10032201 - Microwave Oven Klarstein - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL 10032201 Klarstein

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CONTENT

Safety Instructions 20

Overview and Control Panel 22

Operation and Functions 23

Suitable Dishes 31

Cooking Tips 32

Child Lock Function 33

Hints on Disposal 34

TECHNICAL DATA

Item number 10027094, 10027095, 10032201

Power supply 230 V ~ 50 Hz

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Producer:

Chal-Tec GmbH, Wallstraße 16, 10179 Berlin, Germany.

This product is conform to the following European Directives:

2014/30/EU (EMC)

2014/35/EU (LVD)

2011/65/EU (RoHS)

2009/125/EC (ErP)

10027094

10027095

10032201

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read all the safety and operating instructions carefully and retain them for future reference. Make sure the voltage in your living area corresponding to the one shown on the rating label of the appliance. And the wall socket is properly grounded.

To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:

• Do not overcook the food.
• Remove wire twist ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bags in the oven.
• Do not heat oil or fat for deep drying as the temperature of oil cannot be controlled.
• After use wipe the waveguide cover with a damp cloth, followed by dry cloth to remove any food splashes and grease.
  Built up grease may overheat and begin to cause smoke or catch fire.
• If materials inside the oven should smoke or ignite, keep oven door closed, turn oven off and disconnect the power supply.
• When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition.

To reduce the risk of explosion and sudden boiling:

• Liquids and other foods must not be heated in sealed container since they are liable to explode; Baby bottles fitted with a screw cap or teat are considered to be sealed containers.
• Use the wide mouthed container to cook liquid, and the cooked liquid should not be removed out immediately. Several moments should be waited before removing. In order to avoid possible hazards caused by delayed eruptive boiling of liquids.
• Potatoes, sausage and chestnut should be peeled or pierced before cooking. Eggs in their shell, whole hard boiled eggs should not be heated in microwave ovens since they may explode, even after microwave heating has ended.
• The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars are to be stirred or shaken and the temperature is to be checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its service agent or a qualified technician in order to avoid a shock hazard.
• After cooking, the container is very hot. Using gloves to take out the food and avoid steam burns by directing steam away from the face and hands.
• Slowly lift the furthest edge of dishes cover and microwave plastic wrap and carefully open popcorn and oven cooking bags away from the face.

To prevent the turntable from breaking:

• Let the turntable cool down before cleaning.
• Do not place hot foods or utensils on the cold turntable.
• Do not place frozen foods or utensils on the hot turntable.

General Instructions

• Make sure the utensils do not touch the interior walls during cooking. Only use utensils that are suitable for use in microwave ovens. Do not store food or any other things inside the oven.
• Do not operate the oven without any liquid or food inside the oven. This would do damage the oven.
• When the appliance is operated in the combination mode, children should only use the oven under adult supervision due to the temperatures generated.
• Any accessories not recommended by the manufacturer may cause injuries to persons.
• Do not use outdoors.
• If the door or door seals are damaged or the oven is malfunctioned, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person;
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The appliances are not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote control system.
• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications, such as: Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; Farm houses; By clients in hotels, motels and other residential environments; Bed and breakfast type environments.
• 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.
• 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.
  A steam cleaner is not to be used.
• The door or the outer surface may get hot when the appliance is operating.
• During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the oven.

OVERVIEW AND CONTROL PANEL

OPERATION AND FUNCTIONS

The LED flashes 3 times when plugged in power supply. Then it flashes "::", prompting you to input the cooking menu and time.

1. Auto reminder

When your preset cooking procedure have finished, the LED Display will show End and three beeps sound will be heard to prompt you to take out food. If you do not press Pause. Cancel button once or open the door, the beep will be sounded at an interval of 3 minutes.

2. Clock setting

Preset.Clock.Defrost button make it available for you to input current or preset time when ":" flashes onto LED display after plugged in, or try to skip it over to continue if unnecessary.

Example: to set 12:30

	Steps Display
1	After power-up, the colon flashes	:
2	Hold Preset.Clock.Defrost button three seconds	0:00
3	Turn Auto Cooking/Time.Weight knob to set exact hours.	12:00
4	Press Preset.Clock.Defrost button once again.	12:00
5	Turn Auto Cooking/Time.Weight knob to set exact minutes.	12:30
6	Press Preset.Clock.Defrost button once again or wait for 5 seconds, and the numbers will go steadily.

3. Microwave power and grill cooking

This function is for cooking or grilling food. Press Micro Power.Grill/Combi button, LED cycles to show 100P-80P-60P-40P-20P-G-C.1-C.2

100P	High power-100% microwave power. Applicable for quick and thorough cooking
80P	Medium High power-80% microwave power. Applicable for medium express cooking
60P	Medium power-60% microwave power. Applicable for steaming food
40P	Medium Low power-40% microwave power. Applicable for defrosting food
20P	Low power-20% microwave power. Applicable for keeping warm
G	Grill, the heat element will be energized during operation time. Which is applicable for rolling thin meats or pork, sausage, chicken wing as good brown color can be obtained
C1	Combination of Grill and microwave cooking. 30% of time microwave output and 70% of time grilling
C2	Combination of Grill and microwave cooking. 55% of time microwave output and 45% of time grilling

Important notes:

• Never operate the oven empty.
• If you turn the food during operation, press the Instant.Start button once and the preset cooking procedure will continue.
• If you intend to remove the food before the preset time, you must press Pause. Cancel button once to clear the preset procedure to avoid unintended operation of next time use.

Example: To cook at P80 for 10 minutes.

	Steps Display
1	After power-up, the colon flashes	:
2	Select the desired microwave power by pressing Micro Power.Grill/Combi button consecutively	80P
3	Set cooking time by turning Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob	10:00
4	Press Instant. Start button and LED will count down to show running time.

Note: You may change the cooking time during cooking. And it is recommended turning the food halfway, after you turn the food. Press Instant.Start button once to continue.

4. Defrost

This function use for defrost food; press the Preset.Clock.Defrost button and the LED display will cycle to show d.1 d.2 d.3.

d.1	For defrosting meat, the weight range from 0.1 to 2.0 kg.
d.2	For defrosting poultry, the weight range from 0.2 to 3.0kg.
d.3	For defrosting seafood, the weight range from 0.1 to 0.9kg.

Important notes:

It is necessary to turn over the food during operation to obtain uniform effect.
Usually defrosting will need longer time than that of cooking the food.
- If the food can be cut by knife, the defrosting process can be considered completed.
- Microwave penetrates around 4cm into most food
- Defrosted food should be consumed as soon as possible, it is not advised to put back to fridge and freeze again.

Example: To defrost 0.4kg poultry

	Steps Display
1	After power-up, the colon flashes	:
2	Press Preset.Clock.Defrost button to set the food kind.	d.2
3	Turn Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob to set the defrost weight	0.4
4	Start cooking by pressing Instant.Start button	5:16
5	In half way during defrosting 3 beep sound will be heard two times to prompt you turn over the food. Open the door and turn over the food. Then close the door. Press Instant.Start button again to continue defrosting

5. Auto cooking

The oven has default cooking menu for simple operation. When the LED flash colon, turn the knob in a anticlockwise direction and LED will cycle to show A.1,A.2 ....... A.12. After setting auto cooking menu, pressing Enter button is available to set the cooking weight.

Choose the appropriate menu according to the food type and weight and strictly observe the directions in below table, otherwise the cooking effect will be largely influenced.

Display Foed Weight
A.1	Popcorn All together there are two choices (3.0 Oz and 3.5 Oz)
A.2	Potato All together there are two choices (0.45 kg and 0.65 kg)
A.3	Vegetable All together there are five choices (0.1 0.2-----0.5 kg)
A.4	Meat All together there are six choices (0.2 0.3-----0.7 kg)
A.5	Fish All together there are six choices (0.2 0.3-----0.7 kg)
A.6	Chicken All together there are six choices (0.2 0.3-----0.7 kg)
A.7	Reheat All together there are five choices (0.2 0.4-----1.0 kg)
A.8	Beverage All together there are two choices (250 ml and 500 ml)
A.9	Rice All together there are five choices (0.1 0.2-----0.5 kg)
A.10	Pasta All together there are five choices (0.1 0.2-----0.5kg)
A.11	Bread All together there are five choices (0.1 0.2-----0.5 kg)
A.12	Pizza All together there are two choices (1 share and 2 share)

Important notes:

• In standby state, turn the knob in anticlockwise direction firstly to enter setting auto cooking state, if the knob is turned in clockwise direction firstly, it will enter time setting, and its default model is 100% micro power.
• The temperature of food before cooking would be 20-25. Higher or lower temperature of the food before cooking would require increase or decrease of cooking time.
• The temperature, weight and shape of food will largely influence the cooking effect. If any deviation has been found to the factor noted on above menu, you can adjust the cooking time for best result.

Example: Steam 0.4kg fish

	Steps Display
1	After power-up, the colon flashes	:
2	Turn the knob in anticlockwise to set the desired cooking menu	A.5
3	Press Enter button to affirm	A.5
4	Turn Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob to set the weight	0.4
5	Start cooking by pressing Instant.Start button	10:00

6. Automatic starting (delayed function)

If you do not want the menu to be started immediately, you can preset the cooking menu and time and the preset menu will be automatically started at your set time. The setting will consist of 2 steps:

1 Setting the current Clock;
2 Setting the cooking menu and time.

Example: Now it is 12:30 Clock, if you hope that the microwave oven will automatically start cooking with 100P microwave power for 9 minutes and 30 seconds at 14:20

	Steps Display
1	After power-up, the colon flashes	:
1.1	Hold Preset.Clock.Defrost button three seconds	0:00
1.2	Set hours by turning Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob	12:00
1.3	Press Preset.Clock.Defrost button again to confirm hours	12:00
1.4	Set minutes by turning Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob	12:30
1.5	Press Preset.Clock.Defrost button once or waiting for 5 seconds, and the numbers will go steady.	12:30
2	Set the cooking menu and time
2.1	Select cooking power by pressing Micro Power. Grill/Combi button	100P
2.2	Turn Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob to set cooking time	9:30
2.3	Press and hold Preset.Clock.Defrost button for 3 seconds to return to current clock.
3	Set the time you expect to start. Repeat the steps of 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
4	Press Preset.Clock.Defrost button to confirm the delayed menu. Now the program has been activated. And the menu will be started at 14:20.
5	You may check the preset starting time by pressing Preset.Clock.Defrost button.

7. Multi-sequence cooking

To obtain best cooking result, some recipes call for different cook mode and time. You may program your personalized menu as follow:

Example: You want cook food with 100P microwave for 3 minutes then grill for 9 minutes. This is 2 sequence setting.

	Steps Display
1	100P microwave for 3min
1.1	Press Micro Power. Grill/Combi button to select power level.	100P
1.2	Turn Auto Cooking/Time. Weight knob to set cooking time.	3:00
2	Grill for 9min
2.1	Press Micro Power.Grill/Combi button to select desired grill menu	G
2.2	Turn Auto Cooking /Time. Weight knob to set cooking time.	9:00
3	Start cooking by pressing Instant.Start button

Important notes:

• When microwave 100 power cooking is finished, microwave oven will begin grill operation automatically.
  Max 4 sequences can be set per time, repeat the steps.

SUITABLE DISHES

It is strongly recommended to use the containers which are suitable and safe for microwave cooking. Generally speaking, the containers which are made of heat-resistant ceramic, glass or plastic are suitable for microwave cooking.

Note: Never use the metal containers for microwave cooking and combination cooking as spark is likely to occur. You can take the reference of below table.

Material of container	Mikro Grill Combi Notes
Heat-resistant ceramic	Yes Yes Yes			Never use the ceramics which are decorated with metal rim or glazed
Heat-resistant plastic	Yes No No			Can not be used for long time microwave cooking
Heat-resistant glass	Yes Yes Yes
Plastic film Yes No No				It should not be used when cooking meat or chops as the over-temperature may do damage to the film
Grill rack No Yes Yes
Metal container	No No No			It should not be used in microwave oven. Microwave can not penetrate through metal.
Iacquer No No No				Poor heat-resistant. Can not be used for High-temperature cooking
Bamboo wood and paper	No No No			Poor heat-resistant. Can not be used for High-temperature cooking

COOKING TIPS

The following factors may affect the cooking result:

Food arrangement

Place thicker areas towards outside of dish, the thinner part towards the Centre and spread it evenly. Do not overlap if possible.

Cooking time length

Start cooking with a short time setting, evaluate it after it times out and extend it according to the actual need. Over cooking may result in smoke and burns.

Cooking food evenly

Food such as chicken, hamburger or steak should be turned once during cooking. Depending on the type of food, if applicable, stir it from outside to centre of dish once or twice during cooking

Allow standing time

After cooking times out, leave the food in the oven for an adequate length of time, this allows it to complete its cooking cycle and cooling it down in a gradual manner. Whether the food is done

Color and hardness of food help to determine if it is done, these include:
- Steam coming out from all parts of food, not just the edge
- Joints of poultry can be moved easily
- Pork or poultry shows no signs of blood
- Fish is opaque and can be sliced easily with a fork

Browning dish

When using a browning dish or self-heating container, always place a heat-resistant insulator such as a porcelain plate under it to prevent damage to the turntable and rotating ring.

Microwave safe plastic wrap

When cooking food with high fat content, do not allow the plastic wrap come into contact with food as it may melt

Microwave safe plastic cookware

Some microwave safe plastic cookware might not be suitable for cooking foods with high fat and sugar content. Also, the preheating time specified in the dish instruction manual must not be exceeded

CHILD LOCK FUNCTION

Use this feature to lock the control panel when you are cleaning or so that children can not use the oven unsupervised. All the buttons are rendered inoperable in this mode.

• To set child lock, press and hold Pause/Cancel button about 3 seconds.
• To cancel child lock, press and hold Pause/Cancel button about 3 seconds.

CLEANING AND CARE

• 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.
• Remove the power cord from the wall outlet before cleaning. Don't immerse the appliance in water or other fluids when cleaning.
• 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 oven should be cleaned regularly and any food deposits removed
  Details for cleaning door seals, cavities and adjacent parts.
• Never use hard detergent, gasoline, abrasive powder or metal brush to clean any part of the appliance.
• Do not remove the waveguide cover.

When the microwave oven has been used for a long time, there may be some strange odors exist in oven, Following 3 methods can get rid of them:

• Place several lemon slices in a cup, then heat with high power for 2-3 min.
• Place a cup of red tea in oven, then heat with high power.
• Put some orange peel into oven, and then heat them with high power for 1 minute.

Note: Only allow children to use the oven without supervision when adequate instructions have been given so that the child is able to use the oven in a safe way and understands the hazards of improper use;

HINTS ON DISPOSAL

According to the European waste regulation 2012/19/EU this symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it should be taken to the appropriate collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local council or your household waste disposal service.

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