1.3 Cu. Ft. Countertop Microwave Oven User's Manual Model MCM1310SB PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN AND KEEP IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Product Registration Thank you for purchasing a Magic Chef product. The first step to protect your new product is to complete the product registration on our website: www.mcappliance.com/register. The benefits of registering your product include the following: 1. Registering your product will allow us to contact you regarding a safety notification or product update. 2. Registering your product will allow for more efficient warranty service processing when warranty service is required. 3. Registering your product could act as your proof of purchase in the event of insurance loss. Once again, thank you for purchasing a Magic Chef product. PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. (c) Do not operate the 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. (d) The oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel. EN-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS z PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY……………………….. 1 z IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS…………………………………………………………………..…………….…...... 3 z FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT………………………………………………….….……………..… 4 z GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS………………………………………………………………………………........………….... 4 z INSTALLATION………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………..… 5 z SPECIFICATIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 z PARTS AND FEATURES……………………………………………………………………………………………...………..…7 TURNTABLE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..….….7 z MICROWAVE OVEN CONTROL…………………………………………………………………………..……….….……..…. 7 DISPLAY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..….7 START……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....8 ADD 30 SECONDS………..…………………………………………………………………………………….….……….........8 EXPRESS COOK……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…..8 STOP/CANCEL.………………………………………………………………………………………………….………...…..….8 CLOCK….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..…..8 TONES.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...….…..8 KITCHEN TIMER…………………………………………………………………………………………………….….……..…..8 CONTROL LOCK ……….………………………………………………………………………………………….....……….….8 z MICROWAVE OVEN USE……………………………………………………………………………………..………..…..…….9 FOOD CHARACTERISTICS………………………………………………………………………………..………….….….….9 COOKING GUIDELINES………………………………………………………………………………………………...…….….9 COOKWARE AND DINNERWARE………………………………………………………………………………..……….…….9 ALUMINUM FOIL AND METAL………………………………………………………………………….……………..….……..10 MICROWAVE COOKING POWER…………………………………………………………………………….……….…....….. 10 MANUAL COOKING………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….….. 11 COOKING IN STAGES……………………………………………………………………………………………….…….….…. 11 DEFROST………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………….….…11. MEMORY…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….….12 POPCORN…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……...….…..12 POTATO……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...……. 12 PIZZA……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………...……. 13 BEVERAGE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….13 DINNER PLATE………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…....….… 13 FROZEN VEGETABLE …………………………………………………………………………………………….……………. 13 z CARE OF YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN……………………………………………………………………….…….…….…….. 14 z BEFORE YOU CALL FOR SERVICE…………………………………………………………………………….……….……...15 z CARE AND CLEANING…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .. 15 z QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS………………………………………………………………………………….…….………….. 16 z USE YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SAFELY……………………………………………………………………...…………….…17 z ARCING………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 z MICROWAVE OVEN WARRANTY…………………………………………………………………………………..…….…...… 18 EN-2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING-To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 11. Read all instructions before using the appliance. c) If materials inside the oven ignite, keep oven 12. Read and follow the specific “PRECAUTIONS TO door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit MICROWAVE ENERGY” found on page 1. breaker panel. d) Do not use the cavity for storage purposes. Do 13. This appliance must be grounded. Connect only to not leave paper products, cooking utensils, or properly grounded outlet. See “GROUNDING food in the cavity when not in use. INSTRUCTIONS” found on page 4. 17. Liquids, such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be 14. Install or locate this appliance only in accordance overheated beyond the boiling point without with the provided installation instructions. appearing to be boiling due to surface tension of the 15. Some products such as whole eggs and sealed liquid. Visible bubbling or boiling when the container containers - for example, closed glass jars are able is removed from the microwave oven is not always to explode and should not be heated in this oven. present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT 16. Use this appliance only for its intended use as LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A described in this manual. Do not use corrosive SPOON OR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This type of THE LIQUID. oven is specifically designed to heat, cook, or dry To reduce the risk of injury to persons: food. It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use. a) Do not overheat the liquid. 17. As with any appliance, close supervision is b) Stir the liquid both before and halfway through necessary when used by children. heating it. 18. Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged c) Do not use straight-sided containers with narrow cord or plug, if it is not working properly, or if it has necks. been damaged or dropped. d) After heating, allow the container to stand in the microwave oven for a short time before removing 19. This appliance should be serviced only by qualified the container. service personnel. e) Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or Contact nearest authorized service facility for other utensil into the container. examination, repair or adjustment. 18. Do not use this microwave oven to heat corrosive 10. Do not cover or block any openings on the appliance. chemicals (for example, sulfides and chlorides). 11. Do not store this appliance outdoors. Do not use this Vapors from such corrosive chemicals may interact product near water — for example, near a kitchen with the contact and springs of the safety interlock sink, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, or switches thereby rendering them inoperable. similar locations. 19. Keep the waveguide cover clean at all times. 12. Do not immerse cord or plug in water. Wipe the oven interior with a soft damp cloth after each use. If you leave grease or fat anywhere in the 13. Keep cord away from heated surfaces. cavity it may overheat, smoke or even catch fire 14. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter. when next using the oven. 15. When cleaning surfaces of door and oven that 20. Never heat oil or fat for deep frying as you cannot comes together on closing the door, use only mild, control the temperature and doing so may lead to non-abrasive soaps or detergents applied with a overheating and fire. sponge or soft cloth. 21. Do not operate the oven without the glass tray in 16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: place. Be sure it is properly sitting on the rotating a) Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance base. when paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. b) Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in oven. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS EN-3 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT WARNING: This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause inteference to radio and television reception. It has been type-tested and found to comply with limits for an ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following: • Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television. • Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the receiver. • Move the microwave oven away from the receiver. • Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that microwave oven and receiver are on different branch circuits. THE MANUFACTURER is not responsible for any radio or TV interference