SAFETY / POSITIONING
CONNECTION / GENERAL
GB 2
GB 3
For your safety
■ Turn the power supply off before cleaning
or repairing the appliance, preferably by
removing the plug from the socket.
■ This appliance may only be used for the
purpose for which it was designed, namely
cooking food.
All other uses should be considered
improper and dangerous. We do not
accept responsibility in the event of
damage due to improper, incorrect or
irrational use of the appliance.
■ Children are not aware of the dangers that
can arise when operating electrical
equipment. For this reason do not allow
children to use the microwave oven.
■ Your microwave oven is only safe if the
door closes properly! Never place an
object in the door opening of the oven and
make sure that the seal is always clean.
■ Do not use the microwave oven if there is
any damage to the door (bent), the hinges
and catch (defective or loose) or the seal.
■ Only use the microwave oven for
defrosting and cooking food and not, for
example, for drying clothes or paper. These
can catch fire.
■ Switch the microwave oven off and remove
the plug from the socket if something in
the oven catches fire. Keep the oven door
closed.
Positioning
■ Place the microwave oven on a firm, flat
surface.
■ Make sure that there is sufficient ventilation
around the microwave oven. Keep a 30 cm
space free at the top. At the rear and sides
keep at least 10 cm free.
■ Do not cover the air vents.
■ The adjustable feet should not be removed.
■ Do not place the microwave oven near a heat
source.
■ Transmitting and receiving equipment such
as radios and televisions can affect the
operation of the microwave oven.
■ The appliance can also be built in.
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Electrical connection
This appliance requires a mains power supply
of 230 V, 50 Hz alternating current.
The appliance must be grounded and under
no circumstances should it be connected to a
direct current supply.
Place the appliance near to a grounded wall
socket.
How the microwave works
A microwave oven is a cooking appliance that
uses microwaves to heat food. Microwaves
are electromagnetic waves, just like radio and
television waves. A radio converts these
waves into sound, whereas a microwave oven
converts them into heat.
The heat arises because the microwaves
cause water and fat molecules, which are
always present in food, to move quickly. The
molecules slide past each other quickly and
friction occurs. And friction causes heat (just
try rubbing your hands together quickly).
The microwave oven heats food very
intensively, because the waves penetrate the
food directly. The waves do not just heat the
outside of the food, as in traditional methods
of cooking, but get right inside the food.
Compared to conventional methods of
cooking, with small quantities cooking time is
much shorter.
