Sanyo EM-607T Use and care manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AND COOKING GUIDE
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EM-607T
Microwave Oven
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Instructions
■PreCaUtiOnS TO AVOID POssIBLE ExpOsuRE
TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY ~. inside cover ~: :.
■Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . ;. 1 ‘
Setting up& Getting to Know Your Oven
■Earthing instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:
■lnstallafion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...” 2 ~,
HNames of Oven Parts and Accessories . . . . .-~, 3~~
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■Control Panel and Features . . . . . . . . . . ..!. ..’~4 $#
HSetting Clock .:.......................... 5~:,~
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■Child Lock-Out 53;.’
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■Utensils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6~-::
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Operating Instructions
■Automatic Popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7$,,.
■Quick-On Cooking ....................... 7~~
■Automatic Defrost by Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 s
HDirect Access Food Reheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.
9Time Cooking ........................... 10
HMinute Timer ............................ 11
■Multistage Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Care of Your Microwave Oven
■Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
■Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ‘
HBefore Calling for Sewice ................. 13 ;
Read Ihqse instructions
carefully before use.
If you follow the instructions,
your microwave Qven will
provide you with many years
of good service.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Cooking Guide
■Cooking Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Appetizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Soups and Sandwiches ................... 16
Vegetables and Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Meats, Poultry and Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Baked Goods and Dessetis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chart
WQuick-On Cooking Chati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
■Automatic Defro;t Chati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Quick Reference ..................... back cover
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EM-607T
Power Consumption 11OOW 7- .. --
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Maximum Output 750W*
Oven Ca~acitv 0.6 CU. ft.
Turntable Diameter 275 mm
Dimensions (w xhxd) 458 mm x 250 mm x 338 mm
Weight (Approx.) 14.2 kg
*According to IEC-705 test procedures. .,
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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.The oven must be level.
.The turntable and turntable roller rest must be
in the oven during cooking.
.Place the cookware gently on the turntable and
handle it carefully to avoid possible breakage.
.The oven has several built-in safety switches to
ensure that the power remains off when the
door is open. Do not tamper with these
switches.
.Do not operate the microwave oven empty.
.Do not overcook food. Asmall quantity of food
with low moisture content or high fat or sugar
content can burn.
.Do not cook bacon directly on the turntable.
Excessive local heating of the turntable may
cause it to break.
Avoid heating baby bottles or baby food jars.
Transfer the food into asuitable container for ‘
the microwave oven. The food temperature
should be tested before giving it to the baby.
Do not heat narrow-necked containers, such as
syrup bottles.
Do not attempt to deep-fry in your microwave
oven as the temperature of oil cannot be
controlled.
Do not heat cans. Transfer the contents into a
microwave-safe dish before heating.
Do not use this microwave oven for
commercial purposes. This microwave oven is
made for household use only.
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●It is quite normal for steam to be emitted
around the door, for misting to occur on the
door, or even for water droplets to appear
below the door during the cookinq cycle. This is
merely condensation%om the he~t of the food.
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
(a) Never interfere or tamper with safety interlocks.
(b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or clean>r
residue to accumulate,on door sealing surfaces. Wipe the door sealing area frequently with
amild detergent, rinse snd wipe dry. Never use abrasive powders or pads.
(c) When open, the door must not be subjected to strain; for example, achild hanging on the
opened door or any load on it could cause the oven to fall forward, and the weight could
also damage the door.
(d) DO not operate the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door
closes properly and that there is no damage to the:
(1) DOOR (bent)
(2) HINGES AND L4TCHES (broken or loosened)
(3) DOOR SEALS AND SEALING SURFACES

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When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions
should be followed, including the following:
WARNING -To red.ce the risk of bums, electric shock, fire, injury
to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy:
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Read all instructions before sing.
As with most cooking appliances, close
supervision is necessary to reduce the risk of a
fire in the oven cavity.
If afire should start:
.Keep the oven door closed
●Turn the oven off, and
●Disconnect the power cord or shut off power at
the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
Keep in mind the following rules at all times:
a.
b.
c.
Do not overcook food. Overcooked food can
cause fires in the oven. .Carefully attend to the
oven’s activities, especially if paper, plastic, or
other combustibles are inside.
Do not store combustible items such as bread,
cookies, paper products, etc. inside the oven.
They may catch fire if turned on accidental Iy.
Do not use wire twist-ties in the oven. Be sure
to inspect purchased items for wire twist-ties
and remove before placing food in the oven.
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3. Some products such as eggs in the shell, water
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with oil or fat, sealed containers and closed
glass jars may explode and therefore should
not be heated in this oven.
Use this oven only for its intended uses as
described in the manual. It is not designed for
industrial or Iaboratoty use. Never use
corrosive chemicals or vapours in this oven.
As with any appliance, children should use the
oven only under adult supervision. ~: ~
Do not store or use this appliance outdoors.
Keep the oven away from heat and water
sources. Exposure to heat and water can lower
efficiency and lead to malfunctioning. ~X.
When heating water or other liquids, ~se ~
wide necked container to allow air bubbles to
escape freely. Using narrow-necked containers
may cause the liquid to boil over. This may
happen even after the cooking has stopped. -
It is im~ortant to keep the door and the oven
interio; clean. o
(See “Cleaning” instructions on page 13.)
,WARNING
(a) Do not adjustor repair microwave oven yourself. Do not operate the oven if it is damaged,
until it has been repaired by aservice engineer trained by the manufacturer.
(b) It is dangerous for anyone other than aproperly qualified engineer trained by the
manufacturer to carry out adjustments or repairs.
(c) If the power supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, as a specially
prepared cord is required.
(d) On no account remove or interfere with any parts or screws.
THIS COULD PROVE VERY DANGEROUS.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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This appliance must be earthed. If there is an
electrical short circuit, earthing reduces the risk of
electric shock by providing an escape wire for the ‘-
electric current. This appliance is equipped with a
cord that has aearthing wire with aearthing plug.
The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is
properly installed and earthed.
The electrical power cord must be kept dry and
must not be pinched or crushed in any way.
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WARNING -Improper use of the earthing
plug can result in electric shock.
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Remove all packing material and accessories.
Examine the oven for any damage such as dents
or abroken door. Do not install if oven is damaged.
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Select alevel surface that provides enough
open space (see illustration at right) for the
inlet and/or outlet vents.
Leave aminimum clearance of 7.5 cm above
the oven.
Do not remove the legs from the bottom of the
oven.
Blocking the inlet and/or outlet openings can
damage the oven.
Do not install oven over arange, cooktop or
other heat-producing appliance.
Place the oven as far away from radios and
T.V.’S as possible.
Cabinet is covered with aprotective film which
should be removed to fully show the intended
colour and finish.
Plug your oven into astandard household
outlet. Be sure that your microwave oven is the
only appliance on the circuit.
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‘A minimum clearance of 7.5 cm is required
between the oven and any adjacent wall.
One side must be open.
NOTE:
This oven is designed for countertop installation
only. Insertion into acabinet or wall will damage
the product and void the warranty.
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Remove the oven and all materials from the carton.
Your oven comes with the following accessories:
Turntable 1
Turntable roller rest 1
Instruction Manual 1
Safety interlock system
Shuts off oven power if Interior light
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door is opened during
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Door
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Turntable
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Door release button
.Press the button to open door.
.When you open the door during
cooking process, the cooking
stops but the program will not be .
cancelled. Touch START to
resume cooking.
TURNTABLE INSTALLATION
Turntable 1. Place the roller rest on the cavity bottom.
.2. Place the turntable on top of the roller rest as shown
in the diagram. Make sure the turntable hub is
securely locked in the receptacle. Never place the
turntable upside down.
.Both turntable and roller rest must always be used
during cooking.
—-.All food and containers of food are always placed on
Roller rest (underside) this turntable for cooking.
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.This turntable returns to its original starting position
when cooking is finished.
.This turntable rotates clockwise and counterclockwise;
this is normal.
Receptacle t
at cavity bottom
centre
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MICROWAVING MADE EASY
Your new microwave oven has two sets of menu
feature keypads for quick and easy operation.
●Auto Reheat menu keypads: Use these to
reheat foods and drinks by the cup, plate or
casserole. Just touch the desired keypad for the
number of servings. (1 -3 servings.)
.Program Cooking menu keypads: These
keypads are preprogrammed for the optimum
settings for specific functions —popcorn
popping, Auto Defrost by weight and Quick-On
cooking.
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Display Windo”w
Counts down cooking time in seconds
during cooking. Shows clock time when
oven is not in use.
Indicators
ST1 /ST2/ ST3 :Cooking stage indicators
AUTO/ DEF/ PAUSE: Cooking mode
indicators
TIME/ POWER/SERVING/ kg/g: Aflashing
indicator prompts you to enter desired
cooking time, power setting, food weight or
number of servings.
Automatic Reheating menu keypads %
(3) BEVERAGE keypad (page 9)
(4) PIATE OF FOOD keypad (page 9)
(5) CASSEROLE keypad (page 9)
P{ogram Cooking menu keypads
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(7)
(8)
(9)
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(13)
(14)
POPCORN keypad (page 7)
AUTO DEFROST keypad (page 8)
QUICK ON keypad (page 7)
TIME keypad (page 10)
POWER LEVEL keypad (page 10)
Number keypads ,.-
Clock keypad (page 5)
START keypad
STOP/CLEAR keypad
Clears all previous setting if pressed before
cooking starts. During cooking: touch once
to stop oven; twice to stop and clear all
entries.
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Beep Sound
Abeep tone sounds when akeypad on the
control panel is touched to indicate asetting
has been entered.
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When your oven is plugged in
for the first time or when power
resumes after apower
interruption, the numbers in the
display reset to 0:00. Set the
clock.
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-‘“set’:’”
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3. Touch ~.
The clock starts counting.
display) shows any abnormality, unplug
the AC outlet. Plug it in again and then reset the clock. the oven from
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Your oven has asafety feature to
prevent aplayful or accidental
running of the oven by achild.
Even if the oven is accidentally
programmed to cook, no
cooking takes place when this
feature is set. a
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To set:
1. Touch ~.
2. Touch 9four times.
3. Touch START.
Indicator Llights and clock display reappears.
To cancel :
1. Touch @.
2. Touch 7four times.
3. Touch START.
Indicator Ldisappears and clock display reappears.
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utensils Use Remarks. .
Aluminium foil Shielding Small smooth pieces can be used to cover thin parts of meat or
poult?y to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close
to oven walls. Should be at least 2.5 cm away from oven walls.
Browning dish Searing meats Follow manufacturer’s instructions. The bottom of browning dish
must be at least 5mm above the turntable. Incorrect usage may
cause the turntable to break.
Dinnerware Reheating and Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not .
short-term cooking use cracked or chipped dishes.
Glassjars Warming Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until just warm. Most
glass jars are not heat resistant and may break.
Glassware Cooking Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is no metallic “
trim. DO not use cr~ked or chipped dishes.
Oven cooking Cooking Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not close with metal tie.
bags Make slits to allow steam to escape.
Paper plates Short-term warming Use for short-term cooking/warming only. Do not leave oven =.
and cups and cooking unattended while cooking.
Paper towels Reheating and Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use with
short-term cooking supervision for ashort-term cooking only.
Parchment paper Cooking Use as a cover to prevent spattering or awrap for steaming.
Plastic Reheating and Microwave-safe only. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
short-term cooking Should be labeled “Microwave Safe.” Some plastic containers
soften as the food inside gets hot.
Plastic wrap Cooking Microwave-safe only. Use to cover food during cooking to retain
#moisture.
Th&mometers Cooking Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers).
Wax paper Cooking Use as a cover to prevent spattering and to retain moisture.
Utensils Remarks . . ..
Aluminium tray Aluminium tiay may cause arcing. Transfer the frozen dinner into
amicrowave-safe dish before cooking.
Food carton with metal handle May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish.
Metal or metal-trimmed utensils Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim may
cause arcing.
Metal twist ties They may cause arcing and could cause afire in the oven.
Paper bags May cause afire in the oven.
Plastic foam cups Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside when
exposed tp high temperature.
Wood Wood will d~”out when used in the microwave oven and may split ‘
UTENSIL TEST
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Fill amicrovVave-safe container with 1cup of cold water (250 mL) and place it in the oven
along with the utensil in question. Cook on HI power for 1minute. Carefully feel the utensil.
If the empty utensil is warm, it should not be used for microwave cooking. Do not exceed
1minute testing time. This test cannot be used for plastic containers.
Make sure that closed containers are opened and plastic pouches pierced before cooking.
Tghtly-closed utensils could explode.
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This feature lets you pop a
100 gprepackaged microwave
popcorn quickly and easily.
Popcorn Popping Tips
Microwave popcorn bag ~
should be at room
temperature.
Place only one bag in the
oven at atime. Follow
package instructions. Do not
increase quantity.
Popcorn popping devices are
not recommended for use
with this feature.
To pop one bag of 100 g microwave popcorn:
1.
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Touch POPCORN.
POPCORN Display shows bag size.
2.
‘o START Touch START.
Popping begins, and the display
shows the time counting down.
●If popcorn bag size is not 100 g, follow instructions on+he package ank.
do not use this feature.
.Do not leave the oven unattended while the corn is being popped.
.Remember to supetvise children closely.
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After popping, open bag carefully. Popcorn and steam are extre~ely
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Do not reheat unpopped kernels or reuse bag. Overcooking -’n re$ilt in
an oven fire.
Never use brown paper bag for popping corn.
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Atime-saving feature, this
simplified control lets you
quickly set and start microwave
cooking without the need to
touch START.
You can choose from nine preset
cooking time selections (1 to 9
minutes) to cook at highest
power level (Hi). Quick-On
cooking chart a~pears on
page 22.
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To set Quick-On cooking 2minutes:
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2.
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2Touch 2.
The oven begins cooking and
display shows time counting
down.
●You may open the door to stop cooking before the selected time is over.
To start again, close the door and touch START.
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The Auto Defrost by Weight
feature is an accurate defrosting
method for frozen food up to 2.9
kg. The oven automatically
selects 1kg. To enter adifferent
weight (other than 1kg), use the
number keypads.
Pause
This feature has abuilt-in pause
mechanism to allow for
checking and rearranging the
food. The oven stops at the end
of the first defrost period (about
1/4 of the total defrost time).
If you do not open the door at
the pause, the oven restarts after
5minutes and commences the
second defrost period.
Auto Defrosting chart appears
on page 23.
For manual defrosting using
Tme Cooking, see page 10.
Defrosting Tips:
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Check the food during
defrosting.
Remove frozen food from
original paper or plastic
package (wrapper). When
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its
it is
difficult to remove the wrap,
remove it at pause.
Place foods in aflat
microwave-safe baking dish
or roasting rack to catch
drippings.
Food should still be 1,
somewhat icy in the centre ~
when removed from the oven.
The Auto Defrost menu
includes standing time.
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-To defrost 1.2 kg of chicken pieces:
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DEFROST
Touch AUTO DEFROST.
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Enter the weight by touching 1
and then 2. DEF
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Touch START.
The oven stops automatically at pause.
Separate, rearrange or turn food over. LXF 512
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START Touch START.
●The menu automatically selects 1kg if the weight is not entered.
●To enter aweight of less than 1kg, always press Ofirst. For example,
to enter O.2 kg, press Oand then 2.
●Only one digit can bientered after adecimal point. If in doubt, convert
to the lower number.
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lbs -OZ ~kg kg
4Oz 100 0.1 3lb-9 OZ 1600 1.6
7Oz 200 0.2 3lb-12 OZ 1700 1.7
100Z 300 0.3 4lb 1800 1.8
140Z 400’ 0.4 4lb-3 OZ 1900 1.9
1lb-2 OZ 500 0.5 4lb-7 OZ 2000 2.0
1lb-5 OZ 600 0.6 4lb-10 OZ 2100 2.1
1lb-9 02 700 0.7 4lb-14 OZ 2200 \2.2
1lb-12 OZ 800 0.8 5lb-l OZ 2300 2.3
2lb 900 0.9 5lb-5 OZ 2400 2.4
2lb-4 OZ 1000 1.0 5lb-8 OZ 2500 2.5
2lb-7 OZ 1100 1.1 5lb-12 OZ 2600 2.6
2Ib-11 OZ 1200 1.2 5lb-15 OZ 2700 2.7
2lb-14 OZ 1300 1.3 6lb-3 OZ 2800 2.8
3lb-2 OZ 1400 1.4 6lb-6 OZ 2900 2.9
3lb-5 OZ 1500 1.5
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BEVERAGE, PLATE OF FOOD,
CASSEROLE feature keypads are
present on your oven control
panel. These keypads allow you
to reheat one to three servings
of room temperature (or
refrigerated, but not frozen)
foods automatically. Simply A
touch the appropriate keypads,
once for each serving and then
touch START.
Food Reheating Tps:
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Foods must be room or
refrigeration temperature.
Follow the directions included
in the chart.
When reheating food, place
larger and denser food near
the outer edge of the plate.
Stir food after reheating.
-To reheat 2cups of soup:
‘“ (==) Touch BEVERAGE twice*.
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2. 0
Touch START.
START Reheating starts. The time counts
down in the display.
*Enter the number of sewings/quantity by touching adesired menu
keypad 1to 3times until the correct serving ”number appears in the
display.
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Cover SOUP.No cover for coffee/tea and hot chocolate.
Stir after reheatina.
“1touch 1cup 230 mL
2touches 2cups 460 mL
3touches -.. 3cups 690 mL .,.
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PIATE OF FOOD :+,
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Cover with wax paper. To reheat 2-3 servings, place on alarge plate. “’”
1touch 1serving 230 g
2touches 2servings 460 g
3touches 3servings 690 g
CASSEROLE
Cover. Let stand 5minutes.
1touch 1cup 170g
2touches 2cups 340 g
3touches 3cups 510 g
INOTE: Use microwave-safe cup, plate or casserole only.
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This basic microwave cooking
method allows you to cook food
for adesired time. In addition to
the HI (maximum) power level,
you can select different
microwave power from 9levels,
1(lO’%Oof total power) to 9(90Y0
power) for the foods that require
slower cooking. The oven also
provides power level O(no
power).
Foods with high moisture
content should be cooked on
maximum power, as this is the
fastest cooking method and best
maintains the natural flavour
and texture of the foods.
To check the power level during
cooking, touch POWER LEVEL.
The power level appears in the
display window.
Manual Defrosting
For manual defrosting (with’out
using Auto Defrost features), use
power level 3. To speed up the
defrosting of dense foods over
450 g, you may start on HI for 3
minutes, then reduce to the
level 3.
To cook at power level 8for 40 seconds:
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5.
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TIME
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START
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Touch TIME.
Enter 40 seconds by touching 4
and then O.
Touch POWER LEVEL. ST 1
mPOWER
Touch 8to select power level 8.
The display shows 8. -.
ST 1\
Touch START. uPCW.
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●Cooking time can be setup to 99 minutes 99 seconds.
●When you cook on HI power, skip steps 3and 4.
MULTIPOWER SEITING GUIDE
Power Cooking
Level Examples
1●Softening cream cheese.
●KeeDina casseroles and main dishes warm.
2.Softening chocolate and clarifying butter. . ...
●Heating breads, rolls, pancakes, tacos, tortillas and French toast.
●Taking the chill out of fruit. Heating small amounts of food.
3●Completing the cooking cycle of casseroles, stews and sauces.
●Manual defrosting.
●Thawing meat, poultry and seafood.
4.CookingCless tender cuts of meat in liquid or slow+ookiw
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●Completing the cooking cycle of less tender roasts.
5 s Cooking stews and soups after bringing to aboil.
●Cooking custards and pasta.
●Cooking rump roast, ham, veal and lamb. \
6●Cookinq scrambled ecm. s.Baking cakes.
7●Cooking cheese dishes, eggs and milk.
8●Reheating precooked or prepared food quickly.
9●Cooking onions, celery and green peppers quickly.
●Reheating meat slices quickly.
HI ●Cooking poultry, fish, vegetables and most casseroles.
●Preheating abrowning dish. Boiling water.
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You can use the timer function
of your oven for purposes other
than cooking.
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To set 3minutes for atelephone call:
‘9 mTouch TIME.
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Touch O(power level O).
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Touch START.
You can program up to 3stages
of cooking in sequence.
Auto Defrost by Weight can be
programmed before the first
stage to defrost first and then
cook.
To program 2-stage or 3-stage cooking, repeat the Tme Cooking
steps 1to 4on the previous page and touch START.
Using the Minute Tmer feature for the first stage, you can delay
cooking start time by up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds. v
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OPERATION
What is wrong “when the oven light does not ‘
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glow?
There may be several reasons why the oven
light does not glow. Perhaps:
Door is not closed and locked. Push firmly to
be sure that door is locked properly.
The light bulb has burned out.
Why is steam coming out of the air exhaust
vent?
Steam is normally produced during cooking.
The microwave oven has been made to vent
this steam.
Can the microwave oven be damaged if it
operates empty?
Yes. Never operate while empty or without the
turntable positioned correctly on the roller rest.
When the oven is plugged into awall outlet for
the first time, it might not work properly. What
is wrong?
When the oven is plugged in for the first time
or when power resumes after apower
interruption, the microcomputer used in the
oven control may temporarily become
scrambled and fail to function as programmed.
Unplug the oven from the wall outlet and then
plug it back in. The microcomputer will then
reset for proper functioning.
Why do Isee light reflection around the outer
case?
This light is from the oven light located outside
the oven cavity.
Why is there noise coming from the turntable
when the oven is turned on?
This noise occurs when the turntable roller rest
and cavity bottom are dirty. Frequent cleaning
Dfthese parts should eliminate or reduce the
Ioise. .,,.
nstructions for aluminium foil use are
:onfusing. When should I use foil?
tshould be used to shield portions of food
‘rem becoming overcooked or overdefrosted.
Jse small flat pieces of foil for shielding.
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What is wrong when baked foods have ahard,
dry brown spot?
This is caused by overcooking. Shorten
cooking or reheating time.
Why do eggs sometimes pop?
The egg yolk may pop because of steam
build-up inside the membrane. To prevent this,
simply pierce the membrane with atoothpick
before cooking it.
CAUTION: Never microwave eggs in the shell
since they may explode.
W’hy are scrambled eggs sometimes alittle dry
after cooking?
Eggs d~ out if they are overcooked. You may
need to vary the cooking time for one of these ‘
reasons:
Eggs vary in size.
Eggs are at room temperature one time and at
refrigerator temperature another time.
The shapes of utensils vary, which makes it
necessary to va~ cooking time.
Eggs continue cooking during standing time.
What is wrong when three potatoes bake
thoroughly and the fourth one is still not
cooked?
The fourth potato may be slightly heavier than
the others and should be cooked 30 to 60
seconds longer. Remember to allow 2.5 cm
around each potato when baking. For more
even cooking, place potatoes in acircle.
.Why do baked apples sometimes burst during
cooking?
The peel has not been removed from the top
half of each apple to allow for expansion of the
interior of the apple during cooking. As in
regular cooking methods, the interior of the
apple expands during the cooking process.
How are boil-overs avoided?
Use afarger ~tensil than usual for cooking. If
you open the oven door or touch STOP/CLEAR,
the food will stop boiling.
Why does the dish become hot whenl
microwave food in it?
As the food becomes hot it will conduct the
heat into the dish. Use oven mitts to remove
food after cooking.
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Wipe the oven inside and outside with asoft cloth
and amild detergent solution. Then rinse and wipe
dry, This should be done on aweekly basis —
more often if needed. Never use cleaning powders
or rough pads. Excessive oil splatters on the
inside top will be difficult to remove if left for
many days. Wipe spatters with awet paper towel,
especially after cooking chicken%r bacon.
REMOVABLE PARTS
The following parts may be removed as described.
They should be washed in warm (not hot) water
with amild detergent and asoft cloth. Once they
are clean, rinse them well and dry with asoft cloth.
Never use cleaning powders, steel wool or rough
pads.
●The turntable maybe cleaned at the sink. Be
careful not to chip or scratch the edges as this
may cause the turntable to break during use.
.The turntable roller rest should be cleaned .
regularly.
SPECIAL CARE
For best performance and safety, the inner door
panel and the oven front frame should be free of
food or grease buildup. Wipe them often with a
mild detergent. Then rinse and wipe dry. Never
use cleaning powders or rough pads.
After cleaning the control panel, touch
STOP/CLEAR to clear any entries that might have
been entered accidentally while cleaning the panel.
You can often correct operating problems yourself.
If your microwave oven fails to work properly,
locate the operating problem in the chart below
and t~ the solutions marked for each problem.
if the microwave oven still does not work properly,
contact the nearest authorized service centre.-L.
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Is power cord plugged in?d
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Is door closed.
Cooking time not set.
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Touch STOP/CLEAR.
Use m;crowave-safe cookware only.J
Completely defrost food.–
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Use correct time/co
11-Turn or stir food.
Reset clock.
-Do not operate with oven empty.
Ioking power level.
_Check to see that oven ventilation ports
are not restricted.
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Advantages of microwave cooking are speed
and efficiency. For warming, heating, and
defrosting, nothing compares. There are afew T
tips that will make microwaving easier and
more enjoyable.
Microwave Cooking Principles “
Because microwave cooking requires only
one-quarter to one-third the time of
conventional cooking, the same cooking
principles become even more important.
Quantity
The more food being choked, the longer you
will have to cook it. As ageneral rule, when
doubling arecipe, increase the cooking time
by about 50 percent. When cutting arecipe in
half, reduce the time by about 40 percent.
Dens-hy
Dense foods, such as potatoes, roasts and
carrots, absorb microwave energy less quickly
than porous foods such as ground beef or
mashed potatoes. Therefore, denser foods take
longer to cook.
Shape and Size
Small pieces cook faster than large ones. For
even cooking, it is important to have all the
pieces the same size. Evenly shaped pieces,
round or doughnut shaped, microwave best.
When cooking items of varying thickness,
arrange the thick portion near the outer edge
of the dish.
Moisture, Sugar and Fat
Food high in moisture, sugar or fat cook faster
than foods that are low in these substances.
Add aminimum of liquid to moist foods. An
excess amount of water slows cooking.
Starting Temperature
Frozen or refrigerated foods take longer to
microwave than food at room temperature.
Delicate Ingredients
Some foods require special attention when
cooked in the microwave oven. Delicate foods
such as eggs, cheese, mayonnaise, etc. cook
so quickly, they should be watched carefully.
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Microwave Cooking Techniques
Arranging: Arrange foods in acircular pattern,
when possible. c
Piercing: Pierce the membrane of foods such
as eggs, oysters, snails, sausages, livers,
clams and whole vegetables, so they do not
burst.
Covering: Covering speeds heating and
prevents spattering.
Stirring: To help food cook more quickly and
evenly.
Turning Over: To help larger foods such as
roasts or whole chickens cook more evenly.
Reheating: Place food that is denser/larger/
thicker to the outer edge and the
smal{er/thinner or more porous food to the
centre.
Shielding: To prevent overcooking, thin or
bony areas can be protected with small strips
of aluminium foil.
Standing Time: Foods continue cooking even
after removal from the oven. Standing time is
necessary to allow foods to complete cooking.
Defrosting
Thq microwave’s ability to defrost is one of its
most appreciated features. Many of the same
principles and techniques that apply to
microwave cooking also apply to microwave
defrosting.
Converting Recipes
Microwave recipes will likely call for less liquid
and cooking time.
Microwave Thermometers
For best results, amicrowave-safe
thermometer can be carefully and properly
inserted into the food. The guide tointernal
temperatures gives suggested thermometer
readings for meat and poultry. Keep in mind
that standing time is essential for most food to
reach its proper sewing temperature.
Guide to Internal Temperatures
1301T(54Y) .Rare beef
1407 (60W) .Medium beef
150% (66w) .Vegetables, hot drinks
soups, casseroles
155% (68~). Veal
160T (71W) .Fish steaks and fillets
165Y (74Z) .Well done lamb, pork
170T (77Z) .Poultry parts, whole fish,
Well done beef
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CONVERTING RECIPES
Most hot appetizers adapt well to microwave ●Cover appetizers or dips only when called for
cooking, the exception being those wrapped in by arecipe. Use casserole lids, wax paper,
pastry. Pastry requires the hot environment of plastic wrap, or paper towel.
the conventional oven to become crisp. .Appetizers and dips that contain cheese,
.Toppings for canapes can be made ahead mayonnaise and other delicate ingredients
and then placed on bread’& crackers just are usually heated on power level 1or 2.
before heating. This guarantees acrispness. Ahigher setting might cause separation or
drying.
Reheating Guide -Convenience Appetizers
Item Amount Power Approx.
Cooking Time Special Notes
Meat spread Ioog 81% -2 min. Transfer to small microwave-safe bowl.
Cdtail franks 4servings 71-2 min. Place on paper towel. .~
Cover with wax paper.
Cooked pizza, l.wedge 8% -1 min. Place on paper towel or paper plate or
25 cm, cut into leave in uncovered cardboard box, points
8portions 4wedges 811/2-2% min. toward center.
Whole 83V’2-41/2 min. -~.
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Dips, cream % cup 22-3 min. Cover with wax paper. ,.
(125 mL)
Egg rolls 71- 11A min. Place on paper towel or paper plate.
(l%g)
Mini Tacos 51-2 min. Place on paper towel or paper plate.
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Cooking Guide -Hot Drinks
Item Amount Power Approx.
Cooking Time
,Water 170 mL cup, 1HI 1%2-2 min.
170 mL cup, 2HI 3-4 min.
230 mL cup, 1HI 2- 21/2 min.
230 mL cup, 2HI 4-5 min.
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Milk 170 mL cup, 1711A-21/2 min-
170 mL cup, 273- 41/2 min.
230 mL cup, 1721/2-31/2 min.
230 mL cup, 275- 61/2 min.
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Special Notes
For instant coffee, soup, tea,
etc.
For hot chocolate, etc.

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Alarge variety of sandwich combinations can .Thinly sliced meat heats better than thickly
be made in your microwave oven. Because sliced meat. The slower-cooking thick slices
sandwiches heat quickly, be careful not to v... often cause the bread to overcook before the
overcook them —the bread can become tough meat is hot.
and chewy. Heat breads until warm, not hot,
and cheese until it just begins to melt. Let the CONVERTING SOUP RECIPES
following tips guide you when adapting or ●
creating your own sandwiches.
CONVERTING SANDWICH RECIPES
.Heat sandwiches on white paper towels or ●
paper plates. To prevent splattering, as well
as to absorb steam and prevent sogginess,
you can wrap each sandwich in apaper
towel. Remove wrapping immediately after
warming. It takes less than 1minute to heat
most sandwiches. Heat on power level 8.
When cooking canned soups, remove from
can. Use microwave-safe dish. Add milk or
water as directed on can. Cover dish.
Stir cream-style soup halfway through ,
cooking time. Let stand, covered, 3minutes
before serving. .
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Cooking Guide -Canned Soups
Item
]Broth
ICream-style
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Undiluted chunk-style
vegetable
Amount Power Approx. Cooldng Time
290 g84-5 min.
290 g\85-6 min.
b300 g86-9 min.
300 g76-8 min.
300 g83-5 min.
540 cl I8I5-7 min.
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Cooking Guide -Quick Soups
Item Amount
(number of envelopes) Power Approx. Cooking Time
[1HI ““- 11A -2 min.
Cup of Instant soup
35 genvelope 2HI 3-4 min.
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Fresh Vegetables
Spread out cut vegetables in ashallow
microwave-safe dish. Add water as
recommended in chart. Add salt to water or
salt after cooking. Whole vegetables such as
potatoes, squash or eggplant should be
pierced and arranged in acircular pattern with
heavier ends pointing towar+ the outer edge
of dish. Cook covered. Halfway through
cooking, stir,
rearrange and/or
turn vegetables
over. Let stand,
covered. Whole
vegetables should
stand 10 minutes
and cut vegetables
5minutes.
Frozen Vegetables
Remove frozen vegetables from package
(280 g) and place them in amicrowave-safe
casserole.
Cook covered on HIGH 4-6 minutes. Stir once
during cooking. Let stand covered afew
minutes.
Add 2tablespoons (30 mL) of water to frozen
artichokes, brussels sprouts, okra and peas
and V2 cup (125 mL) water plus 1tablespoon
(15 mL) butter or margarine to frozen l-ma
beans.
Frozen Vegetables in aPouch
Remove pouch from package, and place on a
microwave-safe plate. Pierce one hole in
pouch.
Fresh Vegetables Cooking Chart &
Cook on HIGH power. (Allweights in the chart are the purchase weights before peeling and trimming.)
Vegetable Amount Water Approx. Cooking Time
Asparagus, spears 450 g2tbsp (30 mL) 4-6 min.
Beans, green or wax, cut in pieces 450 gMcup (50 mL) 5-7 min. “%
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Broccoli, cut in pieces 450 gV“ cup (50 mL) 5-7 min. ‘k
Brussels sprouts 280 g% cup (50 mL) 4-6 min.
Cabbage, shredded 450 gV“ cup (50 mL) ~~6-8 min.
Carrots, sliced or diced 450g 2tbsp (30 mL) 5-7 min.
Cauliflower, chopped 1medium Mcup (50 mL) 5-7 min.
Corn, on the mb 1ear none 4-6 min.
2ears none 7-9 min.
.4ears none 12-15 min.
Mushrooms, sliced 230 g2tbsp (30 mL) 4-6 min.
Peas, green, shelIed 450 gMcup (50 mL) 6-8 min.
Potatoes, white, baking, 1none 5-8 min.
170-230 geach. 2none 8-12 min.
Pierce skin. 4none 12-16 min.
Potatoes, red, boiling 3Mcup (50 mL) 8-10 min.
Spinach, leaf 450 gnone 5-7 min.
Squash, pierce with fork 680 gnone 7-9 min.
Zucchini, sliced 450 gV! cup (50 mL) 6-8 min.
Cooking Guide -Rice
IItem Iwater Ipower IApprox. Cooking Time ISpecial Notes
Long grain, 2cups 422-27 min.
1cup (250 mL) (500 mL)
Short grain, 11/2cups 422-27 min.
1cup (250 mL)’ (375 mL)
Wild rice, brown rice, 2cups 445-60 min.
Use 3-litre microwavesafe
casserole. Heat water 7to 10
min. to boil. Add rice, salt and
butter or margarine. Cover
tightly. Let stand 5minutes.
1cup (250 mL) (500 rnL)
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PREPARATION
Use amicrowave-safe baking dish, casserole,
etc. to cook meat, poultry and fish. -t.
Frozen meat, poultry and fish should be
completely thawed.
Wash poultry and fish in cool water.
Arrange small items in asingle layer in dish
and avoid overlapping edges of food.
Place thick sections toward edge of the dish.
Use arack in the dish to elevate meat out of
the juices.
Use spices and seasonings as desired.
Add salt after cooking if necessary.
Kitchen bouquet with butter may be used to
obtain “cooked” colour of meats and poultry.
Aluminium foils can be used to cover thin
parts of meat or poultry wings and legs to
prevent overcooking. Foils should be applied
toward the end of cooking time. Place meat fat
side down.
COOKING
Use wax paper or plastic wrap to stop
splattering.
Turn over or rearrange meat, poultry and fish
halfway through cooking time.
CHECKING DONENESS
Beet The colour inside meat indicates
doneness. Rare roast should be red inside.
Medium is pink and grey indicates well done.
Pork: Cooked pork meat should be grey with
clear juice.
Pouttry: Juices should be clear yellow when
cooked. Legs should move freely.
Fish and Seafood: Should be opaque in colour
and flake easily.
To check internal temperature of various
meats and poultry, use amicrowave or
conventional meat thermometer after
rern?ving meat from the oven. Insert the
therrno~eter avoiding bone or fat. Lower
temperatures are found in the centre of the
roast or in the muscle close to alarge bone.
Never use aconventional meat thermometer
in the microwave oven.
Return undercooked food to oven for ashort
period of time at the recommended power
level. Let stand as recommended in chart.
Cover roasts and whole poultry during stand
time.
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Cooking Time Time Special Notes
Beef
Hamburgers, refrigerated
100 geach Cook in ashallow dish.
1HI 1-2 min. 2min. Cover loosely with wax paper.
2HI 2-4 min. -2min. Turn over halfway through
4HI 5-8 min. 2min. cooking.
Hamburgers, frozen
loog 1HI 2-3172 min. 2min.
2HI 5-7 min. Turn over and separate
3min.
4HI 9-n min. halfway through cooking.
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Meat loaf 680 g518-23 min. 5min. Arrange in loaf dish. Cover
with wax paper.
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Roasts, tender 450 gCover with wax paper. Shield
Rare 58-10 min. 10t015 min. halfway through cooking and
Medium 510-12 min. 10t015 min. turn roast over if necessary.
Well done 512-15 min. 10t015 min. Stand tented with foil. 1
●Approx. temp. after stand
)Rare 130”F (54°C )
\Medium 140°F (60”C )
Well done 170”F (77t )
*Check with conventional meat thermometer.