MCG25 - Microwaves HITACHI - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL MCG25 HITACHI

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.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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FUTURE REFERENCE This appliance is intended for domestic household use only and should not be used for any other purpose or in any other application, such as for non-domestic use or in a commercial environment. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. The rear surface of appliance shall be placed against a wall. This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with

the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children unless they are older than 8 and supervised. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children less than 8 years. The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system. The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the appliance is operating. Do not place the appliance in or near hot gas or electric burner, or permit to touch a heated oven or mini oven.

WARNING: If the door or door seals are

damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person.

WARNING: It is hazardous for anyone

other than a competent person to carry out any service or repair operation that involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy.

WARNING: Liquids and other foods

must not be heated in sealed containers since they are liable to explode. Keep a minimum free space 30 cm above the top surface of the oven. Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition. The microwave oven is intended for heating food and beverages. Drying of food or clothing and heating of warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp cloth and similar may lead to risk of injury, ignition or fire. If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames. Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care must be taken when handling the container.

The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars shall be stirred or shaken and the temperature checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns. Eggs in their shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should not be heated in microwave ovens since they may explode, even after microwave heating has ended. For the details for cleaning door seals, cavities and adjacent parts, please see section “Cleaning and Maintenance” on pages 20 & 21. The oven should be cleaned regularly and any food deposits removed. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a hazardous situation. The microwave oven is intended to be used freestanding. The appliance must not be placed in a cabinet.

Group 2, Class B equipment This equipment is Group 2 equipment as it intentionally generates radio-frequency energy for treating material and is designed to be used in domestic premises or an establishment directly connected to the low voltage electricity distribution network supplying buildings used for domestic purposes (Class B). These surfaces can get hot. Caution: 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.

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: Accessible parts may

become hot during use. Young children should be kept away. 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. A steam cleaner is not to be used. The door should preferably be closed in all cooking modes. After each cooking cycle, the cooling fan will continue to run for a while to ensure quick cooling and safe operation of the oven. Do not hang any cloth or garment to the handle of the oven. Do not line the oven’s cavity with aluminium foil for easier cleaning: The oven may overheat and the enamel coating of the cavity may be damaged.

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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. This product is intended to be used free standing. 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.

WARNING: MICROWAVE ENERGY. DO NOT REMOVE THIS COVER.

Install or locate this oven only in the accordance with the installation instructions provided. Do not store or use this appliance outdoors.

COOKING UTENSILS 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 Aluminium foil Shielding only. Small smooth pieces can be used to cover 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 2.5 cm away from oven walls. Browning dish Follow manufacturer’s instructions. The bottom of browning dish must be at least 5mm above the turntable. Incorrect usage may cause the turntable to break. Dinnerware Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Glass jars Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until it is warm. Most glass jars are not heat resistant and may break. Glassware Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is no metallic trim. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Oven cooking Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not close with metal bags tie. Make slits to allow steam to escape. Paper plates Use for short-term cooking/warming only. Do not leave oven and cups unattended while cooking. Paper towels Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use with supervision for a short-term cooking only. Parchment Use as a cover to prevent splattering or a wrap for steaming. paper Plastic 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. Plastic wrap Microwave-safe only. Use to cover food during cooking to retain moisture. Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food. Thermometers Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers). Wax paper Use as a cover to prevent splattering and retain moisture.

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 dish. metal handle 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. NOTES: Care should be taken when removing utensils or the glass turntable, as they may become hot during cooking. Ensure the turntable is in place when you operate the oven. OVEN OVERVIEW Names of Oven Parts

A. Control panel B. Turntable shaft C. Turntable ring D. Glass tray E. Oven window F. Door assembly G. Safety interlock system H. Mica waveguide cover (do not remove)

I. Grill rack

TURNTABLE INSTALLATION a. Never place the glass tray upside down. The glass tray should never be restricted. b. Both glass tray and turntable ring must always be used during cooking. c. All food and containers of food are always placed on the glass tray for cooking. d. If glass tray or turntable ring cracks or breaks, contact your nearest authorised service centre. 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. Cabinet: Remove any protective film found on the microwave oven cabinet surface. Do not remove the light brown Mica cover that is attached to the inside of the oven cavity to protect the magnetron.

MICROWAVE OVEN INSTALLATION

(3) The minimum height of free space above the top surface on the oven is 30 cm. (4) Do not remove the feet from the bottom of the oven. (5) Blocking the intake and/or outlet openings can damage the oven. (6) 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.

1. Select a level surface that provides

enough open space for the intake and/or outlet vents. (1) The microwave oven must be placed on a surface with height more than 850 mm above the floor. (2) A minimum clearance of 20 cm is required on both sides of the oven.

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.

CONTROL PANEL / Auto Menu (Dial) Rotate to select auto cook menus or enter time or weight. Microwave cooking Press to set microwave power level. Grill/Combination Repeatedly press to set a grill cooking progarmme or select one of four combination cooking settings. Convection cooking Press to set a convection cooking programme. Defrosting by weight or time Press to defrost food by weight or time. Start/+30Sec./Confirm Press to start a cooking programme or set speed cooking programme. Press to confirm the setting. Clock/Kitchen timer Press to set the clock time or kitchen timer. Stop/Clear Press to cancel setting or reset the oven before setting a cooking programme. Press once to temporarily stop cooking or press twice to cancel cooking. It is also used for setting child lock.

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

1. Press

once to temporarily stop cooking and you can start the cooking again by pressing , or press twice to cancel the cooking program.

2. After the cooking time has elapsed, the oven will beep five times and return to the

standby state. Setting the Clock

1. Press

to set the clock in 24-hour cycle. The hour digits will flash.

2. Turn

to adjust the hour digits, the input hour should be a 24-hour time value.

3. Press

4. Turn

, the minute digits will flash. 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 state. , the oven will return to the previous Kitchen Timer

1. Press

2. Turn

3. Press

twice. The display will show “00:00”. to enter the correct time. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes. to confirm setting. The clock indicator light will flash.

4. When the kitchen time has been reached, the clock indicator light will go out. The

buzzer will sound 5 times.

Microwave Cooking The maximum 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 Example: Choose 80% power for cooking 20 minutes.

1. Press

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

2. Press

again or turn shown on the display.

3. Press

4. Turn

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

5. Press

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

can increase 30 Grill Cooking The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes. Example: Choose 100% power for cooking 10 minutes.

1. Press

once. "G-1" will flash on the display.

2. Press

3. Turn

to confirm. to set the cooking time until “10:00” shows on the display.

4. Press

to start cooking. NOTE: If half the grill time passes, the oven will beep 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 operation, it will continue working.

to continue cooking. If no

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 (150℃~240℃).

1. Press

. “150°C” will flash on the display.

2. Repeatedly press

3. Press

or turn to set the desired temperature. to confirm the temperature.

4. Press

to start preheating. When the oven temperature is reached, the buzzer will sound twice to remind you of putting food into the oven. The preheating temperature will flash on the display.

5. Turn

to set the cooking time. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.

6. Press

to start cooking. NOTE: If you do not want to preheat the oven before cooking, skip step 4. Combination Cooking This feature allows you to combine microwave, grill or convection cooking on four different settings. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.

1. Press

2. Turn

to select the desired combination mode from C-1, C-2, C-3 or C-4.

3. Press

4. Turn

to confirm. to set the desired cooking time.

5. Press

to start cooking. Microwave

Speed Cooking 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 maximum cooking time is 95 minutes. In standby state, turn anticlockwise to choose cooking time then press to cook with 100% microwave power. During microwave, grill, convection and combination cooking, press to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Each press of the button will increase the cooking time by 30 seconds. NOTE: The function cannot work during defrost and auto menu cooking. 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

once. "d-1" will be shown on the display. to select the desired food weight.

3. Press

to start defrosting. Defrosting by Time

1. Press

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

2. Turn

to select the desired defrosting time. The maximum defrosting time is 95 minutes.

3. Press

to start defrosting. After about half of the defrosting time has elapsed, the oven will beep twice to remind you to turn over the food and pause until you press enter into the next defrosting stage, and the oven will resume.

Multi-Stage Cooking Your oven can be programmed for up to 2 automatic cooking sequences. NOTE: Auto menu cooking and preheating with convection cannot be selected in the multi-stage cooking programme. Defrosting can only be set in the first stage. Suppose you want to set the following cooking program: Defrost (for 5 minutes) Microwave cooking (80% power level for 7 minutes) twice. “d-2” will be shown on the display. to select the defrosting time until “5:00” is shown on the display. once.

4. Repeatedly press

until “P80” is displayed.

5. Press

6. Turn

or turn to select the microwave power level 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 will be 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 state, turn

below. clockwise to select the desired menu from the table

2. Press

3. Turn

4. Press

to select the food weight. to start cooking.

Potato Meat Vegetable

Pasta Soup Cake Pizza A10 Chicken Weight 150 g 250 g 350 g 450 g 600 g 1 (about 230 g) 2 (about 460 g) 3 (about 690 g) 150 g 300 g 450 g 600 g 150 g 350 g 500 g 150 g 250 g 350 g 450 g 650 g 50 g 100 g 150 g 200 g 400 g 600 g 475 g Power 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 80% 100% Preheat at 180 °C 200 g 300 g 400 g 500 g 750 g 1000 g 1200 g C-4 C-4 NOTE: Peel the potatoes and cut them into 2 or 3 equal pieces before cooking.

Child Lock The child lock prevents unsupervised operation by children. To set the child lock, press and hold until a beep sounds and the lock indicator light will be shown on the display. In the lock state, all buttons are disabled. To cancel the child lock, press and hold indicator light will disappear.

until a beep sounds and the lock

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. 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. 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. SPECIFICATIONS Power Consumption: Rated input power (Microwave): Rated output power (Microwave): Microwave Frequency: Rated input power (Grill): Rated input power (Convection): 230V~, 50Hz 1450W 900W 2450MHz 1100W 2500W

TROUBLESHOOTING 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 During low power microwave cooking, the oven light may become dim. It is normal. Steam accumulating on door, hot During cooking, steam may come out of food. air out of vents Most steam will escape from the vents. But some steam may accumulate on a cool place like the oven door. It is normal. Oven started accidentally with It is forbidden to run the appliance without no food in. any food inside. It is very dangerous. Microwave oven interfering TV reception Trouble Possible Cause (1) Power cord not plugged in tightly. (2) Fuse blowing or circuit breaker works. Oven cannot be started. (3) Trouble with outlet. Oven does not heat. Glass turntable makes noise when microwave oven operates. Door not closed well. Dirty roller rest and oven bottom.

Remedy Unplug. Then plug in again after 10 seconds. Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker (repaired by professional personnel of authorised agent). Test outlet with other electrical appliances. Close door well. Refer to ‘CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE’ to clean dirty parts.

Information for Users in European Union Countries 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 this equipment display the chemical of more than 0.0005% Mercury, or than, 0.004% Lead, batteries or accumulators included with symbol Hg, Cd, or Pb, then it means that the battery has a heavy metal content more than 0.002% Cadmium or more. 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 Kesa Electricals © UK: EC1N 6TE

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