Maverick Industries ET-901 User manual
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
Congratulations
on
yourpurchase
ofthe ...
....... ET-901
Talking
Remote
Thermometer,
aprogrammableradiofrequency
foodthermometer.
Youwill nowbeable
to monitor
thetimeand
temperature
ofthe foodcooking
inyouroven
or onyourgrill
fromanywhere
inyourhome.Theunitwill tell youwhen
yourfoodisalmost
readyand
whenvourfoodisreadv.
ReceiverFedtares
STAND - Swingsout and allows you to standthe receiver olt tabletop.
BUTTONS- See
"Descriptionof Bottons"laterin theseinsfuctions
Ttdnsmitter Features
BATTERYCOMPARTMENT
- holds2AAA batteries.
SI plug
inforstainlesssteel
probe
sensor
To TumthePOWERON.
. Installthebatteries
suppliedwith theunitintothetransmitterbattery
compa.rtment
and
thereceiverbattery
compartment.
ltl|l1fl
;:,#i&::-
. Turntheon/off
slideswitch
onthe
sideofthereceiver
to theONposition.
. Makesurethat
theunitisinthe
Thermometer
modeandafoodselection
shows
onthe
LCD.
. Plugthewire
and
probeintothe
baseunit
(transmitter)Unless
the
probe
is
pluggedinthetemperature
willnotappear
onthe
recelver'
o Turnthebase
unit
(transmitter)onby
pressingtheON/Offbutton
on
the
bottomoftheunit.
. Whenthebase
unit
isturned
ONthe
probe
temperature
shouldappear
on
the
LCDofthe
receiver
ina
matterofafewseconds.
ToTurnthePOWEROFF.
r Slide
the
powerswitchon
thehand
held
receivertotheOFF
position
e Pressthebutton
onthe
bottomofthetransmitter
unit- (When
unit
isinthe
ONposition
the
redlighton
theunitwillflash).
Touse
asaTHERMOMETER
. . Theunit
hastwomodes
- Thermometer
andTimer.Touseasathemometer
press
the
MODEbutton
onthe
faceofthereceiveruntil
aFOODtype
appears
suchas
BEEF.
To Select
the
pr-set
temperature
(USDARECOMI\4ENDED
temperatures)
o Toselectthetype
offoodyou
arecooking
press
the
MEATbutton
onthe
face
. of thetransmitter
andit will scroll
through
theselections
of BEEF,VEAL,
LAMB, PORK,CHICKEN,TURKEY.
o Toselect
theamountofdoneness
that
you
desire
scrollthrough
the
levglsby
pushing
theTASTEbuttonnextto theMEAT button. Thetaste
levelswill
change
fromWellDone,Mediunr,
MediumRareand
Rare. NOTE: Theunit
will notallowyouto selectsettings
notrecommended
for certaintypes
of
foods
- for instanceRare
for TURKEY.
o Oncea
foodtypeand
tasteisselected
theunitwillhaveapre-programmed"set
temperature.
Thesetemperatures
arethe
recommended
temperatures
foreach
ofthese
foodssetby
theUSDA. Thesetemperatures
areshown
inthechart
below.
USDARECOMMENDED
TEMPERATIIRES
:
BEEFGRBEEFVEAL/LAMB PORKCHICKEN TT]RKEY
Rare 140
Med
Rare 145 145
Medium 160 160 160 160 160
Well
Done l'10 170 170 110
To Select
your
owndesired
temperature
Theunitwill allow
you
to changetherecommendedtemperatures
programmed
into
theunit. Youmaywantto follow
your
own
recipe
recommendedtemperaturesorfollowthetemperaturesrecommendedby
Martha
Stewart
foreachtypeoffood
being
prepared.
In orderto dothisselect
thetype
ofMEATbeingcookedfromtheselection
choicesandthetaste
lever
- forinstanceBEEF/RARE.Onceselectedtheunit
will show
the
select
temperatureof 140F.
ByusingtheMIN v andtheHRnbuttonsonthefaceof
theunit
you
canmovetheselectedtemperature
upanddowntoyour
desired
remperature.
Once
youhaveselectedorprogrammedyourMEAT and
TEMPERATLIRE
(TASTE)
theunit
is
readyforcooking.Insertthe
probe
intothethickest
part
ofthemeatbeingcarefulto avoidany
pocket
offatandmakesurethatthe
probe
isnot
touchingbone.
The
unitwill showthetemperatureofthe
food
on
theface
of thereceiver
under
PROBETEMPERATURE.
The
Alert
Process
The
unitwillalert
you
when
the
foodis
tendegrees
from
thesettemperature
(For
instanceifthe unit
issetfor 140Ftheunitwill alertat 130F).The
unit
will soundtwobeepsand
a
voice
will say
"Yourfoodisalmost
ready''.The
unitwillrepeat
thisalertafterfoursecondsofsilence
- twobeepsand
"Your
food
isalmostready".
Whenthefoodhasreached
theselectedtemperature
yourunitwill soundthree
beepsandthevoicewill say"Yourfoodisready".These
alertswillbe
repeatedatfoursecondintervalsforonefullminute
whilethealerticonwill
flash
Tostopthe
beepsandalerts
press
theSTOPbutton
on
thefaceoftheunit.
Ifthe signalislost
. If you
donot
seeaPROBETEMPERATTJT.E
onthedisplayoftheunitthe
unit
haslost
thesignalfrom
thebasetransmitter.Youcanreconnect
the
two
ufiIs m lwo ways.
Turn
bothunitsoffandturn
onthe
receiver
andthenthe
transmitter.
The
probe
temperature
shouldappearinafewseconds.
Onthebottomofthetransmitter
unitthereisabuttonmarkedTx. Press
this
button
to reestablish
contact
withthehandheldunit.
LCD
'ultE'q,fi|:,'s.
'lfirtk
Themoheter hode
Sensfirelislered
signal
DrobP
lemperature
readng fir.k
Recepllon
sgial
Touse
asaTIMER
r Ontheface
of thereceiver
(hand
heldunit)press
theMODEBUTTON.
. TheDisplay
on
theunitwill show
TIMER0:00
r To setHOURpress
HOURn buttonuntiltheproper
hourisdisplayedonthe
timer.
r To setMINUTE press
MINUTE n buttonuntiltheproper
minuteisdisplayed
onthetimer.
o Oncetheproperminute
and
houraredisplayed
youcanstartthetimerby
pressing
STARTandthetimewill countdownto zero.
Once
thetimerreaches
zeroit will beeptwiceeverysecondwhilecountingupthesecondsonthe
display.
Tostop
press
theSTOPBUTTONandtheunitwill displaythe
amountoftimeovertheset
time
you
haveoccurred.
o To use
asaCOUNTUPtimersimply
press
thestartbuttonand
thetimerwill
couldupto zero.
. Toresetthetimerto 0:00from
any
timeonthedisplay
press
theCLEAR
buttonthe
receiver.
NOTE: The
timercanberunning
whileusingtheunit asathermometer.Oncetiretimer
issetandrunning
yriucan
press
MODEagainandsettheunitintotheThermometer
modeandtheTimer
will runinthebackground.Duringtheprocessyoucanswitchback
and
forthbypressing
MODE.
HELPFULHINTS
If the receiverand/or the transmitter
display LLL or HHH insteadof the probe remperature,wait for
probe
to reachroomtemperature.IfLLL or HHH isstill djspiayedi! is likely rheintemalprobe
wire has .
ahorted out either througir noistur€ or hcat datnatsc.
Do nol immc|Je
lhepEobe
in waterwhile cleaning.
Do not allow theprobe
or probe
wire to comeinto contactwith flames.If cookingwith grill cover
closed.orlv usemediumoalow hear.
Uo*" "*" *" p-t" tiph inserte.! into the meat u least I inclL
If the temperature displayed seeinsto read too high or the tempemtffe seemsio increase too quickly,
checkto makesuretheprobe
tip is notpoking tbough the food1oourside.
Repositionthe prole tip in
thc cenlerof rhethickesi
pan oi food.Avoidlouching boneor hearry
fat areas.
Always wiar a heatr."sist?rt
gloveto.roucl rhe
stainlesssteel
pfobe
sensoror wire during orjust after
cool0ns-uo not toucn$rth barehan.ts
Keep rie stainlesssteel probe sensorand wire away from children.
Clean the stainlesssteei probe and dry thoroughly afler eachand every u6e.
Do not usethereceiver
in therain. lt is not warerDroor.
D,onoi e-{posc,rhcplug of,rhe
srainless
sieel
prob; or theplug in hole of thet ansmifter
Io warero. any
'rquro.Inrswttt
resutt
inabadconnccrron
and
fauhvrcadin!\.
Do not exposethercceiveror transmitter
to direct'heat
or-surface_
Do notuse
stainless
steel
probe
ir micro\ravcoven.
The Remote
The.mometerregislers
tempcmlur€s
aslow as l4'F(-to.C) andas high 410,F(210"C)_
LLL
will bedispiaycd
below l4.F andHHH w^ilt
bedisptayea
aUovearb"r. Oi, noiu"" ti?itainfe"i "teet
pror,"
sensorabove
410.P.
Doingsowill deterioratethe
wir€.
Not lntended
for Useby Persons
ages12and
Under
Cleaninc
A-lwaysweara heatresisranr
gloveto.rouch
thestainless
steel
probe
sensor
orwire during
ortust arter
cooKrng.
uo nottouct)wrtn barehands,
Keeprhc
slainless
srcel
probe
scnrorandwire a\tay from childrcn.
y.:,:! !l1T:"1 probe
rip with horsoapywarer
anildry thoroughty.
Do not immerserheprobe
in warer
Wipc thetran:smitter
andreceiver
with dampcloth.Do not immerso
cirhcrin water.
Infomation to aser
"Modificationsnot authorized
by the manufacturer
may void users
authorityto operatethis device"
Nrre: This equipment
}las-b-eeD
testedandfoundaocomplywirh lhe limits for a Class
B digital device,
ll::_r.:llt r"-
Sil ls of theFCC Rulcs.ftese timirsarcdisisned ro providereasonabte
pro,ecnon
agarnsr
nannrur
rnlerrerence
rnd residentialinsrallarion.
lhis equiprncnlgenerares,
usesand
canradiate-radio
ftequ^ency
enefgyand.
rI not insrarred
and usedin accordinie with-the instiuctions,
mav cause
hannful
rnrerterence
to radro
communications.
However,
thcreis no guarantee
thatilterference
;ill not occurin
1^p-t'1,1::'.l:jl1"jt",Ll1',"1
Ifrhis equipmeDtdocscause
harmtil interference
to radio or televjsio; ;;c;;_
]-lolt yl,l!h. ".r""b" delermrned
b) tumin-g
.the-e_quipment
ofl and on, the user is cncouragedro rryio
con€crrhetnlerlcrcncc
by onc or moreof the following mensurcs
-- Reoricnt
orrelocaterhe
rcceivifls
anlennd,
-- lncrease
rle scFamlionb$wecn
iic equiD,ntnranq
recer!cr.
- Connectrhc equipnlenr
into an oullet;n a circuit diffcrent ftom thatto which therecerver
ls
-- Consult
the dealer
or anexperienced
radio/Tv rechnician
for help.
LIMITED NINETY DAY IIARRANTY
Maverick [ndusrries
Inc. warrants
theR€diChek6Remote
to be freeof defectsin pafis.
matefials
and
\r.orlmansb-iplor
aperiod
of 90,days.
frcm dar(of purchase.
Should
anyrepairs
oi seivicrng
u,racrrhrs
waffanry
be.requfied.
contact
Maverick
Cuslomer
Service
byInail
or
phonifor
instructions
onnowro
packand
shiptheRediChek6
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Maverick Customor
Service
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Edison
NJ08837
Telcphone:(732) 417-9666
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