Product Description - Sharp R-9320 Service Manual

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
EXPLANATION OF MICROWAVE COOKING
The Sharp Microwave Oven uses microwave energy to Materials with a high moisture content, like
most foods,
produce heat
in the food to be cooked.
Unlike will absorb microwave energy. As the microwave energy
conventional ovens microwave energy will cook foods at a frequency of 2450 Megahertz enters the food, the
without applying external heat.
molecules align themselves with the energy. Because the
microwaves are changing polarity every half cycle, the food
Microwaves, which are short electromagnetic waves of
molecules are changing direction every half cycle or oscil-
RF (radio .frequency) energy, pass through materials
lating back and forth 4,900,000,000 times per second. This
such as glass, paper,
china and most plastics. Materials high speed oscillation causes friction between the mole-
such as metal and aluminum foil tend to reflect micro- cules, thereby converting the microwave energy to heat.
waves and may be used only as recommended in the cook-
ing instructions.
SPECIFICATIONS
Power requirements
Power consumption
Microwave output power
Case dimensions
Width
Height
Depth
Cooking cavity dimensions
Width
Height
Depth
Turntable diameter
Control complement
Weight
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240V
50Hz
Single phase, 3 wire earthed
1.3kW
650W (2 litre water load)
627mm
400mm
458mm
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395mm
260mm
422mm
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385mm
Start Pad, Stop Pad and Clear Pad
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Ciock (1:OO - 12:59)
Minute Timer (0 - 99 minutes 99 seconds)
Temperature Control: 30 - 93°C (R-9450 only)
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Variable Cooking Mode Selector
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Repetition Rate :
HIGH...........
Full
power throughout the cooking time
MED HIGH.. . .
, .24 sec. ON, 8 sec. OFF, approx. 70% of full power
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MED
. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 sec. ON, 14 sec. OFF, approx. 50% of full power
MED LOW
DEFROST " " '
. .12 sec. ON, 20 sec. OFF, approx. 30% of full power
LOW . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 sec. ON, 26 sec. OFF, approx. 10% of full power
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Auto Start Cooking /
Sensor Temp. Cooking
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Approx. 28kg (R-93201
Approx. 29kg (R-9450)