Switching the beeper off

You can switch the beeper off whenever you want.

1. Press the Stop ( ) 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 Stop ( ) 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 Stop ( ) and Clock buttons at the same

time.

Result : The oven is locked (no functions can be selected).

2.To unlock the oven, press the Stop ( ) and Clock

buttons again at the same time.

Result : The oven can be used normally.

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 microwave-safe, you do not need to worry.

The following table lists various types of cookware and indicates whether and how they should be used in a microwave oven.

 

 

 

ENGLISH

Cookware

Microwave-

Comments

 

 

safe

 

 

Aluminum foil

✓ ✗

Can be used in small quantities to

 

 

 

protect areas against overcooking.

 

 

 

Arcing can occur if the foil is too

 

 

 

close to the oven wall or if too

 

 

 

much foil is used.

 

Browning plate

✓

Do not preheat for more than eight

 

 

 

minutes.

 

China and

✓

Porcelain, pottery, glazed

 

earthenware

 

earthenware and bone china are

 

 

 

usually suitable, unless decorated

 

 

 

with a metal trim.

 

Disposable polyester

✓

Some frozen foods are packaged

 

cardboard dishes

 

in these dishes.

 

Fast-food packaging

 

 

 

• Polystyrene cups

✓

Can be used to warm food.

 

containers

 

Overheating may cause the

 

 

 

polystyrene to melt.

 

• Paper bags or

✗

May catch fire.

 

newspaper

 

 

 

•Recycled paper or

✗

May cause arcing.

 

metal trims

 

 

 

Glassware

 

 

 

• Oven-to-table ware

✓

Can be used, unless decorated

 

 

 

with a metal trim.

 

• Fine glassware

✓

Can be used to warm foods or

 

 

 

liquids. Delicate glass may break or

 

 

 

crack if heated suddenly.

 

 

 

 

 

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