Vitek VT-1656: PRECAUTIONS, WHICH MUST BE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY MEASURES

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Please acquaint yourself with these instructions

by themselves after they have been acquainted with

before using your microwave oven.

these instructions and understand the dangers associ

If these instructions are strictly adhered to, your

ated with operating a microwave oven.

microwave oven will serve you troublefree for many

• Use only microwavesafe dishes. Do not use metallic

years.

dishes in the microwave oven as microwaves reflect

ed off the dish might cause sparks and fire.

Store these instructions in an easily accessible

• In order to avoid overheating and burning food, con

location

stantly supervise the microwave's operation if you

are heating food in disposable plastic, paper or

PRECAUTIONS, WHICH MUST BE

other similar containers or if the oven is heating only

a small amount of food.

FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE

• If you notice smoke coming from the oven, quickly

THE RISK OF MICROWAVE ENERGY

turn it off and unplug it from the power outlet.

EXPOSURE

• When heating any kind of liquid (water, coffee, milk,

1. Do not attempt to use the microwave oven with the

etc.), keep in mind that it can suddenly start to boil

door open, as you will risk exposure to harmful

and splash on your hands while you are removing it

microwave energy. It is very important that you do

from the oven. To avoid this, place a heat resistant

not damage the internal latches and door blocking

plastic spoon or glass mixer in the container and stir

mechanism.

the liquid before removing it from the oven.

2. Do not place foreign objects between the door and

• Infant feeding bottles and jars of baby food should

the front of the microwave oven and do not allow

be heating without lids or nipples. Their contents

food or cleaning liquid remnants to build up on the

should be mixed or periodically shaken. Test the

screening grill or on the inside of the door.

temperature of the food before feeding in order to

3. Do not use the microwave oven if it is damaged or

prevent burns.

malfunctioning. It is especially important that the

door always be closed and that the following parts

Important information

are not damaged:

• ALWAYS check to make sure the food is not too hot

• door (bent)

before giving it to a child. We recommend shaking

• hinges and latches (broken or weakened)

the bottle or jar to make sure the heat is distributed

• screening grill on the inside of the door

evenly throughout the volume of the container.

• Do not cook an egg in its shell or reheat an egg in its

shell in MICROWAVE mode as they can break from

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

the internal pressure.

WARNING: While the microwave oven is operating in

combination mode (MICROWAVE + GRILL) or being

operated by children, an adult should always be present

SAFETY MEASURES

to supervise in order to prevent the children from burn

ing themselves.

1. Install the oven on a flat, stable surface. Choose a

WARNING: Do not use the microwave oven if the

place that will not be accessible to small children.

screening grill on the door is damaged.

2. Install the oven so that the distance between the wall

WARNING: Repairing a microwave oven always pres

and the back of the oven is no less than 78 cm and

ents danger to any person conducting the repairs if it is

the free space above the microwave is no less than

necessary to remove the metal housing that provides

30 cm.

protections from microwave radiation. Do not repair the

3. The microwave door is equipped with a blocking

microwave oven yourself.

system that turns off the power when it is open. Do

WARNING: Do not forget to open products packaged

not make changes to the operation of the door

in hermetic or vacuum packaging before heating or

blocking mechanism.

cooking. Otherwise, pressure could grow within the

4. Do not turn on the microwave while empty; operating

package and cause it to explode, regardless of whether

the oven with no food inside can lead to malfunction.

or not the food was prepared earlier.

5. Preparing foods with extremely small moisture con

WARNING: Children may only use the microwave oven

tents can lead to burning and fire.

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