Cuisinart CMW-55 CMW-55 Manual - Page 9

2. KITCHEN TIMER 1. Press touchpad 9/KITCHEN TIMER. LED will display 00:00. 2. Press the number keys to enter the desired cooking time. Enter hours and/or minutes as corresponding 00 is flashing on display. The maximum cooking time is 99 minutes and 99 seconds. 3. Press START/+30SEC. to confirm setting. 4. When the cooking time has elapsed, the buzzer will sound 5 times and the LED will display the current time. 3. MICROWAVE COOKING Ten power levels are available. Level 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Power 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Display PL10 PL9 PL8 PL7 PL6 PL5 PL4 PL3 PL2 PL1 1. Press POWER repeatedly to choose the microwave power you need. PL10, PL9, PL8...PL1 will be displayed in sequence. 2. Press number keys to enter the cooking time; the maximum cooking time is 99 minutes and 99 seconds. 3. Press START/+30SEC. to start cooking; the LED will count down the remaining cooking time. Note: If the STOP/CLEAR button is pressed during cooking, or if there no operation is selected within 1 minute of entering the cooking time, the oven will automatically go back to its former setting. For example: to cook with 50% microwave power for 15 minutes: 1. Press POWER repeatedly until PL5 displays. 2. Enter the cooking time: press 1,5,0,0. 3. Press START/+30SEC. to start cooking. Notes a. LED will display the remaining cooking time while the oven is operating or paused. b. If cooking is interrupted, START/ +30SEC. must be pressed to resume cooking. 4. TO START COOKING 1. The microwave is automatically set at level 10 (PL10/100%.) Press START/+30SEC. to increase the cooking time; the maximum cooking time is 99 minutes and 99 seconds. 2. At 100% power level, with cooking time measured in 30-second increments, press START/ +30SEC. Each press of the button will increase cooking time by 30 seconds. The maximum cooking time is 99 minutes and 99 seconds. Note: Press START/+30SEC. to increase selected cooking time by 30-second increments. This applies to microwave and Express cooking. However, the operation will not work when defrosting by weight. 5. DEFROSTING BY WEIGHT 1. Press DEFROST once to choose the defrost by weight function; screen will display dEF1. 2. Press number keys to enter weight to be defrosted. Weight must be between 4 and 100 ounces. 3. Press START/+30SEC. to start defrosting; the LED will show the remaining defrosting time. 6. DEFROSTING BY TIME 1. Press DEFROST twice to choose 9