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USER MANUAL CHEFVOLUTION HMGI25TBUK HOOVER

Microwave Oven Owner's Manual

Please read these instructions carefully before installing and operating the oven. Record in the space below the SERIAL NO. found on the nameplate on your oven and retain this information for future reference.

By placing the mark on this product, we are confirming compliance to all relevant European safety, health and environmental requirements which are applicable in legislation for this product.

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

This appliance is labelled in accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU regarding electric and electronic appliances (WEEE). The WEEE contain both polluting substances (that can have a negative effect on the environment) and base elements (that can be reused.) It's important that the WEEE undergo speci fic treatments to correctly remove and dispose of the pollutants and recover all the materials. Individuals can play an important role in ensuring that the WEEE do not become an environmental problem; it is essential to follow a few basic rules: - The WEEE should not be treated as domestic waste; - The WEEE should be taken to dedicated collection areas managed by the town council or a registered company. In many countries, domestic collections may be available for large WEEEs. When you buy a new appliance, the old one can be returned to the vendor who must accept it free of charge as a one-off, as long as the appliance is of an equivalent type and has the same functions as the purchased appliance.

11. Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open door operation

can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to defeat or tamper with the safety interlocks.

2. Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or

cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.

3. Do not operate the oven if it is damaged. It is particularly important that the oven

door close properly and that there is no damage to the a. Door (bent), b. Hinges and latches (broken or loosened), c. Door seals and sealing surfaces.

4. The oven should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified

service personnel. CONTENTS PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY ---- 2 SPECIFICATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

2Power Consumption: 230-240V ~50Hz, 1400W (Microwave) 1000W (Grill) Rated Microwave Output: 900W Operation Frequency: 2450MHz Outside Dimensions: 483mm(W)×387mm(D)×292mm(H) Oven Cavity Dimensions: 340mm(W)×344mm(D)×220mm(H) Oven Capacity: 25Litres Cooking Uniformity: Turntable System Net Weight: Approx. 11kg If the oven fails to operate:

1. Check to ensure that the oven is plugged in securely. If it is not, remove the plug from the outlet,

wait 10 seconds, and plug it in again securely.

2. Check for a blown circuit fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker. If these seem to be operating

properly, test the outlet with another appliance.

3. Check to ensure that the control panel is programmed correctly and the timer is set.

4. Check to ensure that the door is securely closed engaging the door safety lock system. Otherwise,

the microwave energy will not flow into the oven. IF NONE OF THE ABOVE RECTIFIES THE SITUATION, THEN CONTACT A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. DO NOT TRY TO ADJUST OR REPAIR THE OVEN YOURSELF.

1. Make sure that all the packing materials are removed from the inside of the door.

2. WARNING: Check the oven for any damage, such as misaligned or bent door, damaged door seals

and sealing surface, broken or loose door hinges and latches and dents inside the cavity or on the door. If there is any damage, do not operate the oven and contact qualified service personnel.

3. This microwave oven must be placed on a flat, stable surface to hold its weight and the heaviest

food likely to be cooked in the oven.

4. Do not place the oven where heat, moisture, or high humidity are generated, or near combustible

5. For correct operation, the oven must have sufficient airflow. Allow 20cm of space above the oven,

10cm at back and 5cm at both sides. Do not cover or block any openings on the appliance. Do not remove feet.

6. Do not operate the oven without glass tray, roller support, and shaft in their proper positions.

37. Make sure that the power supply cord is undamaged and does not run under the oven or over any

hot or sharp surface.

8. The socket must be readily accessible so that it can be easily unplugged in an emergency.

9. Do not use the oven outdoors.

This appliance must be grounded. This oven is equipped with a cord having a grounding wire with a grounding plug. It must be plugged into a wall receptacle that is properly installed and grounded. In the event of an electrical short circuit, grounding reduces risk of electric shock by providing an escape wire for the electric current. It is recommended that a separate circuit serving only the oven be provided. Using a high voltage is dangerous and may result in a fire or other accident causing oven damage. WARNING Improper use of the grounding plug can result in a risk of electric shock. Note

If you have any questions about the grounding or electrical instructions, consult a qualified electrician or service person.

2. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer can accept any liability for damage to the oven or personal

injury resulting from failure to observe the electrical connection procedures. The wires in this cable main are colored in accordance with the following code: Green and Yellow = EARTH Blue = NEUTRAL Brown = LIVE Operation of the microwave oven can cause interference to your radio, TV, or similar equipment. When there is interference, it may be reduced or eliminated by taking the following measures:

1. Clean door and sealing surface of the oven.

2. Reorient the receiving antenna of radio or television.

3. Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the receiver.

4. Move the microwave oven away from the receiver.

5. Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that microwave oven and receiver are on different

branch circuits. When using electrical appliance basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:

WARNING: To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive

1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.

2. Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this manual. Do not use corrosive

chemicals or vapors in this appliance. This type of oven is specifically designed to heat, cook or dry food. It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use.

3. Do not operate the oven when empty.

4. Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly or if it has

4been damaged or dropped. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its service agent or a similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard.

5. Warning: When the appliance is operated in the combination mode, children should only use the

oven under adult supervision due to the temperatures generated.

6. WARNING: 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.

7. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:

a. When heating food in plastic or paper container, keep an eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition; b. Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before placing bag in oven. c. If smoke is observed, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closed in order to stifle any flames. d. Do not use the cavity for storage purposes. Do not leave paper products, cooking utensils or food in the cavity when not in use.

8. WARNING: Liquid or other food must not be heated in sealed containers since they are liable to

9. Microwave heating of beverage can result in delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care has to be taken

when handling the container.

10. Do not fry food in the oven. Hot oil can damage oven parts and utensils and even result in skin

11. 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.

12. Pierce foods with heavy skins such as potatoes, whole squashes, apples and chestnuts before

13. The contents of feeding bottles and baby jars should be stirred or shaken and the temperature

should be checked before serving in order to avoid burns.

14. Cooking utensils may become hot because of heat transferred from the heated food. Potholders

may be needed to handle the utensil.

15. Utensils should be checked to ensure that they are suitable for use in microwave oven.

16. WARNING: It is hazardous for anyone other than a trained person to carry out any service or repair

operation which involves the removal of any cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy.

17. This product is a Group 2 Class B ISM equipment. The definition of Group 2 which contains all ISM

(Industrial, Scientific and Medical) equipment in which radio-frequency energy is intentionally generated and/or used in the form of electromagnetic radiation for the treatment of material, and spark erosion equipment. For Class B equipment is equipment suitable for use in domestic establishments and in establishments directly connected to a low voltage power supply network which supplies buildings used for domestic purpose.

18. This 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.

19. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

20. The microwave oven is only used in freestanding.

21. WARNING: Do not install oven over a range cooktop or other heat-producing appliance. if installed

could be damaged and the warranty would be avoid .

22. The accessible surface may be hot during operation.

23. The microwave oven shall not be placed in a cabinet.

24. The door or the outer surface may get hot when the appliance is operating.

525. The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the appliance is operating.

26. The appliance shall be placed against a wall.

27. Appliance is not to be used by children or persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental

capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction

28. Children being supervised not to play with appliance

29. WARNING: If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been

repaired by a competent person

30. The instructions shall state that appliances are not intended to be operated by means of an external

timer or separate remote-control system.

31. The microwave oven is for household use only and not for commercial use.

32. Never remove the distance holder in the back or on the sides, as it ensures a minimum distance

from the wall for air circulation.

33. Please secure the turn table before you move the appliance to avoid damages.

34. Caution: It is dangerous to repair or maintain the appliance by no other than a specialist because

under these circumstances the cover have to be removed which assures protection against microwave radiation. This applies to changing the power cord or the lighting as well. Send the appliance in these cases to our service centre.

35. The microwave oven is intended for defrosting, cooking and steaming of food only.

36. Use gloves if you remove any heated food.

37. Caution! Steam will escape, when opening lids or wrapping foil.

38. 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 aged from 8 years and above and supervised.

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

61. Arrange food carefully. Place thickest areas towards outside of dish.

2. Watch cooking time. Cook for the shortest amount of time indicated and add more as needed. Food

severely overcooked can smoke or ignite.

3. Cover foods while cooking. Covers prevent spattering and help foods to cook evenly.

4. Turn foods over once during microwaving to speed cooking of such foods as chicken and

hamburgers. Large items like roasts must be turned over at least once. Rearrange foods such as meatballs halfway through cooking both from top to bottom and from the center of the dish to the outside.

1. The ideal material for a microwave utensil is transparent to microwave, it allows energy to pass

through the container and heat the food.

2. Microwave can not penetrate metal, so metal utensils or dishes with metallic trim should not be

3. Do not use recycled paper products when microwave cooking, as they may contain small metal

fragments which may cause sparks and/or fires.

4. Round /oval dishes rather than square/oblong ones are recommend, as food in corners tends to

5. Narrow strips of aluminum foil may be used to prevent overcooking of exposed areas. But be careful

don’t use too much and keep a distance of 1 inch (2.54cm) between foil and cavity. The list below is a general guide to help you select the correct utensils. Cookware Microwave Grill Combination* Heat–Resistant Glass Yes Yes Yes Non Heat–Resistant Glass No No No Heat–Resistant Ceramics Yes Yes Yes Microwave–Safe Plastic Dish Yes No No Kitchen Paper Yes No No Metal Tray No Yes No Metal Rack No Yes No Metal Tray+ Metal Rack No Yes No Aluminum Foil & Foil Container No Yes No z Combination: applicable for both "microwave+ grill", and "microwave+ convection" cooking.

71. Door Safety Lock System

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DISPLAY SCREEN Cooking time, power, indicators and present time are displayed. POWER LEVEL Press to select microwave power level. CLOCK Press to set the clock or to set food weight. GRILL Press to set a grill cooking program. MICRO+GRILL Press to set a combination cooking program. DEFROST Press to set defrosted program. PRESET Use to set preset function.

Press to set cooking time 、cooking weight or select auto-menu. START Press to start cooking program or set quick start cooking program. STOP Touch to stop cooking program or clear all previous settings before cooking starts.

Suppose you want to set the clock time 8:30.

1. Press CLOCK button.

2. Press “+ -” pad until the hour digit “8” is displayed.

3. Press START button.

4. Press “+ -” pad until the “8:30” is displayed.

5. Press START button to confirm.

Note: This is a 24-hour clock. QUICK START Use this feature to program the oven to microwave food at 100% power conveniently. In standby mode, press START in quick succession to set the cooking time. Also you can add cook time during cooking. The maximum cooking time is 10 minutes. The oven will start working automatically. MICROWAVE Microwave cooking allows you to customize cooking power and time. The longest cooking time is 95 minutes.

1. Press POWER LEVEL once and touch “+ -” pad repeatedly to select cooking power.

2. Press START pad to confirm the power.

3. Press “+ -” pad to enter cook time.

Note: You can check the power level during cooking by pressing POWER LEVEL. GRILL It is also suitable for hot sandwiches and au gratin dishes. The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. Suppose you want to program grill cooking for 12 minutes.

1. Press GRILL button.

2. Press “+ -” pad to 12:00.

MICRO+GRILL This feature allows you to combine grill and microwave cooking on two different settings. The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. During cooking, you can see the programmed setting by pressing MICRO+GRILL.

10COMBINATION COMBINATION 1: 30% of time for microwave cooking, 70% for grill cooking. COMBINATION 2: 55% of time for microwave cooking, 45% for grill cooking. Suppose you want to set combination 2 cooking for 12 minutes.

1. Press MICRO+GRILL button once.

2. Press “+ -” pad to select combination 2, “Co-2” will display.

3. Press START to confirm

4. Press “+ -” pad to enter cook time.

2. Press “+ -” pad to enter defrost time.

2. Press “+ -” pad to enter defrost time.

MENU COOK For food or the following cooking mode, it is not necessary to program the time and the cooking power. It is sufficient to indicate the type of food that you want to cook as well as the weight of this food.

6. Press “+ -” pad to enter weight or number of servings.

100g quino +200g water

3. Press “+ -” pad to set the hour digit

4. Press START to confirm

5. Press “+ -” pad to set the minute digit.

6. Press START to confirm

Note: Before using the function, please confirm the oven clock time is correct. During presetting time, you can check the appointed time by pressing pad, and cancel this program by pressing pad and Stop pad. QUICK START and DEFROST function can not set be preset.

OTHER CONVENIENT FEATURES

ECO MODE Method :press the " " button, the buzzer sends out" DE ", display is light off. Lifting method : press any button, the buzzer sends out" DE ", the system restores the original. SILENCE Method : In standby, press the " " button, the buzzer sends out" DE ", mute function has been opened, this time by all the function keys have no "DEDE" prompt tone. Lifting method : press the " " button, the buzzer sends out" DE ", mute function is closed, the system restores the original.

The child proof lock prevents unsupervised operation by little children. To set the child proof lock: In standby mode, press button for 3 seconds, then a beep will sound and the indicator light will on. In the lock state, all buttons are disabled. To cancel the child proof lock: Press button for 3 seconds, then a beep will sound and the indicator light will off. TO STOP THE OVEN WHILE THE OVEN IS OPERATING

1. Press STOP button.

15You can restart the oven by pressing START pad. Touch STOP twice to erase all instructions.

You can restart the oven by closing the door and pressing START pad. NOTE: Oven stops operating when door is opened. OVERHEATING PROTECTION When the system enters into super high temperature protection status, the digital display shows “E01” and continues to beep till the system comes back to normal condition and then press “STOP”. By placing the marking on this product, we declare, on our own responsibility, compliance to all of European safety, health and environmental requirements stated in the legislation for this product .

161. Turn off the oven and remove the power plug from the wall socket before cleaning.

2. Keep the inside of the oven clean. When food splatters or spilled liquids adhere to oven walls, wipe

with a damp cloth. Mild detergent may be used if the oven gets very dirty. Avoid the use of spray and other harsh cleaners as they may stain, streak or dull the door surface.

3. The outside surfaces should be cleaned with a damp cloth. To prevent damage to the operating

parts inside the oven, water should not be allowed to seep into the ventilation openings.

4. Wipe the door and window on both sides, the door seals and adjacent parts frequently with a damp

cloth to remove any spills or spatters. Do not use abrasive cleaner.

5. Do not allow the control panel to become wet. Clean with a soft, damp cloth. When cleaning the

control panel, leave oven door open to prevent oven from accidentally turning on.

6. If steam accumulates inside or around the outside of the oven door, wipe with a soft cloth. This may

occur when the microwave oven is operated under high humidity condition. And it is normal.

7. It is occasionally necessary to remove the glass tray for cleaning. Wash the tray in warm sudsy

water or in a dishwasher.

8. The roller ring and oven floor should be cleaned regularly to avoid excessive noise. Simply wipe the

bottom surface of the oven with mild detergent. The roller ring may be washed in mild sudsy water or dishwasher. When removing the roller ring from cavity floor for cleaning, be sure to replace in the proper position.

9. Remove odors from your oven by combining a cup of water with the juice and skin of one lemon in a

deep microwaveable bowl, microwave for 5 minutes. Wipe thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth.

10. When it becomes necessary to replace the oven light, please consult a dealer to have it replaced.

11. 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.

12. Please do not dispose this appliance into the domestic rubbish bin, it should be disposed to the

particular disposal center provided by the municipalities.

13. When the microwave oven with grill function is first used, it may produce slight smoke and smell.

This is a normal phenomenon, because the oven is made of a steel plate coated with lubricating oil, and the new oven will produce fumes and odor generated by burning the lubricating oil. This phenomenon will disappear after a period of using.

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100g quino +200g water

3. his microwave oven must be placed on a flat, stable surface to hold its weight and the heaviest food

likely to be cooked in the oven.

6. Do not operate the oven without glass tray, roller support, and shaft in their proper positions.

16Warning ENGLISH The appliance shall not be cleaned with a steam cleaner

Metallic containers for food and beverages are not allowed during microwave cooking.