Visit the Frigidaire Web Site at: http://www.frigidaire.com Over-the-Range Microwave with Oven Convenience Pad Welcome .......................................... Important Safety Instructions Featu res and Specifications Before Operating Manual Operation Convenience Cooking 2 ..... 3-6 .......... 7 ............................ ..................... Operation 8 9-14 ......... 15-16 Charts ...................... 17-18 Care & Cleaning .....................
We I c om e & C on g rat ula tio n s Congratulations on your purchase of a new microwave! At Electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you with the best service possible, Your satisfaction is our number one priority, We know you'll enjoy your new microwave and Thank You for choosing our product, We hope you consider us for future purchases. PLEASE Product Be sure to register your product.
What You Need to Know About Safety Instructions To avoid personal injury or property damage, observe the following: 1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat and be hazardous to handle. Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing in the Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover al possible conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense. caution, and care must be exercised when installing, maintaining or operating a mtcrowave. 2.
Importan t Safe ty Instru ctions To avoid risk of electrical Shock or death, this oven must begrouoded aod p,ug must no, beo,tered Grounding Instructions Grounding reduces risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire I__ grounded. forven the MUST electricbecurrent if an electrical J short occurs. This oven is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded. See Installation instructions.
Precautions Possible to Avoid Exposure Excessive to Microwave Energy Adhere to the following precautions: DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation can result in harmful exposure Lomicrowave energy. It is important not to defeat or Lampler with the safety interlock switches • DO NOT place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed to reduce the risk of burns, electric shocks, fire or injury to persons or exposure to excessive microvave energy. • READ ALLinstructions DO NOT operate this oven if it has a damaged cord or power plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or dropped. This oven, including power cord. must be serviced ONLY by qualified service personnel. Special tool sare required to service oven.
Microwave features Front View Bottom View Front Vent Grill Surface lights / Window Front i J Interlock" system \ \ Door j _J u ring assembly assembly Turntable Shaft t I glass tray Control panel Ventilation filters Control panel ® ® ® ® (13) (14) (15) --@ (16) START/Pause Stop/Cancel Exhaust (High/Low/Off - Use to turn the exhaust fan on, off or to adjust fan speed. Surface Light - Press this pad to turn the surface lights on or off. Welght/Time i i "_ 4 /"2' "_ gasyget ,:5 .
i i Before Operating Setting the clock Learn more about your microwave oven Example: setting clock display for 9:00: 1. Touch Clock pad once for AM, touch twice for PM, " To avoid risk of persona! injury or property damage, do not operate the microwave oven empty. , To avoi d risk Of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware aluminum foil metal utensils or metal trimmed utensils in the microwave oven. c_ock 2. Enter time using number pads.
Manual Operation Setting the timer Control Lock Example: setting timer for 5 minutes: You may lock the control panel to prevent the microwave from being accidentally started or used by children. 1. Touch Timer pad once. 2, Enter desiredtimeusing T_me, number pads, 5 0 0 The control lock feature is very useful when cleaning the control panel. The lock will prevent accidental programming when wiping the control panel clean, Example: to set the control lock ON: 3, Touch Timerpad.
Heating with high power level Heating with multiple cooking stages Example: to heat for 5 minutes at 100% power: For best results, some microwave recipes call for different power levels or different lengths of time for cooking. Your microwave may be set to change from one stage to another automatically (2 stages maximum), 1, Press Cook Time pad, Cook Time Example: to cook food for 3 minutes at 80% power and O O, 2.
Using the Pause key Setting Defrost (by Weight) If at anytime your microwave recipe would require that the food be turned or require you to stop the microwave during the cooking process you may do so after starting the microwave with the START/Pause pad, Example: to defrost lib. of food with the default power level and cook time determined automatically: 1, Press Defrost pad once, 0.0 will appear in the display, To pause the microwave during cooking: 2.
Defrosting tips • When using the defrost weight feature, the weight entered should always be pounds (valid entries are from 0.3 to 6,0 pounds), The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time, Shallow rectangular food packets defrost more quickly than a deep frozen block of food.
Reheat The reheat feature provides 3 quick preset settings based on serving size to reheat food for your cooking convenience, Reheat Category Example: 8 ounces of food once 8 oz 16 ounces of food twice 16 oz 24 ounces of food 3 times 24 oz = to reheat 24 ounces of food. 1, Press Reheat pad 3 times to reheat 24oz. of food, 24oz will appear in the display (see reheat category table). 2.
Suggested power levels for cooking Suggestions for getting the best results The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help you to adjust to the power output best suited for the food type you are preparing, As with any food prepartion in the microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions that are printed on food packaging, To help you achieve the best possible results from your microwave oven, read the following suggestions below; • The table below provides suggested power level
Beverage Popcorn The beverage feature heats 1,2 or 3 cups of beverage, Use the table below to determine the setting to use. -DO NOT leave micowave oven unattended while Amount PoPping c0m. 1 cup ( about 8.8 oz.) The popcorn feature lets you pop 3 different commercially packaged microwave popcorn sized bags, Use the table below to determine the setting to use. Amount . Press popcorn 1.75 oz. (default setting) pad once 3.0 oz. 2 times 3.5 oz.
Convenience cooking suggestions Convenience category Popcorn Amount 1.75,3.0, 3.5 oz. 1 pkg. Cook a single "microwave-only" bag of popcorn at a time. Use caution when removing and opening the hot popcorn bag from the oven. Let microwave oven cool down at least 5 minutes before using again. Potato 1,2,3 potatoes 8,16,24oz Pierce each potato several times using a fork. Place on turntable in spoke-like fashion. After cooking, let stand for 3-5 minutes.
Cooking meat in your microwave Be sure to place prepared meats on a microwave-safe roasting rack in a microwave-safe dish, Start cooking the meat fat side down and if necessary, use narrow strips of aluminum foil to shield any bone tips or thin meat areas, After cooking, check the temperature in several places before letting the meat stand the recommended time, Please note that the temperatures in the following charts are temperatures at removal time; the temperature will rise during the standing period.
Cooking vegetables in your microwave Vegetables should be washed just before cooking. Rarely is extra water needed. If dense vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and greens are being cooked, add about _¼cup of water, When cooking cut vegetables, always cover the dish with a lid or vented microwavable plastic wrap. Whole, unpeeled vegetables such as potatoes, squash, eggplant, etc., should have their skin pricked in several locations before cooking to prevent them from bursting.
Cleaning the exhaust filters Surface light replacement The oven ventilation exhaust filters should be removed and cleaned often; generally at least once every month, To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, wear gloves when replacing the light bulbs. TO avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, d0 not operate oven hood without filters properly in place. Surface lights Ventilation filters 1. Unplug the microwave oven or turn off power at the main circuit breaker.
Care&Cleaning Cleaning suggestions For best performance and for safety reasons, keep the oven clean inside and outside, Take special care to keep the inner door panel and oven fron frame free of food and grease build-up, • If steam accumulates inside or outside the oven door, wipe with a soft cloth. Steam can accumulate when operating the oven in high humidity and in no way indicates microwave leakage. Never use rough scouring powder or pads on the microwave.
Solutions Troubleshooting to Common guide The power goes off before the cook time has elapsed - If you have a problem you cannot solve, please do not hesitate to call our service line: Before you call a repair person for your microwave, check the list below for possible easy solutions to some common problems. Neither the microwave's Problems display or oven operates - • Properly insert the plug into a grounded power outlet.
Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions. Exclusions This warranty does not cover the following: 1.
