LG MH8040SMS Owner’s Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
MICROWAVE OVEN
PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.
MH804*** / MG804***
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Precautions
Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy.
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
Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in the FOOD catching fire and subsequent damage to your oven.
When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave oven, overheating the liquid beyond boiling point 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.
3Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway through the heating time.
4After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time, stir or shake them 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.
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Contents
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.
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ImportantSafety Instructions |
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Microwave - safe Utensils |
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Food characteristics & Microwave cooking |
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Questions & Answers |
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Unpacking &
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.
GLASS TRAY
RACK |
ROLLER REST |
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.
THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING PURPOSES
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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.
Open your oven door by pushing the Release Button. Place the ROTATING RING inside the oven and place the GLASS TRAY on top.
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300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on |
START button |
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a BEEP when |
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you press the button. |
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Your oven will start |
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after you have finished |
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the press. |
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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 warmBe. careful when removing the container it may be hot.
YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED
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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 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. |
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Q-START |
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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.
During clock setting the colon will flash. After setting, the colon will stop flashing.
Press 3%4%#,/#+ 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.)
Press 10 MIN fifteen times.
Press 1 MIN three times.
Press 10 SEC five times.
Press 3%4%#,/#+ to set the time.
The clock starts counting.
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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 STOP/CLEAR.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
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.
STOP START CLEAR Q-START
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.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
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Micro Power
Cooking
In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 800W(80%) 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 key will select a different power
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Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book.
Press STOP/CLEAR. |
STOP |
START |
CLEAR Q-START
Press MICRO twice to select 80% power. “800 ” appears on the display.
MICRO |
GRILL |
COMBI. |
Press 1 MIN five times.
Press 10 SEC three times.
Press START/Q-START
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
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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.
Micro Power
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1000W |
*Brown minced beef
*Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables
*Cook tender cuts of meat
MEDIUM HIGH |
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* Cook mushrooms and shellfish |
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* Cook foods containing cheese and eggs |
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* Bake cakes and scones |
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40% |
400W |
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* Soften butter & cheese |
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Two stage
Cooking
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 400W(40%).
Press STOP/CLEAR.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
During two stage cooking the oven door can be opened and food checked. Close the oven door and press START/Q-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.
MICRO |
GRILL |
COMBI. |
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Press 10 MIN once.
Press 1 MIN once.
Set the power and the cooking time for stage2.
Press MICRO four times to select 40% power. |
MICRO |
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Press 10 MIN three times.
Press 1 MIN five times.
Press START/Q-START
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
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In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power.
Quick
Start
Press STOP/CLEAR.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the
START/Q-START key.
Press START/Q-START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power.
Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START/Q-START key.
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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.
Press STOP/CLEAR.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
This feature will allow you to brown and crisp food quickly.
Press GRILL.
“GrIL” appears on the display
MICRO |
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COMBI. |
Press 10 MIN once.
Press 1 MIN twice.
Press 10 SEC three times.
Press START/Q-START
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
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In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with micro power 400W(40%) and combi for a cooking time of 25 minutes.
Combination
Cooking
Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same time. 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.
Press STOP/CLEAR.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
Press COMBI. twice.
“Co-2” appears on the display
MICRO |
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Press 10 MIN twice.
Press 1 MIN five times.
Press START/Q-START
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Combination Cooking Mode
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Continental
Menu
In the following example I will show y ou how to cook 0.4 kg of Couscous .
Press STOP/CLEAR.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
Press Continental Menu once.
CONTINENTAL MENU allows you to cook
most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food.
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Press MORE four times to enter 0.4 kg.
Press START.
STOP START
CLEAR Q-START
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