Bissell 1671-y Manual

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MELTSOFTEN
1 LB QUICK
DEFROST
BY WEIGHTBY TIME
BY FOOD
DELAY
DEFROST
Press Enter
BY TIMEAmount of cooking time
BY WEIGHTFood weight
BY FOODFood type, food weight
1 LB. QUICK DEFROSTStarts immediately!
SOFTENFood type
MELTFood type, food weight
DELAYCooking or defrosting function and time of day to start.
Features of 
the DEFROST
Screen
Defrosting Features
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The Defrost Screen allows you to choose 
from a variety of functions to defrost by time,
by weight or by food type. 

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Defrosting 
by Time
Defrosting Features
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Allows you to defrost for a selected length 
of time. See the Defrosting Guide for 
suggested times.
1 From the Home Screen, select DEFROST.
2 From the Defrost Screen, select BY TIME.
3 Enter the defrosting time using the numbers
on the touchscreen. Press ENTERwhen
finished or CLEARto erase the time you
entered.
4 Check to make sure the time and power 
level are correct, and press STARTon the
touchscreen.
For best results, turn food over...

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Defrosting
Guide 
for Time
DefrostFood Time Comments
Breads, Cakes
Bread, buns or rolls (1 piece) 1 min.
Sweet rolls (approx. 12 oz) 3 to 5 min.
Fish and Seafood
Fillets, frozen(1 lb.) 6 to 8 min.
Shellfish, small pieces(1 lb.) 5 to 7 min. Place block in casserole. Turn over 
and break up after half the time.
Fruit
Plastic pouch – 1 to 23 to 6 min.
(10-oz package)
Meat 
Bacon (1 lb.) 2 to 5 min. Place unopened package in oven. 
Let stand 5 minutes after defrosting.
Franks (1 lb.) 2 to 5 min. Place...

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Defrosting 
by Weight
Defrosting Features
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Defrosting by Weight automatically sets the
defrosting times and power levels to give even
defrosting results for meats, poultry and fish
weighing up to six pounds.
1 From the Home Screen, select DEFROST.
2 From the Defrost Screen, select 
BY WEIGHT.
3 Using the Conversion Guide at right, enter
the food weight using the numbers on the
touchscreen. For example, press 1 and 2 
for 1.2 pounds (1 pound, 3 ounces). Press
ENTERwhen finished or...

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Defrosting 
by Food
Defrosting Features
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Defrosting by Food allows you to specify the
food you are defrosting and automatically sets
the defrosting times and power levels to give
even defrosting results for that type of food.
1 From the Home Screen, select DEFROST.
2 From the Defrost Screen, select BY FOOD.
3 Select the food type from the touchscreen.
4 Using the Conversion Guide at right, enter
the food weight using the numbers on the
touchscreen. For example, press 1 and 2 for...

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Using the
Soften
Feature
Defrosting Features
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The Soften feature allows you to soften without
melting frozen or refrigerated foods.
Unwrap butter or cream cheese and place 
on plate.
Make sure that foil covers are removed from
frosting or ice cream and place the container
in oven.
1 From the Home Screen, select DEFROST.
2 From the Cook Screen, press SOFTEN.
3 Select the food type from the touchscreen.
4 Check to make sure the time is correct, and
press STARTon the touchscreen.
ICE...

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How to Delay
the Start of
Defrosting
Defrosting Features
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The Delay feature allows you to set the
microwave to delay the start time for Time
Cook, Time Cook 1 & 2, and Time Defrost, 
for up to 24 hours.
1 From the Home Screen, select DEFROST.
2 From the Defrost Screen, select DELAY.
3 Enter the time you want the oven to start.
(Be sure the microwave clock shows the
correct time of day.) Press ENTERwhen
finished or CLEARto erase the time you
entered.
4 Select AM or PM. Press...

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TURNTABLE
EDIT
CUSTOM 1EDIT
CUSTOM 2
FILTER
REMINDERDISPLAY
OPTIONS
MORE
BEEPER
VOLUME
AUTO
NITE LITE
TIMERSET CLOCK
REMINDER
OPTIONS
Press Enter Option
SET CLOCKTime of day, AM/PM
TIMERCountdown time
REMINDERReminder time, AM/PM
AUTO NITE LITEON time, AM/PM
OFF time, AM/PM
BEEPER VOLUMELOW, NORMAL, LOUD, MUTE
TURNTABLEON, OFF
EDIT CUSTOM 1,Microwave program
EDIT CUSTOM 2
FILTER REMINDERReset reminder time
DISPLAY OPTIONS • Clock display ON/OFF
• Display contrast 1–5
Features 
of the
OPTIONS
Screen...

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Setting the
Clock
Microwave Options
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Select SET CLOCKfrom the Options Screen
to set the time of day.
1 From the Home Screen, select OPTIONS.
2 From the Options Screen, select 
SET CLOCK.
3 Using the numbers on the touchscreen,
enter the time of day. Press ENTERwhen
finished or CLEARto erase the time you
entered.
4 Select AMor PMfrom the touchscreen.
Press ENTERwhen finished or BACKto
enter a new time.
Setting the
TimerTimer operates as a minute timer and can 
be used at any time,...

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Setting the
Auto Nite
Light
Microwave Options
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The Auto Nite Light can be set to come on 
and go off at desired times.
To set the timer:
1 From the Home Screen, select OPTIONS.
2 From the Options Screen, select AUTO
NITE LITE.
3 The display will show the previous time for
which the Auto Nite Light was set. If you
wish to use that time, press ENTER. To set 
a new time, press CHANGE TIME.
4 If entering a new time, using the numbers 
on the touchscreen, enter the time of day
for the...