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It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks. • Do Not Place any object between the microwave oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
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• See door surface cleaning instructions. • To reduce the risk of fi re in the microwave oven cavity: - Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance when paper, plastic or other combustible materials are placed inside the microwave oven to facilitate cooking.
• Use Care When Opening an Oven Door—Stand to the side of the appliance when opening the door of a hot oven. Let hot air or steam escape before you remove or replace food in the oven. • Keep Oven Vent Ducts Unobstructed. The wall oven is vented at the center trim under the control panel.
When using the microwave oven at power levels below 100%, you may hear the magnetron cycling on and off. It is normal for the exterior of the microwave oven to be warm to the touch when cooking or reheating. Condensation is a normal part of microwave cooking.
• Lids that are microwave-safe are a good choice because ® heat is kept near the food to hasten cooking. • Oven cooking bags are good for large meats or foods that need tenderizing. DO NOT use metal twist ties. Remember to slit bag so steam can escape.
Don’t assume that because a child has mastered one cooking skill he/she can cook everything. Children need to learn that the microwave oven is not a toy. See page 15 for Child Lock feature. ABOUT SAFETY •...
11. Broil element. 12. Self-clean convection oven. Convection bake cooking system fan. 14. Adjustable oven rack. 15. Door handle. 16. Glass or stainless steel front oven door with large window opening. 17. Bottom trim NOTE The features shown for your appliance may vary according to model type &...
Door seals and sealing surfaces Turntable motor shaft Removable turntable support Carefully place the turntable support in the center of the Microwave Oven fl oor. Removable turntable Place the turntable on the turntable support securely. The turntable will rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.
• Before the microwave oven can be used, follow these procedures: 1. Plug in the microwave oven. Close the door. The microwave oven display will show ENJOY YOUR OVEN PRESS CLEAR . 2. Press the STOP/clear pad. : will appear.
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Place ground meat in a casserole and cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. When microwave oven stops, turn patties over or stir meat in casserole to break up large pieces. Re-cover and press START/enter. After cooking, let stand, covered, for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Pierce with fork in several places. Place on paper towel on turntable. After cooking, remove from oven and let stand wrapped in foil for 5 to 10 minutes. Use only popcorn packaged for microwave oven use. Try several brands to decide which you like.
SETTING THE MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT automatically computes the correct warming and heating time and microwave power level for foods shown in the chart below. • Suppose you want to heat 2 fresh rolls or muffi ns. STEP 1.Press auto reheat.
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5. Press user pref pad when the HELP indicator is lighted in the display for a helpful hint. 6. Check foods when oven signals. After fi nal stage, small sections may still be icy. Let stand to continue thawing. Do not defrost until all ice crystals thawed.
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SETTING THE MICROWAVE OVEN AUTO COOK Auto Cook computes the correct cooking time and microwave power level for foods shown in the chart below. • Suppose you want to cook 1 slice of pizza. STEP 1. Press auto cook and 1 for pizza.
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1.Press keep warm. 2.Enter time 1,5,0,0. 3.Press START/enter. The microwave oven will start. The display will show15.00 and count down. KEEP WARM will be displayed during the count down. You can program KEEP WARM with manual cooking to keep food warm continuously after cooking.
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SETTING THE MICROWAVE OVEN MELT/SOFTEN MELT/SOFTEN automatically computes the correct heating time and microwave power level for melting and softening foods shown in the chart below. • Suppose you want to soften 2 tablespoons of butter. STEP 1. Press melt/soften and 1 for butter.
1. Child Lock The Child Lock prevents unwanted oven operation such as by small children. The oven can be set so that the control panel is deactivated or locked. To set, press user pref, the number 1 and then press the START/enter pad.
Whenever HELP is lighted in the Interactive Display, press user pref to read cooking and operating hints. MULTIPLE SEQUENCE COOKING Your microwave oven can be programmed for up to 4 automatic cooking sequences, switching from one power level setting to another automatically.
To remove an oven rack, pull the rack forward until it stops. Lift up front of rack and slide out. To replace an oven rack, fi t the rack onto the guides on the oven walls. Tilt the front of the rack upward and slide the rack back into place.
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Your appliance may be equipped with three types of the oven rack, as shown; • Flat Handle Oven Rack (Figure 1). • Flat Oven Half Rack (Figure 2 & 3) (some models). • Offset Oven Rack (Figure 4). Flat Handle Oven Rack...
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE OVEN. For satisfactory use of your oven, become familiar with the various features and functions of the oven as described below. Detailed instructions for each feature and function follow later in this Use & Care Guide.
All of the features listed below have minimum and maximum time or temperature settings that may be entered into the control. An ENTRY acceptance beep will sound each time a control pad is touched (the acceptance beep on the Oven Lockout pad is delayed 3 seconds).
Bake or 6 Hour Energy Saving features. The oven control has a factory preset built-in 6 Hour Energy Saving feature that will shut off the oven if the oven control is left on for more than 6 hours. The oven can be programmed to override this feature for Continuous Baking.
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Oven Lockout feature. The Oven Lockout feature automatically locks the oven door and prevents the oven from being turned on. It does not disable the Minute Timer or the interior oven lights. To activate the Oven Lockout feature 1.
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NOTE While in preheat mode, the convection fan will be activated during the fi rst rise of temperature to allow the oven to reach its target temperature faster. The Bake, Broil and Convection elements will also cycle for a better heat distribution.
• When using Convection Bake with a single rack, place oven rack in position 2 or 3. If cooking on multiple racks, place the oven racks in positions 2 and 4 or 1, 3 (offset rack) and 4. • Most bakeries (except cakes) should be baked on pans with no sides or very low sides to allow heated air to circulate around the food.
Bake Time and Delay Start features, “CF” (check food) will be displayed when 75% of the bake time complete. At this time the oven control will sound 3 long beeps at regular intervals until baking had fi...
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WARNING Should an oven fi re occur, leave the oven door closed and turn off the oven. If the fi re continues, throw baking soda on the fi re or use a fi re extinguisher. DO NOT put water or fl...
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Foods that can easily spoil such as milk, eggs, fi sh, meat or poultry, should be chilled in the refrigerator fi rst. Even when chilled, they should not stand in the oven for more than 1 hour before cooking begins, and should be removed promptly when cooking is completed.
It allows the dripping grease to be kept away from the high heat of the broil element (see Figure 2). • For best broiling results, broil with the oven door in the broil stop position (see Figure 1). • If using a Searing Grill (available by mail order), preheat the grill for 5 to 10 minutes before placing your meat.
3. Press START. The fan icon and the actual oven temperature will appear in the display. 4. Place the pizza in the oven when the beep is heard. 5. If needed, enter a BAKE TIME (see its section for further details).
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• Avoid repeated openings of the oven, it will allow hot air to escape and the food to cool. • Aluminum foil may be used to cover food to increase moisture content.
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Sabbath feature. 8. The oven may be turned OFF at any time by fi rst pressing CANCEL pad (this will turn the oven OFF only). To turn OFF the Sabbath feature press and hold both the BAKE TIME and DELAY START pads for at least 3 seconds.
The oven is equipped with 2 oven lights. The oven lights will turn on automatically, when the oven door is opened. The oven light may be turned on when the door is closed by using the oven light pad located on the control panel. The oven light key will toggle the lights at full intensity.
fi lling) to remain on the surface as they may leave a dull spot even after cleaning. • Clean any soil from the oven frame, the door liner outside the oven door gasket and the small area at the front center of the oven bottom.
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3. Press START. “door Loc” will appear, a beep will sound and the “DOOR” and will remain on in the display. 4. As soon as the control is set, the motor driven oven door lock will begin to close automatically. Once the door has been locked the “DOOR” and quit fl...
TOUCH CONTROL PANEL Care should be taken in cleaning the touch control panel. If the control panel becomes soiled, open the microwave oven door before cleaning. Wipe the panel with a cloth dampened slightly with water only. Dry with a soft cloth. Do not scrub or use any sort of chemical cleaners.
Rinse with clean water and dry. Use soap & water to thoroughly clean the top, sides and front of the oven door. Rinse well. You may use a glass cleaner on the outside glass of the door. Do not immerse the door in water.
5. With the oven door in the broil stop position, lift the oven door hinge arms over the roller pins located on each side of the oven frame (See Figure 4).
BEFORE YOU CALL - OVEN BAKING For best cooking results, heat the oven before baking cookies, breads, cakes, pies or pastries, etc. There is no need to preheat the oven for roasting meat or baking casseroles. The cooking times and temperatures needed to bake a product may vary slightly from your previously owned appliance.
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Wipe up excessive spillovers. Cooling Fan Noisy At high temperature in the oven, the hi speed cooling fan will start and will cause it to be noisier than normal, but this is normal function to protect the electronic control.
MAJOR APPLIANCE WARRANTY Your appliance is covered by a one year limited warranty. For one year from your original date of purchase, Electrolux will pay all costs for repairing or replacing any parts of this appliance that prove to be defective in materials or workmanship when such appliance is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the provided instructions.