Before operating, Microwave features – Hestan 24 Inch Countertop Convection Microwave Oven Use and Care Manual User Manual
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Before operating your new microwave oven
make sure you read and understand this use and
care manual completely.
• Before using the microwave, follow these
steps:
1. Plug in the microwave oven. Close
the door. The display will show
WELCOME PRESS CLEAR
AND PRESS CLOCK
.
2. Touch the
STOP/CLEAR
pad.
:
will
appear.
3. Set the clock.
TO SET THE CLOCK
TO SET THE CLOCK
1. Touch the
CLOCK
pad.
2. Enter the correct time of day by touching
the numbers in sequence. Touch the
CLOCK
pad again.
The microwave is equipped with a 12 hour
clock. If you attempt to enter an incorrect clock
time,
ERROR
will appear in the display. Touch
the
STOP/CLEAR
pad and re-enter the time.
•
If electrical power to your microwave oven is
interrupted, the display will intermittently show
WELCOME PRESS CLEAR
AND PRESS CLOCK
after the
power is restored. If power is interrupted
during cooking, the program will be erased. The
time of day will also be erased. Simply touch
the
STOP/CLEAR
pad and reset the clock for
the correct time of day.
STOP/CLEAR
STOP/CLEAR
Touch the
STOP/CLEAR
pad to:
• Clear a mistake made during programming.
• Cancel the timer.
• Stop the microwave oven temporarily
during timed cooking.
• Return the display to time of day.
• Cancel a program during cooking, touch
twice for timed cooking.
BEFORE OPERATING
TIME COOKING
TIME COOKING
Your microwave oven can be programmed for 99
minutes and 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter
the seconds after the minutes, even if they are
both zeros.
For example, to cook for 5 minutes at 100%.
1. Enter cooking time by touching the number
pads
5 0 0
.
2. Touch the
START
pad.
TO SET POWER LEVEL
TO SET POWER LEVEL
The microwave has 11 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
or defrosting. See “SELECTING A COOKING
MODE” on page 29 and other charts in this
manual for suggestions.
For example, to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%.
1. Enter the defrosting time by touching the
number pads
5 0 0
.
2. Touch the
POWER LEVEL
pad and
number
3
.
3. Touch the
START
pad.
You can program up to 4 automatic cooking
sequences. See “MULTIPLE SEQUENCE
COOKING” on page 32. Note that the power
level must be entered first when programming
multiple sequences.
Touch power
level pad once
then touch
Approximate
Percentage of
Power
Common
words for
power level
(Default)
100%
High
9
90%
8
80%
7
70%
Medium
High
6
60%
5
50%
Medium
4
40%
3
30%
Med Low/
Defrost
2
20%
1
10%
Low
0
0%
MICROWAVE FEATURES
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