LG INTELLOWAVE User Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

MICROWAVE OVEN

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

ENGLISH

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NEDERLANDS

MS-196VUW
MS-196VUT
MS-196VUS

P/No. : MFL06446105

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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, delayed eruptive boiling 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(especially the contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars) 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.

Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as

over cooking may result in the FOOD catching fire

and subsequent damage to your oven.

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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.

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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
Auto Cook _______________________________________ 12-13
Auto Defrost _____________________________________ 14-15
Quick Defrost ____________________________________ 16-17
Timer ___________________________________________ 18
Favorite Cook ____________________________________ 19
Heating or Reheating Guide ________________________ 20
Fresh Vegetable Chart _____________________________ 21
Defrosting Tips ___________________________________ 22
Important safety instructions _________________________ 23-24
Microwave-safe Utensils ____________________________ 25
Food characteristics &
Microwave cooking _______________________________ 26-27
Questions & Answers ______________________________ 28
Plug wiring information/
Technical Specifications ____________________________ 29

Place the oven in a level location of your choice with

more than 85 cm height. Make sure there is at least 30 cm
of space on the top and 10 cm at the rear for proper ventilation.
(Attention: This does not apply if the microwave oven is installed
in a fitted cupboard!). The front of the oven should be at least 8 cm
from the edge of the surface to prevent tipping.
Exhaust outlets are arranged on the top and at the sides of 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

GLASS TRAY

ROTATING RING

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Blocking these outlets can damage the oven.

Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make

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.

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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.

Press the STOP button, and press
the START button one time to set 30

seconds of cooking time.

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

the GLASS TRAY on top.

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 25.

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

Setting the

Clock

You can set either 12 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.

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

Press STOP.

Press CLOCK once.

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

Turn DIAL knob until display shows “14:00”.

Press START for hour confirmation.

Turn DIAL knob until display shows “14:35”.

Press START.
The clock starts counting.

F1 F2 F3

Favorite Cook

Favorite Cook

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Child

Lock

Press and hold STOP until “L” appears on the display and
BEEP sounds.
The CHILD LOCK is now set.

“L” remains on the display to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set.

To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP 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.

Press STOP.

F1 F2 F3

Favorite Cook

F1 F2 F3

Favorite Cook

L

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Micro Power

Cooking

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

Press STOP.

Press MICRO twice to select 640W power.
“640” appears on the display.

Turn DIAL knob until display shows “5:30”.

Press START.

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 640W power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

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

POWER
HIGH

MAX
MEDIUM

HIGH

MEDIUM

DEFROST
MEDIUM LOW

LOW

Press

MICRO

OUT- PUT

800W

640W

480W

320W

160W

time

times

times

times

times

F1 F2 F3

Favorite Cook

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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 800W * Boil Water

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

MEDIUM HIGH 640W * All reheating

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

MEDIUM 480W * Bake cakes and scones

* Prepare eggs
* Cook custard
* Prepare rice, soup

DEFROST/ 320W * All thawing
MEDIUM LOW * Melt butter and chocolate

* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW 160W * Soften butter & cheese

* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough

OUTPUT USE

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Micro Power