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E LECTRIC C OOKT OP +M ICROW A VE D RA WER ™ OPERA TION MANUAL MODEL KB-5121K Followed by indicating color: K = black, W = white, S = stainless steel CONTENTS ......................................................... 2 CUSTOMER ASSIST ANCE ......................................... 3 PRECAUTIONS TO A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWA VE [...]
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CONTENTS 2 UNP ACKING AND EXAMINING YOUR COOKTOP+MICROWA VE DRA WER CONTENTS .......................................................... 2 CUSTOMER ASSIST ANCE ......................................... 3 PRECAUTIONS TO A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWA VE ENERGY ......................... 3 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY ......................[...]
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CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE T o aid in rep or ting t his e lect r ic Cook top +Microw av e Dr a we r, please rec ord b el o w the mode l number a nd ser ial number locate d on the un it. W e also sugges t yo u record a l l the in format ion listed a nd reta in for futu re ref erence. MOD EL N UM BE R SE RI A L N UM BE R DAT E OF P UR CH A S E / / DE AL ER [...]
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CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY 4 The P roduct Inform ation Card should be comple te d wi t hi n ten da ys o f purchase a nd retur ned. W e wil l keep i t on file and hel p y ou access the i nfor mation if nee ded. T his wi ll a lso enabl e us to contact you i n the u nl i ke ly e vent that any ad justm ents or modi fications a re ev er re quir ed for y [...]
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5 IM PORT A NT SA FET Y INST RUCTIONS R EAD A LL I NS T R U CTIO N S B EFORE US ING IM PORT A NT S AFET Y NOTICE A ND W AR NING WARN IN G ANTI- TI P DEVICE T o re duce the risk of tipping of this appliance f rom abnor mal usage b y e xcessive loa ding of the Microwave D ra wer, th e a pp li a n ce mu s t b e se cu re d b y in sta lling th e An ti -[...]
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6 4 T o re du ce th e r i sk of bu r n s, ig n it io n of f la m m abl e mate rials and spillag e due to unintenti onal con tact wi t h utens i ls, the handle of a u tensil sho uld be positioned so that it is tur ned inw a rd and does not e xten d o v er ad jacen t sur face un its. 5 Do n ot co ok on broken coo k top. I f c ook t op shou ld brea k,[...]
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7 IM PORT A NT SA FET Y INST RUCTIONS 1 8 T o re du ce t h e ri s k o f fir e in t h e M i cr o w a v e Dra w er c a v i ty : a Do not o vercook food. Ca refu lly at tend applia nce when paper , plastic or other c ombu stible mater ials a re p la ce d ins i de t he M i cr o w a v e Dra w er t o f ac ili tat e co o kin g . b Remo ve wi re twist -t i[...]
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8 PARTS NAME 1 Hot surface i ndicator 2 Radia nt sur face un its 3 Cooktop W a r m Zone 4 Control panel 5 Cooktop W a r m ind icator 6 Cooktop - on indicator 7 W av eguide cov er DO NOT RE MO VE . ELECTRIC COOKTOP WITH MICROWAVE DRAWER 8 Draw er seal ing sur faces 9 Microw av e Dr a wer guides 10 G lass cera m ic cooktop 1 1 Control knobs 1 2 D raw[...]
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9-/ (/4352&!#%).$)#!4/2,)'(43 --Ê, Ê"" /"* Numbers ne xt to the key sheet il lus t ration indicate pages on which there a re featu re descr iptions and usage inform ation. £ Î #/.42/,+./"3 #/.42/,+./"3 *,/-Ê " /,"[...]
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Th is Sha r p I nsight Cooktop +Microw av e Draw er featu res a n L CD T ouchscreen t hat is desi gned to ma ke operat ion easy by pro vidi ng step-by -step i nstr uctions r ight on the activ e t ouc hscre en displa y . Af ter t he ti me of da y and d ate a re set (instr uctions on ne xt page ), the Home Page will app ear. TOUCH SCR EEN D IS PL A Y[...]
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11 TO SET DA TE AND TIME 1 Af ter touchi ng Set Clock or Clock, enter the cor re ct month by t ouchi ng Month re pea te dly . T he mont h appe a rs i n t he banner at the top of the disp lay . W he n set for the correct mo nth, touch ENTER . 2 Enter the date b y touc h ing t he number pads on the control panel. Example: for June 1 , touch 0 1 . Che[...]
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12 INFOR MA TION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOU T THE CO OK TOP • Gla ss ce ra m ic c o okt op - Ma k e su re t he su r face a nd the pan bot tom a re cl ean b ef ore t ur n ing on. D o not use the cooktop i f the gla ss is broke n or if met al melts on i t. • Radiant su rface unit s - T he radia nt sur face heati ng un its are beneath the smooth glass [...]
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""/"*Ê1- , /Ê-1, Ê1 /- S ur f ac e u ni ts a r e tur n e d o n an d ad ju s te d u s in g th e co n tr o l kn o bs . "7Ê/"Ê- /Ê- Ê-1, Ê1 / £ P la ce c orre ct l y siz ed coo kw are on th e r adi ant s urfa ce uni t. Ó Push the k nob i [...]
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14 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING • Ch e ck f o r d on e n e s s . L o ok fo r s ig ns i nd ic a t i ng t ha t cook ing temperat ur es ha ve been reached. Doneness s igns inclu de: - Food stea ms t hr ougho ut, not just at edg e. - Center bott om of dish is v er y hot to the t ouc h. - Poultr y th igh joints mo ve eas ily . - Meat and pou ltr y sho w n[...]
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15 need t enderi zing. DO NOT use meta l twist t ies. Re member to slit bag so steam can escap e. Ho w t o use a lum inum foil in your Micro wa ve Draw er: • S ma ll f lat pieces of a lumi num fo il placed smooth ly on the food ca n be used to shie ld areas that a re e ither de f rosting or cook ing too quickly . • F oi l should not come cl os [...]
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16 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING TIME COOKING Y our Microwave Drawer can be programmed for 99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). Always enter the seconds after the minutes, even if they are both zeros. HI GH P OWE R COO KI NG • Suppose y ou want to cook f or 5 m inutes at 1 0 0% . 1 En ter coo k in g time by to uc hin g n um ber pads 500 . 2 Note the top l i[...]
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1 E n t e r c o o k i n g t i m e b y t o u c h i n g number pads 500 . 2 T ouch Pow er Lev el 3 ti mes to choose 7 0%. Y o u can omit th is step whe n y ou set 1 0 0% po w er . T ouc h Mul tip le Sequ enc e . 3 Note that 1 0 0% st age 2 appears i n the ban ner . 4 Enter second cook ing ti me 3000 . 5 T ou ch P ow er Le vel until 5 0% S t ag e 2 ap[...]
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18 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING SENSO R SETTINGS Shar p's Senso r is a sem i-conductor devi ce t hat detects the vapor (mo istu re and hum idity ) emitte d from the f ood as it heats. T he sensor a d justs the co oki ng t imes a nd pow er lev els fo r var ious f oods a nd quantities. USI NG S EN SO R SE TTI NGS : 1 Af ter the Co oktop +Microw av e[...]
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1 T ouc h Po pcorn p ad. 2 T ouch Regu lar pad. T he m icrow av e wil l sta r t automatical ly . 3 W h en t h e s e ns or d et e c t s t he va p or emitt ed f rom t he food, the d ispla y wil l begin counti ng down t he cooki ng t ime. Fo llow the instr uctions at t he end. 19 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING PO P COR N Y ou can pop popc orn wi th n o need[...]
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20 AUTOMA TIC C OO KIN G CH ART FR ES H VEG ET AB LES AM OU NT Baked Potatoes* 1 - 6 medium Broccoli, Cauli f l o wer* 0.25 - 2.0 l b Cor n on the cob* 0.25 - 1 .5 lb Beans, Ca r rots* 0.25 - 1 .5 lb Summer Squash, Winter Squash * 0.25 - 2.0 l b ME A TS , P OU L TRY , SE A FOO D AM OU NT Ground Beef * 0.25 - 2.0 l b Bone less Po rk Loi n 2.0 - 3.5 [...]
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21 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Note: • Y ou ca n ad just donenes s with More / L ess Time Ad justment. See page 26. • More or less tha n the quant ity listed i n the cha r t should be cooked f ollo wing the g uidelines i n any microw av e book. • T he f ina l cooki ng result will var y a ccordi ng to the food condition ( e.g . in itial t emperat[...]
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22 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Chicken Noodle 1 tsp oil 1 onion, sliced thinly 1 / 2 c thin sliced celery 1 1 / 2 c thin sliced carrots 4 c chicken broth 1 lb bone-in chicken pieces 3 / 4 c fine egg noodles 1 / 3 c chopped parsley salt and pepper Split Pea Soup 3 c water 2 c vegetable bouillon 1 / 2 c dried split peas 1 / 3 c chopped onion 1 clove ga[...]
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23 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING Almond Bread Pudding 2 c half and half 2 tbsp unsalted butter , melted 2 large eggs, beaten 3 / 4 c sugar 1 tsp almond extract 1 / 2 c golden raisins 1 / 2 c slivered, blanched almonds, toasted 6 c 2-inch cubed French or Challah bread Sauce: 1 / 4 c unsalted butter , melted 1 / 2 c sifted confectioners’ sugar 1 large e[...]
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24 MICROWAVE DRAWER COOKING DE FROST Defrost pad automatical ly de fr osts al l the foods found in the D efrost char t belo w . • Suppose yo u want to defrost 1 .2 lb ground meat. 1 T ouch Defrost pad. 2 T ouch Gr ound Meat pad. 3 Ent er weight by t ouch i ng numb er pad s 1 2 . T he n touch S T A RT . 4 The displa y wil l b egin counting down th[...]
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25 OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES KEE P W A RM Keep W a r m a llo ws y ou to keep food war m up to 30 m inutes. • Suppose yo u want to keep f ood war m for 20 m inutes. 1 T ouch K eep W a rm pad. 2 Enter ti me by touching number pa ds 2000 . T hen touc h ST A RT . 3 The disp lay wil l begin counting do wn the keep war m ti me. Note: I f y ou attempt t[...]
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26 MO RE / LESS TIME A DJUSTM ENT The progr am med co oki ng t imes a re ta i lored t o t he most p opular t astes. T o adjus t the co oki ng ti me to yo u r i ndividual pref erence, use the More / Le ss pad t o ei ther add or re duce cooki ng time. • Su ppo se y ou w ant to re heat a re fr i ge rate d f ood fo r m ore time . 1 T ouch R eheat pad[...]
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27 KITCHEN TIM ER • S uppose you w ant to set K itche n Timer for 1 5 m inutes. 1 T ouch Kitchen Timer pad on the con trol panel. 2 T ouch Min / Se c pad * . 3 T o set time, to uc h n umbe r pads 1500 and touch Kitchen Tim er pad. TO C A NCEL, TOUCH AN D HOLD K ITCH EN TI M ER P AD F OR 3 SECO N DS . * If y ou w a nt to set the K itch en Timer in[...]
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28 OTHER FEATURES VID EO D EM O The V ideo Demo is an auto mated “tour” through many of the f eatures of this Coo k top+Mi cro wa v e Dra w er . T o see a vi deo dem o, pres s Setup , touc h , touc h V id eo Demo and then tou ch V id eo Dem o O N . DE M O MO DE The D emo Mode is a l ea r ni ng tool. U sing t his f unction, the Mic rowa ve Dr aw[...]
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29 Be fore c leaning any par t of the Cooktop+Micro w a v e D ra wer , be su re a ll cont rols a re t u r ne d OF F a nd a ll su r fac es a re cool. NON - COOKTOP SU RF ACES EX TE RI OR The outside sur face is pre coated metal and plastic. Clea n the outside with mi ld soap and water; r inse and d r y with a soft c loth. Do not use a ny type of hou[...]
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30 CLEANING AND CARE Note: • D o not use alumi num foil on the cooktop. • I f pot s or pan s of a lum i num or copp er ar e al low e d to boil dr y , per ma nent da mage may a ffect the cera m ic g lass sur face. • D o not s lide pot s and pa ns across t he cooktop sur face. • Co okware with rough bott oms can ma rk or scrat ch t he cooktop[...]
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31 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE Please check the f ollo wi ng bef ore cal li ng f or ser vice. I t may sa ve y ou tim e and ex pense. PR OB LE M PO SS IB LE CAUS E SO LUTIO N 1 Par t or a ll of Cooktop +M icro wa ve Draw er does not operat e. • Pow er outage. • Fuse/circ uit breake r a t h ome doe sn ’ t w ork. • M icro wa ve Draw er is in D[...]
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PR IN T ED I N US A AUTO-TOUCH GUIDE For mo r e com p lete i n for m at io n an d sa fet y pr e cau ti on s , re fer to yo ur O p er ati on M an u al . SET DA TE AN D TIM E If the C ook top +M icrowa ve Dr aw e r has just be en plugged i n, touch Set Clock on t he scre en a nd follow the di r ections. T o res et the clock, touch Setup pad on t he c[...]