LG MC7889DR User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

MICROWAVE OVEN

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

MC7889DR

P/No. : MFL62517309

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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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Contents

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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

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.

Precautions 2
Contents
Unpacking & Installing
Setting the Clock
Child Lock
Micro Power Cooking
Micro Power Level
Two Stage Cooking
Quick Start
More or Less Cooking
Grill Cooking
Convection Cooking
Combination Cooking
Auto Defrost
Quick Defrost
Thai Auto Menu

Crispy Reheat
Heating or Reheating Guide
Fresh Vegetable Guide
Grill Cooking Guide
Important safety instructions
Microwave - safe Utensils
Food characteristics &
Microwave cooking
Questions & Answers
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications

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18 ~ 19
20 ~ 21

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Unpacking &

HIGH RACK

LOW RACK

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Installing

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.

Unpack your oven and place it on a flat level
surface.

HIGH RACK

GLASS TRAY

LOW RACK

Place the oven in the level location of your choice with

more than 85cm height but make sure there is at least
30cm of space on the top and 10cm at the rear for proper
ventilation. The front of the oven should be at least 8cm from the
edge of the surface to prevent tipping.
An exhaust outlet is located on top or side of the oven. Blocking the
outlet can damage the oven.

THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING
PURPOSES

ROTATING RIN G

METAL TRAY

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/CLEAR 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 37.

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

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Clock

You can set either12 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.

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

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.

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 until display shows “14: ”.

Press CLOCK (or START ) for hour confirmation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “14:35”.

Press CLOCK (or START ).
The clock starts counting.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

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Child

Lock

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

To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” disappears.
You will hear BEEP when it’s released.

Micro Power

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In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Cooking

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Your oven has five microwave Power
settings.

POWER
HIGH

MAX

MEDIUM
HIGH

MEDIUM

DEFROST
MEDIUM LOW

LOW

( )

%

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

Power Output

900W

720W

540W

360W

180W

Press MICRO twice to select the 80% power.

“720” diaplay.

Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”.

Press START.

Micro Power

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.

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POWER LEVEL

HIGH * Boil Water

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

MEDIUM HIGH * All reheating

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

MEDIUM * Bake cakes and scones

* Prepare eggs
* Cook custard
* Prepare rice, soup

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

LOW * Soften butter & cheese

( )

* Cook less tender cuts of meat

* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough

USE

POWER LEVEL

(%)

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

POWER OUTPUT

900W

720W

540W

360W

180W

Two stage

360W.

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Cooking

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages. The first stages will cook your
food for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on

Press STOP/CLEAR.

During two stage cooking the oven door
can be opened and food checked. Close
the oven door and press START and the
cooking stage will continue.

At the end of stage1, BEEP sounds and
stage 2 commences.

Should you wish to clear the programme
press STOP/CLEAR twice.

Set the power and the cooking time for stage1.

Press once to select HIGH power. MICRO

Turn DIAL until display shows “11:00”.

Set the power and the cooking time for stage2.

Press MICRO four times to select power.

Turn DIAL until display shows “35:00”.

Press START.

360

In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power.

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Press STOP/CLEAR .

Quick

Start

The QUICK START feature allows you to
set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power
cooking with a touch of the START
button.

Press START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power.
Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press.

More or Less

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Cooking

In the following example I will show you how to change the preset programmes for a
longer or shorter cooking time.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Thai Auto Menu

If you find that your food is over or
undercooked when using the

Auto Menu

decrease cooking time by turning DIAL.

When cooking with auto and manual
function, you can lengthen or shorten the
cooking time at any point by turning
DIAL.
There is no need to stop the cooking
process.

programme, you can increase or

Thai

Set the required programme.

Press START.

Turn DIAL clockwise.
Turn DIAL counterclockwise.

Thai Auto Menu

The cooking time will increase.

The cooking time will decrease.

In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds.

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Press STOP/CLEAR .

Grill

Cooking

This model is fitted with a
HEATER, so preheating is not needed.

This feature will allow you to brown and
crisp food quickly.

The metal tray is placed between a glass
tray and a grill rack at the grill mode.

The grill rack(high rack) must be used
during grill cooking.

Press Grill.

Turn DIAL until display shows “12:30”.

Press START.