LG MC8087FR Owner’s Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

MICROWAVE OVEN

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

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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.

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.

Precautions_______________________________________________________2 Contents _________________________________________________________3 Unpacking & Installing _____________________________________________4 ~ 5 Setting the Clock __________________________________________________6 Child Lock________________________________________________________7 Quick Start_______________________________________________________8 Micro Power Cooking ______________________________________________9 Micro Power Level _________________________________________________10 Grill Cooking _____________________________________________________11 Grill Combination Cooking__________________________________________12 Keep Warm ______________________________________________________13 EZ Clean_________________________________________________________14 Speed Hot Air Preheat______________________________________________15 Speed Hot Air Cooking_____________________________________________16 Convection Combination Cooking ____________________________________17 Convection Preheat ________________________________________________18 Convection Cooking _______________________________________________19 Auto Cook _______________________________________________________20 ~ 21 Auto Roast _______________________________________________________22 ~ 23 Auto Reheat ______________________________________________________24 ~ 25 Auto Defrost______________________________________________________26 Auto Defrost Guide ________________________________________________27 Quick Defrost_____________________________________________________28 Quick Defrost Guide _______________________________________________29 Heating or Reheating Guide_________________________________________30 Fresh Vegetable Guide _____________________________________________31 Defrosting Guide __________________________________________________32 Grill Cooking Guide _______________________________________________33 Convection Cooking Guide__________________________________________34 ~ 35 Speed Hot Air Cooking Guide _______________________________________36 Important safety instructions _________________________________________37 ~ 38 Microwave-safe Utensils ____________________________________________39 Food characteristics & Microwave cooking_____________________________40 ~ 41 Questions & Answers ______________________________________________42 Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications _______________________43

Place the oven in the level location of your choice with

more than 85cm height but make sure there is at least 20cm 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.

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

RACK

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

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 39.

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

the GLASS TRAY on top.

Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make

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.

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.

Press the STOP/CLEAR button, and press

the START button one time to set 30 seconds of cooking time.

Setting the

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 hour 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/CLEAR.

Press CLOCK once. Press

DIAL

for 24 hour clock conformation. (If you want to use a 12 hour clock, 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 “14:00”.

Press DIAL for hour

confirmation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “14:35”.

Press DIAL. The clock starts counting.

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.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Quick

Start

Press STOP/CLEAR.

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

During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to 99 minutes 59 seconds by repeatedly pressing the QUICK START button or by using DIAL.

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

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

Micro Power

Cooking

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press MODE.

Press DIAL for micro mode confirmation.

(MICRO mode( ) is automatically available when MODE button is selected)

Turn DIAL until display shows “720W”.

Press DIAL for power confirmation.

Your oven has five microwave Power settings.

In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 720W(80%) power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”.

Press START. When cooking you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning

DIAL.

Power Level

HIGH

MEDIUM HIGH

MEDIUM

DEFROST

(MEDIUM LOW)

LOW

Power Output

900W(max.) 720W 540W

360W( )

180W

100%

80% 60%

40%

20%

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.

POWER LEVEL

HIGH * Boil Water

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

MEDIUM * Reheating(Liquid) HIGH * Roast meat and poultry

* Cook mushrooms and shellfish * Cook foods containing cheese and eggs

MEDIUM * Reheating(Mashed potato, Plated meal, Ready meal)

* Prepare eggs * Cook custard * Prepare rice, soup

DEFROST * All thawing (MEDIUM LOW) * Melt butter and chocolate

* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW * Soften butter & cheese

* Soften ice cream * Raise yeast dough

USE

POWER

LEVEL(%)

POWER OUTPUT

900W(max)

720W

540W

360W( )

180W

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

Grill

Cooking

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press MODE.

Press START.

When cooking you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning

DIAL.

Turn DIAL until display shows “12:30”.

Turn DIAL to select GRILL. The following indication is displayed: “ “

Press DIAL for mode conformation.

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

The rack must be used during grill cooking.

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

Grill Combination

Cooking

Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same time or alternately. This generally means it takes less time to cook your food.

You can set three kinds of micro power level(20%, 40% and 60%) in combi mode.

In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 180W(20%) and grill for a cooking time of 25 minutes.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press MODE.

Turn DIAL to select GRILL COMBI until display shows “540W”. The following indications are displayed: “ “, “ “.

Press DIAL for mode conformation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “180W”.

Press DIAL for power confirmation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “25:00”.

Press START. When cooking you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning

DIAL.

Be careful when removing your food because the container will be hot!

Keep

Warm

In the following example I will show you how to keep warming at the temperature of 90°C for 30 minutes.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press MODE.

Turn DIAL to select KEEP WARM until display shows “60°C”. The following indication is displayed: “ “.

Press DIAL for mode confirmation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “30:00”.

Press START.

When cooking you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning

DIAL.

The oven has a temperature range of 30 °C~90 °C when keep warming is selected. When you selected keep warming, 60 °C is set initially.

Your oven will take a few minutes to reach the selected temperature.

Once it has reached correct temperature, your oven will BEEP to let you know that it has reached the correct temperature.

Turn DIAL until display shows “90°C”.

Press DIAL for temperature confirmation.

Clean

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Turn DIAL to select EZ CLEAN until display shows “250°C”. The following indications are displayed: “ “, “ “.

Press DIAL for mode confirmation.

Press START. (Time counts down automatically)

The oven has a special function to remove the smell in the oven with one touch.

You can use the EZ Clean function without food in the oven.

Please remove tray and other accessory during EZ-Cleaning operation and then relocate ones after finishing EZ-Cleaning operation.

In the following example I will show you how to remove smell in the oven.

Press MODE.

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