HMF251X - Microwave Oven HOOVER - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL HMF251X HOOVER

MANUEL D INSTRUCTIONS

Read these instructions carefully before using your microwave oven, and keep it carefully. If you follow the instructions, your oven will provide you with many years of good service. MODEL:

95 460mm (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since this can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to break or tamper with the safety interlocks. (b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces. (c) WARNING: If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person. ADDENDUM If the apparatus is not maintained in a good state of cleanliness, its surface could be degraded and affect the lifespan of the apparatus and lead to a dangerous situation.

HMF251X 2To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave oven energy when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including he following:

1. Warning: Liquids and other foods must not be heated

in sealed containers since they are liable to explode.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of

children less than 8 years.

5. Only use utensils suitable for use in microwave ovens.

6. The oven should be cleaned regularly and any food

deposits should be removed.

7. Read and follow the specific:"PRECAUTIONS TO

8. When heating food in plastic or paper containers,

keep an eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition.

39. If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance

and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames.

10. Do not overcook food.

11. Do not use the oven cavity for storage purposes.

Do not store items, such as bread, cookies, etc. inside the oven.

12. Remove wire twist-ties and metal handles from

paper or plastic containers/bags before placing them in the oven.

13. Install or locate this oven only in accordance with the

installation instructions provided.

14. Eggs in the shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should

not be heated in microwave ovens since they may explode, even after microwave heating has ended. 15.This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: -staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments; -by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments; -farm houses; -bed and breakfast type environments.

16. 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.

17. Do not store or use this appliance outdoors.

18. Do not use this oven near water, in a wet basement

or near a swimming pool.

19. The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high

when the appliance is operating. The surfaces are liable to get hot during use.Keep cord away from heated surface, and do not cover any vents on the oven.

21. 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. 22.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.

23. Microwave heating of beverages can result in

delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care must be taken when handling the container. 24.The appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical , sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. 25.Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. 26.The appliances are not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

27. Accessible parts may become hot during use.

Young children should be kept away. 28.Steam cleaner is not to be used. 29.During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the oven. 30.Only use the temperature probe recommended for temperature-sensing probe.) this oven.(for ovens provided with a facility to use a

531.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. 32.The microwave oven must be operated with the decorative door open.(for ovens with a decorative door.) 33.Surface of a storage cabinet can get hot.

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6To Reduce the Risk of Injury to Persons Grounding Installation DANGER Electric Shock Hazard Touching some of the internal componentscan cause serious personal injury or death.Do not disassemble this appliance. WARNING Electric Shock Hazard Improper use of the grounding can result in electric shock. Do not plug into an outlet until appliance is properly installed and grounded. This appliance must be grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces the risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. This appliance is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an outlet that is properly installed and grounded. Consult a qualified electrician or serviceman if the grounding instructions are not completely understood or if doubtexists as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. If it is necessary to use an extension cord , use only a 3-wire

1. A short power-supply cord

is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord.2. If a long cord set or extension cord isused: 1)The marked electrical rating of the cordset or extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance. 2)The extension cord must be a grounding-type 3-wire cord. 3)The long cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the counter top or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over unintentionally.

7CLEANING Be sure to unplug the appliance from the power supply.

1. Clean the cavity of the oven after using with a slightly damp

2. Clean the accessories in the usual way in soapy water.

3. The door frame and seal and neighbouring parts must be

cleaned carefully with a damp cloth when they are dirty.

4. 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.

5. Cleaning Tip---For easier cleaning of the cavity walls that the

food cooked can touch: Place half a lemon in a bowl, add 300ml (1/2 pint) water and heat on 100% microwave power for 10 minutes. Wipe the oven clean using a soft, dry cloth. UTENSILS CAUTION Personal Injury Hazard It is hazardous for anyone other than a compentent person to carry out any service or repair operation that involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy. Utensil Test:

1. Fill a microwave-safe container with 1 cup of cold

water (250ml) along with the utensil in question.

2. Cook on maximum power for 1 minute.

3. Carefully feel the utensil. If the empty utensil is

warm, do not use it for microwave cooking.

4. Do not exceed 1 minute cooking time.

See the instructions on "Materials you can use in microwave oven or to be avoided in microwave oven." There may be certain non-metallic utensils that are not safe to use for microwaving. If in doubt, you can test the utensil in question following the procedure below.

8Materials you can use in microwave oven Utensils Remarks Aluminum 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 1 inch (2.5cm) away from oven walls. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. The bottom of browning dish must be at least 3/16 inch (5mm) above the turntable. Incorrect usage may cause the turntable to break. Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer's instructions. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until just warm. Most glass jars are not heat resistant and may break. Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is no metallic trim. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not close with metal tie. Make slits to allow steam to escape. Use for short–term cooking/warming only. Do not leave oven unattended while cooking. Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use with supervision for a short-term cooking only. Use as a cover to prevent splattering or a wrap for steaming. Microwave-safe only. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Should be labeled "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. Thermometers Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers). Wax paper Use as a cover to prevent splattering and retain moisture. Browning dish Glass jars Glassware Oven cooking bags Paper plates and cups Paper towels Parchment paper Plastic Plastic wrap Dinnerware

Materials to be avoided in microwave oven Utensils Remarks Aluminum tray Food carton with metal handle Metal or metal- trimmed utensils Metal twist ties Paper bags Plastic foam Wood Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim may cause arcing. May cause a fire in the oven. Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside when exposed to high temperature. Wood will dry out when used in the microwave oven and may split or crack. May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish. May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish. May cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven. 9A) Control panel B) Turntable shaft C) Turntable ring assembly D) Glass tray E) Observation window F) Door assembly G) Safety interlock system

Names of Oven Parts and Accessories Remove the oven and all materials from the carton and oven cavity. Your oven comes with the following accessories: Glass tray 1 Turntable ring assembly 1 Instruction Manual 1 Shut off oven power if the door is opened during operation. Grill Rack( Only for Grill series )

Hub (underside) Glass tray Turntable ring assembly a. Never place the glass tray upside down. The 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 placed on the glass tray for cooking. d. If glass tray

turntable ring assembly cracks or breaks, contact your nearest authorized service center. Turntable Installation Turntable shaft 10GB Installation and connection 1.This appliance is only intended for domestic use. 2.This oven is intended for built-in use only.It is not intended for counter-top use or for use inside a cupboard.

3. Please observe the special installation instructions.

4.The appliance can be installed in a 60cm wide wall- mounted cupboard(at lease 55cm deep and 85cm off the floor). 5.The appliance is fitted with a plug and must only be connected to a properly installed earthed socket. 6.The mains voltage must correspond to the voltage specified on the rating plate. 7.The socket must be installed and connecting cable must only be replaced by a qualified electrician.If the plug is no longer to accessible following installation,an all-pole disconnecting device must be present on the installation side with a contact gap of at lease 3mm. 8.Adapters,multi-way strips and extension leads must not be used. Overloading can result in a risk of fire. The accessible surfacemay be hot during operation.

112. Microwave Cooking

This microwave oven uses modern electronic control to adjust cooking parameters to meet your needs better for cooking. When the microwave oven is electrified,the oven will display "0:00", buzzer will ring once.

2) Turn " " to adjust the hour figures, the input time should be within 0--23(24-hour)

3) Press " ", the minute figures will flash.

5) Press " " to finish clock setting. ":" will flash.

Note: 1) If the clock is not set, it would not function when powered.

2) During the process of clock setting, if you press " ", the oven

will go back to the previous status automatically.

1) Press " " to choose 12-hour or 24-hour.

OPERATION INSTRUCTION NOTE: the step quantities for the adjustment time of the coding switch are as follow: 0---1 min : 5 seconds 1---5 min : 10 seconds 5---10 min : 30 seconds 10---30 min : 1 minute 30---95 min : 5 minutes Microwave Power Chart Press Microwave Power Once Twice Thrice 4 times 5 times 80% 50% 30% 10%100%

4) Turn " " to adjust the minute figures, the input time should be within 0--59.

1) Press the " " key once, and "P100" display.

2) Press " " for times or turn " " to select the microwave

power from 100% to 10%. "P100", "P80", "P50", "P30", "P10" will display in order.

3) Press " " to confirm.

4)Turn " " to adjust the cooking time. (The time setting should be 0:05- 95:00.)

5) Press " " to start cooking.

5. Convection Cooking(With preheating funtion)

1) Press the " " key once, and "P100" display.

2) Press " " for times or turn " " to select the grill power.

Stop turning when "G-1" displays.

3) Press " " to confirm.

4)Turn " " to adjust the cooking time. (The time setting should be 0:05- 95:00.)

5) Press " " to start cooking.

Instructions Microwave Grill Display Convection

1) Press the " " key once, and " P100" display.

2) Press " " for times or turn " " to select the grill power.

Stop turning when "C-1","C-2","C-3" or "C-4" displays.

3) Press " " to confirm.

4)Turn " " to adjust the cooking time. (The time setting should be 0:05- 95:00.)

5) Press " " to start cooking.

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 The convection cooking can let you to 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. Note: Combination instructions Note: If half the grill time passes, the oven sounds twice to tell you to turn the food over. You can just leave continue working. But in order to have a better effect of grilling food, you should turn the food over, close the door, and then press" " to continue cooking. If no operation, the oven will work automatically and sound once.

136. Convection Cooking( Without pre-heating function)

7.Multi-Stage Cooking Three stages can be maximumly set. If one stages is defrosting, it should be put in the first stage. The buzzer will ring once after each stage and the next stage will begin. Note: Auto menu and preheating cannot be set as one of the multi-stage.

1) Press the " " key once, "1

2) Keep pressing " " or turn " " to select the convection function.

3) Press the " " to confirm the temperature.

4) Press the " " to start preheating.When the

preheating temperature arrives, the buzzer will sound twice to remind you to put the food into the oven. And the preheated temperature is displayed and flash.

5) Put the food into the oven and close the door.

Turn " " to adjust the cooking time. (The maximum setting time is 95 minutes.)

6) Press the " " key to start cooking.

1) Press the " " key once, "1

2) Keep pressing " " or turn " " to select the convection function.

3) Press the " " to confirm the temperature

4) Turn " " to adjust the cooking time. (The maximum setting time is 95 minutes.)

5) Press the " " key to start cooking.

Note:the temperature can be chosen from 130 degrees to 220 degrees. Note: a. Cooking time cannot be input until the preheating temperature arrives. If the temperature arrives, door must be opened to input the cooking time. b. When the preheating time is more than 30 minutes and the temperature not arrives,buzzer will sound twice to tell you to input the cooking time. If the time not input in 5 minutes, the oven will stop preheating. The buzzer sound five times and turn back to waiting states. Example: if you want to defrost the food for 5 minutes, then to cook with 80% microwave power for 7 minutes. The steps are as following: Note:the temperature can be chosen from 130 degrees to 220 degrees.

1) Press " " twice, the screen will display "d-2";

2) Turn " " to adjust the defrost time of 5 minutes;

30" flash. 30" flash.

Note: Cake menu is under convection cooking with 180 -warm-up function, and you should preheat first following the auto menu operation, when the oven reaches the temperature, it will stop working and sound to remind opening the door to put cake in, then press " " to start cooking.

1) In waiting state, turn " " right to choose the function wanted,

and "A1","A2","A3"...."A10" will be displayed.

2) Press " " to confirm the menu you need.

3) Turn " " to choose the weight of menu,and "g" indicator will light.

4) Press " " to start cooking.

5) Press " " to confirm;

6) Turn " " to adjust the cooking time of 7 minutes;

7) Press " " to start cooking.

(2) Turn " " to enter the correct time. (The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.) (3) Press " " to confirm setting. (4) When the kitchen time is reached, the buzzer will ring 5 times. If the clock has been set (24-hour system), will display the current time. Note: The kitchen Time is different from 24-hour system. Kitchen Timer is a timer. the screen

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

50(with water 450g) 100(with water 800g) 150(with water 1200g)

Display 100% 100% Preheat at 180 degrees 80% C-4 100% 80% 100% C-4 100%

10. Defrost by Weight

(1) In cooking state, press" " or " ", the current power will be displayed for 2-3 seconds. ( ) During cooking state, press " " to check the current time. It will be displayed for 2-3 seconds.

1) In waiting state, press " " key to cook with 100% power

level for 30 seconds. Each press on the same key can increase 30 seconds. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.

1) Press " " key twice, the oven will display "d-2"

2) Turn " " to select the cooking time. The maximum setting time is 95 minutes.

3) Press " " key to start defrosting.

1) Press " " pad once,the oven will display "d-1",.

3) Press " " key to start defrosting.

2) Turn " " to select the weight of food.At the same time, "g" will lights,

The weight should be 100-2000g.

2) During microwave,grill,convection and combination states, press

" " key to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Each press on the same key can increase 30 seconds. In waiting state, turn " " left to choose cooking time directly then press " " key to cook with 100% microwave power. This program can be set as one of multi-stage. Note: this function cannot work under defrost, auto menu and multi-stage cooking.

1716. Specification (1) The buzzer will sound once when turning the knob at the beginning; (2) " " must be pressed to continue cooking if the door is opened during cooking; (3) Once the cooking programme has been set , " " is not pressed in 5 minutes. The current time will be displayed. The setting will be cancelled. (4) The buzzer sounds once by efficient press, inefficient press will be no responce. (5) The buzzer will sound five times to remind you when cooking is finished.

15. Lock-out Function for Children

Lock: In waiting state, press " " for 3 seconds, there will be a long "beep" denoting entering into the children-lock state and " " indicator will light. LED will display current time or 0:00. Lock quitting: In locked state, press " " for 3 seconds, there will be a long "beep" denoting that the lock is released, and " " indicator will disapear.

18Trouble shooting It is forbidden to run the unit without any food inside. It is very dangerous. If something does trouble shooting; before seeking assistanace carry out the following checks first.

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SERVICE

If you cannot identify the cause of the operating anomaly: switch off the appliance (do not subject it to rought treatment) and contact the Assistance Service. PRODUCT SERIAL NUMBER. Where can I find it? It is important that you to inform the Assistance Service of your product code and its serial number (a 16 character code which begins with the number 3); this can be found on the guarantee certificate or on the data plate located on the appliance. It will help to avoid wasted journerys to technicians, thereby (and most significantly) saving the corresponding callout charges.

19This appliance is marked according to the European directive 2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). 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. The symbol on the product indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment Disposal must be carried out in accordance with local environmental regulations for waste disposal. For more detailed information about treatment, recovery and recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product