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Summary of Contents for EM-X490

Page 1: ...ons 1 Cooking Recipes Chart 9Sensor Cooking Recipes 14 Quick Reheating Chart 16 Automatic Defrost Chart 17 Care of Your Microwave Oven Questions and Answers 18 H Clean ing 19 Before Calling for Service 19 Quick Reference back cover Read these instructions carefully before use If you follow the instructions your microwave oven will provide you with many years of good service SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 2: ...en The food temperature should be tested before giving it to the baby Do not heat narrow necked containers such as syrup bottles Do not attempt to deep fry in your microwave oven as the temperature of oil cannot be controlled Do not heat cans Transfer the contents into a microwave safe dish before heating Do not use this microwave oven for commercial purposes This microwave oven is made for househ...

Page 3: ...r use corrosive chemicals or vapors in this oven As with any appliance children should use the oven only under adult supervision Do not store or use this appliance outdoors Keep the oven away from heat and water sources Exposure to heat and water can lower efficiency and lead to malfunctioning When heating water or other liquids use a wide necked container to allow air bubbles to escape freely Usi...

Page 4: ...stration at right for the inlet and or outlet vents Leave a minimum clearance of 7 5 cm above the oven Do not remove the legs from he bottom of the oven Blocking the inlet and or outlet openings can damage the oven Do not install oven over a range cooktop or other heat producing appliance Place the oven as far away from radios and T V S as possible When the cabinet is covered with a protective fil...

Page 5: ... Turntable 1 Place the roller rest on the cavity bottom 2 Place the turntable on top of the roller rest as shown in the diagram Make sure the turntable hub is securely locked in the receptacle Never place the turntable upside down The turntable rotation should never be restricted Both turntable and roller rest must always be used during cooking Roll ide All food and containers of food are always p...

Page 6: ...ve safe only Follow the manufacturer s instructions short term cooking Should be labeled Microwave Safe Some plastic containers soften as the food inside gets hot Plastic wrap Cooking Microwave safe only Use to cover food during cooking to retain moisture Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food Thermometers Cooking Microwave safe only meat and candy thermometers Wax paper Cooking Use as a cover to...

Page 7: ...4 KITCHEN TIMER EN 11 MATCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 14 7 8 9 Auto menu keypads Two ways to defrost page 11 7 8 9 FINE DEFROST For more thorough defrosting QUICK DEFROST For a faster or more prompt defrost QUICK REHEAT page 13 10 OPTION page 10 Provides five different options 11 MENU MATCH page 10 12 KITCHEN TIMER page 13 13 POWER LEVEL page 12 14 Number keypads To set timer cooking time or clock 15 Clock keyp...

Page 8: ...onds 1 START The indicator LOCK will appear in the display The clock time will reappear To cancel child lock out o Press START for 4 seconds 1 START The indicator LOCK will disappear from the display and the clock time will reappear mmm If any key is pressed except STOP CLEAR or START the letter ERROR will appear in the display for 2 seconds This feature allows for fine adjustments in cooking heat...

Page 9: ...ry Press keypad FROZEN REHEAT REHEAT 1 CASSEROLE COOK 1 REHEAT REHEAT 2 FISH FILLET COOK 2 SOUPIBEVERAGE REHEAT 3 MEAT BEEF COOK 3 preprogrammed 1 3 servings MEAT CHICKEN COOK 4 MEAT LAMB COOK 5 MEAT PORK COOK 6 POTATO COOK 7 VEGETABLE COOK 8 Emm To reheat 1 serving of macaroni and cheese 1 c1 Press REHEAT to select Reheat REHEAT category Then choose from the following l FROZEN REHEAT 2 REHEAT 3 S...

Page 10: ...nner Turkey dinner Fried chicken 2 4 pieces Soup Beverage soup coffee tea 8 24 OZ General Sensor Cooking Tips Room temperature should be below 95T 35 2 Keep the inside of oven the turntable and the outside of cooking containers dry Wipe off all spillovers Excessive humidity in the oven may result in an incorrect cooking time When cooking starts do not open the door while the selected menu scrolls ...

Page 11: ...lastic wraD comtietely Turn over at pause Let stand 10 20 minutes Arrange pieces skin side down Cover with plastic wrap com etely Turn and rearrange at pause Let stand 5 10 minutes Use LESS doneness setting for best results Tie meat with string Place meat fat side down on a roasting rack set in a dish Cover with plastic wrap completely Turn over at pause Let stand 10 20 minutes Wash scrub and pier...

Page 12: ...splay on off turning the beep sound onloff selecting the Language type you wish to display in the word prompt Press the OPTION key until the desired feature appears Following the word display instructions then press 1 2 or 3 to customize your oven The oven is initially set with word prompt display in English clock display and beep sound on Required Power Level HIGH MEDIUM LOW 800W 700W 600W Press ...

Page 13: ...m START DEF Press START The oven starts and the defrost time counts down in the display When the five beep Pause Reminder sounds open the door to separate rearrange or turn food over Close door m defrosting Press START to resume Emam To enter a weight of less than 1 kg always press O first For example to enter 0 2 kg press O and then 2 Only one digit can be entered after a decimal point If in doub...

Page 14: ...You can delay when cooking starts for up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds Power level Press keypad P loo 1OWO once P 90 90 twice P 80 80 3 times p 70 Toy 4 times P 60 60Yo 5 times p 50 Soyo 6 times P 40 40 7 times 4 p 30 30 o 8 times P 20 20YO 9 times I P lo 1OYO I 10 times I I P o 070 I 11 times I mama To cook at power level P 80 809 for 40 seconds mm Enter 40 seconds by pressing 4 and then O 2 0 Fp ...

Page 15: ...time by just pressing 2 keypads The power level is always set to P 1OO maximum power for Quick Reheating Press the QUICK REHEAT keypad and then the O key to cook for 30 seconds Press the QUICK REHEAT keypad and any other number key 1 9 to select a cooking time in minute To cook for 9 minutes for example press the 9 key To set timer for 3 minutes 1 0 Press KITCHEN TIMER KITCHEN TIMER m 2 mmm Press ...

Page 16: ...dles 1 tbsp 15 mL onion flakes 1 clove garlic minced 1 tbsp 15 mL sugar 1 tsp 5 mL Italian herb seasoning Vt tsp 1 mL salt pepper to taste 1 cup 115 g shredded mozzarella cheese Crumble beef into 2 Iitre microwave safe casserole Cook on P 1OO 2 to 4 minutes Stir to break up beef Drain Add remaining ingredients except cheese to beef Blend well Cover with casserole Iid Cook on CASSEROLE Stir once af...

Page 17: ...y white wine 1 2tsp 2 mL lemon juice 1 2CUp 125 mL sliced fresh mushrooms 2 green onions finely chopped 1 tomato peeled and diced V2 tsp 2 mL salt 6 servings Arrange fish fillets so that thick portions are toward the outer edges of 2 Iitre microwave safe casserole Dot with butter Combine wine and lemon juice and pour over fish Sprinkle with mushrooms green onions and tomato Cover with casserole li...

Page 18: ...wave safe plate sliced Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap Seafood Slit pouch and place on microwave safe Prawns crab or scallops 185g 3 5 min plate Flex pouch to mix halfway through in sauce frozen cooking time Seafood or fish casserole 450 g 4 6 min Remove from package to a microwave safe frozen casserole Cover Stir once during cooking Cooked rice pasta 1 cup 250 mL 1 2 min Heat in microwave sa...

Page 19: ...ak aparl at pause Pork Bacon Defrost in original wrapper Turn over at pause Centre should be slightly icy chops Separate and turn over at pause Ribs Turn over at pause Roasts Turn over at pause Cover ends with foil Lamb Chops Separate and turn over at pause Ribs Turn over at pause Roasts Turn over at pause Cover ends with foil Poultry Chicken whole Check for and remove any metal clamps or wires be...

Page 20: ...l not fall into one of the Auto Sensor categories and should be cooked using llme Cooking There may have been too much or not enough food to ensure proper results from Auto Sensor Cooking When cooking more than 900 g or less than 115 g of food you should use Tme Cooking FOODS Q What is wrong when baked foods have a hard dry brown spot A This is caused by overcooking Shorten cooking or reheating ti...

Page 21: ...nel and the oven front frame should be free of food or grease buildup Wipe them often with a mild detergent Then rinse and wipe dry Never use cleaning powders or rough pads After cleaning the control panel touch STOPICLEAR to clear any entries that might have been entered accidentally while cleaning the panel You can often correct operating problems yourself If your microwave oven fai Is to work p...

Page 22: ... and seconds 2 Press POWER LEVEL unti I desired power level P 1OOto P O appears in the display 3 Press START 1 Press OPTION until the desired feature appears once Word Prompt onloff twice Billboard Reset 3 times Clock onioff 4 times Beep on off 5 times Language select 2 Follow the word display instructions then press number to customize your oven For your protection in the event of theft or loss o...

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