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OPERATION MANUAL
with COOKBOOK
R-247
MICROWAVE OVEN
800W (IEC 60705)

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  • Page 1 OPERATION MANUAL with COOKBOOK R-247 MICROWAVE OVEN 800W (IEC 60705)
  • Page 2 If the product is used for business purposes and you want to discard it: Please contact your SHARP dealer who will inform you about the take-back of the product. You might be charged for the costs arising from take-back and recycling. Small products (and small amounts) might be taken back by your local collection facilities.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS ............2 VEN AND CCESSORIES .
  • Page 4: Oven And Accessories

    This does not affect cooking performance. • When you order accessories, please quote both the PART NAME and MODEL NUMBER to your dealer or SHARP approved service facility. WARNING: The door, outer cabinet, oven cavity, turntable and dishes will become very...
  • Page 5: Control Panel

    CONTROL PANEL 1. DIGITAL DISPLAY 2. INDICATORS 3. EXPRESS COOK Key 4. EXPRESS DEFROST Key 5. POWER/WEIGHT Key 6. STOP/CLEAR Key 7. START/AUTO MINUTE Key 8. TIME Keys...
  • Page 6: Installation

    Do not allow the power supply cord to • Check the oven carefully for damage before and regularly after installation. run over any hot or sharp surfaces, such • Make sure the door closes properly, as the hot air vent area at the top rear that it is not misaligned or warped.
  • Page 7: Important Safety Instructions

    WARNING: Liquids and other foods openings switch off the oven immediately, must not be heated in sealed containers unplug it and call a SHARP approved service since they are liable to explode. facility. (See page 34). Microwave heating of beverages can •...
  • Page 8: Maff Heating Category

    MAFF HEATING CATEGORY Microwave output power The heating category (a letter A to E) developed in Watts (based on by MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and international (IEC 60705) Food) with microwave oven and food standard). manufacturers indicates the ability of the oven to Letter representing the heat small quantities of food (up to 500g [1lb oven heating category.
  • Page 9: Microwave Power Levels

    MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS • Your oven has 5 power levels, as shown. Press the • To change the power level for cooking, enter Power Level POWER/ Percentage WEIGHT key the required time and then press the POWER/WEIGHT key until the display HIGH 100P indicates the desired level.
  • Page 10: Setting The Clock

    SETTING THE CLOCK Your oven has a 12 hour and a 24 hour clock. • To select the 12 hour clock, press and hold the POWER/WEIGHT key for 3 seconds, will x1 and hold for 3 seconds. appear on the display. •...
  • Page 11: How To Operate Your Oven

    HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN Opening and closing the door: To open the oven door, push the door opening button. Starting the oven: Close the door and press the START/AUTO MINUTE key. Stopping the oven: If you want to stop the oven during cooking, press the STOP/CLEAR key once or open the oven door.
  • Page 12 HOW TO OPERATE YOUR OVEN MANUAL DEFROSTING • Enter the defrosting time and use microwave power levels 10P or 30P to defrost (refer to page 7). • Stir or turn the food, where possible, 2 - 3 times during defrosting. •...
  • Page 13: Express Cook / Defrost

    EXPRESS COOK / DEFROST This function enables you to cook or defrost the foods listed on the control panel (see EXPRESS COOK/DEFROST charts on page 12). Follow the examples below for details on how to operate these functions. Example: To cook roast beef from chilled weighing 1.0 kg on EXPRESS COOK EC-2. 1.
  • Page 14: Express Cook / Defrost Charts

    EXPRESS COOK / DEFROST CHARTS EXPRESS COOK CHART MENU WEIGHT RANGE COOKING PROCEDURE EC-1 Frozen Roast Beef 0.5kg - 1.5kg • Place meat in a flan dish on the turntable. / Lamb (-18˚C) • Turn meat over when the audible signal sounds. EC-2 Chilled Roast Beef 0.5kg - 1.5kg •...
  • Page 15: Convenient Functions

    CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS 1. SEQUENCE COOKING This function enables continued and uninterrupted operation of up to 3 different stages. Example: To cook for: 5 minutes on 70P microwave power (Stage 1) 16 minutes on 30P microwave power (Stage 2) STAGE 1 2.
  • Page 16: Cooking Advice

    WARNING: Follow instructions in the SHARP operation manual at all times. If you exceed recommended cooking times and use power levels that are too high, food may overheat, burn and in extreme circumstances, catch fire and damage the oven.
  • Page 17: Microwave Cooking Advice

    MICROWAVE COOKING ADVICE Food Characteristics Composition Foods high in fat or sugar (e.g. Christmas pudding, mince pies) require less heating time. Care should be taken as overheating can lead to fire. Bones in food conduct heat, making the food cook more quickly. Care must be taken so that the food is cooked evenly.
  • Page 18: Suitable Cookware

    SUITABLE COOKWARE Round/oval dishes are preferable to To cook/defrost food in a microwave oven, the square/oblong ones, as the food in the corners microwave energy must be able to pass through tends to overcook. A variety of cookware can be the container to penetrate the food.
  • Page 19: Defrosting Advice

    DEFROSTING ADVICE Defrosting food using your microwave oven is It is a simple proccess but the following the quickest method of all. instructions are essential to ensure the food is thoroughly defrosted. Rearrange Foods that are placed towards the outside of the dish will defrost quicker than foods in the centre.
  • Page 20: Reheating Advice

    REHEATING ADVICE For the reheating of foods, follow the advice and guidelines below to ensure food is thoroughly reheated before serving. Plated meals Remove any poultry or meat portions, reheat these separately, see below. Place smaller items of food to the centre of the plate, larger and thicker foods to the edge.
  • Page 21: Cookbook

    COOKBOOK CONTENTS & C ......19 NTRODUCTION OOKERY OTES ONVERSION HARTS EFROSTING HART Meat, poultry, fish, fruit, bread, pastry, savoury pie & quiche .....20 OOKING HARTS Meat, poultry &...
  • Page 22: Defrosting Chart

    DEFROSTING CHART ▼ METHOD ● STANDING FOOD DEFROST MICRO TIME POWER LEVEL TIME Meat Joints 20 - 22 Minutes/ Place in a flan dish. Turn over 4-5 90 - 120 Minutes (Beef, Lamb, Pork) 450g times during defrosting. Shield. Minced Meat 10 - 12 Minutes/ Stage1: 30P Place on a plate.
  • Page 23: Cooking Chart

    COOKING CHART ▼ METHOD ● STANDING FOOD COOKING MICRO TIME POWER LEVEL TIME Beef (rare) 12 - 13 Minutes/ Place in a flan dish. 10 Minutes (Topside, Silverside) 450g Turn over halfway through cooking. Beef (medium) 18 - 19 Minutes/ Place in a flan dish.
  • Page 24 COOKING CHART ▼ METHOD ● STANDING FOOD COOKING MICRO TIME POWER LEVEL TIME Aubergines & 6 Minutes/ Place in dish. Add 30ml (2 tbsp) water. 100P 2 Minutes Broccoli (fresh) 225g Cover dish. Stir halfway through cooking. Sliced Beans 6 Minutes/ Place in dish.
  • Page 25: Cooking Food

    COOKING CHART ❇ COOKING ▼ METHOD ● STANDING FOOD MICRO TIME POWER LEVEL TIME White rice 14 - 15 Minutes Add 300ml (1/2 pint) boiling water/100g rice. 2 Minutes (long grain) Do not cover. Stir twice during cooking. Brown rice 20 - 21 Minutes Add 400ml (14fl.oz) boiling water/100g rice.
  • Page 26: Reheating Chart

    REHEATING CHART FOOD COOKING MICRO METHOD STANDING TIME POWER LEVEL TIME Remove from can. Place in a dish and 2 Minutes Canned foods 7 - 8 Minutes/ cover. Stir halfway through cooking. (Soup, Baked beans, 425g can Spaghetti, Vegetables) Place on kitchen roll. Bread rolls/ 40 - 50 Seconds/ Croissants...
  • Page 27 RECIPES GARLIC MUSHROOMS 1 Heat the margarine on 100P for 30 seconds. 2 Stir in the mushrooms, garlic and cook on Serves 6 70P for 5 minutes, stirring 2-3 times. 50g margarine Serve in ramekin dishes with French bread. 250g mushrooms, quartered 30ml (2 tbsp) garlic purée Variation: Garlic Prawns: Substitute mushrooms with 250g...
  • Page 28 RECIPES INDONESIAN SALMON Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, except the cream and salmon. Serves 4 2 Place a quarter of this mixture into another 20ml (4 tsp) indonesian curry paste bowl, cut a slit into each fillet lengthways and 20ml (4 tsp) sweet chilli sauce then place equal amounts of the mixture into 5ml (1 tsp) garlic purée...
  • Page 29 RECIPES BEEF RISOTTO 1 Place all ingredients into a 2.5 litre (apporox. 4 pint) casserole dish and mix well. Serves 4 2 Place on the turntable. Do not cover. 75g onion, chopped 75g celery, sliced 3 Cook on 70P for 35 minutes, stir 2-3 times 75g green pepper, seeded and sliced during cooking.
  • Page 30 RECIPES BOLOGNESE SAUCE 1 Place oil, onion, celery and garlic into a 2.5 litre (approx. 4 pint) dish and mix well. Serves 4 2 Cook on 70P for 4 minutes. 45ml (3 tbsp) vegetable oil 150g onion, finely chopped 3 Add all the remaining ingredients, mix 100g celery, finely chopped thoroughly.
  • Page 31 RECIPES CHICKEN CACCIATORE 1 Place mushrooms, onion and garlic in a 2.5 litre (approx. 4 pint) casserole dish. Cook on Serves 4 100P for 3 minutes. 225g mushrooms, sliced 2 Stir in all remaining ingredients except for the 125g onion, chopped chicken.
  • Page 32: White Sauce

    RECIPES WHITE SAUCE 1 Place the margarine in a bowl and heat on 100P for 30 seconds, until melted. 300ml ( pint) 2 Stir in the flour and whisk in the milk. Cook 25g margarine on 100P for 6 minutes, stirring halfway 25g plain flour through cooking, until thick and smooth.
  • Page 33 RECIPES GINGER CAKE 1 Cream the sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Serves 4 - 6 (800g) 2 Beat in the eggs one at a time. 200g caster sugar 3 Sift the flour and fold into the mixture. 200g margarine 4 Add the grated fresh ginger, ground ginger and 4 eggs (medium) orange juice then mix to a dropping consistency.
  • Page 34: Cleaning And Maintenance

    CLEANING & MAINTENANCE CLEAN THE OVEN AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND REMOVE ANY FOOD DEPOSITS. OVEN INTERIOR • It is important to clean the interior of your • Food will release steam during cooking and microwave oven after each use. cause condensation inside the oven and door. It is important to wipe the oven dry.
  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    This will help prevent yourself. It is hazardous for anyone other unnecessary service calls if the fault is something than a SHARP trained engineer to carry simple. out servicing or repairs. Follow this simple check below:...
  • Page 36: To Replace The Mains Plug

    Neither SHARP nor the supplier will be wires as described: liable if this happens. • The green and yellow wire to the plug terminal...
  • Page 37: Guarantee

    Sharp agrees to provide for the repair or, at its option, the replacement of a defective product. Sharp reserves the right to replace defective parts, or the product, with new or refurbished items. Items that are replaced become the property of Sharp.
  • Page 38: Specifications

    SHARP Electronics (U.K.) Ltd.
  • Page 39 Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd London, U. K. U.K.: 08705 274277 (office hours) Ireland: 01 676 0648 (office hours) Website: http://www.sharp.co.uk/support PRINTED IN THAILAND TINSEB086WRRZ-K83...

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