LG MS2382BS User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

MICROWAVE OVEN

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

MH6842B

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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, 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.

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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
Setting the Clock 6
Child Lock 7
Micro Power Cooking 8
Micro Power Level 9
Two Stage Cooking 10
Quick Start 11
Grill Cooking 12
Combination Cooking 13
Auto Cook 14 ~ 16
Auto Defrost 17 ~18
Quick Defrost 19 ~ 20
Timer 21
Energy Saving
More or Less Cooking
Important Safety Instructions 24
Microwave - safe Utensils 25
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking 26 ~ 27
Questions & Answers 28
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications 29

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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
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

RACK

ROTATING RING

GRILL

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The DISPLAY will count down from 3 minutes.

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 25.

Press the START

button six times
to set 30 seconds
of cooking
time. You will
hear a BEEP
each time you
press the button. Your oven
will start before you have
finished the sixth press;
don’t worry this is normal.

Open your oven door by pushing the Release Button.
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.

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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

(If you want to use a 12 hour clock, Press
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.

If the key (10 MIN / 1 MIN / 10 SEC) is pressed and held, the time will
increase rapidly.

Press

The clock starts counting.

SET CLOCK

SET CLOCK

once.

to set the time.

SET CLOCK

once more.

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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 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.

L

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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 MICRO twice to select 80%(720W) power.
“720” appears on the display.

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

Press

Your oven has five microwave Power
settings. High power is automatically
selected but repeated presses of the
MICRO key will select a different power
level.

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

POWER
HIGH

MEDIUM
HIGH

MEDIUM
DEFROST

MEDIUM LOW
LOW

Press

MICRO

%

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

time

times

times

times

times

Power

Output

900W

720W

540W

360W

180W

START/Q-START

.

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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