MC9287BQ P/No: MFL34672303 Precautions Precautions to avoid possible exposure to excessive microwave energy. You cannot operate your oven with the door open due to the safety interlocks built into the door mechanism. These safety interlocks automatically switch off any cooking activity when the door is opened; which in the case of a microwave oven could result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to tamper with the safety interlocks. Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow food or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. Do not operate your oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven door closes properly and that there is no damage to the: (1) door(bent), (2) hinges and latches (broken or loosened), (3) door seals and sealing surfaces. Your oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified service personnel. When heating liquids, e.g. soups, sauces and beverages in your microwave oven, delayed eruptive boiling can occur without evidence of bubbling. This could result in a sudden boil over of the hot liquid. To prevent this possibility the following steps should be taken: 1 Avoid using straight sided containers with narrow necks. 2 Do not overheat. 3 Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway through the heating time. 4 After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time, stir or shake them(especially the contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars) again carefully and check the temperature of them before consumption to avoid burns (especially, contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars). Be careful when handling the container. WARNING Please ensure cooking times are correctly set as over cooking may result in the FOOD catching fire and subsequent damage to your oven. 2 WARNING Always allow food to stand after being cooked by microwaves and check the temperature of them before consumption. Especially contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars. Contents How the Microwave Oven Works Microwaves are a form of energy similar to radio and television waves and ordinary daylight. Normally, microwaves spread outwards as they travel through the atmosphere and disappear without effect. Microwave ovens, however, have a magnetron which is designed to make use of the energy in microwaves. Electricity, supplied to the magnetron tube, is used to created microwave energy. These microwaves enter the cooking area through openings inside the oven. A turntable or tray is located at the bottom of the oven. Microwaves cannot pass through metal walls of the oven, but they can penetrate such materials as glass, porcelain and paper, the materials out of which microwave-safe cooking dishes are constructed. Microwaves do not heat cookware, though cooking vessels will eventually get hot from the heat generated by the food. Precautions__________________________________________________2 Contents ____________________________________________________4 Unpacking & Installing ________________________________________5 ~ 6 Method to use accessories as per mode __________________________7 Setting the Clock _____________________________________________8 Child Lock___________________________________________________9 Micro Power Cooking _________________________________________10 Micro Power Level ____________________________________________11 Quick Start __________________________________________________12 Grill Cooking ________________________________________________13 Convection Preheat ___________________________________________14 Convection Cooking __________________________________________15 Grill Combination Cooking ____________________________________16 Convection Combination Cooking _______________________________17 Keep Warming ______________________________________________18 Steam Chef__________________________________________________19 ~ 27 Auto Defrost _________________________________________________28 Auto Weight Defrost Guide ____________________________________29 Child's Favourite _____________________________________________30 ~ 33 Snacks _____________________________________________________34 ~ 35 Indian Cuisine _______________________________________________36 ~ 39 More or Less Cooking _________________________________________40 Rotisserie Assembly ___________________________________________41 Rotisserie Installation & Cooking ________________________________42 ~ 43 Important safety instructions ____________________________________44 ~ 45 Microwave - safe Utensils ______________________________________46 Food characteristics & Microwave cooking________________________47 ~ 48 Questions & Answers _________________________________________49 Plug Wiring Information/Technical Specifications __________________50 4 A very safe appliance Your microwave oven is one of the safest of all home appliances. When the door is opened, the oven automatically stops producing microwaves. Microwave energy is converted completely to heat when it enters food, leaving no "left over" energy to harm you when you eat your food. 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 oven make sure you remove all accessories and packing. Check to make sure that your oven has not been damaged during delivery. Unpacking & Installing Unpack your oven and place it on a flat level surface. Place the oven in the level location of your choice with more than 85cm height but make sure there is at least 20cm of space on the top and 10cm at the rear for proper ventilation. The front of the oven should be at least 8cm from the edge of the surface to prevent tipping. An exhaust outlet is located on top or side of the oven. Blocking the outlet can damage the oven. STEAMER STEAM COVER HIGH RACK LOW RACK STEAM PLATE ROTISSERIE BAR STEAM WATER BOWL (METAL TRAY, CRISPING TRAY) THIS OVEN SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL CATERING PURPOSES GLASS TRAY ROTATING RING METAL TRAY HANDLE 5 Plug your oven into a standard household socket. Make sure your oven is the only appliance connected to the socket. If your oven does not operate properly, unplug it from the electrical socket and then plug it back in. Open your oven door by pressing the DOOR OPEN BUTTON. Place the ROTATING RING inside the oven and place the GLASS TRAY on top. Fill a microwave safe container with 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on the GLASS TRAY and close the oven door. If you have any doubts about what type of container to use please refer to page 46. Press the STOP button, and press the START button one time to set 30 seconds of cooking time. You will hear a BEEP each time you press the button. Your oven will start before you have finished the sixth press; don't worry this is normal. The DISPLAY will count down from 30 seconds. When it reaches 0 it will sound BEEPS. Open the oven door and test the temperature of the water. If your oven is operating the water should be warm. Be careful when removing the container it may be hot. The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars shall be stirred or shaken and the temperature checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns. HOW TO USE THE ACCESSORY YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED 6 Do not operate the appliance as shown figure. As misuse will lead to sparking and damage the appliance. Method to use accessories as per mode Microwave Steam Cover Grill Convection Steam Keep Warm Speed Hot Air Combination Steam Plate Steam Water Bowl Steam Plate + Steam Water Bowl Rotisserie Steamer (Assembly) High Rack Low Rack Glass Tray Caution: Be sure to use accessories refer to cook guide. 7 : Acceptable : Not Acceptable Setting the Clock You can set either12 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. 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. Press STOP/CLEAR. When your oven is plugged in for the first time or when power resumes after a power cut, a `0' will be shown in the display; you will have to reset the clock. If the clock (or display) shows any strange looking symbols, unplug your oven from the electrical socket and plug it back in and reset the clock. Press Clock once. Press DIAL for 24 hour clock conformation. (If you want to use a 12 hour clock, Press Clock once more. If you want to change different option after setting clock, you have to unplug and plug it back in.) Turn DIAL until display shows "14:00". Press DIAL for hour confirmation. Turn DIAL until display shows "14:35". Press DIAL. The clock starts counting. 8 Child Lock Press STOP/CLEAR. Your oven has a safety feature that prevents accidental running of the oven. Once the child lock is set, you will be unable to use any functions and no cooking can take place. However your child can still open the oven door. Press and hold STOP/CLEAR until "L" appears on the display and BEEP sounds. The CHILD LOCK is now set. To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP/CLEAR until "L" disappears. You will hear BEEP when it's released. 9 Micro Power Cooking In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 80% power for 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP/CLEAR. Press MODE. Your oven has five microwave Power settings. POWER HIGH max. MEDIUM HIGH MEDIUM DEFROST MEDIUM LOW LOW % 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% Power Output 900W 720W 540W 360W( 180W ) Press DIAL for micro mode confirmation. (MICRO mode ( selected) ) is automatically available when MODE button is Turn DIAL until display shows "720". Press DIAL for power confirmation. Turn DIAL until display shows "5:30". Press START. When cooking you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning DIAL. 10 Your microwave oven is equipped with 5 power levels to give you maximum flexibility and control over cooking. The table below shows the examples of food and their recommended cooking power levels for use with this microwave oven. Micro Power Level POWER LEVEL HIGH max. USE * Boil Water * Brown minced beef * Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables * Cook tender cuts of meat * Reheating(Liquid) * Roast meat and poultry * Cook mushrooms and shellfish * Cook foods containing cheese and eggs * Reheating(Mashed potato, Plated meal, Ready meal) * Prepare eggs * Cook custard * Prepare rice, soup * All thawing * Melt butter and chocolate * Cook less tender cuts of meat * Soften butter & cheese * Soften ice cream * Raise yeast dough POWER LEVEL (%) POWER OUTPUT 100% 900W MEDIUM HIGH 80% 720W MEDIUM 60% 540W DEFROST/ MEDIUM LOW 40% 360W( ) LOW 20% 180W 11 Quick Start In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on 900W power. Press STOP/CLEAR. The QUICK START feature allows you to set 30 seconds intervals of HIGH power cooking with a touch of the QUICK START button. Press QUICK START four times to select 2 minutes on 900W power. Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to 99 minutes 59 seconds by repeatedly pressing the QUICK START button. 12 In the following example I will show you how to use the grill to cook some food for 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Grill Cooking Press STOP/CLEAR. Press MODE. This model is fitted with a QUARTZ GRILL, so preheating is not needed. The grill rack(high rack) must be used during grill cooking. Turn DIAL to select GRILL. The following indication is displayed: " Press DIAL for mode confirmation. " Turn DIAL until display shows "12:30". Press START. When cooking you can increase or decrease cooking time by turning DIAL. 13 Convection Preheat In the following example I will show you how to preheat the oven at a temperature of 230°C. 1. To preheat Press STOP/CLEAR. Press MODE. The convection oven has a temperature range of 40°C and 100°C~250°C (180°C is automatically available when convection mode is selected). The oven has a ferment function at the oven temperature of 40°C. You may wait until the oven is cool because you cannot use a ferment function if the oven temperature is over 40°C. When you use this function if the oven temperature is over 70°C Error code "F-14" displays. Your oven will take a few minutes to reach the selected temperature. Once it has reached correct temperature, your oven will BEEP to let you know that it has reached the correct temperature. Then place your food in your oven: then tell your oven to start cooking. Turn DIAL to select CONV. The following indication is displayed: " Press DIAL for mode confirmation. " Turn DIAL until display shows "230°C". Press DIAL for temperatu ...