LG MS2587AR Owner’s Manual

MICROWAVE OVEN

OWNER’S MANUAL

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

MS2587AR

P/No.: MFL62131901

Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy.

Precautions

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, 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:

1Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks.

2Do 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(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.

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.

Child Lock

Safety precautions

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.

Unpacking &

Installing

Unpack your oven and place it on a flat level surface.

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.

GLASS TRAY

THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING

PURPOSES

ROTATING RING

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 pulling the DOOR HANDLE. Place the ROTATING RING inside the oven and place the

GLASS TRAY on top.

Fill a microwave safe container with		Press the START
300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on		button once
the GLASS TRAY and close the oven door. If you	to set 30 seconds
have any doubts about what type of container to	of cooking	30
use please refer to page 27.	time.	Seconds
		Seconds

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

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

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: ”.

Press START for hour confirmation.

Turn DIAL until display shows “14:35”.

Press STRAT.

The clock starts counting.

Child

Lock

Press STOP/CLEAR.

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 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.

InthefollowingexampleIwillshowyouhowtocooksomefoodon80%powerfor5minutesand30secondswith.

Micro Power

Cooking

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Your oven has five microwave Power

Press

twice to select 80% power.

settings. High power is automatically

selected but repeated presses of the

“680” appears on the display.

key will select a different power

level .

POWER

Power Output

Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”.

HIGH

100%

850W

MAX

MEDIUM

80%

680W

HIGH

MEDIUM

60%

510W

Press START.

DEFROST

40%

340W

MEDIUM LOW

LOW

20%

170W

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	USE	POWER LEVEL	POW ER OUTPUT
POWER LEVEL	USE	(%)	POW ER OUTPUT
		(%)

HIGH	* Boil Water	100%	850W
	* Brown minced beef
	* Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables
	* Cook tender cuts of meat

MEDIUM HIGH	* All reheating	80%	680W
	* Roast meat and poultry
	* Cook mushrooms and shellfish
	* Cook foods containing cheese and eggs

MEDIUM	* Bake cakes and scones	60%	510W
	* Prepare eggs
	* Cook custard
	* Prepare rice, soup

DEFROST/	* All thawing	40%	340W
MEDIUM LOW	* Melt butter and chocolate
	* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW	* Soften butter & cheese	20%	170W
	* Soften ice cream
	* Raise yeast dough

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

Press STOP/CLEAR .

Quick

Start

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

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.

Auto

Reheat

In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6kg of Frozen Meal.

Press STOP/CLEAR .

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

Category		Press
		AUTO REHEAT

CHILLED MEAL		time

FROZEN MEAL		times

CHILLED PIZZA		times

Press AUTO REHEAT twice to select Frozen Meal.

“rh-2” appears on the display.

Turn DIAL until display shows “0.6”.

Press START.

FUNCTION	CATEGORY	WEIGHT LIMIT	UTENSILS	FOOD TEMP.	INSTRUCTIONS
AUTO	1. CHILLED	0.3 kg ~ 0.6 kg	Own tray	Refrigerated	Pierce using a skewer on the surface.
REHEAT	MEAL				Place food on the glass turntable. After cooking, allow to standfor 2-3 minutes
					before serving.
					- Stirrable e.g : Spaghetti bolognese, Beef stew
					- Non-stirrable e.g : Lasagne, Cottage pie
					Note :
					For food contained in bag(s), pierce meat portion and rice/pasta portions, etc.
					- For stirrable foods, stir at beep.
					- Non-stirrable foods, it is not necessary to stir at beep.

	2. FROZEN	0.3 kg ~ 0.6 kg	Own tray	Frozen	Same as above.
	MEAL

	3. CHILLED	0.2 kg ~ 0.4 kg	Low rack	Refrigerated	This function is for reheating leftover chilled pizza. Place chilled pizza on the
	PIZZA				low rack over the metal tray.
					After cooking, take food out immediately. Stand for 2~3 minutes.

Auto

Cook

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

Press STOP/CLEAR .

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

Category		Press
	AUTO COOK

JACKET POTATO		time

FRESH VEGETABLE		times

FROZEN VEGETABLE		times

RICE		times

FRESH FISH		times

Press AUTO COOK twice to select Fresh vegetable.

Turn DIAL until display shows “0.6”.

Press START.

FOOD CATEGORY

WEIGHT LIMIT

UTENSILS

FOOD TEMP.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. JACKET

0.2 kg ~ 1.0 kg

Microwave-

Room

Choose medium sized potatoes 170 -200g.

POTATO

safe bowl

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.

2. FRESH

0.2 kg ~ 0.8 kg

Microwave-

Room

Place vegetables in a microwave-safe bowl. Add water.

VEGETABLE

safe bowl

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

3. FROZEN

0.2 kg ~ 0.8 kg

Microwave-

Frozen

Place vegetables in a microwave-safe bowl. Add water.

VEGETABLE

safe bowl

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

4. RICE

0.1 kg ~ 0.3 kg

Microwave-

Room

Wash rice. Darin water.

safe bowl

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

Weight

100g

200g

300g

Cover

Boiling water

200ml

400ml

600ml

Yes /Vent corner

** Rice - After cooking, stand covered for 5 minutes or until water is absorbed.

5. FRESH FISH

0.2 kg ~ 0.6 kg

Microwave-

Refrigerated

Whole fish, steaks

safe flan dish

- 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.

Auto

Defrost

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. 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 1.4 Kg of frozen poultry.

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 button will select a different setting.

Category		Press
Category		AUTO
		DEFROST

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 AUTO DEFROST twice to select the POULTRY defrosting programme.

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

Turn DIAL until display shows “1.4”.

MEAT		time

POULTRY		times

FISH		times

BREAD		times

Press 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 sounded) unless the door is opened.

AUTO W EIGHT 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, sausages as soon as possible.

W hen BEEP, at this piont remove the food fromthe 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 STAN D for a minimum of 1 hour before cooking.

Category	Weight Limit	Utensil	Food

Meat	0.1 ~ 4.0 kg	Microwave ware	Meat
Poultry		(Flat plate)	Minced beef, Fillet steak, Cubes for stew, Sirloin steak, Pot roast, Rump roast, Beef burger
Poultry		(Flat plate)	Lamp chops, Rolled roast, Sausage, Cutlets(.2cm)
Fish			Lamp chops, Rolled roast, Sausage, Cutlets(.2cm)
Fish			Turn food over at beep.
			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.

Bread	0.1 ~ 0.5 kg	Paper towel	Sliced bread, Buns, Baguette, etc.
		or flat plate	Separate slices and place between paper towel or flat plate.
			Turn food over at beep.
			After defrosting, let stand for 1-2 minutes.

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 frozen minced meat.

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.

Your oven has a microwave quick defrost setting ( Minced meat ).

Press QUICK DEFROST.

The oven will start automatically.

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

AUTO WEIGHT DEFROST GUIDE

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.

CATEGORY	WEIGHT	UTENSIL	INSTRUCTIONS

Minced meat	0.5kg	Microwave ware	Minced meat
Minced meat	0.5kg	Microwave ware
		(Flat plate)	Turn food over at beep
			Turn food over at beep
			After defrosting, let stand for 5-15 minutes

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