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en Safety Table of contents USER MANUAL 1 Safety .................................................................... 2 2 Preventing material damage ............................... 5 3 Environmental protection and saving energy ....................................................................... 6 4 Installation and connection................................. 6 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance ........ 7 6 Accessories..........................................................
Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of burns! The appliance and its parts that can be touched become hot during use. ▶ Caution should be exercised here in order to avoid touching heating elements. ▶ Young children under 8 years of age must be kept away from the appliance. Accessories and cookware get very hot. ▶ Always use oven gloves to remove accessories or cookware from the cooking compartment. When the cooking compartment is hot, any alcoholic vapours inside may catch fire.
en Safety ▶ Never defrost or heat food with a low water content, such as bread, at too high a microwave power or for too long. Cooking oil may catch fire. ▶ Never use the microwave to heat cooking oil on its own. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! Liquids and other food may easily explode when in containers that have been tightly sealed. ▶ Never heat liquids or other food in containers that have been tightly sealed.
Preventing material damage WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! The appliance uses a high voltage. ▶ Never remove the casing. WARNING ‒ Risk of serious harm to health! Inadequate cleaning may destroy the surface of the appliance, reduce its service life, and lead to dangerous situations, such as escaping microwave energy. ▶ Clean the appliance on a regular basis, and remove any food residue immediately. ▶ Always keep the cooking compartment, door and door stop clean.
en Environmental protection and saving energy 3 Environmental protection and saving energy 3.1 Disposing of packaging The packaging materials are environmentally compatible and can be recycled. ▶ Sort the individual components by type and dispose of them separately. 3.2 Saving energy Hide the clock in standby mode. ¡ The appliance saves energy in standby mode. Note: The appliance requires: ¡ A maximum of 1 W when the appliance is in operation with the display switched on ¡ A maximum of 0.
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Display Display clock or cooking time. Rotary selector Set the time, cooking time or automatic programmes. Buttons Select functions. Door opener Open the door. Door opener When you press the door opener, the appliance door springs open.
en Accessories 5.2 Types of heating Here you can find an overview of the types of heating. You can find recommendations on using the types of heating. Symbol 90–800 Name Microwave Grill Microwave combined operation Programmes Use For defrosting, cooking and heating foods and liquids. Microwave power settings: ¡ 90 W ¡ 180 W ¡ 360 W ¡ 600 W ¡ 800 W Grill sausages or toast. Gratinate food. Bake bakes and gratins. The dishes are browned. There are preprogrammed settings for many dishes. 5.
Basic operation en 7.3 Cleaning the accessories 7.4 Setting the time ▶ Clean the accessories thoroughly using soapy water After connecting the appliance to the power supply or following a power cut, the following prompt appears in the display for the setting the time. 1. Set the time using the rotary selector. 2. Press to confirm the time. and a soft, damp cloth. 8 Basic operation 8.
en Grill 8.4 Configuring the microwave settings 2. Observe the information on how to prevent material WARNING ‒ Risk of scalding! There is a possibility of delayed boiling when a liquid is heated. This means that the liquid reaches boiling temperature without the usual steam bubbles rising to the surface. Even if the container only vibrates a little, the hot liquid may suddenly boil over and spatter. ▶ Always place a spoon in the container when heating liquids. This will prevent delayed boiling. 3.
Memory 4. Press . a An audible signal sounds once the cooking time has elapsed. en Note: If you open the cooking compartment door while the appliance is in operation, the appliance stops the operation and keeps the set time schedule. If you want to restart the operation, close the door and press . 10 Memory You can use the memory function to save the setting for a dish and call it up again at any time. Tip: If you prepare one dish often, use the memory function. 10.
en Childproof lock 7. The defrosted food should be left to stand for an ad- ditional 10 to 30 minutes until it reaches an even temperature. Large pieces of meat require a longer standing time than smaller pieces. For poultry, remove the giblets after the resting time. 8. Continue to prepare the food, even though thick pieces of meat may still be frozen in the middle. 11.4 Cooking with the automatic programmes With the three cooking programmes, you can cook rice, potatoes or vegetables.
Basic settings en 13 Basic settings You can configure the basic settings for your appliance to meet your needs. 13.1 Overview of the basic settings Here you can find an overview of the basic settings and factory settings. The basic settings depend on the features of your appliance. Display Basic setting Button tone Selection = off = on1 Demo mode 1 = off1 = on Description Switching the button tones on or off Note: You cannot switch off the button tone for and . The appliance is switched off.
en Cleaning and servicing New sponge cloths contain residues from production. ▶ Wash new sponge cloths thoroughly before use. You can find out which cleaning products are suitable for each surface or part of the appliance in the individual cleaning instructions. 14.2 Cleaning the appliance Clean the appliance as specified. This will ensure that the different parts and surfaces of the appliance are not damaged by incorrect cleaning or unsuitable cleaning products.
Troubleshooting 14.8 Cleaning aid The cleaning aid is a quick alternative for occasionally cleaning the cooking compartment. The cleaning aid softens dirt by vaporising the soapy water. The dirt can then be removed more easily. Setting the cleaning aid 1. Add a few drops of washing-up liquid to a cup of water. en 2. Place a spoon in the cup to prevent delayed boiling. 3. Place the cup in the centre of the cooking compart- ment. 4. Press and hold 5. Press . for approx. four seconds.
en Disposal 16 Disposal Find out here how to dispose of old appliances correctly. 16.1 Disposing of old appliance Valuable raw materials can be reused by recycling. ▶ Dispose of the appliance in an environmentally friendly manner. Information about current disposal methods are available from your specialist dealer or local authority.
How it works Issue After defrosting, poultry or meat should not be defrosted on the outside only but still frozen in the middle. The food should not be too dry. Tip ¡ Set a lower microwave power setting. ¡ If you are defrosting a large quantity, turn it several times. ¡ Set a lower microwave power setting. ¡ Set a shorter cooking time. ¡ Cover the food. ¡ Add more liquid. 2. 3. 4. 18.3 Defrosting With your appliance you can defrost frozen food. Defrosting food 1.
en How it works Food Weight in g Fruit, e.g. raspberries5 Fruit, e.g. raspberries5 300 500 Butter, defrosting7 125 Butter, defrosting7 250 Loaf of bread 500 Loaf of bread 1000 Cakes, plain, e.g. sponge cake8, 9 Cakes, plain, e.g. sponge cake8, 9 500 750 Cakes, moist, e.g. fruit flan, cheesecake8 500 Cakes, moist, e.g. fruit flan, cheesecake8 750 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Microwave power setting in W 180 1. 180 2. 90 1. 180 2. 90 1. 180 2. 90 1. 180 2. 90 1. 180 2. 90 90 1. 180 2. 90 1. 180 2.
How it works en Heating frozen food in the microwave Observe the recommended settings for using the microwave to heat frozen food. Food Weight in g Cooking time in mins 300–400 Microwave power setting in W 600 Set menu, plated meal, ready meal with 2–3 components Soup Stew Slices or pieces of meat in sauce, e.g. goulash Bakes, e.g. lasagne, cannelloni Side dishes, e.g. rice, pasta2 Side dishes, e.g. rice, pasta2 Vegetables, e.g. peas, broccoli, carrots3 Vegetables, e.g.
en How it works 18.5 Cooking Do not cover the food when grilling. Do not cover the food when combining the microwave and grill. 4. Always place the cookware on the turntable. ‒ Always place the wire rack on the turntable when grilling. Do not preheat. 5. Start the operation. 6. To even out the temperature, leave the heated food to stand at room temperature for approx. 2–5 minutes. ‒ Leave the meat to sit for 5–10 minutes before cutting it.
How it works Food Amount Accessories Microwave power setting in W 600 Type of heating Cooking time in mins Information Vegetables, fresh 250 g Cookware with lid - 5-101 Cookware with lid Wire rack 600 - 10-151 Cut the ingredients into equal-sized pieces. Add 1 to 2 tbsp water for every 100 g. Stir the food occasionally. - Vegetables, fresh 500 g Vegetable skewers Potatoes 4– 5 pieces 250 g 20-25 Use wooden skewers.
en How it works Food Cooking time in mins Note: Biscuit Microwave power setting in W 600 Meatloaf 600 23 - 28 8–10 Place a 22 cm diameter Pyrex dish on the turntable. Place a Pyrex dish on the turntable. Defrosting with the microwave Recommended settings for using the microwave to defrost food. Food Meat Microwave power setting in W 1. 180 2. 90 Cooking time in mins Note: 1. 5–7 2. 10–15 Place the Pyrex dish (22 cm diameter) on the turntable.
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