6
AVOIDING POSSIBLE EXPOSURE
TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT MICROWAVE ENERGY – READING THESE PRECAUTIONS
WILL HELP YOU TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVE ENERGY
NEVER ATTEMPT
TO USE YOUR
OVEN WITH THE
DOOR OPEN. THE
DOOR MUST BE
FULLY CLOSED
EVERY TIME YOU
OPERATE YOUR
OVEN OTHERWISE
YOU RISK
EXPOSING
YOURSELF AND
OTHERS TO
HARMFUL
MICROWAVE
ENERGY.
YOUR MICROWAVE
IS FITTED WITH
SAFETY
INTERLOCKS.
IT
IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT
THESE ARE NEVER
TAMPERED WITH!
DO NOT PLACE
ANY OBJECT
BETWEEN THE
OVEN’S DOOR AND
THE DOORWAY
(FRONT FACE).
NEVER ALLOW
DIRT, FOOD OR
CLEANER RESIDUE
TO ACCUMULATE
ON THE SEALING
SURFACES
BETWEEN THE
INSIDE OF THE
DOOR AND THE
PART OF THE
DOORWAY WHERE
IT MEETS.
YOUR MICROWAVE
HAS SEVERAL
BUILT-IN SAFETY
SWITCHES TO
ENSURE THE
POWER REMAINS
OFF WHEN THE
DOOR IS OPEN.
NEVER TAMPER
WITH THESE
SWITCHES.
NEVER TRY TO
OPERATE A
DAMAGED
MICROWAVE
OVEN. APART
FROM MAKING
SURE THAT THE
OVEN DOOR CAN
CLOSE PROPERLY,
YOU NEED TO
ALSO CHECK THAT
THERE IS NO
DAMAGE TO THE:
1) DOOR (EG.
DENTED)
2) HINGES &
LATCHES
(BROKEN OR
LOOSENED)
3) DOOR SEALS
& SEALING
SURFACES
REMEMBER THAT
YOUR
MICROWAVE
OVEN SHOULD
NOT BE
ADJUSTED OR
REPAIRED BY
ANYONE BUT A
QUALIFIED
SERVICE
TECHNICIAN.
NEVER USE THE
INTERIOR OF
YOUR
MICROWAVE
OVEN FOR
STORAGE
PURPOSES.
NEVER STORE
COMBUSTIBLE
ITEMS SUCH AS
BREAD, COOKIES,
PAPER
PRODUCTS, ETC.
INSIDE THE OVEN
TO FACILITATE
COOKING.
ACCIDENTAL
OPERATION CAN
CAUSE THESE
ITEMS TO GO ON
FIRE AND DO
DAMAGE TO YOUR
MICROWAVE,
THEREBY
PUTTING YOU AT
RISK IF YOU USE
IT WHILE IT IS
DAMAGED.
Avoiding Exposure to Microwave Energy