ST45
User Instructions
microwave oven
ST45
Before operating this oven, please read these instructions carefully.
Contents
1
Thank you for choosing this Proline
Microwave Oven. You have selected a
model designed to the latest performance
and safety criteria.
We ask that you spend a few minutes reading
this User manual in its entirely as only by doing
so will you be able to get the best from this
quality product.
Microwave Category
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2
Electrical Connection
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3
Installation
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4
General Safety Information
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5
Features Diagrams
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6
Control panel
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7
Operation
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8
Clock Setting & Time Defrosting...............9
Weight Defrosting......................................10
General & Combined Cooking.................11
Kitchen Timer .............................................12
Rapid Cook...................................................12
One Touch Cooking...................................13
Auto Cook....................................................14
More, Less ....................................................15
Child Safety Lock ........................................15
To Stop the Oven While the Oven is
Operating .....................................................15
Cooking Utensils.........................................16
Care and Cleaning ......................................16
Questions and Answers .............................17
Before You Call for Service.......................17
Specifications ...............................................19
Microwave
Category
2
Microwave Oven Safety Precautions.
To avoid possible exposure to excessive
microwave energy, please observe the following
Safety Precautions.
1. NEVER operate the microwave oven with the
door open.
2. NEVER try to operate the microwave oven
with the door open by tempering with or
attempting to disconnect the safety interlocks
built into the door or its surrounding.
3. NEVER place any object between the door
and the microwave casing to hold the door
open. NEVER allow dirt, grease or old
cleaning materials to build up in this space, as
this can damage the electronic seal.
4. NEVER operate the oven if it becomes
damaged; stop using the microwave until the
problem or fault is properly and professionally
repaired.
5. NEVER have the microwave repaired, serviced
or adjusted by anyone other than properly
qualified service personnel. Only these people
fully understand the characteristics of
microwave energy and under what
circumstances exposure to it can be harmful.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
(MAFF) has developed a system of identifying
microwave oven performance and has indicated
that a label be applied to every microwave oven.
The particular label applying to this
Proline model is:
The 3 way lines to the label’s left show that this
microwave oven has been tested in compliance
with the agreement between the manufacturer
and MAFF.
The rating 950W to the top right denotes the
microwave’s output power and this figure links
up with the third area of the label.
The third area carries a single capital letter. In
this case ‘E’. You will find this letter repeated on
the microwaveable food packages that you buy the letters correspond to what are known as
Band Categories and they are used to give you a
guide to cooking times. Band ‘A’ will equal one
cooking time - say 10 minutes; Band ‘B’ might be
9 minutes. Band ‘E’ gives faster reheating
performance.
950W
E
Electrical
Connection
3
For your safety please read the following
information.
Warning: This appliance must be earthed.
The appliance operates from a 3 pin 13 amp plug.
The voltage rating is 230 volts and should be
protected by a 13 amp fuse either in the plug or
distribution board.
The appliance is supplied with a moulded 13 amp
3 pin mains plug fitted with a 13 amp fuse.
Should the fuse require replacement, it must be
replaced with a fuse rated at 13 amps and
approved to BS 1362.
The plug contains a removable fuse cover that
must be refitted when the fuse is replaced. In the
event of the fuse cover being lost or damaged,
the plug must not be used until a replacement
cover has been obtained.
If the moulded mains plug is unsuitable for the
socket outlet in your home or is removed for
any other reason, then the fuse should be
removed and the cut off plug disposed of safely
to prevent the hazard of electric shock.
There is a danger of electric shock if the cut off
plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket outlet.
How to wire a 13 amp plug.
Important. The wires in the mains lead on this
appliance are coloured in accordance with the
following code:
Green and Yellow - Earth
Blue - Neutral
Brown - Live
As the colours may not correspond with the
markings identifying the terminals in your plug
proceed as follows:
• The green and yellow wire must be connected
to the terminal in the plug which is marked
with the letter ‘E’ or with the earth symbol
‘ ’ or coloured green and yellow.
• The blue wire must be connected to the
terminal marked ‘N’ or coloured black.
• The brown wire must be connected to the
terminal marked ‘L’ or coloured red.
Installation
4
1 Place the microwave oven on a flat, even
surface and operate it only in this position. A
good example of an ideal location would be a
clean kitchen worksurface. This model is not
designed for building in.
2 Leave a couple of inches air space behind and
to the sides of the microwave.
Failure to do so may cause the oven to
overheat and fail.
3 Position the microwave well away from tv’s
radios and their aerials as the oven’s operation
may cause unpleasant interference.
This appliance complies to MD69/336 (EEC
Regulations 82/499) covering radio
interference.
4 Position the microwave away from other
sources of heat such as hot water pipes,
cookers and ovens. Do not install the oven
where it might become wet, such as near the
sink.
5 Should the power supply cable become
damaged, it should be replaced by a qualified
service engineer as it is a special type.
6 Before operating for the time, examine the
microwave for damage during transportation.
If it is dented or damaged in anyway, or if the
door is broken, bent or misaligned DO NOT
USE THE OVEN, notify your local Comet
Service Centre or Comet Store immediately
and return the product for a replacement.
7 Do not operate the oven if it is colder than
room temperature.
(This may occur during delivery in cold
weather.) Allow the oven to become room
temperature before operating.
8 The minimum height of free space necessary
above the top surface of the oven is 100mm.
General Safety
Information
5
All products have an ideal operating
enviroment in which they can perfrom
best. The purpose of these General Safety
instructions is to identify that enviroment
and to help you get the best from this
product over as long a period as possible.
1. Only use this microwave for food preparation,
not for drying clothes, paper, pets or for any
other non food use. Microwave ovens cannot
sterilse and you must not use yours for this
purpose.
2. The oven must not be operated when empty
of food or liquid such use can damage it
beyond repair. (see questions & answers page
17.) A good ideal is to select a microwave safe
cup which has no metallic glaze or decorative
trim, half fill with water and keep it in the
microwave at all times when you aren’t
actually cooking, so if the oven is accidentally
switched on the water absorb the microwave
energy and avoid damage to the oven.
3. Do not use the oven cavity for any type of
storage, such as papers, cookbook, cookware,
or any other non food items into the
microwave.
4. Do not operate the microwave without the
glass tray in place. Be sure it is properly seated
on the rotating base at all times.
5. If you ar reheating food in bottles, remove all
caps and lids prior to putting such items into
the microwave. Do not use narrow necked
bottles they can break. Do not cook food in
bottles for the same reasons.
6. Never place anything between the door and
the door frame, to aviod the possibility of
protentially dangerous microwave energy
leakage.
7. Do not use recycled paper products for
cooking. They may contain impurities which
could cause sparks and/or fires which would
damage your microwave beyond repair.
8. Making popcorn in a microwave is difficult.
Use only a microwave safe popper, (a
specialcontainer available from stores). Never
exceed the popcorn manufacturer’s direction
(generally less than 3 minutes) longer cooking
will givemore or better popcorn, but increase
the risk of scorching or fire. Do not use oil
unless recommended by the popcorn
manufacturers. The yields from microwaving
popcorn are lower than those you get with
conventional cooking methods and a number
of unpopped kernels will always result. Do
not leave the microwave unattended this will
reduce the risk of fire. Microwave popcorn is
available and results here are better, but not
perfect.
9. If cooking food surrounded by a membrane,
(such as egg yolks, potatoes, tomatoes,
chicken livers) piercing them several times
with a fork before placing them in the
microwave.
10. Keep the waveguide cover clean at all times.
Wipe the oven interior with a soft damp cloth
after each use. If you leave grease or fat
anywhere in the cavity it may overheat, smoke
or even catch fire when next using the oven.
11. Never heat oil or fat for deep frying as you
cannot control the temperature and doing
so may lead to overheating and fire.
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