LG MG-5684BC User manual

MICROWAVE/GRILL OVEN

OWNER’S MANUAL

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

P/No. : MFL31175001

CG-2872BC

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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.

Precautions 2
Contents 3
Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5
Method to use accessories as per mode 6
Setting the Clock 7
Child Lock 8
Micro Power Cooking 9
Micro Power Level 10
Quick Start 11
Auto Cook 12 ~ 14
Auto Defrost 15 ~ 16
Steam Cook (Manual) 17
Grill Cooking 18
Combination Cooking 19
Auto Grill Cook 20 ~ 22
Steam Chef (Auto) 23 ~ 25
More or Less Cooking 26
Heating or Reheating Guide 27
Fresh Vegetable Guide 28
Grill Cooking Guide 29
Defrosting Guide 30
Crisping Tray Cooking Guide 31 ~ 32
Steam Cooking Guide 33
Important safety instructions 34 ~ 35
Microwave - safe Utensils 36
Food characteristics &
Microwave cooking 37~ 38
Questions & Answers 39
IEC test manual 40
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications 41

Caution:
– Be sure to use accessories refer to cook

guide.

– Never use High rack, Low rack, Steam

cover, Steam water bowl and Steam
plate alone in Microwave mode

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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.

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

HIGH RACK

LOW RACK

ROTATING RING

STEAMER

STEAM COVER

STEAM PLATE
STEAM WATER

BOWL
(METAL TRAY)

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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 DISPLAY will count down from 30 seconds.

When it reaches End 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.

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 36.

Press the STOP

button, and
press the START
button once
to set 30
seconds of
cooking time.
You will hear a BEEP when
you press the button.

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

30

Seconds

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Caution: Be sure to use accessories refer to cook guide.

Method to use accessories as per mode

Steam Cover

Steam Plate

Steam Water Bowl

Steam Plate +
Steam Water Bowl

Steamer (Assembly)

High Rack

Low Rack

Glass Tray

Microwave Grill Combination

: Acceptable
: Not Acceptable

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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/CLEAR.

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 “14:00”.

Press CLOCK (or START ) for hour confirmation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “14:35”.

Press CLOCK (or

START ).

The clock starts counting.

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Child

Lock

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

The time will disappear on the display but will reappear on
the display a few seconds later.

If any button is pressed, “L” will appear on the display

To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR 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/CLEAR.

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Micro Power

Cooking

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Turn DIAL to select the 720W.

Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”.

Press START.

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

Your oven has five microwave Power
settings.

POWER
HIGH

MAX
MEDIUM

HIGH
MEDIUM

DEFROST
MEDIUM LOW

LOW

Power Output

%

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

900W

720W

540W

360W

180W

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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

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

* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW * Soften butter & cheese

* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough

USE

POWER OUTPUT

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

900W

720W

540W

360W

180W

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Quick

Start

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

Press STOP/CLEAR .

Press 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 by repeatedly
pressing the START button.

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

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Auto

Cook

AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of
your favorite food easily by selecting the
food type and entering the weight of the
food.

In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6kg of fresh vegetable.

Category
JACKET POTATO

FRESH VEGETABLE
FROZEN VEGETABLE
RICE
POPCORN
CHILLED PIZZA
SAUCE
CURRY

Press

AUTO COOK

time
times

times
times
times
times

times
times

Press STOP/CLEAR .

Press AUTO COOK twice to select Fresh vegetable.

Turn DIAL until display shows “0.6”.

Press START.

Manual Cook

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FOOD CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSILS FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS

JACKET POTATO

FRESH VEGETABLE

FROZEN
VEGETABLE

RICE

POPCORN

Room

Room

Frozen

Room

Room

On glass tray

Microwave-

safe bowl

Microwave-

safe bowl

Microwave-

safe bowl

Bag

On glass tray

Choose medium sized potatoes 170 -200g.
Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the
potatoes on the glass tray. Adjust weight and press start. After cooking,
remove the potatoes from the oven. Let stand covered with foil for 5 minutes.

Place vegetables in a microwave-safe bowl. Add water.
Cover with wrap. After cooking, stir and allow to stand for 2 minutes.
Add amount of water according to the quantity.

** 0.2kg - 0.4kg : 2 Tablespoon
** 0.5kg - 0.8kg : 4 Tablespoon

Place vegetables in a microwave-safe bowl. Add water.
Cover with wrap. After cooking, stir and allow to stand for 2 minutes.
Add amount of water according to the quantity.

** 0.2kg - 0.4kg : 2 Tablespoon
** 0.5kg - 0.8kg : 4 Tablespoon

Wash rice. Darin water.
Place rice & boiling water in a deep and large bowl.

** Rice -- After cooking, stand covered for 5 minutes or until

water is absorbed.

Use popcorn product for microwave oven.
Remove plastic overwrap. Place unfolded bag on the glass tray.
(Follow the package directions) After popping, remove bag from the

oven.
CAUTION : Product is HOT! Open bag carefully by pulling

diagonally on corners.

0.1 kg ~ 1.0 kg

0.2 kg ~ 0.8 kg

0.2 kg ~ 0.8 kg

0.1 kg ~ 0.3 kg

100 g

Weight

Boiling water

100g

200ml

200g

330ml

300g

480ml

Cover

Yes / Vent corner