Dacor DCM24 Use & Care Manuals - Page 24

OthHeer aFdeiantgures Help Guide Help Guide provides 5 features which make using your microwave oven easy because specific instructions are provided in the interactive display. 1. SAFETY LOCK The safety lock prevents unwanted microwave oven operation, such as by small children. The microwave oven can be set so that the control panel is deactivated or locked. To set, touch HELP GUIDE, the number 1 and the START/INSTANT ON pads. Should a pad be touched, LOCK will appear in the display. To cancel, touch the HELP GUIDE and STOP/CLEAR pads. 2. AUDIBLE SIGNAL ELIMINATION If you wish to have the microwave oven operate with no audible signals, touch HELP GUIDE, the number 2 and the STOP/CLEAR pads. To cancel and restore the audible signal, touch HELP GUIDE, the number 2 and the START/INSTANT ON pads. 3. AUTO START If you wish to program your microwave oven to begin cooking automatically at a designated time of day, follow this procedure: For example, to start cooking a stew on 50% for 20 minutes at 4:30. Before setting, check to make sure the clock is showing the correct time of day: 1. Touch the HELP GUIDE pad. 2. Touch the number 3 to select the auto start. 3. To enter a start time of 4:30, touch numbers 4, 3 and 0. 4. Touch the CLOCK pad. 5. To enter cooking program, touch POWER LEVEL, number 5 and then touch numbers 2, 0, 0, and 0 for cooking time. 6. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad. The chosen auto start time will appear in the display. NOTE: 1. Auto start can be used for manual cooking, Auto Broil, Auto Roast, Auto Bake, if the clock is set. 2. If the microwave oven door is opened after programming auto start, it is necessary to touch the START/INSTANT ON pad for auto start time to appear in the readout so that the microwave oven will automatically begin programmed cooking at the chosen auto start time. 3. Be sure to choose foods that can be left in the microwave oven safely until the auto start time. Acorn or butternut squash are often a good choice. 4. If you wish to know the time of day, simply touch the CLOCK pad. As long as your finger is touching the CLOCK pad, the time of day will be displayed. 4. LANGUAGE SELECTION The microwave oven comes set for English. To change, touch HELP GUIDE and the number 4 pad. Continue to touch the number 4 pad until your choice is selected, then touch the START/INSTANT ON pad. Touch number 4 once for English. Touch number 4 twice for Spanish. Touch number 4 three times for French. 5. WEIGHT AND TEMPERATURE SELECTIONS The microwave oven comes set for U.S. Customary Unitpounds. To change, touch HELP GUIDE and the number 5. Continue to touch the number 5 until your choice is selected. Then, touch the START/INSTANT ON pad. Touch number 5 once for LB / ˚F. Touch number 5 twice for KG / ˚C. Help Each setting of Auto Defrost, Auto Broil, Auto Roast, Auto Bake, Sensor Cook, Sensor Reheat and Popcorn has a available cooking hint. Touch the HELP GUIDE pad when HELP is lighted in the interactive display to see the hints. Easy Minute Easy Minute allows you to cook for a minute at 100% by simply touching the EASY MINUTE pad. You can also extend cooking time in multiples of 1 minute by repeatedly touching the EASY MINUTE pad during manual cooking. For example, to heat a cup of soup for one minute: Touch the EASY MINUTE pad. NOTE: 1. To use Easy Minute, touch pad within 1 minute after cooking, closing the door, touching the STOP/CLEAR pad or during cooking. 2. Easy Minute cannot be used with Sensor Reheat, Popcorn, Sensor Cook, Auto Defrost, Auto Broil, Auto Roast or Auto Bake. E22