N< Panasonic Operating Instructions Microwave Oven Models" NN-SD787/SD797/ SD987/SD997 Precautions ......................... Inside cover Important Safety Instructions ......... 1-3 Installation and Grounding Instructions ....................................... 3-4 Safety Precautions ........................... 5-6 Control Panel ......................................... 9 Starting to Use Your Oven ................... 10 Setting the Clock ................................. 10 Child Safety Lock ..........
Microwave Gve. Safe 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. It 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: --To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1, Read all instructions before using this appliance.
18.SuperheatedLiquids Liquids, such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be overheated beyond the boiling point without showing evidence (or signs) of boiling. Visible bubbling is not always present when the container is removed from the microwave oven. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN THE CONTAINER IS DISTURBED OR A UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID. To reduce the risk of injury to persons: (a) STiR THE LiQUiD BOTH BEFORE AND HALFWAY THROUGH HEATING iT.
Glass Tray 1. DO NOT operate the oven without the Roller Ring and the Glass Tray in place. 2. DO NOT operate the oven without the Glass Tray fully engaged on the drive hub. Improper cooking or damage to the oven could result. Verify that the Glass Tray is properly engaged and rotating by observing its rotation when you press Start. Note: The Glass Tray can turn in either direction. 3. Use only the Glass Tray specifically designed for this oven. DO NOT substitute any other glass tray. 4.
_--IMPROPER USEOFTHEGROUNDING PLUG CAN RESULT IN A RiSK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. Consult a qualified electrician or service person if the grounding instructions are not completely understood, or if doubt exists as to whether the appliance is properly grounded. If it is necessary to use an extension cord, use only a three wire extension cord that has a three prong polarized grounding plug, and a three slot receptacle that will accept the plug on the appliance.
Follow These Safety Precautions When Cooking in Your Oven. IMPORTANT Proper cooking depends upon the power, the time setting 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 SMALL QUANTITIES OF FOODS 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.
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 burns. • The Glass Tray will get hot during cooking.
Cookware Guide ITEM Aluminum Foil MICROWAVE Yes for Shielding only Browning Dish Yes Brown paper bags Dinnerware: Labeled "Microwave Safe" Unlabeled Dinnerware Disposable polyester Paperboard Dishes Fast Food Carton with Metal Handle Frozen Dinner Tray Metal Frozen Dinner Tray Microwave safe No Yes ? Yes COMMENTS Small strips of foil can be molded around thin parts of meat or poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close to oven wall or door and damage to your oven will result.
Oven Components (_ External Air Vent Internal Air Vent Door Safety Lock System (_ Exhaust Air Vent Control Panel identification Plate @ Glass Tray Roller Ring Diagram Heat/Vapor Barrier Film (do not remove) Waveguide Cover (do not remove) (_ Door Release Button Warning Label Function Label (_ Time/Weight and Sensor Menu Dial @ Menu Label
Control Panel ' Window Step by step instructions scroll for easy operation, Power _ Popcorn Prestige SensorReheatSensorCook Popcorn Pad-(,_ page 13) sSensor Cook Pad (_ page 16) Sensor Reheat Pad (_ page 16) Time/Weight and Sensor Menu Dial PowerLevel InverterTurbo (10 Levels) Power Level Pad-(,_ page 12) Timer/Clock Pad-(,_ page 20, 10) More/Less Pad _ Timer/ Clock KeepWarm Defrost More/ Less Stop/Reset Quick Min Start _Keep Warm Pad (_ page 12) Inverter Turbo Defrost Pad (_ page 14) --Qu
Child Safety Lock This feature prevents the electronic operation of the oven until cancelled. It does not lock the door. grounded electrical outlet. "WELCOME TOPANASONIC..." 2. message • Plug intoadproperly scrolls across isplay window. Setting the Clock 1. • Press Timer/Clock twice. _. Colon flashes. 2. Time Dial I \ , / • Set time of day using Tme Dial. _.Time appears in the display window; colon continues flashing. • Press Start 3 times. "LOCK" appears in the display window. _.
Function Features LANGUAGE CHOICE (can be selected only when you plug-in the oven) The oven has a choice of English, French or Spanish display. The display appears in English when you plug-in the oven. Display appears in French. ESPANOL FRANCAIS *ENGLISH Press Display appears in Spanish. Display appears in English. LB/KG CHOICE (can be selected only when you plug-in the oven) The oven has both imperial and metric weight measurements. The oven displays the weight in imperial when you plug in the oven.
Automatic features are provided for your convenience. If results are not suitable to your individual preference or if serving size is other than what is listed on page 17, please refer to manual cooking. Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) power for I minute 30 seconds I. Po_vel (1o_Is) Press 5 times 2. Time Dial I r [ • Press Power Level until the desired power level appears in the display window. • Set Cooking Time, using Time Select Dial to 1 minutes and 30 seconds.
PopcornFeature @@ More/LessFeature For Popcorn: By using the More/Less Pad, the programs can be adjusted to cook popcorn for a longer or shorter time if desired. Example: To pop 3.5 oz. of popcorn 1. Press once • Press Popcorn until the desired size appears in the display window. Press Weight once 3.5 oz (99 g) twice 3.0 oz (85 g) 3 times 1.75 oz (50 g) 1 2 3 4 5 • (see More/Less Feature.) = tap = Adds Approx. 10 secs. taps = Adds Approx. 20 secs. taps = Subtracts Approx. 10 secs.
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 ] Place food on microwave safe dish. 1. Inv rbo " PresSDefrost.lnverter Turbo = Weight Dial I \ / • Set weight of the food, using the Weight Select Dial to 1.5 pounds. I Rotate 3. • Press Start. Defrosting will start. The time will count down. Larger weight foods will cause a signal midway through defrosting.
Defrosting Tips & Techniques cont nue FOOD Fish and Seafood [up to 3 Ibs. (1.4 kg)] Crabmeat Fish Steaks Fish Fillets Sea Scallops Whole fish Meat Ground Meat DEFROST TiME at P3 _nins (per Ib) 4 4 4 4 6 to to to to 6 6 6 6 4 to 5 AFTER DEFROSTING DURING DEFROSTING Break apart/Rearrange Turn over Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends Breakapart/Removedefrostedpiece. _ Turn over Turn over/Remove defrosted )ortion/Shield edges Roasts [21/2-4Ibs. (1.1-1.
Sensor Reheat Feature Sensor Cook Feature This sensor feature allows you to reheat cooked, refrigerated food without setting time. The oven simplifies programming. This sensor feature allows you to cook food without setting time. The oven simplifies programming. Example: To reheat a plate of food Example: • Press Sensor Reheat. 2. To cook Frozen Entrees 1. Sen_ok • Select the desired 2, SensorMenuDJal food number using the • (see More/Less Feature) (_page 13) I Optional 3. • Press Sensor Cook.
Sensor Cook Chart Recipe 1. Oatmeal 2. Breakfast Sausage 3. Omelet 4. Soup 5. Frozen Entrees 6. Frozen Pizza (single) 7. Frozen Pocket Sandwich 8. Potatoes 9. Fresh Vegetables Serving/Weight V2- 1 cup (40- 80 g) Hints Place inside a microwave safe serving bowl with no cover. Follow manufacturers' directions for preparation. 2 - 8 links Follow manufacturers' directions for preparation of pre-cooked breakfast sausage. Place in a radial pattern. 2, 4 eggs Follow Basic Omelet recipe on page 19.
Sensor Cook Chart Recipe 10. Frozen Vegetables 11. Canned Vegetables Serving/Weight 6 - 16 oz. (170 - 450 g) 15 oz. (430 g) cont nue Hints Wash thoroughly, add 1 tbsp. of water per _/2 cup of vegetables, and cover with lid or vented 31asticwrap. Do not salt/butter until after cooking. (Not suitable for vegetables in butter or sauce.) After 2 beeps, stir or rearrange. Empty contents into microwave safe serving bowl. Do not cover. 12.
Microwave Recipes OMELET In a 2-Qt. casserole, melt the butter for 40 seconds at P10. Add onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute at P10. Stir in flour, mustard, salt and pepper, and gradually add the milk. Cook for 3-4 minutes at P10 until sauce thickens, stirring once. Add the cheddar cheese, stirring thoroughly. Pour and stir the sauce into the macaroni, in a 3Qt. casserole.Top with bread crumbs and paprika. Cover with lid or vented plastic wrap. Cook at P6 power for 16-18 minutes.
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 and/or to program a delay start. CAUTION: If oven lamp is lit while using the timer feature, the oven is incorrectly prograined, Stop oven immediately and re-read instructions. To Use To Set Delay Start: as a Kitchen Timer: Example: To count down 5 minutes. Example: To delay the start of cooking for 5 minutes, and cook at P6 power for 3 minutes. .
Microwave Shortcuts FOOD POWER TiME (in rains.) Toseparate refrigerated Bacon, 1 pound (450 g) P10 (HIGH) 30 sec. Tosoften Brown Sugar 1 cup (250 ml) P10 (HIGH) DiRECTiONS Remove wrapper and place in microwave safe dish. After heating, use a plastic spatula to separate slices. 20 - 30 sec. Place brown sugar in microwave safe dish with a slice of bread. Cover with lid or plastic wrap.
Microwave Shortcuts FOOD Tocook baked Potato, (6- 8 oz. each) (170- 225 g) 1 2 TosteamHand Towels- 4 POWER P8 P8 P10 (HIGH) TiME (in mine,) 31/2- 4 6-7 cont nue DiRECTiONS Pierce each potato with a fork 6 times spacing around surface. Place potato or 3otatoes around the edge of paper-towellined glass tray (Turntable),at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart. Do not cover. Let stand 5 minutes to complete cooking. 20 - 30 sec. Soak inwater, then wring out excess. Place on a microwave safe dish. Heat.
[Food Characteristics] Cooking Techniques Bone and Fat Piercing 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 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. Foods with skins or membranes must be pierced scored or have a strip of skin peeled before cooking to allow steam to escape.
Cooking Techniques (continued) Covering Turning 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 or remove plastic wrap as recipe directs for stand time.
Care and Cleaning of Your MicrowaveOven BEFORE CLEANING: Unplug oven at wall outlet. If outlet is inacces- AFTER CLEANING: Be sure to place the Roller Ring and the Glass Tray in the proper position and press Stop/Reset Pad to c ear the D sp ay. sible, leave oven door open while cleaning. Label: Do not remove, wipe with a Glass Tray: Remove and wash in warm soapy water or in a dishwasher.
Before RequestingService /These things are normal: The oven causes interference with my TV. Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the microwave oven. This interference is similar to the interference caused by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, blow dryers, etc. It does not indicate a problem with your oven. Steam accumulates on the oven door and warm air comes from the oven vents. During cooking, steam and warm air are given off from the food.
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QUICK GUIDE TO OPERATION Feature How to Operate To set Clock _ (_rpage 10) Press twice. To set Power and Time (rpage Time Dial Set time of day. _ Time Dial 12) Pressto select PowerLevel. To cook using Popcorn (,=-page 13) Press to select weight. To cook using Quick Min (,=-page 12) (up to 10 min.) To reheat using Sensor Reheat (,=-page 16) Press once. To cook using Sensor Cook (_rpage 16) To defrost using Inverter Turbo Defrost (,=-page 14) To use Keep Warm (rpage Senok_ Press once.
Specifications NN-SD787/SD797 PowerSource: 120 V, 60 Hz PowerConsumption: Cooking Power:* Outside Dimensions (Hx W x D): NN-SD987/SD997 12.7 Amps, 1,460 W 1,250W 11W1¢x 21 7/8"x 19 W16" 14"x 23 7/8"x 20" Oven CavityDimensions (304 mm x 555 mm x 506 mm) 9"x 16 7/Z'x 181/2" (356 mm x 606 mm x 509 ram) 10 WZ'x 18 7/Z'x 18 W' (Hx W x D): (228 mm x 418 mm x 470 mm) (278 mm x 469 mm x 470 mm) OperatingFrequency: Net Weight: 2,450 MHz Approx. 32 Ibs. (14.3 kg) Approx. 37 Ibs. (16.
User's Record The serial number of this product may be found on the left side of the control panel. You should note the model number and the serial number of this Model No. Serial No. oven in the space provided and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase for future reference.
