Operation; Interrupting Operation; Canceling Mistakes; Operating Preprogrammed Pads - Amana CRC18T2OG Service Manual

Operation

Interrupting Operation

Open oven door or press STOP/RESET pad to interrupt
operation. Display continues to show countdown time.
Close door and press START pad to resume oven

operation.

Canceling Mistakes

If oven is not cooking, press STOP/RESET pad to clear
display. If oven is cooking, press STOP/RESET pad
once to stop oven, then again to clear display. If oven
door is open and time shows in display, close oven door
and press STOP/RESET pad to clear display.

Operating Preprogrammed Pads

From the factory, this oven can of store up to 10
preprogrammed cooking sequences in memory. To heat
using a preprogrammed sequence, press a numbered
pad. Oven starts to heat automatically. Example: Heat
using the third cooking sequence.
1. Open oven door, place food in oven, and close oven
door.
• Display shows "READY".
• If pad is not pressed in 60 seconds, open and
close oven door again.
2. Press 3 pad.
• Oven operates and time counts down.
• Display shows cooking time, "POWER", "COOK
LEVEL". Display shows "POWER" only when
microwave energy is present.
• If power level other than 100 percent power was
programmed, display shows "COOK LEVEL" and
power level.
• If additional cooking time is required, press
preprogrammed pads before or after cooking cycle
ends.
3. Oven stops cooking and oven signal sounds when
cooking timing elapses.
Preprogrammed Times and Cook Level
All preprogrammed pads arrive set at full power.
Pads Times
1 10 sec.
2 20 sec.
3 30 sec.
4 45 sec.
5 1 min.
RS2240002 Rev. 1
Pads Times
6 1:30 min.
7 2 min.
8 3 min.
9 4 min.
0 5 min.
Double Pad Programs
The oven control can be changed to store up to 100
cooking programs. See the "User's Options" section of
this manual to change oven control.
To start a double pad cooking program, press 2 memory
pads. For example, press pad 0 and pad 3 to start a
cooking program.

Using X2 Pad

X2 pad increases the cooking time when cooking more
than one item at a time is necessary. The amount of
added time when the X2 pad is pressed is a percent of
the original preprogrammed cooking time. The percent
can be set from 10% to 100% with the default at 80%.
The percent of the time added can be changed for
individual cooking programs.
Press X2 pad before pressing memory pad. For example,
press X2 pad and then memory pad 3. Pad 3 normally
cooks for 30 seconds. When the X2 pad is pressed
before memory pad 3, 54 seconds displays because it
added 24 seconds, (80% of 30 sec. =24 sec.).

Manual Time Entry

Manual Time Entry feature allows the operator to enter
time and power levels, and heat without changing the
preprogrammed pads. Example: Heat for 30 seconds at
80% power.
1. Open oven door, place food in oven, and close door.
• Display shows "READY". Fan and light operate.
• If pad is not pressed in 60 seconds, open and
close oven door again.
2. Press TIME ENTRY pad.
• Display shows "0000" and "READY".
3. Press 3 and 0 pad to enter cooking time.
4. Press POWER LEVEL pad to change power level.
• Display shows "COOK LEVEL" and current power
level if other than 100 percent power.
5. Press 8 pad to enter desired power level.
6. Press START pad.
• Oven operates and time counts down.
• Display shows cooking time, "POWER", "COOK
LEVEL".
• Display shows "POWER" only when microwave
energy is present.
• If power level other than 100 percent power was
programmed, display shows "COOK LEVEL" and
power level. Display counts down cooking time.
7. Oven stops cooking and oven signal sounds when
cooking timing elapses.
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