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A35411,DCM24S/B/R
MODEL
DCM24
followed by letter indicating color
S=Stainless steel,
B=Black,
R=Arctic white
MICROWAVE OVEN
USE & CARE MANUAL
CONTENTS
For Customer Assistance
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Precautions to Avoid Possible
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Exposure to Excessive Microwave
Energy .................. Inside Front Cover
Product Warranty..............................1
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Important Safety Instructions ............2
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Installation Instructions .....................3
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Grounding Instruc
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE To aid in reporting this microwave oven in case of loss or theft, please record below the model number and serial number located on the unit. We also suggest you record all the information listed and retain for future reference. MODEL NUMBER ___________ SERIAL NUMBER __________ DATE OF PURCHASE____________________________________ Dealer _____________________ Telephone ____________________ Servicer _____________________ Telephone _________________
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R PRODUCT WARRANTY WHAT IS COVERED CERTIFICATE OF WARRANTIES DACOR MICROWAVE OVEN WITHIN THE FIFTY STATES OF THE U.S.A., THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND CANADA * : FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY If your DACOR product fails to function within one year of the original date of purchase, due to a defect in material or workmanship, DACOR will remedy the defect without charge to you or subsequent users. The owner must provide proof of purchase upon request and have the appliance accessible for se
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all instructions before using the 16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: appliance. a. Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance when paper, plastic or other 2. Read and follow the specific “PRECAUTIO
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Unpacking and Examining Your Oven ABOVE WARMING OVEN INSTALLATION Remove all packing materials from inside the oven cavity; however, DO NOT REMOVE THE WAVEGUIDE COVER, which is located on the ceil- ing. Read enclosures and SAVE the Opera- tion Manual. Check the oven for any damage, such as misaligned or bent door, damaged MICROWAVE 1 1 /4" CUTOUT (32MM) door seals and sealing WARMING surfaces, broken or OVEN CUTOUT (ALL MODELS) loose door hinges and la
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. This oven is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. It must be plugged into a wall receptacle that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with the National Electrical Code and local codes and ordinances. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. WARNING – Improper use of the grounding
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW About Your Oven This Use & Care Manual is valuable: read it carefully Generally, covered foods will not cause as much and always save it for reference. condensation as uncovered ones. Vents on the oven back must not be blocked. The Dacor Convection Microwave Cookbook is a valuable asset. Check it frequently for cooking After using convection, automatic mix or broil, principles, techniques, hints and recipes. you will hear the sound of the cooling fa
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R About Utensils and Coverings It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your kitchen can be used successfully in your new convection microwave oven. The chart below will help you decide what utensils and coverings should be used in each mode. Utensils and Microwave Only Convection High Mix/Roast Coverings Broil, Slow Cook Low Mix/Bake Yes Aluminum foil Small flat pieces of aluminum foil placed Yes Yes For shielding For shielding smoothly on food can be
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R Utensils and Microwave Only Convection High Mix/Roast Coverings Broil, Slow Cook Low Mix/Bake No No Microwave-safe Yes Use for reheating and defrosting. Some plastic containers microwave-safe plastics are not suitable for cooking foods with high fat and sugar content. Follow manufacturer's directions. ® Yes Yes Yes Plastic, Thermoset Are heat resistant up to 425°F. Do not use for broiling. Yes Use brands specially marked for No No Plastic wrap microwave use. DO NOT allow plasti
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer in About Children and the Microwave a thick or dense area away from fat or bone. NEVER Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave leave the thermometer in food during cooking, unless oven with a supervising person very near to them. using a microwave thermometer when cooking with Between the ages of 7 and 12, the supervising only microwave power. person should be in the same room. * Always use potholders to prevent burns
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R Special Note for the Turntable Support and Turntable Read carefully before setting the turntable and turntable support, to turn them smoothly. Improper setting may cause arcing. 1. Place the turntable support to the turntable motor shaft, "Top"side up (Top is engraved on one side). See Fig.1-1 and Fig.1-2. And make sure the center of turntable support is set between three nails of the turntable motor shaft as shown in Fig.2. Turntable support Turntable support Fig.1-2 Fig.1-1 F
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R PART NAMES MIX CONV DEFROST Interactive display Words will light in the display to indicate SENSOR OZ KG HELP features and cooking instructions. TURNTABLE ON OFF COOK LBS 25 25 17 24 17 24 17 15 17 15 18 18 21 21 22 22 23 23 12,11 12,11 14 14 11 11 14 12,13 14 12,13 24 10 24 10 25,10 25,10 24,10 10,24 24,10 10,24 DCM24R DCM24S, DCM24B Numbers indicate pages on which there are a feature description and usage information. ACCESSORIES The following accessories are designed especia
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R BEFORE OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION * Before operating your new microwave oven make sure you read and understand this Use & Care MICROWAVE COOKING manual completely. * Before the oven can be used, follow these Time Cooking procedures: Your oven can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 1) Plug in the oven. Close the door. The display will seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. say WELCOME PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS CLOCK. * Suppose you want
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R To Preheat and Cook with Con- CONVECTION AND AUTOMATIC vection MIX COOKING Your oven can be programmed to combine preheat- ing and convection cooking operations. You can pre- This section of the Use & Care Manual gives you heat to the same temperature as the convection tem- specific cooking instructions and procedures. Please perature or change to a higher or lower temperature. consult your Convection Microwave Cookbook for helpful hints for convection and combination cook- * S
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R To Preheat and Cook with Automatic Mix Automatic Mix Cooking Your oven can be programmed to combine preheat- This oven has two pre-programmed settings that ing and automatic mix cooking operations. You can make it easy to cook with both convection heat and preheat at the same temperature as the preset com- microwave automatically bination temperature or change it to a different tem- perature. Oven Microwave temperature power 300°F 30% * Suppose you want to preheat to 350°F. and
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R Automatic Mix Cooking: Helpful Hints for Convection and Automatic Mix Cooking 1. Meats are best when roasted directly on the low rack. A dish can be placed below the meat Your Dacor Convection Microwave Oven can if gravy is to be made from the drippings. cook any food perfectly because of the number of 2. Less tender cuts of meat can be roasted and ways it can cook: microwave only, automatic mix, tenderized using oven cooking bags. convection only or broil. The cookbook that co
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R BROIL COOKING SLOW COOK Slow Cook is preset at 300°F for 4 hours. The Preheating is automatic when the BROIL setting is temperature can be changed to below 300°F. The used. Only actual cooking time is entered; the oven cooking time cannot be changed. This feature can be signals when it is preheated to 450°F. Oven used for foods such as baked beans or marinated temperature cannot be changed. Use BROIL setting chuck steak. for steaks, chops, chicken pieces and many other foods. S
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R SPECIAL FEATURES 5. After the 1st stage, open the door. Turn steak over and shield any warm AUTO DEFROST portions. Close the door. Auto Defrost automatically defrosts foods shown in the chart below. START Touch START pad. INSTANT ON * Suppose you want to defrost a 2.0 pound steak: Procedure 6. After the 2nd stage, open the door. Shield 1. any warm portions. Close the door. AUTO Touch AUTO DEFROST DEFROST pad once. START Touch START pad. INSTANT ON Select desired food by 2. AUT
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R 5. Check food for temperature after cooking. If additional time is needed, continue to cook with MANUAL DEFROST variable power and time. 6. If the sensor does not detect vapor properly when If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on the popping popcorn, the oven will turn off, and the AUTO DEFROST CHART or is above or below the correct time of day will be displayed. If the sensor limits in the “Amount” column on the AUTO DEFROST does not detect vapor properly when us
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A35411,DCM24S/B/R Instant Sensors Your oven has Instant Sensor Popcorn and Instant Sensor Reheat. To use either, simply touch the chosen pad. The oven will start automatically. -Sensor Reheat -Sensor Popcorn You can reheat many foods by touching just one pad. *Suppose you want to pop a 3.5 oz. bag of popcorn: You don't need to calculate reheating time or power Procedure level. * Suppose you want to heat prepared chili: 1. Place bag on overturned 9” glass pie plate. Procedure 2. Touch POPCORN 1.
