FRIGIDAIRE FFCT1278LS - Manual (Page 12)

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Manual Operation
Heating with multiple cooking stages
Example: to cook food at 80%power for 3 minutes and
then 50% power for 6 minutes 30 seconds:
For best results, some microwave recipes call for different
power levels or different lengths of time for cooking. Your
microwave may be set to change from one stage to another
automatically (2 stages maximum).
1. Press
Power Level pad.
2. Use the number pads to enter power level
for the 1st stage - 80% power.
3. Press
START/+30 sec pad.
4. Use the number pads to enter heating
time for the 1st stage (cook time may be
set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
5. Press
Power Level for the 2nd stage.
6. Use the number pads to enter power level
for the 2nd stage. (50% power)
7. Press
START/+30 sec pad.
8. Use the number pads to enter heating
time for the 2nd stage (cook time may be
set up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds).
9. Press
START/+30 sec pad.
When finished, you will hear a series of beeps.
NOTE:
1. The “Convenience operation” can’t be set as one of
multiple cooking.
2. If the 1st stage is the set defrost feature, the 2nd stage
can’t be set to Defrost again. If one of the stages is
weight defrost, that will be the 1st stage when cooking
starts.
POWER
LEVEL
POWER
LEVEL
Adding cook time (+30sec)
1. Press
START/+30sec pad 2 times.
NOTE: The “+30sec” function is not available when using
the “
weight defrost” or any of the “convenience
operation” features.
Pressing the
START/+30sec pad once starts 30 seconds of
cooking at a 100% power level.
Pressing the
START/+30sec pad during cooking adds 30
seconds (for each press) to the cook time..
Example: to add 1 minute of cook time at the power
level of 100%:
Setting Defrost by Weight
Example: to defrost 0.5 lbs. of food using the automatic
defrost cycle (cook time determined automatically)
1. Press
Defrost pad.
2. Press 2.
3. Use the number pads to enter weight of
food to defrost in pounds. You may enter
weight from 0.5 to 6.5 pounds.
4. Press
START/+30sec pad.
When finished, you will hear a series of beeps.
NOTE: The weight amount must be a valid entry for this
feature to start. A valid weight entry is 0.5 to 6.5 pounds A
decimal point is assumed before the last digit enter. For
example, enter 5 for 0.5 pounds and enter 50 for 5.0
pounds.
1. Press
Defrost pad.
2. Press 1.
3. Use the number pads to enter desired defrost time
(defrost time may be set up to 99 minutes and 99
seconds).
4. Press
START/+30sec pad.
When finished, you will hear a series of beeps.
Example: to defrost food with the automatic defrost
cycle for 5 minutes:
Setting Defrost by Time
The oven beeps during the defrosting cycle to
signal that the food needs to be turned or rearranged.
The oven beeps during the defrosting cycle to
signal that the food needs to be turned or rearranged.