omega OM30GX Microwave Oven Instruction Manual

omega OM30GX Microwave Oven

Read these instructions carefully before using your microwave oven, and keep it carefully.
If you follow the instructions, your oven will provide you with many years of good service.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY

(a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since this can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy. It is important not to break or tamper with the safety interlocks.
(b) Do not place any object between the oven front face and the door or allow soil or cleaner residue to accumulate on sealing surfaces.
(c) WARNING: If the door or door seals are damaged, the oven must not be operated until it has been repaired by a competent person.

ADDENDUM

If the apparatus is not maintained in a good state of cleanliness, its surface could be degraded and affect the lifespan of the apparatus and lead to a dangerous situation.

Specifications

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave oven energy when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

1. Warning: Liquids and other foods must not be heated in sealed containers since they are liable to explode.

2. Warning: It is hazardous for anyone other than a competent person to carry out any service or repair operation that involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy.

3. The 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 supervised or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a responsible person for their safety.

4. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children.

5. Only use utensils suitable for use in microwave ovens.

6. The oven should be cleaned regularly and any food deposits should be removed.

7. Read and follow the specific: “PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY”.

8. When heating food in plastic or paper containers, keep an eye on the oven due to the possibility of ignition.

9. If smoke is emitted, switch off or unplug the appliance and keep the door closedin order to stifle any flames.

10. Do not overcook food.

11. Do not use the oven cavity for storage purposes. Do not store items, such as bread, cookies, etc. inside the oven

12. Remove wire twist-ties and metal handles from paper or plastic containers/bags before placing them in the oven.

13. Install or locate this oven only in accordance with the installation instructions provided.

14. Eggs in the shell and whole hard-boiled eggs should not be heated in microwaveovens since they may explode, even after microwave heating has ended.

15. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
    – staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
    – by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
    – farm houses;
    – bed and breakfast type environments.

16. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

17. Do not store or use this appliance outdoors.

18. Do not use this oven near water, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

19. The temperature of accessible surfaces may be high when the appliance is operating. The surfaces are liable to get hot during use. Keep cord away from heated surface, and do not cover any vents on the oven.

20. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.

21. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a hazardous situation.

22. The contents of feeding bottles and baby food jars shall be stirred or shaken and the temperature checked before consumption, in order to avoid burns

23. Microwave heating of beverages can result in delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care must be taken when handling the container. unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

24. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. 25. The appliances are not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

25. Accessible parts may become hot during use. Young children should be kept away.

26. Steam cleaner is not to be used.

27. During use the appliance becomes hot. Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements inside the oven.

28. Only use the temperature probe recommended for this oven.(for ovens provided with a facility to use a temperature-sensing probe.)

29. WARNING: The appliance and its accessible parts become hot during use.Care should be taken to avoid touching heating elements. Children shall be kept away unless continuously supervised

30. The microwave oven must be operated with the decorative door open.(for ovens with a decorative door.)

31. The rear surface of appliance shall be placed against a wall.

32. The microwave oven shall not be placed in a cabinet unless it has been tested in a cabinet.

33. WARNING: Only allow children to use the oven without supervision when adequate instructions have been given so that the child is able to use the oven in a safe way and understands the hazards of improper use.

READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

To Reduce the Risk of Injury to Persons

DANGER

Electric Shock Hazard Touching some of the internal components can cause serious personal injury or death. Do not disassemble this appliance.

WARNING

1. A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord.
2. If a long cord set or extension cord is used:

1. The marked electrical rating of the cord set or extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance.
2. The long cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the counter top or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over unintentionally.

CLEANING

Be sure to unplug the appliance from the power supply.

1. Clean the cavity of the oven after using with a slightly damp cloth.
2. Clean the accessories in the usual way in soapy water.
3. The door frame and seal and neighbouring parts must be cleaned carefully with a damp cloth when they are dirty.
4. 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.
5. Cleaning Tip—For easier cleaning of the cavity walls that the food cooked can touch: Place half a lemon in a bowl, add 300ml (1/2 pint) water and heat on 100% microwave power for 10 minutes. Wipe the oven clean using a soft, dry cloth.

UTENSILS

CAUTION

Personal Injury Hazard
It is hazardous for anyone other than a compentent person to carry out any service or repair operation that involves the removal of a cover which gives protection against exposure to microwave energy.
See the instructions on “Materials you can use in microwave oven or to be avoided in microwave oven.” There may be certain non-metallic utensils that are not safe to use for microwaving. If in doubt, you can test the utensil in question following the procedure below.

Utensil Test:

1. Fill a microwave-safe container with 1 cup of cold water (250ml) along with the utensil in question.
2. Cook on maximum power for 1 minute.
3. Carefully feel the utensil. If the empty utensil is warm, do not use it for microwave cooking.
4. Do not exceed 1 minute cooking time.

Materials you can use in microwave oven

parts of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close to oven walls. The foil should be at least 1 inch (2.5cm) away from oven walls
Browning dish| Follow manufacturer’s instructions. The bottom of browning dish must be at least 3/16 inch (5mm) above the turntable. Incorrect usage may cause the turntable to break.
Dinnerware| Microwave-safe only. Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes.
Glass jars| Always remove lid. Use only to heat food until just warm. Most glass jars are not heat resistant and may break.
Glassware| Heat-resistant oven glassware only. Make sure there is no metallic trim. Do not use cracked or chipped dishes.
Oven cooking bags| Follow manufacturer’s instructions. Do not close with metal tie. Make slits to allow steam to escape.
Paper plates and cups| Use for short–term cooking/warming only. Do not leave oven unattended while cooking.
Paper towels| Use to cover food for reheating and absorbing fat. Use with supervision for a short-term cooking only.
Parchment paper| Use as a cover to prevent splattering or a wrap for steaming.
Plastic| Microwave-safe only. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Should be labeled “Microwave Safe”. Some plastic containers soften, as the food inside gets hot. “Boiling bags” and tightly closed plastic bags should be slit, pierced or vented as directed by package.
Plastic wrap| Microwave-safe only. Use to cover food during cooking to retain moisture. Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food.
Thermometers| Microwave-safe only (meat and candy thermometers).
Wax paper| Use as a cover to prevent splattering and retain moisture.
Aluminum tray| May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave-safe dish.
Food carton with metal handle| May cause arcing. Transfer food into microwave- safe dish.
Metal or metal trimmed utensils| Metal shields the food from microwave energy. Metal trim may cause arcing.
Metal twist ties| May cause arcing and could cause a fire in the oven.
Paper bags| May cause a fire in the oven.
Plastic foam| Plastic foam may melt or contaminate the liquid inside when exposed to high temperature.
Wood| Wood will dry out when used in the microwave oven and may split or crack

SETTING UP YOUR OVEN

Names of Oven Parts and Accessories

Remove the oven and all materials from the carton and oven cavity.
Your oven comes with the following accessories:

Glass tray                           1
Turntable ring assembly     1
Instruction Manual             1

Grill Rack ( Only be used in grill function and be placed on the glass tray )

A) Control panel
B) Turntable shaft
C) Turntable ring assembly
D) Glass tray
E) Observation window
F) Door as se m bly
G) Safety interlock system

Turntable Installation

a. Never place the glass tray upside down. The glass tray should never be restricted.
b. Both glass tray and turntable ring assembly must always be used during cooking.
c. All food and containers of food are always placed on the glass tray for cooking.
d. If glass tray or turntable ring assembly cracks or breaks, contact your nearest authorized service center.

Countertop Installation

Remove all packing material and accessories. Examine the oven for any damage such as dents or broken door. Do not install if oven is damaged.

Cabinet: Remove any protective film found on the microwave oven cabinet surface. Do not remove the light brown Mica cover that is attached to the oven cavity to protect the magnetron.

Installation

1. Select a level surface that provide enough open space for the intake and/or outlet vent
   
   (1) The minimum installation height is 85cm.
   (2) The rear surface of appliance shall be placed against a wall. Leave a minimum clearance of 30cm above the oven, a minimum clearance of 20cm is required between the oven and any adjacent walls.
   (3) Do not remove the legs from the bottom of the oven.
   (4) Blocking the intake and/or outlet openings can damage the oven.
   (5) Place the oven as far away from radios and TV as possible. Operation of microwave oven may cause interference to your radio or TV reception.

2. Plug your oven into a standard household outlet. Be sure the voltage and the frequency is the same as the voltage and the frequency on the rating label.

WARNING: Do not install oven over a range cooktop or other heat-producing appliance. If installed near or over a heat source, the oven could be damaged and the warranty would be void.
**The accessible surface may be hot during operation.

**

OPERATION INSTRUCTION

This microwave oven uses modern electronic controls to meet your cooking needs.

Clock Setting

When the microwave oven is Power On, the oven will display “0:00”, buzzer will ring once.

1. Press “ CLOCK/KITCHEN TIMER ” once. “00:00” displays.
2. Turn ” ” to adjust the hour figures, the input time should be within 0 -23(24-hour).
3. Press “ CLOCK/KITCHEN TIMER “, the minute figures will flash.
4. Turn ” ” to adjust the minute figures, the input time should be within 0–59.
5. Press “ CLOCK/KITCHEN TIMER ” to finish clock setting. “:” will flash.

Note:

1. If the clock is not set, it would not function when powered.
2. During the process of clock setting, if you press ” STOP/CLEAR “, the oven will go back to the previous status automatically.

Kitchen Timer

1. Press ” CLOCK/KITCHEN TIMER ” twice, LED will display 00:00.
2. Turn ” ” to enter the correct timer.(The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.)
3. Press ” START/+30SEC./CONFIRM ” to confirm setting.
4. When the kitchen time is reached, the buzzer will ring 5 times.

If the clock be set(24-hour system), LED will display the current time.
Note: The kitchen Time is differ from 24-hour system,Kitchen Timer is a timer.

Microwave Cooking

Press  ” Microwave ” the LED will display “P100″.Press ” Microwave ” for times or turn ” “to choose the power you want, and “P100”, “P80” “P50”, “P30” or “P10” will display for each added press. Then press “ START/+30SEC./CONFIRM ” to confirm, and turn “ ” to set cooking time from 0:05 to 95:00. Press ” START/+30SEC./CONFIRM ” again to start cooking.

Example: If you want to use 80% microwave power to cook for 20 minutes, you can operate the oven as the following steps.

1. Press ” Microwave ” once, the screen display “P100”.
2. Press “ Microwave ” once again or turn” ” to choose 80% microwave power.
3. Press “ Start/+30Sec./Confirm ” to confirm, and the screen displays “P 80”.
4. Turn ” ” to adjust the cooking time until the oven displays “20:00”
5. Press ” Start/+30Sec./Confirm” to start cooking .

NOTE: the step quantities for the adjustment time of the coding switch are as follow:
0—1 min : 5 seconds
1—5 min : 10 seconds
5—10 min : 30 seconds
10—30 min : 1 minute
30—95 min : 5 minutes

Microwave Power Chart

Grill or Combi. Cooking

Press “ Grill/Combi. ” the LED will display “G”,and press “Grill/Combi. ” for times or turn the ” ” to choose the power you want, and “G”,”C-1″or”C-2″ will display for each added press. Then press “ Start/+30Sec./Confirm ” to confirm, and turn ” ” to set cooking time from 0:05 to 95:00. Press “ Start/+30Sec./Confirm ” again to start cooking.

Example: If you want to use grill power to cook for 10 minutes, you can operate the oven as the following steps.

1. Press ” Grill/Combi. ” once, the screen display “G”.
2. Press ” Start/+30Sec./Confirm ” to confirm.
3. Turn ” ” to adjust the cooking time until the oven displays “10:00”.
4. Press ” Start/+30Sec./Confirm ” to start cooking .

Note: If half the grill time passes, the oven sounds twice, and this is normal. In order to have a better effect of grilling food, you should turn the food over, close the door, and then if no operation the oven will continue cooking.

“Grill/Combi.” Order| Pad instructions Display| Microwave Power| Grill Power
---|---|---|---
1| G| 0%| 100%
2| C-1| 55%| 45%
3| C-2| 36%| 64%

Multi-Stage Cooking

Two stages can be maximally set. If one stage is defrosting, it should be put in the first stage. The buzzer will ring once after each stage and the next stage will begin.
Note: Auto menu and preheating cannot be set as one of the multi-stage.

Example: if you want to defrost the food for 5 minutes, then to cook with 80% microwave power for 7 minutes. The steps are as following:

1. Press “Time Defrost” , the screen will display “dEF2”;
2. Turn ” ” to adjust the defrost time of 5 minutes;
3. Press “MICROWAVE” once;
4. Turn ” ” to choose 80% microwave power till “P80” display
5. Press “START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” to confirm
6. Turn ” ” to adjust the cooking time of 7 minutes
7. Press “START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” to start cooking.

Speedy Cooking

1. In waiting state, press “START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” key to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Each press on the same key can increase 30 seconds. The maximum cooking time is 95 minutes.
2. During microwave,grill and combination states, press “START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” key to cook with 100% power level for 30 seconds. Each press on the same key can increase 30 seconds.

Note: this function cannot work under defrost and auto menu cooking.

Speedy Microwave Cooking

In waiting state, turn ” ” left to choose cooking time directly then press “ START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” key to cook with 100% microwave power. This program can be set as one of multi-stage.

A-1
PIZZA| 200| 200|

100%

400| 400
A-2
Meat| 250| 250|

100%

350| 350
450| 450
A-3
Vegetable| 200| 200| 100%
300| 300
400| 400
A-4
Pasta| 50g(with 450g cold water)| 50|

80%

100g(with 800g cold water)| 100

A-5
Potato

| 200| 200| 100%
400| 400
600| 600
A-6
Fish| 250| 250|

80%

350| 350
450| 450
A-7
Beverage| 1 cup about(120ml)| 1|

100%

2 cup about(240ml)| 2
3 cup about(240ml)| 3
A-8
Popcorn| 50| 50|

100%

85| 85
100| 100

Auto Menu

1. In waiting state, turn ” ” right to choose the function wanted, and “A 1″,”A-2″,”A-3″….”A-8” will be displayed
2. Press “START/ +30 SEC./CONFIRM” to confirm the menu you need
3. Turn ” ” to choose the weight of menu,and “g” indicator will light
4. Press “START/ +30 SEC./CONFIRM” to start cooking.

Weight Defrost

1. Press “Weight Defrost “ ,the oven will display “dEF1”,.
2. Turn ” ” to select the weight of food.At the same time, “g” will lights, The weight should be 100-2000g.
3. Press “START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” key to start defrosting.

Time Defrost

1. Press ” Time Defrost “, the oven will display “dEF2”
2. Turn “ ” to select the cooking time. The maximum setting time is 95 minutes.
3. Press ” START/+30SEC./CONFIRM” key to start defrosting.

Inquiring Function

1. During cooking state, press “CLOCK/KITCHEN TIMER” to check the current time. It will be displayed for 2-3 seconds.
2. In cooking state, press “MICROWAVE”or”GRILL/ COMBI. ” , the current power will be displayed for 2-3 seconds.

Lock-out Function for Children

Lock: In waiting state, press “STOP/CLEAR” for 3 seconds, there will be a long beep denoting entering the children-lock state and the locked indicator will display if the time has been set, otherwise, the LED will display ” “.
Lock quitting: In locked state, press “STOP/CLEAR ” for 3 seconds, there will be a long “beep” denoting that the lock is released.

Specification

1. The buzzer will sound once when turning the knob at the beginning;
2. “START/+30 SEC./CONFIRM” must be pressed to continue cooking if the door is opened during cooking;
3. Once the cooking programmer has been set , “START/+30 SEC./CONFIRM” is not pressed in 1minute. The current time will be displayed. The setting will be cancelled.
4. The buzzer sounds once by efficient press, inefficient press will be no response.
5. The buzzer will sound five times to remind you when cooking is finished.

Trouble shooting

Normal

Microwave oven interfering TV recep1i0n| Radio and TV reception may be interfered when microwave oven operating. It is similar to the interference of small electrical appliances, like mixer, vacuum cleaner, and electric fan.
It is normal.
Dim 0ven light| In low power microwave cooking, oven light may become dim. It is normal.
Steam accumulating on door, hot air out of vents| i n cooking, steam may come out of food. Most will get out from vents. But some may accumulate on cool place like oven door. It is normal.
Oven started accidentally with no food in.| It is forbidden to run the unit without any food inside. It is very dangerous.
Trouble| Possi ble Cause| Remedy
---|---|---
Oven can not be started.| (1) Power cord not plugged in tightly.| Unplug. Then plug again after 10 seconds.
(2) Fuse blowing or circuit breaker works.| Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker (repaired by professional personnel of our company)
(3) Trouble with outlet| Test outlet with other electrical appliances.
Oven does not heat| (4) Door not closed well| Close door well.
Glass turntable makes noise when microwave oven operates| (5) Dirty roller rest: and oven bottom| Refer to “Maintenance of Microwave” to clean dirty parts.

The Oven should be separately collected and treated. If at any time in future you need to dispose of this product please do NOT dispose of this product with household waste.

Read User Manual Online (PDF format)

Read User Manual Online (PDF format)  >>

Download This Manual (PDF format)

Download this manual  >>