LG MS2147C Owner’s Manual

MICROWAVE OVEN

OWNER’S MANUAL

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

MS2147C

P/No:

MFL39129806

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, 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. 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 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 ll home

pliances. When the door is opened, the oven

automatically stops producing microwaves. Microwave

energy is converted completely to heat when it enters

foo

d, leaving no “left over” energy to harm you when

u eat your food.

Precautions 2 Co

ntents 3 Unpacking & Installing 4 ~ 5 Settin

g the Clock 6

ld Lock 7

Micr

o Power Cooking 8

Micr

o Power Level 9 Two Stage Cooking 10 Quick Start 11 Auto Cook 12 ~ 13 Auto Defrost 14 ~ 15 Quick Defrost 16 ~ 17

ating or Reheating Guide 19 Fresh Vegetable Guide 20 Im

portant safety instructions 21 ~ 22

Micr

owave - safe Utensils 23

Foo

d characteristics & Microwave cooking 24~ 25 Questions & Answers 26 Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications 27

More or Less Cooking

Terms of Warranty &Important Notice 28

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

ROTATING RING

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.

YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED

Make sure your oven is the only appliance

nected to the socket. If your oven does not operate

con

proper

ly, unplug it from the electrical socket and then

plug it back in.

Fill a microwave safe container with

300 m

l (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 p

lease refer to page 23.

Press the

OP/CLEAR

butto

n, and

press the

ART button

ST 1 time to set

nds of

30 seco

ng time.

cooki

ll hear a BEEP

You wi

SECONDSSECONDS

when you press the button.

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 ove care

n is operating the water should be warm. Be

ful when removing the container it may be hot.

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.

During clock setting the colon will flash, After setting, the colon will stop flashing.

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 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.)

Press 10 MIN fifteen times. Press 1 MIN three times. Press 10 SEC five times.

Press CLOCK or START to set the time.

The clock starts counting.

Setting the

Clock

You can set either 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock.

Child

Lock

Press and hold STOP 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 displayed 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.

Micro Power

Cooking

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press MICRO twice to select 80% power. “640” appears on the display.

Press1 MIN five times. Press10 SEC three times.

PressSTART/QUICK START.

After cooking is over, End Reminder Beep Sounds per 1 minute for 5 minutes until the oven door is opened.

Your oven has five microwave Power settings. High power is automatically selected but repeated presses of the POWER button will select different power levels.

POWER HIGH

MAX MEDIUM

HIGH

MEDIUM DEFROST

MEDIUM LOW LOW

Press

POWER

OUTPUT

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

time

times

800W

640W

480W

320W

160W

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

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%

800W

640W

480W

320W

160W

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

Level

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 320W.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Two stage

Coo

king

During two stage cooking the oven door ca

n be opened and food checked. Close the oven door and press START and the cooking sta

At the end of stage1, BEEP sounds and sta

Should you wish to clear the programme press

ge will continue.

ge 2 commences.

STOP/CLEAR twice.

he power and the cooking time for stage1.

Set t

Press MICRO once to select HIGH power.

Press10 MIN once. Press1 MIN once.

he power and the cooking time for stage2.

Set t

Press MICRO four times to select 320 power.

Press10 MIN three times. Press1 MIN five times.

PressSTART/QUICK START.

Quick

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 up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START key.

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

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

Start

Auto

Cook

Press START/QUICK START.

CATEGORY

JACKET

POTATO

FRESH

VEGETABLE

FROZEN

VEGETABLE

RICE/PASTA

FISH

Press

AUTO COOK

time

times

Press STOP/CLEAR.

PressAUTO COOK one time. “AC-1” appears on the display.

Select desired weight of potato. Press key five times to enter 0.5kg.

AUT

O COOK allows you to cook most of

your

favorite food easily by selecting the

food type and entering the weight of the

food by pressing the +(MORE)/-(LESS) key.

In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.5 kg of jacket potato.

+ (MORE)

FOOD CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSILS FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS

1. JACKET POTATO

2. FRESH VEGETABLE

3. FROZEN VEGETABLE

4. RICE / PASTA

5. FISH

Room

Frozen

Room

Refrigerated

Microwave-

safe bowl

Microwave-

safe bowl

Microwave-

safe bowl

Microwave-

safe flan dish

Choose medium sized potatoes 170 -200g. Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the potatoes on the glass turntable. 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. Drain water. Place rice & boiling water with to 1 teaspoon salt in a deep and large bowl.

** Rice - After cooking, stand covered for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed. ** Pasta - During the cooking, stir several times. After cooking, stand for 1 or 2 minutes with

cover. Rinse pasta with cold water.

Whole fish, steaks

- Oily fish : salmon, mackerel

- White fish : cod, haddock Arrange in a single layer in a large microwave-safe flan dish. Cover dish tightly with plastic wrap and pierce in several places. Place on the glass turntable. Adjust weight and press start. After cooking, remove the dish from the oven. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before serving.

0.1 kg ~ 1.0 kg

0.2 kg ~ 0.8 kg

0.1 kg ~ 0.3 kg

0.1 kg ~ 0.6 kg

Weight 100g 200g 300g Cover

Water Rice 180ml 330ml 480ml Yes

Pasta 400ml 800ml 1200ml No

Auto

Defrost

Your oven has four microwave defrost settings:- MEAT, POULTRY, FISH and BREAD; each defrost category has different power settings. Repeated presses of the AUTO DEFROST buttons will select different settings.

The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely thawed before cooking. For example fish cooks so quickly that it is sometimes better to begin cooking while still slightly frozen. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will require a standing time to allow the centre to thaw. In the following example I will show you how to defrost 1.4Kg of poultry.

Press STOP/CLEAR. Weigh the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps; then place the food in your oven and close the oven door.

Press AUTO DEFROST twice to select the POULTRY defrosting programme. “dEF2” appears on the display window.

Enter the weight of the frozen food that you are about to defrost.

+ (MORE)

Press fourteen times to enter 1.4 Kg.

Category

MEAT

POULTRY

FISH

BREAD

Press

AUTO DEFROST

time

times

Press START/QUICK START.

During defrosting your oven will “BEEP”, at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to

ensure even thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After checking close the oven door and press START to resume defrosting.

Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounds) unless the door is opened.

AUTO WEIGHT DEFROST GUIDE

* Food to be defrosted should be in a suitable microwave proof container and place uncovered on the glass turntable. * If necessary, shield small areas of meat or poultry with flat pieces of aluminum foil. This will prevent thin areas becoming warm during defrosting.

Ensure the foil does not touch the oven walls. * Separate items like minced meat, chops and sausages as soon as possible. * When BEEP, at this point remove the food from the microwave oven, turn the food over and return to the microwave oven. Press start to continue.

At the end of the program, remove the food from the microwave oven, cover with foil and allow to stand until completely thawed.

To thaw completely , for example joints of meat and whole chickens should STAND for a minimum of 1 hour before cooking.

CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSIL FOOD

Meat

Poultry

Fish

Bread

0.1kg ~ 4.0kg

0.1kg ~ 0.5kg

Microwave ware

(Flat plate)

Paper towel

or flat plate

Meat Minced beef, Fillet steak, Cubes for stew, Sirloin steak, Pot roast, Rump roast, Beef burger Lamp chops, Rolled roast, Sausage, Cutlets(2cm)

Turn food over at beep. After defrosting, let stand for 5-15 minutes.

Poultry Whole chicken, Legs, Breasts, Turkey breasts(under 2.0kg)

Turn food over at beep. After defrosting, let stand for 20-30 minutes.

Fish Fillets, Steaks, Whole fish, Sea foods

Turn food over at beep. After defrosting, let stand for 10-20 minutes.

Sliced bread, Buns, Baguette, etc. Separate slices and place between paper towel or flat plate. Turn food over at beep. After defrosting, let stand for 1-2 minutes.

Press STOP/CLEAR. Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be certain to remove any metallic ties or wraps; then place the food in your oven and close the oven door.

Press Quick Defrost to select the MEAT defrosting programme. The oven will starts automatically.

During defrosting your oven will “BEEP”, at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to ensure even thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After checking close the oven door and press START/QUICK START to resume defrosting.

Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) unless the door is opened.

Quick

Defrost

Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of Minced meat very quickly. This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. In the following example will show you how to defrost 0.5kg of forzen minced meat.

CATEGORY WEIGHT UTENSIL INSTRUCTIONS

QUICK DEFROST GUIDE

0.5kg

Microwave ware

(Flat plate)

Minced meat Turn food over at beep. After defrosting, let stand for 5-15 minutes.

Use this function to defrost quickly for minced meat.

Remove the meat completely from it’s wrapping. Place the mince onto a microwave-safe plate. When BEEP, at this point remove the mince from the microwave oven, turn the mince over and return to the microwave oven. Press start to continue. At the end of the program remove the mince from the microwave oven, cover with foil and allow to stand 5-15 minutes or until completely thawed.

Minced Meat

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