Samsung MICROWAVE OVEN SMH4150 manual

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    Code No. : DE68-00356F Microwave Oven Owner’s Manual SMH4150 SMH4150_X A C GB DE 68-00356 F. f m Page 1 Tuesday, A pr il 6, 2004 7:16 PM[...]

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    2 S AV E T HESE I NSTRUCTIONS Safety P RECAUTIONS TO A VOID P OSSIBLE E XPOSURE TO E XCESSIVE M ICROWA VE E NERGY : (a) Do not attempt t o operate thi s oven with the do or open since open -door op eration can r esult i n harmful ex posure to microwav e energy. It is importa nt not to defeat or tamper with th e sa fety in terlock s. (b) Do not plac[...]

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    3 S AV E T HESE I NSTRUCTIONS Saf ety Important Safety Inst ructions, continued • Do not s tore this ap pliance o utdoors. Do not use near water – for example, ne ar a kit chen s ink, in a wet b asement , or near a s wimm ing pool, etc . • Keep th e inside of the oven c lean. Foo d particl es or spat tered oils stuck t o the oven walls or fl [...]

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    4 S AV E T HESE I NSTRUCTIONS Saf ety WARNING Improper use of th e grounding pl ug can result in a risk of electri c shock. Consult a qualifi ed electrician or s ervicer if you do not understand the grou nding ins tructions or i f you are not sure if the applianc e is properly g rounded. Do not use an e xtension cord with this applia nce. If the po[...]

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    5 Contents Safety ... ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... ...... ........ ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... 2 Contents. ......... ...... ...... ....... ........ ...... ....... ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ....... ........ .. 5 Your New Microwave oven ............................................................[...]

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    6 Y our New Micro wave oven Warranty and Serv ice Infor mation To help us better se rve you, p lease co mplete th e enclosed registratio n card and p romptly re turn it by ma il. If the re gistration c ard is miss ing, you can c all Samsung Electroni cs America, Inc., at 1-800-S AMSUNG (1-800-726-7 864), or registe r on-line a t WWW.SAMSUNGU SA.COM[...]

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    7 Y our New Micro wave oven Control Panel Butt ons 1. Aut o Rehe at p.10 Selects ty pe of dish to be reheated 2. Auto Defrost p.11 Sets weight o f food to b e defrosted. 3. Instant Cook Buttons p.9 Instant settings to cook pop ular foods . 4. Handy He lper, Kids M eal, Snack B ar p.11 Selects ty pe of dish to be reheated. 5. More/ Les s p.13 Increa[...]

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    8 Turning on t he Power and Sele cting th e Clock The first ti me you p lug the power c ord into an outlet, or afte r there has been an in terruprion i n power, the display show s after ten s econds 1 Press t he Clock button. 2 Use the numb er buttons to enter the c urrent time. You must pre ss at least three numbers to set the c lock. For exampl e[...]

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    9 Operati on Using the Instant Cook Butt ons 1 Press t he Instant Cook button corresp onding to the food you are cooking (Pop corn, for ex ample). The display sho ws the first s erving size. (“ENTER” and “QTY.” will flash) 2 Press the bu tton repeat edly to sele ct the se rving size y ou want. The displa y will cyc le throug h all av ail ab[...]

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    10 Operati on Reheating Automat ically To rehea t food, selec t the type of dish and the number of servings you want to reheat , and the microwave au tomatically sets the reheating time . 1 Press the Auto Reheat button repeate dly to sele ct th e typ e of d ish you wish to reheat. The initial s erving siz e for each dis h is one servin g. The disp [...]

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    11 Operati on Defrostin g Au to mat ic all y To thaw fro zen food, se t the weigh t of the foo d and the mic rowave aut o- maticall y sets the d efrosting tim e, power level and stan ding time. 1 Press t he Auto Defrost button. The disp lay shows : “ 0.5 lbs.” (0.2Kg if you have set your oven for metric measure). ( “ENTER” and “Lbs .” w[...]

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    12 Operati on Using the Kids Mea l Button 1 Press t he Kids Meal button corre spondin g to the food y ou are cooking. The displa y shows : “A-1”. (code of item ) Press t he Kids Meal button re peatedly to select th e item you want.(Refer to the Kids Meal Chart below) 2 Press the Number 1 or 2 button to select the serving siz e you want. (Refer [...]

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    13 Operati on Setting Cookin g Times & Power Levels Your microwa ve allows you to set u p two differe nt stages of cooking , each wi th its own t ime lengt h and power level. Th e power level lets you control the heating inte nsity from Warm (1) to High (0). One-stage Cooking For simpl e one-stage c ooking, you only nee d to set a co oking time[...]

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    14 Cooking Ins tructions Cookin g Ut ensils Recommended Use • Glass and glass-cerami c bowls an d dishes — Us e for heating or cooking. • Microwavab le browni ng dish — Use to brown the ext erio r of s ma ll items such as ste aks, cho ps, or pan cakes. F ollow the d irections provid ed wit h your b rowni ng dis h. • Microwa vable plast ic[...]

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    15 Cooking Ins tructions Cookin g Techn i qu e s Stirring Stir foods such as cas serole s and ve getable s while c ookin g to distri bute heat even ly. Food a t the outsi de of the dis h absorbs m ore energy an d heats more quickl y, so stir from the outsid e to the ce nter. The o ven will turn off wh en you op en the door to stir your food. Arrang[...]

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    16 Cooking Ins tructions Cookin g Gu ide Guide for Cooking Meat in Your Microwave • Place meat on a microwa ve-safe roast ing rack in a microwave-s afe dish. • Start meat fat-s ide down. Us e narrow strip s of alum inum foil to s hield any bone t ips or thi n meat areas. • Che ck the tempe ratur e in sev eral place s befo re let t ing th e me[...]

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    17 Cooking Ins tructions Guide for Cooking Seafood in Your Microwave • Cook fish unti l it flakes e asily with a fork. • Place fish on a microwav e-safe roast ing rack in a microwav e-safe dish. • Use a tight cover to stea m fis h. A lig hter co ver of wax paper o r paper towel prov ides le ss steamin g. • Do not overc ook fish; c heck it a[...]

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    18 Cooking Ins tructions Auto Defrosting Guide • Follow the instruc tions belo w whe n defrosti ng dif fere nt types of food. Notes: Check foo ds w hen the ov en si gna ls. After th e fi nal st age , small sec tio ns may still be icy; l et them stand to conti nue thawing . Do not defro st until all ice cry stals have thawed. Shielding roas ts and[...]

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    19 Cooking Ins tructions Recipes Beef and Bar ley St ew 1½ lbs. b eef stew cu bes, cut into ½-inch p ieces ½ cup ch opped oni on 2 Tbs. al l-pu rpose f lour 1 Tbs W orcestershire sauce 1 can (13.7 5-14.5 oz. ) beef broth 2 medium carrots, cut into ½-inch s lices (abou t 1 cup) ½ cup barl ey 1 bay le af ¼ tsp. pep per 1 pkg. (9-10 oz.) froze n[...]

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    20 Cooking Ins tructions Warm Potato Salad 2 lbs. small red po tatoes, cut i nto ½-inch p ieces 4 slices bacon (un cooked), cu t into ½-in ch piec es ¼ cup ch opped oni on 2 tsp. su gar 1 tsp. sal t 1 tsp. flou r ½ tsp. ce lery seed 1 / 8 tsp. pep per 2½ Tbs. ap ple cide r vinegar 1. In a 2-qu art casserole, c ombine pota toes and ¼ c up wate[...]

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    21 Appendix Troublesh ooting G uide Before you c all a repair person for your oven, c heck this l ist of pos sible problem s and solu tion s. Neither the o ven’ s display nor the o ven operat e. • Properly ins ert the plug i nto a grou nded outle t. • If the outle t is controll ed by a wal l switch, make sure th e wall switc h is tur n ed on.[...]

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    22 Appendix How to Clean th e Outer Case Do not us e cleaners containin g ammonia or alcohol on the mic rowave oven. Amm onia or al cohol can d amage the appearance of the micr o- wave. Case Clean th e outer case of the micr owave with a sudsy cl oth. Rinse and then dry. Wipe the w indow clean w ith a damp cloth. Control P anel and Door Wipe with a[...]

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    23 Appendix Exhaust Fea ture The V ent Fan The exhau st fan has 2 metal reus ab le grea se filters . A charcoal filter can be used for removing smoke a nd odors in c ase the fan is not vented outsi de . Reusable Grease Filt ers The me tal filters trap grease relea sed by food s on the c ooktop. They also preve nt flames from foods o n the cook top [...]

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    24 Appendix Installing Charcoal Filter To install a new filte r, remove plastic and other oute r wrapping fro m the new fil ter. Insert the f ilter into the top ope ning of th e oven as s hown. It will rest at an angle on 2 side su pport tabs a nd in front o f the right re ar tab. Re place the grille and 2 screws. If you have a problem you cannot s[...]

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    25 Warranty SAMSUNG OVER-THE-RAN GE(OTR) MICROWAVE OVEN This SAMSUN G brand pro duct, as supp lied and d istributed by Samsung Electr onics Ameri ca, I nc. (S AMSU NG) an d deli vered new, i n th e orig inal carton to th e original c onsumer purc haser, is warra nted by SAMSUNG against m anufactur ing defects i n materials and workm anship for a li[...]

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    26 Guía Rápida Quick Reference F unció n ! Op eración Ajuste de Reloj 1. Presione CLOCK. 2. Use botone s numéricos para selec cionar hora. 3. Presione CL OCK de nuevo. Cocinado Fase simple 1. Use botones numéric os para sel eccionar tie mpo. 2. Seleccione nivel de poder o de je alto. 3. Presione START. Cocinado Un Minuto + 1. Presi one el bo [...]

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    27 Memo SMH4150_X AC GB DE68-00356 F.fm Page 27 Tuesday , Apr il 6, 2004 7:16 PM[...]

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    Samsung El ectronics Co., Ltd. Printed in Kore a SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. HEADQUARTERS 105 CHALLENGER ROAD RIDGEFIELD PARK, NEW JERSEY 07660-0511 1-800-SAMSUNG(1 -800-726-7864) www.samsungus a.com SMH4150_X AC GB DE68-00356 F.fm Page 28 Tuesday , Apr il 6, 2004 7:16 PM[...]