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OWNER’S MANUAL MICROWAVE OVEN PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE OPERATING AND KEEP IT HANDY FOR REFERENCE AT ALL TIMES. LMV2031ST LMV2031SB LMV2031SW www.lg.com MFL06317610...
Thank you for purchasing an LG microwave oven. Model No: Please record the model number and serial Serial No: number of this unit for future reference. We also suggest you record the details of your Dealer: contact with LG (LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.) concerning this unit.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 to disperse steam or smoke under Hazards or unsafe practices WARNING the hood.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • 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 •...
SPECIFICATIONS LOCATION OF MODEL GROUNDING NUMBER INSTRUCTIONS This appliance must be grounded. If an electrical To request service information or replacement parts, short circuit occurs, grounding reduces the risk of the service center will require the complete model electric shock by providing an escape wire for the number of your microwave oven.
FEATURES MICROWAVE OVEN FEATURES Door Handle Model and Serial Number Plate Metal Rack Vent Grille Door Safety Lock System Control Panel Cooking Guide Window with Glass Tray Metal Shield Cooktop/Countertop Light Serivce call Grease Filter WARNING: Do not operate the oven when empty or without the glass tray. It is best to leave a glass of water in the oven when not in use.
FEATURES OVEN CONTROL PANEL Your microwave oven control panel lets you select the desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the necessary Command pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number pads located on the control panel.
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FEATURES 1. Display. The Display includes a clock and 11. Clock. Touch this button to enter the time of day. indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and cooking functions selected. 12. Timer. Touch this button to start the kitchen timer. 2.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN LEARN ABOUT YOUR GLASS TOUCH CONTROLLER MICROWAVE OVEN - Touch the middle of letter or number to activate. - If you touch the button with a fingernail or fingertip, This section discusses the concepts behind microwave the controller may not sense it is being touched.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN VENT ON/OFF LIGHT HI/LOW/OFF The vent removes steam and other vapors from This button on the controller controls the cooktop the surface cooking area. light. Example: To set the Lamp for ON 1. Touch Vent On/Off. 1.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING AT HIGH COOK POWER MULTI-STAGE COOKING Example: To cook food for 8 minutes 30 seconds. For best results, some recipes call for different power levels during different stages of a cook cycle. You can program your oven to switch from one power to 8 3 0 1.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING GUIDE FOR LOWER POWER LEVELS The 10 power levels in addition to HIGH allow you to choose the best power level for the food you are cooking. Below are listed all the power levels, examples of foods best cooked at each level, and the amount of microwave power you are using.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR POPCORN SENSOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Sensor Popcorn lets you pop 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 ounce bags of commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Used to cook foods without selecting cooking times Pop only one package at a time. If you are using a and power levels.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SENSOR COOK SENSOR REHEAT Using Cook lets you heat common microwave prepared Reheat lets you heat foods without needing to foods without needing to program times and Cook program times and Power Levels. Powers. Sensor Cook has preset Power Levels for 13 Reheat has preset Power Levels for 6 categories.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN COOKING GUIDE FOR SENSOR POPCORN RECOMMENDED CATEGORY DIRECTIONS AMOUNTS Sensor Popcorn lets you pop commercially packaged microwave popcorn. Pop only one package at a time. POPCORN 2.0 - 3.5 oz. For best results, use a fresh bag of popcorn. Place a bag of prepackaged microwave popcorn on the center of the glass tray.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN MELT TIMER The oven uses low power to melt foods (butter or You can use your microwave oven as a timer. Use margarine, chocolate, marshmallows, or processed the Timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds. cheese food.) See the following table.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN SOFTEN TABLE DIRECTION AMOUNT CATEGORY CODE START TEMP. Unwrap and place in a microwave safe dish 1, 2 or 3 sticks on the rack over the glass tray. Butter will Butter Refrigerated (4 oz. / 1 stick) be at room temperature and ready for use in a recipe.
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN DEFROST DEFROST TABLE Four defrost choices are preset in the oven. The Defrost CATEGORY FOOD feature provides you with the best defrosting method Beef for frozen foods, because the oven automatically sets Ground beef, Round steak, Cubes for stew, the defrosting times for each food item according to DEF 1 Tenderloin steak, Pot roast, Rib roast,...
USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN TIME DEFROST METAL RACK Time defrost feature allows you to enter time to defrost. CAUTION Example: defrost 2 minutes 1. Touch Defrost 3 times. To avoid risk of property damage: Do not use the rack to pop popcorn. 2 0 0 2.
COOKING TIPS GETTING THE BEST COOKING • Turn over foods like pork chops, baking potatoes, 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 •...
COOKING TIPS MEAT APPETIZERS/SAUCES/SOUPS Cooking Meat: General Directions Cooking Appetizers: Tips and Techniques • Prepare the meat for cooking. - Defrost completely. Recommended - Trim off excess fat to avoid splattering. • Crisp crackers, such as melba toast, shredded wheat - Place the meat, fat side down, on a microwavable and crisp rye crackers are best for microwave use.
COOKING TIPS MEAT COOKING TABLE POWER COOKING TIME MEAT DIRECTIONS LEVEL BEEF Hamburgers, Form patties with depression in center of each. Fresh or Place on microwavable roast rack. Brush with browning defrosted agent, if desired. Cover with waxed paper. (4 oz. each) Turn over halfway through cooking.
COOKING TIPS POULTRY Cooking Poultry: General Directions • Prepare the poultry for cooking. • The poultry is done when it is no longer pink and the - Defrost completely. juices run clear. When done, the temperature in the - Arrange poultry pieces with thicker pieces at the thigh meat should be 180-185°F.
COOKING TIPS PASTA AND RICE Microwave cooking and conventional cooking of pasta, There is no stirring needed and leftover pasta tastes rice, and cereal require about the same amount of just like fresh cooked when reheated in the microwave oven. time, but the microwave is a more convenient method because you can cook and serve in the same dish.
6 to 12 months, and more often if necessary. The charcoal filter cannot be cleaned. To order a new charcoal filter, call 1-800-243-0000 or go to www.lg.com/us/support/ parts-accessories. 1. Turn the power off at the main power supply and wear gloves 2.
MAINTENANCE OVEN LIGHT REPLACEMENT 4. Remove the old filter. 1. Unplug the oven or turn off power at the main power supply and wear gloves. 2. Remove the vent cover mounting screw. (1 outside screws) 3. Slide vent grille left, then lift out to remove. 5.
COOKING UTENSILS MICROWAVE UTENSIL GUIDE DO NOT USE OVENPROOF GLASS (treated for high METAL UTENSILS: intensity heat): Metal shields the food from microwave energy and produces Utility dishes, loaf dishes, pie plates, uneven cooking. Also avoid metal skewers, thermometers or foil cake plates, liquid measuring cups, trays.Metal utensils can cause arcing, which can damage your casseroles and bowls without metallic...
FAQS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. Can I use a rack in my microwave oven so that I may reheat or cook on two levels at a time? A. Only use the rack that is supplied with your rmicrowave oven. Use of any other rack can result in poor cooking performance and/or arcing and may damage your oven.
TROUBLESHOOTING BEFORE CALLING FOR SERVICE If food cooks unevenly: Check the following list to be sure a service call • be sure food is evenly shaped. is really necessary. A quick review of this • be sure food is completely defrosted before cooking. manual as well as the additional information in •...
LIMITED WARRANTY – USA LG Electronics Inc. will repair or replace your product, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warranty period set forth below, effective from the date of original consumer purchase of the product.