Sharp R1874T R-1874 , R-1875 Microwave Operation Manual - Page 12

BEFORE OPERATING • Before operating your new microwave oven make sure you read and understand this operation manual completely. • Before the oven can be used, follow these procedures: 1. Plug in the oven. Close the door. The oven display will show SHARP SIMPLY THE BEST PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS CLOCK . 2. Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad. : will appear. 3. Touch CLOCK and follow directions to set. TO SET THE CLOCK • Suppose you want to enter the correct time of day 12:30 (A.M. or P.M.). PROCEDURE DISPLAY 1 CLOCK Touch CLOCK pad. ENTER TURNTABLE ON TURNTABLE ON TIME 21230 12:30000 Enter the correct time of TURNTABLE ON day by touching the numbers in sequence. 3 CLOCK Touch CLOCK pad. 12:30000 TURNTABLE ON This is a 12 hour clock. If you attempt to enter an incorrect clock time, ERROR will appear in the display. Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad and re-enter the time. • If the electrical power supply to your microwave oven should be interrupted, the display will inter- mittently show SHARP SIMPLY THE BEST . PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS CLOCK after the power is reinstated. If this occurs during cooking, the program will be erased. The time of day will also be erased. Simply touch STOP/CLEAR pad and reset the clock for the correct time of day. NOTE: Your oven can be programmed with the door open except for START/TOUCH ON, MINUTE PLUS, SENSOR REHEAT and POPCORN. STOP/CLEAR Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad to: 1. Erase if you make a mistake during programming. 2. Cancel kitchen timer. 3. Stop the oven temporarily during cooking. 4. Return the time of day to the display. 5. Cancel a program during cooking, touch twice. MANUAL MICROWAVE OPERATION TURNTABLE ON/OFF For most cooking, the turntable should be on; however the turntable can be turned off so that it does not rotate when extra large dishes, such as the popular 13"x9"x2" glass utility casserole, are used. The casserole should be placed on the turntable so that it is level. • Suppose you want to cook lasagna in a 13"x9"x2" casserole for 45 minutes on 40% power. PROCEDURE DISPLAY 1 TURNTABLE ON / OFF ENTER TURNTABLE ON OFF Touch TURNTABLE ON/OFF pad and note TURNTABLE OFF in the display. 2 4500 Enter cooking time. 45.00000 TURNTABLE ON OFF 3 POWER LEVEL 4 Enter power level. P-40000 TURNTABLE ON OFF 4 START TOUCH ON 45.00000 TURNTABLE ON OFF COOK Touch START/TOUCH ON pad. NOTE: The door can be opened for checking food and the turntable will stay in the off position. After checking, close door and touch START/TOUCH ON. The turntable will stay off for one minute after door is opened when time-of-day appears in the display. It is possible to reprogram the oven during that minute without touching the TURNTABLE ON/OFF pad. The display always indicates whether the turntable is off or on. THE TURNTABLE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON WHEN USING THE SPECIAL FEATURES. On/Off function can be used with manual cooking modes and Sensor Reheat. Turntable off condition will automatically change to on condition when you select auto cooking except Sensor Reheat and CompuBake. When cooking large quantities of food which cannot be stirred, it is best to use a lower power level such as 40 or 50%. You may speed cooking of large amounts by programming 5 to 10 minutes on 100% power (HIGH) followed by the desired time on lower power. See page 24 for how to program multiple sequences. You may wish to reverse a large casserole once during cooking; simply open door, reposition casserole, close door and touch START/TOUCH ON. 11