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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVEN PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. MH638 (optional, please check model specification) www.lg.com MFL55318560...
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Page 2: Precautions
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. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents How the Microwave Oven Works Precautions Contents 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 through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens, Child Lock however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in... -
Page 4: Unpacking & Installing
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 Installing oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing. - Page 5 Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Open your oven door by pulling the DOOR HANDLE. Make sure your oven is the only appliance Place the inside the oven and place the ROTATING RING connected to the socket. If your oven does not operate GLASS TRAY on top.
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Page 6: Setting The Clock
Setting the 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. Clock Make sure that you have removed all packaging from your oven. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. -
Page 7: Child Lock
Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has a safety feature that Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until “L” appears on the display and prevents accidental running of the oven. 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. -
Page 8: Micro Power Cooking
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. -
Page 9: Micro Power Level
Micro Power Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control Level 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 POW ER OUTPUT... -
Page 10: Two Stage Cooking
Two stage In the following example I will show you how to cook some food in two stages. The first stage will cook your Cooking food for 11 minutes on HIGH; the second will cook for 35 minutes on 40%. Press STOP/CLEAR. -
Page 11: Quick Start
Quick In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Start Press STOP/CLEAR . The QUICK START feature allows you to Press START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. -
Page 12: Grill Cooking
Grill In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR. This feature will allow you to brown and Press GRILL. crisp food quickly. Turn DIAL until display shows “12:30”. -
Page 13: Combination Cooking
Combination In the following example I will show you how to programme your oven with combi mode Co-3 for a cooking time of 25 minutes. Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR . Press Combi. three times. “Co-3” appears on the display. Your oven has a combination cooking feature which allows you to cook food with heater and microwave at the same time or alternately. -
Page 14: Auto Cook 14
Auto The following example shows how to cook 0.6 kg of fresh vegetable. Cook Press STOP/CLEAR . AUTO COOK allows you to cook your Press AUTO COOK two times to select favorite food easily by selecting the “Ac-2” appears on the display. food type and entering the weight of the food by press button food. - Page 15 FOOD WEIGHT UTENSILS FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS Choose a medium-sized potato weighs 170-200 grams, wash and dry, and Jacket Potato 0.2 kg ~ 1.0 kg Glass tray Room temp. prick potato with a fork several times. Place the potato on the glass tray. (Ac-1) Adjust weight and press START.
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Page 16: Auto Menu 16
Auto Menu Operation Cooking Weight Limit Utensil Instructions Auto tc-1 Fire-Resistant Ingredients Stir-fried Squid 0.60 kg Menu Glass Bowl with yellow curry Splendid squid 300 grams Chicken egg 1 egg (2.5L) Onion, quartered and sliced ½ head Evaporated milk 3 tablespoons sauce time Red chili, diagonal sliced... - Page 17 Auto Menu Cooking Weight Limit Utensil Instructions Operation Fried Sea Bass Ingredients Fire-Resistant Auto 0.3 kg tc-3 1 tablespoon 300 grams with Stir-Fried Sea bass Seasoning sauce Glass Bowl Menu head Sugar Onion Onion, quartered and sliced 1 teaspoon chilies Chili, red and yellow, diagonal Chopped garlic times...
- Page 18 Auto Menu Operation Instructions Cooking Weight Limit Utensil Auto Ingredients tc-4 Shrimps with 0.40 kg Fire-Resistant Menu Shiitake mushroom, soaked, 4 mushrooms cups sauce over rice Jasmine rice Glass Bowl quartered (2.5L) Tiger shrimps Chicken stock 3 cups grams times Light soy sauce tablespoon Seasoning sauce...
- Page 19 Auto Menu Cooking Utensil Weight Limit Instructions Operation Auto Fire-Resistant tc-6 1.2 kg Ingredients Stewed Menu Glass Bowl cups streaky pork 300 grams Streaky pork with less fat Pork stock (2.5L) tablespoons stars Palm sugar Anises times tablespoons sticks Cinnamon 1 inch long Light soya sauce teaspoons cloves...
- Page 20 Auto Menu Operation Cooking Weight Limit Utensil Instructions Auto tc-8 Ingredients Roasted 0.5 kg High Rack Menu honey-glazed 500 grams Pork baby back ribs Honey ½ pork ribs tablespoons Light soya sauce tablespoons Pineapple juice times tablespoons Tomato sauce Asian pickled vegetables teaspoon Salt Cooking:...
- Page 21 Auto Menu Operation Cooking Weight Limit Utensil Instructions Ingredients Auto tc-10 0.5 kg Grilled teriyaki High Rack Menu chicken and Jasmine rice cups rice Skin on chicken breast 150 grams pieces Teriyaki sauce ½ cups times Kimchi Cooking: 1. Clean chicken, halve teriyaki sauce for marinating chicken, prick the chicken all over with a fork, then marinating for 30 minutes.
- Page 22 Auto Menu Utensil Operation Cooking Weight Limit Instructions Auto tc-12 High Rack Grilled splendid 4 squids Ingredients Menu squid stuffed Splendid squid 6 inch long grams Bird chili, green and red, minced 1 tablespoon with seasoned Cooked brown rice 1½ cups Garlic minced ½...
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Page 23: Auto Menu
Auto Menu Weight Limit Operation Cooking Utensil Instructions Auto tc-14 Pandan grilled 0.4 kg Ingredients for sauce High Rack Ingredients Menu kipper Kipper 300 grams fish Garlic tablespoon Salt teaspoon Bird eye chili, green and red 15 chili times Pandan leaves large 10 leaves Lemon juice tablespoons... -
Page 24: Auto Defrost 24
Auto The temperature and density of food varies, it is recommended 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 Defrost BREAD program is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. - Page 25 AUTO WEIGHT DEFROST GUIDE fl . l i l l i foil does not touch the oven walls. the remaining. At the end of the program, remove the food from the microwave oven, cover with foil and allow standing until completely thawed. For large meat and whole chickens should stand for a minimum of 1 hour before cooking.
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Page 26: Defrost & Grill 26
Defrost & The following example shows how to cook 0.3 kg of salmon fillet. Grill Press STOP/CLEAR . Press DEFROST & GRILL once. Defrost & Grill allows you to cook “dG-1” appears on the display. most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of food. - Page 27 Food Weight Utensil Food Temp. Instructions Choose salmon fillet of 200g weight and 2.5 cm. thickness each. Frozen it. Salmon fillet 0.2–0.6 kg Place food on the grill tray and the rack. Choose the menu and weight, press Freezing (dG-1) START.
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Page 28: Taste Saver
Taste Saver The following example shows how to use the taste saver function to keep food temperature at high level in 90 min. TASTE SAVER manual Put some food in the microwave oven, press TASTE SAVER 2 times, “HO-H” appears on the display. Press START If you want to warm your food when the AUTO COOK program, you can get... -
Page 29: Energy Saving
Energy Saving Press STOP/CLEAR . “0” appears on the display. Press STOP/CLEAR or The ECO ON feature allows you After 5 minutes with door open or closing, display off. to save energy through display off during stand-by status, or after 5 minutes with door open or closing, display will off automatically. -
Page 30: Important Safety Instructions 30
IMPORTANT SAFETY READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, INSTRUCTIONS personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur. - Page 31 READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. IMPORTANT SAFETY Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions INSTRUCTIONS that may occur.
- Page 32 IMPORTANT SAFETY READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, INSTRUCTIONS personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur.
- Page 33 READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. IMPORTANT SAFETY Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions INSTRUCTIONS that may occur.
- Page 34 IMPORTANT SAFETY READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Read and follow all instructions before using your oven to prevent the risk of fire, electric shock, INSTRUCTIONS personal injury, or damage when using the oven. This guide does not cover all possible conditions that may occur.
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Page 35: Microwave-Safe Utensils
Microwave-safe Utensils Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your Paper microwave oven Paper plates and containers are convenient and safe to use in your microwave oven, Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the provided that the cooking time is short and foods to be cooked are low in fat and oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning. -
Page 36: Food Characteristics & Microwave Cooking 36
Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Moisture content of food Keeping an eye on things Since the heat generated from microwaves tends to evaporate moisture, relatively dry food The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in such as roasts and some vegetables should either be sprinkled with water prior to cooking preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. - Page 37 Food characteristics & Microwave cooking Stirring To Clean Your Oven 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 1 Keep the inside of the oven clean spread and redistribute heat.
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Page 38: Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers Q What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? Q Is it possible to pop corn in a microwave oven? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. A Yes, if using one of the two methods described Light bulb has blown below Door is not closed... -
Page 39: Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications
Plug wiring information/ Technical Specifications Warning Technical Specification This appliance must be earthed The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the MH638 following codes BLUE ~ Neutral Power Input V AC /50Hz BROWN ~ Live GREEN & YELLOW ~ Earth Output W (IEC60705 rating standard) Microwave Frequency...