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OPERATION MANUAL
AND
COOKBOOK
MODELS R-480F
MICROWAVE OVEN
R-380F R-490F(S)
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WARRANTY Consumer Electronic Products Congratulations on Your Purchase! This Sharp product is warranted against faults in materials and manufacture for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of original purchase. If service is required during the warranty period, please contact your nearest Sharp Approved Service Cen- tre. These repairs would be carried out at no charge to the owner, subject to the conditions specified herein. The owner is responsible for any transportation and insurance c
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CONTENTS page Warranty Inside of front cover Introduction 1 Warning 2 Special Notes 3 Installation Instructions 4 ® Oven Diagram 4 Operation of Touch Control Panel 5 Control Panel Display 5 INFO DISPLAY COOKING SYSTEM Touch Control Panel Layout 5 Thank you for buying a Sharp Microwave Oven. Your new oven has an "Information Display System" Before Operating 6 which offers you step-by-step instructions to easily guide Getting Started 6 you through each feature. Clock Settin
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WARNING IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS : READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: a. Do not overcook food. b. Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in the oven. c. Do not heat oil or fat for deep frying. The temperature of the oil cannot be controlled. d. Look at the oven from time to time when food is heated in disposable containers made of plastic, paper or other combustible materials for signs of smoke or burnin
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SPECIAL NOTES DO DON’T Eggs, fruits, * Puncture egg yolks and whites and * Cook eggs in shells. This prevents nuts, seeds, oysters before cooking to prevent "explosion", which may damage the vegetables, "explosion". oven or injure yourself. sausages and * Pierce skins of potatoes, apples, * Reheat whole eggs. oysters squash, hot dogs, sausages and * Overcook oysters. oysters so that steam escapes. * Dry nuts or seeds in shells. Popcorn * Use specially bagged popcorn for the * Pop popcorn in regu
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Remove all packing materials from the oven cavity, (do not remove the waveguide cover, item 11 below), and the feature sticker from the outside of the door, if there is one. Check the unit for any damage, such as a misaligned door, damaged door seals around the door or dents inside the oven cavity or on the door. If there is any damage, please do not operate the oven until it has been checked by a SERVICE CENTRE APPROVED BY SHARP and repaired, if necessary. 2. Access
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OPERATION OF TOUCH CONTROL PANEL The operation of the oven is controlled by pressing the appropriate pads arranged on the surface of the control panel. An entry signal tone should be heard each time you press the control panel to make a correct entry. In addition the oven will beep for approximately 2 seconds at the end of the cooking cycle, or 4 times when a cooking procedure is required. Control Panel Display Indicator Touch Control Panel Layout 1 2 3 4 6 4 6 5 5 8 8 7 7 9 10 12 10 12 11 11 13
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BEFORE OPERATING * This oven is preset with the INFORMATION GUIDE. To assist you in operating your oven, useful information will appear on the display. In this manual, the display information guide is abbreviated. Getting Started Step Procedure Pad Order Display Plug the oven into a power point and switch SHARP, MICRO-WAVE, on the power. OVEN will be displayed 1 Ensure the oven door is closed. repeatedly. Press the STOP/CLEAR pad so that the STOP 3:00 oven beeps. CLEAR 12345678 2 Only the dots w
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MANUAL OPERATIONS Microwave Time Cooking This is a manual cooking feature, first enter the cooking time then the power level. There are five different power levels. You can programme up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. – – – – – – Power level – – – – – – – – – – – – LOW M•LOW MEDIUM M•HIGH HIGH – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Approximate percentage of – – – – – – – – – – 10% 30% 50% 70% 100% microwave power – – – Cakes – – – Examples of foods typical- Keeping food Defrost Fruits – – – Casseroles M
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Sequence Cooking Your oven can be programmed with up to 3 automatic cooking sequences, automatically switching from one variable power setting to the next. * Suppose you want to cook for 10 minutes on MEDIUM followed by 5 minutes on HIGH. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Enter desired cooking time. 1000 12345678 1 Select desired power level by pressing the POWER MEDIUM POWER LEVEL pad (for MEDIUM press LEVEL 2 three times). x 3 For second sequence, enter desired time 500 for cooking time. 3 If
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Slow Cook The SLOW COOK setting is designed for foods which require longer cooking time. For example, stewing, braising. The maximum cooking time that can be programmed is 2 hours. * To cook on SLOW COOK for 1 hour 30 minutes. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the SLOW COOK pad. ENTER COOKING SLOW COOK TIME 1 Enter desired cooking time. 1H30 12345678 2 Press the INSTANT COOK/START INSTANT COOK SENSOR pad. START COOKING * When the sensor detects the vapour 1H30 3 from the food, the programme
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AUTOMATIC OPERATIONS Notes for Automatic Operations 1. Wipe off any moisture from the outside of cooking containers and the interior of the oven with a dry cloth or paper towel prior to cooking on SENSOR INSTANT REHEAT or SENSOR COOK. 2. After oven is plugged in, wait 2 minutes before using SENSOR INSTANT REHEAT or SENSOR COOK. 3. ERROR will be displayed if: (a) more or less than the quantity or weight of foods suggested in the EXPRESS COOK MENU GUIDE or EASY DEFROST MENU GUIDE is programmed whe
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Express Menus EXPRESS MENUS will automatically compute the power level and cooking time. EXPRESS MENUS has 3 categories. Express Defrost 1.Fish Fillets EXPRESS DEFROST rapidly defrosts 0.5 kg of specific 2.Chicken Fillets Meat. 3.Sausages / Follow the instructions provided in the EXPRESS Minced Meat DEFROST MENU GUIDE on page 8 of the cooking guides. * Suppose you want to defrost 0.5 kg of Chicken Fillets. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the EXPRESS DEFROST pad CHICKEN 05 KG EXPRESS unti
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Express Cook 1.Roast Beef Chilled EXPRESS COOK allows you to cook 3 popular menus chilled or 2.Roast Beef Frozen frozen. To select a menu, press the desired EXPRESS COOK pad 3.Roast Lamb Chilled until the menu of your choice is displayed. Then enter the desired 4.Roast Lamb Frozen weight using the NUMBER pads. Follow the instructions provided 5.Roast Chicken Chilled 6.Roast Chicken Frozen in the EXPRESS COOK MENU GUIDE on pages 6 and 7 of the cooking guides. * Suppose you want to use Express Coo
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Express Meal 1.Pasta Dish Express Meal allows you to cook 3 popular menus. 2.Risotto Follow the instructions provided in the EXPRESS 3.Casserole MEAL RECIPES on pages 3 - 5 of the cooking guides. * Suppose you want to cook Pasta Napolitana (Pasta Dish). Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press EXPRESS MEAL pad once to PASTA EXPRESS cook Pasta Dish. MEAL 12345678 DISH x 1 1 If you require a cooking hint, press the REFER TO IN HELP HELP pad. 12345678 12345678 RECIPE MANUAL INSTANT COOK 2600 Press t
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Sensor Cook VEGETABLES RICE/PASTA DESSERTS 1.Fresh-Hard 1.White Rice 1.Cake 2.Fresh-Soft 2.Dry Pasta 2.Stewed Fruit 3.Frozen 3.Fresh Pasta 3.Pudding 4.Jacket Potato 4.Instant Noodles 4.Crunch 5.Fresh Soup 5.Frozen Pasta 5.Muesli Delight 6.Porridge SENSOR COOK will automatically compute the power level and cooking time. SENSOR COOK has 3 categories. To select a menu, press the desired SENSOR COOK pad until the menu of your choice is displayed. Follow the instructions provided in the SENSOR COOK M
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Quick and Easy 1.San Choy Bau QUICK AND EASY allows you to cook 6 popular 2.Chicken Caesar Salad recipes. Follow the instructions provided in the 3.Asian Greens QUICK AND EASY RECIPES on pages F - G of 4.Garlic Prawns the cooking guides. 5.Nachos 6.Pecan Fudge * Suppose you want to cook Chicken Caesar Salad. Step Pad Order Procedure Display Press the QUICK AND EASY pad CHICKEN SALAD QUICK & until the desired menu is displayed 1 EASY CAESAR (for Chicken Caesar Salad press twice). x 2 Press the
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Easy Defrost 1.Minced Meat EASY DEFROST will automatically compute the microwave 2.Steak / Chops power and defrosting time. 3.Chicken Pieces Follow the instructions provided in the EASY DEFROST MENU 4.Poultry 5.Roast Meat GUIDE on page H of the cooking guides. 6.Bread * Suppose you want to defrost 2.0 kg of Poultry. Step Procedure Pad Order Display Press the EASY DEFROST pad until the POULTRY EASY desired menu is displayed (for Poultry DEFROST press four times). 1 x 4 Press number pads to enter
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OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES Help Feature The HELP feature has 5 different programs. Auto Start The Auto Start feature allows you to set your oven to start automatically. * Suppose you want to start cooking a casserole for 20 minutes on MEDIUM at 4:30 in the afternoon. (Check that the correct time of day is displayed.) Step Procedure Pad Order Display AUTO PRESS 1 LOCK Press the HELP pad. START PRESS 2 HELP DEMO INFO ON PRESS 1 PRESS 3 PADS DESIRED PAD Press the number 1 pad. AUTO ENTER START 2
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Child Lock If the oven is accidentally started with no food or liquid in the cavity, the life of the oven can be reduced. To prevent accidents like this, your oven has a "Child Lock" feature that you can set when the oven is not in use. * To set the Child Lock. After step 1 for Auto Start. Step Pad Order Procedure Display Press the number 2 pad. CHILD 2 LOCK Press the INSTANT COOK/START LOCK INSTANT COOK pad. START 3 The time of day will appear in the display. The control panel is now locked, ea
