ZSG25249XA - Microwave Oven ZANUSSI - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL ZSG25249XA ZANUSSI

www.zanussi.comContents Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 Safety instructions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 Product description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 Before first use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 Daily use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 Automatic programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 Using the accessories _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 Additional functions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 Troubleshooting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 Environment concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 Subject to change without notice. Safety information Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an in- correct installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference. Children and vulnerable people safety Warning! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.

• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental ca- pabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they are super- vised by an adult or a person who is responsible for their safety.

• Do not let children play with the appliance. Children under 3 years must not be left unsupervised in the vicinity of the appli- ance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance when it oper- ates or when it cools down. Accessible parts are hot.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, we recommend that you activate it.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.

• Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children less than 8 years.

• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: – staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working envi- ronments; – farm houses; – by clients in hotels, motels and other residential environments; – bed and breakfast type environments.

• Internally the appliance becomes hot when in operation. Do not touch the heating elements that are in the appliance. Always use oven gloves to remove or put in accessories or ovenware.

• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean the appliance.

• Before maintenance cut the power supply.

• If the door or door seals are damaged, the appliance must not be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person.

• The appliances are not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

• Only a competent person can carry out any service or repair op- eration that involves the removal of a cover which gives protec- tion against exposure to microwave energy.

• Do not heat liquids and other foods in sealed containers. They are liable to explode.

• Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens.

• When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye on the appliance due to the possibility of ignition.

• The appliance is intended for heating food and beverages. Dry- ing of food or clothing and heating of warming pads, slippers, sponges, damp cloth and similar may lead to risk of injury, igni- tion or fire.

• If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames.

www.zanussi.com• Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling. Care must be taken when handling the container.

• The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars shall be stir- red or shaken and the temperature checked before consump- tion, in order to avoid burns.

• Eggs in their shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should not be heated in the appliance since they may explode, even after mi- crowave heating has ended.

• The appliance should be cleaned regularly and any food depos- its removed.

• Failure to maintain the appliance 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 temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the appliance is operating.

• The microwave oven shall not be placed in a cabinet unless it has been tested in a Cabinet.

• The rear surface of appliances shall be placed against a wall.

• Pay attention to the minimum dimensions of the cabinet (if appli- cable). Refer to the installation chapter.

• The appliance must be operated with the decorative door open (if applicable).

• Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or sharp metal scrapers to clean the glass door since they can scratch the surface, which may result in shattering of the glass.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manu- facturer, an authorized Service or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. Safety instructions Installation Warning! Only a qualified person must install this appliance.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

www.zanussi.com• Obey the installation instruction supplied with the appliance.

• Always be careful when you move the appli- ance because it is heavy. Always wear safe- ty gloves.

• Do not pull the appliance by the handle.

• Keep the minimum distance from the other appliances and units.

• Make sure that the appliance is installed be- low and adjacent safe structures.

• The sides of the appliance must stay adja- cent to appliances or to units with the same height. Electrical connection Warning! Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• All electrical connections should be made by a qualified electrician.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information on the rating plate agrees with the power sup- ply. If not, contact an electrician.

• If the appliance is connected to the socket via an extension cord, make sure the cord is earthed.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the installation. Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug and to the mains cable. Contact the Service or an electrician to change a damaged mains cable.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug. Use Warning! Risk of injury, burns or electric shock or explosion.

• Use this appliance in a household environ- ment.

• Do not change the specification of this ap- pliance.

• Make sure that the ventilation openings are not blocked.

• Do not let the appliance stay unattended during operation.

• Do not apply pressure on the open door.

• Do not use the appliance as a work surface and do not use the cavity for storage purpo- ses. Care and Cleaning Warning! Risk of injury, fire or damage to the appliance.

• Before maintenance, deactivate the appli- ance and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.

• Clean regularly the appliance to prevent the deterioration of the surface material.

• Do not allow food spills or cleaner residue to accumulate on door sealing surfaces.

• Remaining fat or food in the appliance can cause fire.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.

• If you use an oven spray, obey the safety in- structions on the packaging. Disposal Warning! Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

Turntable shaft Accessories Turntable set Glass cooking tray and roller guide. Always use the turntable set to prepare food in the appliance. Grill Rack For grilling food and combi cooking. Before first use Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Initial Cleaning

• Remove all parts from the appliance.

• Clean the appliance before first use. Important! Refer to chapter "Care and Cleaning". Setting the time When you connect the appliance to the electrical supply or after a power cut, the display shows 0:00 and an acoustic signal sounds.

www.zanussi.comYou can set the time in 24 hour clock system. If the clock is not set it does not operate when the appliance is not in use.

2. Turn the Setting knob to enter the amount

4. Turn the Setting knob to enter the amount

Press to confirm. Control panel

Symbol Function Description

— Display Shows the settings and current time.

Defrosting button To defrost food by weight or time.

— Setting knob To set the cooking time, weight or to activate the auto cooking programmes.

Stop / Clear button To deactivate the appliance or delete the cooking settings.

Start / +30 sec button To start the appliance or increase the cooking time for 30 seconds at full power. Daily use Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Activating and deactivating the appliance

1. Press the button with the function you

2. Repeatedly press the button or turn the

Setting knob to set the desired function.

4. Turn the Setting knob to set the desired

Press to confirm and activate the ap- pliance.

6. To deactivate the appliance you can:

– wait until the appliance deactivates au- tomatically when the time comes to an end. – open the door. The appliance stops au- tomatically. Close the door to continue cooking. Use this option to inspect the food.

Caution! Do not let the appliance operate when there is no food in it. General information about using the appliance General:

• After you deactivate the appliance, let the food stand for some minutes.

• Remove the aluminium foil packaging, metal containers, etc. before you prepare the food. Cooking:

• If possible, cook food covered with material suitable for use in the microwave. Only cook food without a cover if you want to keep it crusty

• Do not overcook the dishes by setting the power and time too high. The food can dry out, burn or catch fire in some places.

• Do not use the appliance to cook eggs or snails in their shells, because they can ex- plode. With fried eggs, pierce the yolks first.

• Prick food with "skin" or "peel", such as po- tatoes, tomatoes, sausages, with a fork sev- eral times before cooking so that the food does not explode.

• For chilled or frozen food, set a longer cook- ing time.

• Dishes which contain sauce must be stirred from time to time.

• Vegetables that have a firm structure, such as carrots, peas or cauliflower, must be cooked in water.

• Turn larger pieces after half of the cooking time.

• If possible, cut vegetables into similar-sized pieces.

• Use flat, wide dishes.

• Do not use cookware made of porcelain, ceramic or earthenware with small holes, e.

www.zanussi.comg. on handles or unglazed bottoms. Mois- ture going into the holes can cause the cookware to crack when it is heated.

• The glass cooking tray is a work space for heating food or liquids. It is necessary for the operation of the microwave. Defrosting meat, poultry, fish:

• Put the frozen, unwrapped food on a small upturned plate with a container below it so that the defrosting liquid collects in the con- tainer.

• Turn the food after half of the defrosting time. If possible, divide and then remove the pieces that started to defrost. Defrosting butter, portions of gateau, quark:

• Do not fully defrost the food in the appli- ance, but let it defrost at room temperature. This gives a more even result. Fully remove all metal or aluminium packaging before de- frosting. Defrosting fruit, vegetables:

• Do not fully defrost fruit and vegetables, which are to be further prepared while raw, in the appliance. Let them defrost at room temperature.

• You can use a higher microwave power to cook fruit and vegetables without defrosting them first. Ready meals:

• You can prepare ready meals in the appli- ance only if their packaging is suitable for microwave use.

• You must follow the manufacturer's instruc- tions printed on the packaging (e.g. remove the metal cover and pierce the plastic film). Suitable cookware and materials Cookware / Material Microwave Grilling Defrosting Heating Cooking Ovenproof glass and porcelain (with no metal components, e. g. Pyrex, heat-proof glass) X X X X Non-ovenproof glass and porcelain

X -- -- -- Glass and glass ceramic made of ovenproof / frost-proof material (e. g. Arcoflam), grill shelf X X X X Ceramic

X X X -- Heat-resistant plastic up to 200 °C

X X X -- Cardboard, paper X -- -- -- Clingfilm X -- -- -- Roasting film with microwave safe closure

2) Without quartz or metal components, or glazes which contain metals

3) You must follow the manufacturer’s instructions about the maximum temperatures.

Press to activate the appliance for 30 seconds at full function power. The cooking time increases by 30 seconds with each ad- ditional press of the button. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.

• In standby mode, turn the Setting knob counterclockwise to set the cooking time, then press to start the appliance at full microwave power. Defrosting You can choose between 2 defrosting modes:

• Time defrosting Weight and time defrosting

Press once to set the weight defrost- ing or twice for time defrosting.

Press to confirm and start the appli- ance. For weight defrosting the time is set auto- matically. Weight defrosting should not be used on food that is left out of the freezer for more than 20 min, or for frozen ready-made food. To activate weight defrosting you must use more than 100 g of food and less than 2000 g. To defrost less than 200 g of food place it on the edge of the turntable. Cooking You can cook food in maximum 2 stages. If one stage is defrosting, set it as the first stage. Multi-stage cooking:

Press and set the defrosting mode.

2. Turn the Setting knob to set defrosting

time or food weights.

4. Turn the Setting knob to select the desired

www.zanussi.com6. Turn the Setting knob to input the time.

Press to confirm and start the appli- ance. After each stage an acoustic signal sounds. Grilling or Combi Cooking

1. Press the Function button.

2. Turn the Setting knob to set the desired

4. Turn the Setting knob to input the time.

Press to confirm and start the appli- ance. Automatic programmes Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Auto Cooking You can use Auto Cooking function to easily cook food.

3. Turn the Setting knob to set the weight of

www.zanussi.comUsing the accessories Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Caution! Do not cook food without the turntable set. Use only the turntable set provided with the appliance. Never cook food directly on the glass cooking tray. Inserting the turntable set

1. Place the roller guide around the turntable

2. Place the glass cooking tray on the roller

guide Inserting the grill rack Place the grill rack on the turntable set. Additional functions Kitchen Timer

2. Turn the Setting knob to enter the time.

Press to confirm. You can set maximum 95 minutes. When the set time is reached, an acous- tic signal sounds. Timer still works when you open the door or pause the appliance. Press to can- cel. Child Safety Lock The Child Safety Lock prevents an accidental operation of the appliance. To activate or deactivate the Child Safety Lock press and hold for 3 seconds, until an acoustic signal sounds. When the Child Safety Lock is on, display shows the current time.

www.zanussi.comHelpful hints and tips Tips for the microwave Problem Remedy You cannot find details for the amount of food prepared. Look for a similar food. Increase or shorten the length of the cooking times according to the following rule: Double the amount = almost double the time, Half the amount = half the time The food got too dry. Set shorter cooking time or select lower microwave pow- er. The food is not defrosted, hot or cooked after the time came to an end. Set longer cooking time or set higher power. Note that large dishes need longer time. After the cooking time comes to an end, the food is overheated at the edge but is still not ready in the middle. Next time set a lower power and a longer time. Stir liquids halfway through, e.g. soup. To get better results for rice use a flat, wide dish. Defrosting Always defrost roast with the fat side down. Do not defrost covered meat because this may cause cooking instead of defrosting. Always defrost whole poultry breast side down. Cooking Always remove chilled meat and poultry from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking. Let the meat, poultry, fish and vegetables stay covered after cooking. Brush a little oil or melted butter over the fish. Add 30 - 45 ml of cold water for every 250 g of vegetables. Cut the fresh vegetables into even size pieces before cooking. Cook all veg- etables with a cover on the container. Grilling Grill flat food items in the middle of the grill rack. Turn the food over halfway through the set time and continue grilling. Combi Cooking Use the Combi Cooking to keep the crispness of certain foods. At the half of the cooking time, turn over the foods then continue. There are 2 modes for Combi Cooking. Each mode combines the microwave and the grill functions at different time periods and power levels. Care and cleaning Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Notes on cleaning:

• Clean the front of the appliance with a soft cloth with warm water and a cleaning agent.

• To clean metal surfaces, use a usual clean- ing agent.

• Clean the appliance interior after each use. Then you can remove dirt more easily and it does not burn on.

• Clean stubborn dirt with a special cleaner.

• Clean all accessories regularly and let them dry. Use a soft cloth with warm water and a cleaning agent.

• To soften the hard to remove remains, boil a glass of water at full microwave power for 2 to 3 minutes.

• To remove odours, mix a glass of water with 2 tsp of lemon juice and boil at full micro- wave power for 5 minutes.

www.zanussi.comTroubleshooting Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Problem Possible cause Remedy The appliance does not operate. The appliance is deactivated. Activate the appliance. The appliance does not operate. The appliance is not plugged in. Plug in the appliance. The appliance does not operate. The fuse in the fuse box is blown. Check the fuse. If the fuse blows more than one time, contact a quali- fied electrician. The appliance does not operate. The door is not closed properly. Make sure that nothing blocks the door. The lamp does not oper- ate. The lamp is defective. The lamp has to be replace. There is sparking in the cavity. There are metal dishes or dishes with metal trim. Remove the dish from the appliance. There is sparking in the cavity. There are metal skewers or alumini- um foil that touches the interior walls. Make sure that the skewers and foil does not touch the interior walls. The turntable set makes scratching or grinding noise. There is an object or dirt below the glass cooking tray. Clean the area below the glass cooking tray. The appliance stop to op- erate without a clear rea- son. There is a malfunction. If this situation repeats call the cus- tomer service center. If you cannot find a solution to the problem yourself, contact your dealer or the customer service centre. The necessary data for the customer service center is on the rating plate on the appliance. We recommend that you write the data here: Model (MOD.) ......................................... Product number (PNC) ......................................... Serial number (S.N.) ......................................... Installation Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters. Caution! Do not block the air vents. If you do that, the appliance can overheat. Caution! Do not connect the appliance to adapters or extension leads. This can cause overloading and risk of fire.

• The appliance is for built-in use only.

• The fitted cabinet must not have a back wall behind the appliance.

• Put the appliance far away from steam, hot air and water splashes.

www.zanussi.com• If you transport the appliance in cold weath- er, do not activate it immediately after the in- stallation. Let is stand in the room tempera- ture and absorb the heat. Electrical installation Warning! Only a qualified person must do the electrical installation. The manufacturer is not responsible if you do not follow the safety precautions from the chapter "Safety Information". This appliance is supplied with a main cable and main plug. Caution! Minimum installation height is 85 cm.

1. Check if the dimensions of the furniture

meet the installation distances.

and mark the spots for screws. Remove the template and fix the bracket with the screws.

3. Install the appliance. Make sure the brack-

et locks the back of the appliance.

4. Open the door and fix the appliance to the

cabinet with a screw.

www.zanussi.comEnvironment concerns Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put the packaging in applicable containers to recycle it. Help protect the environment and human health and to recycle waste of electrical and electronic appliances. Do not dispose appliances marked with the symbol with the household waste. Return the product to your local recycling facility or contact your municipal office. Packaging material The packaging material is environmental- ly-friendly and recyclable. Plastic parts are marked with international abbreviations such as PE, PS, etc. Dispose of the packaging ma- terial in the containers provided for this pur- pose at your local waste management facility.