Frigidaire PLEB30M9EC Use and Care Guide - Page 14

Setting Microwave Oven Controls Other Convenient Features HELP Help provides 4 features that make using your microwave oven easy because specific instructions are provided in the interactive display. 1. Child Lock The Child 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, the number 1 and then touch the START pad. Should a pad be touched, CHILD LOCK ON will appear in the display. To cancel, touch Help and Clear/Off pad. 2. Audible Signal Elimination If you wish to have the microwave oven operate with no audible signals, touch Help, the number 2 and Clear/Off. To cancel and restore the audible signal, touch Help, the number 2 and START. 3. Auto Start If you wish to program your microwave oven to begin cooking automatically at a designated time of day, follow this procedure: • Suppose you want to start cooking a stew for 20 minutes on 50% at 4:30. Before setting, check to make sure the clock is showing the correct time of day. 1.Touch Help pad. 2.Touch number 3. 3.Enter number 4,3,0 for start time. 4.Touch Timer/Clock pad. 5.Enter cooking program by touching number 2,0,0,0, Power Level pad 6 times. 6. Touch START pad; auto start time appears in the display. NOTE: 1.Auto Start can be used for manual cooking if clock is set. 2.If the microwave oven door is opened after programming Auto Start, it is necessary to touch the START 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. Do not use foods that can easily spoil. 4.If you wish to know the time of day, simply touch the Timer/Clock pad. As long as your finger is touching the Timer/Clock pad, the time of day will be displayed. 4. Language / Weight Selection The microwave oven comes set for English and U.S. Customary Unit-pounds. To change, touch Help and the number 4. Continue to touch the number 4 until your choice is selected from the table below. Then, touch START. Touch number 4 once for English/LB. Touch number 4 twice for English/KG. Touch number 4 three times for Spanish/LB. Touch number 4 four times for Spanish/KG. Touch number 4 five times for French/LB. Touch number 4 six times for French/KG. HELP (In display) Whenever HELP is lighted in the Interactive Display, touch Help to read cooking and operating hints. MULTIPLE STAGE COOKING Your microwave oven can be programmed for sequence of up to 4 cooking stages, switching from one power level setting to another automatically. Sometimes cooking directions tell you to start on one power level and then change to a different power level. Your microwave oven can do this automatically. • Suppose you want to cook roast beef for 5 minutes at 100%, continue to cook for 30 minutes at 50% and finish with 5 minutes of standing time in oven. 1.First enter cooking time. Then touch Power Level pad once for 100% power. 2.Enter second cooking time. Touch Power Level pad 6 times for 50% power. 3.Enter the standing time. Touch Power level pad 11 times. 4.Touch START pad. NOTE: 1.If you wish to know power level, simply touch the Power Level pad. As long as your finger is touching the Power Level pad, the power level will be displayed. 2.If 100% is selected as the final sequence, it is not necessary to touch the Power Level pad. 14