Frigidaire FMCB157GB Owner’s Manual

Counter-Top

Microwave Oven

with Sensor Cook

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Welcome .......................................... 2

Important Safety Instructions ..... 3-6

Features and Specifications .......... 7

Before Operating ............................ 8

Manual Operation ..................... 9-12

Sensor Cook Operation ......... 13-15

Convenience Operation ............... 16

Cooking Charts ...................... 17-18

Care & Cleaning ........................... 19

Before You Call

Solutions to Common Problems ........................ 20

Warranty ......................... Back Page

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We Icome & C ongrat ula tions

Congratulations on your purchase of a new microwave! At Electrolux Home
Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to
providing you with the best service possible, Your satisfaction is our number
one priority,

We know you'll enjoy your new microwave and Thank You for choosing our product,
We hope you consider us for future purchases.

Product Registration

Be sure to register your product. The

self-addressed PRODUCT
REGISTRATION CARD should befilled

in completely, signed and returned to
Electrolux Home Products,

This Use & Care Manual contains
general operating instructions for your

appliance and feature information for
several models, Your microwave may

not have allthe described features, The
graphics shown are representative, The

graphics on your microwave may not
look exactly like those shown.

PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
This Use & Care Manual provides specific operating instructions for your model,

Use your microwave only as instructed in this manual, These instructions are
not meant to cover every possible condition and situation that may occur,
Common sense and caution must be practiced when installing, operating and
maintaining any appliance,

Be sure to record your model and serial number, The serial plate is located on
the back of the microwave oven.

Please record your model and serial number and date of purchase in
the spaces provided below for future reference in case your microwave
should ever require servicing:

Model Number:
Serial Number:

Purchase Date:

© 2007 Electrolux Home Products, Inc.

All rights reserved.

What You Need to

Know About Safety
Instructions

To avoid personal injuryor property damage, observe
the following:

1. Do not deep fat fry in oven. Fat could overheat and
be hazardous to handle.

Warning and Important Safety Instructions appearing inthe
Use & Care Guide are not meant to cover al possible
conditions and situations that may occur. Common sense.
caution, and care must be exercised when installing,
maintaing or operating a microwave

Always contact your dealer, distributor, service agent or
manufacturer about problems or conditions you do not

understand.

Recognize Safety
Symbols, Words, Labels

DANGER - Immediate hazards which WiLL result in

severe personal injury or death.

WARNING - Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD

result in severe personal injury or death.

CAUTION - Hazards or unsafe practices which COULD

result in minor personal injury.

2. Do not cook or reheat eggs in shell or with an
unbroken yolk using microwave energy. Pressure
may build up and erupt. Pierce yolk with fork or knife
before cooking.

3. Pierce skin of potatoes, tomatoes, and similar foods
before cooking with microwave energy. When skin is

pierced, steam escapes evenly.

4. Do not operate oven without load or food in oven
cavity.

5. Use only popcorn in packages designed and labeled
for microwave use. Popping time varies depending
on oven wattage. Do not continue to heat after
popping has stopped. Popcorn will scorch or burn.

Do not leave oven unattended.

6. Do not use regular cooking thermometers in oven.
Most cooking thermometers contain mercury and

may cause an electrical arc, malfunction, or damage
to oven.

7. Do not use metal utensils in oven.

8. Never use paper, plastic, or other combustible
materials that are not intended for cooking.

9. When cooking with paper, plastic, or other
combustible materials, follow manufacturer's

recommendations on product use.

10. Do not use paper towels which contain nylon or
other synthetic fibers. Heated synthetics could melt
and cause paper to ignite.

11. Do not heat sealed containers or plastic ba§s in
oven. Food or liquid could expand quickly and cause
container or bag to break. Pierce or open container

r bag before cooking.

12. To avoid pacemaker malfunction, consult pr_ysician
or pacemaker manufacturer about effects of

m_crowave energy on pacemaker.

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Importan t Safe ty Instru ctions

Federal

To avoid risk of electrical Shock or death, this oven must

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Grounding Instructions

Grounding reduces risk of electric
shock by providing an escape wire

I__ ven MUST be grounded.

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. See Installation instructions.

Consult a qualified electrician or servicer if grounding
instructionsare not completely understood, or if doubt
exists as to whether the oven is properly grounded.

Do not use an extension cord. if the product power cord
is too short, have a qualified electrician install a three-slot

receptacle. This oven should be plugged into a separate
60 hertz circuit with the electrical rating as shown in
specifications table. When the oven is on a circuit with
other equipment, an increase in cooking times may be

required and fuses can be blown.
Microwave operates on standard household current,

110=120V.

for the electric current if an electrical

J short occurs. This oven is equipped

Commission Radio

Frequency Interference

Statement (U.S.A. Only)

This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency
energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in
strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may
cause interference to radio and television reception. It has

been type tested and found to comply with limits for ISM
Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which are

designed to provide reasonable protection against such

interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause interference to radio or television reception, which

can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following:

, Reorient the receiving antenna of the radio or television.
, Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the

receiver.

o Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.

• Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that
the microwave oven and the receiver are on different

branch circuits.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or television interference caused by unauthorized

modification to this microwave oven. it is the
responsibility of the user to correct such interference.

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Precautions to Avoid

Possible Exposure to
Excessive Microwave

Energy

Adhere to the following precautions:

Liquids such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be

overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing
to be boiling due to surface tension of the liquid.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

OVERWHEN A SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL iS
iNSERTED iNTO THE LiQUiD. To reduce the risk of

injury to persons:

DO NOT attempt to operate this oven with the door open

since open door operation can result in harmful exposure

Lomicrowave energy. It is important not to defeat or
Lamplerwith the safety interlock switches

• 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 use any cleaning materials on the oven door
gasket Doing so could cause damage

• DO NOT operate the oven if it is damaged. It is
particularly important that the oven door close properly
and that there is no damage to:

1,door (bent),
2, hinges and latches (broken or Ioosended),
3, door seals and sealing surfaces,

• Oven should not be be adjusted or repaired by anyone
except properaly qualified service personnel,

1. Do not overheat the liquid.

2. Stir the liquid both before and halfway through
heating it.

3. Do not use straight-sided containers with narrow
necks.

4. After heating, allow the container to stand in the
microwave oven for a short time before removing the

container.

5. Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or other
utensil into the container.

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When using electrical appliances, basic safety •

precautions should be followed to reduce the risk of
burns, electric shocks, fire or injury to persons or

exposure to excessive microvave energy.

• READ ALLinstructions before using oven.
READ AND FOLLOW the specific "PRECAUTIONS made for household use only.

TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE

MICROWAVE ENERGY" on page 5.

nstall or locate this oven ONLY in accordance with

the installation instructions in this Use & Care

Manual

Some products such as whole eggs and sealed
containers - for example, closed jars - are able to
explode and SHOULD NOT be HEATED in this oven.

Use this oven ONLY for its intended use as described
in this Use & Care Manual Do not use corrosive

chemicals or vapors inthis oven. This type of oven is

specifically designed to heat. cook, or dry food. It is

not designed for industrial or laboratory use.

As with any appliance, CLOSE SUPERVISION is

necessary when used by CHILDREN or INFIRM
PERSONS.

Review the door cleaning instructions in the Care &

Cleaning section.

DO NOT heat baby bottles in oven.
Baby food jars shall be open when heated and

contents stirred orshaken before consumption ;n
orderto avoid burns.

DO NOT use this oven for commercial purposes. It is

• DO NOT operate this oven if it has a damaged cord or
power plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has
been damaged or dropped.

• This oven, including powercord, must be serviced
ONLY by qua ified service personnel. Special too sare
required to service oven. Contact nearest authorized
service facility for examination, repair, or adjustment.

• DO NOT cover or block any vents or openings on the

oven,

DO NOT store this oven outdoors. DO NOT use this
appliance 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.

• Keepcord AWAYfrom HEATED surfaces.

• DO NOT let cord hang over edge of table or counter.

• Review the door cleaning instructions inthe Care &
Cleaning section.

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TO avoid the risk of fir in the oven cavity: injury to persons -:If materials inside the oven ignite, keep oven doo r

0r exposur e to excessive microvave energy, CLOSED, turn oven offand disconnect the power cord,

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paper, plastic or othe rcombustible materials are DO NOT use this oven cavity for storage. DO NOT leave

place d inside the oven t° faci!itate co0king, paPer products_ co0king utensils or fo0d in the caity

• Remove wi re twist-ties fro m paperor piaStic bags when not in usel
before placing bag in ovenl

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Microwave features

Oven specifications

assembly

system

Door

Window

Turntable Turntable Turntable

ring Shaft glass

assembly tray

Control panel

(1) time defrost
(2) popcorn
(3) frozen pizza (sensor cook)

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Control

panel

Power Supply 120VAC, 60 Hz

Input Power 1,650W

Cooking Power 1,100W

Frequency 2,450 MHz

OuterDimensions 20.4"x 17,2"x 12.4"
(WxHxD)

CavityVolume 1,5 cubic ft,

Net Weight 36.4 Ibs.

(4) weight defrost

(5) fish (sensor cook)
(6) meat (sensor cook)
(7) favorite (stores up to 3 favorites)

(8) fresh veggie (settings for 1-4 servings)
(9) frozen veggie (settings for 1-4 servings)
(10) sensor reheat
(11) potato (1-3 potatoes)
(12) frozen entr6e

(13) EasySet (3 instant settings)
(14) number pads (0 thru 9)
(15) power level (10 power levels available)
(16) cook time

(17) clock
(18) timer
(19) STOP/cancel - During cooking: press this pad once to cancel

cooking function, press this pad twice to cancel cooking and any
other entries,

(20) START/+30 sec - Press this pad to add 30 seconds to cook time.

Each press will add another 30 seconds to the cook time.

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Before Operating

Learn more about your
microwave oven

" To avoid risk of personal injury Or property damage, do

not operate the microwave oven empty. 2. Enter time using number pads.

,, To avoid risk Of personal injury or property damag e, do

not use stonewarel aluminum foil, metal utensils, or
metal trimmed utensils in the microwave oven. 3. Touch clock pad again.

Setting the clock

Example: setting clock display for 9:00:

1. Touch clock pad once.

Microwave utensil guide

Use Do not use

Oven proof glass (specifically
treated for high intensity heat):

Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates,
cake plates, liquid measuring cups,

casseroles and bowls without metallic
trim.

• China:
Bowls, cups, serving plates and

platters without metallic trim.

• Plastic:
Plastic wrap (as a cover) - lay the
plastic wrap loosely over the dish and

press it to the sides. Vent plastic wrap
by turning back one edge slightly to

allow excess steam to escape. The
dish should be deep enough so that the

plastic wrap will not touch the food.
Use plastic dishes, cups, semi-rigid

freezer containers and plastic bags for

short cooking times. Use these with
care because the plastic may soften

from the heat of the food.

Metal utensils:

Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces uneven
cooking. Also, avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil trays. Metal

utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your microwave oven.

• Metal decoration:
Bowls, cups, serving plates and platters without metallic trim.

Aluminum foil:

Avoid large sheets of aluminum foil because they hinder cooking and
may cause harmful arcing. Use small pieces of foil to shield poultry
legs and wings. Keep ALL aluminum foil at least 1 inch from the side
walls of the oven cavity and door of the microwave.

Wood:
Wooden bowls and boards will dry out and may split or crack when

you use them in the microwave oven. Baskets made of wood will react
in the same way.

Tightly covered utensils:
Be sure to leave openings for steam to escape from covered
cookware. Pierce plastic pouches of vegetables or other food items
before cooking. Tightly closed pouches may explode.

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Paper towls, waxed paper, paper
napkins and paper plates with no

metallic trim or design. Look for the
manufacturer's label for any special

instructions for use in the microwave
oven.

• Brown paper:
Avoid using brown paper bags. They absorb heat and can burn.

• Flawed or chipped cooking utensils:
Any utensil that is cracked, flawed or chipped may break in the oven.

• Metal twist ties:
Remove metal twist ties from plastic or paper bags. They become hot

and could cause a fire.