Frigidaire PLMVZ169HC User Manual - Page 16

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 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 numbers 4,3,0 for start time. 4. Touch Clock pad. 5. Enter cooking program by touching number 2,0,0,0 and Power Level pad 6 times. 6. Touch START pad. 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. 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 / 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. MEMORY COOK To set Memory Cook Memory Cook allows you to set 1 set of cooking instructions in memory for quick recall. • Suppose you want to program into Memory Cook your favorite cooking instructions for Nachos: 1 minute and 45 seconds at 70% power. 1. Touch Memory Cook pad. 2. Touch Memory Cook pad again to enter cooking time. 3. Touch numbers 1,4,5 to enter cooking time. 4. Touch Power Level pad 4 times for 70% power. 5. Touch Memory Cook pad. NOTE: It is necessary to touch Memory Cook twice to enter the new program. Memory Cook cannot be programmed with turntable off. To use Memory Cook • Suppose you want to cook Nachos with Memory Cook. 1. Touch Memory Cook pad. 2. Touch START pad. MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING Your microwave oven can be programmed for up to 4 automatic cooking sequences, 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% and then continue to cook for 30 minutes at 50%. 1. First enter cooking time. Then touch Power Level pad once for 100% power. 2. Then enter second cooking time. Touch Power Level pad 6 times for 50% power. 3. Touch START pad. NOTE: 1. If Power Level pad is touched, HIGH will be displayed. 2. If 100% is selected as the final sequence, it is not necessary to touch the Power Level pad. PLUS 1 MIN Plus 1 Min allows you to cook for a minute at 100% by simply touching the Plus 1 Min pad. You can also extend cooking time in multiples of 1 minute by repeatedly touching the Plus 1 Min pad during manual cooking. NOTE: 1. To use Plus 1 Min, touch pad within 3 minutes after cooking, closing the door, touching the Clear/Off pad or during cooking. 2. Plus 1 Min cannot be used with SENSOR COOKING, DEFROST or ONE-TOUCH COOKING. E 16