LG MS3949C Owner’s Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
MICROWAVE OVEN
PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.
MS3949C
MS3949CS
MS3949CB
MFL62880001
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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
Auto Cook 12 ~ 14
Auto Reheat 15 ~ 16
Auto Defrost 17 ~ 18
Quick Defrost 19 ~ 20
Timer 21
More or Less Cooking 22
Heating or Reheating Guide 23
Fresh Vegetable Guide 24
Important safety instructions 25 ~ 26
Microwave - safe Utensils 27
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking 28 ~ 29
Questions & Answers 30
Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications 31
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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
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
ROLLER REST
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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 warm. Be
careful when removing the container it may be hot.
YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED
Press the
START button
once to set
30 seconds of
cooking time.
You will hear
a BEEP when
you press the button.
Open your oven door by pushing the Door Open
button. Place the ROLLER REST 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.
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 27.
Seconds
30
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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 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.
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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 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.
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.
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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.
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
HIGH
MAX
MEDIUM
HIGH
MEDIUM
DEFROST
MEDIUM LOW
LOW
Press
MICRO
time
times
times
times
times
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
Press MICRO
“800”
%
Press 1 MIN five times.
Press 10 SEC three times.
Press START.
twice to select 800W power.
appears on the display.
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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 (%)
* 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%
1000W
800W
600W
400W( )
200W
HIGH
MAX
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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 stages will cook your
food for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on 400W(40%) power.
Press STOP/CLEAR.
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.
Set the power and the cooking time for stage1.
MICRO
Press once to select HIGH power.
Press 10 MIN once.
Press 1 MIN once.
Set the power and the cooking time for stage2.
Press four times to select 400W power.
MICRO
Press 10 MIN three times.
Press 1 MIN five times.
Press START.
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