Panasonic NN-SD973 Operating Instructions - Page 18

Selecting Microwave Power & Cook Time Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) power for 1 minute 30 seconds 1. • Press Power Level until the desired power level appears in the display window. Press 5 times 2. Time Dial • Set Cooking Time using Time Select Dial to 1 minute and 30 seconds. Rotate 3. • Press Start. Cooking will start. The time in the display window will count down. Press Power Level once P10 (HIGH) twice P9 3 times P8 4 times P7 (MEDIUM-HIGH) 5 times P6 (MEDIUM) 6 times P5 7 times P4 8 times P3 (MEDIUM-LOW)/DEFROST 9 times P2 10 times P1 (LOW) 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 minutes) appears in the display window. Power Level is pre-set at P10. 3. • Press Start. Cooking begins and the time will count down. At the end of cooking, 5 beeps sound. NOTE: 1. If desired, you can use other power levels. Select desired power level before setting cooking time. 2. After setting the time by Quick Min Button, you cannot use Time Dial. 3. Quick Min Button can be used to add more time during manual cooking. Keep Warm Feature This feature will keep food warm for up to 30 minutes after cooking. Example: To keep 2 cups of gravy warm 1. • Press Keep Warm. NOTES: 1. For more than one stage cooking, repeat steps 1 and 2 for each stage of cooking 2. Time Dial • Set warming time, up to before pressing Start Button. The maxi- 30 minutes. mum number of stages for cooking is 3.When operating, two beeps will sound between each stage. Five beeps will sound at the end of the entire sequence. 2. When selecting P10 (HIGH) power for the first stage, you may begin at step 2. 3. When selecting P10 (HIGH) power, the maximum programmable time is 30 minutes. For other power levels, the maximum time is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Rotate 3. • Press Start. Keep Warm will start. The time in the display window will count down. 4. For reheating, use P10 (HIGH) for liquids, NOTE: P7 (MEDIUM-HIGH) for most foods and P6 (MEDIUM) for dense foods. 5. For defrosting, use P3 (MEDIUM-LOW). DO NOT OVERCOOK. This oven requires less time to cook than an older unit. Keep Warm can be programmed as the final stage after cook times have been manually entered. It cannot be used in combination with sensor or auto features. Overcooking will cause food to dry out and may cause a fire. A microwave oven's cooking power tells you the amount of microwave power available for cooking. 16 1"@'#,$1@&OH@11@JOEE