SO24PROX
Instruction Manual
USA
Dear Customer:
Before going any further, we want to thank
you for preferring our product. We are sure
that this modern, functional and practical
microwave oven, manufactured with top
quality materials, will fully meet your
expectations.
We ask you to read the instructions in this
booklet very carefully as this will allow you to
get the best results from using your
microwave oven.
KEEP THE DOCUMENTATION OF THIS
PRODUCT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
The Speed Oven SO24PROX complies with Part
18 of the FCC rules.
The responsible vendor is:
Bertazzoni
World of Applianes USA. Inc.
375-A West Route 59
10977 Spring Valley.
USA
Always keep the instruction manual handy.
If you lend the microwave oven to
someone else give them the manual as
well!
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Contents
Installation instructions ..................................................................................................................... 3
Grounding Instructions ...................................................................................................................... 4
Important safety instructions ............................................................................................................ 5
Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive Microwave energy .................................... 7
The advantages of microwaves ....................................................................................................... 10
Description of your oven .................................................................................................................. 11
Basic controls ................................................................................................................................... 13
Basic Functions ................................................................................................................................ 14
Special functions .............................................................................................................................. 20
When the oven is working... ............................................................................................................. 23
Defrosting .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Cooking with a microwave oven ..................................................................................................... 26
Cooking with the grill ....................................................................................................................... 29
Roasting and baking......................................................................................................................... 32
What kind of ovenware can be used? ............................................................................................. 35
Oven Cleaning and Maintenance ..................................................................................................... 37
What should I do if the oven doesn’t work? ................................................................................... 39
Technical characteristics ................................................................................................................. 40
Installation ................................................................................................ ................................ ......... 41
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Installation instructions
Before installation
Check that the input voltage indicated on the
characteristics plate is the same as the voltage
of the power outlet you are going to use.
Open the oven door and take out all the
accessories and remove the packing material.
Do not remove the mica cover on the ceiling
of the interior! This cover stops fat and pieces
of food damaging the microwave generator.
Warning! The front surface of the oven may
be wrapped with a protective film. Before
using the oven for the first time, carefully
remove this film, starting on the inside.
Make sure that the oven is not damaged in
any way. Check that the oven door closes
correctly and that the interior of the door and
the front of the oven opening are not damaged.
If you find any damage contact the Technical
Assistance Service.
DO NOT USE THE OVEN if the power cable or
the plug is damaged, if the oven does not
function correctly or if it has been damaged or
dropped. Contact the Technical Assistance
Service.
Put the oven on a flat and stable surface. The
oven must not be put close to any sources of
heat, radios or televisions.
During installation, make sure that the
power cable does not come into contact
with any moisture or objects with sharp
edges behind the oven. High temperatures
can damage the cable.
After installation
The oven is equipped with a power cable and a
plug for single phase current.
If the oven is to be installed on a permanent
basis it should be installed by a qualified
technician. In such a case, the oven should be
connected to a circuit with an all-pole circuit
breaker with a minimum separation of 3 mm
between contacts.
WARNING: THE OVEN MUST BE EARTHED.
The manufacturer and retailers do not
accept responsibility for any damage that
may be caused to people, animals or property
if these installation instructions are not
observed..
The oven only functions when the door is
closed correctly.
After the first use, clean the inside of the oven
and the accessories, following the cleaning
instructions given in the section “Oven cleaning
and maintenance”.
Fit the Turntable support in the centre of the
oven cavity and put the Turntable ring and the
Turntable plate on top, making sure they slot
in. Whenever you use the microwave, the
turntable plate and the respective accessories
must be inside and correctly fitted. The
turntable plate can rotate in both directions.
Warning: after the oven is installed you
must make sure you can access the plug.
During installation, follow the instructions supplied separately.
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GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS
This appliance must be grounded. In the
event of an electrical short circuit,
grounding reduces the risk of electric
shock by providing an escape wire for the
electric current. This appliance is equipped
with a cord having a grounding wire with a
grounding plug. The plug must be plugged
into an outlet that is properly installed and
grounded.
Warning! IMPROPER USE OF THE
GROUNDING CAN RESULT IN A RISK OF
ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Consult a qualified electrician or
serviceman if the grounding instructions
are not completely understood, or if doubt
exists as to whether the appliance is
properly grounded, and do not use an
extension cord. If the power supply cord is
too short, have a qualified electrician or
serviceman install an outlet near the
appliance.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the
following:
Warning! To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure
to excessive microwave energy:
Read all instructions before using the
appliance.
Read and follow the specific
“PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO
EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY”
found on this manual.
This appliance must be grounded.
Connect only to properly grounded
outlet. See “GROUNDING
INSTRUCTIONS” found on this manual.
Install or locate this appliance only in
accordance with the provided installation
instructions.
Some products such as whole eggs and
sealed containers – for example, closed
glass jars are able to explode and
should not be heated in this oven.
Use this appliance only for its intended
use as described in the manual. Do not
use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this
appliance. This type of oven is
specifically designed to heat, cook, or
dry food. It is not designed for industrial
or laboratory use.
Do not operate this appliance if it is has
a damaged cord or plug, if it is not
working properly, or if it has been
damaged or dropped.
This appliance should be serviced only
by qualified service personnel. Contact
nearest authorized service facility for
examination, repair, or adjustment.
Do not cover or block any openings on
the appliances.
Do not store this appliance outdoors. Do
not use this product near water – for
example, near a kitchen sink, in a wet
basement, near a swimming pool, or
similar locations.
Do not immerse cord or plug in water.
Keep cord away from heated surfaces.
Do not let cord hang over edge of
tableor counter.
When cleaning surfaces of door and
oven that comes together on closing the
door, use only mild, nonabrasive soaps,
or detergents applied with a sponge or
soft cloth.
As with any appliance, close supervision
is necessary when used by children.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
To reduce the risk of fire in the oven
cavity:
Do not overcook food. Carefully attend
appliance when paper, plastic, or other
combstible materials are olaced inside
the oven to facilitate cooking.
Remove wire twist-ties from paper or
plastic bags before placing bag in
oven.
If materials inside the oven ignite, keep
oven door closed, turn oven off, and
disconnect the power cord, or shut off
power at the fuse or circuit breaker
panel.
Do not use the cavity for storage
purposes. Do not leave paper products,
cooking utensils, or food in the cavity
when not in use.
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 UTENSIL INTO
THE LIQUID.
To avoid that type of situation when
heating liquids, put a teaspoon or glass
rod inside the container.
Liquids such as water, coffee, or tea
are able to be overheated beyond the
boiling point without appearing to be
boiling.
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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 place any object between the
oven front face and the door or allow soil
or cleaner residue to accumulate on
sealing surfaces.
Do not operate the oven if it is damaged.
It is particularly important that the oven
door closes properly and that there is no
damage to the: door (bent), hinges and
latches (broken or loosened), door seals
and sealing surfaces.
The oven should not be adjusted or
repaired by anyone except properly
qualified service personnel.
Pacemakers:
Most pacemakers are shielded from
interference from electronic products,
including microwaves. However,
patients with pacemakers may wish to
consult their physicians if they have
concerns.
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Microwave safety
Beware!
Warning! Never leave the oven
unwatched, especially when using paper,
plastic or other combustible materials.
These materials can char and may fire.
FIRE RISK!
Warning! Do not heat pure alcohol or
alcoholic drinks in the microwave. FIRE
RISK!
Warning! Do not heat liquids or other
foods in closed containers since these
may explode readily.
Warning! This appliance is not intended
for use by persons (including children)
with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use
of the appliance by a person responsible
for their safety. Children should be
supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the appliance.
Warning! If the oven has a combined
function mode (microwave with other
means of heating), children should not be
allowed to use the oven without adult
supervision on account of the high
temperatures generated.
Warning! The oven cannot be used if:
- The door is not closed correctly;
Never heat baby foods or drinks in
bottles or jars with the teats or lids on
them. After heating the food mix or shake
well so that the heat is spread evenly.
Check the food temperature before
feeding this to the child. DANGER OF
BURNING!
To avoid food overheating or burning it is
very important not to select long time
periods or power levels that are too high
when heating small quantities of food.
For example, a bread roll can burn after
3 minutes if the power selected is too
high.
For toasting, use just the grilling function
and watch the oven all the time. It you
use a combined function to toast bread it
will catch fire in a very short time.
Make sure you never catch the power
cables of other electrical appliances in
the hot door or the oven. The cable
insulation may melt. Danger of short-
circuiting!
Take care when heating liquids!
When liquids (water, coffee, tea, milk, etc.) are
nearly at boiling point inside the oven and are
taken out suddenly, they may spurt out of their
containers. DANGER OF INJURIES AND
BURNS!
- The door hinges are damaged;
- The surfaces of the contact between the
door and the oven front are damaged;
- The door window glass is damaged;
- There is frequent electrical arcing inside
the oven even though there is no metal
object inside.
The oven can only be used again after
it has been repaired by a Technical
Assistance Service technician.
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Microwave safety
This oven is exclusively for domestic use!
Use the oven only for preparing meals.
Avoid damaging the oven or other
dangerous situations by following these
instructions:
Do not switch on the oven without the
turntable support, the turntable ring and
the respective plate being in place.
Never switch on the microwave when it
is empty. If there is no food inside there
may be an electrical overcharge and the
oven could be damaged. RISK OF
DAMAGE!
For carrying out oven programming
tests put a glass of water inside the oven.
The water will absorb the microwaves and
the oven will not be damaged.
Use only dishes suitable for
microwaves. Before using dishes and
containers in the microwave, check that
these are suitable (see the section on
types of dishes).
Never remove the mica cover on the
ceiling of the oven interior! This cover
stops fat and pieces of food damaging the
microwave generator.
Do not keep any inflammable object
inside the oven as it may burn if the oven
is switched on.
Do not use the oven as a pantry.
Eggs with their shells and whole boiled
eggs must not be heated in microwave
ovens because they may explode.
Do not use the oven for frying as it is
impossible to control the temperature of oil
heated by microwaves.
To avoid being burnt, always use oven
gloves for handling dishes and containers
and touching the oven.
Do not lean or sit on the open oven
door. This may damage the oven,
especially in the hinge zone. The door can
bear a maximum weight of 8 kg.
The turntable and the grills can bear a
maximum load of 8 kg. To avoid damaging
the oven, do not exceed this load.
Cleaning:
Warning! Your microwave oven must be
cleaned regularly. All food remains must
be removed (see section on Oven
Cleaning). If the microwave oven is not
kept clean its surface may deteriorate and
this may shorten the oven’s working life
and could even result in a dangerous
situation.
The door contact surfaces (the front of the
cavity and the inside part of the doors)
must be kept very clean in order to ensure
the oven functions correctly.
Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or
sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven
door glass since they can scratch the
surface, which may result in shattering
of the glass.
Do not use high pressure or stream jet
cleaning appliances.
Please follow the instructions regarding
cleaning in the section “Oven Cleaning and
Maintenance”.
Repairs:
Warning – Microwaves! The outer
protection of the oven must not be
removed. It is dangerous for anyone not
authorised by the manufacturer to carry
out any kind of repair or maintenance
work.
If the power cable is damaged it should be
substituted by the manufacturer,
authorised agents or technicians qualified
for this task in order to avoid dangerous
situations. Furthermore, special tools are
required for this task.
Repair and maintenance work, especially
of current carrying parts, can only be
carried out by technicians authorised by
the manufacturer.
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The advantages of microwaves
In conventional ovens, heat radiated by
electrical elements or gas burners slowly
penetrates the food from outside to inside. On
account of this there is a major amount of
energy is wasted heating the air, the oven
components and the food containers.
In a microwave oven, heat is generated by the
food itself and the heat travels from inside to
outside. No heat is lost to the air, the walls of
the oven cavity or the dishes and containers
(if these are suitable for use in microwave
oven), in other words, only the food is heated.
Microwave ovens have the following
advantages:
1. Shorter cooking times; in general these
are up to 3/4 less than the time required
for conventional cooking.
2. Ultra-fast food defrosting, thus reducing
the danger of bacterial development.
3. Energy savings.
4. Conservation of the nutritional value of
foods due to the shorter cooking times.
5. Easy to clean.
Why food heats up
Most foods contain water and water molecules
vibrate when subjected to microwaves.
The friction between molecules produces heat
which raises the temperature of the food, defreezing it, cooking it or keeping it hot.
Since the heat arises inside the food:
This can be cooked with little or no liquid
or fats/oils;
De-freezing, heating or cooking in a
microwave oven is quicker than in a
conventional oven;
The vitamins, minerals and nutritional
substances in the food are conserved;
The natural colour and aroma of the food
are unchanged.
Microwaves pass through china, glass,
cardboard or plastic but do not go through
metal. For this reason, metal containers or
ones with metal parts must not be used in a
microwave oven.
Microwaves are reflected by metal...
How a microwave oven works
In a microwave oven there is a high tension
valve called a magnetron which converts
electrical energy into microwave energy.
These electromagnetic waves are channelled
to the interior of the oven through a wave
guide and distributed by a metallic spreader or
through a turntable.
Inside the oven the microwaves propagate in
all directions and are reflected by the metal
walls, uniformly penetrating the food.
... but go through glass and china...
... and are absorbed by foods.
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1. – Control panel
6. – Turntable support
2. – Door window glass
7. – Turntable ring
3. – Lateral supports
8. – Turntable plate
4. – Catches
9. – Glass tray
5. – Hot Air Output
10. – Rectangular Rack
1. – Function lights
4a. – Power/Weight indication lights
2. – Function selection key
5. – Clock/ Time selection key
3. – Oven Temperature selection key
5a. – Clock/ Time indication lights
3a.- Oven Temperature indication light
6. – Start and Stop/ Safety blocking keys
4. – Power/Weight selection key
Description of your oven
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Symbol
Function
Microwave
Power Output
Foods
Microwave
200 W
Slow defrosting for delicate foods; keeping food hot.
400 W
Cooking with little heat; boiling rice.
Rapid defrosting, heating baby food.
600 W
Heating and cooking food.
800 W
Cooking vegetables and food.
Cooking and heating carefully.
Heating and cooking small portions of food.
1000 W
Rapidly heating liquids.
Microwave
+ Grill
200 W
Toasting food.
400 W
Grilling poultry and meat.
600 W
Cooking pies and cheese-topped dishes.
Grill
Grilling food.
Grill + Fan
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Grilling meat and fish.
Grilling poultry.
Potatoes – deep-frozen, defrosting and roasting.
Hot-Air
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Roasting and baking.
Microwaves +
Hot-Air
200-600 W
Quick meat, fish and poultry roasting.
Baking cakes.
Description of your oven
Description of Functions
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23:15
1,3,5
2,4
1,2 (>3s)
SAFE
Basic controls
Setting the clock
After your microwave oven is first plugged in
or after a power failure, the clock display will
flash to indicate that the time shown is not
correct. To set the clock, proceed as follows:
1. Press the Clock key. The hour numbers will
start to flash.
2. Press key “-” and “+” to set the hours.
Hiding/Displaying the Clock
If the clock display disturbs you, you can hide
it by pressing the Clock key for 3 seconds.
The dots that separate the hours and minutes
will flash but the rest of the clock display will
be hidden.
Safety blocking
3. Press again the Clock key to set the
minutes. The minute numbers will start to
flash.
4. Press key “-” and “+” to set the minutes.
5. To finish, press the Clock key again.
If you want to see the clock display again,
press the Clock key again for 3 seconds.
The oven functioning can be blocked (for
example, to stop it being used by children).
1. To block the oven, press the Stop key for 3
seconds. You will hear a sound signal and
the display will show the word “SAFE”. The
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oven is blocked in this state and cannot be
used.
2. To unblock the oven, press the Stop
key again for 3 seconds. You will hear a
sound signal and the display will show
the time again.
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