Gorenje SMO-23 DGB: OWNERS INSTRUCTION MANUAL GB

OWNERS INSTRUCTION MANUAL GB

Read the Instructions carefully and Keep for Future Reference.

SPECIFICATIONS

Power consumption: ............................................................................................... 230V~50Hz,1400W

Output: ......................................................................................................................................... 900W

Grill heater: ................................................................................................................................ 1000W

Operating Frequency: ............................................................................................................ 2450MHz

Outside Dimensions: .................................................................. 483mm(W) X 278mm(H) X 378mm(D)

Oven Cavity Dimensions: ........................................................... 340mm(W) X 220mm(H) X 320mm(D)

Oven Capacity: .......................................................................................................................... 23litres

Uncrated Weight: .......................................................................................................... Approx. 14,1 kg

Noise level: ..................................................................................................................... Lc < 58 dB(A)

Radio interference

Microwave oven may cause interference to your

radio, TV, or similar equipment. When

interference occurs, it may be eliminated or

reduced by the following procedures.

a) Clean the door and sealing surface of the

oven.

b) Place the radio, TV, etc. as far away from

your microwave oven as possible.

Before you call for service

c) Use a properly installed antenna for your

1. If the oven will not perform at all, the display

radio, TV, etc. to get a strong signal

does not appear or the display disappeared:

reception.

a) Check to ensure that the oven is

plugged in securely. If it is not, remove

Installation

the plug from the outlet, wait 10

1. Make sure all the packing materials are

seconds and plug it in again securely.

removed from the inside of the door.

b) Check the premises for a blown circuit

2. Inspect the oven after unpacking for any

fuse or a tripped main circuit breaker.

visual damage such as:

If these seem to be operating properly,

- Misaligned Door

test the outlet with another appliance.

- Damaged Door

2. If the microwave power will not function:

- Dents or Holes in Door Window and

a) Check to see whether the timer is set.

Screen

b) Check to make sure that the door is

- Dents in Cavity

securely closed to engage the safety

If any of the above are visible, DO NOT

interlocks. Otherwise, the microwave

use the oven.

energy will not flow into the oven.

3. This Microwave Oven weighs 14,1 kg and

If none of the above rectify the situation,

must be placed on a horizontal surface

then contact the nearest authorized

strong enough to support this weight.

service agent.

4. The oven must be placed away from high

temperature and steam.

The appliance for household use for heating

5. DO NOT place anything on top of the oven.

food and beverages using electromagnetic

6. Keep the oven at least 8 cm away from both

energy, for indoor use only.

sidewalls and 10 cm away from rear wall to

ensure the correct ventilation.

7. DO NOT remove the turn -table drive shaft.

8. As with any appliance, close supervision is

necessary when used by children.

WARNING-THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE

EARTHED.

9. The plug socket should be within easy

the appliance by a person responsible for

reach of the power cord

their safety.

10. This oven requires 1.4 KVA for its input

 Children should be supervised to ensure

consultation with service engineer is

that they do not play with the appliance.

suggested when installing the oven.

 The oven must have sufficient air flow.

CAUTION: This oven is protected internally

Keep 8 cm space at back; 10 cm at both

by a 250V,10 Amp Fuse.

sides and 10 cms from top of the oven.

Don't remove oven's feet, do not block air

events of the oven.

IMPORTANT

 Only use utensils that are suitable for use in

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

microwave ovens.

accordance with the following code:

Green-and-yellow: Earth

 When heating food in plastic or paper

Blue: Neutral

containers, keep an eye on the oven due to

Brown: Live

the possibility of ignition;

As the colours of the wires in the mains leads

 If smoke is observed, switch off or unplug

of the appliance may not correspond with the

the appliance and keep the door closed in

coloured markings indentifying the terminals

order to stifle any flames;

in your plug, proceed as follows:

 Microwave heating of beverages can result

- The wire which is coloured green-and-

in delayed eruptive boiling, therefore care

yellow must be connected to the terminal in

must be taken when handling the container;

the plug which is marked with the letter E or

 The contents of feeding bottles and baby

by the earth symbol coloured green of

food jars shall be stirred or shaken and the

green-and-yellow.

temperature checked before consumption,

- The wire which is coloured blue must be

in order to avoid burns;

connected to the terminal which is marked

 Eggs in their shell and whole hard-boiled

with the letter N or coloured black.

eggs should not be heated in microwave

- The wire which is coloured brown must be

ovens since they may explode, even after

connected to the terminal which is marked

microwave heating has ended;

with the letter L or coloured red.

 When cleaning surfaces of door, door seal,

cavity of the oven, use only mild,

Important safety instructions

nonabrasive soaps, or detergents applied

with a sponge or soft cloth.

 WARNING: When the appliance is

 The oven should be cleaned regularly and

operated in the combination mode, children

any food deposits removed;

should only use the oven under adult

 Failure to maintain the oven in a clean

supervision due to the temperatures

condition could lead to deterioration of the

generated; (Only for the model with grill

surface that could adversely affect the life of

function)

the appliance and possibly result in a

 WARNING: If the door or door seals are

hazardous situation;

damaged, the oven must not be operated

 If the supply cord is damaged, it must be

until it has been repaired by a competent

replaced by the manufacturer, its service

person;

agent or similarly qualified persons in order

 WARNING: It is hazardous for anyone

to avoid a hazard.

other than a competent person to carry out

any service or repair operation that involves

Safety instructions for general

the removal of a cover which gives

protection against exposure to microwave

use

energy;

Listed below are, as with all appliances,

 WARNING: liquids and other foods must

certain rules to follow and safeguards to

not be heated in sealed containers since

assure top performance from this oven:

they are liable to explode.

1. Always have the glass tray, roller arms,

 WARNING: This appliance is not intended

coupling and roller track in place when

for use by persons (including children) with

operating the oven.

reduced physical, sensory or mental

2. Do not use the oven for any reason other

capabilities, or lack of experience and

than food preparation, such as for drying

knowledge, unless they have been given

clothes, paper, or any other nonfood items,

supervision or instruction concerning use of

or for sterilizing purposes.

3. Do not operate the oven when empty. This

advisable never to consume food/liquid

could damage the oven.

straight from the oven but allow it to stand

4. Do not use the oven cavity for any type of

for a few minutes and stir food/liquid to

storage, such a papers, cookbooks, etc.

distribute heat evenly.

5. Do not cook any food surrounded by a

13. Food containing a mixture of fat and water,

membrane,such as egg yolks, potatoes,

e.g.stock,should stand for 30-60 seconds in

chicken livers, etc without first being pierced

the oven after it has been turned off. This is

several times with a fork.

to allow the mixture to settle and to prevent

6. Do not insert any object into the openings

bubbling when a spoon is placed in the

on the outer case.

food/liquid or a stock cube is added.

7. Do not at any time remove parts from the

14. When preparing/cooking food/liquid and

oven such as the feet, coupling, screws,

remember that there are certain foods, e.g.

etc.

Christmas puddings, jam and mincemeat,

8. Do not cook food directly on the glass tray.

which heat up very quickly. When heating

Place food in/on proper cooking utensil

or cooking foods with a high fat or sugar

before placing in the oven.

content do not use plastic containers.

IMPORTANT-COOKWARE NOT TO USE

15. Cooking utensil may become hot because

IN YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

of heat transferred from the heated food.

- Do not use metal pans or dishes with

This is especially true if plastic wrap has

metal handles.

been covering the top and handles of the

- Do not use anything with metal trim.

utensil. Potholders may be needed to

- Do not use paper covered wire twist-ties

handle the utensil.

on plastic bags.

16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:

- Do not use melamine dishes as they

a) Do not overcook food. Carefully attend

contain a material which will absorb

microwave oven if paper, plastic, or

microwave energy. This may cause the

other combustible materials are placed

dishes to crack or char and will slow

inside the oven to facilitate cooking.

down the cooking speed.

b) Remove wire twist-ties from bags

- Do not use Centura Tableware. The

before placing bag in oven.

glaze is not suitable for microwave use.

c) If materials inside the oven should

Corelle Livingware closed handle cups

ignite, keep oven door closed, turn the

should not be used.

oven off at the wall switch, or shut off

- Do not cook in a container with a

power at the fuse or circuit breaker

restricted opening, such as a pop bottle

panel.

or salaed oil bottle, as they may explode

if heated in a microwave oven.

- Do not use conventional meat or candy

thermometers.

- There are the thermometers available

specifically for microwave cooking.

These may be used.

9. Microwave utensils should be used only in

accordance with manufacturer's

instructions.

10. Do not attempt to deep-fry foods in this

oven.

11. Please remember that a microwave oven

only heats the liquid in a container rather

than the container itself.Therefore, even

though the lid of a container is not hot to the

touch when removed from the oven, please

remember that the food/liquid inside will be

releasing the same amount of steam and/or

spitting when the lid is removed as in

conventional cooking.

12 Always test the temperature of cooked food

yourself especially if you are heating or

cooking food/liquid for babies. It is

Computer control panel

Feature diagram

1. Door Safety Lock System

2. Oven Window

3. Oven Air Vent

4. Roller Ring

5. Glass Tray

6. Control Panel

7. Grill rack

Operation Instruction

1. Setting digital clock

The oven is equipped with a digital clock, you

can choose to set the clock time in 24-hour cycle

by pressing the clock button in waiting mode.

For example: Suppose you want to set the oven

clock time to 8:30.

1. Press button.

2. Press button once.

3. Turn to set 8 hours.

4. Press button once.

5. Turn to set 30 min.

6. Press button once to confirm the

setting.

Note: You can check the time during cooking by

pressing the button.

2. Microwave cooking

For microwave cooking, just press the button a

number of times to select a cooking power level,

and then use the dial to set a desired

cooking time. The maximum cooking time is 95

minutes.

Select power level by pressing the button.

4. Grill

The longest cooking time is 95 minutes. The grill

cooking is particularly useful for thin slices of

meat, steaks, chops, kebabs, sausages of piece

of chicken. It is also suitable for hot sandwiches

and au gratin dishes.

For example, suppose you want to grill for 12

minutes.

1. Press PAUSE/CANCEL button.

2. Press GRILL button.

3. Turn the MENU/TIME to 12:00.

4. Press START/QUICK START button.

5. Combination 1

The longest cooking time is 95 minutes.

30% time for microwave cooking, 70% for grill

cooking. Use for fish or au gratin.

Suppose you want to set combination 1 cooking

for 25 minutes.

1. Press button.

2. Press button once.

3. Turn to 25:00.

4. Press button.

6. Combination 2

The longest cooking time is 95 minutes.

55% time for microwave cooking, 45% for grill

cooking. Use for puddings omelettes, baked

potatoes and poultry.

Suppose you want to set combination 2 cooking

for 12 minutes.

1. Press button.

2. Press button once.

3. Turn to 12:00.

4. Press button.

7. Auto cook

For the following foods or cooking operation, you

For example, suppose you want to cook for 1

do not need to input cooking power and time. Try

minute at 60% of microwave power.

to focus on telling the oven what you want to

1. Press button.

cook and how much the food weighs.

2. Press button 3 times.

3. Turn to 1:00.

Steps:

4. Press button.

1. Press button.

2. Turn dial counterclockwise to select

Note: You can check the power level during

food code.

microwave cooking by pressing .

3. Press button a number of times to

indicate food weight.

3. Quick start

4. Press button.

This feature allows you to start the oven quickly.

The longest cooking time is 10 minutes.

In standby mode, press the button in quick

succession to set the cooking time, the oven

starts working at full power level immediately.

You can extend the cooking time during cooking

process by pressing .

Cooking menu:

Note:

Auto Defrost, Express Cook, and Auto Cook

functions can not be set in multi-stage cooking

program.

The respective indicator lights of cooking stages

will turn on to indicate which stage is operating.

10. CHILD LOCK

Use to prevent unsupervised operation of the

oven by little children. The child lock indicator will

show up on display screen, and the oven can not

be operated while the Child Lock is set.

To set: In standby or preset mode, hold down the

button for 3 seconds, a beep sounds and lock

indicator lights. In the locked mode, all buttons

are disabled.

To cancel: Hold down the button for 3

seconds until lock indicator on display goes off.

Care of your microwave oven

1. Turn the oven off and remove the power

plug from the wall socket before cleaning.

2. Keep the inside of the oven clean. When

8. AUTO DEFROST

food splatters of spilled liquids adhere to

The oven could be used to defrost food by

oven walls,wipe with a damp cloth. The use

weight. The defrosting time and power level are

of harsh detergent or abrasives is not

automatically set once the weight is

recommended.

programmed. The weight varies between 100g

3. The outside oven surface should be

and 1800g.

cleaned with a damp colth. To prevent

damage to the operating parts inside the

FOR EXAMPLE: Suppose you want to defrost

oven, water should not be allowed to seep

600g of shrimp.

into the ventilation openings.

1. Press L button.

4. Do not allow the Control Panel to become

2. Turn anti-clockwise to show auto

wet. Clean with a soft, damp cloth, Do not

defrost code of A-09.

use detergents, abrasives or spray-on

3. Press button to select the weight of

cleaners on the control Panel.

food.

5. If steam accumulates inside or around the

4. Press button.

outside of the oven door, wipe with a soft

cloth.This may occur when the microwave

Note: During the course of the defrosting, the

oven is operated under high humidity

system will pause and sound beeps to remind

conditions and in no way indicates

user to turn food over, and then depress the

malfunction of the unit.

button to resume the defrosting program.

6. It is occasionally necessary to remove the

glass tray for cleaning. Wash the tray in

9. MULTI-STAGE COOKING

warm sudsy water or in a dishwasher.

The oven can be programmed to do several (2

7. The roller ring and oven cavity floor should

stages or 3 stages) consecutive functions.

be cleaned regularly to avoid excessive

Suppose you want to set the following cooking

noise. Simply wipe the bottom surface of

program:

the oven with mild detergent, water or

 Microwave cooking.

window cleaner and dry. The roller ring may

 Grill cooking.

be washed in mild sudsy water or sish

 Combination1 cooking.

washer. Cooking vapours collect during

repeated use but in no way affect the

1. Press button.

bottom surface or roller ring wheels.

2. Input a microwave cooking program.

When removing the roller ring from cavity

3. Input a grill cooking program.

floor for cleaning, be sure to replace it in the

4. Input a combination1 cooking program.

proper position.

5. Press button.

8. Remove odors from your oven by

combining a cup of water with the juice and

skin of one lemon in a deep microwaveable

bowl. Microwave for 5 minutes, wipe

thoroughly and dry with a soft cloth.

9. When it becomes necessary to replace the

oven light, please consult a dealer to have it

replaced.

Environment

Do not throw away the appliance with the normal

household waste at the end of its life, but hand it

in at an official collection point for recycling. By

doing this, you help to preserve the environment.

Guarantee & service

If you need information or if you have a problem,

please contact the Gorenje Customer Care

Centre in your country (you find its phone

number in the worldwide guarantee leaflet). If

there is no Customer Care Centre in your

country, go to your local Gorenje dealer or

contact the Service department of Gorenje

domestic appliances.

For personal use only!

We reserve the right to any modifications!

WISHES YOU A LOT OF PLEASURE

WHILE USING YOUR APPLIANCE