Setting Cooking Times & Power Levels; One-Stage Cooking; Multi-Stage Cooking - Samsung MW8490W Owner's Manual

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Setting Cooking Times & Power
Levels
Your microwave allows you to set up to three diff e r-
ent stages of cooking, each with its own time length
and power level. The power level lets you contro l
the heating intensity from Wa rm (1) to High (0).

One-stage Cooking

For simple one-stage cooking, you only need to set a
cooking time. The power level is automatically set at
High. If you want the power set at any other level,
you must set it using the Nivel de Potencia(Power
L e v e l ) b u t t o n .
1
Use the number buttons to set a cooking
time. You can set a time from one second
to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. To set a time
over one minute, enter the seconds too.
For example, to set 20 minutes, enter 2, 0,
0, 0 .
2
If you want to set the power level to
something other than High, press the
Nivel de Potencia(Power Level) button,
then use the number buttons to enter a
power level.
Power Levels:
1 = warm
2 = low
3 = defrost
4 = medium low
5 = medium
The display shows "PRESS START OR ENTER NEXT
STAGE COOKING TIME"
3
Press the Inicio(Start) button to begin cook-
ing. If you want to change the power level,
press Pausa/Cancelar(Pause/Cancel)
before you press Inicio(Start), and reenter
all of the instructions.
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6 = simmer
7 = medium high
8 = reheat
9 = sauté
0 = high
Setting Cooking Times, continued
Some recipes require different stages of cooking at
different temperatures. You can set multiple stages
of cooking with your microwave.

Multi-stage Cooking

1
Follow steps 1 and 2 in the "One-Stage
Cooking" section on this page. The dis-
play shows "PRESS START OR ENTER
NEXT STAGE COOKING TIME."
When entering more than one cooking stage, the
Nivel de Potencia(Power Level) button must be
pressed before the second cooking stage can be
entered.
To set the power level at High for a stage of cook-
ing, press the Nivel de Potencia(Power Level)
button twice.
2
Use the Number buttons to set a second
cooking time.
3
Press the Nivel de Potencia(Power
Level) button, then use the number but -
tons to set the power level for the sec-
ond stage of cooking. The display shows
the power level you have set and then
"PRESS START OR NEXT STAGE COOK-
ING TIME."
4
Press Inicio(Start) to begin cooking, or
repeat steps 2 and 3 to set a power level
for a third stage of cooking. When fin-
ished, press Inicio(Start).