LG MS196U manual

P/No. : MFL06446105 MS-196VUW MS-196VUT MS-196VUS www.lg.com OWNER'S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVE N PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. ENGLISH DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS FRANÇAIS[...]

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 interlock[...]

How the Microwave Oven W orks 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, supplie[...]

Place the oven in a level location of your choice with more than 85 cm height. Make sure there is at least 30 cm of space on the top and 10 cm at the rear for proper ventilation. (Attention: This does not apply if the microwave oven is installed in a fitted cupboard!). The front of the oven should be at least 8 cm from the edge of the surface to pr[...]

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. YOUR OVEN IS NOW INSTALLED Fill a microwave safe container with 300 ml (1/2 pint) of water. Place on t[...]

Setting the Clock You can set either 12 hour clock or 24 hour clock. I n 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. 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 di[...]

Child Lock Press and hold STOP until “ L ” appears on the display and BEEP sounds. The CHILD LOCK is now set. “L” remains on the display to let you know that CHILD LOCK is set. To cancel CHILD LOCK press and hold STOP until “ L ” disappears. You will hear BEEP when it’s released. Your oven has a safety feature that prevents accidental[...]

Micro Power Cooking Make sure that you have correctly installed your oven as described earlier in this book. Press STOP. Press MICRO twice to select 640W power. “640” appears on the display. Turn DIAL knob until display shows “5:30”. Press START . In the following example I will show you how to cook some food on 640W power for 5 minutes and[...]

Micro Power Level 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. POWER LEVEL HIGH 800W * Boil Water * Brown minced beef * Cook poultry pieces, fish, vegetables * Cook [...]

T wo stage Cooking Press STOP . Set the power and the cooking time for stage1. Press MICRO once to select HIGH power. Turn DIAL knob until display shows “11:00”. Set the power and the cooking time for stage2. Press MICRO four times to select 320W power. Turn DIAL knob until display shows “35:00” Press START . During two stage cooking the ov[...]

Quick Star t In the following example I will show you how to set 2 minutes of cooking on high power. Press STOP . Press START four times to select 2 minutes on HIGH power. Your oven will start before you have finished the fourth press. During QUICK START cooking, you can extend the cooking time up to 10 minutes by repeatedly pressing the START butt[...]

Auto Cook AUTO COOK allows you to cook most of your favorite food easily by selecting the food type and entering the weight of the food. In the following example I will show you how to cook 0.6kg of fresh vegetable. Press STOP . Press AUTO COOK . Turn DIAL knob until display shows “0.6”. Press START. F1 F2 F3 Favorite Cook 12[...]

FOOD CATEGORY WEIGHT LIMIT UTENSILS FOOD TEMP. INSTRUCTIONS 1. JACKET POTATO 2. FRESH VEGETABLE 3. FROZEN VEGETABLE Glass tray Glass tray Glass tray Wash, dry and prick potato with a fork several times. After Cooking, let stand for 5 minutes. Covered with cooking foil. Place prepared vegetables into a suitable sized container (e.g. casserole dish).[...]

Auto Defrost The temperature and density of food varies, I would recommend that the food is checked before cooking commences. Pay particular attention to large joints of meat and chicken, some foods should not be completely thawed before cooking. The BREAD programme is suitable for defrosting small items such as rolls or a small loaf. These will re[...]

SEQUENCE FOOD MIN./MAX. AUTO WEIGHT DEFROST SEQUENCE LIST Beef Lamb Veal Chicken Turkey Fish Shellfish 0.1/4.0 kg 0.1/4.0 kg 0.1/4.0 kg 0.1/0.5 kg Minced beef, Fillet steak, Cubes for stew, Sirloin steak, Pot roast, Rump roast, Beef burger. Chops(2.5 cm thick),Rolled roast. Cutlets(450 g, 1.2 cm thick) Whole(under 2 Kg), Cut up Breasts(boneless), L[...]

During defrosting your oven will “BEEP”, at which point open the oven door, turn food over and separate to ensure even thawing. Remove any portions that have thawed or shield them to help slow down thawing. After checking close the oven door and press START to resume defrosting. Your oven will not stop defrosting (even when the beep sounded) un[...]

SEQUENCE FOOD MIN./MAX. FOOD QUICK DEFROST Beef Lamb Veal 0.5 kg Minced meat * The benefit of this Quick Defrost feature is automatic setting and control of defrosting, but just like conventional defrosting you must check the food during the defrosting time. * For best results, remove fish, shellfish, meat and poultry from its original paper or pla[...]

Timer Press STOP . Press KITCHEN TIMER . To enter amount of time you want to count down. Press START . In the following example I will show you how to set the timer for 15 minutes. Your oven also has a Timer that can be used for noncooking functions. When used as an independent timer,the oven is not running.The Timer is simply counting down in seco[...]

The cooking programme is stored permanently in the memory of your microwave oven. If you wish to change your FAVORITE COOK, simply enter a new cooking programme. Press button, FA-1 appears on the display. Press MICRO button twice to select 640W power, “640” appears on the display. Turn DIAL knob until display shows “10:30” Press . Successfu[...]

Item Cook time Special Instructions (at HIGH) Sliced meat 3 slices (0.5cm thick) Chicken pieces 1 breast 1 leg and thigh Fish fillet (170-230g) Lasagne 1 serving(300g) Casserole 1 cup 4 cups Casserole cream or cheese 1 cup 4 cups Sloppy Joe or Barbecued beef 1 sandwich ( 1 /2 cup meat filling) without bun 1~2 minutes 2~3 minutes 3~3 1 /2 minutes 1~[...]

Fresh V egetable Vegetable Amount Cook time Instructions Standing (at HIGH) Time Corn, Fresh Mushrooms, Fresh, Sliced Parsnips, Fresh, Sliced Peas, Green, Fresh Sweet Potatoes Whole Baking (170~230g each) White potatoes, Whole Baking (170~230g each) Spinach, Fresh, Courgette, Fresh, Sliced Courgette, Fresh, Whole Husk. Add 2 tbsp water in 1.5 litre[...]

• You can defrost meats in their original wrapping as long as no metal is present. Remove any metal rings, twist ties, wire or foil. • Place meat in a shallow baking dish to catch juices. • Whole pieces of meat are ready for standing time as long as a fork can be pushed into the centre of the neat using moderate pressure. The centre will stil[...]

12 Before cooking, pierce the skin of potatoes, apples or any such fruit or vegetable. 13 Do not cook eggs in their shell. Pressure will build up inside the egg which will burst. 14 Do not attempt deep fat frying in your oven. 15 Remove the plastic wrapping from food before cooking or defrosting. Note though that in some cases food should be covere[...]

Impo r tant safety inst r uctions Read carefully and keep for future reference 24 24 Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. 38 Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven door glass since they can scratch the surface, which may result in 25 When heating food in plastic or paper containers, k[...]

Never use metal or metal trimmed utensils in your microwave oven Microwaves cannot penetrate metal. They will bounce off any metal object in the oven and cause arcing, an alarming phenomenon that resembles lightning. Most heat resistant non metallic cooking utensils are safe for use in your microwave oven. However, some may contain materials that r[...]

Keeping an eye on things The recipes in the book have been formulated with great care, but your success in preparing them depends on how much attention you pay to the food as it cooks. Always watch your food while it cooks. Your microwave oven is equipped with a light that turns on automatically when the oven is in operation so that you can see ins[...]

Stirring Stirring is one of the most important of all microwaving techniques. In conventional cooking, food is stirred for the purpose of blending. Microwaved food, however, is stirred in order to spread and redistribute heat. Always stir from the outside towards the centre as the outside of the food heats first. Turning over Large, tall foods such[...]

Questions & Q What’s wrong when the oven light will not glow? A There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. Light bulb has blown Door is not closed Q Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door? A No. The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass; they do not let microwave energy through. Q Why [...]

The wires in this mains lead are colored in accordance with the following codes BLUE ~ Neutral BROWN ~ Live GREEN & YELLOW ~ Earth As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is colored BLUE must be connect[...]