10
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN
C
ONTROL PANEL FEATURES
Your microwave oven control panel lets you select a
desired cooking function quickly and easily. The
following is a list of all the Command and Number
pads located on the control panel.
For more information on these features, see
“Microwave Oven Use” section.
1. Display. This display includes a clock and
indicators to tell you the time of day, cooking time
settings, cook powers, quantities, weights, and
cooking functions.
2. POPCORN. Touch this pad 1 to 3 times to pop a
bag of popcorn in any of three sizes.
3. BAKED POTATOES. Touch this pad 1 to 4 times
to bake potatoes.
4. DINNER PLATE. Touch this pad 1 or 2 times to
reheat a dinner plate of refrigerated food.
5. FROZEN ENTREE. Touch this pad to heat a
frozen entree.
6. FRESH VEGETABLES. Touch this pad 1 to 4
times to cook fresh vegetables.
7. PIZZA REHEAT. Touch this pad 1 to 3 times to
reheat slices of pizza.
8. BEVERAGE. Touch this pad 1 to 2 times to reheat
a beverage.
9. BAKED GOODS. Touch this pad 1 to 4 times to
heat baked goods.
10. CASSEROLE. Touch this pad 1 to 4 times to heat
a casserole.
11. AUTO DEFROST. Touch this pad to thaw frozen
food by weight.
12. PERSONAL CHOICE. Touch this pad and a
Number pad to turn off tones, turn off the
automatic start of EZ-CHOICE
®
cooking, or to
change weight measurement to kilograms.
13. WARM HOLD. Touch this pad to keep hot,
cooked foods warm in your microwave oven.
You can use WARM HOLD by itself, or to
automatically follow a cooking cycle.
14. ADD MINUTE. Touch this pad to cook for 30
seconds at 100% cook power.
15. COOK TIME. Touch this pad followed by Number
pads to set a cooking time.
16. COOK POWER. Touch this pad, after the cook time
has been set, followed by a Number pad to set the
amount of microwave energy released to cook the
food. The higher the number, the higher the power
wattage and the faster the “cooking speed.”
17. CLOCK SET. Touch this pad to enter the correct
time of day.
18. Number pads. Touch Number pads to enter
cooking times, cook powers, selection, quantities,
or weights.
19. START/ENTER. Touch this pad to start a function
you have set.
20. OFF/CANCEL. Touch this pad once to erase an
incorrect command or twice to cancel a program
during cooking. This pad will not erase the time
of day.
NOTE: If you try to enter unacceptable instructions,
“ERROR” will appear on the display. Touch
OFF/CANCEL and re-enter the instructions.
Audible signals
Your microwave oven comes with audible signals that
can guide you when setting and using your oven:
•
A programming tone will sound each time you touch
a pad.
•
Three tones signal the end of a cooking cycle or
Minute Timer function.
POPCORN
(3 SIZES)
BAKED
POTATOES
DINNER
PLATE
BEVERAGE
BAKED
GOODS
CASSEROLE
FRESH
VEGRTABLES
PIZZA
REHEAT
FROZEN
ENTREE
MEAT
POULTRY
FISH
PERSONAL
CHOICE
WARM
HOLD
ADD
MINUTE
COOK
TIME
COOK
POWER
CLOCK
SET
OFF
CANCEL
START
ENTER
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
9
EZ-Choice
AUTO-DEFROST
1
2
5
8
7
4
3
18
19
6
20