Dacor DCM24 Use And Care Manual

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Before operating your new microwave oven make sure you
read and understand this use and care manual completely.
• Before using the microwave, follow these steps:
1. Plug in the microwave oven. Close the door. The
display will show WELC OME PRESS CLE AR A ND P RESS
CLOC K .
2. Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad. “ : ” will appear.
3. Set the clock.
To Set The Clock
1. Touch the CLOCK pad.
2. Enter the correct time of day by touching the
numbers in sequence. Touch the CLOCK pad again.
The microwave is equipped with a 12 hour clock. If
you attempt to enter an incorrect clock time, ERR OR will
appear in the display. Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad and
re-enter the time.
Before Operating
• If electrical power to your microwave oven is
interrupted, the display will intermittently show
WELC OME PRE SS CLEA R AND PRE SS CLOCK after the power
is restored. If power is interrupted during cooking, the
program will be erased. The time of day will also be
erased. Simply touch the STOP/CLEAR pad and reset
the clock for the correct time of day.
Stop/Clear
Touch the STOP/CLEAR pad to:
1. Clear a mistake made during programming.
2. Cancel the timer.
3. Stop the microwave oven temporarily during timed
cooking.
4. Return the display to time of day.
5. Cancel a program during cooking, touch twice for
timed cooking.
Time Cooking
Your microwave oven can be programmed for 99 minutes
and 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after
the minutes, even if they are both zeros.
For example, to cook for 5 minutes at 100%.
1. Enter cooking time by touching the number pads
500.
2. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad.
To Set Power Level
The microwave has 11 preset power levels.
Using lower power levels increases the cooking time which
is recommended for foods such as cheese, milk and, long
slow cooking of meats or defrosting. Consult a cookbook or
recipes for specic recommendations.
For example, to defrost for 5 minutes at 30%.
1. Enter the defrosting time by touching the number
pads 500.
2. Touch the POWER LEVEL pad and number 3.
3. Touch the START/INSTANT ON pad.
Manual Operation
You can program up to 4 automatic cooking sequences.
Follow directions on page 23. Note that the power
level must be entered rst when programming multiple
sequences.
TOUCH POWER
LEVEL PAD ONCE
THEN TOUCH
APPROXIMATE
PERCENTAGE
OF POWER
COMMON
WORDS FOR
POWER LEVELS
Power Level 100% High
9 90%
8 80%
7 70% Medium High
6 60%
5 50% Medium
4 40%
3 30% Med Low/Defrost
2 20%
1 10% Low
0 0%

Dacor DCM24 Specifications

General

Brand	Dacor
Model	DCM24
Category	Microwave Oven
Language	English