LG MH638 series Owner's Manual
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OWNER’S MANUAL
MICROWAVE OVEN
PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.
MFL55318560
(optional, please check model specification)
MH638
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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
Contents
Unpacking & Installing
Setting the Clock
Child
Micro Power Cooking
Micro Power Level
Two Stage Cooking
Quick Start
Grill Cooking
Combination Cooking
Auto Cook
Taste Saver
Energy Saving
Important safety instructions
Microwave - safe Utensils
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking
Questions & Answers
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications
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3
4~ 5
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14 ~ 15
16 ~ 23
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30 ~ 34
35
36 ~ 37
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Auto Menu
Auto Defrost
24 ~ 25
26 ~ 27
Defrost & Grill
Lock
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.
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
ROTATING RING
Unpacking &
Installing
GLASS TRAY
RACK
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The DISPLAY will count down from 30 seconds
When it reaches 0, BEEP sounds. 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
35
Press the START
button once
to set
30 seconds
of cooking
time.
Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE.
Place the 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.
0,18 726
Seconds
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ROTATING RING
When your oven is plugged in for the
first time or when power resumes after a
power cut, a ‘24H’ will be shown in the
display; you can 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.
Plug in your oven for the first time.
"24H" appears on the display.
(If you want to use different option,Press TASTE SAVER
If you want to change different option after setting clock,
you have to unplug and plug it back in.)
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.
Setting the
Clock
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Turn DIAL until display shows
h v
Press START for hour confirmation.
Turn DIAL until display shows “14:35”.
Press START.
The clock starts counting.
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 if you have set the clock.
“L” remains on the display to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set.
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.
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
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
LOW
LOW
%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
Power Output
800W
640W
480W
320W
160W
Press MICRO twice to select 640 power.
“640” appears on the display.
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Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”.
After cooking is over, End Reminder Beep Sounds per 1 minute for
5 minutes until the oven door is opened.
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
* All thawing
MEDIUM LOW
* Melt butter and chocolate
* Cook less tender cuts of meat
LOW * Soften butter & cheese
20% 160W
* Soften ice cream
* Raise yeast dough
USE
POWER O UTPUT
100%
80%
60%
40%
800W
640W
480W
320W
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Two stage
Cooking
Press STOP/CLEAR.
Set the power and the cooking time for stage1.
Press MICRO once to select HIGH power.
Set the power and the cooking time for stage2.
Press MICRO four times to select power.
Press START.
During two stages 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.
In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages. The first stage will cook your
food for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on .
10
40%
40%.
until display shows “11:00”. DIAL Turn
until display shows “35:00”. DIAL Turn
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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Grill
Cooking
Press STOP/CLEAR.
This feature will allow you to brown and
crisp food quickly.
In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds.
Press START.
Press GRILL.
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2
Turn DIAL until display shows “12:30”.
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