LG MS3948ASC Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

MICROWAVE OVEN

PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.

MS3948ASC

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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:

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 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.


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
Auto Cook	12	~ 14

Auto Reheat	15	~ 16
Auto Defrost	17	~ 18
Quick Defrost	19	~ 20

Timer	21
More or Less Cooking	22

Energy Saving	23	~ 25

Important safety instructions	24

Microwave - safe Utensils	26

Food characteristics & Microwave cooking	27	~ 28

Questions & Answers	29

Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications	30

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

ROLLER REST

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.

THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING PURPOSES

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 Door Open button. Place the ROLLER REST inside the oven and place the GLASS TRAY on top.

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 26.

Press the

START button

once to set	30
30 seconds of

cooking time. Seconds You will hear

a BEEP 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 oven is operating the water should be warm. Be careful when removing the container it may be hot.

YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED

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 SET CLOCK once.

(If you want to use different option, Press SET 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 SET CLOCK to set the time.

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 but will reappear on the display a few seconds later.

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.

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.

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

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.

POWER	Press	%
POWER	MICRO	%

HIGH	time	100%
MAX	time
MAX

MEDIUM	times	80%
HIGH	times	80%
HIGH

MEDIUM	times	60%

DEFROST	times	40%
MEDIUM LOW	times	40%
MEDIUM LOW

LOW	times	20%

Press MICRO twice to select 800W power. “800 ” appears on the display.

Press 1 MIN five times.

Press 10 SEC three times.

Press START.

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

POWER LEVEL	USE	POWER LEVEL (%)	POWER OUTPUT

HIGH	* Boil Water	100%	1000W
MAX	* Brown minced beef
	* Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables
	* Cook tender cuts of meat

MEDIUM HIGH	* All reheating	80%	800W
	* Roast meat and poultry
	* Cook mushrooms and shellfish
	* Cook foods containing cheese and eggs

MEDIUM	* Bake cakes and scones	60%	600W
	* Prepare eggs
	* Cook custard
	* Prepare rice, soup

DEFROST/	* All thawing	40%	400W( )
MEDIUM LOW	* Melt butter and chocolate
	* Cook less tender cuts of meat

LOW	* Soften butter & cheese	20%	200W
	* Soften ice cream
	* Raise yeast dough

Two stage

Cooking

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 400W(40%) power.

During two stage 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.

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Set the power and the cooking time for stage1.

Press MICRO once to select HIGH power.

Press 10 MIN once.

Press 1 MIN once.

Set the power and the cooking time for stage2.

Press MICRO four times to select 400W power.

Press 10 MIN three times.

Press 1 MIN five times.

Press START.

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 QUICK START key.

Press QUICK 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 QUICK START key.

Auto Cook

In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6kg of jacket potato.

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

Press STOP/CLEAR.

Press Jacket Potato .

Press MORE ( + )five times to enter 0.6 kg.

Press START.

Food

Weight Limit

Utensil

Methods

JACKET

0.1 ~ 1.0 kg

Choose medium sized potatoes 170 -200g.

POTATO

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.

RICE

Microwave-

1. Wash rice and drain.

Rice

100g

200g

300g

400g

(long grain)

Safe bowl

Place rice, salt and hot water in a deep and large bowl.

Hot water

300ml

575ml

800ml

1000ml

No cover. Place in the oven.

When beep, stir. To obtain the better result, drain and refresh under cold water.

Salt

10g

And drain. Place in the oven. No cover.

Press the start to continue cooking.

After cooking, stand covered for 5 minutes.

FRESH

0.2 ~ 0.8 kg

Microwave-

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

VEG.

Safe bowl

Cover with wrap. After cooking, stir and allow to stand with cover for 2 minutes.

Add amount of water according to the quantity.

** 0.2kg - 0.4kg

2 Tablespoon

** 0.5kg - 0.8kg

4 Tablespoon

FROZEN

0.2 ~ 0.8 kg

Microwave-

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

VEG.

Safe bowl

Cover with wrap. After cooking, stir and allow to stand with cover for 2 minutes.

Add amount of water according to the quantity.

** 0.2kg - 0.4kg

2 Tablespoon

** 0.5kg - 0.8kg

4 Tablespoon

Food	Weight Limit	Utensil				Methods

FISH	0.1 ~ 0.6 kg	Microwave-	Whole fish, steaks
		safe flan dish	1 fish : approx. 200g
			- 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.

PASTA	0.1 ~ 0.3 kg	Microwave-	Place pasta and boiling water with 1/4 to 1 teaspoon salt in a deep
		Safe bowl	and large bowl.

			Pasta	0.1kg	0.2kg	0.3kg	Cover

			Boiling	400ml	800ml	1200ml	No
			Water	400ml	800ml	1200ml	No
			Water
			During the cooking, stir several times if required.
			After cooking, stand for 1 or 2 minutes with cover.
			Rinse pasta with cold water.

In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.4kg of Chilled Meal.

AUTO REHEAT cooking make food reheating convient and easy to use. The oven has been pre-programmed to automatically reheat food.

Your oven has four AUTO REHEAT settings: Chilled Meal, Frozen Meal, Soup/Sauce and Chilled Pizza.

Press STOP/CLEAR .

Press Chilled Meal .

Press MORE ( + ) once to enter 0.4 kg.

Press START.

Auto

Reheat

CATEGORY	WEIGHT LIMIT	UTENSIL	METHOD
1. CHILLED MEAL	0.3 kg ~ 0.6 kg	Own tray	Pierce using a skewer on the surface.
			Place food on the glass turntable. After cooking, allow to stand for 2-3 minutes before serving.
			- Stirrable e.g : Macaroni & Cheese, 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 MEAL	0.3 kg ~ 0.6 kg	Own tray	Same as above.

3. SOUP/SAUCE	0.2 kg ~ 0.6 kg	Microwave-	Pour the soup/sauce(room temp.) into a microwave-safe bowl.
		safe bowl	Cover with lid or plastic wrap vented corner.
			After heating, stir. Allow to stand for 2 minutes with cover.
			And then stir again.

4. CHILLED PIZZA	0.2 kg ~ 0.4 kg	Microwave-	This function is for reheating leftover chilled pizza. Place chilled pizza on the microwave-safe plate.
		safe plate	After cooking, stand for 1 minute.

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 frozen poultry.

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 key will

select a different setting.


Category		Press
		AUTO DEFROST
MEAT		time

POULTRY		times

FISH		times

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.

Press MORE ( ) fourteen times to enter 1.4 Kg.

“1.4kg” appears on the display.

Press START.

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

BREAD	times	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 DEFROST SEQUENCE LIST

	SEQUENCE		FOOD	MIN./MAX. FOOD
1.	MEAT	Beef	Minced beef, Fillet steak, Cubes for stew, Sirloin steak, Pot roast, Rump roast, Beef burger.	0.1~4.0 kg
	(dEF1)
		Lamb	Chops(2.5 cm thick),Rolled roast.
		Veal	Cutlets(450 g, 1.2 cm thick)

2.	POULTRY	Chicken	Whole(under 2 Kg), Cut up Breasts(boneless), Legs.	0.1~4.0 kg
	(dEF2)
		Turkey	Breasts(under 2.5 Kg)

3.	FISH	Fish	Fillets. Steaks, Whole	0.1~4.0 kg
	(dEF3)
		Shellfish	Crabmeat, Lobster tails, Shrimp, Scallops

4.	BREAD		Sliced brown/white bread, White/brown rolls, French stick, Baguette, Croissant	0.1~0.5 kg
	(dEF4)

*The benefit of this Auto Defrost feature is automatic setting and control of defrosting, but just like conventional defrosting you must check the food during the defrosting time.

*For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat and poultry from its original paper or plastic package(wrapper). Otherwise, the wrap will hold steam and juice close to the food which can cause the outer surface of the food to cook.

*Place foods in a shallow glass baking dish to catch drippings.

*Food should still be some what icy in the centre when removed from the oven.

*When it is difficult to remove the wrap from the food, defrost the wrapped food for about a quarter of the total defrost time, which is displayed at the beginning of the defrost cycle. Then remove the food from the oven and remove the wrap from the food.

*Sliced bread should be placed between sheets of kitchen towel and bread rolls should be cut in half before defrosting.

*At the end of defrosting, allow to stand until completely thawed.

For example, joints of meat and whole chickens should STAND for 30 minutes before cooking.

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