R-743 (serv.man6) - Sharp Home Appliance User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 9

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MICROWAVING
Introduction: Microwave energy causes the
particles in food to vibrate. This results in the food
being heated up due to the friction, in the same way
your hands get warm when you rub them together.

Outer areas of  food are heated by microwave
energy, and remaining portions by conduction.  It is,
therefore, important to turn, rearrange or stir food
to ensure even heating.  Where recommended, allow

food to stand, this is not optional but necessary to
ensure thorough cooking and is particularly important
for dense food, such as joints of meat.
Microwaves pass through non-metallic dishes and
utensils and heat the food inside the dishes.
Microwaves are reflected by metal. The oven is lined
with metal and has a fine metallic mesh in the door to
prevent microwave leakage. Metallic dishes are not
suitable for microwaving.  (Refer to suitable cookware
page 16-17)

Prepare and place food in suitable container onto
the turntable. Close the door.

Opening and closing the door: To open the
oven door, press the door opening button. The oven
lamp will come on while the door is open. Close the
door firmly and the oven lamp will go out.

Stopping the oven: If you wish to stop the oven
during cooking press STOP/CLEAR or open the
oven door. To start the oven, close the door and
press START/AUTO MINUTE. If you wish to
cancel the cooking programme, press
STOP/CLEAR twice.

1. Press the TIME

keys to enter the
cooking time.

2. Select power

level. (See Power
Levels, page 8).

3. Press

START/AUTO
MINUTE once to
start cooking.

Press START/AUTO

MINUTE once to start
cooking.

Enter heating time,
press the 10 SEC.
key three times.

Press MICROWAVE
POWER LEVEL once
for 100P (HIGH).

Display will count
down through
heating time.

Example:
To melt 50g (2oz) butter on 100P (HIGH) power for 30 seconds.

GETTING STARTED:  
Getting started in three simple steps: 

WARNING
Always operate the oven with the turntable and
support fitted correctly, see page 2. This promotes
thorough even cooking.

A badly fitted turntable may rattle, may not rotate
properly and damage the oven.

The turntable rotates clockwise or counter
clockwise. The rotary direction may change each
time you start the oven. This does not affect
cooking performance.

STIR

TURN KG / % GRILL MICRO    COOK

10min. 1min.

10sec.

10sec.

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