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TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY................................................................................................................................................................. 3-5 Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy............................................................ 3 Grounding Instructions............................................................................................................................................
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY • Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open, since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. • Do not operate the oven if it is damaged.
SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven to 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: 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY found on page 3 of this manual. 2. Read and follow the specific 3. This appliance must be grounded.
SAFETY 17. Liquids such as water, coffee,or tea are able to be overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing to be boiling. Visible bubbling or boiling when the container is removed from the microwave oven is not always present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN THE CONTAINER IS DISTURBED OR A SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID. To reduce the risk of injury to persons; 1) Do not overheat the liquid.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SPECIFICATIONS MODEL LMB0960ST Power Supply 120 V AC, 60 Hz Rated Power Consumption 1450 W Microwave Output *900 W Convection Output 1350 W Grill Output 1000 W Frequency 2450 MHz Rated Current 12.5 A 203/32"X 1125/32"X 153/32" 131/32"X 85/16"X149/16" Overall Dimensions(WxHxD) Oven Cavity Dimensions(WxHxD) 0.9 Cu.ft. Effective Capacity of Oven Cavity *IEC 60705 RATING STANDARD Specifications subject to change without prior notice.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN PARTS AND ACCESSORIES Your oven comes with the following accessories: • Owner’s Manual and Cooking Guide : 1 each • Glass Turntable : 1 each • Rotating Ring : 1 each • High Rack : 1 each • Low Rack : 1 each • Metal Tray : 1 each Window Door Screen Oven Front Plate Door Seal Display Window Control Panel Safety Door Lock System Low Rack High Rack Tumtable Rotating Ring Metal Tray NOTE: This microwave oven is designed for household use only.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL PANEL 1. DISPLAY. The Display includes a clock and indicators that tell you time of day, cooking time settings, and cooking functions selected. 2. REHEAT. Touch this pad to reheat food automatically. 3. COOK. Touch this pad to select programming food items. 4. POPCORN . Touch this pad to make popcorn on microwave mode.. 5. CONVECTION. . Touch this pad to cook foods on convection mode.. 6. COMBI.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE Combination cooking combines microwave energy with convection to cook with speed and accuracy, while browning and crisping to perfection. You can use microwave cooking, convection cooking, or combination cooking to cook by time. Simply preset the length of cooking time desired and your oven turns off automatically.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIPS FOR MICROWAVE COOKING BROWNING Meat and poultry with high fat content cooked for at least 10 to 15 minutes will brown lightly. Foods cooked a shorter time can be brushed with a browning agent, such as Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, or barbecue sauce. COVERING A cover will trap heat and steam and cause the food to cook more quickly. Use a lid or microwave-safe plastic wrap with one corner folded back to vent the excess steam.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN PRECAUTIONS • Place the front surface of the door three inches or more from the countertop edge to avoid accidental tipping of the microwave oven during normal use. • To program the oven, make sure you touch the center of each pad firmly since the areas between the pads will not activate the oven. A tone will sound each time a pad is touched correctly. Do not touch several pads at once. • Do not strike the control panel with silverware, cookware, etc. Breakage may occur.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CLOCK Ez-ON Example: To set the clock for 1:12(PM). A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch START. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. Example : To set Ez-ON cooking 2 minutes. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch CLOCK enter time o f d a shows in the display. 2. Touch Ez-ON 4 times. The oven begins cooking and display shows time counting down. 3. Touch 1.1.2 touch enter shows in the display. ENTER 4.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN CUSTOM SET CUSTOM SET provides five modes which make using your microwave oven quite handy. You can select SOUND ON/OFF, CLOCK ON/OFF. SCROLL SPEED, LBS/KG CHOICE. Example 1 : To turn off Sound of beeper. Example 2 : To set the units. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. R R 2. Touch CUSTOM SET. Four modes show in the display repeatedly. You can set them according to your intention: 2. Touch CUSTOM SET. Five modes show in the display repeatedly.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO TOUCH-POPCORN AUTO TOUCH-REHEAT Use this function to cook food without entering a cook time or power. Refer to the Quick Touch Cooking Table below for more information. This feature allows you to reheat pre-cooked room-temperature or refrigerated foods without having to select the cooking time and power level. This feature has 4 categories: dinner plate, pizza, soup/sauce and casserole. Example: To cook a 3.5oz. bag of microwave popcorn.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO TOUCH-COOK CONVECTION This feature allows to cook foods that you select by touching COOK pad. It has 4 foods categories. During convection cooking, a heating element is used to raise the temperature of the air inside the oven. Convection cooking temperature ranges from 100°F to 450°F; and 100°F may be programmed. It is best to preheat the oven when convection cooking. Example : To cook 2 Cups. of Rice 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR.
USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN CONVECTION COOKING GUIDE 1. Always use the metal rack when convection baking. Place food directly on rack or place in metal tray and then place tray on rack. (See page 9.) 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most convection baking, light, shiny finishes give best results because they prevent overbrowning in the time it takes to cook the center areas. Pans with dull (satin-finish) bottoms are recommended for cake pans and pie pans for best bottom browning.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COMBI. COOKING Your oven has a convection + micro cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same time (or alternately). This generally means it takes less time to cook your food. Before cooking, you can select one of three cooking modes. The grill rack can be used during cooking. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch COMBI. pad . 375f enter temperature or touch enter or combi shows in the display. 3. Touch number 5.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO DEFROST NOTE: When you touch the START pad, the display changes to defrost time count down. The oven will beep during the DEFROST cycle. At this time, open the door and turn, separate, or rearrange the food. Remove any portions that have thawed. Return frozen portions to the oven and touch START to resume the defrost cycle. Three defrost sequences are preset in the oven. The auto defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN BROIL COOKING SPEED AUTO COOK-BROIL This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly. Use this function to cook food without entering cooking time or power level .AUTO COOK has 4 food categories.Refer to the following auto cook guide for more information. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. Example : To Broil 1-3 Links Sausage 2. Touch BROIL. pad . enter cooking time shows in the display. R 2. Touch SPEED AUTO COOK-BROIL The display scrolls: select menu 1 to 4 3.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SPEED AUTO COOK-BAKE Use this function to cook food without entering cooking time or power level .AUTO COOK has 4 food categories. Refer to the following auto cook guide for more information. Example : To Bake Large,5 biscuits Example : To Bake 12 muffins 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. R R ENTER 2. Touch SPEED AUTO COOK-BAKE The display scrolls: select menu 1 to 4 2. Touch SPEED AUTO COOK-BAKE The display scrolls: select menu 1 to 4 3. Touch number 3.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SPEED AUTO COOK-ROAST Use this function to cook food without entering cooking time or power level .AUTO COOK has 4 food categories. Refer to the following auto cook guide for more information. Example : To Roast 2.3 lbs whole chicken 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. R 2. Touch SPEED AUTO COOK-ROAST The display scrolls: select menu 1 to 4 3. Touch number 3. whole chicken enter weight shows in the display. 4. Touch number 2.3 touch start shows in the display. ENTER 5.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS Your microwave oven is equipped with ten power levels (11 steps including 0) to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking. When your cooking program is completed, a beep automatically sounds. The table below will give you some idea of which foods are prepared at each of the various power levels. MICROWAVE POWER LEVEL CHART Power Level Output (of watts) Use ● Boil water. ground beef. ● Cook fresh fruits & vegetables. ● Make candy.
HEATING/REHEATING GUIDE . To heat or reheat successfully in the microwave, it is important to follow several guidelines. Measure the amount of food in order to determine the time needed to reheat. Arrange the food in a circular pattern for best results. Room temperature food will heat faster than refrigerated food. Canned foods should be taken out of the can and placed in a microwavable container. The food will be heated more evenly if covered with a microwavable lid or plastic wrap and vented.
FRESH VEGETABLE GUIDE Amount Artichokes (8oz. each) Asparagus, Fresh, Spears 2 medium 4 medium 5-8 minutes Trim. Add 2 tsp water and 2 tsp juice. Cover. 2-3 minutes 1Ib. 3-6 minutes Add 1/2 cup water. Cover. 2-3 minutes Beans, Green & Wax 1 lb. 7-11minutes Add 1/ 2 cup water in 11/ 2 qt. casserole. Stir halfway through cooking. 2-3 minutes Beets, Fresh 1 Ib. 12-16 minutes Add 1/ 2 cup water in 11/2 qt. covered casserole. 2-3 minutes Rearrange halfway through cooking.
TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers Operation Answer Question Why is the oven light not on during cooking? There may be several reasons why the oven light is not on. Have you: • Set a cook time? • Touched START? Why does steam come out of the air exhaust vent? Steam is normally produced during cooking. The microwave oven has been designed to vent this steam. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty? Yes. Never operate the oven empty or without the glass turntable.
TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers (continued) Food Answer Question Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a little dry after cooking? Eggs will dry out when they are overcooked, even if the same recipe is used each time. The cooking time may need to be varied for one of these reasons: • Eggs vary in size. • Eggs are at room temperature one time and at refrigerator temperature another time. • Eggs continue cooking during standing time.
TROUBLESHOOTING Before Calling for Service You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the operating problem in the list below and try the solutions listed for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest LG Authorized Service Center. LG Authorized Service Centers are fully equipped to handle your service requirements.
LG MICROWAVE OVEN LIMITED WARRANTY — USA Model LMB0960ST 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 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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