website: http://www.lg.ca MICROWAVE OVEN OWNER'S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. LMV1681SW LMV1681SB LMV1681SS P/NO.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................2 SENSOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...........14 Sensor Cooking Guide......................................14 SAFETY ...................................................................3 Adding or Subtracting Cook time ......................15 Important Safety Instructions ................................3 Popcorn.............................................................15 Precautions To Avoid Possible Exposure To Vegetable.
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. wWARNING • Do not tamper with the built-in safety switches on the oven door. The oven has several built-in safety switches to make sure the power is off when the door is open. - 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.
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.
INFORMATION GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. 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. The cord for this appliance has a grounding wire with a grounding plug. Put the plug into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded.
INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Metal Rack -6-
INFORMATION OVEN CONTROL PANEL 1 4 2 3 7 5 6 8 11 9 10 12 15 13 14 17 16 18 19 20 23 21 22 24 26 25 -7-
INFORMATION 1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. 13. HELP: Touch this pad to learn how to use each oven function. 2. POPCORN: Touch this pad when popping popcorn in your microwave oven. The oven’s sensor will tell the oven how long to cook depending on the amount of humidity it detects from the popcorn. 14. TIME COOK: Touch this pad to set a cooking time. 15.
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. CLOCK This oven includes a 24 hour clock. Example: To set 8:00 AM. LIGHT TIMER 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. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. Example: Turn on 2:00 AM, turn off 7:00 AM.
OPERATION FAN HI / LOW / OFF HELP The FAN moves steam and other vapors from the surface cooking. Touch once for High fan speed, twice for Low fan speed, or a three times to turn the fan off. The HELP pad display feature information and helpful hints. Press HELP, then select a key pad. Example: To learn about POPCORN. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. NOTE: If the temperature gets too hot around the microwave oven, the fan in the vent hood will automatically turn on at the LOW setting to cool the oven.
OPERATION CUSTOM SET Ez-On You can change the default values for beep sound, clock, display speed and defrost weight. See following chart for more information. A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the need to touch START/ENTER. Example: To set Ez-On for 2 minutes.
OPERATION MORE / LESS By using the MORE or LESS Keys, all of the pre-programmed cook and time cook and etc. can be adjusted to cook food for a longer or shorter time. Pressing MORE will add 10 seconds of the cooking time each time you press it. Pressing LESS will subtract 10 seconds of cooking time each time you press it. COOKING AT LOWER POWER LEVELS HIGH power cooking does not always give you the best results with foods that need slower cooking, such as roasts, baked goods, or custards.
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 SENSOR COOKING GUIDE Sensor Cook allows you to cook most of your favorite foods without selecting cooking times and power levels. The display will indicate “SENSING” during the initial sensing period. 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.
OPERATION ADDING OR SUBTRACTING COOK TIME If the SENSOR function is too long or too short, you can increase or decrease the cook time by 10% after choosing the function. You can only increase or decrease cook time before cooking starts. Example: If you want to adjust the Sensor Cook (casserole) cooking time for longer time. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch COOK. 3. Choose food category. 4. Touch number 9.
OPERATION POTATO REHEAT Cooking with POTATO lets you bake one or several potatoes without selecting cooking times and power levels. REHEAT lets you heat foods without needing to program times and Cook Powers. REHEAT has preset Cook Powers for 3 categories: Casserole, Dinner Plate and Soup/Sauce. NOTE: • Before baking, pierce potato with fork several times. • After baking, let stand for 5 minutes wrapped. Example: To reheat Casserole. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. Example: To cook 2 potatoes. 1.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST Your microwave oven is preset with three defrost sequences. Using AUTO DEFROST is the best way to defrost frozen foods. The Auto Defrost Sequence Table below provides some basic guidelines for using the three defrost sequences. Example: To defrost 1.2 lbs of ground beef. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. Weight conversion chart You are probably used to food weights as being in pounds and ounces that are fractions of a pound (for example 4 ounces equals 1/4 pound).
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST CHART 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 two oz.patties.
OPERATION AUTO DEFROST CHART (continued) Poultry setting FOOD CHICKEN SETTING POULTRY Whole Cut-up SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AT BEEP Turn over (finish defrosting breast-side down). Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Place chicken breast-side-up on a microwavable roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially defrosted. Turn over. Cover warm areas with aluminum foil. Separate pieces and rearrange. Place on a microwavable roasting rack.
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/NIGHT LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power supply. 2. Remove the bulb cover mounting screws. 3. Replace bulb(s) with 30 watt appliance bulb(s). 4. Replace bulb cover, and mount screw. 5. Turn the power back on at the main power supply. OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 1. Unplug oven or turn off power at the main power supply. 2. Remove the vent cover mounting screws. (2 middle screws) 3. Tip the cover forward, then lift out to remove. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q.
MAINTENANCE You may microwave in many more utensils than you can use on the stove or in a conventional oven, because microwaves penetrate them safely still cooking the food. Below are listed the utensils you can safely cook with and those you must avoid. To test whether you can safely with a utensil not on the lists below, do the following: 1. Place the utensil empty in the microwave oven. 2. Measure 1 cup of water in a glass measuring cup and place in the oven beside the utensil. 3.
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.
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 chart below and try the solutions marked for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Service center. Service Centers are fully equipped to handle your service requirements. PROBLEM SOLUTION Oven will not start Is power cord plugged in? Is door closed? Cooking time not set.
Visit our web site: www.LG.ca LG Electronics Canada, Inc. LIMITED WARRANTY Should your product prove to be defective in materials or workmanship under normal use during the warranty period listed below, which warranty period runs from the original date of purchase, LG Electronics will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge to you. The warranty is valid only to the original purchaser of the product, during the warranty period, as long as it is in Canada.
