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Thank you for purchasing an LG microwave Please record the model number and serial number of this unit for future reference. We Model No: also suggest you record the details of your contact with LG (LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) concerning this unit. Dealer: oven. Serial No: Dealer Phone No: Customer Relations LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. Service Division Bldg. #3 201 James Record Rd. Huntsville, AL 35824-0126 Staple your receipt here as proof of purchase.
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iMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS The safety or damage instructions below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself to your oven. Turn the fan on to disperse steam or smoke Hazards or unsafe practices that may resutt in severe personal injury or death. WARNING ventilated at all times. Turn off cooking equipment if you see flames or a fire occurs. Hazards or unsafe practices ,CAUTION , Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment up to 36 inches wide.
. To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly cause personal injury. - Do not heat small-necked containers, such as syrup bottles. - Do not deep-fat fry in your microwave oven. - Do not attempt home canning in your microwave oven. - Do not heat the following items in the microwave oven: whole eggs in the shell, water with oil or fat, sealed containers, or closed glass jars. These items may explode. .
LOCATION NUMBER OF MODEL GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. The cord for this appliance has a grounding wire with a grounding plug. Put the plug into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded. To request service information or replacement parts, the service center will require the complete model number of your microwave oven.
MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Door Handle Model and Serial Number Plate Metal Rack Vent Grille I Door Safety Lock System mgGuide Window with Metal Shield Glass Tray Cooktop/Countertop Serivce call Light Grease Filter WARNING: Do not operate the oven when empty or without the glass tray. It is best to leave a glass of water in the oven when not in use. The water wilt safely absorb all microwave energy, if the oven is accidentally started.
OVEN CONTROL PANEL Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number pads located on the control panel. For more information on these features, see the USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN section. @ ® ® ® ® ® ® ® @ @ ® @ @ @ @ @ @ ® I @ @ @ @ @ @ USING GLASS TOUCH CONTROLLER 1. Touch the middle d letter or number to activate. 2.
1. Display. The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. 11. Clock. Touch this button to enter the time d day. 2. Reheat. Reheat has preset Power Levels for 6 categories including a casserole, dinner plate, and soup/sauce. The oven's sensor will tell the oven how tong to cook depending on the amount d humidity it detects from the food. 13. Cook Time. Touch this button to set a cooking time. 3. Cook.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR M IC ROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before using your oven. CAUTION GLASS TOUCH CONTROLLER - Touch the middle of letter or number to activate. - If you touch the button with a fingernail or fingertip, the controller may not sense it is being touched. - If the controller or your hands are wet it may not sense your touch.
LIGHT HI/LOW/OFF VENT ON/OFF This button on the controller controls the cooktop light. The vent removes steam and other vapors from the surface cooking area. 0n/0ff Light Hi/Lowi0ff 1. Touch Light Hi/Low/Off. Touch once. "FAN SLOW" will scroll in the display. Fan wilt work on stow speed. To turn on, touch once. "Light" will flash in display, then stay on. Light HiiLowi0ff ENERGY 0n/0ff 2. Touch Light Hi/Low/Off.
MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS MULTI-STAGE COOKING For best results, some recipes call for different power levels during different stages of a cook cycle. You can program your oven to switch from one power to another for up to 2 stages. 3 stages can be programmed if the first stage is the defrost cycle. This feature lets you program a specific cook time and power. For best results, there are 10 power level settings in addition to HIGH (100%) power.
COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The 10 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power bevel for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power bevels, examples of foods best cooked at each bevel, and the amount of microwave power you are using.
SENSOR OPERATING iNSTRUCTiONS SENSOR Sensor Popcorn lets you pop 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 ounce bags of commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Pop only one package at a time. If you are using a microwave popcorn popper, follow manufacturer's instructions. Used to cook foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. The display will indicate the sensor category during the initial sensing period. The oven automatically determines the required cooking time for each food item.
SENSOR Reheat program Reheat See the SENSOR REHEAT lets you heat foods without needing to times and Power Levels. has preset Power Levels for 6 categories. details in the cooking guide table. Reheat COOK Using Cook lets you heat common microwave prepared foods without needing to program times and Cook Powers. Sensor Cook has preset Power Levels for 13 food categories. See the details in the cooking guide table. 1. Touch Reheat. Cook 3 2.
COOKING GUIDE FOR SENSOR RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS CATEGORY POPCORN 2.0 - 3.5 oz. COOKING CODE 1 POPCORN DIRECTIONS Sensor Popcorn lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Pop only one package at a time. For best results, use a fresh bag of popcorn. Place a bag of prepackaged microwave popcorn on the center of the glass tray. GUIDE FOR SENSOR CATEGORY FRESH VEGETABLE RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS DIRECTIONS Place in a microwaveable bowl or casserole. Add water according to the quantity.
TIMER MELT You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter or margarine, chocolate, marshmallows, or processed cheese food.) See the following table. To Jt Timer 1. Touch Timer. 300 2. Enter the time by using the number buttons. Soften/ MeUt 3. Touch START/Enter. When the time is over, the oven wilt beep 7 times. START Enter 1. Touch Soften/Melt twice. 2 2. Choose menu. Touch 2 to chocolate. 2 3.
SOFTEN CODE TABLE CATEGORY BuYer Ice Cream Cream Cheese START TEMP. AMOUNT Refrigerated Unwrap and place in a microwave safe dish on the rack over the glass tray. Butter wilt be at room temperature and ready for use in a recipe. 1, 2 or 3 sticks (4 oz. / 1 stick) Frozen Place in a microwave safe dish on the rack over the glass tray. Ice cream will be soft enough to make scooping easier.
DEFROST DEFROST Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The Defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets the defrosting times for each food item according to the weight you enter. For added convenience, the Defrost feature includes a built-in tone mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange the food during the defrost cycle. Four different defrosting presets are provided.
TiME DEFROST METAL RACK Time defrost feature allows you to enter time to defrost, i Defrost 1. Touch Defrost 3 times. 200 2. Enter time to defrost. START Enter ,CAUTION I To avoid risk of property damage: Do not use the rack to pop popcorn. The rack must be on the four plastic supports when used. 3. Touch START/Enter. Use the rack only when cooking food on the rack position. DEFROSTING Do not cook with the rack on the floor of the oven.
GETTING THE BEST COOKING RESULTS • Turn over foods like pork chops, baking potatoes, roasts, or whole cauliflower halfway through the cooking time to expose all sides equally to microwave To get the best results energy. • Place delicate and follow the guidelines from your microwave oven, read below. • Storage Temperature: Foods taken from the freezer or refrigerator take longer to cook than the same foods at room temperature.
APPETIZERS/SAUCES/SOUPS MEAT Cooking Appetizers" Techniques Cooking Tips and , Prepare • Crisp crackers, such as melba toast, shredded wheat and crisp rye crackers are best for microwave use. Wait until party time to add the spreads. Place a paper towel under the crackers while they cook in the microwave oven to absorb extra moisture. individual appetizers • Stir dips to distribute in a circle for even heat and shorten cooking time. casserole - Cover the meat with waxed splattering.
MEAT COOKING MEAT POWER LEVEL TABLE COOKING TIME DIRECTIONS BEEF Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties HI 1-11/2 minutes 11/2-2 minutes 21/2-31/2 minutes 8-10 minutes per pound RARE(135°F) 11-13 minutes per pound Sirloin tip roast (3-4 Ibs.) MEDIUM(155°F) 11-12 minutes per pound RARE(135°F) 12-13 minutes LAMB Lamb roast, rolled boneless (3-4 Ibs.
POULTRY Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. - Defrost completely. • The poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the - Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the outside edge of the baking dish. When cooking legs, arrange them like the spokes of a wheel. thigh meat should be 180-185°F. • Let the poultry stand covered with foil after cooking for 10 minutes. - Cover the baking dish with waxed splattering.
PASTA AND RICE Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, rice, and cereal require about the same amount of time, but the microwave is a more convenient method because you can cook and serve in the same dish. Cooking There is no stirring needed just like fresh cooked oven. when and leftover reheated pasta tastes in the microwave Pasta and Rice: Tips and Techniques • If you are planning to use rice or pasta in a casserole, undercook it so it is still firm.
CARE AND CLEANING For best performance and safety, keep the oven clean inside and outside. Take special care to keep the inner door panel and the oven front frame free of food or grease build-up. 2. Soak grease filters in hot water and a mild detergent. Rinse well and shake to dry. Do not use ammonia or place them in a dishwasher. The aluminum will darken. Never use abrasive powder or pads.
4.Remove theoldfilter. OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Unplug the oven or turn off power at the main power supply and wear gloves. 2. Remove the vent cover mounting screw. (1 outside screws) 3. Slide vent grille left, then lift out to remove. 5.Slidea newcharcoal filterintoplace. 4. Remove the cover screw slide the cover to left and then lift up the bulb holder. 6. Slide in vent grille and replace the mounting screw. Turn the power back on at the main power supply and set the clock.
MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE USE OVENPROOF GLASS (treated for high intensity heat): Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates, cake plates, liquid measuring cups, casseroles and bowls without metallic trim. CHINA: Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim. PLASTIC: Plastic wrap (as a cover)-- lay the plastic wrap loosely over the dish and press it to the sides. Vent plastic wrap by turning back one edge slightly to allow excess steam to escape.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook on two levels at a time? A. Only use the rack that is supplied with your rmicrowave poor cooking performance oven. Use of any other rack can result in and/or arcing and may damage your oven. Q. Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven? A.
BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick review of this manual as well as the additional information in this checklist may prevent an unneeded service call. If nothing on the oven operates: • check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker. • check if oven is properly connected to electric circuit in house. • check that controls are set properly.
LGElectronics Inc.willrepairor replace yourproduct, atLG'soption, if it proves tobedefective inmaterial or workmanship undernormaluse,duringthewarranty periodsetforthbelow,effective fromthedateoforiginal consumer purchase oftheproduct. Thislimitedwarranty is goodonlytotheoriginalpurchaser oftheproduct andeffective onlywhenusedintheUnitedStates, including U.S.Territories. WARRANTY HOW SERVICE IS HANDLED: PERIOD: Model: LMV2031 ** Labor: 1 Year from the Date of Purchase.
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