R-961M (serv.man2). For R961M Microwave Oven. - Sharp Home Appliance User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 10

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Opening and closing the door:
• To open the oven door, press the door opening

button. 

• The oven lamp will light when the door is open.
• Close the door firmly and the lamp will go out.

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.

1. Enter the heating time

by pressing the 1min.
key two times.

2. Press the

MICROWAVE
POWER LEVEL key
five times to select 10%.

3. Press the START/AUTO

MINUTE key once to
start cooking.

Display will count
down through
heating time.

Water, sugar and fat in food absorbs the microwaves
and causes them to vibrate. This creates heat by
friction, in the same way your hands get warm when
you rub them together.  
The outer areas of  food are heated by microwave
energy and the remaining portions by conduction.  It is
important to turn, rearrange or stir food to ensure
even heating.  Where recommended, allow food to
stand, this is not optional but is necessary to ensure
thorough cooking. It is particularly important for dense
food, such as joints of meat.

NOTES:
• 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. 
• See SUITABLE COOKWARE, page 28-29.

MICRO

COOK

NOTES:
• Your oven can be programmed up to 99 minutes, 90 seconds (99.90). 
• When the door is opened during cooking, the cooking time on the display stops. The cooking time starts to count

down again when the door is closed and the START/AUTO MINUTE key is pressed.

• When oven operation is finished, the time of day will reappear on the display, if set.

EXAMPLE:
To cook on 10% (low) power for 2 minutes.

To defrost foods not included in the Auto Defrost menu, use microwave power levels 30%
(MEDIUM LOW)  or  10% (LOW). Stir or turn food at least 2-3 times during defrosting.
After defrosting, wrap in aluminium foil and leave to stand until thoroughly defrosted.
Refer to the defrosting charts in the Cookery Book.