LG MC-924JLA, MC-924JA User Manual

MICROWAVE/GRILL/CONVECTION OVEN

OWNER’S MANUAL

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

MC-924JA
MC-924JLA

P/No: 3828W5A1587

http://www.lge.com.au

You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks
built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off
any cooking activity when the door is opened; which in the case of a
microwave oven could result in harmful exposure to microwave energy.

It is important not to tamper with the safety interlocks.

Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow
food or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

Do not operate your oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the
oven door closes properly and that there is no damage to the: (1) door(bent),
(2) hinges and latches (broken or loosened), (3) door seals and sealing
surfaces.

Your oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified
service personnel.

Warning

Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy.

Precautions

When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave
oven, overheating the liquid beyond boiling point 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:

1 Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks.

2 Do not overheat.

3 Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway

through the heating time.

4 After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time, stir or shake

them again carefully and check the temperature of them before
consumption to avoid burns (especially, contents of feeding bottles and
baby food jars).
Be careful when handling the container.

Warning

Always allow food to stand after being cooked by

microwaves and check the temperature of them

before consumption. Especially contents of feeding

bottles and baby food jars.

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Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as

over cooking may result in the FOOD catching fire

and subsequent damage to your oven.

How the Microwave Oven Works

Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and
ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel
through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens,
however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in
microwaves. Electricity, supplied to the magnetron tube, is used to created
microwave energy.

These microwaves enter the cooking area through openings inside the oven. A
turntable or tray is located at the bottom of the oven. Microwaves cannot pass
through metal walls of the oven, but they can penetrate such materials as
glass, porcelain and paper, the materials out of which microwave-safe
cooking dishes are constructed.

Microwaves do not heat cookware, though cooking vessels will eventually get
hot from the heat generated by the food.

A very safe appliance

Contents

Your microwave oven is one of the safest of all home

appliances. When the door is opened, the oven

automatically stops producing microwaves. Microwave

energy is converted completely to heat when it enters

food, leaving no “left over” energy to harm you when

you eat your food.

Precautions 2
Contents 3
Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5
Setting the Clock 6
Child Lock 7
Micro Power Cooking 8
Micro Power Level 9
Two Stage Cooking 10
Quick Start 11
More or Less Cooking 12
Grill Cooking 13
Convection Cooking 14 ~ 15
Combination Cooking 16 ~ 17
Auto Weight Defrost 18 ~ 19
Quick Defrost 20 ~ 21
Auto Cook 22 ~ 23
Auto Roast Cook 24 ~ 25
Important Safety Instructions 26 ~ 27
Microwave - safe Utensils 28
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking 29 ~ 30
Questions & Answers 31
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications 32
Terms of Warranty/Important Notice 33

Warranty 34

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Place the oven in the level location of your choice with

more than 85cm height but make sure there is at least
30cm of space on the top and 10cm at the rear for proper
ventilation. The front of the oven should be at least 8cm from the
edge of the surface to prevent tipping.
An exhaust outlet is located on top or side of the oven. Blocking the
outlet can damage the oven.

Unpacking &

Installing

Unpack your oven and place it on a flat level surface.

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.

THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING
PURPOSES

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GLASS TRAY

ROTATING RING METAL TRAY

HIGH RACK LOW RACK

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The DISPLAY will count down from 30 seconds. When it

reaches 0 it will sound BEEPS. Open the oven door and
test the temperature of the water. If your oven is operating the water
should be warm. Be careful when removing the container it may

be hot.

YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED

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 28.

Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE.
Place the ROTATING RING inside the oven and place

the GLASS TRAY on top.

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.

The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars shall

be stirred or shaken and the temperature checked

before consumption, in order to avoid burns.

Press the STOP/CLEAR button, and press

the START button one time to set 30
seconds of cooking time.

Setting the

Clock

You can set either12 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.

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.

If the clock (or display) shows any
strange looking symbols, unplug your
oven from the electrical socket and plug
it back in and reset the clock.

During clock setting the colon will flash.
After setting, the colon will stop flashing.

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Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier
in this book.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press CLOCK once.

(If you want to use a 12 hour clock, Press CLOCK once more.
If you want to change different option after setting clock,
you have to unplug and plug it back in.)

Press 10 MIN fourteen times.
Press 1 MIN three times.
Press 10 SEC five times.

If the key (10 MIN / 1 MIN / 10 SEC) is pressed and held, the time will
increase rapidly.

Press CLOCK to set the time.

The clock starts counting.

Child

Lock

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 but will reappear on the display
a few seconds later.

If any button is pressed, “L” will appear on the display

To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” disappears.
You will hear BEEP when it’s released.

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.

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Press STOP/CLEAR.

L

Micro Power

Cooking

Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier
in this book.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press MICRO twice to select 80% power.
“80” appears on the display.

Press 1 MIN five times.
Press 10 SEC three times.

Press START.

Your oven has five microwave Power
settings. High power is automatically
selected but repeated presses of the
MICRO key will select a different power
level.

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

POWER

H

IGH

MEDIUM
HIGH

MEDIUM

DEFROST
MEDIUM LOW

LOW

Press

MICRO

%

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

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time

times

times

times

times

Micro 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.

POWER LEVEL

HIGH 100% * Boil Water

* Brown minced beef
* Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables
* Cook tender cuts of meat

MEDIUM HIGH 80% * All reheating

* Roast meat and poultry
* Cook mushrooms and shellfish
* Cook foods containing cheese and eggs

MEDIUM 60% * Bake cakes and scones

* Prepare eggs
* Cook custard
* Prepare rice, soup

DEFROST/ 40% * All thawing
MEDIUM LOW * Melt butter and chocolate

* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW 20% * Soften butter & cheese

* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough

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OUTPUT USE

Two stage

Cooking

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Set the power and the cooking time for stage1.

Press MICRO once to select HIGH power.

Press 10 MIN once.
Press 1 MIN once.

Set the power and the cooking time for stage2.

Press MICRO four times to select 40% power.

Press 10 MIN three times.
Press 1 MIN five times.

Press START.

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.

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages. The first stage will cook your food
for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on 40%.

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Quick

Start

Press STOP/CLEAR.

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 up to
10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START key.

The QUICK START feature allows you to
set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power
cooking with a touch of the START key.

In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power.

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