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Microwave Oven MCE42C Important - Please read these instructions fully before installing or operating and keep for future reference. These instructions contain important information which will help you get the best from your microwave oven and ensure safe and correct installation and operation.

WARNING: If the device operates in

combination mode, it is recommended that children use the oven only under the supervision of adults because the temperature may be high.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE

EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE

MICROWAVE ENERGY ™ The oven cannot be operated with the door open due to the safety interlocks built in the door mechanism which switch off cooking functions when the door is opened. Operating the oven with the door open could result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to tamper with the door mechanism. ™ Do not let water or any other liquid enter the oven through the ventilation slots. ™ Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. ™ Do not operate the oven if it does not work as expected or the mains lead is damaged or the unit is damaged in any way. It is particularly important that the oven door closes properly and that there is no damage to the door (bent), or hinges and latches (broken or loosened), or the door seals and sealing surfaces. ™ The oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified personnel.

™ Avoid using straight-sided containers with narrow necks. Stir the liquid before placing the container in the oven and again halfway through the heating time. After heating, allow to stand in the oven for a short time. Stir or shake the contents (especially feeding bottles and baby foods) and carefully check the temperature before use. ™ During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the oven.

™ WARNING: MICROWAVE ENERGY. DO

NOT REMOVE THIS COVER.

™ WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children less than 8 years of age shall be kept away unless continuously supervised. ™ WARNING: When the appliance is operated in the combination mode, children should only use the oven under adult supervision due to the temperatures generated. ™ Install or locate this oven only in the accordance with the installation instructions provided. ™ Do not store or use this appliance outdoors.

™ The grill rack is used in the microwave oven for grill and convection cooking and should be placed on the glass tray. Do not use the grill rack for microwave cooking and do not install the grill rack without the glass tray and turntable ring assembly.

Utensils should be checked to ensure that they are suitable for use in the microwave oven. Materials you can use in microwave oven Utensils Remarks Shielding only. Small smooth pieces can be used to cover Aluminium foil thin parts of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close to oven walls. The foil should be at least 2.5cm away from oven walls. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. The bottom of Browning dish browning dish must be at least 5mm above the turntable. Incorrect usage may cause the turntable to break. Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Dinnerware Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until it’s warm. Glass jars Most glass jars are not heat resistant and may break. Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is Glassware no metallic trim. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not close with Oven cooking metal tie. Make slits to allow steam to escape. bags Use for short-term cooking/warming only. Do not leave Paper plates oven unattended while cooking. and cups Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use Paper towels with supervision for a short-term cooking only.

fro NOTES: x Care should be taken when removing utensils or the glass turntable, as they may become hot during cooking. x Only use a thermometer that is designed for use in the microwave oven. Ensure the turntable is in place when you operate the oven.

Materials to be avoided in microwave oven Utensils Remarks Aluminium tray May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish. Food carton with May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe metal handle dish. Metal or metalMetal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim trimmed utensils may cause arcing. Metal twist ties May cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven. Paper bags May cause a fire in the oven. Plastic foam Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside when exposed to high temperature. Wood Wood will dry out when used in the microwave oven and may split or crack.

Thermometers Wax paper Use as a cover to prevent splattering or a wrap for steaming. Microwave-safe only. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Should be labelled “Microwave Safe”. Some plastic containers soften, as the food inside gets hot. “Boiling bags” and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed by package. Microwave-safe only. Use to cover food during cooking to retain moisture. Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food. Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers). Use as a cover to prevent splattering and retain moisture.

Parchment paper Plastic

A. Control Panel B. Turntable shaft C. Turntable ring assembly D. Glass Tray E. Oven Window F. Door assembly G. Safety interlock system

Grill rack H. Mica waveguide cover (do not remove ) TURNTABLE INSTALLATION a. Never place the glass tray upside down. The Hub (underside) glass tray should never be restricted. b. Both glass tray and turntable ring assembly must always be used during cooking. c. All food and containers of food are always Glass tray placed on the glass tray for cooking. d. If glass tray or turntable ring assembly cracks or breaks, contact your nearest authorised service centre. Turntable shaft Turntable ring assembly

Cabinet: Remove any protective film found on the microwave oven cabinet surface. Do not remove the Mica waveguide cover item H on the overview page that is attached to the inside of the oven cavity to protect the magnetron.

COUNTERTOP INSTALLATION Remove all packing material and accessories. Examine the oven for any damage such as dents or broken door. Do not install if the oven is damaged.

1. Select a level surface that provides enough

open space for the intake and/or outlet vents. 0cm 30cm 20cm 20cm min85cm A minimum clearance of 20 cm is required between the oven and any adjacent walls. The microwave oven must be placed on a surface with height more than 850 mm above the floor. (1) Leave a minimum clearance of 30cm above the oven. (2) Do not remove the feet from the bottom of the oven. (3) Blocking the intake and/or outlet openings can damage the oven.

(4) Place the oven as far away from radios and TV as possible. Operation of microwave oven may cause interference to your radio or TV reception.

2. Plug your oven into a standard household

outlet. Be sure the voltage and the frequency is the same as the voltage and the frequency on the rating label.

fro The accessible surfacemay be hot duringoperation.

WARNING: Do not install the oven over a

range cooktop or other heat-producing appliance. If installed near or over a heat source, the oven could be damaged and the warranty would be void.

Microwave cooking Press to set microwave power level. Convection Press to program convection cooking. W.T./Time defrost Press to defrost food by weight or time. Clock/Kitchen timer Press to set clock time or the kitchen timer. Stop/Clear Press to cancel setting or reset the oven before setting a cooking program. Press once to temporarily stop cooking or press twice to cancel cooking. It is also used for setting child lock. Start/+30 Sec./Confirm Press to start cooking program or set speed cooking program. Press to confirm the setting.

(Dial) Timer/Weight/Auto Menu Rotate to select auto cook menus or enter time or weight.

Press repeatedly to set a grill-cooking program or select one of four combination cooking settings.

fro When the oven is plugged in, the display will show “0:00” and a beep sound will be heard. General Setting the Clock

1. Press

2. Turn

value. to set the clock in 24-hour cycle. The hour digits will flash. to adjust the hour digits, the input hour should be a 24-hour time

3. Press

4. Turn

, the minute digits blink. to adjust the minute digits.

5. Press

to confirm the setting. “:” will flash on the display. NOTE: If the clock is not set, the oven will not function when powered on. During clock setting, if you press status. , the oven will return to the previous Kitchen Timer

1. Press

2. Turn

twice.“00:00” will be shown on the display. to enter the correct time (the maximum cooking time is 95 minutes).

3. Press

4. When the kitchen time is reached, the buzzer will sound 5 times. If the clock

time is set, the display will return to clock time. Microwave Cooking The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. You can select a power level by pressing

Press once twice 3 times 4 times 5 times Display P100 P80 P50 P30 P10

cooking again by pressing , or press twice to cancel the cooking program.

2. After the cooking time has elapsed, the oven beeps five times and returns to

once to temporarily stop cooking and you can start the

1. Press

Example: Choose 80% power for cooking 20 minutes.

2. Press

once. “P100” will be shown on the display. fro

1. Press

to choose 80% microwave power.“P80” will be to confirm. to set the cooking time until “20:00” shows on the display.

5. Press

3. Press

4. Turn

shown on the display. to start cooking. NOTE: You can check the cooking power during cooking by pressing During microwave cooking, each press of of cooking time.

can increase 30 seconds Grill The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. Example: Choose 100% power for cooking 35 minutes.

1. Press

2. Press

3. Turn

4. Press

. "G-1" and will be shown on the display. to confirm. to set the cooking time until “35:00” shows on the display. to start cooking. will flash. NOTE: If half the grill time passes, the oven beeps twice, and this is normal. In order to have a better effect of grilling food, you should turn the food over, close the oven door then press it will continue working. to continue cooking. If no operation, Combination Cooking This feature allows you to combine microwave, grill or convection cooking on four different settings. The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. Example: Use combination C-1 to cook for 40 minutes.

1. Press

repeatedly until "C-1" shows on the display. will be shown on the display.

to confirm. to set the cooking time until “40:00” shows on the display.

2. Press

3. Turn

Convection Cooking The convection cooking can let you cook the food as a traditional oven. Microwave is not used. It is recommended that you should preheat the oven to the appropriate temperature before placing the food in the oven. During convection cooking, hot air is circulated throughout the oven cavity to brown and make crisp foods quickly and evenly. This oven can be programmed for ten different cooking temperatures (140ć~230ć). Example: Cook in 180ć for 40 minutes.

1. Press

until “180” shows on the display. ć and The temperature can be set from 140ć to 230ć.

2. Press

to confirm the temperature.

3. Press

to start preheating. will be shown. The corresponding bar at the bottom of temperature and will flash. When oven temperature is reached and buzzer sounds to remind you of putting food into the oven.

4. Turn

to set the cooking time until “40:00” shows on the display.

5. Press

to start cooking. will flash. NOTE: If you do not want to preheat the oven before cooking, skip step 2.

once twice 3 times 4 times Microwave Power

4. Press

In standby state, press to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Each press of the button will increase the cooking time by 30 seconds. The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. Defrosting by Weight The oven could be used to defrost food based on the weight selected. The defrosting time and power level are automatically set once the weight is programmed. The frozen food weight ranges from 100g to 2000g.

1. Press

2. Turn

3. Press

once. "d-1" will be shown on the display. to select the desired food weight. to start defrosting. Defrosting by Time The longest defrosting time is 95 minutes.

1. Press

twice. "d-2" will be shown on the display.

2. Turn

to select the desired defrosting time.

3. Press

to start defrosting. NOTE: Each press of seconds. will increase the defrosting time by 30 Multi-Stage Cooking Your oven can be programmed for up to 2 automatic cooking sequences. Defrosting can only be set in the first stage. NOTE: Auto cooking and preheating cannot be selected in a cooking program. Suppose you want to set the following cooking program: Defrost (5 minutes) Microwave cooking (80% power level for 7 minutes)

to cook with 100% microwave power.

anticlockwise to choose cooking time then press

In standby state, turn

to select the defrosting time until “5:00” displays. fro

2. Turn

repeatedly to select the microwave power level until

5. Press

6. Turn

to confirm. to select the cooking time until “7:00” displays.

7. Press

to start cooking. NOTE: After one cooking stage is finished, a beep sound is heard, indicating the next cooking stage has begun. Auto Menu For the food in the following table, it is not necessary to program the cooking power and time. Take the following steps:

1. In standby mode, turn

clockwise to select the desired menu from the table below.

2. Press

3. Turn

4. Press

to confirm. to select the food weight. to start cooking.

1 (about 230g) 2 (about 460g) 3 (about 690g)

1 (about 240g) 2 (about 480g) 3 (about 720g) 50 (with 450ml water) 100 (with 800ml water) 150 (with 1200ml water)

Menu 100% 80% 100% 100% 80% 100% Preheat at 180ć Micro.100%/ Convec.200ć

NOTE: When you choose A9 cake, do not put the cake into the oven before the oven is preheated to 180ć. The buzzer will sound to remind you of putting

To set the child lock, press and hold

Child Lock The child lock prevents unsupervised operation by children.

the cake into the oven. Press until a long beep sounds and the

will be shown on the display. In the lock state, all buttons are disabled. To cancel the child lock, press and hold will disappear.

until a beep sounds and the

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Disconnect the electrical supply to the oven before cleaning. General Advice Frequent cleaning prevents smoke and bad odours during cooking and also sparking in the oven cavity and around the door seal. Do not let food deposits or grease accumulate inside the oven cavity or on the door seal. If your microwave oven is fitted with a waveguide cover (usually located inside the oven cavity on the right side wall) it must be kept clean at all times, should food deposits or grease be allowed to accumulate on the cover, sparking will occur and may damage your oven invalidating the warranty. Before any maintenance or cleaning, disconnect the oven from the mains supply and wait for it to cool to room temperature.

Interior Walls Remove any grease splashes from the oven cavity walls with soap and water, then rinse and dry. The door seal and oven cavity have to be particularly well cleaned to ensure the door will close properly and to avoid sparking between the oven cavity and door assembly. Do not use abrasive products such as scouring pads which will damage the surfaces of the oven cavity and door. Only warm soapy water must be used to clean stainless steels surfaces. Outer Surfaces To clean the outside surface, use a damp cloth. Avoid using abrasive products such as scouring pads that may damage the cosmetic surfaces. Make sure water does not seep into the ventilation slots. Accessories should be washed in warm soapy water by hand. CAUTION Some waveguide covers can be easily damaged take care when cleaning. Do not wash accessories in a dishwasher. WARNINGS: If the inside of the oven cavity and door seal are not kept scrupulously clean there is a danger of damage due to sparking inside the oven cavity invalidating the warranty. Never scrape the oven cavity walls with sharp objects. Never immerse the appliance, its cord or plug in water or any other liquid. Never clean this product with a steam cleaner.

Oven Door Remove any food deposits and grease between the door seal and oven cavity using a damp cloth, it is important to keep this area clean at all times. 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 shattering of the glass.

230V~, 50Hz fro 1000W

SPECIFICATIONS Power Consumption: Rated input power (Microwave): Rated output power (Microwave): Rated input power (Grill): Rated input power (Convection): Microwave Frequency: 2700W 2450MHz

Normal Radio and TV reception may be affected when the microwave oven is operating. It is similar to the interference of small electrical appliances, like mixer, vacuum cleaner and electric fan. It is normal. Dim oven light In low power microwave cooking, the oven light may become dim. It is normal. Steam accumulating on door, In cooking, steam may come out of food. hot air out of vents Most will escape from the vents. But some may accumulate on a cool place like the oven door. It is normal. Oven started accidentally It is forbidden to run the unit without any with no food in. food inside. It is very dangerous.

Microwave oven interfering TV reception

fro Remedy Unplug. Then plug in again after 10 seconds. Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker Oven can not be (repaired by started. professional personnel of authorised agent) (3) Trouble with outlet. Test outlet with other electrical appliances. Oven does not heat. Door not closed well. Close door well. Glass turntable makes Dirty roller rest and oven Refer to ‘CLEANING noise when bottom. AND CARE’ to clean microwave oven dirty parts. operates.

Possible Cause (1) Power cord not plugged in tightly. (2) Fuse blowing or circuit breaker works.

Information for Users in European Union Countries We apologise for any inconvenience caused by minor inconsistencies in these instructions, which may occur as a result of product improvement and development. This instruction book is also available at http://www.hitachiserviceeu.com/support/guides/userguides.htm

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The above mark is in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE). The mark indicates the requirement NOT to dispose the equipment including any spent or discarded batteries as unsorted municipal waste, but use the return and collection systems available. If the batteries or accumulators included with this equipment display the chemical symbol Hg, Cd, or Pb, then it means that the battery has a heavy metal contentof more than 0.0005% Mercury, or more than 0.002% Cadmium or more than, 0.004% Lead.

DESCRIPTION DU FOUR

230V~, 50Hz 1550 W 1000 W 1300 W 2700 W 2450 MHz

Display P100 P80 P50 P30 P10

Magn.100%/ Convec.200ć

(2) Zekering is doorgeslagen of stroomonderbreker treedt in werking. Ring of bodem van oven is vuil.

Display P100 P80 P50 P30 P10

1 (aprox. 240 g) 2 (aprox. 480 g) 100%

INSTALACE MIKROVLNNÉ TROUBY

Pomoc þíslo Datart Czech Republic: 810 Datart International a.s. Pernerova 35 186 00, Praha 8 - Karlín Czech Republic

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