Auto Modes - Frigidaire PLBMV188HC - Microwave Use & Care Manual

Auto Defrost
There are 6 foods (ground meat, stakes/chops/fish, chicken
pieces, roast, casserole and soup) under the auto defrost.
Auto Defrost automatically defrosts all the foods found in the
Defrost chart below.
• Suppose you want to defrost a 1.8 pound or 1.8 kilogram
steak.
Step
1. Press the Auto Defrost pad
and number 2 for steak.
2. Enter weight by pressing
number 1 and 8.
Ex: 1.8 lb or 1.8 kg steak.
3. Press the START Enter
pad.
4. Midway through the cook-
ing, audible signals will be
heard and your oven will
stop. Open the door, follow
the instruction shown in the
display and close the door.
Press the START Enter
pad.
After defrost cycle ends, let stand, covered.
Auto Defrost chart
FOOD
AMOUNT
1. Ground Meat 0.5 - 3.0 lb
0.3 - 1.3 kg
2. Steaks/Chops/ 0.5 - 4.0 lb
Fish 0.3 - 1.8 kg
3. Chicken Pieces 0.5 - 3.0 lb
0.3 - 1.3 kg
4. Roast 2.0 - 4.0 lb
1.0 - 1.8 kg
5. Casserole 2 - 6 cups
6. Soup 1 - 6 cups

AUTO MODES

Press
Auto
2
Defrost
1 8
START
Enter
START
Enter
Remove any thawed pieces after each stage. Let stand, covered, for 5 to 10 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange and if there are warm or thawed portions, shield with small
fl at pieces of aluminum foil. Remove any meat or fi sh that is almost defrosted. Let stand,
covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
After each stage, rearrange pieces or remove portions should they become warm or
thawed. Let stand, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes.
Start defrosting with fat side down. After each stage, turn roast over and shield the warm
portions with aluminum foil. Let stand, covered, for 30 to 60 minutes.
After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to 10
minutes.
After audible signal, stir if possible. At end, stir well and let stand, covered, for 5 to 10
minutes.
NOTES:
1. To defrost other food or foods above or below the weights
allowed on the Defrost chart, use time and 30% power.
See Manual defrost on page 11.
2. If you attempt to enter more or less than the amount as
indicated in the chart below, an error message will appear
in the display.
3. Check foods when your oven stops. After fi nal stage, small
sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do
not defrost until all ice crystals are thawed.
4. If mute is set, the audible signals will not be heard at Step
4. See 2, Audible Signal Elimination on page 22.
5. Shielding prevents cooking from occurring before the
center of the food is defrosted. Use small smooth strips of
aluminum foil to cover edges and thinner sections of the
food.
6. Press number 5 to enter 0.5 pound or 0.5 kilogram at Step
2.
7. Press desired number for casserole and soup at Step 2.
PROCEDURE
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