GN VERIER A= Wr lg Nid Safely Information Precautions... Inside cover Important Safely Instructions... 1-3 Installation and Grounding Instructions Safety Precautions Operation Even Components Diagram Control Panel... Starting to Use Your Oven Setting the Clock Child Safety Lock Selecting Power & Cook Time Quick Min Feature... Keep Warm Feature Popcorn Feature Flavorless Feature Inverter Turbo Defrost Feature Defrosting Tips & Techniques. Auto Reheat Feature. Auto Cook Feature Auto Cook Chart.
Microwave Oven Safety Your safety and the safety of others are very important. We have provided important safety messages in this manual and on your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. This is the safety alert symbol. | is used to alert you to potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word "DANGER", “WARNING” or “CAUTION”.
Thank you for purchasing a Panasonic Microwave Oven, Your microwave oven is a cooking appliance and you should use as much care as you use with a stove or any other cooking appliance. When using this electric appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: A IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. 2. Read all instructions before using this appliance.
A IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 16. Some products such as whole eggs with or without shell, narrow neck bottles and sealed containers—for example, closed glass jars—may explode and should not be heated in this oven, 17. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity: {a) BO NOT overcook food, Carefully attend appliance when paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking.
A IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Lionized TO AVOID THE RISK OF SHOCK: DO NOT remove outer panel from oven. Repairs must be done only by a qualified service person. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO MICROWAVE ENERGY: DO NOT tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to Door, Control Panel Frame, Safety Interlock Switches, or any other part of oven, microwave leakage may result. TO AVOID THE RISK OF FIRE: 1. DO NOT operate the microwave oven empty or use metal containers.
A INSTALLATION AND GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Examine Your Oven Unpack oven, remove all packing material and examine the oven for any damage such as dents, broken door latches or cracks in the door. Notify dealer immediately if oven is damaged. DO NOT install if oven is damaged. Placement of Oven 1. The vane must be placed on a flat, stable surface. Place the front surface of the door three inches or more from the counter top edge to avoid accidental tipping of the microwave oven during normal use.
A INSTALLATION AND GROUNDING i DESTRUCTION 5 (continued] Power Supply 1. A short power-supply cord Is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled in ar ripping over a longer cord. 2. Longer cord sets or extension cords are available and may be used i care Is exercised in their use. Do not fet cord hang over edge of a table or counter, 3.
A Safety Precautions Follow These Safety Precautions When Cooking in Your Oven. IMPORTANT Proper cooking depends upon the power, the time settling and quantity of food. If you use a smaller portion than recommended but cook at the time for the recommended portion, fire could result. 1) HOME CANNING / STERILIZING / DRYING FOODS / SMALL QUANTITIES OF FOODS = DO NOT use your oven for home canning. Your oven cannot maintain the food at the proper canning temperature. The food may be contaminated and then spoil.
a Safety Precautions ve 5) GLASS TRAY / COOKING CONTAINERS / FOIL « Cooking containers get hot during microwaving. Heat is transferred from the HOT food to the container and the Glass Tray. Use pot holders when removing containers from the oven or when removing lids or plastic wrap covers from cooking containers, to avoid bums. « The Glass Tray will get hot during cooking.
Cookware Guide TEM MICROWAVE COMMENTS Yes for | Small sips of foil can be molded around thin pars of Aluminum Foi Shielding | meat or poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing oan occur any it foil is too close to oven wall or door and damage 10 your oven wil result, Browning cashes a16 designate Tor Tightwads Co Orig Browning Dish Yes | only. Check browning dish information for instructions and heating chart. Do not preheat for mare than B minutes. Crown paper bags No ay cause & fre 1 the oven, Dinnerware.
Oven Components Diagram 5 External Air Vent i Wave guide Cover {do not remove) @ Internal Air Vent ii: Door Release Bunion & Door Safety Lock System i Warning Label @; Exhaust Air Vent ® Pop-Que Dial & Control Panel Menu Label & Identification Plate 1 Glass Tray © Roller Ring 4 Heat/Vapor Barrier Film (do not remove)
Control Panel Popcorn Bunion— {= page 13) Power Level Bunion— (# page 12) Time/Weight Dial Buick Min Button (a page 12) Timer/Clock Button— (# page 11, 18} I50W High Power Pu prom Auto Re best Auto Cook western Nurse Befit Power Level Keep Warm Display Window Auto Cook Button { (# page 16) + Auto Reheat Button (% page 16) eel Lee Keep Warm Bunion {# page 12} Time, Weight FR, Buick Min Timer/Clock More/Less Politesse Start 7 Inverter Turbo Defrost Bunion (# page 14} Remorseless Button {& page 13) Stop/Reset
Starting to Use Your Oven + Plug into a proper grounded electrical outlet. The oven automatically defaults to the impedimenta Window Baas rial measure system {ozflb). 2. » Press Start to convert If you wish to io metric. Verify your use metric selection in the dis system (pkg): Start play window. = Press Stop/Reset. » Colon appears in the display window. i 3 _ Setting the Clock To feces | * Press Timetable twice. 3 » Colon flashes. 2. » Set time of day using Meantime Time Select Dial.
"Selecting Power ga && & Cook Time Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) power for 1 minute 30 seconds 4 Quick Min Feature This feature allows you to set or add cooking time in 1 minute increments up to 10 minutes. To Set Cooking Time: 1. = Press Quick Min until the desired cooking time {up to 10 min Quick Mis. rigs) appears in the 1 = Press Power Level toed until the desired ha power level appears Press b times in the display window 2. =» Set Cooking Time to 1 Teri minute and 30 seconds using Time Select Dial.
% Popcorn Feature, ‘(ber More/Less Feature Example: To pop 3.5 oz. of popcorn 1. = Press Popcorn unt the desired size appears in the display window. Tress Ace twice 3 times) Pope eight 1.75 0z {50 a} Press once 2. = (see More/Less Feature } pastorates Optional » Press Start. » After several seconds, cooling time appears in the display window and begins to count down. NOTES ON POPCORN FEATURE: 1. Pop one bag at a time. 2. Place bag in oven according to manufacturers’ directions. 3.
Inverter Turbo Defrost Feature This feature allows you to defrost foods such as: meat, poultry and seafood simply by entering the weight. Example: To defrost 1.5 pounds of meat Conversion Chart: : : Follow the chart to convert ounces or Place food on microwave safe dish. hundredths of a pound into tenths of a . pound. To use Inverter Turbo Defrost, Frees Inverter Turbo enter the weight of the fond in lbs, (1.0) and tenths of a ib. If a piece of . meat weighs 1.85 lbs. Set weight of the food enter 1.8 Ibs.
DEFROST AFTER DEFROSTING FOOD TIME at P3 DURING DEFROSTING mind (per 1b; Stand Time Rinse Fist and Seafood fup to 3 bs. (1.4 ke) Ci Fish Steaks 408 Turn over 5 rin, YES Sea Scallops 4086 Break overparticular defrosted pieces) yi 406 Tum over 7 Meat Tur overemotional defrosted Ground Meat 4105 |porfion/Shield edges 10 min. Roasts 408 Turn windshield ends and 2 Ibs 41s, 111 ke: P defrosted surface urn Ov range's 30 min.
Auto Reheat ), Feature | Auto Cook = Feature This feature allows you to reheat 110 2 servings of precooked room temperature and refrigerator temperature foods without setting power and time. Example: To reheat 2 servings of casserole 1 = Press Auto Reheat until the desired number of servings appears in the display These are tested and per-limed {based on the power rating of this oven} for the quantity of food listed in the chart on page 17.
Auto Cook Chart Recipe Serving/ Weight Hints 1. Oatmeal 0.5 cup, Te up (Place inside a microwave safe serving bow! with no : 40g 80g) lover. Follow manufacturers directions for preparation. 2. Breakfast 2 pes. 4 pos. [Follow manufacturers’ directions for preparation of presage 6 pes, 8 pes [cooked breakfast sausage. Place in a radial pattern. This feature allows you to reheat 1 cup (250 mi} or 2 cups (S00 ml} of room temperature beverages without setting power and time. NOTE: 1. Use a microwave safe cup. 2.
I Timer Feature This feature allows you to program the oven as a kitchen timer. It can also be used to program a standing time after cooking is completed andiron to program a delay start. To Use as a Kitchen Timer: CAUTION: It oven lamp is Bit while using the timer feature, the oven Is incorrectly programmed, Stop oven immediately and re-read instructions. To Set Delay Start: Example: To count down 5 minutes. 1. « Press Anticlockwise once. Tones Set time to 5 minutes, using Time Select Dial.
Microwave Shortcuts FOOD POWER Time DIRECTIONS {in mind) To separate refrigerated | P10 (HIGH) sec. | Remove wrapper and page in microwave Halon, safe dish. After heating, use a plastic 1 pound (450 ¢} spatula to separate slices, To soften Brown Sugar | P10 (HIGH) Place brown sugar in microwave safe dish 1 cup (250 ml} with a slice of bread. Cover with lid or plastic wrap, To soften refrigerated Butter, {PS (MED-LOW) 1 Remove wrapper and place butter in a 1 stick, 4 pound {110 g} microwave safe dish.
Microwave Shortcuts (continued) FOOD POWER Time DIRECTIONS {in mind) To cook baked Potato, Pierce each potato with a fork 6 times pate} spacing around surface. Place potato or (170 2-225 g} potatoes around the edge of paper-towel PB fined glass tray {Turntable, at least 1 inch {2.5 cm} apart. Do not cover. Let stand minutes to complete cooking. To steam Hand Towels | P10 (HIGH) [205 sec) Soak in water, then wring out excess, Place on a microwave safe dish. Heat. Present immediately.
Food Characteristics Cooking Techniques Bone and Fat Both bone and fat affect cooking. Bones may cause irregular cooking. Meat next to the tips of bones may overcook while meat positioned under a large nobs, such as a ham bone, may be under cocked. Large amounts of fat absorb microwave energy and the meat next to these areas may overcook. Density Porous, airy foods such as breads, cakes or rolls take less time to cook than heavy, dense foods such as potatoes and roasts.
Cooking Techniques (continued) Covering As with conventional cooking, moisture evaporates during microwave cooking. Casserole lids or plastic wrap are used for a tighter seal. When using plastic wrap. vent the plastic wrap by folding back part of the plastic wrap from the edge of the dish to allow steam to escape. Loosen of remove plastic wrap as recipe directs for stand time.
5% Care and Cleaning of Your Microwave Oven BEFORE CLEANING: AFTER CLEANING: Unplug oven at wall wooden. if outlet is fiascoes sure to place the Roller Ring and the sable, leave oven door open while cleaning Glass Tray in the proper position and press Stop/Reset Button to clear the Display. Label: Glass Tray: Outside vane surface: Do not remove, wipe with a Remove and wash in warm soapy Clean with a damp cloth. damp cloth. water of in a dishwasher. To prevent damage to the operating parts Inside the ~.
~ Before Requesting Service These things are normal: The oven causes Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook interference with with the microwave oven. This interference is similar to the my TV. interference caused by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, blow dryers, ete. It does not indicate a problem with your oven, Steam accumulates During cooking, steam and warm alr are given off from the on the oven door and food.
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Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate or To set Derivative ‘timescale Clack (=page 11) Press twice, Set time of day. Press once. To Use To Set: Start To Cancel: Stop/Reset Child Safety Lock (wage 11} Press 3 times: Press 3 times. To set roe Power and Time el — — (page 12) Press to select Power Level. Set cooking time. Press. To cook using Quick Min Stare Quick Min : Tm [ (page min) Press. ner it To use Soon § store Keep Warm ” 5 \ (wage 12} Press once. Set keep warm time, {up to 30 min) Press.
NS Specifications NN-5D3725 Power Source: 120 V. 80 Hz Power Consumption: 10.2 Amps, 1,200 W Cooking Power” 950 W Outside Dimensions 19%" x 149%" x 11" (WxDxH) {488 mm x 376 rim x 279 mm) Oven Cavity Dimensions TL X ABH (315 rom x 353 mim x 208 mm} Operating Frequency: 2,450 MHz Net Weight: Approx. 21 lbs. (9.5 kg} "EC Test procedure Specifications subject to change without notice.
User's Record The serial number of this product may be found on the back side of the oven Model No. ar orn the left side of the control panel. You should note the model number and the serial number of this oven in the space provided and retain this book as a permanent record of your Date of Purchase purchase for future reference. Serial No.