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Website: http://us.lgservice.com
MICROWAVE OVEN
OWNER’S MANUAL & COOKING GUIDE
PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL
THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING.
LMV1680WW
LMV1680BB
LMV1680ST
P/NO.: MFL06317602
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Thank you for purchasing a LG microwave oven. Model No: Please record the model number and serial number of this unit for future reference. We also Serial No: suggest you record the details of your contact Dealer: with LG (LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) concerning this unit. Dealer Phone No: Staple your receipt here as proof of purchase. Customer Relations LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. Service Division Bldg. #3 201 James Record Rd. Huntsville, AL 35824-0126 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSU
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Popcorn Table .................................................14 PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE Hot Warter .......................................................14 EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE Hot Warter Table .............................................14 ENERGY...............................................................2 Auto Cook ........................................................15 Auto Cook Table ...............................................15 TABLE OF CONTE
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SAFETY IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The safety instructions below will tell you how to use your oven and avoid harm to yourself or damage to your oven. • Turn the fan on in case of steam or smoke under WARNING - To reduce the risk of w the hood. Keep area under the hood properly burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or ventilated at all times. Turn off cooking equipment exposure to excessive microwave energy. in case of fire, or if flames or flare-up occurs. • Read all the
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SAFETY • To avoid improperly cooking some foods. • Install or locate this appliance only in accordance - Do not heat any types of baby bottles or baby with the provided installation instructions. food. Uneven heating may occur and possibly • This appliance should be serviced only by qualified cause personal injury. service personnel. Contact the nearest authorized - Do not heat small-necked containers, such as service facility for examination, repair, or adjustment. syrup bottles. • Liquids, s
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INFORMATION Please read this owner’s manual. It will tell you how GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS to use all the fine features of this microwave oven. This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of LOCATION OF MODEL NUMBER electric shock by providing an escape wire for the To request service information or replacement parts, electric current. The cord for this appliance has a the service center will require the complete model grounding wire with a g
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INFORMATION MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES - 7 -
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INFORMATION OVEN CONTROL PANEL 1 2 12 3 13 4 14 5 15 16 6 7 17 18 8 19 9 20 10 21 22 11 23 24 - 8 -
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INFORMATION 1. DISPLAY: The Display includes a clock and 14. MELT: Touch this pad to melt butter or margarine, indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time chocolate,cheese,marshmallow. settings and cooking functions selected. 15. SOFTEN: Touch this pad to soften butter,ice 2. COOK: Touch this pad to cook fresh vegetable, cream,cream cheese,frozen juice. frozen vegetable,rice, or casserole s. 16. HOLD WARM: Touch this pad to keep hot, 3. REHEAT: Touch this pad to reheat dinner cooked foods
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OPERATION LEARN ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN This section discusses the concepts behind microwave cooking and introduces you to the basics you need to know to operate your microwave oven. Please read this information before use. CLOCK VENT HI/LOW/OFF The VENT moves steam and other Example: To set 8:00 AM. vapors from the surface cooking. VENT Touch VENT once for High fan speed, HI/LOW/OFF twice for Low fan speed, or a three 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. times to turn the fan off. NOTE: If the temperature
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OPER OPER OPERA A ATION TION TION EZ - ON COOKING AT LOWER POWER LEVELS A time-saving pad, this simplified control lets you quickly set and start microwave cooking without the HIGH power cooking does not always give you the need to touch START/ENTER. best results with foods that need slower cooking, such Example: To cook for 2 minutes. as roasts, baked goods, or custards. Your oven has 9 power settings in addition to “HIGH”. Touch EZ - ON 4 times. The oven begins cooking EZ - ON Example: To co
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OPERATION COOK TIME COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER For best results, some recipes call for different cook POWER LEVELS powers during different stages of a cook cycle. You can program your oven to switch from one power The nine power levels in addition to “HIGH” allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. level to another for up to 2 stages. Example: To cook for 2 minutes with 70% POWER MICROWAVE USE power in the first stage and cook for 5 minutes LEVEL OUTPUT with 80% power
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OPERATION HOLD WARM QUICK DEFROST You can keep cooked food warm in your microwave Example: To defrost 1lb ground beef. oven for up to 99 minutes 99 seconds. You can use HOLD WARM by itself or to follow a cooking cycle QUICK 1. Touch QUICK DEFROST. automatically. DEFROST NOTE: The oven will start automatically. Example: To use the hold warm. MELT 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. Melt provides four preset categories for melt. Butter, Chocolate, Cheese, Marshmallows. Example: To Melt 16 oz Cheese. HOLD 2. To
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OPERATION MELT TABLE POPCORN POPCORN lets you pop 3.0, and 3.5 ounce bags Touch pad number Touch pad Category of commercially packaged microwave popcorn. times 1 2 3 Pop only one package at a time. If you are using a microwave popcorn popper, follow manufacturer’s Butter 1 1 stick 2 sticks 3 sticks instructions. _ Chocolate 4 oz 8 oz 2 POPCORN TABLE _ 3 Cheese 8 oz 16 oz Bag size-ounces 3.5 3.0 _ Marshmallows 4 5 oz 10 oz Touch pad times 1 2 SOFTEN TABLE Example: To pop a 3.5 oz. bag. Touch
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OPERATION AUTO TOUCH This function lets you cook foods without needing to program times and cook power. AUTO COOK provides four categories for cooking. AUTO COOK AUTO COOK TABLE Example: To cook 2 cups of Rice. Touch pad number Touch pad Category times 1 2 3 4 1 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups 4 cups 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups 4 cups 2 _ _ 1 cup 2 cups 3 2. Touch COOK pad three times. COOK 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups 4 cups 4 3. Enter quantity/servings. 2 4. Touch START/ENTER. NOTE: After 4 se
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OPERATION AUTO REHEAT AUTO REHEAT TABLE provides four preset categories. AUTO REHEAT Example: To reheat 3 cups of Casserole. Touch pad number Touch pad Category times 1 2 3 4 1 2 _ _ 1 1. Touch STOP/CLEAR. serving servings 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups 4 cups 2 2. Touch REHEAT pad three times. REHEAT 3 1 cup 2 cups 3 cups 4 cups 1 2 3 4 4 piece pieces pieces pieces 3. Enter quantity/servings. 3 4. Touch START/ENTER. NOTE: After 4 seconds, the oven will start automatically. When the cook time is over
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OPERATION AUTO DEFROST Three defrost choices are preset in the oven. The EQUIVALENT NUMBER AFTER DECIMAL defrost feature provides you with the best defrosting OUNCE WEIGHT method for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets the defrosting times for each food 1.6 .10 item according to the weight you enter. For added 3.2 .20 convenience, the AUTO DEFROST includes a built-in 4.0 .25 One-Quarter Pound tone mechanism that reminds you to check, turn over, 4.8 .30 separate, or rearrange the f
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OPERATION DEFROST CHART Meat setting FOOD SETTING AT BEEP SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BEEF Meat of irregular shape and large, fatty cuts of meat should have the narrow or fatty areas shielded with foil at the beginning of a defrost sequence. Ground beef MEAT Remove thawed portions with Do not defrost less than 1/4 lb. (bulk) fork. Turn over. Return Freeze in doughnut shape. remainder to oven. Ground beef MEAT Separate and rearrange. Do not defrost less than two oz.patties. (patties) Depress center w
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OPERATION DEFROST CHART (continued) Poultry setting FOOD SETTING SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS AT BEEP CHICKEN POULTRY Turn over (finish defrosting Place chicken breast-side-up on a microwavable breast-side down). Cover roast rack. Finish defrosting by immersing in cold warm areas with aluminum Whole water. Remove giblets when chicken is partially foil. defrosted. Turn over. Cover warm Cut-up Place on a microwavable roasting rack. areas with Finish defrosting by immersing in cold water. aluminum foil.
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COOKING • Turn over foods like pork chops, baking potatoes, GETTING THE BEST COOKING roasts, or whole cauliflower halfway through the RESULTS cooking time to expose all sides equally to microwave energy. To get the best results from your microwave oven, read • Place delicate areas of foods, such as asparagus and follow the guidelines below. tips, toward the center of the dish. • Storage Temperature: Foods taken from the freezer • Arrange unevenly shaped foods, such as chicken or refrigerator tak
