OWNER'S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVEN PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. *** MS288 (optional, please check model specification) MFL68960512 www.lg.
Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave oven, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling. This could result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid. To prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken: You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks built into the door mechanism.
Contents How the Microwave Oven Works Precautions Contents Important safety instructions Unpacking & Installing Setting the Clock Child Clock Micro Power Cooking Micro Power Level Two stage Cooking Quick Start Energy Saving Auto Reheat Auto Cook Auto Defrost Quick Defrost Quick menu Children‘s Menu Microwave - safe Utensils Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Questions & Answers Technical Specifications Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and ordinary daylight.
Important Safety Instructions Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven toprevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact yourservice agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others.
Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven toprevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact yourservice agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. Important Safety Instructions 3. Do not operate your oven if it is damaged.
Important Safety Instructions Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven toprevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact yourservice agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 14. Do not cook eggs in their shell.
Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven toprevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact yourservice agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand.
Important Safety Instructions Please keep for future reference. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven toprevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. Always contact yourservice agent or manufacturer about problems that you do not understand. 36.
By following the basic steps on these two pages you will be able to quickly check that your oven is operating correctly. Please pay particular attention to the guidance on where to install your oven. When unpacking your oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing. Check to make sure that your oven has not been damaged during delivery.
Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make sure your oven is the only appliance connected to the socket. If your oven does not operate properly, unplug it from the electrical socket and then plug it back in. Fill a microwave safe container with 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on the GLASS TRAY and close the oven door. If you have any doubts about what type of container to use please refer to page 31. Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE.
You can set either 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock. In the following example I will show you how to set the time for 14:35 when using the 24 clock. Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. When your oven is plugged in for the first time or when power resumes after a power cut, a ‘0’ will be shown in the display; you will have to reset the clock.
Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has a safety feature that prevents accidental running of the oven. Once the child lock is set, you will be unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place. However your child can still open the oven door. Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” appears on the display and BEEP sounds. The CHILD LOCK is now set. The time will disappear on the display if you have set the clock. “L” remains on the display to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set.
In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has five microwave Power settings. Press MICRO twice to select the 80% power. “680” appears on the display. % Power Output HIGH MAX 100% 850W MEDIUM HIGH 80% 680W 60% 510W 40% 340W 20% 170W POWER MEDIUM DEFROST MEDIUM LOW LOW Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”.
Micro Power Level POWER LEVEL Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking. The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this microwave oven.
In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages. The first stages will cook your food for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on 340. Press STOP/CLEAR. During two stage cooking the oven door can be opened and food checked. Close the oven door and press START and the cooking stage will continue. At the end of stage1, BEEP sounds and stage 2 commences. Should you wish to clear the programme press STOP/CLEAR twice.
Quick Start In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Press STOP/CLEAR . The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the START button. Press START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time by repeatedly pressing the START button.
Energy Saving Press STOP/CLEAR (ECO ON). “0” appears on the display. ECO ON feature saves energy by turning off the display. The display will also turn off when the unit is not active for 5 minutes. Press STOP/CLEAR (ECO ON). Press any key to turn the display back on.
Auto Reheat In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.7kg of Soup/Sauce. Press STOP/CLEAR . Auto Reheat cooking makes food reheating convient and easy to use. The oven has been pre-programmed to automatically reheat food. Your oven has four Auto Reheat settings: Soup/Sauce, Chilled Meal, Beverage and Frozen Muffins. CATEGORY Press Auto Reheat once. “rh-1” appears on the display. Turn DIAL until display shows"0.7".
FOOD CATEGORY 1.Soup/Sauce (rh-1) 2.Chilled Meal (rh-2) 3.Beverage (rh-3) 4.Frozen Muffins (rh-4) FOOD TEMP. UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT INSTRUCTIONS 1.Pour soup/sauce into a microwave-safe bowl. Refrigerated Refrigerated Microwavesafe bowl Own tray 0.2-0.8 kg Cover with plastic wrap. Place food in the oven. 2.After heating, stir and stand covered for 3 minutes. 0.3-0.6kg Room Ceramic mugs 1-2 cups Frozen Paper towels 1-4ea (50g/ea) 19 Pierce using a skewer on the surface.
Auto Cook In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6kg of fresh vegetable. Press STOP/CLEAR . AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food. Category Press AUTO COOK twice to select Fresh vegetable. “Ac-2” appears on the display. Press AUTO COOK JACKET POTATO time FRESH VEGETABLE times FROZEN VEGETABLE times RICE times Turn DIAL until display shows “0.6”. Press START.
FOOD CATEGORY 1. Jacket po tato FOOD TEMP. UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT Room On Glass tray 0.2 kg ~ 1.0 kg Choose medium sized potatoes 170-200g . Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the potatoes on the glass tray. Adjust weight and press start. After cooking, remove the potatoes from the oven. Let stand covered with foil for 5 minutes. Room Microwavesafe bowl 0.2 kg ~ 0.8 kg Place vegetables in a microwave-safe bowl. Add water. (Ac-1) 2.
Auto Defrost The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely thawed before cooking. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will require a standing time to allow the centre to thaw. In the following example I will show you how to defrost 1.4 Kg of frozen poultry. Press STOP/CLEAR.
AUTO W EIGHT DEFROST GUIDE * Food to be defrosted should be in a suitable microwave proof container and place uncovered on the glass turntable. * If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil. This will prevent thin areas becoming warm during defrosting. Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls. * Separate items like minced meat, chops, sausages and bacon as soon as possible.
Quick Defrost Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of Minced meat very quickly. This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. In the following example will show you how to defrost 0.5kg of frozen minced meat. Press STOP/CLEAR. Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps; then place the food in your oven and close the oven door. Your oven has a microwave quick defrost setting (MEAT). Press QUICK DEFROST.
AUTO W EIGHT DEFROST GUIDE Use this function to defrost quickly for minced meat. Remove the meat completely from it's wrapping. Place the mince onto a microwave-safe plate. When BEEP, at this point remove the mince from the microwave oven, turn the mince over and return to the microwave oven . Press start to continue. At the end of the program remove the mince from the microwave oven , cover with foil and allow to stand 5-15 minutes or until completely thawed. CATEGORY Minced meat WEIGHT 0.
Quick Menu In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.5kg of Baked beans. Press STOP/CLEAR . Quick Menu allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and seleting the weight of the food. Category Press Quick Menu until display shows“Sc-3” Press Quick Menu Porridge time Pasta times Baked beans times Hot dog times Stew times Scrambled eggs times Turn DIAL until display shows”0.5”. Press START.
FOOD CATEGORY 1. Porridge FOOD TEMP. Room (Sc-1) UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT Microwavesafe bowl 1-4 serves INSTRUCTIONS Choose medium sized potatoes 170-200g . Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the potatoes on the glass try. Adjust weight and press start. After cooking, 1 serve Oats 1 package Approx. 40g Cold Milk 2. Pasta Room (Sc-2) Microwavesafe bowl 0.1 kg ~ 0.
FOOD CATEGORY 4. Hot dog FOOD TEMP. Microwavesafe bowl 0.2 kg ~ 0.6 kg Place contents of can including brine in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat uncoverd. After heating, stir well. Drain and serve. Room Microwavesafe bowl 0.2 kg ~ 0.6 kg Place stew in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with wrap loosely. Microwavesafe bowl 1-4 eggs (Sc-5) 6. Scrambled eggs (Sc-6) INSTRUCTIONS Room (Sc-4) 5.
In the following example I will show you how to cook Hot Sandwich. Press Stop/Clear. Press Children’s Menu to select the Hot Sandwich programme. The oven will starts automatically.
Children’s Menu Guide CATEGORY WEIGHT UTENSIL INSTRUCTIONS 30
Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your microwave oven Paper Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, provided that the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and moisture. Paper towels are also very useful for wrapping foods and for lining baking trays in which greasy foods such as bacon are cooked. In general, avoid coloured paper products as the colour may run.
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Moisture content of food Keeping an eye on things Since the heat generated from microwaves tends to evaporate moisture, relatively dry food such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking or covered to retain moisture. The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Always watch your food while it cooks.
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Stirring Stirring is one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, food is stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved food, however, is stirred in order to spread and redistribute heat. Always stir from the outside towards the centre as the outside of the food heats first. To Clean Your Oven 1 Keep the inside of the oven clean Food spatters or spilled liquids stick to oven walls and between seal and door surface.
Questions & Answers Q What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. Light bulb has blown Door is not closed Q Is it possible to pop corn in a microwave oven? A Yes, if using one of the two methods described below 1 Popcorn-popping utensils designed specifically for microwave cooking. 2 Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs needed for an acceptable final product.
Technical Specifications Technical Specification Disposal of your old appliance MS288 Power Input Output Microwave Frequency Outside Dimension Power Consumption Microwave *** 1. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities. 2.
MAFF Reheating Cooked Chilled Foods This microwave oven has been tested and labeled to the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF) agreement, concerning the reheating of cooked chilled food. Displayed on the food packages will be the cooking times for each of the BAND categories. For example: A may be 10 minutes. B may be 9 minutes etc depending on the food type. The heating characteristics and output power levels of microwave ovens are usually calculated using a 1000 gram load, (IEC 60705).
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