Switching the beeper off
You can switch the beeper off whenever you want.
1. Press the Pause/Cancel ( ) and Start ( ) buttons at the same time.
Result : The oven will not beep each time you press a button.
2.To switch the beeper back on, press the Pause/Cancel
() and Start () buttons again at the same time.
Result : The oven operates with the beeper on again.
Safety-locking your microwave oven
Your microwave oven is fitted with a special Child Safety programme, which enables the oven to be “locked” so that children or anyone unfamiliar with it cannot operate it accidentally.
The oven can be locked at any time.
1.Press the Pause/Cancel ( ) and Clock buttons at
the same time.
Result : The oven is locked (no functions can be selected).
2.To unlock the oven, press the Pause/Cancel ( )
and Clock buttons again at the same time. Result : The oven can be used normally.
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Cookware guide
To cook food in the microwave oven, the microwaves must be able to penetrate the food, without being reflected or absorbed by the dish used.
Care must therefore be taken when choosing the cookware. If the cookware is marked
The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates whether and how they should be used in a microwave oven.
Cookware | Microwave- | Comments | |
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| safe |
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| |
Aluminum foil | ✓ ✗ | Can be used in small quantities to | |
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| protect areas against overcooking. |
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| Arcing can occur if the foil is too |
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| close to the oven wall or if too |
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| much foil is used. |
Browning plate | ✓ | Do not preheat for more than eight | |
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| minutes. |
China and | ✓ | Porcelain, pottery, glazed | |
earthenware |
| earthenware and bone china are | |
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|
| usually suitable, unless decorated |
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|
| with a metal trim. |
Disposable polyester | ✓ | Some frozen foods are packaged | |
cardboard dishes |
| in these dishes. | |
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| ||
• | Polystyrene cups | ✓ | Can be used to warm food. |
| containers |
| Overheating may cause the |
|
|
| polystyrene to melt. |
• | Paper bags or | ✗ | May catch fire. |
| newspaper |
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• | Recycled paper or | ✗ | May cause arcing. |
| metal trims |
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|
Glassware |
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| |
• | ✓ | Can be used, unless decorated | |
| ware |
| with a metal trim. |
• | Fine glassware | ✓ | Can be used to warm foods or |
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| liquids. Delicate glass may break or |
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| crack if heated suddenly. |
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