Maytag AMC5143AAS Owners Manual - Page 12

Sensor Reheat, Defrosting Automatically

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Operation Sensor Reheat Heating leftovers and precooked foods is easy with your new microwave. By actually sensing the steam that escapes as food heats, this feature automatically adjusts the oven's heating time for various types and amounts of precooked food. All food should be precooked and at refrigerator temperature. To use sensor reheating: 1 Press Sensor Reheat. The display will show "REHEAT" and the oven will start automatically. Defrosting Automatically To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave automatically sets the defrosting time, power level and standing time. 1 Press the Auto Defrost button. The display shows "0.5 LB"(0.2Kg if you have set your oven for metric measure). MICRO If you want to adjust the heating time, use the More/Less buttons. See page 15 for the More/Less buttons. If you want to check the current time while reheating, press the Clock button. 2 To set the weight of your food, press the Auto Defrost button repeatedly. This increases the weight by 0.5 lb increments, up to 6.0 lbs. You can also use the number buttons to enter the weight of the food directly. The oven calculates the defrosting time and starts automatically. Twice during defrosting, the oven will beep and the display will read "TURN THE FOOD OVER". • See page 27 for the Sensor Reheat Guide MICRO 3 Press the Pause/Cancel button, open the oven door, and turn the food over. 4 Press the Start button to resume defrosting. • See page 22 for the Auto Defrosting Guide 12

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Operation
Sensor Reheat
Heating leftovers and precooked foods is easy with your new micro-
wave. By actually sensing the steam that escapes as food heats, this
feature automatically adjusts the oven’s heating time for various types
and amounts of precooked food. All food should be precooked and at
refrigerator temperature. To use sensor reheating:
1
Press
Sensor Reheat
. The display will show “
REHEAT
” and the
oven will start automatically.
If you want to adjust the heating time, use the
More/Less
buttons.
See page 15 for the More/Less buttons. If you want to check the
current time while reheating, press the
Clock
button.
See page 27 for the Sensor Reheat Guide
Defrosting Automatically
To thaw frozen food, set the weight of the food and the microwave auto-
matically sets the defrosting time, power level and standing time.
1
Press the
Auto Defrost
button. The display shows “0.5 LB”(0.2Kg
if you have set your oven for metric measure).
2
To set the weight of your food, press the
Auto Defrost
button
repeatedly. This increases the weight by 0.5 lb increments, up to
6.0 lbs. You can also use the number buttons to enter the weight of
the food directly. The oven calculates the defrosting time and starts
automatically. Twice during defrosting, the oven will beep and the
display will read “TURN THE FOOD OVER”.
3
Press the
Pause/Cancel
button, open the oven door, and turn the
food over.
4
Press the
Start
button to resume defrosting.
See page 22 for the Auto Defrosting Guide
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