Page 2 - Thank you for purchasing an LG microwave oven.; PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
- 2 - Please record the model number and serial number of this unit for future reference. We also suggest you record the details of your contact with LG (LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) concerning this unit. Staple your receipt here to prove your retail purchase. Model No: Serial No: Dealer: Dealer Pho...
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY ............................................................... TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................... SAFETY ................................................................ Important Saf...
Page 4 - WARNING; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; SAFETY
- 4 - WARNING - To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure toexcessive microwave energy: • Read all the instructions before using your oven. • Do not allow children to use this oven without close supervision. • Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID ...
Page 5 - SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
- 5 - • To avoid improperly cooking some foods. - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly cause personal injury. - Do not heat small-necked containers, such as syrup bottles. - Do not deep-fat fry in your microwave oven.- Do not attempt home canning ...
Page 6 - LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER; GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS; INFORMATION
- 6 - Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER To request service information or replacement parts,the service center will require the complete modelnumber of your microwave oven. The model number ison the ove...
Page 7 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES
- 7 - PARTS AND ACCESSORIES INFORMATION Your oven comes with the following accessories:1 Use and Care Guide1 Glass Turntable1 Turntable Roller Rest1 Metal Rack See-Through Door Safety Interlock System Oven Control Panel Glass Turntable Turntable Roller Rest Metal Rack Easy-Clean Oven Cavity
Page 8 - CONTROL PANEL FEATURES
- 8 - INFORMATION 4 1 2 5 3 10 13 11 18 21 19 7 8 6 9 12 14 16 17 20 22 15 Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you haveto do is touch the necessary Command Pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number Padslocated on the...
Page 10 - MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS
- 10 - MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Amount of food • If you increase or decrease the amount of food you prepare, the time it takes to cook that food will alsochange. For example, if you double a recipe, add alittle more than half the original cooking time. Checkfor doneness and, if necessary, add more tim...
Page 11 - Using aluminum foil
- 11 - MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS Using aluminum foil Metal containers should not be used in a microwaveoven. There are, however, some exceptions. If youhave purchased food which is prepackaged in analuminum foil container, refer to the instructions on thepackage. When using aluminum foil containers,coo...
Page 12 - COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE
- 12 - MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS COOKING COMPARISON GUIDE Cooking with your new oven offers a wide variety offood preparation options: microwave cooking,convection cooking, and combination cooking. Microwave cooking uses very short, high-frequency radio waves. The movement of the microwaves throughthe ...
Page 13 - COOKWARE GUIDE; Microwave Cooking; HOW TO USE ACCESSORIES
- 13 - MICROWAVE COOKING TIPS COOKWARE GUIDE Microwave Cooking Most heat-resistant, nonmetallic cookware is safe foruse in your microwave oven.However, to test cookware before using, follow thesesteps: 1. Place the empty cookware in the microwave oven. 2. Measure 1 cup (250 ml) of water in a glassme...
Page 14 - LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN; OPERATION; CAUTION; KITCHEN TIMER
- 14 - LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need toknow to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before using your oven. OPERATION To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage, do ...
Page 15 - CUSTOM SET TABLE; TIMED COOKING
- 15 - OPERATION CUSTOM SET TABLE Function Pad Option Mute, low, medium, loud On or off Slow, normal, or fast Lbs, °F or Kg, °C On or off English or Spanish Sound Clock Scroll Speed Units Demo Language 1 2 3 4 5 6 CUSTOM SET Example: To change defrost weight mode (from lbs. to kg). Touch: 1. 2. 3. 4...
Page 16 - MORE and LESS
- 16 - OPERATION MORE and LESS The MORE and LESS functions of thisoven adjust the cooking cycle’s cooktime while the microwave is running. More adds 10 seconds to the cook time; Less subtracts 10 seconds. HOLD WARM You can safely keep hot, cooked food warm in yourmicrowave oven for up to 99 minutes....
Page 17 - MULTISTAGE COOKING; Microwave Power Level Table
- 17 - OPERATION MULTISTAGE COOKING For best results, some recipes call for different cookpowers during different stages of a cook cycle. You canprogram your oven to switch from one power level toanother for up to 2 stages. MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS Your microwave oven has 10 cook power levels to letyo...
Page 18 - SENSOR REHEAT; SENSOR REHEAT TABLE
- 18 - OPERATION SENSOR REHEAT This feature allows you to reheat precookedroomtemperature or refrigerated foods withoutselecting cooking times and power levels. This featurehas 3 categories: Dinner Plate, Soup/Sauce, andCasserole. See the following table for moreinformation. SENSOR COOKING OPERATION...
Page 19 - SENSOR POPCORN; SENSOR COOK
- 19 - OPERATION SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR POPCORN lets you pop commerciallypackaged microwave popcorn (1.75 or 3.5 oz. [50 or 99 g]). For best results: • Use fresh popcorn.• Place only one bag of prepackaged microwave popcorn on the center of turntable. Example : To pop 3.5 oz. (100 g). Touch: 1. 2. Di...
Page 20 - SENSOR COOK TABLE
- 20 - OPERATION * Fold back one corner of the plastic wrap to vent excess steam. SENSOR COOK TABLE Serving Amount and Recommendations Food Potato FreshVegetable FrozenVegetable FrozenEntree Rice Casserole Ground Meat Fish/Seafood ScrambledEggs Frozen Pizza 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Serving size is 1 to 4...
Page 21 - AUTO DEFROST
- 21 - OPERATION AUTO DEFROST Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The defrostfeature provides you with the best defrosting methodfor frozen foods, because the oven automatically setsthe defrosting times for each food item according to theweight you enter. For added convenience, the AUTODEFR...
Page 22 - TIME DEFROST; QUICK DEFROST
- 22 - OPERATION TIME DEFROST Example: To defrost for 3 minutes. Touch: Display Shows: ENTER DEFROST TIME 3:00 TOUCH START TIME Time counting down At the end of the defrost time, tones sound and oventurns off. twice 1. 2. 3. QUICK DEFROST Example: 1 lb. (0.5 kg) of meat. Touch: Display Shows: MEAT T...
Page 23 - PRECAUTIONS
- 23 - OPERATION TIPS FOR CONVECTIONCOOKING This section gives you cooking instructions andprocedures for operating each convection function.Please read these instructions carefully. Convection cooking circulates hot air through the ovencavity with a fan. The constantly moving air surroundsthe food ...
Page 24 - AUTO BAKE; AUTO BAKE TABLE
- 24 - OPERATION AUTO BAKE To automatically bake frozen pizza, muffins,biscuit/Dinner roll/B.stick and frozen French fries usingboth microwave and convection energy alternately: Example: To bake 6 muffins. Touch: 1. 2. 3. 4. Display Shows: Time of day FROZEN PIZZA TOUCH 1 MUFFINS TOUCH 2 BISCUIT/DIN...
Page 25 - AUTO ROAST; AUTO ROAST TABLE
- 25 - OPERATION AUTO ROAST Auto roast will automatically roast beef, whole chicken,turkey breasts, and pork using both microwave andconvection energy alternately. Example: To roast a whole chicken (3 lbs. [1.5 kg]). Touch: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Display Shows: Time of day BEEF TOUCH 1 WHOLE CHICKEN TOUCH 2...
Page 26 - CONVECTION
- 26 - OPERATION CONVECTION 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 (105°C) to 450°F (230°C); and 100°F (40°C) may beprogrammed. It is best to preheat the oven when convection cooking. N...
Page 27 - CONVECTION COOKING GUIDE
- 27 - OPERATION CONVECTION COOKING GUIDE 1. Always use the metal rack when convection baking. 2. Aluminum pans conduct heat quickly. For mostconvection baking, light, shiny finishes give the bestresults because they prevent overbrowning in thetime it takes to cook the center areas. Pans with dull(s...
Page 28 - CONVECTION BAKING TABLE
- 28 - OPERATION CONVECTION BAKING TABLE NOTES: • The oven temperatures indicated in the table above are recommended over the package instruction temperature.• The baking times in the table above are only guidelines for your reference. You need to adjust the baking time according to the food conditi...
Page 29 - MEAT ROASTING TABLE FOR CONVECTION COOKING
- 29 - OPERATION NOTE: • The roasting times in the table above are only guidelines for your reference. You need to adjust the roasting time according to the food condition or your preference. MEATS Time, Min./lb. Oven Temp. Beef Ham Lamb Pork Poultry Seafood Rib (2 to 4 lbs. [1 to 2 kg]) RareMediumW...
Page 31 - COMBINATION COOKING GUIDE
- 31 - OPERATION NOTE: • The roasting times in the table above are only guidelines for your reference. You need to adjust the time according to the food condition or your preference. MEATS Time, Min./lb. Oven Temp. Beef Ham Lamb Pork Poultry Seafood Rib (2 to 4 lbs. [1 to 2 kg]) RareMediumWell Bonel...
Page 32 - HEATING / REHEATING GUIDE
- 32 - * Fold back one corner of the plastic wrap to vent excess steam. OPERATION ITEMS Special Instructions Cook Time (at High) Sliced Meat 3 slices(1/4-inch thick [.63 cm]) Chicken Pieces 1 breast1 leg and thigh Fish Fillet(6–8 oz. [170-225 g])Lasagna 1 serving (10 1 / 2 oz. [300 g]) Casserole 1 c...
Page 33 - FRESH VEGETABLE GUIDE
- 33 - OPERATION FRESH VEGETABLE GUIDE VEGETABLE AMOUNT Instructions Standing Time Cook Time at High Artichokes(8 oz. (225 g) each)Asparagus, Fresh,SpearsBeans, Green andWaxBeets, Fresh Broccoli, Fresh,SpearsCabbage, Fresh,ChoppedCarrots, Fresh,SlicedCauliflower, Fresh,WholeFlowerettes,Fresh Celery,...
Page 34 - MAINTENANCE
- 34 - MAINTENANCE CARING FOR YOUR MICROWAVEOVEN To make sure your microwave oven looks good andworks well for a long time, you should maintain itproperly. For proper care, please follow theseinstructions carefully. For interior surfaces: Wash often with warm, sudsy waterand a sponge or soft cloth. ...
Page 35 - MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE
- 35 - USE OVENPROOF GLASS (treated for high intensity heat):utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates,cake plates, liquid measuring cups,casseroles and bowls without metallictrim. CHINA: bowls, cups, serving plates, and platterswithout metallic trim. PLASTIC: Plastic wrap (as a cover)-- lay the plast...
Page 36 - Questions and Answers; Operation; TROUBLESHOOTING
- 36 - Question Why is the oven light not on duringcooking? Is there a clock display?Is there no clock display? Why does steam come out of the airexhaust vent? Will the microwave oven be damaged if itoperates empty? Does microwave energy pass through theviewing screen in the door? Why does a tone so...
Page 37 - Food
- 37 - Question What is wrong when baked foods have ahard, dry, brown spot? Why do eggs sometimes pop? Why are scrambled eggs sometimes a littledry after cooking? Why do baked apples sometimes burstduring cooking? Why do baked potatoes sometimes burnduring cooking? Why is a standing time recommended...
Page 38 - BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE
- 38 - BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE Check the following list to be sure a service call is reallynecessary. A quick reference of this manual as well asreviewing additional information on items to check mayprevent an unneeded service call. If nothing on the oven operates: • check for a blown circuit fus...