LG MS1987U manual

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    MICRO W A VE OVEN OWNER’S MANUAL PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. P / N o . : MFL40347403 MS-2387AR MS-2387ARS MS-2387ARB MS-2387TR MS-2387AR MS-2387ARS MS-2387ARB MS-2387TR MS 1987U[...]

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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 interlock[...]

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    How the Microwave Oven W orks 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, supplie[...]

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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 outle[...]

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    The DISPLAY will count down from 30 seconds When it reaches 0, BEEP sounds. 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 Fill a microwave safe container with 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on the GLASS[...]

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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 d[...]

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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 if you have set the clock. “L” remains on the display to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set. To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “ L ” disappears. You will hear BEEP[...]

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    Micro Power Cooking Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. Turn DIAL until display shows “5:30”. Press START . In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Your oven has five microwave Power settings. Press MICRO twic[...]

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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 (%) HIGH * Boil Water * Brown minced beef * Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetab[...]

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    T wo 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 320. Press STOP/CLEAR. Set the power and the cooking time for stage1. (You can omit this process for HIGH power.) Press MICRO once to select HIGH power. [...]

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    Quick Sta r t In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Press STOP/CLEAR . Press 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 by repeatedly pressing the START button. The QU[...]

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    Auto R eheat AUTO REHEAT 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 . “r h -2” appears on the display. Turn DIAL until display shows “0.6”. Press START. C ategory C HILLED MEAL F ROZEN MEAL C HILLED PIZZA Press AUTO REHEAT time times times C ategory C[...]

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    FUNCTION CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSILS FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS 1. CHILLED MEAL 2. FROZEN MEAL 3. CHILLED PIZZA AUTO REHEAT Refrigerated Frozen Refrigerated Own tray Own tray Low rack Pierce using a skewer on the surface. Place food on the glass turntable. After cooking, allow to standfor 2-3 minutes before serving. - Stirrable e.g : Spaghetti bolo[...]

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    A UT O CO O K a llo ws you t o cook m ost of you r fa v or it e food ea s ily by sele ct ing t he foo d t y p e a nd en t eri n g t he w eight of t he foo d. Press STOP/CLEAR . Press AUTO COOK twice to select Fresh vegetable. Turn DIAL until display shows “0.6”. Press START. In t he fo llo wing e xa m ple I will sh ow you ho w t o cook 0 . 6 kg[...]

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    FOOD CATEGORY FOOD TEMP. UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT INSTRUCTIONS Room Room Frozen On Glass tray Microwave- safe bowl Microwave- safe bowl Choose medium sized potatoes 170-200g . Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the potatoes on the glass tray . Adjust weight and press start. After cooking, Place vegetables in a mi[...]

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    FOOD TEMP. UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT INSTRUCTIONS 5. FOOD CATEGORY Whole fish, steaks - 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, rem[...]

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    Auto Defrost 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. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will re[...]

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    A U T O W EIG H T DE F RO S T G UIDE * Food t o be def rost ed sho u ld be in a suit a ble m i cr owa ve proof con t a i ne r a nd pla ce un cov ered on t he gla ss t urnt a ble . * If nec ess a ry , sh ield sm a ll a r ea s of m ea t or pou lt r y wit h fla t pieces of a lu m inu m foil. Th i s will pr ev ent t h in a r ea s becom i ng wa r m du r[...]

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    Quick Defrost Use this function to thaw only 0.5kg of Minced meat very quickly. This will require a standing time to allow the center to thaw. In the following example will show you how to defrost 0.5kg of frozen minced meat. Your oven has a microwave quick defrost setting (MEAT). Press STOP/CLEAR. Weight the food that you are about to defrost. Be [...]

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    UTENSIL INSTRUCTIONS Minced meat Microwave ware Use this function to defrost quickly for minced meat. Remove the meat completely from it's wrapping. Place the mince onto a microwave-safe plate. When BEEP, at this point remove the mince from the microwave oven, turn the mince over and return to the microwave oven . Press start to continue. At t[...]

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    E uropean Menu allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and seleting the weight of the food. Press STOP/CLEAR . Press START. Ca t egor y Oatmeal Pasta Baked beans Hotdogs Stew Press A U T O CO O K t i m e t i m es t i m es t i m es Scrambled eggs t i m es t i m es E u r o p e a n M e n u In t he follo wing exa[...]

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    FOOD CATEGORY FOOD TEMP. UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT INSTRUCTIONS 1. Oatmeal 2. Pasta Room Microwave- safe bowl Choose medium sized potatoes 170-200g . Wash and dry potatoes. Pierce the potatoes several times with fork. Place the potatoes on the glass try . Adjust weight and press start. After cooking, Place pasta and boiling water with 1/4 to 1 teaspoon[...]

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    FOOD CATEGORY FOOD TEMP. UTENSILS WEIGHT LIMIT INSTRUCTIONS 4. Hotdogs 5. Stew 6. Scrambled eggs Room Room Refrigerated Microwave- safe bowl Microwave- safe bowl Place contents of can including brine in a microwave-safe bowl. . Heat uncoverd. After heating, stir well. Drain and serve. Place stew in microwave-safe bowl. Cover with wrap loosely. Afte[...]

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    . In t he follo wing exa m ple I will sh ow you how t o cook Sandwich . Children Cook Press Stop/Clear. 24[...]

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    UTENSIL INSTRUCTIONS CATEGORY WEIGHT Children Cook G uide 25[...]

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    It em Cook tim e S pecia l Inst r uc t ions (a t HI G H ) T o hea t or r eh ea t su cces sf u lly in t he m i crowa ve , i t is i m port a nt t o follow sev era l gu ideline s. M ea sure t he a m oun t of foo d in order t o det erm ine t h e t i m e ne ede d t o r ehe a t . A rr a nge t he food in a ci r cu la r pa t t er n for best r esu lt s. Roo[...]

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    Fresh V egetable Guide Vegetable Amount Cook time Instructions Standing (at HIGH) Time Corn, Fresh Mushrooms, Fresh, Sliced Parsnips, Fresh, Sliced Peas, Green, Fresh Sweet Potatoes Whole Baking (170~230g each) White potatoes, Whole Baking (170~230g each) Spinach, Fresh, Leaf Courgette, Fresh, Sliced Courgette, Fresh, Whole Husk. Add 2 tbsp water i[...]

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    1 Do not attempt to tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to the door, control panel, safety interlock switches or any other part of the oven. It is hazardous for anyone to carry out any service or repair operation which involves the removal of any cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. Repairs should only be u[...]

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    Impor tant safety instr uctions Read carefully and keep for future reference 33 Only use the temperature probe recommended for this oven (for appliances having a facility to use a temperature-sensing probe). 34 If heating elements are provided, during use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the [...]

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    Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your microwave oven Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning. Most heat resistant non metallic cooking utensils are safe for use in your microwave oven. However, some may [...]

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    Keeping an eye on things The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Always watch your food while it cooks. Your microwave oven is equipped with a light that turns on automatically when the oven is in operation so that you can see ins[...]

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    Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Stirring Stirring is one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, food is stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved food, however, is stirred in order to spread and redistribute heat. Always stir from the outside towards the centre as the outside of the food hea[...]

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    Questions & Answers Q What ’ s wrong when the oven light will not glow? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. Light bulb has blown Door is not closed Q Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door? A No. The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass; they do not let microwave energy throu[...]

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    Plug wiring information/ T echnical Specifications The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following codes BLUE ~ Neutral BROWN ~ Live GREEN & YELLOW ~ Earth As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as foll[...]

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    MAFF This microwave oven has been tested and labelled to the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF) agreement, concerning the reheating of cooked chilled food. The heating category represents the oven’s ability to heat small quantities of food (approx. 350g), it does not represent the oven’s general performance. The category (from th[...]

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    Technology with the human touch GUARANTEE LG ELECTRONICS U.K. LTD. WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS GUARANTEE. 1. All faulty components which fail due to defective manufacture will be replaced free of charge for a period of 12 months from the original date of purchase. 2. The dealer (or his Service Agent) who sold the p[...]

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    <English> Disposal of your old appliance 1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the gov[...]