7
ENGLISH
TECHNICAL PASSPORT
Microwave HMW 393
Dispose of all the packaging
materials such as cardboard, expanded
polystyrene and plastic wrapping in the
appropriate bins. In this way you can be
sure that the packaging materials will
be re-used.
Disposal of equipment
no longer used
According to European Directive
2002/96/EC on the management
of waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE), home electrical
appliances should not be put into the
normal systems for disposal of solid
urban waste.
Outdated appliances should be
collected separately to optimise
component material recovery and re-
cycling rates and to prevent potential
harm to human health and the
environment. The symbol of a rubbish
container superimposed by a diagonal
cross should be put on all such products
to remind people of their obligation to
have such items collected separately.
Consumers should contact their
local authorities or point of sale and
request information on the appropriate
places to leave their old home electrical
appliances.
Before disposing of your appliance,
render it non-usable by pulling out the
power cable, cutting this and disposing
of it.
5. BEFORE USING YOUR
APPLIANCE FOR THE
FIRST TIME
5.1 Advantages of the
microwaves
In conventional ovens, heat radiated
by electrical elements or gas burners
slowly penetrates the food from outside
to inside. On account of this major
amount of energy is wasted heating the
air, the oven components and the food
containers.
In a microwave oven, heat is
generated by the food itself and the heat
travels from inside to outside. No heat
is lost to the air, the walls of the oven
cavity or the dishes and containers (if
these are suitable for use in microwave
oven), in other words, only the food is
heated.
Microwave ovens have the following
advantages:
1. Shorter cooking times; in general
these are up to 3/4 less than the time
required for conventional cooking.
2. Ultra-fast food defrosting, thus
reducing the danger of bacterial
development.
3. Energy savings.
4. Conservation of the nutritional
value of foods due to the shorter
cooking times.
5. Easy to clean.
How a microwave oven works
In a microwave oven there
is a high tension valve called a
magnetron which converts electrical