Maverick ET-84 User manual

INSTRUCTIONMANUAL MODEL ET-84D
VOICEALERT THERMOMETER
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on yourpurchase oftheNEW VoiceAlertThermometer. Your thermometerwillanticipatewhenyourfood
will be cooked to yourdesiredtemperature and will display itina bar graph, ina numericaldisplay andat preset intervals
will announce it. There isno need to worryaboutunder or overcookedfoodsagain.
COMPONENTS
1.1— electronicunitwith LCD
2.1 - detachablestainlesssteelprobesensor
3.3- AAA battery
BATTERY COMPARTMENT
Holds 3 AAA batteries
Do NotMixOldAndNew Batteries. DoNotMix Alkaline,Standard(Carbon - Zinc), Or Rechargeable(Nickel - Cadmium)
Batteries.
Note:PressRESETafterbatteriesinstalled.
USDACOOKINGTEMPERATUREGUIDELINES
To ensurefoodsafety, the USDAspecifies guidelines forthe internal level, the thermometers of differenttypes of meat, as
indicated bythe below.Pleasenotethat all preprogrammedsettings onour digital thermometermeetthesetemperature
requirements. An asterisknotationindicatesthat the USDA does not recommendcookingcertainmeats ina particular
doneness range.Readingbelow are given in degreesFahrenheit.
Well/Done
Medium
Medium
Rare
Rare
Overcook
Alert for
Well or Done
Beef
170°F
160°F
145°F
140°F
175°F
Veal
170°F
160°F
145°F
140°F
175'F
Pork
170°F
—
180°F
Poultry
180"F
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190°F
PGM
158°F
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168°F
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ALERT TEMP
PGMis preset at 158°F. Usecan program to individual'spreferredtemperature.
LCD (LiquidCrystalDisplay)
1. ALERTTEMP
Displaysyourpre-programmeddonenesstemperature
2. TIMEELAPSED
Displays the elapsedcooking time.
3. TASTE
Displays dot iconaboveselecteddonenesslevel
4. MEAT
Displays dot iconbelowselectedmeattype.
5. TIMEREMAINING
Displays the anticipatedremainingcookingtime
before food reachesalerttemperature.
6. COOKINGTEMP
Displaysactualmeattemperature.
7. ANTICIPATOR BAR
Boxes fill inand advance in directproportion to
increasing "cookingtemp" asa percentage of "alerttemp".
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BUTTONS/SWITCHES
1. ALERTSTOP
Press to stop the alert signal
2. MEMORY
Press and hold to changealerttemperature.
3. MEAT +
•Press to selectmeattypes
4. TASTE -
Press to selectdonenesslevel
5. POWER
Slideswitch to turnunit ONorOFF
6. ALERT
Slideswitch to selectOFF,BEEP or VOICE
7. *C/T
Press to changebetweendisplay in Celsius or Fahrenheit
8. RESET
Press to clear allthe data.
9. ENGLISH/FRENCH
Slide switch to selectlanguage.
FEATURES
A. PresetUSDAdonenessranges for4 meattypesplus PGM (PROGRAM)
B. Set your own specificdonenessranges for meattype.
C. Voicealerttells youhow muchtime is left beforemeat is done in eitherEnglish or French.
D. Beep alert beeps you with how much time is left before meat is done.
E. Monitorsanticipatedcookingtime,elapsedcookingtime and actualcookingtemperature.
F. SelectbetweenCelsius or Fahrenheit
SELECTINGMEATTYPE AND DONENESS
1. SwitchPower ON.
2. PressMEAT + button and watch thedot iconmovebeneath the meattypes. Thedot iconindicates the meatselected.
3.PGMifyou want to PROGRAMyour own meat
4. PressTASTE - button and watch thedot iconmoveabove the USDAdonenesslevels. Thedot iconindicates the
donenessselected
PROGRAM YOUR OWN TEMPERATURESETTING
1. SwitchPower ON.
2. PressMEAT + button and watch thedot iconmovebeneath the meattypesuntil it stopsbeneathPGM.
Alerttemperaturewilldisplay 158°F.
3. Press and hold MEMORY button for2 seconds. The Alert Temperature will flash.
4. PressMEAT + or TASTE — to raise or lower the AlertTemperature.
5. PressMEMORY to lock itin.
CHANGINGUSDAALERTTEMPERATURES
1. SwitchPower ON.
2. PressMEAT + button and watch thedot iconmovebeneath the meattypes. Thedot iconindicates the meatselected.
3. Press TASTE - button and watch thedot icon move above the USDA doneness levels. Thedot icon indicates the
donenessselected.
4. Once a meat and doneness are selected, the USDAtemperature is displayed as AlertTemperature.Thistemperature
canbe changed toyou specifictaste.
5. Press and holdMEMORYbutton for2 seconds. The AlertTemperaturewillflash.
6. PressMEAT +or TASTE - to raise or lower the AlertTemperature.
7. PressMEMORY to lock itin.
TYPICALCOOKINGWITHPRESETUSDADONENESS AND BEEPALERT
Example: 6 Ib RoastBeefcooked to MEDIUM (160T)
1. SwitchPower ON.
2. PressMEAT + button and watch thedot iconuntil it stopsbeneathBEEF.
3. PressTASTE - button and watch thedot iconuntil it stopsaboveMEDIUM.
4. Plug the probejackinto the unit and insert the probeinto the center ofthe roastbeef.
5. Put meatintooven. The probewire will be held in place bythe door.
6. Slide the VOICE,BEEP, OFF switch to BEEP. The ALERTiconwilldisplaynext tothe AlertTemperature.Slide the stand
out and snapintoplace and positionoutside the oven on nearbysurface.

NOTE:
• The unitdefaults to 2:00:00 (2 hours)cookingtime for BEEF,PORK & VEAL and4 hours for Poultry & PGM.
• Asthe roast beef begins to cook the unitwillmonitor and display the internalcookingtemperature, the cookingtime
andthe cookingtime left.
•The unit is monitoring the temperaturerise overtime and will calculate an anticipatedcookingtimeremaining. It is
the ONLY unit thatanticipateswhenyourfoodwillreach the alerttemperature.
•Thebar graph will display a flashingPROCESSING andbar iconswhen the temperature is below 90"F. Once the
cookingtemperaturegoesabove90°F thebar graphwilldisplay the cookingtemperature asa percentage of alert
temperature inbar icons. Asthebar iconsremain onand fillfrom left to right the meat is gettingcloser tothe alert
temperature.
30 minutesremaining:beep-beep forone minute
15 minutesremaining:beep-beep-beep forone minute
5 minutesremaining:beep-beep-beep-beep forone minute
0 minutesremaining:beep-beepcontinuously andthe ALERTiconflashes
7. Press the ALERTSTOPbutton to stop the beepingtemporally or switchVOICE,BEEP, OFF switch toOFFto shut it
off permanently.
NOTE:
• Ifthe roastbeef is left cooking andthe cookingtemperaturegoes to 170'F (10'F higherthan the alerttemperature)
then the unitwillactivate the OVERCOOKALERT and will beep 8 times per second andthe OVERCOOK & ALERT
iconswillflash onthe display.
• DURINGCOOKING THE CALCULATED"TIMEREMAINING"DISPLAY MAY JUMPFORWARDS OR BACKWARDS
DUETO FOODVARIATIONS AND PROCESSINGREQUIREMENTS.THISWILLSELFADJUST AS TIME
PROGRESSES.
TYPICALCOOKINGWITHPRESETUSDADONENESS AND VOICEALERT
Example: 15 Ib Turkeycooked to WELLDONE (180'F)
1. SwitchPower ON.
2. PressMEAT + button and watch thedot iconuntil it stopsbeneathPOULTRY.
3. There isno need to press the TASTE - button as onlyWELLDONE is option for poultry.
4. Plug the probejackinto the unit and insert the probeinto the center ofthe turkeybreast.
5.Put meatintooven. The probewirewill be held in place bythe door.
6. Slide the VOICE,BEEP, OFF switch to VOICE. The ALERTiconwilldisplaynext tothe AlertTemperature.Slide the stand
out and snapintoplace and positionoutside the oven on nearbysurface.
NOTE:
• The unitdefaults to 4:00:00 (4 hours) cookingtime for Poultry & PGM.
• Asthe turkeybegins to cook the unitwillmonitor and display the internalcookingtemperature, the cookingtime and
the cookingtimeleft.
• The unit is monitoring the temperatureriseovertime and willcalculate an anticipatedcookingtime
remaining. Itisthe ONLYunitthatanticipateswhenyourfood will reach the alerttemperature.
• Thebar graphwilldisplay a flashingPROCESSING andbar iconswhen the temperature is below90°F.Once the
cookingtemperaturegoesabove90°F thebar graphwilldisplay the cookingtemperature asa percentage of alert
temperature inbar icons. Asthebar iconsremain onand fillfromleft to right the meat is gettingcloser tothe alert
temperature.
• Also 30 minutesafter the meattemperaturereaches 90°F the unit will announce"Don'tforget to baste""Don'tforget
to baste" andthe BASTEiconwillflash. The BASTEiconwillflashuntilALERTSTOPbutton is pressed.Once
pressed the BASTEicon will go out. The unitwillannounceevery 30 minutes the samebasteannouncement.
The unitwillmake the followingannouncements asthe cookingtime left reaches the following:
30 minutesremaining: "30 minutes until ready"
20 minutesremaining: "20 minutes until ready"
10 minutesremaining: "10 minutesuntilready"
5 minutesremaining: "5 minutesuntilready"
1 minuteremaining: "1 minute until ready"
"10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1"
"Times Up" "Yourfood is done"
7. Press the ALERTSTOPbutton to stop the announcementtemporally or switchVOICE,BEEP, OFF switch toOFFto
shut itoff permanently.
NOTE:
If the turkey is left cooking andthe cookingtemperaturegoes to 190°F (10°F higherthan the alerttemperature) then
the unitwillactivate the OVERCOOKALERT and willbeep 8 times per second andthe OVERCOOK & ALERTicons
will flash onthe display.
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•Donot immerse the probe in waterwhile cleaning.
•Donot allow the probe or probewire to comeintocontactwithflameswhenusing on grill. If cookingwith a grill cover
closed,only use medium orlow heat.
• Makesure the probe tipis insertedinto the meat at least 1".
• Ifthe temperaturedisplayedseems to read too high orthe temperatureseems to increase too quicklycheck to make
sure the probe tipisnot pokingthrough the food to outside.Reposition the probe tipinthe center ofthe thickestpart of
food.Avoidtouchingbone or heavy fat areas.
• When the temperature ofthe probe is over 212°F the unitwilldisplay"HI".
• When the temperature ofthe probe is under 32°F orthe probejack isnot connectedproperly the unit will display "LO"
(Picture 2)
CAUTIONS
• Alwayswear a heatresistantglove to touch the siliconeprobesensor or wireduring or just after cooking. Donot touch
withbare hands. (Picture 1)
• Keep the siliconeprobesensor and wireawayfromchildren.
• Clean the siliconeprobe anddry thoroughlyaftereach and everyuse.(Picture 4)
• Donotusethe unit inthe rain. Itisnot waterproof.(Picture 3)
• Donot expose the plug ofthe siliconeprobe orthe plug in hole ofthe unit to water orany liquid.
Thiswillresult ina bad connection and faultyreadings.
• Donot expose the unit to directheat or surface.(Picture 3)
• Donotuse siliconeprobe in microwaveoven.
• Donotusethe siliconeprobesensorabove 480°F. Doing so willdeteriorate the wire.
CLEANING
• Alwayswear a heatresistantglove to touch the siliconeprobesensorwireduring or justafter
cooking. Donot touchwithbare hands.
• Keep the siliconeprobesensorwireawayfromchildren.
• Wash the metalprobe tipand siliconwrapwirewith hot soapywater anddry thoroughly. Donot immerse the probe and
wire in waterwhile cleaning.
• Wipe the electronicunitwithdampcloth. Donot immerse in water.
STATEMENT OFFCC COMPLIANCE
Thisequipment has beentested and found to complywithlimits fora Class B digitaldevice,pursuant to Part 15 ofthe
FCC Rules.Theselimits are designed to providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinstallation. This
equipmentgenerates,uses, andcan radiateradiofrecquencyenergyand, ifnot installed and used in accordancewith the
instructions, may causeharmfulinterference to radiocommunications.However,there isno guaranteethatinterference
will not occur ina particularinstallation. If thisequipmentdoescauseharmful interference to radio or televisionreception,
which canbe determined by turning the equipment offandon,the user is encouraged totryto correct the interference by
oneor more ifthe followingmeasures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separationbetween the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipmentinto an outlet ona circuit different fromthat to which the receiver is connected.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart 15 oftheFCC Rules.Operation is subject tothe following two conditions: (1 )Thisdevice
may not causeharmfulinterference, and (2) Thisdevicemustaccept any interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
may cause undesired operation.
MAVERICK LIMITED 90DAY WARRANTY
MaverickIndustriesInc.warrantsthisproduct tobe free of defects in parts,materials and workmanship fora period of90
days,fromdate of purchase.Should any repairs or servicingunderthiswarranty be required,contactMaverickCustomer
Service by mail or phone for instructions onhowto pack and ship the product to Maverick's National ServiceCenter
located as follows:
MaverickCustomerService
94 MayfieldAve.
Edison NJ 08837
Telephone:[phone]
Hours: Weekdays8:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Do not send any parts or product to Maverickwithoutcalling and obtaining a ReturnAuthorizationNumber and instructions.
Thiswarranty is VOID if instructions forusearenot followed; for accidentaldamage; for commercialuse; for damage
incurredwhile in transit; orifthe product has beentamperedwith.
Thiswarrantygives you specific legal rights andyoumay alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstate to state.
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