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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME & CONGRATULATION ............................2 COOKING CHARTS ............................................... 24
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................2 CLEANING AND CARE ..............................................26
PART NAMES .............................................................8 SERVICE CALL CHECK .................................... . . . . 30
BEFORE OPERATING ........
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WELCOME & CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on your purchase of a new microwave oven! At Electrolux Home Products, we are very proud of our product and are completely committed to providing you with the best Questions? service possible. Your satisfaction is our number one priority. We know you’ll enjoy your new microwave oven and Thank You for choosing our product. We 1-800-944-9044 hope you consider us for future purchases. (United States) PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS This
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Defi nitions This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death. WARNING CAUTION WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. READ ALL INFORMATION BEF
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • When using the convection or combination cooking • Thermometer— Do not use regular cooking or oven functions, both the outside and inside of the oven will thermometers when cooking by microwave or become hot. Always use hot pads to remove containers combination. The metal and mercury in these of food and accessories such as the oven shelf. thermometers could cause arcingand possible damage to the oven. Do not use a thermometer in food you are • Do not clean w
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electrical Requirements UNPACKING AND EXAMINING YOUR Check Installation Instructions for proper location for the MICROWAVE OVEN power supply. Open the bottom of the carton, bend the carton fl aps The electrical requirements are a 120 volt 60 Hz, AC back and tilt the microwave oven over to rest on plastic only, 15 amp. or more protected electrical supply. It is foam pad. Lift carton off microwave oven and remove recommended that a separate circuit serving only
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN ABOUT MICROWAVE COOKING This Use and Care Manual is valuable: read it carefully and • Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards outside of dish. always save it for reference. • Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of A good microwave cookbook is a valuable asset. Check it for time indicated and add more as needed. Food severely microwave cooking principles, techniques, hints and recipes. overcooked can smoke or ig
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT UTENSILS AND COVERINGS ABOUT CHILDREN AND THE MICROWAVE It is not necessary to buy all new cookware. Many pieces already in your Children below the age of 7 should use the microwave oven with kitchen can be used successfully in your new microwave oven. Make a supervising person very near to them. Between the ages of 7 sure the utensil does not touch the interior walls during cooking. and 12, the supervising person should be in the same room. As with any appl
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PART NAMES Microwave features Front View 1 Window system 2 Interlock Door 3 assembly 8 4 Turntable ring assembly 1 Shaft 5 Turntable 6 Turntable glass tray Control panel 7 8 Ventilation openings (on top) 2 Surface lights 9 10 filters Ventilation 11 Wire rack 7 4 6 12 3 Shelf 5 Note:Wire rack and Shelf use in Bake brown/combination cooking only 11 Bottom View 9 Front 12 Rear 10 8
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BEFORE OPERATING Learn more about your microwave oven NOTES To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do Do not to use paper products when using Bake brown not operate the microwave oven empty. or combination bake brown with microwave. To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do not use stoneware, aluminum foil, metal utensils, or metal trimmed utensils in the microwave oven. Microwave utensil guide Use Do not use Oven proof glass (specifically treated Metal utens
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MANUAL COOKING Setting the clock Using the Stop/Cancel key Example: setting clock display for 9:00: This feature will let you quickly stop or cancel the cooking process. 1. Touch Clock pad once for AM, clock touch twice for PM. stop Touch the Stop/cancel pad to : cancel 2. Enter time using number pads. 1. Erase if you have entered wrong information. clock 3. Touch Clock pad again. 2. Cancel timer. 3. Press pad once to pause the oven Setting the timer temporalily during cooking. Example:
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MANUAL COOKING Heating with high power level Suggested power levels for cooking The 10 power levels available with this microwave will help Example: to heat for 5 minutes at 100% power: you to adjust to the power output best suited for the food type you are preparing. As with any food prepartion in the 1. Press Micro Cooktime pad. microwave, it is best to follow the microwave instructions that are printed on food packaging. 2. Use the number pads to enter The table below provides suggested power
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MANUAL COOKING Heating with multiple cooking stages Suggestions for getting For best results, some microwave recipes call for different the best results power levels or different lengths of time for cooking. Your To help you achieve the best possible results from your microwave may be set to change from one stage to another microwave oven, read the following suggestions below; automatically (2 stages maximum). Storage temperature Example: to cook food for 3 minutes at 80% power and Foods taken
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MANUAL COOKING Using Ready Set Setting Defrost by Weight Example: to defrost 1lb. of food with the default power level and cook time determined automatically: ready set 1 2 3 Microwave heating or cooking may be quickly set at 100% 1. Press Defrost Weight pad once. power level for 1, 2 or 3 minutes. Use the number keys 1, 2 0.0 will appear in the display. or 3 to choose the desired minutes of cook time (this option will only work using the 1, 2 or 3 numeric pads): 2. Use the numeric pads to inp
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MANUAL COOKING Defrosting tips When using the defrost weight feature, the weight The shape of the package will alter the defrosting time. entered should always be pounds (valid entries are from Shallow rectangular food packets defrost more quickly 0.1 to 6.0 pounds). than a deep frozen block of food. Use both defrost weight and defrost time features for Separate pieces as they begin to defrost. Separated raw food items only. Defrosting gives best results when frozen pieces of food defros
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MANUAL COOKING Reheat The reheat feature provides 3 quick preset settings based Reheat Category Press Display on serving size to reheat food for your cooking convenience. once 8 oz 8 ounces of food Example: to reheat 24 ounces of food. twice 16 oz 16 ounces of food reheat 1. Press Reheat pad 3 times to reheat 24oz. of food. 24oz will appear in the 3 times 24 oz 24 ounces of food display (see reheat category table). start 2. Press START pad. + 30 sec Reheat cooking suggestions Reheat Directions
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Press "Bake/brown" to confirm the temperature. pad 5. 100 425 (P20) Using Bake/brown With preheating (P20) Example:to cook food for 5 minutes at 250ºF using Bake/brown with preheating pad once. Example:to cook food for 5 minutes using combination cooking. pad once pad ( ) pad 4 k (If you do not enter the cooking time within 5 minutes the oven will turn off automatically) 5. Using Bake/brown Without preheating Example:to cook food for 5 minutes at 250ºF using Bake/brown without preheatin
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Convection baking • Use the wire rack during convection baking. • Always pre-heat the oven before convection baking. • Avoid opening the oven door during cooking – each time the door is opened the oven loses heat and this can cause uneven baking. Biscuits and bread Type Temperature Time Notes Biscuits 400°F 20-30 minutes Canned refrigerated biscuits take 2 to 4 minutes less time. Muffins 350°F 15-20 minutes Remove from tin straight away and place on cooling rack. Nut bread or fruit bread 350°F 5
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Combination cooking Combination cooking helps to brown and crisp foods. Type Quantity Time Notes Beefburgers 4oz 16-19 minutes for two Place on microwave-proof plate, drain fat and turn halfway through cooking. Beef rump roast 1.0kg Rare: 15-20 minutes Place fat side down on low rack, season, shield if necessary Medium: 21-25 minutes After cooking, leave to stand for 15 minutes. Well done: 26-30 minutes Lamb 1.0kg Rare: 15 -20 minutes Place fat side down on low rack, brush with marinade a
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Cookware tips Convection Cooking Combination Cooking Metal Pans are recommended for all types of baked Glass or Glass-Ceramic baking containers are products,but especially where browning or crusting recommended.Be sure not to use items with metal trim is important. as it may cause arcing (sparking) with oven wall or oven Dark or dull finish metal pans are best for breads and pies shelf, damaging the cookware, the shelf or the oven. because they absorb heat and produce crisper crust. Heat-R
