Dacor DCM24 Use And Care Manual - page 24
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Help Guide
Help Guide provides 5 features which make using your
microwave oven easy because specific instructions are
provided in the interactive display.
1. SAFETY LOCK
The safety 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 GUIDE, the number 1
and the
START/INSTANT ON pads. Should a pad be
touched,
LOCK
will appear in the display.
To cancel, touch the
HELP GUIDE and STOP/CLEAR
pads.
2. AUDIBLE SIGNAL ELIMINATION
If you wish to have the microwave oven operate with no
audible signals, touch
HELP GUIDE, the number 2 and
the
STOP/CLEAR pads.
To cancel and restore the audible signal, touch
HELP
GUIDE, the number 2 and the START/INSTANT ON
pads.
3. AUTO START
If you wish to program your microwave oven to begin
cooking automatically at a designated time of day, follow
this procedure:
For example, to start cooking a stew on 50% for 20
minutes at 4:30. Before setting, check to make sure the
clock is showing the correct time of day:
1. Touch the
HELP GUIDE pad.
2. Touch the number 3 to select the auto start.
3. To enter a start time of 4:30, touch numbers 4, 3
and 0.
4. Touch the
CLOCK pad.
5. To enter cooking program, touch
POWER LEVEL,
number 5 and then touch numbers 2, 0, 0, and
0
for cooking time.
6. Touch the
START/INSTANT ON pad. The chosen
auto start time will appear in the display.
NOTE:
1. Auto start can be used for manual cooking, Auto
Broil, Auto Roast, Auto Bake, if the clock is set.
2. If the microwave oven door is opened after
programming auto start, it is necessary to touch the
START/INSTANT ON pad for auto start time to
appear in the readout so that the microwave oven
Other Features
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 SELECTION
The microwave oven comes set for English. To change,
touch
HELP GUIDE and the number 4 pad. Continue
to touch the number 4 pad until your choice is selected,
then touch the
START/INSTANT ON pad.
Touch number 4 once for English.
Touch number 4 twice for Spanish.
Touch number 4 three times for French.
5. WEIGHT AND TEMPERATURE SELECTIONS
The microwave oven comes set for U.S. Customary Unit-
pounds. To change, touch
HELP GUIDE and the number
5
. Continue to touch the number 5 until your choice is
selected. Then, touch the
START/INSTANT ON pad.
Touch number 5 once for LB / ˚F.
Touch number 5 twice for KG / ˚C.
Help
Each setting of Auto Defrost, Auto Broil, Auto Roast, Auto
Bake, Sensor Cook, Sensor Reheat and Popcorn has a
available cooking hint. Touch the
HELP GUIDE pad when
HELP is lighted in the interactive display to see the hints.
Easy Minute
Easy Minute allows you to cook for a minute at 100% by
simply touching the
EASY MINUTE pad. You can also
extend cooking time in multiples of 1 minute by repeatedly
touching the
EASY MINUTE pad during manual cooking.
For example, to heat a cup of soup for one minute:
Touch the
EASY MINUTE pad.
NOTE:
1. To use Easy Minute, touch pad within 1 minute after
cooking, closing the door, touching the
STOP/CLEAR
pad or during cooking.
2. Easy Minute cannot be used with Sensor Reheat,
Popcorn, Sensor Cook, Auto Defrost, Auto Broil, Auto
Roast or Auto Bake.