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What to Do if You are in Doubt or Have a Problem
Becoming familiar with a new appliance always takes a little time. If
you have any of the problems listed below, try the solutions given. They
may save you the time and inconvenience of an unnecessary service
call.
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This is normal.
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Condensation inside the oven
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Air flow around the door and outer casing
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Light reflection around the door and outer casing
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Steam escaping from around the door or vents
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The food is not cooked at all
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Have you set the timer correctly and pressed the Start (
1min+) button?
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Is the door closed?
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Have you overloaded the electric circuit and caused a fuse to blow or a
breaker to be triggered.
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The food is either overcooked or undercooked
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Was the appropriate cooking length set for the type of food?
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Was an appropriate power level chosen?
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Sparking and cracking occur inside the oven (arcing)
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Have you used a dish with metal trimmings?
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Have you left a fork or other metal utensil inside the oven?
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Is aluminium foil too close to the inside walls?
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The oven causes interference with radios or televisions
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Slight interference may be observed on televisions or radios when the
oven is operating. This is normal.
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Solution: Install the oven away from televisions, radios and aerials.
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If interference is detected by the oven’s microprocessor, the display may
be reset.
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Solution: Disconnect the power plug and reconnect it. Reset the time.
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“E3” message indicates
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Prevent interior of cooking compartment from fire accident and
overheating. When interior of cooking compartment has become
overheated, cool it down enough, and make use of it under initialization
mode by pushing “
” key.
If the above guidelines do not enable you to solve the problem, take a
note of:
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The model and serial numbers, normally printed on the rear
of the oven
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Your warranty details
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A clear description of the problem
Then contact your local dealer or SAMSUNG aftersales service.
Cooking/Reheating
The following procedure explains how to cook or reheat food.
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ALWAYS check your cooking settings before leaving the oven
unattended.
Open the door. Place the food in the centre of the turntable. Close the
door. Never switch the microwave oven on when it is empty.
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If you wish to heat a dish for a short period of time at maximum
power (900W), you can also simply press the
Start
(
1min+)
button once for each minute of cooking time. The oven starts
immediately. Microwave mode can be programmed to cook food
in up to two stages.
1.
Press the POWER LEVEL(
) button.
Result:
The following indications are displayed:
(one-stage cooking)
(microwave mode)
2.
Select the appropriate power level by pressing the
POWER LEVEL(
) button again until the corresponding
output power is displayed. Refer to the power level table
below for further details.
3.
Set the cooking time by turning the dial knob.
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Example: For a cooking time of 3 minutes, 30 seconds,
turn the dial knob to the right to set 3:30.
Result:
The cooking time is displayed.
4.
Press the Start (
1min+) button.
Result:
The oven light comes on and the turntable starts
rotating. Cooking starts and when it has
finished:
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When cooking has finished, the oven will
beep and flash “0” four times. The oven will
then beep one time per minute.
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If you would like to know the current Power
Level of the oven cavity, press
Power Level
(
) button once. If you would like to change
the power level during cooking, press the power
level button twice or more times to select the
desired power level.
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