CONTENTS Important safety instructions ............1 Operation ................... 12 Raw meat and raw meat products ..........5 Connecting power ..............12 Cleaning and care ................5 Setting the clock ................ 12 About your microwave oven ............6 Kitchen timer ................12 Getting started ..................6 Placing food in the microwave ..........
Important safety instructions • Metallic containers for food and beverages Read carefully and keep for future reference. are not allowed during microwave cooking. WARNING: If the door or door seals are • When heating food in plastic or paper damaged, the oven must not be operated until containers.
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Important safety instructions • The appliance shall not be cleaned with a • The contents of feeding bottles and baby steam cleaner. food jars shall be stirred or shaken and the • This appliance is intended to be used temperature checked before consumption, freestanding.
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Important safety instructions • Do not place the microwave oven on or near • Children shall not play with the appliance. a hot gas or electric burner. • Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be • Use the appliance on a stable heat-resistant made by children unless they are aged from surface.
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Important safety instructions • Items such as potatoes, sausages and • When not in use, do not store utensils, food chestnuts must be peeled or pierced or other objects in the oven. thoroughly before cooking. • There are no user serviceable parts in your • Food can burn if overcooked.
Raw meat and raw meat products Cleaning and care • Meat and meat products should not be fully cooked from These steps should be taken after every use and before first use. raw in a microwave oven. Raw meat may be partially cooked • Disconnect the power supply and wait for the appliance to in a microwave oven but the final cooking process must be completely cool down.
About your microwave oven Getting started The microwave power output of your oven is 700 watts. Please make sure you read all the instructions and the safety notes carefully and that you familiarise yourself with the features Because the temperature in a microwave oven is relatively cool and operation of your oven before use.
Placement Installing the oven Place your microwave oven on a flat, level stable work surface Always operate your microwave oven with the turntable at least 85cm above floor height and away from sources of cold, assembly properly installed. heat and moisture. Open the door.
Suitable and unsuitable containers Microwave safe containers Many commercially available containers Some basic guidelines are given in the table. now include a microwave safe symbol Cookware Microwave safe which means the manufacturer declares it ü Heat–resistant glass as suitable for use in a microwave oven. û...
Features and controls 1. Door locking assembly 5. Turntable rotor 2. Door 6. Turntable support ring 3. Viewing window 7. Door release button 4. Turntable 8. Control panel Time Time Weight Cook Defrost Defrost Kitchen Power Clock Timer Popcorn Potato Pizza Frozen Dinner...
Control panel and quick-start Quick-start guide This section is a key to the control panel functions and also includes basic operational instructions. For more detailed instructions, please refer to the sections that follow in this handbook. Time Time Weight Cook Defrost Defrost Kitchen...
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Control panel and quick-start 1. DISPLAY 8. WEIGHT DEFROST Clock and cooking time and function indicators are displayed. Use to set a de-frost weight. Enter the defrost weight in grams with the keypad. 2. TIME COOK 9. CLOCK Press to set cooking time. Use the keypad to enter the time. Cooking at full power unless the power is set with the POWER Press to set the clock.
Operation Connecting power Placing food in the microwave • Connect the power cable to a convenient power outlet. • Prepare the food you want to cook. The oven will beep and 0:00 will be displayed. If cooking prepared food from a supermarket, always follow the manufacturer’s cooking instructions carefully, particularly with The oven may be left connected to mains power in regular use.
Operation Express cooking at full power Basic cooking Express cooking is the simplest method to quickly set the oven Basic cooking enables you to set an accurate cooking time and to cook packaged food such as ready meals. The oven will cook choose a cooking power level.
Operation Time defrost Defrosting food by weight You can also defrost by setting your choice of time for You can automatically set the oven to defrost food by the food defrosting. weight. • Press ‘Time Defrost’ . • Weigh the food you want to defrost before placing it in the oven.
Operation Auto-Menu cooking Multi-stage cooking You can use the Auto-Menu cooking options to quickly set the Multi-stage cooking enables you to set two basic cooking stages oven to cook food in different categories. that will take place automatically in sequence. • Weigh the food you want to cook before placing it in the For example, defrosting at 10% power for 10 minutes, then oven.
Operation When cooking has finished Interrupting cooking When cooking has finished, the timer will count down to zero. You may want to stir the food or just check cooking progress. • Wait for a minute or two to allow the food to complete • Press ‘STOP/CANCEL’...
If a fault develops during this period, please • Check that the oven is plugged in securely. If it is not, unplug return the unit to your nearest Tesco store together with the from the outlet, wait 10 seconds and plug it in again securely.
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Tesco Stores Ltd, Welwyn Garden City AL7 1GA, U.K. Tesco Helplines: Landlines 0800 323 4060 (Freephone from a BT landline). Mobiles 0330 123 4060 (Calls cost no more than calls to geographic numbers eg. 01 or 02 and are included in inclusive minutes and discount schemes).
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