start to begin Kitchen Timer.
4 The display counts down and beeps when the time has elapsed.
Note: The microwave does not turn on when the Kitchen timer
is used.
Setting the Child Protection Lock
You can lock your microwave oven so it can’t be used by unsupervised chil-
dren.
1 Hold the “0” button and then press the 2 button. The display shows
“Loc”.
At this point, the microwave oven cannot be used until it is unlocked. To
unlock it, repeat step 1 above.
Food Amount Procedure
Potatoes 1 to 6 EA. Prick each potato several times with fork.
Place on turntable in spoke-like fashion. Let
stand 3-5 min. Let oven cool for at least 5
minutes before using again.
Fresh
Vegetables
1 to 4 cups Place fresh vegetables in microwave-safe
dish and add 2 Tbsp of water. Cover with
microwave safe plastic wrap or lid.
If using plastic wrap be sure to leave a small
opening near the edge of dish for ventilation.
Remove vegetable from oven let sit covered
for 2 minutes, stir or serve. Let oven cool for
at least 5 minutes before using again.
Single
Entrees
8 to 14 oz. Remove food from outer wrapping and follow
box instructions for covering and standing.
Let oven cool for at least 5 minutes before
using again.
Popcorn 3.0 ~ 3.5 oz
1 package
Use only one microwave-only bag of popcorn
at a time. Use caution when removing and
opening hot bag from oven. Let oven cool for
at least 5 minutes before using again.
To help prevent the popcorn bag from getting
stuck in the oven, fold each end of the bag up
one inch (
) before placing the bag in
the center of the oven.
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