Black & Decker BDMOW14-XE Instruction Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Microwave Oven

Cat. No.:EM930ACZ

Model:BDMOW14-XE

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAV E E N E R G Y

(a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since this can

result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to

break or tamper with the safety interlocks.

(b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow

soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

(c) WARNING: If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not

be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person.

Specifications

2

Model:

Rated

Voltage:

Rated

Input Power(Microwave):

Rated

Output Power(Microwave):

Oven Capacity

:

Turntable Diameter

:

External Dimensions(LxWxH):

Net

Weight:

BDMOW14-XE

230V~ 50Hz

1450 W

900 W
30 L

315 mm
520X444X335mm

Approx.

15Kg

If the apparatus is not maintained in a good state of cleanliness, its surface could

be degraded and affect the lifespan of the apparatus and lead to a dangerous

situation.

ADDENDUM

Additional safety instructions for Australia and New Zealand

a) Young children and the infirm.This appliance is not intended for use by young children

or infirm persons without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure they
do not play with this appliance.

b) Replacement of the supply cord. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be

replaced by the manufacturer or an authorised Black & Decker Service Centre in order
to avoid a hazard.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

1. Warning: Liquids and other foods must
not be heated in sealed containers since

they are liable to explode.

2. Warning: It is hazardous for anyone other

than a competent person to remove a
cover which gives protection against
exposure to microwave energy.

3.

Warning: Only allow children to use the

oven

without supervision when adequate

instructions have been given so that the

child is able to use the oven in a safe way
and understand the hazards of improper
use.

4. Warning: When the appliance is operated
in

the combination mode, children should

onl

y use the oven under adult supervision
due to the temperatures generated.
(only for grill series)

5. Only use utensils suitable for use in
microwave ovens.

6.

The oven should be cleaned regularly and

any food deposits should be removed.

7. Read and follow the specific:"PRECAU­ TIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY".

8. When heating food in plastic or paper
containers,

keep an eye on the oven due

to the possibility of ignition.

9. If

smoke is observed, switch off or unplug
the appliance and keep the door closed
in order to stifle any flames.

10. Do not overcook food.

11. Do not use the oven cavity for storage
purposes. Do not store items,
such as bread, cookies, etc. inside the
oven.

12.

Remove wire twist-ties and metal handles
from paper or plastic containers/bags
before placing them in the oven.

13. Install or locate this oven only in
accordance with the installation
instructions provided.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, injury to persons
or exposure to excessive microwave oven energy whe

n

using your appliance, follow basic precautions, includin

g

the following

:

14. Eggs in the shell and whole hard-boiled
eggs

should not be heated in microwave
ovens since they may explode, even
after microwave heating has ended.

15. Use this appliance only for its intended
uses as described in manual. Do not
use corrosive chemicals or vapors
in this appliance. This oven is especially
designed

to heat. It is not designed for

industrial or laboratory use.

16. If the supply cord is damaged, it must
be replaced by the manufacturer, its
service agent or similarly qualified
persons in order to avoid a hazard.

17. Do not store or use this appliance
outdoors.

18. Do not use this oven near wate

r, in a
wet basement or near a swimming
pool.

19. The temperature of accessible surfaces
may be high when the appliance is
opera

ting. Keep cord away from heated
surface, and do not cover any events
on the oven.

20.

Do not let cord hang over edge of table

or counte

r.

21.

Failure to maintain the oven in a clean
condition could lead to deterioration
of the surface that could adversely
a

ffect the life of the appliance and

possibly

result in a hazardous situation.

22.

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.

23. Microwave heating of beverages can
result in delayed eruptive boiling,
therefore

take care when handling the

containe

r.

3

DANGER

Electric Shock Hazard
Touching some of the internal
components can cause seriou

s

personal injury or death. Do no

t

disassemble this appliance

.

WARNING

Electric Shock Hazard
Improper use of the groundin

g

can result in electric shock. D

o

not plug into an outlet unti

l

appliance is properly installe

d

and grounded

.

To Reduce the Risk of Injury to Persons
Grounding Installation

CLEANING

Be sure to disconnect the
oven from the power suppl

y.

1. Clean the inside of the oven after usin

g

with a slightly damp cloth

.

2. Clean the accessories in the usual wa

y

in soapy wate

r.

3.

The door frame and seal and

neighbouring parts must be cleane

d

carefully with a damp cloth when the

y

are dirt

y.

1. A short power-supply cord is provided to
reduce

the risks resulting from becoming

entangled

in or tripping over a longer cord.

2. If a long cord set or extension cord is used:

1)The marked electrical rating of the cord set
or extension cord should be at least as great

as

the electrical rating of the appliance.

2)The

extension cord must be a grounding-

type 3-wire cord

.

3)The long cor

d should be arranged so that it
will not drape over the counter top or tabletop
where it can be pulled on by children or tripped

over unintentionally.

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

ou

tlet that is properly installed and grounded.

Consult

a qualified electrician or serviceman if the

groun

ding instructions are not completely

understood

or if doubt exists as to whether the

appliance

is properly grounded. If it is necessary
to use an extension cord , use only a 3-wire
extension cord

.

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CAUTION

Personal Injury Hazard

It is hazardous for anyone
other than a compentent person
to carry out any service or repair
operation that involves the removal
of a cover which gives protection
against exposure to microwave
energy.

Utensil Test:

1. Fill a microwave-safe container with 1 cup of cold
water (250ml) along with the utensil in question.

2. Cook on maximum power for 1 minute.

3. Carefully feel the utensil. If the empty utensil is
warm, do not use it for microwave cooking.

4. Do not exceed 1 minute cooking time.

Materials you can use in microwave oven

Utensils Remarks

Aluminum foil Shielding only. Small smooth pieces can be used to cover thin parts of

meat or poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too
close to oven walls. The foil should be at least 1 inch (2.5cm) away from
oven walls.

Follow manufacturer’s instructions. The bottom of browning dish must be
at least 3/16 inch (5mm) above the turntable. Incorrect usage may cause
the turntable to break.

Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer's instructions. Do not use
cracked or chipped dishes.

Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until just warm. Most glass jars
are not heat resistant and may break.

Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is no metallic trim.
Do not use cracked or chipped dishes.

Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not close with metal tie. Make
slits to allow steam to escape.

Use for short–term cooking/warming only. Do not leave oven unattended
while cooking.

Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use with supervision
for a short-term cooking only.

Use as a cover to prevent splattering or a wrap for steaming.

Microwave-safe only. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Should be
labeled "Microwave Safe". Some plastic containers soften, as the food
inside gets hot. "Boiling bags" and tightly closed plastic bags should be
slit, pierced or vented as directed by package.

Microwave-safe only. Use to cover food during cooking to retain

moisture. Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food.
Thermometers Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers).
Wax paper Use as a cover to prevent splattering and retain moisture.

Browning dish

Glass jars

Glassware

UTENSILS

See the instructions on "Materials you can use in
microwave oven or to be avoided in microwave oven."
There may be certain non-metallic utensils that are not
safe to use for microwaving. If in doubt, you can test the
utensil in question following the procedure below.

Oven cooking
bags

Paper plates
and cups

Paper towels

Parchment
paper

Plastic

Plastic wrap

Dinnerware

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A) Control panel
B) Turntable shaft
C) Turntable ring assembly
D) Glass tray
E) Observation window
F) Door assembly
G) Safety interlock system

Materials to be avoided in microwave oven

Utensils Remarks

Aluminum tray
Food carton with

metal handle
Metal or metal-

trimmed utensils
Metal twist ties

Paper bags
Plastic foam

Wood

F

G

A

C B

E

D

SETTING UP YOUR OVEN

Names of Oven Parts and Accessories

Remove the oven and all materials from the carton and oven cavity.
Your oven comes with the following accessories:
Glass tray 1
Turntable ring assembly 1
Instruction Manual 1

Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim may
cause arcing.

May cause a fire in the oven.
Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside when exposed

to high temperature.
Wood will dry out when used in the microwave oven and may split

or crack.

May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish.
May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish.

May cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven.

Shut off oven power if the door is opened during operation.

6

Remove all packing material and accessories.
Examine the oven for any damage such as
dents or broken door. Do not install if oven is
damaged.

Countertop Installation

Cabinet: Remove any protective film found

on the microwave oven cabinet surface.

Do not remove the light brown Mica cover
that is attached to the oven cavity to
protect the magnetron.

Installation

1. Select a level surface that provide

enough open space for the intake
and/or outlet vents.

A minimum clearance of 3.0 inches
(7.5cm) is required between the oven and
any adjacent walls. One side must be open.
(1) Leave a minimum clearance of 12
inches (30cm) above the oven.
(2) Do not remove the legs from the
bottom of the oven.

(3) Blocking the intake and/or outlet openings
can damage the oven.
(4) Place the oven as far away from
radios and TV as possible.
Operation of microwave oven may
cause interference to your radio or TV
reception.

2. Plug your oven into a standard household
outlet. Be sure the voltage and the
frequency is the same as the voltage
and the frequency on the rating label.

WARNING: Do not install oven over a
range cooktop or other heat-producing
appliance. If installed near or over a heat
source, the oven could be damaged and
the warranty would be void.

Hub (underside)

Glass tray

Turntable ring assembly

3.0 inch(7.5cm)

3.0 inch(7.5cm)

12 inch(30cm)

OPEN

a. Never place the

glass tray

upside down. The glass
tray should never be restricted.
b. Both

glass tray

and

turntable ring assembly

must
always be used during cooking.
c. All food and containers of food are always placed
on the

glass tray

for cooking.

d. If

glass tray

or

turntable ring assembly

cracks or
breaks, contact your nearest authorized service
center.

Turntable Installation

Turntable shaft

7

1. Clock Setting

When the microwave oven is electrified, the LED will display "0:00".
The input time should be within 0:00--23:59;
Example: To set 12:12 .
(1) Press the " " button, the hour figures will flash, and the
indicator for clock " " will light.
(2) Press the number buttons of "1","2","1","2" in order.
(3) Press " " to finish clock setting. The indicator for clock
" " will go out, ":" will flash, and the time will light.
Note: In the process of clock setting, if " Stop/Clear " is pressed or if there is no operation
within 1 minute, the oven will go back to the previous status automatically.

Operation Instructions

3. Speedy Cooking:

When the unit is in waiting state, the press on " Start/Express Cook " can start cooking at
30 seconds with 100% microwave power. Each additional press will increase the cooking time
by 30 seconds until the accrued time reaches 1 minute 30 seconds or less. By then, each
press will increase cooking time by 1 minute, the maximum cooking time is 12 minutes.

Microwave Power Chart

2. Microwave Cooking

Select different microwave power level and set cooking time as you wish. There are five
power levels available for choosing. Refer to Chart 1. The maximum microwave cooking
time is 99 minutes and 99 seconds. Keep on pressing " Microwave " to choose the power
wished.

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Press "Microwave" Microwave Power Display

Once

Twice

Thrice

4 times

5 times

80%

50%

30%

10%

100%

Example: Choose 50% power for cooking 10 minutes.
(1) Press " Microwave " thrice, " " and " " will light.
(2) Press the numeral buttons of "1", "0", "0", "0" in order;
(3) Press " Start/Express Cook " to start cooking, the time will count down.
":", " " and " " will flash.

Example: Cook vegetable of 350g:
(1) Press " Vegetable " button, " " and " " will light.
(2) Press " Vegetable " button twice to choose weight, LED will display "350",
"g", " " and " " will light.
(3) Press " Start/Express Cook " to start cooking, "g" will go out, time counts
down, " " and " " will flash.

Pad CookDisplay

Pad CookDisplay Pad CookDisplay

1

2
3

4

5
6

7

8

9

Reheat

Vegetable

Fish

Meat
Pasta

Potato

Pizza
Soup

Porridge

6. Auto Menu Cooking

The numeral pads 1—9 are matching with nine different subjects respectively;

5. Speedy Defrost

Example: Defrost beef of 500g

(1) Press " Speed Defrost ", LED will display "dEF2", " " and " " will light.
(2) Press "5" "0" "0" in order, "g" will light, the range of defrosting weight is
100g-1200g.
(3) Press " Start/Express Cook " to start defrosting, "g" will go out, " " and " " will flash.

4. Defrost by Weight

Example: Defrost beef of 500g:

(1) Press " ", LED will display "dEF1", " " and " " will
light.
(2) Press "5", "0", "0" in order, "g" will light, the range of defrosting weight is
100g-2000g.
(3) Press " Start/Express Cook " to start defrosting, "g" will go out, " " and " " will flash.

7. Inquiring Function

(1) In one stage cooking state, press " Microwave ", the current microwave power will be
displayed for 3 seconds. After three seconds, the oven will turn back to the former state;
(2) In pre-set state, press " " to inquire the time for delay start cooking. The
pre-set time will flash for 2-3 seconds, then the oven will turn back to the clock display.

(3) In cooking state, press " " to check the current time. It is displayed for 2-3 seconds
and then turn back to waiting states.

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Example: Set 3 minutes speedy cooking:
(1) Press " Start/Express Cook " once to start cooking, LED will display "0:30",
" " and " " will light.
(2) Press " Start/Express Cook " again for 4 times, the cooking time will be 3
minutes.

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Refer to chart 2 for the automatic menu procedure:
Chart 2:

Menu

Weight(g)

Press Times

Displa

y

A-1

Auto Reheat

A-2

Vegetable

A-3

Fish

A-4

Meat

A-5

Pasta

A-6

Potato

A-7

Pizza

A-8

Soup

A-9

Porridge

150

250

350

400

150

350

500

150

250

350

400

450

150

300

450

600

50(with cold water 450g

)

100(with cold water 800g)

150(with cold water 1200g)

1(approximately 200g)

2(approximately 400g)

3(approximately 600g)

1(approximately 80g)

2(approximately 160g)

3(approximately 250g)

500

750

1000

550

1100

Once

Twice

Thrice

4 times

Once

Twice

Thrice

Once

Twice

Thrice

4 times

5 times

Once

Twice

Thrice

4 times

Once

Twice

Thrice

Once

Twice

Thrice

Once

Twice

Thrice

Once

Twice

Thrice

Once

Twice

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11. Cooking End Reminding Function

When cooking ends, there will be 5 beeps which is reminding the completion of cooking.

12. Display Specification

(1) In waiting state, LED will display clock and " : " will flash.
(2) In function setting state, LED will display the related setting.
(3) In the operation and suspending state, LED will display the residual cooking time.

10. Lock-out Function for Children

Lock: In waiting state, press " Stop/Clear " for 3 seconds, there will be a long beep denoting
entering into the children-lock state and LED will display " ".
Lock quitting: In locked state, press " Stop/Clear " for 3 seconds, there will be a long "beep"
denoting that the lock is released.

9. Delay Start

Example: to start cooking at 12:12.

(1) Set the clock first. (Consult the instruction of clock setting.)
(2) Set the cooking program wanted;Defrost program cannot be set here.
(3) Press " " to display the current clock. The hour figures flash:
(4) Press "1", "2", '1", '2";
(5) Press " Start/ Express Cook" to confirm the setting. The unit will turn
back to the clock state.
(6) Cooks begin when the time arrives.
Note: (1) If the setting is not within the range 0:00–23:59, the setting will be invalid;
(2) In the process of setting, if " Stop/Clear " is pressed or there is no operation within
1 minute, the unit will go back to the previous state automatically;
(3) The clock must be set before the delay start cooking. If the pre-set cooking has
not been programmed and only time to start cooking is set, the whole set will be
regarded as an alarm clock setting and 5 beeps will be sound when the pre-set
time is reached.

8. Multi-section cooking

At most 2 sections can be set for cooking. In multi-section cooking, if one section is

defrosting, then defrosting will be placed in the first stage automatically.
Note: Auto cooking cannot work in the multi-section cooking.

Example: if you want to cook with 100% microwave power for 5 minutes +80% microwave
power for 10 minutes. The cooking steps are as following:
(1) Press "Microwave" once to choose 100% microwave,now "P100" is displayed;

(2) Press number keys "5","0","0" to set the cooking time;
(3) Press "Microwave" twice to choose 80% microwave power, "P80" is displayed;
(4) Press number keys "1","0","0","0" to set the cooking time;
(5) Press "Start/Express Cook" to start cooking.

Trouble shooting

It is forbidden to run the unit without any food inside.

It is very dangerous.

This Appliance has a 2 year replacement guarantee offered by
BLACK & DECKER AUSTRALIA and BLACK & DECKER NEW ZEALAND
Please refer to the enclosed guarantee card.