Panasonic NE1024T NE1024T User Guide - Page 5

GeneralUse '1. DO NOTtamperwith or makeany adjustmentsor repairsto door,controlpanelhousing,satetyinterlockswitchesor any otherpart of the oven.Do NOT removeouter panelfrom oven.Repairsshouldonlybe doneby a qualifiedservice person. 2. DO NOT operatethe ovenif empty.The microwaveenergy willreflectcontinuousltyhroughoutthe ovencausing overheatingi,f nolood or waleris present o absorb energy.Thiscoulddamagethe ovenand resultin a riskof lire. 3. "l f0a" fireoccursin the oven,turnthe timerto the oositionor oressSTOP/FESETTimePad a n d L E A V E DOORCLOSED. Disconnectthe powercord,or shutoft powerat the fuseor c i r c u i tb r e a k e rp a n e l . 4. DO NOT dryclothesn, ewspapersor othermaterialsin ovenor use newspaperos r paperbagsfor cooking.Fire couldresult. 5. DO NOT use recycledpaperproductsunlessthe paper oroductis labelledas safefor microwaveoven use. Recycledpaperproductsmay containimpuritieswhichmay causesparks,and resultin fireswhenused 6. DO NOT hit or strikecontroipanel.Damageto controls mayoccur. 7. POT HOLDERSshouldalwaysbe usedwhen removing itemsfrom the oven. Heat is transferredfrom the HOT food to the heatingcontainear ndfromthecookingcontainetro the GlassTray.The GlassTray can be very HOT after r e m o v i n gc o o k i n gc o n t a i n efrr o mo v e n . 8. DO NOT storeflammablematerialsnextto, on toDof. or in the oven. lt couldbe afirc hazatd. Utensils Use onlycontainersand materialsspecifiedby their manufacturertso be for microwaveuse. 1. METALCONTAINERSor disheswithmetallictrimsshould not be used.Arcingmay occur. 2. METALTWIST-TIESmay not be usedin the microwave oven. 3. DO NOT use SEALEDJARS or NARROWNECK bottlesfor cookingor reheatingT. hey may shatter. 4. DO NOT use CONVENTIONALTHERMOMETERSin the microwaveoven.They may causearcing 5. RemovePLASTICSTOREWRAPS,beforeheatinqin the oven. 6. When usingfoil,skewersw, armingrackor utensilsmadeot metalin the ovenallowat leastoneinchof spacebetween metalmateriaal nd interiorovenwalls.lf arcing(sparking) occursremovemetalmateria(l skewerse, tc.)and/or transferto a nonmetallicontainer Food 1. lt is betterto UNDERHEATRATHERTHANOVERHEAT foods.lf foodis underheatedit,can alwaysbe returnedto the ovenfor furtherheating.li lood is overheatedn, othrng can be done.Alwaysstartwithminimumheatingtimes. 2. SMALLOUANTITIESof loodor JoodswithLOW l\,4OISTURcEontentcan burn,dry out or catchon fireif heatedtoo long. 3. Microwavepopcornwhichpopsin its own packageis availableE. achbrandof microwaveooDcornrecommends ts6' 1hp00a0e0tctw0hiwafeitacitwrstotaosotr.t"ogaFcrgoeoearl .lFntobeowelr'o,euooxsroae"cmdToiepnrsnlmmtee":iadUcnirnsouemwfianiaccavrtoueomwrveiaecrvnr'dseosisrwl eoi saictv4teie5ood0anvttesoan anduse a brandsuitablefor at leasta 650 watts m i c r o w a v eo v e n . 4. Do notattempt o deepfat lry 'n yourmicrowaveoven. 5. Do notboileggsin theirshellin a microwaveoven. Pressurewillbuildup andtheeggswillexplode. 6. Potatoesa, pples,egg yolks,wholeacornsquashand sausagesare examplesol foodswith nonporousskrns. Thesetypesof foodsmustbe piercedbeforecooking,to p r e v e n tD u r s l n g - 7. Liquidscan become"superheatedin" a microwavea, nd wcsouhnpetenartihhneeeacr.lo"eSndtulaiqpinueeirdhirssecmaatoenvdw"e"eadxitnpelaroinsdyhewo" taotyue,trtt h o h e t the anbo i l i n g water.EVENTHOUGHlT DOESNOTAPPEARTO BUBBLE.To reducethe possibilitoyf thisoccurrence: Always makesurethat liquidsare stirredvigorously beforeheatingto assurethatthe liquidis mixedwithair. NEVERHEATLIOUIDSFOF AN EXCESSIVELENGTH OFTIME, 8. Do not use DaDetrowelsor clothswhichconlaina syntheticliberwovenintothem,suchas nylon.The syntheticfibermaycausethetowelor clothto ignite. 9. Do not usethe ovenfor any reasonotherthanthe oreoarationof food. 10.Yourovenis equippedwitha protectivedevicedesigned 1oturnthe unito11in the eventof overheatingT.he oven willautomaticallryesetitselfalterit hascooled.(approx. 3 0 - 6 0m i n . ) -5-