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Important safety instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Important safety instructions: Read carefully and keep for future reference To avoid the danger of fire T T h h e e m m i i c c r r o o w w a a v v e e o o v v e e n n s s h h o o u u l l d d n n o o t t b b e e l l e e f f t t u u n n a a t t t t e e n n d d e e d d d d u u r r i i n n g g o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n . . P P o o w w e e r r l l e e v v e e l l s s t t h h a a t t a a r r e e t t o o o o h h i i g g h h o o r r c c o o o o k k i i n n g g t t i i m m e e s s t t h h a a t t a a r r e e t t o o o o l l o o n n g g m m a a y y o o v v e e r r h h e e a a t t f f o o o o d d s s r r e e s s u u l l t t i i n n g g i i n n a a f f i i r r e e .
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Important safety instructions N N e e v v e e r r a a d d j j u u s s t t , , r r e e p p a a i i r r o o r r m m o o d d i i f f y y t t h h e e o o v v e e n n y y o o u u r r s s e e l l f f . . I I t t i i s s h h a a z z a a r r d d o o u u s s f f o o r r a a n n y y o o n n e e o o t t h h e e r r t t h h a a n n a a c c o o m m p p e e t t e e n n t t p p e e r r s s o o n n t t o o c c a a r r r r y y o o u u t t a a n n y y s s e e r r v v i i c c e e o o r r r r e e p p a a i i r r o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n w w h h i i c c h h i i n n v v o o l l v v e e s s t t h h e e r r e e m m o o v v a a l l o o f f a a c c o o v v e e r r w w h h i i c c h h g g i i v v e e s s p p r r o o t t e e c c t t i i o o n n a a g g a a i i n n s s t t e e x x p p o o s s u u r r e e t t o o m m i i c c r r o o w w a a v v e e e e n n e e r r g g y y .
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Important safety instructions D D o o n n o o t t c c o o o o k k e e g g g g s s i i n n t t h h e e i i r r s s h h e e l l l l s s , , a a n n d d w w h h o o l l e e h h a a r r d d b b o o i i l l e e d d e e g g g g s s s s h h o o u u l l d d n n o o t t b b e e h h e e a a t t e e d d i i n n m m i i c c r r o o w w a a v v e e o o v v e e n n s s s s i i n n c c e e t t h h e e y y m m a a y y e e x x p p l l o o d d e e e e v v e e n n a a f f t t e e r r m m i i c c r r o o w w a a v v e e c c o o o o k k i i n n g g h h a a s s e e n n d d e e d d .
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Important safety instructions To promote trouble-free use of your oven and avoid damage Never operate the oven when it is empty. When using a browning dish or self-heating material, always place a heat-resistant insulator such as a porcelain plate under it to prevent damage to the turntable and turntable support due to heat stress.
Appliance overview APPLIANCE OVERVIEW Microwave oven & accessories Front trim Oven lamp Control panel Door opening button Waveguide cover Oven cavity Seal packing Door seals and sealing surfaces Fixing points (4 points) Ventilation openings Outer cover Rear cabinet Power supply cord Check to make sure the following accessories are provided: Turntable Turntable support...
Appliance overview & Before first use Control panel Digital display indicators Auto defrost bread Microwave Auto defrost Clock Weight Cooking stages Plus/Minus AUTO COOK indicators AUTO COOK button AUTO DEFROST button POWER LEVEL button TIMER/WEIGHT knob START/QUICK button STOP button DOOR OPENING button BEFORE FIRST USE Setting the clock...
AUTO AUTO AUTO Before first use Example: To set the clock to 23:30 (24 hour clock). 1. Plug in the oven. 2. The display will show: 3. Press the START/QUICK button. The display will show: 4. Rotate the TIMER/WEIGHT knob to adjust the hour. 5.
Microwave cooking advice Child safety lock The oven has a safety feature which prevents the accidental running of the oven by a child. When the lock has been set, no part of the microwave will operate until the lock feature has been cancelled. Example: To set the child safety lock.
Microwave cooking advice Cooking techniques Arrange Place the thickest parts of food towards the outside of the dish. E.g. Chicken drumsticks. Cover Use vented microwave cling film or a suitable lid. Pierce Foods with a shell, skin or membrane must be pierced in several places before cooking or reheating as steam will build up and may cause food to explode, e.g.
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Microwave operation MICROWAVE OPERATION Microwave cooking Your oven can be programmed for up to 90 minutes. The input unit of cooking time varies from 10 seconds to five minutes. It depends on the total length of the cooking time as shown in the table.
Microwave operation Example: To heat soup for 2 minutes and 30 seconds on 630 W microwave power. 1. Press the power level button twice. 2. Enter the time by rotating the TIMER/WEIGHT knob clockwise/anti-clockwise until 2:30 is displayed. 3. Press the START/QUICK button. 4.
Microwave operation Add 30 seconds The START/QUICK button allows you to operate the two following functions: 1.Direct Start You can directly start cooking on 900 W/HIGH microwave power level for 30 seconds by pressing the START/QUICK button. 2.Extend the cooking time You can extend the cooking time for multiples of 30 seconds if the button is pressed while the oven is in operation.
Microwave operation Note: To cancel PLUS/MINUS, press the power level key 3 times. If you select PLUS the display will show If you select MINUS, the display will show Multiple sequence cooking A sequence of 3 stages (maximum) can be programmed using MICROWAVE. Example: To cook: 5 minutes on 900 W power (Stage 1) 16 minutes on 270 W power (Stage 2)
Microwave operation Auto cook & auto defrost operation AUTO COOK and AUTO DEFROST automatically work out the correct cooking mode and cooking time. You can choose from 6 AUTO COOK and 2 AUTO DEFROST menus. Auto Cook Food Symbol Beverage Boiled Potatoes/ Jacket Potatoes Frozen Vegetables...
Microwave operation Auto Defrost Food Symbol Meat/Fish/Poultry Bread Example: To defrost 0.2 kg of bread. 1. Select the menu required by pressing the AUTO DEFROST button twice. 2. Turn the TIMER/WEIGHT knob until 0.2 is displayed. 3. Press the START/QUICK button. 4.
Programme charts PROGRAMME CHARTS Auto cook & auto defrost charts Auto cook Weight (increasing Button Procedure unit) / Utensils Beverage 1-6 cups • Place cup towards edge of turntable. (Tea/Coffee) 1 cup = 200 ml x x 1 1 Boiled and 0,2 - 1,0 kg (100 g) Boiled Potatoes: Peel the potatoes and cut them into jacket potatoes...
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Programme charts Auto defrost Weight (increasing Button Procedure unit) / Utensils Meat, fish 0,2 - 1,0 kg (100 g) • Place the food in a flan dish in the centre of the poultry Flan dish turntable. • When the audible bell sounds, turn the food over, x x 1 1 rearrange and separate.
Programme charts Recipes for auto cook Fish fillet with piquant sauce 1. Mix ingredients for the sauce. 0,5 kg 1,0 kg 1,5 kg 2. Place the fish fillet in a round gratin dish with the 175 g 350 g 525 g canned tomatoes (drained) thin ends toward the centre and sprinkle with salt.
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Programme charts Food/ Quantity Power Time Method Drink -g/ml- -Level- -Min- Vegetables 900 W if necessary add some water, cover, stir halfway through 900 W heating Meat, 1 slice* 900 W approx. 3 thinly spread sauce over the top, cover Fish fillet* 900 W cover...
Recipes RECIPES All the recipes in this book are calculated on the basis of 4 servings unless otherwise stated. Adapting recipes for the microwave oven If you would like to adapt your favourite recipes for the microwave, you should take note of the following: Shorten cooking times by a third to a half.
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Recipes Zürich veal stew 1. Cut the veal into strips. Utensils Dish with lid (2 l capacity) 2. Grease the dish with the butter. Put the meat and onion 600 g veal fillet into the dish, cover and cook. Stir once during cooking. 10 g butter or margarine 6-9 min.
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Recipes Lasagne 1. Chop the tomatoes, mix with the ham and onion, garlic, Utensils Bowl with lid (2 l capacity) Shallow square gratin dish with lid minced beef and tomato puree. Season, cover and cook. (approx. 20 x 20 x 6 cm) 5-8 min.
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Recipes Semolina pudding with raspberry sauce 1. Place the milk, sugar and almonds in the bowl, cover Utensils Bowl with lid (2 l capacity) and cook. 4 Ramekin dishes 3-5 min. 900 W 500 ml milk 2. Add the semolina, stir, cover and cook. 40 g sugar 10-12 min.
Care & cleaning CARE & CLEANING C C A A U U T T I I O O N N ! ! D D O O N N O O T T U U S S E E C C O O M M M M E E R R C C I I A A L L O O V V E E N N C C L L E E A A N N E E R R S S , , S S T T E E A A M M C C L L E E A A N N E E R R S S , , A A B B R R A A S S I I V V E E , , H H A A R R S S H H C C L L E E A A N N E E R R S S , , A A N N Y Y T T H H A A T T C C O O N N T T A A I I N N S S O O D D I I U U M M H H Y Y D D R R O O X X I I D D E E O O R R S S C C O O U U R R I I N N G G P P A A D D S S O O N N A A N N Y Y P P A A R R T T O O F F Y Y O O U U R R M M I I C C R R O O W W A A V V E E O O V V E E N N .
900 W (IEC 60705) Microwave Frequency 2450 MHz * (Group 2 / Class B) Outside Dimensions: MC2664E 594 mm (W) x 459 mm (H) x 404 mm (D) Cavity Dimensions 342 mm (W) x 207 mm (H) x 368 mm (D) **...
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Installation INSTALLATION The microwave can be fitted in position A or B: Position Niche size Position A Position B 560 x 550 x 450 560 x 500 x 450 Measurements in (mm) Conventional oven Installing the appliance 1. Remove all packaging and check carefully for any signs of damage.
Installation Connecting the appliance to the power supply • • T T h h e e e e l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l o o u u t t l l e e t t s s h h o o u u l l d d b b e e r r e e a a d d i i l l y y a a c c c c e e s s s s i i b b l l e e s s o o t t h h a a t t t t h h e e u u n n i i t t c c a a n n b b e e u u n n p p l l u u g g g g e e d d e e a a s s i i l l y y i i n n a a n n e e m m e e r r g g e e n n c c y y .
Installation IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: GREEN AND YELLOW EARTH BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE If you fit your own plug, the colours of the wires in the mains lead of your appliance may not correspond with the markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: •...
Ecologically responsible disposal of packaging materials and old appliances Packaging materials AEG microwave ovens require effective packaging to protect them during transportation. Only the minimum packaging necessary is used. Packaging materials (e.g. foil or styrofoam) can place children at risk.
Service & spare parts SERVICE & SPARE PARTS If you wish to purchase spare parts or require an engineer, contact your local AEG Service Force Centre by telephoning: 08445 616 616 Your telephone call will be automatically routed to the Service Force Centre covering your post code area.
GUARANTEE CONDITIONS Standard guarantee conditions We, AEG, undertake that if within 12 months of the date of the purchase this AEG appliance or any part thereof is proved to be defective by reason only of faulty workmanship or materials, we will, at our discretion repair or replace the same FREE OF CHARGE for labour, materials or carriage on condition that: •...