Microwave/Grill/Convection Please Read This Owner’S Manual Thoroughly Before Operating
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OWNER’S MANUAL MICROWAVE/GRILL/CONVECTION PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. THE MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE USER’S FAILURE TO OBSERVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. MC9280XCR MC9280MCR www.lg.com Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off oven, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling. This any cooking activity when the door is opened; which in the operation of could result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid. To prevent this possibility microwave function could result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. the following steps should be taken: It is important not to tamper with the safety interlocks. 1 Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks. Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow 2 Do not overheat. food or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. 3 Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway Do not operate your oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the through the heating time. 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 4 After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time, stir or shake surfaces. them(especially the contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars) again carefully and check the temperature of them before consumption to avoid Your oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified burns (especially, contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars). service personnel. Be careful when handling the container. WARNING WARNING Always allow food to stand after being cooked by Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as microwaves and check the temperature of them over cooking may result in the FOOD catching fire before consumption. Especially contents of feeding and subsequent damage to your oven. bottles and baby food jars. 2 Contents How the Microwave Function Works Precautions_______________________________________________2 Contents _________________________________________________3 Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and Unpacking & Installing _____________________________________4 ~ 5 ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel Setting the Clock __________________________________________6 Child Lock________________________________________________7 through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens, Micro Power Cooking _____________________________________8 however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in Micro Power Level ________________________________________9 microwaves. Electricity, supplied to the magnetron tube, is used to created Quick Start ______________________________________________10 microwave energy. Grill Cooking ____________________________________________11 Convection Preheat _______________________________________12 These microwaves enter the cooking area through openings inside the oven. Convection Cooking _______________________________________13 A turntable or tray is located at the bottom of the oven. Microwaves cannot Convection Combination Cooking ___________________________14 pass through metal walls of the oven, but they can penetrate such materials Grill Combination Cooking _________________________________15 as glass, porcelain and paper, the materials out of which microwave-safe SteamChef Cook __________________________________________16 ~ 18 cooking dishes are constructed. Rotisserie Assembly _______________________________________19 Rotisserie Cook ___________________________________________20 ~ 24 Microwaves do not heat cookware, though cooking vessels will eventually Healthy Fry ______________________________________________25 ~ 28 get hot from the heat generated by the food. Auto Cook _______________________________________________29 ~ 33 Sweet Cook ______________________________________________34 ~ 38 Sensor Cook _____________________________________________39 ~ 40 A very safe appliance Auto Defrost _____________________________________________41 Auto weight defrost guide __________________________________42 Your microwave oven is one of the safest of all home Kitchen Timer ____________________________________________43 Heating or Reheating Guide ________________________________44 appliances. When the door is opened, the oven Fresh Vegetable Guide ____________________________________45 automatically stops producing microwaves. Microwave Grill Cooking Guide _______________________________________46 energy is converted completely to heat when it enters Important safety instructions ________________________________47~ 48 Microwave-safe Utensils ___________________________________49 food, leaving no “left over” energy to harm you when Food characteristics & Microwave cooking ____________________50 ~ 51 you eat your food. Questions & Answers ______________________________________52 Plug wiring information/Technical Specifications _______________53 3 Unpacking & 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 Installing damaged during delivery. 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 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. STEAMER STEAM COVER GRILL RACK CONVECTION RACK (HIGH RACK) (LOW RACK) STEAM PLATE ROTISSERIE STEAM WATER BAR BOWL (CRISPING TRAY) * THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL GLASS TRAY HANDLE CATERING PURPOSES ROTATING RING METAL TRAY 4 Plug your oven into a Open your oven Fill a microwave standard household door by pressing the safe container with socket. Make sure your oven is DOOR OPEN BUTTON. Place the 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. the only appliance connected to ROTATING RING inside the oven Place on the GLASS TRAY and the socket. If your oven does not and place the GLASS TRAY on close the oven door. If you have operate properly, unplug it from top. any doubts about what type of the electrical socket and then container to use please refer to plug it back in. page 49. Press the STOP The DISPLAY will The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars button, and press the count down from 30 shall be stirred or shaken and the temperature START button seconds. When it reaches 0 it checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns. one time to set will sound BEEPS. Open the oven 30 seconds of door and test the temperature of HOW TO USE THE ACCESSORY cooking time. the water. If your oven is Normal Abnormal You will hear a operating the water should be BEEP each time you press the warm. Be careful when removing button. Your oven will start before the container it may be hot. you have finished the sixth press; don’t worry this is normal. Do not operate the appliance as shown figure. As misuse will lead to sparking and damage the appliance. YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED 5 Setting the You can set either12 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. Clock Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven. Press STOP/CLEAR. When your oven is plugged in for the Press and hold Timer/Clock until “12 H” appears on the display. first time or when power resumes after a power cut, a ‘ : ’ will be shown in the Press Timer/Clock again for 24 hour clock setting. display; you will have to reset the clock. (If you want to change different option after setting clock, you have to unplug and plug it back in.) If the clock (or display) shows any strange looking symbols, unplug your oven from the electrical socket and plug Turn TIME/WEIGHT dial until display shows “14:00”. it back in and reset the clock. (PRESS CLOCK KEY) Press Timer/Clock. Turn TIME/WEIGHT dial until display shows “14:35”. Press START/Q-START. The clock starts counting. 6 Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has a safety feature that Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “CHILD LOCKED” appears on the prevents accidental running of the oven. display and BEEP sounds. Once the child lock is set, you will be The CHILD LOCK is now set. unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place. However your child can still open the oven door. To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “CHILD LOCKED” disappears. You will hear BEEP when it’s released. 7 Micro Power In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80 % power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. 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 Micro twice. settings. It will show 720 W. POWER % Power Output HIGH MAX 100% 900W MEDIUM HIGH 80% 720W MEDIUM 60%