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.

GROUNDING METHOD

Put to earth for the sake of safety.

Earth leads to prevent a short circuit or an electric shock taking place in a humid environment.

In case of an earth terminal being included in a wall outlet:

Do not have to put to earth additionally.

Earth Terminal

In case of an earth terminal not being installed in a wall outlet:

Connect the one end of the ground wire

Earth Terminal

included in the box to the earth terminal on

 

the back of the product and then connect the

 

other only to a metal water pipe or wall outlet.

 

Avoid connecting the ground wire to the followings:

Gas pipe, Telephone wire, Plastic ater pipe, etc..

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.

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 8

 

 

 

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 in

cardboard dishes

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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