This document is an owner's manual for an LG Microwave Oven, model LMC2075**. It provides comprehensive information on operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the appliance.
Function Description:
The LG Microwave Oven is designed for heating, cooking, and drying food using microwave energy. It features various cooking functions, including manual cooking, Quick Start, Sensor Cook, Sensor Reheat, Sensor Popcorn, and Defrost. The oven is equipped with a control panel for easy selection of desired functions and settings. A Smart Diagnosis™ feature allows for remote troubleshooting by transmitting data to an LG Customer Information Center.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Model: LMC2075**
- Power Supply: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
- Rated Power Consumption: 1200 W
- Microwave Output: Max. 1200 W* (IEC 60705 RATING STANDARD)
- Frequency: 2450 MHz
- Rated Current: 10.0 A
- Overall Dimensions (W x H x D): 23 7/8" x 13 9/16" x 19 13/16" (60.6 cm x 34.4 cm x 50.3 cm)
- Oven Cavity Dimensions (W x H x D): 16 11/16" x 11 1/4" x 18 1/16" (42.4 cm x 28.6 cm x 45.9 cm)
- Capacity of Oven Cavity: 2.0 cu.ft. (0.06 m³)
- Power Levels: 11 (P-HI to P-00)
Usage Features:
- Control Panel: Features a display window, number keys, Power Level key, Timer/Clock key, Stop/Clear/Lock key, and START/Enter/+30 sec. key.
- Clock: Can be set to 12-hour or 24-hour mode.
- Child Lock: A safety feature to lock the control panel and prevent unsupervised use.
- Quick Start: Allows cooking at High power for 30-second intervals with each touch of the START/Enter/+30 sec. button, extendable up to 99 minutes 59 seconds.
- Manual Cooking: Users can manually set cooking times and power levels.
- Sensor Cook: Automatically adjusts cooking times for popular food items like potatoes, frozen vegetables, fresh vegetables, frozen entrées, bacon, oatmeal, and rice by detecting steam buildup.
- Sensor Reheat: Reheats single servings of previously cooked foods such as beverages, casseroles, dinner plates, pies, and pizza.
- Sensor Popcorn: Preprogrammed setting for popping one bag (50-100g) of microwave popcorn at a time using HI (100%) power.
- Defrost: Offers 4 preset defrost cycles for meat, poultry, fish, and bread, with reminders to check, turn over, separate, or rearrange food.
- Audible Signals: Tones sound with key presses, and melodies signal the end of timer countdowns or cooking cycles.
- Energy Saving: The display turns off when not in use (unless the time of day is set to show) to conserve energy.
- Microwave Cookware Guide: Provides guidance on suitable and unsuitable cookware materials (ovenproof glass, china, plastic, paper, aluminum foil, wood, tightly covered cookware, brown paper, flawed/chipped cookware, metal twist ties).
- Microwave Cooking Tips: Includes advice on watching food, factors affecting cooking times (temperature, density, height, moisture, bone/fat content, quantity, shape), covering food, stirring, and placing thicker portions facing outward.
- Precautions: Emphasizes safety measures such as not operating the oven empty, using microwave-safe thermometers, ensuring the turntable is in place, and avoiding cooking eggs in the shell. Specific precautions for microwaving popcorn are also provided.
Maintenance Features:
- Interior Cleaning: Food spatters and spills should be wiped up immediately with a damp cloth. Greasy spatters require a soapy cloth. The oven interior has an antibacterial coating.
- Exterior Cleaning: The outside of the oven should be cleaned with soap and water, then rinsed and dried with a soft cloth. The control panel should be wiped with a damp cloth.
- Glass Tray and Rotating Ring: These accessories are dishwasher safe and can be washed in mild, sudsy water. For heavily soiled areas, a mild cleanser and scouring sponge are recommended.
- General Cleaning Advice: Avoid abrasive cleansers, steel wool pads, gritty washcloths, and certain paper towels as they can damage surfaces. The door and door seals should be kept clean with warm, soapy water. Metal parts should be wiped frequently with a damp cloth.
- Troubleshooting Guide: Provides solutions for common operating problems such as the oven not starting, arcing/sparking, incorrect time display, unevenly cooked foods, overcooked foods, undercooked foods, and improper defrosting.