Instructions for use and installation instructions
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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.
Always keep the instruction manual handy. If
you lend the microwave oven to someone else
give them the manual as well!
Environmental protection
Disposal of the packaging
The packaging bears the Green Point mark.
Dispose of all the packaging materials such as
cardboard, expanded polystyrene and plastic
wrapping in the appropriate bins. In this way you
can be sure that the packaging materials will be
re-used.
Disposal of equipment no longer used
According to European Directive 2002/96/EC on
the management of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE), home electrical appliances
should not be put into the normal systems for
disposal of solid urban waste.
Outdated appliances should be collected
separately to optimise component material
recovery and re-cycling rates and to prevent
potential harm to human health and the
environment. The symbol of a rubbish container
superimposed by a diagonal cross should be put
on all such products to remind people of their
obligation to have such items collected separately.
Consumers should contact their local authorities
or point of sale and request information on the
appropriate places to leave their old home
electrical appliances.
Before disposing of your appliance, render it nonusable by pulling out the power cable, cutting this
and disposing of it
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 are 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.
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 (1) in the centre of the
oven cavity and put the Turntable ring (2) and the
Turntable plate (3) 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.
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.
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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Microwave safety
•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! If you see smoke or fire, keep the
door closed in order to smother the flames.
Switch off the oven and take the plug out of
the socket or cut off the oven power supply.
•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! Children should only be able to
use the oven without adult supervision if
they have been given instructions on how to
use the oven safely and on how to identify
the dangers of badly using the oven.
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Warning: Accessible parts may become hot
during use. Young children should be kept
away.
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sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven door
glass since they can scratch the surface,
which may result in shattering of the glass.
Beware!
• 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.
Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or
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•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.
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Warning! The oven cannot be used if:
- The door is not closed correctly;
- 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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During use the appliance becomes hot. Care
should be taken to avoid touching heating
elements inside the oven.
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Use grill function only for “au gratin” and the
unit must be constantly monitored. If an
operating mode is used together with the
grill function, attention must be paid to the
time.
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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!
To avoid that type of situation when heating
liquids, put a teaspoon or glass rod inside the
container.
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Microwave safety
This oven is exclusively for domestic use!
Use the oven only for preparing meals.
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The turntable and the grills can bear a
maximum load of 8 kg. To avoid damaging
the oven, do not exceed this load.
Avoid damaging the oven or other dangerous
situations by following these instructions:
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Do not switch on the oven without the
turntable support, the turntable ring and
the respective plate being in place.
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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!
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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.
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Do not cover or obstruct the ventilation
openings.
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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.
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Do not use the oven as a pantry.
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.
• 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.
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Eggs with their shells and whole boiled
eggs must not be heated in microwave
ovens because they may explode.
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Do not use the oven for frying as it is
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Repair and maintenance work, especially of
current carrying parts, can only be carried
out by technicians authorised by the
manufacturer
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.
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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.
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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.
5. Easy to clean.
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.