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Use And Care
GUIDE
A Note to You.................................2
Microwave Oven Safety................3
Installation Instructions ...............5
Getting to Know Your
Microwave Oven ...........................7
Standard Microwave
Cooking .......................................13
Cooking at high cook power.....13
Cooking at different power
levels ........................................14
Cooking with more than
one cook cycle ........................
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 2 A Note to You ® Thank you for buying a CROSLEY appliance. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble-free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information about how to operate and maintain your microwave oven properly and safely. Please read it carefully. Also, please complete and mail in the Ownership Registration Card provided with your appliance. The card helps us notify you about any new information on your appliance.
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 3 Microwave Oven Safety Your safety and the safety of others is very important. We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will be preceded by the safety alert symbol and the word “DANGER” or “WARNING.” These words mean: You will be killed or seriousl
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 4 MICROWAVE OVEN SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • The microwave oven should be serviced • To reduce the risk of fire in the only by qualified service personnel. oven cavity: Call an authorized service company for – Do not overcook food. Carefully attend examination, repair, or adjustment. the microwave oven if paper, plastic, or • Do not cover or block any openings on other combustible materials are placed the microwave oven. inside the oven to faci
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 5 Installation Instructions Before you begin operating the oven, carefully read the following instructions. 1. Empty the microwave oven and clean legs are in place to ensure proper airflow. If inside it with a soft, damp cloth. Check vents are blocked, a sensitive thermal safety for damage such as a door that isn’t lined device automatically turns the oven off. The up correctly, damage around the door, or oven will not work until it has cooled. dents inside
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 6 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS For all cord connected appliances: completely understood, or if doubt exists The microwave oven must be grounded. as to whether the microwave oven is In the event of an electrical short circuit, properly grounded. grounding reduces the risk of electric Do not use an extension cord. If the power shock by providing an escape wire for supply cord is too short, have a qualified the electric current. The microwav
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 7 Getting to Know Your Microwave Oven This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking. It also shows you the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before you use your oven. How your microwave Radio interference oven works Using your microwave oven may cause Microwave ovens are safe. Microwave interference to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is interference, energy is not hot. It c
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 8 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN • When you use a browning dish, the 3 browning dish bottom must be at least ⁄16 Testing your inch (5mm) above the turntable. Follow the dinnerware or directions supplied with the browning dish. • Never cook or reheat a whole egg inside cookware the shell. Steam buildup in whole eggs Test dinnerware or cookware before using. may cause them to burst, and possibly To test a dish for safe use, put it into the oven damage t
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 9 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Microwave oven features 3 8 7 COOK OZ HEATER T/TABLE OFF SENSOR POPCORN REHEAT COOK 3 SIZES AUTO WARM ADD COOK HOLD MINUTE OPTIONS MORE LESS Conservator Plus DEFROST 2 COOK COOK CLOCK TIME POWER SET 6 12 3 45 6 78 9 START OFF 0 ENTER CANCEL 4 5 1 Your microwave oven is designed to make 5. Removable Turntable Support your cooking experience as enjoyable and (under turntable). productive as possible. To get you up and 6.
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 10 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Control panel 1 features COOK OZ HEATER T/TABLE OFF Your microwave oven control panel lets you select a desired cooking function quickly and easily. The following is a list of all the SENSOR Command and Number pads located on the 3 control panel. 2 POPCORN COOK REHEAT 3 SIZES 4 For more information on these features, see “Using your microwave oven” 6 AUTO WARM ADD section. 5 COOK HOLD MINUTE 7 1. Display. The display
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 11 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 16.START/ENTER. Touch this pad to start a function you have set. Using the child lock 17.OFF/CANCEL. Touch this pad once to The Child Lock locks the control panel so erase an incorrect command or twice to children cannot use the microwave when cancel a program during cooking. This you do not want them to. pad will not erase the time of day. To lock the control panel: NOTE: If you try to enter unacceptable in- TOUCH str
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 12 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Setting the clock Using the minute When you first plug in your microwave oven, timer the display tells you to “PLEASE SET TIME You can use your microwave oven as a OF DAY”. Then the display shows “:”. If the kitchen timer. Use the Minute Timer for electric power ever goes off, the display will timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. repeat this message when the power comes back on. NOTE: If you want to use other Command p
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 13 Standard Microwave Cooking This section gives you instructions for operating each microwave function. Please read these instructions carefully. 4. End of cooking Cooking at high At end of cooking time: cook power Three tones will sound, and the display will show “End”. 1. Put the food in the oven and close the door. YOU SEE 2. Set the cooking time. TOUCH YOU SEE Display scrolls the words COOK TIME “ENTER COOKING TIME” 5. To show time of day: TOUCH Examp
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 14 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING Cooking at different cook powers For best results, some recipes call for differ- The following chart gives the percentage of ent cook powers. The lower the cook power, cook power each Number pad stands for, the slower the cooking. Each Number pad and the cook power name usually used. It also stands for a different percentage of also tells you when to use each cook power. cook power. Many microwave cookbook Follow recipe or food
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 15 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING Cooking at different 5. To show time of day: TOUCH cook powers (cont.) 1. Put the food in the oven and OFF CANCEL close the door. Cooking with more 2. Set the cooking time. TOUCH than one cook cycle For best results, some recipes call for one COOK cook power for a certain length of time, and TIME another cook power for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from Example for 7 minutes, 30 seconds: one to another a
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 16 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING After the first stage is over, 2 tones sound and the next stage will count 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set the down. cooking time and cook power At end of cooking time: for each additional cycle. Three tones will sound, and the display will show “End”. 5. Start the oven. TOUCH 6. To show time of day START TOUCH ENTER OFF CANCEL YOU SEE COOK Using OPTIONS OPTIONS lets you turn on or off tones, the clock, or the demonstration mode;
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 17 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING Using ADD MINUTE Using MORE or LESS ADD MINUTE lets you cook food for If a preset cooking time is too long or too 1 minute at 100% cook power. short, you can lengthen or shorten the cooking time during the cooking cycle. NOTES: NOTE: You can only use MORE and LESS Each time you touch ADD MINUTE, it • with Auto Cook or regular timed cooking. will add 1 minute. You can enter ADD MINUTE only after • 1. To add 10 seconds to a clo
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 18 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING Using AUTO COOK AUTO COOK lets you cook common NOTE: If you want to cook by entering a microwave-prepared foods without time and cook power, see the needing to set times and cook powers. “Microwave cooking guide” in the AUTO COOK has preset times and cook “Cooking Guide” section. power for six major types of food. To use AUTO COOK: 4. Touch one or more of these 1. Put your food in the oven and Number pads to enter the close the
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 19 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING NOTES: Using DEFROST See the “Defrost chart” later in this • section for defrosting directions for You can defrost food by choosing a category each food. and setting a weight. DEFROST has preset times and cook powers for 3 categories: To defrost items not listed in the • Meat, Poultry, and Fish. “Defrost chart,” use 30% cook power. Refer to a reliable cookbook for To use DEFROST, follow the defrosting information. steps below
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4393927Av04c32 8/28/98 2:20 PM Page 20 STANDARD MICROWAVE COOKING DEFROST 1. Meat setting WHEN YOU SEE MESSAGE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOOD Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty Beef cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost cycle. 1 Ground Beef, Remove thawed portions with fork. Do not defrost less than ⁄4 lb. (113 g) Bulk Turn over. Return remainder to oven. Ground Beef, Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than two 4 oz. Pa
