(1) Auto Start E-40 (2) Child Lock E-41 Thank you for buying a Sharp Microwave Oven. (3) Demonstration mode E-42 Please keep this operation manual handy, as it describes all the features of your oven and will enable you to cook many varieties...
17. To make popcorn, use only special microwave supplied by a SERVICE CENTRE APPROVED makers. BY SHARP. And it must be replaced by a qual- 18. Do not store food or any other items inside ified service technician trained by SHARP.
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To avoid the possibility of explosion and Other warnings sudden boiling 1. Never modify the oven in any way. 1. Never use sealed containers. Remove seals and 2. Do not move the oven while it is in operation. lids before use. Sealed containers can explode 3.
If there is any damage, please do not operate the oven until it has been checked by a SERVICE CENTRE APPROVED BY SHARP and repaired, if necessary. 2. Provided accessories include: ––...
OVEN DIAGRAM 7 8 0 A Metal racks——High and low 1. Oven lamp 10.Ventilation openings The racks are for Grill, Mix, Con- (It will light during the cooking.) 11.Waveguide cover vection and recommend automat- 2. Top grill heater 12.Door open button ic operations.
Touch Control Panel Layout CRISPY SNACK PAD PIZZA PAD Press to select 5 popular Press to select 3 pizza snack menus. menus. AUTO ROAST PAD AUTO BAKE PAD Press to select 3 popular Press to select 3 popular roast menus. baking menus.
Before Operating * This oven is preset with the OPERATION GUIDE in English. To assist you in programming your oven, the operation guide will appear in the display. In this manual, the display of operation guide is abbreviated. * You can get operation guide in English, Malay or Russian. To change the language, see page E-42.
Clock Setting * To enter the present time of day 11:34 (AM or PM). Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the CLOCK pad once. The dots (:) will flash on and off. Enter the correct time of day by press- ing the numbers in sequence.
MANUAL OPERATIONS Microwave Cooking Techniques Arrange food carefully Place thickest areas toward outside of dish. Cook for the shortest amount of time indicated and add more time Watch cooking time as needed. Food severely overcooked can smoke or ignite. Check recipe for suggestions: paper towels, microwave plastic wrap or a lid.
Microwave Time Cooking This is a manual cooking feature, first enter the cooking time then the power level. You can programme up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. There are five different power levels. – – – – – – – – –...
Instant Cook™ For your convenience Sharp’s Instant Cook allows you to easily cook for one minute on 100% (HIGH power). Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad.
Slow Cook The SLOW COOK setting is designed for foods which cook longer time. For example, stewing, braising, boiling soup or Chinese desserts of liquid type. The SLOW COOK setting provides two choices: SLOW COOK HIGH or SLOW COOK LOW. The maximum cooking time is 2 hours for each choice when cook manually.
Preheating For best results of Convection and Convection Mix cooking, preheat to the required temperature in the oven. Add food after preheating. * To preheat the oven to 200 C Step Pad Order Procedure Display Select preheating tempera- ture by pressing the PRE- HEAT pad as required (for COOK 200 C press four times).
Convection Cooking Your oven has 10 preset convection temperatures (250, 230, 220, 200, 180, 160, 130, 100, 70 and 40 C). When you press the CONVEC pad once, 250 C will be selected. To lower the temperature, press the CONVEC pad until the desired temperature appears in the display. Recommended Utensils: Metal turntable High rack Low rack...
(2) To Preheat and Cook by Convection * Suppose you want to preheat the oven to 200 C then cook for 20 minutes at 200 C. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Select preheat temperature by pressing the PREHEAT pad as required (for 200 C press four COOK times).
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CONVECTION RECIPES Moist Carrot Cake (make 1 cake) [ Ingredients ] [ Method ] 1. Preheat oven to 180˚C. 2. Beat ingredient (A) until well combined. 250ml oil 3. Add ingredient (B). 250g brown sugar 4. Fold in ingredient (C). 3 eggs (Medium) 5.
Grill Cooking Your oven has three grill cooking modes. Select the desired grill mode by pressing the GRILL pad. For the top heater mode, press the GRILL pad once. For the bottom heater mode, press the GRILL pad twice. For the double grill mode (top and bottom heaters), press the GRILL pad three times. It is not necessary to preheat for grill cooking.
Mix Cooking (1) To cook by Mix Cooking Your oven has four preprogrammed settings that make it easy to cook with convection and microwave or the top grill heater and microwave. Select the desired mix setting by pressing the MIX pad. You cannot change the microwave power level. Preset programme The times Mode...
(2) To Preheat and Cook with Mix (Convection) * Suppose you want to preheat the oven to 250 C and cook for 20 minutes on Convec Mix High. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Select preheat temperature by pressing the PREHEAT pad as required (for 250 C press once).
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GRILL AND MIX RECIPES Chicken Satay [ Ingredients ] [ Method ] 4 wooden skewers 1. Place all the seasonings in a large bowl, mix well. Stir in the 450g chicken fillets (cubed) chicken, refrigerate for 2 hours to marinate. 2.
AUTOMATIC OPERATIONS Notes for Automatic Operations will be displayed if: More or less than the quantity or weight of foods suggested in each MENU GUIDE is programmed when the INSTANT COOK/START pad is pressed. To clear, press the STOP/CLEAR pad and reprogramme. 2.
Pizza PIZZA will automatically compute the cooking mode 1. Frozen and cooking time. 2. Fresh (Thin Crust) (For preparing homemade fresh pizza, refer to the 3. Fresh (Thick Crust) recipe on next page.) * Suppose you want to cook 0.5 kg of frozen pizza (1 whole pizza). Step Procedure Pad Order...
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HOMEMADE FRESH PIZZA RECIPE [Ingredients] (1 portion) Dough Flour ......... 150 g Water (lukewarm) ....90 ml Yeast ..........7 g Sugar ......... 1 tsp Salt .......... 1/2 tsp Olive Oil ........2 tsp Toppings Canned Tomatoes ..... 50 g Tomate Paste ......
Crispy Snack 1. Potato Skins CRISPY SNACK will automatically compute the cook- 2. Garlic Toast ing mode and cooking time. 3. Chicken Wings (There is one recommended serving for each menu, 4. Salty Peanuts refer to the Crispy Snack Menu Guide on next page.) 5.
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Crispy Snack Menu Guide Initial Quantity Menu Procedure Menu Temperature (One Serve only) • Cut out the potato skins into slices of 0.5 Potato Skins 350 g 20-25˚C cm thick, 5 x 7 cm in size (total weight of Room potato skins should be around 350 g).
Auto Grill AUTO GRILL will automatically compute the cooking mode and cooking time for the 3 listed menus. (Follow the details provided in Auto Grill Menu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you want to cook 0.6 kg of Steak. Step Procedure Pad Order...
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Auto Grill Menu Guide Initial Menu Weight (KG) Procedure Menu Temperature • Wash fish thoroughly and remove scales. Grill Fish 4 - 8˚C 0.1 - 0.4kg • Make a few slits on the skin of fish, pierce the eyes of fish. eg: Pomfret •...
Auto Roast AUTO ROAST will automatically compute the cooking mode and cooking time for the 3 listed menus. (Follow the details provided in Auto Roast Menu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you want to cook 1.0 kg of Lamb. Step Procedure Pad Order...
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Auto Roast Menu Guide Initial Menu Weight (KG) Procedure Menu Temperature • Place in centre of low rack, uncovered. 8 - 12˚C 1.0 - 1.6kg Beef • When oven has stopped, turn beef over * You can adjust doneness by and shield the well cooked portions where pressing the pad: —...
Auto Bake AUTO BAKE will automatically compute the cooking mode and cooking time for the 3 listed menus. (There is one recommended serving for each menu, refer to the Auto Bake Menu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you want to bake an Apple Pie. Step Procedure Pad Order...
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Auto Bake Menu Guide Initial Menu Quantity Procedure Menu Temperature Cake 20 - 25˚C Make one • Remove turntable before preheating. (Plain cake) Room 22 cm round (Preheat is automatic for this menu.) temperature cake • Prepare the cake as in the recipe on AB-1 page E-31.
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Auto Bake Recipe Plain Cake [ Ingredients ] [ Method ] 180 g self raising flour 1. Mix butter and sugar thoroughly until light and fluffy. 1/2 tsp baking powder 2. Add in beaten eggs and stir well. 80ml milk 3.
Sensor Rice Menu SENSOR RICE MENU will automatically compute the 1. Rice power level and cooking time. Press to select 3 popular 2. Congee rice menus. 3. Porridge (Follow the details provided in Sensor Rice Menu Menu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you want to cook 2 serves of Rice.
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Sensor Rice Menu Menu Guide Menu Quantity Menu Procedure Rice 1-2 serves • Wash rice until water runs clear. • Place rice and water into a deep Serving (s) Rice Water casserole (about 2 ) and soak 1 serve (1-2 persons) 150g 250ml for 30 mins (stir rice a few times...
Sensor Reheat Dish SENSOR REHEAT DISH will automatically compute the power level and cooking time. (Follow the details provided in SENSOR REHEAT DISH Menu Guide as below.) * Suppose you want to reheat dish. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the SENSOR REHEAT DISH COVER HELP COVER...
Sensor Steam Menu SENSOR STEAM MENU will automatically compute 1. Fish the power level and cooking time. 2. Meat Press to select 3 popular steam menus. 3. Dumpling (Follow the details provided in Sensor Steam Menu Guide on next page.) * Suppose you want to cook 350g of Fish (3 serves).
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Sensor Steam Menu Menu Guide Initial Menu Quantity Menu Procedure Temperature • Wash fish thoroughly and re- Fish 1 - 3 serves 8-12 C (130-420g) move scales. eg: Sea Bream • Make a few cuts on the skin of Whole fish Red Snapper fish, pierce the eyes of fish.
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SENSOR STEAM MENU RECIPES (Meat) Beef Patty [ Ingredients ] [ Method ] 330 g Ground beef 1. Marinate the ground beef and preserved vegetables with 50 g Preserved Vegitables seasonings and mix well. Press into patty shape. 2. Cut the salted Egg Yolk into dices and place on the patty for 1 Salted Egg Yolk decoration.
Easy Defrost The Easy Defrost feature allows you to defrost meats by entering weight. * Suppose you want to defrost 1.0 kg of Chicken Pieces. (Round off to nearest 0.1 kg) Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the EASY DEFROST pad . DEFROST HELP AUTO KG will flash on and off.
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Easy Defrost Menu Guide WEIGHT MENU PROCEDURE (KG) • Shield thin end of chops or steaks with foil. 0.1 - 2.0 kg Steaks • Position the food with thinner parts in the Chops centre in a single layer on the defrost rack. If pieces are stuck together, try to separate as soon as possible.
OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES Help Feature (INFO) 1. Auto start The HELP feature has 5 different programs. 2. Child Lock 3. Demonstration Mode 4. Language (1) Auto Start 5. Help The Auto Start feature allows you to set your oven to start automatically. Auto Start can be used for manual cooking, Slow Cook or Sensor Rice Menu.
(2) Child Lock If the oven is accidentally started with no food or liquid in the cavity, the life of the oven can be reduced. To prevent accidents like this, your oven has a "Child Lock" feature that you can set when the oven is not in use.
(3) Demonstration Mode This feature is mainly for use by retail outlets, and also allows you to practice key operations. * To demonstrate. After step 1 from Auto Start on page E-40. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the number 3 pad. HELP Press the INSTANT COOK/START pad.
Less/More Setting To adjust the cooking time to your individual preference -use the "more" or "less" feature to either add (more) or reduce (less) cooking time. The LESS/MORE pads can be used to adjust the cooking time of the following features:- –...
CARE AND CLEANING CLEAN THE OVEN AT REGULAR INTERVALS IMPORTANT: Disconnect the power supply cord before cleaning. And if possible leave the door open to inactivate the oven during cleaning. Before cleaning, make sure the oven door, outer cabinet, oven cavity, ventilation openings, turntable, turntable support and racks are not hot.
If "NO" is the answer to any of the above questions, please check your wall socket and the fuse in your meter box. If both the wall socket and the fuse are functioning properly, CONTACT THE SHARP SERVICE CENTRE. NOTE: 1. If time in the display is counting down very rapidly, check Demonstration Mode.
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