Installation

When the power plug or power cord is damaged, contact your nearest service center for a replacement or repair.

CAUTION CAUTIONS

Position the oven so that the plug is easily accessible.

•Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire due to electric leakage.

Unplug the oven when it is not being used for long periods of time or during a thunder/lightning storm.

•Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.

CRITICAL USAGE WARNING WARNINGS

If the microwave appliance is flooded please contact your nearest service center : Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.

Read and follow the specific “Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy”, found in the beginning of this Section.

If the microwave generates a strange noise, a burning smell or smoke, unplug it immediately and contact your nearest service center.

• Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.

In the event of a gas leak (propane gas, LP gas, etc.), ventilate the room immediately. Do not touch the microwave, power cord, or plug.

•Do not use a ventilating fan.

•A spark may result in an explosion or fire.

Take care that the door or any of the other parts do not come into contact with the body while cooking or just after cooking.

• Failing to do so may result in burns.

In the event of a grease fire on the surface units below the oven, smother the flaming pan on the surface unit by covering the pan completely with a lid, a cookie sheet or a flat tray.

Never leave surface units beneath your oven unattended at high heat settings. Boil over cause smoking and greasy spillovers that may ignite and spread if the vent fan is operating. To minimize automatic fan operation, use adequate sized cookware and use high heat on surface units only when necessary.

If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep the oven door closed, turn the oven off and disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or circuit breaker panel. If the door is opened, the fire may spread.

•Always observe Safety Precautions when using your oven. Never try to repair the oven on your own there is dangerous voltage inside. If the oven needs to be repaired, contact an authorized service center near you.

Do not attempt to repair, disassemble, or modify the appliance yourself.

•Because a high voltage current enters the product chassis during operation, opening the chassis can result in electric shock or fire.

•You may be exposed to electromagnetic waves.

•When the oven requires repair, contact your nearest service center.

If any foreign substance such as water enters the

microwave, unplug it and contact your nearest service center.

• Failing to do so may result in electric shock or fire.

Do not touch the power plug with wet hands.

• This may result in electric shock.

Do not turn the appliance off by unplugging the power plug while the appliance is in operation.

•Plugging the power plug into the wall socket again may cause a spark and result in electric shock or fire.

Keep all packaging materials well out of the reach of children. Packaging materials can be dangerous to children.

•If a child places a bag over its head, the child can suffocate

Do not let children or any person with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities use this appliance unsupervised.

Make sure that the appliance is out of the reach of children.

•Failing to do so may result in electric shock, burns or injury.

•Keep children away from the door when opening or closing it as they may bump themselves on the door or catch their fingers in the door.

Do not touch the inside of the appliance immediately after cooking. The inside of the appliance will be hot.

•The heat on the inside of the oven can cause burns.

Do not put aluminum foil (except as specifically directed in this manual), metal objects (such as containers, forks, etc.) or containers with golden or silver rims into the microwave.

• These objects can cause sparks or a fire.

Do not use or place flammable sprays or objects near the oven.

•Heat from the microwave can cause flammable sprays to explode or burn.

•Failing to do so may result in electric shock or injury.

Do not tamper with or make any adjustments or repairs to the door. Under no circumstances should you remove the outer cabinet.

Do not store or use the oven outdoors.

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