OWNER’S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVEN PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING AND KEEP IT HANDY FOR REFERENCE AT ALL TIMES. LMV2031 ** www.lg.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Cooking Guide for Sensor Cook ......................... 16 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE Timer ................................................................... 17 EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Soften .................................................................. 17 ENERGY .................................................................. 2 Melt ..................................................................... 17 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. WARNING Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury or death. CAUTION Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in minor personal injury or property damage. WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • 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.
SPECIFICATIONS LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS To request service information or replacement parts, the service center will require the complete model number of your microwave oven. The number is on the inside of the door frame as shown in the illustration below. 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.
FEATURES MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Door Handle Model and Serial Number Plate Metal Rack Vent Grille Door Safety Lock System Control Panel Cooking Guide Window with Metal Shield Glass Tray Cooktop/Countertop Light Serivce call 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 will safely absorb all microwave energy, if the oven is accidentally started.
FEATURES 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. 1 2 4 3 5 7 6 8 10 9 11 13 12 15 14 16 18 17 19 21 20 22 24 23 USING GLASS TOUCH CONTROLLER 1.
FEATURES 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 of 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 long to cook depending on the amount of humidity it detects from the food. 13. Cook Time. Touch this button to set a cooking time. 3. Cook.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE 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 To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not run the oven empty. To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, large sheets of aluminum foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN 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. Example: To set the Lamp for ON 1. Touch Vent On/Off. Touch once. "FAN SLOW" will scroll in the display. Fan will work on slow speed. 1. Touch Light Hi/Low/Off. To turn on, touch once. "Light" will flash in display, then stay on. 2. Touch Vent On/Off. 2. Touch Light Hi/Low/Off. Fan will turn off.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER MULTI-STAGE COOKING Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds. 8 3 0 1. Enter the cook time. 2. Touch START/Enter. When the cook time is over, you willhear four beeps and "COOK END" will scroll in display. 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.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The 10 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 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.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR REHEAT SENSOR COOK Reheat lets you heat foods without needing to program times and Power Levels. Reheat has preset Power Levels for 6 categories. See the details in the cooking guide table. 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. Example: To reheat a Casserole. Example: To cook Rice. 1. Touch Reheat.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING GUIDE FOR SENSOR POPCORN RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS CATEGORY POPCORN 2.0 - 3.5 oz. 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.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIMER You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. Example: To count 3 minutes. MELT The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter or margarine, chocolate, marshmallows, or processed cheese food.) See the following table. Example: To melt 8 oz. chocolate. 1. Touch Timer. 1. Touch Soften/Melt twice. 2. Enter the time by using the number buttons. 3 0 0 3. Touch START/Enter.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SOFTEN TABLE CODE 1 2 3 CATEGORY Butter Ice Cream Cream Cheese Refrigerated Frozen Refrigerated Frozen 4 Juice DIRECTION START TEMP. Frozen AMOUNT Unwrap and place in a microwave safe dish on the rack over the glass tray. Butter will be at room temperature and ready for use in a recipe. 1, 2 or 3 sticks (4 oz. / 1 stick) Place in a microwave safe dish on the rack over the glass tray. Ice cream will be soft enough to make scooping easier.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN DEFROST DEFROST TABLE 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.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIME DEFROST METAL RACK Time defrost feature allows you to enter time to defrost. CAUTION Example: defrost 2 minutes 1. Touch Defrost 3 times. 2 0 0 To avoid risk of property damage: Do not use the rack to pop popcorn. 2. Enter time to defrost. 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. Do not cook with the rack on the floor of the oven.
COOKING TIPS GETTING THE BEST COOKING RESULTS To get the best results from your microwave oven, read and follow the guidelines below. • Storage Temperature: Foods taken from the freezer or refrigerator take longer to cook than the same foods at room temperature. The time for recipes in this book is based on the normal storage temperature of the food. • Size: Small pieces of food cook faster than large ones, pieces similar in size and shape cook more evenly.
COOKING TIPS APPETIZERS/SAUCES/SOUPS MEAT Cooking Appetizers: Tips and Techniques Cooking Meat: General Directions Recommended • 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. • Arrange individual appetizers in a circle for even cooking. • Stir dips to distribute heat and shorten cooking time.
COOKING TIPS MEAT COOKING TABLE MEAT BEEF Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties POWER LEVEL COOKING TIME HI 1-11/2 minutes 11/2-2 minutes 21/2-31/2 minutes DIRECTIONS Form patties with depression in center of each. Place on microwavable roast rack. Brush with browning agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. Turn over halfway through cooking. Let stand covered 1 minute after cooking.
COOKING TIPS POULTRY Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. - Defrost completely. - 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. - Cover the baking dish with waxed paper to reduce splattering. - Use a browning agent or cook with a sauce to give a browned appearance. • Tend the poultry as it cooks. - Drain and discard juices as they accumulate.
COOKING TIPS 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. There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave oven. Cooking 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.
MAINTENANCE 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.
MAINTENANCE OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 4. Remove the old filter. 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. 1 2 5. Slide a new charcoal filter into place. 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.
COOKING UTENSILS 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. DO NOT USE METAL UTENSILS: Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil trays.
FAQS 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 oven. Use of any other rack can result in poor cooking performance and/or arcing and may damage your oven. Q. Can I use either metal or aluminum pans in my microwave oven? A.
TROUBLESHOOTING 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 food cooks unevenly: • be sure food is evenly shaped. • be sure food is completely defrosted before cooking. • check placement of aluminum foil strips used to prevent overcooking.
LIMITED WARRANTY – USA LG Electronics Inc. will repair or replace your product, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period set forth below, effective from the date of original consumer purchase of the product. This limited warranty is good only to the original purchaser of the product and effective only when used in the United States, including U.S. Territories.
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