Electrolux EMT38409AX User manual

EMT 38409 EN Microwave 2
Instruction Manual

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CONTENTS
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................3
MICROWAVE SAFETY ........................................................................................................4
THE ADVANTAGES OF MICROWAVES .............................................................................6
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR OVEN.........................................................................................7
BASIC CONTROLS..............................................................................................................9
MAIN FUNCTION...............................................................................................................11
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................16
WHEN THE OVEN IS WORKING... ...................................................................................19
DEFROSTING....................................................................................................................20
COOKING WITH THE MICROWAVE OVEN......................................................................21
COOKING WITH THE GRILL.............................................................................................24
ROASTING AND BAKING..................................................................................................26
WHAT KIND OF OVENWARE CAN BE USED? ................................................................28
OVEN CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................30
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF THE OVEN DOESN’T WORK? ..................................................31
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................33
ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS ...........................................................................................33
INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................34
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE
We recommend the use of original spare parts.
When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available.
The information can be found on the rating plate. Model, PNC, Serial Number.
Warning / Caution-Safety information.
General information and tips.
Environmental information.
Subject to change without notice.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE INSTALLATION
Check that the input voltage indicated
on the characteristics plate is the same
as the voltage of the power outlet you
are going to use.
Open the oven door and take out all
the accessories and remove the
packing material.
Do not remove the mica cover on the
ceiling of the interior! This cover stops
fat and pieces of food damaging the
microwave generator.
WARNING!
The front surface of the oven may
be wrapped with a protective film.
Before using the oven for the first
time, carefully remove this film,
starting on the inside.
Make sure that the oven is
not damaged in any way.
Check that the oven door
closes correctly and that the
interior of the door and the
front of the oven opening are
not damaged. If you find any
damage contact the
Technical Assistance
Service.
DO NOT USE THE OVEN if the power
cable or the plug are damaged, if the
oven does not function correctly or if it
has been damaged or dropped,
contact the Technical Assistance
Service.
Put the oven on a flat and stable
surface. The oven must not be put
close to any sources of heat, radios or
televisions.
During installation, make sure that the
power cable does not come into
contact with any moisture or objects
with sharp edges behind the oven.
High temperatures can damage the
cable.
AFTER INSTALLATION
The oven is equipped with a power
cable and a plug for single phase
current.
If the oven is to be installed on a
permanent basis it should be installed
by a qualified technician. In such a
case, the oven should be connected to
a circuit with an all-pole circuit breaker
with a minimum separation of 3 mm
between contacts.
WARNING: THE OVEN MUST
BE EARTHED.
The manufacturer and retailers do not
accept responsibility for any damage
that may be caused to people, animals
or property if these installation
instructions are not observed.
The oven only functions when the door
is closed correctly.
After the first use, clean the inside of
the oven and the accessories,
following the cleaning instructions
given in the section “Oven cleaning
and maintenance”.
Fit the Turntable support in the centre
of the oven cavity and put the
Turntable ring and the Turntable plate
on top, making sure they slot in.
Whenever you use the microwave, the
turntable plate and the respective
accessories must be inside and
correctly fitted. The turntable plate can
rotate in both directions.
During installation, follow the
instructions supplied separately.

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MICROWAVE SAFETY
WARNING!
Never leave the oven unwatched,
especially when using paper,
plastic or other combustible
materials. These materials can
char and may fire. FIRE RISK!
WARNING!
If you see smoke or fire, keep the
door closed in order to smother
the flames. Switch off the oven
and take the plug out of the
socket or cut off the oven power
supply.
WARNING!
Do not heat pure alcohol or
alcoholic drinks in the microwave.
FIRE RISK!
WARNING!
Do not heat liquids or other foods
in closed containers since these
may explode readily.
WARNING!
This appliance is not intended for
use by persons (including
children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or
lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person
responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
WARNING!
If the oven has a combined
function mode (microwave with
other means of heating), children
should not be allowed to use the
oven without adult supervision on
account of the high temperatures
generated.
WARNING!
The oven cannot be used if:
The door is not closed correctly;
The door hinges are damaged;
The surfaces of the contact between
the door and the oven front are
damaged;
The door window glass is damaged;
There is frequent electrical arcing
inside the oven even though there is
no metal object inside.
The oven can only be used again after
it has been repaired by a Technical
Assistance Service technician.
BEWARE!
Never heat baby foods or drinks in
bottles or jars with the teats or lids on
them. After heating the food mix or
shake well so that the heat is spread
evenly. Check the food temperature
before feeding this to the child.
DANGER OF BURNING!
To avoid food overheating or burning it
is very important not to select long
time periods or power levels that are
too high when heating small quantities
of food. For example, a bread roll can
burn after 3 minutes if the power
selected is too high.
For toasting, use just the grilling
function and watch the oven all the
time. It you use a combined function to
toast bread it will catch fire in a very
short time.
Make sure you never catch the power
cables of other electrical appliances in
the hot door or the oven. The cable
insulation may melt. Danger of short-
circuiting!
TAKE CARE WHEN HEATING
LIQUIDS!
When liquids (water, coffee, tea, milk,
etc.) are nearly at boiling point inside
the oven and are taken out suddenly,
they may spurt out of their containers.
DANGER OF INJURIES AND BURNS!
To avoid that type of situation when
heating liquids, put a teaspoon or
glass rod inside the container.
The spoon cannot
come in contact
with the cavity
walls - minimum
distance 3 cm.

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This oven is exclusively for domestic
use!
Use the oven only for preparing meals.
Avoid damaging the oven or other
dangerous situations by following
these instructions:
Do not switch on the oven without
the turntable support, the turntable
ring and the respective plate being in
place.
Never switch on the microwave when
it is empty. If there is no food inside
there may be an electrical
overcharge and the oven could be
damaged. RISK OF DAMAGE!
For carrying out oven programming
tests put a glass of water inside the
oven. The water will absorb the
microwaves and the oven will not be
damaged.
Do not cover or obstruct the
ventilation openings.
Use only dishes suitable for
microwaves. Before using dishes
and containers in the microwave,
check that these are suitable (see
the section on types of dishes).
Never remove the mica cover on the
ceiling of the oven interior! This
cover stops fat and pieces of food
damaging the microwave generator.
Do not keep any inflammable object
inside the oven as it may burn if the
oven is switched on.
Do not use the oven as a pantry.
Eggs with their shells and whole
boiled eggs must not be heated in
microwave ovens because they may
explode.
Do not use the oven for frying as it is
impossible to control the temperature
of oil heated by microwaves.
To avoid being burnt, always use
oven gloves for handling dishes and
containers and touching the oven.
Do not lean or sit on the open oven
door. This may damage the oven,
especially in the hinge zone. The
door can bear a maximum weight of
8 kg.
The turntable and the grills can bear
a maximum load of 8 kg. To avoid
damaging the oven, do not exceed
this load.
WARNING!
CLEANING:
Your microwave oven must be cleaned
regularly. All food remains must be
removed (see section on Oven
Cleaning). If the microwave oven is not
kept clean its surface may deteriorate
and this may shorten the oven’s
working life and could even result in a
dangerous situation.
The door contact surfaces (the front of
the cavity and the inside part of the
doors) must be kept very clean in
order to ensure the oven functions
correctly.
Please follow the instructions
regarding cleaning in the section
“Oven Cleaning and Maintenance”.
WARNING!
REPAIRS:
The outer protection of the oven must
not be removed. It is dangerous for
anyone not authorised by the
manufacturer to carry out any kind of
repair or maintenance work.
If the power cable is damaged it
should be substituted by the
manufacturer, authorised agents or
technicians qualified for this task in
order to avoid dangerous situations.
Furthermore, special tools are required
for this task.Repair and maintenance
work, especially of current carrying
parts, can only be carried out by
technicians authorised by the
manufacturer.

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THE ADVANTAGES OF MICROWAVES
In conventional ovens, heat radiated
by electrical elements or gas burners
slowly penetrates the food from
outside to inside. On account of this
there is a 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:
Shorter cooking times; in general
these are up to 3/4 less than the time
required for conventional cooking.
Ultra-fast food defrosting thus
reduces the danger of bacterial
development.
Energy savings.
Conservation of the nutritional value
of foods due to the shorter cooking
times.
Easy to clean.
How a microwave oven works?
In a microwave oven there is a high
tension valve called a magnetron
which converts electrical energy into
microwave energy. These
electromagnetic waves are channelled
to the interior of the oven through a
wave guide and distributed by a
metallic spreader or through a
turntable.
Inside the oven the microwaves
propagate in all directions and are
reflected by the metal walls, uniformly
penetrating the food.
Why food heats up
Most foods contain water and water
molecules vibrate when subjected to
microwaves.
The friction between molecules
produces heat which raises the
temperature of the food, defrosting it,
cooking it or keeping it hot.
Since the heat arises inside the food:
This can be cooked with little or no
liquid or fats/oils;
Defrosting, heating or cooking in a
microwave oven is quicker than in a
conventional oven;
The vitamins, minerals and
nutritional substances in the food are
conserved;
The natural colour and aroma of the
food are unchanged.
Microwaves pass through china, glass,
cardboard or plastic but do not go
through metal. For this reason, metal
containers or ones with metal parts
must not be used in a microwave
oven.
Microwaves are reflected by metal...
... but go through glass and china...
... and are absorbed by foods.

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DESCRIPTION OF YOUR OVEN
Confimation key (OK)
Cancel / Safety Block key
Start / Quick Start key
Temperature Light
Parameter selection keys
Function Lights
Minus and Plus keys
Clock/Duration Lights
Function selection keys
Power/Weight Lights
1
5
2
3
4
6
7
9
8
10
Control panel
Turntable support
Door window glass
Turntable ring
Lateral supports
Turntable plate
Catches
Rectangular Glass Tray
Hot Air Output
Rectangular Rack

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FUNCTION DESCRIPTION
Symbol
Function
Microwave
Power
Output
Foods
Microwave
200
Slow defrosting for delicate foods; keeping
food hot
400
Cooking with little heat; boiling rice
Rapid defrosting, heating baby food
600
Heating and cooking food
800
Cooking vegetables and food
Cooking and heating carefully,
Heating and cooking small portions of food
1000
Rapidly heating liquids
Grill
---
Grilling food
Microwave
+ Grill
200
Toasting food
400
Grilling poultry and meat
600
Cooking pies and cheese-topped dishes
Hot-Air
---
Roasting and baking
Microwaves
+
Hot-Air
600
Quick meat, fish and poultry roasting.
Baking cakes
Grill + Fan
---
Grilling meat and fish
Grilling poultry
Potatoes –deep-frozen, defrosting and
roasting

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BASIC CONTROLS
SETTING THE CLOCK
The clock display will flash to indicate that the time shown is not correct. To set
the clock, proceed as follows:
1. Select the Clock Symbol with the
Parameter selection keys (not
necessary if your microwave oven
is first plugged in or after a power
failure) “3”.
2. Set the hours with Plus and Minus
keys “4”.
3. Confirm the selection with the
Confirmation key “1”.
4. Set the minutes with the Plus and
Minus keys “4”.
5. Confirm the selection with the
Confirmation key “1”.
HIDING/DISPLAYING THE CLOCK
If the clock display disturbs you, you can hide it by proceeding as follows:
1. Press and hold the Confirmation
key “1”for 3 seconds. The clock
will be hidden but the dots between
the hours and the minutes will flash
once per second.
2. To show the clock again, repeat
the described procedure again.

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SAFETY BLOCKING
The oven functioning can be blocked (for example, to stop it being used by
children). Proceed as follows:
1. To block the oven, press the
Cancel key “6”for 3 seconds. You
will hear a sound signal and the
clock display will show the word
“SAFE”. The oven is blocked in this
state and cannot be used.
2. To unblock the oven, press the
Cancel key “6”again for 3 seconds.
You will hear a sound signal and
the clock display will show the time
again.
STOPPING THE ROTATING PLATE
1. To stop the rotating plate, press
Confirmation “1”and “6”Cancel
keys for 3 seconds to get the word
“PLAT OFF”in the display.
2. To start plate rotation again, repeat
the above procedure.
Note: Make sure that you press
the Confirmation key before
theCancel key.