LG LMH1017CVST manual

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    MICROW A VE OVEN OWNER’S MANUAL & COOKING GUIDE PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING. LMH1017CVW LMH1017CVB LMH1017CVST website:http://www .lgservice.com e-mail:http://www .lgservice.com/techsup.html P/NO.: 3828W5A8035[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY ................................................................. 3-4 Precautions to Avoid Possible Exposure to Excessive Microwave Energy .......................... 3 Grounding Instructions ......................................... 3 Important Safety Instructions ............................... 4 UNDERSTANDING YOUR MICROW[...]

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    SAFETY 3 PRECAUTIONS T O A VOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE T O EXCESSIVE MICROW A VE ENERGY GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS • Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open, since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. • Do not place any object between th[...]

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    SAFETY 4 The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven to avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. W ARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance. 2. Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS TO AV[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN SPECIFICA TIONS *IEC 60705 RATING STANDARD Specifications subject to change without prior notice. INST ALLA TION A. Circuits For safety purposes this oven must be plugged into a 20 Amp circuit. No other electrical appliances or lighting circuits should be on this line. If in doubt, consult a licensed electrician[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN P ARTS AND ACCESSORIES CONTROL P ANEL 6 See-Through Door Safety Interlock System Easy-Clean Oven Cavity Oven Control Panel Metal Tray Glass Turntable Turntable Roller Rest Metal Rack Your oven comes with the following accessories: 1 Use and Care Guide 1 Glass Turntable 1 Turntable Roller Rest 1 Metal Tray 1 Meta[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN COOKING COMP ARISON GUIDE Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety of food preparation options: microwave cooking, convection cooking, and combination cooking. Microwave cooking uses very short, high-frequency radio waves. The movement of the microwaves through the food generates heat and cooks most food[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN Microwave Cooking Most heat-resistant, non-metallic cookware is safe for use in your microwave oven. However, to test cookware before using, follow these steps: 1. Place the empty cookware in the microwave oven. 2. Measure 1 cup of water in a glass measuring cup and place it in the oven beside the cookware. 3. M[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN 9 HOW T O USE ACCESSORIES Metal Tray Metal Rack Glass Turntable MICROWAVE CONVECTION COMBINATION :Possible to use :Recommended method X :Do not use X X X X X Notes : • Do not operate the oven when it is empty except preheating.[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN BROWNING Meat and poultry with high fat content that are cooked for 10 or 15 minutes or longer will brown lightly. Foods cooked a shorter time can be brushed with a browning agent, such as Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, or barbecue sauce. COVERING A cover traps heat and steam and causes the food to cook more q[...]

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    USING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN 11 This function allows you to cook food for a desired time. And in order to give you the best results, there are 10 power level settings in addition to HI-POWER because many food need slower cooking (at less than HI-POWER). When cooking is complete, four short tones will sound. The word cook end shows in the display win[...]

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    USING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN 12 This is a unique safety feature that prevents unwanted oven operation such as used by children. Once the CHILD LOCK is set, no cooking can take place. If the CHILD LOCK was already set and you touched another cooking pad, the word locked shows in the display. Then you can cancel the CHILD LOCK according to below proce[...]

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    USING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN CUST OM SET CUSTOM SET provides five modes which make using your microwave oven quite handy. You can select CLOCK SETTING, SOUND ON/OFF, CLOCK ON/OFF, SCROLL SPEED, LBS/KG. CUST OM SET FUNCTION T ABLE 13 Example 1 : To turn off Sound of beeper. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch CUSTOM SET. Five modes show in the display repe[...]

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    USING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN 14 A sensor detects steam from the food and automatically adjusts cook time for the best cooking results. It ’ s easy and convenient — the oven will guide you, step by step, to cook or reheat foods. The Sensor Menu, with many popular food choices, is preprogrammed to cook or reheat food perfectly everytime. SENSOR CO[...]

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    USING YOUR MICROW A VE OVEN 15 SENSOR POPCORN Example :To pop 3.5 oz. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch SENSOR POPCORN. POPCORN shows in the display. The oven will cook food automatically by sensor system. SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn (3.0 or 3.5 oz.). For best results: • Use fresh popcorn. • Place only one ba[...]

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    Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting method for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets the defrosting times for each food item according to the weight you enter. For added convenience, the AUTO DEFROST includes a built-in tone mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN 17 This section gives you cooking instructions and procedures for operating each convection function. Please read these instructions carefully. Convection cooking circulates hot air through the oven cavity with a fan. The constantly moving air surrounds the food to heat the outer portion quickly, creating even br[...]

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    USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN 18 During convection cooking, a heating element is used to raise the temperature of the air inside the oven. Convection cooking temperature ranges from 225 ° F to 450 ° F;and 100 ° F may be programmed. It is best to preheat the oven when convection cooking. Lower oven temperature by 25 ° F from package recommended tem[...]

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    USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN 19 CONVECTION COOKING GUIDE 1. Always use the metal rack when convection baking. Place food directly on rack or place in metal tray and then place tray on rack. (See page 9.) 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For most convection baking, light, shiny finishes give best results because they prevent overbrowning in the [...]

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    USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN 20 CONVECTION BAKING T ABLE FOOD Oven Temp. Time, Min. Comments Fruits, Other Desserts Pies, Pastries Casseroles Convenience Foods Main Dishes Vegetables Baked Apples or Pears Bread Pudding Cream Puffs Custard (individual) Meringue Shells Frozen Meringue-topped Two-crust Quiche Pastry Shell Meat, chicken, seafood combinat[...]

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    USING YOUR CONVECTION OVEN 21 MEA T ROASTING T ABLE FOR CONVECTION COOKING MEATS Oven Temp. Time,Min./lb. Beef Ham Lamb Pork Poultry Seafood Rib (2 to 4 lbs.) Rare Medium Well Boneless Rib,Top Sirloin Rare Medium Well Beef Tenderloin Rare Medium Pot Roast (2 1 / 2 to 3 lbs.) Chuck,Rump Canned (3-lb.fully cooked) Butt (5-lb.fully cooked) Shank (5-lb[...]

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    UNDERST ANDING YOUR COMBINA TION OVEN 22 This section gives you instructions to operate each combination cooking function. Please read these instructions carefully. Sometimes combination microwave-convection cooking is suggested to get the best cooking results since it shortens the cooking time for foods that normally need a long time to cook. This[...]

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    USING YOUR COMBINA TION OVEN 23 COMBINA TION ROAST COOKING GUIDE MEATS Oven Temp. Time,Min./lb. Beef Ham Lamb Pork Poultry Seafood Rib (2 to 4 lbs.) Rare Medium Well Boneless Rib, Top Sirloin Rare Medium Well Beef Tenderloin Rare Medium Chuck, Rump or Pot Roast (2 1 / 2 to 3 lbs.) (Use cooking bag for best results.) Turn over after half of cooking [...]

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    USING YOUR COMBINA TION OVEN 24 COMBINA TION BAKE COMBINA TION BAKE COOKING GUIDE Example: To bake with combination cooking for 45 minutes. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch BAKE. enter temperature or touch ENTER shows in the display. 3. Touch ENTER/START. 325f enter cooking time shows in the display. 4. Touch [4], [5], [0], [0]. touch start shows in t[...]

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    USING YOUR COMBINA TION OVEN 25 Use this function to cook food without entering cooking time or power level on combination mode. AUTO COOK has 4 food categories. Refer to the following auto cook guide for more information. COMBINA TION AUT O COOK COMBINA TION AUT O COOKING GUIDE Example:To cook 3.5 lbs whole chicken. 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 2. Touch A[...]

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    HEA TING /REHEA TING GUIDE 26 ITEMS COOK TIME SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS (AT HIGH) Sliced meat 3 slices ( 1 / 4 -inch thick) Chicken pieces 1 breast 1 leg and thigh Fish fillet (6-8 oz.) Lasagna 1 serving (10 1 / 2 oz.) 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) with[...]

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    27 FRESH VEGET ABLE GUIDE Vegetable Amount Standing Instructions Time Cook Time at High (Minute) Artichokes (8 oz.each) Asparagus, Fresh, Spears Beans, Green & Wax Beets, Fresh Broccoli, Fresh, Spears Cabbage, Fresh, Chopped Carrots, Fresh, Sliced Cauliflower, Fresh, Whole Flowerettes, Fresh Celery, Fresh, Sliced Corn, Fresh Mushrooms, Fresh, S[...]

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    28 TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers Operation Question Answer Why is the oven light not on during cooking? Why does steam come out of the air exhaust vent? Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates empty? Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door? Why does a tone sound when a pad on the control panel is touched?[...]

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    29 TROUBLESHOOTING Questions and Answers (continued) Food Question Answer What is wrong when baked foods have a hard, dry, brown spot? Why do eggs sometimes pop? Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a little dry after cooking? Why do baked apples sometimes burst during cooking? Why do baked potatoes sometimes burn during cooking? Why is a standing time[...]

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    30 TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE CALLING FOR SER VICE You can often correct operating problems yourself. If your microwave oven fails to work properly, locate the operating problem in the list below and try the solutions listed for each problem. If the microwave oven still does not work properly, contact the nearest Sears Parts &Repair Center, which i[...]

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    WARRANTY PERIOD: Model: LMH1017CVW LMH1017CVB LMH1017CVST Labor: 1 Year from the Date of Purchase. Parts: 1 Year from the Date of Purchase. Magnetron: 10 Years from the Date of Purchase. 31 LG MICROW A VE OVEN LIMITED W ARRANTY – USA LG Electronics Inc. will repair or replace your product, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in materia[...]

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