OWNER’S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVEN PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING AND KEEP IT HANDY FOR REFERENCE AT ALL TIMES. LMV1762 ** MFL06317612 www.lg.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Using Quick Touch............................................. 17 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Popcorn.............................................................. 17 ENERGY.............................................................. 2 Pizza................................................................... 17 Frozen Entree..................................................... 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................... 3 Potato ....
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 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER To request service information or replacement parts, short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. The cord for this appliance has a grounding wire with a grounding plug.
FEATURES MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Metal Shielded Window Metal Rack Tray Service Label wWARNING: 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. Your microwave oven is designed to make your cooking experience as enjoyable and productive as possible. To get you up and running quickly, the following is a list of the oven’s basic features: 1.
FEATURES OVEN CONTROL PANEL 1 2 12 3 4 13 5 6 14 7 15 8 16 17 18 9 19 20 10 11 21 22 23
FEATURES 1. DISPLAY. The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. . Time Defrost. time. uch this pad to set a defrost . Auto Defrost. uch this pad followed by number pads to thaw frozen meat by weight. . Popcorn. Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. . Power Level. Touch this pad to select a cooking power level. 3. Potato. Touch this pad to cook up to 4 potatoes without entering a cook time or power. .
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 use. AUDIBLE SIGNALS INTERRUPTING COOKING Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven: • A programming tone will sound each time you touch a pad. • Four tones signal the end of a cooking cycle.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKTOP LIGHT The ent $!%&' '"&($ ()* !"+&0 %(3!0' 40!$ "+& '#04(6& 6!!78)9 !#6+ ent !)6& 4!0 ;89+ 4() '3&&*< "=86& 4!0 != 4() '3&&*< !0 ( "+0&& "8$&' "! "#0) "+& 4() !44 The pad on the bottom left of the control panel controls the cooktop light. Touch: 1. Display Shows: Example: To set the Lamp for . Touch: : 1. Once for HIGH Twice for Low : : To turn off, touch pad one or two times depending on light setting.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIMED COOKING MULTI-STAGE COOKING For best results, some recipes call for different cook powers during different stages of a cook cycle. You can program your oven to switch from one power level to another for up to 2 stages. This feature lets you program a specific cook time and power. For best results, there are 10 power level settings in addition to HIGH (100%) power . Refer to the “Microwave Power Levels Table” on page 14 for more information.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MELT MELT TABLE Melt provides four preset categories for melt. Butter, Chocolate, Cheese, Marshmallows. Details 0&4&0 "! MELT TABLE 1 Butter 1 1 stick Chocolate 2 4 oz Cheese 3 8 oz 16 oz _ 4 5 oz 10 oz _ Example: To Melt 16 oz Cheese. 1. Touch STOP Clear. Marshmallows Melt 2 2. Touch Melt pad three times.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS For best results, some recipes call for different cook powers. The lower the cook power, the slower the cooking. Each number from 1 to 9 stands for a different percentage of full cook power. The following chart gives the percentage of cook power each number pad stands for, and the cook power name usually used. It also tells you when to use each cook power. Follow recipe or food package instructions if available.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN OPERATING TIPS AUTO DEFROST !#0 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. !#0 different defrosting levels are provided.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN DEFROSTING TIPS • 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). • Before starting, make sure you have removed any of the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands. • Open containers such as cartons before they are placed in the oven. • Always slit or pierce plastic pouches or packaging.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN Using Quick Touch Your oven’s menu has been preprogrammed to cook food automatically. Tell the oven what you want. Then let you microwave oven cook your selections. FROZEN ENTREE Frozen Entree lets you cook 10 and 20 ounce plates of commercially packaged microwave frozen entree without entering cooking times and power levels. Remove tray from outer carton. Do not remove film cover, but cut it to vent. POPCORN Popcorn lets you pop 3.0, and 3.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO COOK Auto Cook provides four preset categories for cooking. Touch: Example: To cook 2 cups of Casserole. Touch: Time counting down and COOK. 2. Display Shows: Display Shows: Enter quantity/servings. 1. Choose food category.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO REHEAT Touch: Auto Reheat provides four preset categories for reheating. Touch: Time counting down and COOK. 2. Example: To reheat 2 servings of Dinner plate. Enter quantity/servings. Display Shows: Category 1. Dinner plate Soup/sauce Casserole Roll/Muffin Choose food category.
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 • Prepare the meat for cooking. - Defrost completely. - Trim off excess fat to avoid splattering. - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable rack in a microwavable dish. - Use oven cooking bag for less tender cuts of meat. - Arrange the meat so that thicker portions are toward the outside of the dish. - Cover the meat with waxed paper to prevent splattering.
COOKING TIPS Meat Cooking Table MEAT POWER LEVEL COOKING TIME DIRECTIONS Beef Hamburgers, Fresh or defrosted (4 oz. each) 1 patty 2 patties 4 patties HI 1-11/2 minutes 11/2-2 minutes 21/2-31/2 minutes 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. Sirloin tip roast (3-4 lbs.
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. Never use abrasive 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 OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 4. Open the door. 5. 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 screws. (2 outside screws) 3. Tip the cover forward, then lift out to remove. 6. Slide a new charcoal filter into place and close the door. The filter should rest at the angle shown. 7. Slide the bottom of the vent cover into place. Push the top until it snaps into place. Replace the mounting screws.
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. 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.
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.
LIMITED WARRANTY – USA Problem Microwave oven Installation issue - Vibration noise - Unit is not level - Installation damage Cause Solution 1. Mounting bracket screw not fixed completely Check with installer first 2.
LIMITED WARRANTY – USA Problem Unit has no power Vent is not working - Weak or no ventilation - Abnormal noise during operation - Product overheating Cause Solution 1. House power turned off (power supply) 1. Check house power supply 3. The power cord is not installed properly 3. Check extension cord 2. Tripped breaker 2. Check proper power cord connection 1. Improper blower unit direction or installation 1. Check blower unit direction and reinstall if necessary. 2.
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