Time Defrost And Weight Defrost Operation; Auto Menu Operation - Sharp R-82STM-A Operation Manual

WEIGHT DEFROST AND TIME DEFROST OPERATION
1. WEIGHT DEFROST
The microwave oven is pre-programmed with a time and power level so that the following food is defrosted easily: Pork, beef
and chicken. The weight range for this food is from 100g – 2000g in 100g steps.
Follow the example below for details on how to operate these functions.
Example: To defrost a meat joint weighing 1.2 kg using WEIGHT DEFROST.
Place the meat in a fl an dish or on a microwave oven defrost rack on the turntable.
1. Select the menu required by pressing
the WEIGHT/ TIME DEFROST button
once.
WEIGHT/ TIME DEFROST x1,
the display will show:
Frozen foods are defrosted from -18°C.
Notes for WEIGHT DEFROST:
• Before freezing foods, ensure food is fresh and of good quality.
• Place food with a weight less than 200g at the edge of the turntable and do not place it to the centre of the turntable.
• Food weight should be rounded up to the nearest 100g, for example, 650g to 700g.
• If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with fl at pieces of aluminium foil. This will prevent the areas from becoming
warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls.
2. TIME DEFROST
This function quickly defrosts food while enabling you to choose a suitable defrost period, depending on the food type. Follow
the example below for details on how to operate this function. The time range is 0:05 – 95:00.
Example: To defrost the food for 10 minutes.
1. Select the menu required by pressing
the WEIGHT/ TIME DEFROST button
twice.
WEIGHT/ TIME DEFROST x2,
the display will show:
Frozen foods are defrosted from -18°C.
Notes for TIME DEFROST:
• After cooking the audible signal will sound fi ve times and the LED will then display the time of day, if the clock has been set. If
the clock has not been set, the display will only show "0:00" when cooking is complete.
• The preset microwave power level is P30 and can not be changed.

AUTO MENU OPERATION

The AUTO MENU programmes automatically work out the correct cooking mode and cooking of the foods (details on page
GB- 5). Follow the example below for details on how to operate this function. 2
Example: To cook 350 g carrots by using the AUTO MENU function for fresh vegetables (A4).
1. Rotate the ENTRY dial and
select the desired auto menu.
A 4
NOTES:
• The weight or quantity of the food can be input by rotating the ENTRY dial until the desired weight/quantity is displayed.
Enter the weight of the food only. Do not include the weight of the container.
• For food weighing more or less than the weights/quantities given in the AUTO MENU chart on page GB- 5 cook by manual operation.
2. Enter the desired weight by
rotating the ENTRY dial until the
display shows:
dEF1 At the same time "g" indicator will
light on the display.
2. Enter the desired cooking time
by rotating the ENTRY dial until
the display shows:
dEF2
2. Press the START/+30sec./
ENTER button to confi rm
the setting.
A 4
3. Press the START/+30sec./ENTER button
1 2 0 0
3. Press the START/+30sec./ENTER button
10:00
3. Enter the desired weight
by rotating the ENTRY
dial until the display
shows:
350
At the same time "g" indicator
will light on the display
GB-24
to start defrosting. The microwave
and defrost indicators will light and "g"
indicator will disappear. (The display will
count down through defrosting time).
to start defrosting. The microwave and
defrost indicators will light.
4. Press the START/+30sec./
ENTER button to start
cooking. (The display
will count down through
defrosting time.)
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