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Unsuitable utensils and materials
When cooking food in a microwave oven, you must NOT
use the following utensils and materials:
• Sealed glass jars/bottles with small openings, as they
may explode.
• General-purpose thermometers
• Silver foil/foil trays, as the microwave rays cannot
penetrate the material and the food will not cook.
• Recycled paper, as it may contain small metal splinters
that could cause sparks and/or fire.
• Closed tins/containers with tightly sealed lids, as
excess pressure may cause the tin/container to
explode.
• Metal clips and lids/film containing metallic threads
since they can cause sparks in the microwave oven
and must therefore be removed.
• Metal bowls/containers and packaging, unless they
are designed specifically for use in microwave ovens.
The microwaves are reflected and cannot penetrate
the food through the metal.
• Plates, dishes and bowls/containers with metal, gold
and silver decorations. They may break and/or cause
sparks to form in the oven compartment.
CLEANING
When cleaning the appliance, you should pay attention to
the following:
• Turn off the appliance and remove the plug from the
wall socket before cleaning.
• Clean the appliance by wiping it with a damp cloth. A
little detergent can be added if the appliance is heavily
soiled.
• Never use a scouring pad or any form of strong solvent
or abrasive cleaning agent to clean the appliance, as
those may damage the inside and outside surfaces of
the appliance.
• Make sure that no water gets into the vent holes.
• The spindle and the floor of the appliance must be
cleaned regularly so that the glass turntable rotates
freely.
• Be aware that leaving greasy residue and/or spills
on the glass turntable can cause it to overheat and
shatter.
• Clean the glass turntable and the spindle in warm
soapy water. Do not remove the mica plate (1) from the
inside of the oven!
• Tip: When the appliance has been in use for some
time, the oven compartment can begin to smell. If
the smell is not dispersed by ordinary cleaning, place
a few lemon slices in a cup and cook them in the
microwave oven at full power for 2-3 minutes. This will
effectively disperse the smell.
BEFORE GOING TO A REPAIR CENTRE
If the appliance will not start:
• Check that the plug is correctly in place in the wall
socket. If that is not the case, remove the plug, wait 10
seconds and then plug it in again.
• Check whether a fuse has blown or whether the relay
has been switched off. If it is not that, you can check
that the socket itself is working by plugging in another
device.
• Check that the oven door is closed properly. If this
is not the case, the automatic safety system via the
lock dowels (10) ensures that the appliance cannot be
started.
• Check whether the child safety lock is activated (“[ ]”
symbol appears on the display). If it is, deactivate the
child safety lock by holding down the “1 Min” and “10
Sec” buttons for 2 seconds. Check that the appliance
has been programmed correctly.
If the appliance still does not work, contact a repair
technician.
FOR UNITED KINGDOM ONLY
Plug wiring:
This product is fitted with a BS 1363 13-amp plug. If you
have to replace the fuse, only those that are ASTA or BSI
approved to BS1362 and with a rated current of 13 amps
should be used. If there is a fuse cover fitted, this cover
must be refitted after changing the fuse.
If the fuse cover is lost or damaged, the plug must not be
used. You must also check if the socket outlets in your
home fit with the plug of the appliance. If the socket outlet
in your home does not fit with the plug, the plug must
be removed and disposed of safely as insertion of the
plug into the socket is likely to cause electric hazard. A
replacement plug should be wired according to following
description.
Important
This appliance must be earthed. The wires in the cord set
are coloured
thus:
BLUE- Neutral, Brown-Live, Green& Yellow-earth (For
detachable plug only)
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:
The wire that is coloured Green& Yellow must be
connected to the terminal in the plug that is marked
The wire that is coloured blue must be connected to the
terminal that is marked with the letter N or coloured black.
The wire that is couloured brown must be connected to
the terminal that is marked with the letter L or coloured
red.