MICROWAVE OVEN INSTRUCTION MANUAL ML-EC42P(BS)
CONTENTS PRODUCT SAFETY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................................EN-2 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION PRECAUTIONS MICROWAVE ENERGY ......................................................................................................................EN-4 GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS ..........................................................................................................................
PRODUCT SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY WARNING When using electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 2. Read and follow the specific: "PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY " found on page 2. 3. This appliance must be grounded.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY WARNING 16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: 1) Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance when paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. 2) Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bag before placing bag in oven. 3) If material inside of the oven ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off, and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. (b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allows soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. (c) Do not operate the oven if it is damaged.
GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. This appliance is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded. WARNING - Improper use of the grounding can result in a risk of electric shock.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION RADIO INTERFERENCE 1. Operation of the microwave oven may cause interference to your radio, T V or similar equipment. 2. When there is interference, it may be reduced or eliminated by taking th e following measures: 1) Clean door and sealing surface of the oven 2) Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television. 3) Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the receiver. 4) Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.
MATERIALS YOU CAN USE IN MICROWAVE OVEN UTENSILS REMARKS Browning dish Follow manufacturer’s instructions.The bottom of browning dish must be at least 3/16 inch (5mm) above the turntable. Incorrect usage may cause the turntable to break. Dinnerware Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer’s instructions.Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Glass jars Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until just warm. Most glass jars are not heat resistant and may break.
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION MATERIALS TO BE AVOIDED IN MICROWAVE OVEN UTENSILS REMARKS Aluminum tray May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish. Food carton with metal handle May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish. Metal or metaltrimmed utensils Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim may cause arcing. Metal twist ties May cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven. Paper bags May cause a fire in the oven.
SETTING UP YOUR OVEN Names of Oven Parts and Accessories Remove the oven and all materials from the carton and oven cavity.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE SETTING UP YOUR OVEN Countertop Installation Remove all packing material and accessories. Examine the oven for any damage such as dents or broken door. Do not install if oven is damaged. Cabinet: Remove any protective film found on the microwave oven cabinet surface. Do not remove the light brown Mica cover that is attached to the oven cavity to protect the magnetron. INSTALLATION 1. Select a level surface that provide enough open space for the intake and/or outlet vents.
SETTING UP YOUR OVEN 2. Plug your oven into a standard household outlet. Be sure the voltage and the frequency is the same as the voltage and the frenquency on the rating label. NOTE Do not install oven over a range cooktop or other heat-producing appliance. If installed near or over a heat source, the oven could be damaged and the warranty would be avoid.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE OPERATION CONTROL PANEL AND FEATURES STOP/Cancel START/+30Sec.
OPERATION 1. POWER LEVELS Ten power levels are available. Prior to cooking, press Power Level and "PL10" will display. Then press number pads to select a different power level. Please refer to page 14 "MICROWAVE COOK" for detailed power level setting. Level 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Power 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Display PL10 PL9 PL8 PL7 PL6 PL5 PL4 PL3 PL2 PL1 2. CLOCK SETTING When the microwave oven is plugged into an outlet, "0:00" will display. a.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE OPERATION NOTE • The Kitchen Timer setting is different from the Clock setting; it is simply a timer. • During the Kitchen Timer function, no cooking function can be set into operation. • Kitchen Timer amount cannot be increased by pressing START/+30Sec. • Pressing STOP/Cancel will cancel the Timer countdown. 4. MICROWAVE COOK a. Press Micro , "00:00" and "Cook" will appear in the display. b. Press number pads to enter the cooking time.
OPERATION d. Press number pads to enter the cooking time. The maximum cooking time is 99 minutes, 99 seconds. "F" will disappear. e. Press START/+30Sec. to start cooking. The remaining cook time will display. "Conv." will flash. NOTE • If no preheat needed, skip step c above. • If preheating, do not place food into oven until cooking temperature is reached. • If Convection Cooking without preheating, place food into oven at the start of cooking.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE OPERATION NOTE • Warm Hold function can be entered after cooking. The oven will beep twice to denote entering Warm Hold function. • Warm Hold function can be used after Microwave cook, Convection cook, Combination cook, Defrost cook and Multi-stage cooking. • The maximum cook time of Warm Hold function is 99 minutes. • Cooking will be canceled if you open the door or press STOP/Cancel during Warm Hold function. 8. ONE TOUCH START a.
10. Auto Defrost Function a. Press Auto Defrost , "dEF1" , "Cook" and "DEF." will appear in the display. b. Press Auto Defrost more times or press More / Less pad to choose the defrost food type, "dEF1" through "dEF4". See table below. LED display dEF1 dEF2 dEF3 dEF4 Food Meat Poultry Fish Bread Weight 0.1-6.0 Lbs 0.1-6.0 Lbs 0.1-6.0 Lbs 0.1-1.0 Lbs c. Press number pads to enter the weight to be defrosted. See table above.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE OPERATION AUTO BAKE&ROAST CHART: Food Display Weight/Portion Recommended grill Frozen Pizza Ab-1 10 oz Higher grill rack Muffins Ab-2 6 each Lower grill rack Biscuit/DinnerRoll/Bread Stick Ab-3 7 oz Higher grill rack Frozen French Fries Ab-4 4-10 oz Higher grill rack Beef Ar-1 2.0-4.0 Lbs Lower grill rack Whole Chicken Ar-2 2.5-6.0 Lbs Lower grill rack Turkey Breasts Ar-3 3.0-6.0 Lbs Lower grill rack Pork Ar-4 2.0-4.0 Lbs Lower grill rack 12.
OPERATION 13. SENSOR REHEAT a. Press Sensor Reheat , "Sr-1", "SENS." and "Auto" will display. b. Press Sensor Reheat more times or press number pads 1 through 3 to choose the type of food. c. Press START/+30Sec. to start cooking. "Sr-", "SENS." and "Auto" will flash. Once the item has been sensed, the remaining cooking time will display. "SENS." , "Cook" and "Auto" will flash.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE OPERATION 15. FAVORITE FUNCTION a. Press Favorite to program and choose up to three cooking procedures.Each procedure will be indicated by 1, 2 or 3 in the display. b. Press Favorite until your desired procedure number appears in the display. Press START/+30Sec. to begin it. A maximum of two cooking stages can be set for each procedure. c. To program a procedure, follow the steps listed below. Example: Cook food at 80% Power Level for 3 minutes and 20 seconds; save as memory 2.
OPERATION NOTE If you do not want to save a particular multi-stage program as a procedure, do not press Favorite as the first step. Press START/+30Sec. after programming both stages. 17. TURN ON/OFF THE BUZZER SOUND It is default that the buzzer sounds is open.In waiting state, long pressing on number 8 for 3 seconds, it sounds a long beep, turns off the sound. When the sounds turn off, long pressing on 8 f or 3 seconds, it sounds a long beep and the sound turn on.
INSTRUCTION FOR USE OPERATION 20. COOKING END REMINDER FUNCTION The oven will beep five times to alert the user that cooking time has ended. "End" will display. The time of day will display by opening the door or pressing STOP/Cancel pad. 21. OTHER SPECI CATIONS a. START/+30Sec. must be pressed to continue cooking if the door is opened during cooking. b. A single beep sounds to indicate that a pad is correctly pressed; if pad is not correctly pressed, no beep sounds. 22. TURNTABLE RESET FUNCTION a.
TROUBLESHOOTING Check your problem by using the chart below and try the solutions for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest authorized service center. Trouble Possible Cause Possible Remedy a. Electrical cord for oven is not plugged in. b. Door is open. c. Wrong operation is set. a. Plug into the outlet. b. Close the door and try again. c. Check instructions Arcing or sparking a. Materials to be avoided in microwave oven were used. b.
MAINTENANCE ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This product carries a warranty stating that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is valid for the original retail purchaser from the date of initial retail purchase and is not transferable. Keep your original sales receipt. IMPORTANT: 1.
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