Samsung MW8584N Owner's Manual

OPERATION12 OPERATIONSetting Cooking Times & PowerLevelsYour microwave allows you to set up to three differ-ent stages of cooking, each with its own time lengthand power level. The power level lets you controlthe heating intensity from Warm (1) to High (0).One-stage CookingFor simple one-stage cooking, you only need to set acooking time. The power level is automatically set atHigh. If you want the power set at any other level,you must set it using the Power Level button.1 Use the number buttons to set a cookingtime. You can set a time from one secondto 99 minutes, 99 seconds. To set a timeover one minute, enter the seconds too.For example, to set 20 minutes, enter2, 0, 0, 0 .2 If you want to set the power level tosomething other than High, press thePower Level button, then use the numberbuttons to enter a power level.Power Levels:1 = warm 6 = simmer2 = low 7 = medium high3 = defrost 8 = reheat4 = medium low 9 = sauté5 = medium 0 = highThe display shows “PRESS START OR ENTER NEXTSTAGE COOKING TIME”3 Press the Start button to begin cooking.If you want to change the power level,press Pause/Cancel before you pressStart, and reenter all of the instructions.Setting Cooking Times, continuedSome recipes require different stages of cooking atdifferent temperatures. You can set multiple stagesof cooking with your microwave.Multi-stage Cooking1 Follow steps 1 and 2 in the “One-StageCooking” section on this page. The dis-play shows “PRESS START OR ENTERNEXT STAGE COOKING TIME.”When entering more than one cooking stage, thePower Level button must be pressed before thesecond cooking stage can be entered.To set the power level at High for a stage of cook-ing, press the Power Level button twice.2 Use the Number buttons to set a secondcooking time.3 Press the Power Level button, then usethe number buttons to set the powerlevel of the second stage of cooking.The display shows the power level youhave set and then “PRESS START ORNEXT STAGE COOKING TIME.”4 Press Start to begin cooking, or repeatsteps 2 and 3 to set a cooking time andpower level for a third stage of cooking.When finished, press Start.