Samsung MW1050STC, Owner'S Manual

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Operation

Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels

Your microwave allows you to set up to two different stages of cooking, 
each with its own time length and power level. The 

power level

 button 

lets you control the heating intensity from Warm (1) to High (0).

One-stage Cooking 

For simple one-stage cooking, you only need to set a cooking time. The 
power level is automatically set to High. If you want to set the power to 
any other level, you must set it using the 

Power Level

 button.

1

Use the number buttons to set a cooking time. You can set a time 
from one second to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. To set a time over one 
minute, enter the seconds too. 

For example, to set 20 minutes, 

enter 2, 0, 0, 0 .

2

If you want to set the power level to something other than High, 
press the 

Power Level

 button, then use the number buttons to 

enter a power level.

Power Levels:

1 = PL:10 (Warm)

6 = PL:60 (Simmer)

2 = PL:20 (Low)

7 = PL:70 (Medium High)

3 = PL:30 (Defrost)

8 = PL:80 (Reheat)

4 = PL:40 (Medium Low)

9 = PL:90 (Sauté)

5 = PL:50 (Medium)

0 = PL:Hi (High)

3

Press the 

Start

 button to begin cooking. If you want to change the 

power level, press 

Pause/Cancel

 before you press 

Start

, and re-

enter all of the instructions.

Multi-stage Cooking

Some recipes require different stages of cooking at different 
temperatures. You can set multiple stages of cooking with your 
microwave.

1

Follow steps 1 and 2 in the “One-Stage Cooking” section on the  
previous page.

When entering more than one cooking stage, the 

Power Level

button must be pressed before the second cooking stage can be 
entered. 

To set the power level at High for a stage of cooking, press the 

Power Level

 button twice. 

2

Use the number buttons to set a second cooking time.

3

Press the 

Power Level

 button, then use the number buttons to set 

the power level of the second stage of cooking.

4

Press 

Start

 to begin cooking.

Using the More/Less Buttons

The 

More/Less

 buttons allow you to adjust pre-set cooking times. They  

only work in the 

Instant, 

Time Cook

 modes. Use the 

More/Less

 button 

only after you have already begun cooking with one of these 
procedures.

1

To ADD more time to an automatic cooking procedure: Press the 

More 

(9) button. 

2

To REDUCE the time of an automatic cooking procedure: Press the 

Less 

(1) button.

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