LG MAK7553W 01 Owners Manual - Page 15

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. Why won't the oven light will glow? A. There may be several reasons why the oven light will not glow. s Light bulb is burned out. s START has not been touched. Q. Does microwave energy pass through the viewing screen in the door? A. No. The holes, or ports, are made to allow light to pass; they do not let microwave energy through. Q. Why does the beep tone sound when a pad on the Control Panel is touched? A. The beep tone sounds to assure that the setting is being entered properly. Q. Will the microwave oven be damaged if it operates while empty? A. Yes. Never run it empty or without the glass tray. Q. Why do eggs sometimes pop? A. When baking, frying, or poaching eggs, the yolk may pop due to steam build up inside the yolk membrane. To prevent this, simply pierce the yolk before cooking. Never microwave eggs in the shell. Q. Why is standing time recommended after microwave cooking is over? A. After microwave cooking is finished, food keep on cooking during standing time. This standing time finishes cooking evenly throughout the food. The amount of standing time depends on the density of the food. Q. Is it possible to pop popcorn in a microwave oven? A. Yes, if using one of the two methods described below: (1) Popcorn-popping utensils designed specifically for microwave cooking. (2) Prepackaged commercial microwave popcorn that contains specific times and power outputs needed for an acceptable final product. FOLLOW EXACT DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY EACH MANUFACTURER FOR ITS POPCORN PRODUCT. DO NOT LEAVE THE OVEN UNATTENDED WHILE THE CORN IS BEING POPPED. IF CORN FAILS TO POP AFTER THE SUGGESTED TIMES, DISCONTINUE COOKING. OVERCOOKING COULD RESULT IN AN OVEN FIRE. CAUTION: NEVER USE A BROWN PAPER BAG FOR POPPING CORN. NEVER ATTEMPT TO POP LEFTOVER KERNELS. Q. Why doesn't my oven always cook as fast as the cooking guide says it should? A. Check your cooking guide again to make sure you've followed the directions correctly, and to see what might cause variations in cooking time. Cooking guide times and heat settings are suggestions, chosen to help prevent over-cooking, the most common problem in getting used to a microwave oven. Variations in the size, shape, weight and dimensions of the food could require a variation in cooking time. Use your own judgement along with the cooking guide suggestions to test for doneness, just as you would do with conventional cooking. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFENCE STATEMENT WARNING: This equipment generates and uses ISM frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with limits for ISM Equipment pursuant to part 18 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following: • Reorient the receiving antenna of the radio or television. • Relocate the microwave oven with respect to the receiver. • Move the microwave oven away from the receiver • Plug the microwave oven into a different outlet so that the microwave oven and the receiver are on different branch circuits. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modification to this microwave oven. It is the responsibility of the user to correct such interference. - 15 -