website:http://www.lg.ca MICROWAVE OVEN OWNER'S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.
SAFETY • 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY............................................................... 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................... 3 SAFETY................................................................ Important Safety Instructions ............................. 4 4 INFORMATION..................................................... Location of Model Number................................. Oven Specifications ................
SAFETY 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 - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy. • Read all the instructions before using your oven. • Do not allow children to use this oven without close supervision. • Suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment 36 inches wide or less.
INFORMATION Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER 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 oven front as shown in the illustration below. This appliance must be grounded.
INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Door Handle Model and Serial Number Plate Two-position Vent Grille Metal Rack Window with Cooking Guide Metal Shield Door Safety Lock System Grease Filter Glass Tray Oven Control Panel Cooktop/Countertop Light The glass tray moves in both directions to help cook food more evenly. Do not operate the microwave oven without the glass tray in place. To Install: 1. Place the support on the oven cavity bottom. 2. Place the glass tray on the support.
INFORMATION CONTROL PANEL FEATURES 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 “OPERATION” section.
INFORMATION 21. MORE: Touch this pad to add ten seconds of cooking time each time you press it. 1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. 22. LESS: Touch this pad to subtract ten seconds of cooking time each time you press it. 2. POPCORN: Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. 23. NUMBER: Touch number pads to enter cooking time, power level, quantities, or weights. 3.
OPERATION 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 use. CAUTION CAUTION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the oven. To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not run oven empty.
OPERATION CHILD LOCK LIGHT TIMER You may lock the control panel to prevent the microwave from being accidentally started or used by children. The Child Lock feature is also useful when cleaning the control panel. Child Lock prevents accidental programming when wiping the control panel. You can set the LIGHT to turn on and off automatically at any time you want. The light comes on at the same time every day until reset. Example: Turn on 2:00 AM, turn off 7:00 AM. 1. Touch LIGHT TIMER pad.
OPERATION HOLD WARM LIGHT HI-LOW-OFF You can keep cooked food warm in your microwave oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. You can use HOLD WARM by itself or to follow a cooking cycle automatically. Touch LIGHT pad once for bright light, twice for night light, or three times to turn the light off. Example: To use the hold warm. VENT 5 LEVELS 1. Touch HOLD WARM pad. MODE 2. Touch START pad. NOTES: • HOLD WARM operates for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds.
OPERATION AUTO TOUCH Example: To cook 2 slices of French toast. Auto Touch lets you heat common microwave-prepared foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. Auto Touch has preset cook powers for 3 food functions: Chicken choices, Homemade bakery, Large dish menus. 1. Touch HOMEMADE BAKERY pad. 2. Choose food category. Example: To cook 6 oz. Chicken wing. Category 1. Touch CHICKEN CHOICES pad. Roll/Muffin Pancake French toast 2. Choose food category.
OPERATION SOFTEN MELT The oven uses low power to soften foods (butter, ice cream, cream cheese, and frozen juice) See the following table. The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter or margarine, chocolate, processed cheese food, or marshmallows). See the following table. Example for quart of ice cream. Example for 8 oz. Chocolate. 1. Touch SOFTEN pad. 1. Touch MELT pad. 2. Choose the category. Touch 2 pad for ice cream. 2. Choose the category. Touch 2 pad for chocolate. 3. Touch 2 pad. 3.
OPERATION COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER COOKING WITH MORE THAN ONE COOK CYCLE For best results, some recipes call for one Power Level for a certain length of time, and another Power Level for another length of time. Your oven can be set to change from one to another automatically, for up to three cycles if the first heating cycle is defrost or the last at 0% power. Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds. 1. Enter the cook time. 2. Touch START pad.
OPERATION COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The nine 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. POWER LEVEL MICROWAVE OUTPUT 10 HIGH 100% • Boil water. • Cook ground beef. • Make candy. • Cook fresh fruits and vegetables. • Cook fish and poultry. • Preheat browning dish.
OPERATION SENSOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS POPCORN Sensor Cook allows you to cook most of your favorite foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. The oven automatically determines required cooking time for each food item. When the internal sensor detects a certain amount of humidity coming from the food, it will tell the oven how much longer to heat. The display will show the remaining heating time. For best results for cooking by Sensor, following these recommendations.
OPERATION VEGETABLE REHEAT(Sensor) VEGETABLE has preset cook powers for 3 food categories: Fresh, Frozen, and Canned. REHEAT lets you heat foods without needing to program times and Cook Powers. REHEAT has preset Cook Powers for 4 categories: Dinner Plate, Soup/Sauce, Casserole, and Pizza. Example: To reheat Frozen Vegetable. Example: To reheat Casserole. 1. Touch VEGETABLE pad. 1. Touch REHEAT pad. 2. Choose food category. Fresh Touch pad number 1 Frozen 2 Canned 3 Category 2.
OPERATION SENSOR COOKING TABLE CATEGORY Popcorn Potato Rice DIRECTION AMOUNT 3.0~3.5 oz. Popcorn lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn. package Pop only one package at a time. For best results, use fresh bag of popcorn. Place bag of prepackaged microwave popcorn on the center of glass tray. Pierce each potato with a fork and place the oven tray around the edge, at least one inch apart. After cooking, allow to stand for 5 minutes. Add twice the amount of water to the rice.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST Four defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The auto defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods. The cooking guide will show you which defrost sequence is recommended for the food you are defrosting. For added convenience, the Auto Defrost includes a built-in beep mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange to get best defrost results. This table shows you food type selections and the weights you can set for each type.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST TABLE Meat setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEEF Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost sequence. Ground Beef, Bulk MEAT Remove thawed portions with fork. Turn over. Return remainder to oven. Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb. Freeze in doughnut shape. Ground Beef, Patties MEAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than 2 oz. patties.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST TABLE (CONT.) Poultry setting FOOD SETTING CHICKEN Whole (up to 6 lbs) POULTRY TURKEY Breast (up to 6 lbs) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Turn over (finish defrosting breastside down). Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Place chicken breast-side up on a microwavable roasting rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Separate pieces and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack. Turn over.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST TABLE (CONT.) Bread setting FOOD Bagel AT BEEP SETTING BREAD SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Turn over and rearrange. Place on 3 sheets of paper towel. Dinner Roll Muffin Hamburger Hot Dog Bun Slices of Bread Loaf of Bread DEFROSTING TIPS Q DEFROST • When using Auto Defrost, the weight to be entered is the net weight in pounds and tenths of pounds (the weight of the food minus the container).
COOKING RECIPE GUIDE SPICY CHICKEN - 2 servings (double the ingredients for 4 servings) •1 pounds skinless, chicken pieces • teaspoon cayenne pepper • 1 tablespoon paprika • teaspoon pepper • cup hot sauce or 1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce • cup barbecue sauce of choice Mix everything in an 8 X 8-glass dish or similar dish and cover with plastic wrap. Cook on ‘Spicy Chicken’. Stir and serve as is or place under a broiler for a few minutes for additional browning.
COOKING WHOLE CHICKEN • 4 frozen Cornish hens, about 1 pound each, without giblets • Salt and pepper to taste • Poultry seasoning Place the birds in a 13 X 9 inch oblong dish, breast side down and cover with plastic wrap. Cook on ‘Whole Chicken’. After 15 minutes, turn birds over, season, inside and out, and brush with Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce. Recover and cook for remaining time. Place in the hot oven for 10 minutes for additional browning.
COOKING CASSEROLE (Ham and Sausage Jambalaya) • 3 cups smoked sausage pieces • 2 cups cooked ham • 1 medium onion, chopped • 1 small green bell pepper,cored and chopped • 3 cloves garlic,minced • cup chopped parsley • 4 tablespoons tomato paste • 1 can tomatoes with chilies • 1 cup long grain rice • 2 cups water • salt and pepper to taste Place the first 5 ingredients in a 13 X 9 inch oblong dish and microwave for 5 minutes. Add the other ingredients and stir to blend.
COOKING 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 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 Meat Cooking Table MEAT POWER LEVEL COOKING TIME 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. Beef Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties HI Sirloin tip roast (3-4 lbs.
COOKING 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.
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. Never use rough powder or pads. Wipe the microwave oven inside and out, including the hood bottom cover, with a soft cloth and a warm (not hot) mild detergent solution. Then rinse and wipe dry. Use a chrome cleaner and polish on chrome, metal, and aluminum surfaces.
MAINTENANCE COOKTOP/COUNTERTOP LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Disconnect power or unplug microwave oven. 2. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. 3. Replace bulb(s) with candelabra-base 35 watt bulb. 4. Replace bulb cover, and mounting screw. 5. Reconnect power or plug in microwave oven. OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Disconnect power or unplug microwave oven. 2. Remove the vent grille mounting screws. 3. Tip the cover forward, then lift out to remove. 4. Lift up the bulb holder. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q.
MAINTENANCE 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.
TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is really necessary. A quick reference of this manual as well as reviewing additional information on items to check 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.
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