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Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Microwave Oven. Please read the instructions completely. Let's Start to Use Your Oven!--page PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE ENERGY (a) Do not attempt to operate this oven with the door open since open-door operation can result in harmful exposure to microwave energy.
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Before Operating Precautions ............Inside Front Cover Important Safety Instructions ............Installation Instructions and Grounding Instructions ........Safety Precautions ..............Cookware and Utensil Guide ............Feature Diagram ..............Control Panel ..............Operation Let's Start to Use Your Oven! ............Setting the (_lock ..............
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Your m icrowave oven isa cooking device a nd youshould useasmuch care asyouusewith a stove or any other cooking device, When using this electric appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: WARNING-To reduce the r isk of b ums (c) If materials inside the oven should Ignite, keep oven electric door closed, turn oven off, end disconnect the power...
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Using a lower voltage will cause slow cooking. inches (7.6 cm) of space on beth sides of the oven and 1-inch Panasonic is NOT responsible for damage resultingfrom the (2.5 cm) of space on top of oven. use of the oven with other than specified voltage.
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Follow These Safety Precautions When Cooking in Your Oven 6) GLASS TRAY / COOKING UTENSILS / FOIL • Cooking utensils get hot during microwaving. Heat is Proper cooking depends upon the power, the time set transferred from the HOT food to the container and the and the quantity of food.
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COMMENTS rnEM MICROWAVE Yes, for Small stdps of foil can be moulded around thin parts of meat or poultw to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close to oven wall or if Aluminum Foil Shielding only too much foil is used. Browning dishes are designed for microwave Cookingonly.
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Door Safety Lock System External Air Vents Identification Plate Glass Trey Roller Ring Heet/Vapor Barrier Film (do not remove) Menu Label Panasonic (1) Display Window Step by step instructions scroll for easy operation. (2) PowerLevelPad (w'page 10) (3) Number Pads (4) TlmerPad...
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Display message, a colon appears in the Window. Display Window, I12 4 Now. enjoy cooking with your Panasonic microwave. Press Clock again Colon stops flashing. to set time of day. NOTES: 1, To reset the clock, repeat step 1 through 3.
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This unique feature of your PANASONIC microwave oven allows you to establish the initial non-cocking features of your oven such as CHILD LOCK, WORD SPEED, LANGUAGE CHOICE (ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH), plus many more. See below. Press: FUNCTION. Menu Action Message is "Select Function 0 through 9, 1--LANGUAGE CHOICE --- etc".
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For usewith prepackagedPopcombags. Example: To pop 3.5 oz. package of microwave popcorn This feature allows you to manually set the power and time for microwave cooking. Press Popcorn pad until package weight appears in the Press Power Level pad until desired power appears in the Display Window.
This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood This feature allows you to: simply by entering the weight, 1) Use it as a Kitchen TIMER. 2) Program STAND time after cooking is completed. Example: To defrost 2.5 Ibs (2 Ibs 8 oz) of meat. Dlaolav Window To Set TIMER: 1.
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Before Freezina: 1. Freeze meats, poultry and fish in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. Place wax paper between layers. 2. Package in heavy-duty plasticwraps, bags (labeled "For Freezer") or freezer paper. 3. Remove as much airas possible, Le. create a vacuum. 4.
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TIME DIRECTIONS POWER SEllING FOOD (in minutes) 30 sec. Remove wrapper and place in a microwave- P10 (HIGH) To separate Bacon, safe dish. After heating, use a plastic 1 pound (450 g) spatula to separate slices. 20 -30 sec. Place brown sugar in microwave-safe dish P10 (HIGH) To soften Brown Sugar...
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This sensor feature allows you to cook any quantity of food This feature allows you to reheat any quantity of food with with only one touch. The oven does it all for you. only one touch. Disolav Window Disolav Window PRESS START' 1.e_ "OATMEAL--...
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HINTS Recipe SERVING/WEIGH1 Breakfast Oatmeal 1/_.1 cup Place inside a microwave.safe serving bowl with no cover. Follow manufacturers' directions for preparation of quick oatmeal. 8 maximum Breakfast Sausage Follow manufacturers' directions for preparation of pre-cooked breakfast sausage. Place in a radial pattern. Omelet 2, 4 eggs Follow Basic Omelet recipe on page 16.
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Bone and Fat Piercing Both bone and fat affect cooking. Bones may cause irregular cooking. Meat next to the tips of bones may overoook while meat positioned under a large bone, such as a ham bone, may be undercooked. Large amounts of fat absorb microwave energy and the meat next to these areas may overcook.
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Shielding Spacing Thin areas of meat and poul W cook more quicldythan meaty portions.To prevent overcooking,thesethin areas can be shielded with stnpsof aluminumfoil.Wooden toothpicksmay be usedto holdthe foil in place. Timing A range in cookingtime is given in each recipe.The time range compensetes for the uncontrollable differencesin food shapes, startingtemperature and regionalpreferences.
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Feature How to Operate To Set Clock (,e-page 8) Press. Enter time of day. Press. To Cook Using .- I sta. 1 Pe-- I Level Power and Time (10Lave}s) (=P page 10) Press. Press to select power. Set cooking time. To use Function (_page Select option.