Zanussi ZNF21X User manual

Microwave
Oven
User
Manual
ZANUSSI
Model
ZNF21X

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Thank you for selecting our appliance
We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that you
will consider our brand
again when purchasing household appliances.
Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product life
cycle as a reference
document. The user manual should be passed on to any future owner of the
appliance.
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Contents
Microwave safety............................................................................................................... 3
The advantages of microwaves........................................................................................ 4
Description of your oven................................................................................................... 5
Accessories ................................................................................................................... 6
Basic settings .................................................................................................................... 7
Setting the clock ............................................................................................................ 7
Child lock....................................................................................................................... 7
Basic functions.................................................................................................................. 8
Microwaves.................................................................................................................... 8
Grill................................................................................................................................ 8
Microwaves + Grill ......................................................................................................... 8
When the oven is working................................................................................................. 9
Interrupting a cooking cycle ........................................................................................... 9
Altering parameters........................................................................................................ 9
Cancelling a cooking cycle............................................................................................. 9
End of a cooking cycle................................................................................................... 9
Cooking with a microwave oven....................................................................................... 10
Cooking with the grill ........................................................................................................ 12
What kind of ovenware can be used?.............................................................................. 14
Microwave function........................................................................................................ 14
Grill and Hot-Air functions.............................................................................................. 14
Combined functions....................................................................................................... 14
Aluminium containers and foil........................................................................................ 14
Lids................................................................................................................................ 15
Oven Cleaning and Maintenance...................................................................................... 16
Front surface.................................................................................................................. 16
Oven interior.................................................................................................................. 16
Oven ceiling................................................................................................................... 17
Accessories ................................................................................................................... 17
What should I do if the oven doesn’t work? .................................................................... 18
Substitution of light bulb................................................................................................. 19
Technical characteristics.................................................................................................. 20
Description of Functions ................................................................................................ 20
Specifications................................................................................................................. 20
Installation instructions .................................................................................................... 21
Before installation .......................................................................................................... 21
Electrical Installation...................................................................................................... 21
After installation ............................................................................................................. 22
Installation.......................................................................................................................... 25

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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.
During use the appliance becomes
hot. Care should be taken to avoid
touching heating elements inside the
oven.
Warning! Accessible parts may
become hot during use. Young
children should be kept away.
Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or
sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven
door glass since they can scratch the
surface, which may result in shattering
of the glass.

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Microwave safety
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.
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).

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Microwave safety
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.
Cleaning:
Warning! 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.
Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or
sharp metal scrapers to clean the oven
door glass since they can scratch the
surface, which may result in shattering
of the glass.
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”.
Repairs:
Warning –Microwaves! 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:
1. Shorter cooking times; in general
these are up to 3/4 less than the time
required for conventional cooking.
2. Ultra-fast food defrosting, thus
reducing the danger of bacterial
development.
3. Energy savings.
4. Conservation of the nutritional value of
foods due to the shorter cooking times.
5. 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, de-freezing 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;
De-freezing, 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
Function selector
Plus key
Minus key
Display window
a Operating time indicator light
b Power level indicator light
c Clock indicator Light
d Child lock indicator light
Stop key
Start key
Minus key
Power selector
Control panel
Oven’s door
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Description of your oven
Accessories
Turntable support
Turntable plate
Turntable installation
1. Place the turntable support on the
cavity Bottom.
2. Place the turntable on top of the
turntable support as shown in the
diagram. Make sure that turntable hub
is securely locked in the turntable
shaft. Never place the turntable upside
down.
Both turntable and turntable support
must always be used during cooking.
All food and containers of food are
always placed on this turntable for
cooking.
This turntable rotates clockwise and
anticlockwise; this is normal.
High Grill
Low Grill

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Basic settings
Setting the clock
After your microwave oven is first plugged-
in or after a power failure, the clock
display will flash to indicate that the time
shown is not correct. Before using the
microwave oven, adjust the clock through
the procedure described below but starting
on Step 3.
To set the clock, proceed as follows:
1. Press the “+” key until the Clock
Indicator Light starts to flash.
2. Press the OK key.
3. Press “+” and “–” keys to set the
correct hour value.
4. Press the OK key to validate the hour
value. The minute numbers will start to
flash.
5. Press “+” and “–” keys to set the
correct minute value.
6. To finish, press the OK key again.
Child lock
The oven functioning can be blocked (for
example to stop it being used by children).
1. To Block the oven, press the Stop key
for 3 seconds. When a key is pressed
the display shows a Key symbol and
the oven performs no function.
2. To unblock the oven press again the
Stop key for 3 seconds.