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Operating Instructions
Browner Microwave Oven
Model: NN-G463
Safety Information Operation
Precautions.........................Inside cover Auto Brown Cook Feature...................20
Important Safety Instructions .........1-4 Auto Brown Cook Chart.......................20
Installation and Grounding Timer Feature (Kitchen Timer/Stand
Instructions.......................................4-5 Time/Delay Start).................................21
Safety Precautions
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 2 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. It is used to alert you to poten- tial 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”. These words mean: You can be kil
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 3 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 electrical appliances basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W WA AR RN NI IN NG G —To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Read
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 4 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) Do not overcook food. Carefully attend appliance when paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed inside the oven to facilitate cooking. (b) Remove wire twist-
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) W WA AR RN NI IN NG G 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
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Roller Ring 1. The Roller Ring and oven floor should be cleaned frequently to prevent excessive noise. 2. Always replace the Roller Ring and the Glass Tray in their proper positions. 3. The Roller Ring must always be used for cooking along with the Glass Tray. Browning Dish: 1. Always place the browning dish in the center of the glass tray and ensure it does not touch the door or wall of the oven cavity. Failure to d
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 7 INSTALLATION AND GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) W WA AR RN NI IN NG G —IMPROPER USE OF THE GROUNDING PLUG CAN RESULT IN A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. Consult a qualified electrician or service person if the grounding instructions are not com- pletely 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
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 8 Safety Precautions 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 FOODS / SMALL QUANTITIES OF FOODS • DO NOT use your oven for home canning. Your oven cannot maintain the food at the proper canning temperatu
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 9 Safety Precautions (continued) 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. It should be allowed to cool before handling or before paper products, such as
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 10 Cookware Guide ITEM MICROWAVE COMMENTS Yes for Small strips of foil can be molded around thin parts of Aluminum Foil Shielding meat or poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur only if foil is too close to oven wall or door and damage to your oven will result. Browning dishes are designed for microwave cooking Browning Dish Yes only. Check browning dish information for instructions and heating chart. Do not preheat for more than 6 minutes. Brown
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 11 Oven Components Diagram m id f gdb j k a n e o h d l c aa External Air Vent ii Heat/Vapor Barrier Film bb Internal Air Vent (do not remove) cc Door Safety Lock System jj Menu Label (do not remove) dd Exhaust Air Vent kk Waveguide Cover (do not remove) ee ll Door Release Button Control Panel mm ff Identification Plate Wire Rack gg Glass Tray nn Browning Dish hh Roller Ring oo Browning Dish Handle ORDER FORM DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER Instructions / Operating Ma
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 12 Control Panel Display Window Popcorn Pad (☛ page 13) Power Level Pad (☛ page 12) Brown Pad (☛ page 19) Sensor Reheat Pad (☛ page 16) Sensor Cook Pad (☛ page 16) Number Pads Auto Brown Cook Pads (☛ page 20) Timer Pad (☛ page 21) Clock Pad (☛ page 11) Quick Min Pad Inverter Turbo Defrost (☛ page 12) Pad (☛ page 14) Keep Warm Pad More/Less Pad (☛ page 12) (☛ page 13) Stop/Reset Pad Start Pad Before cooking: One tap One tap allows oven to begin clears memory. f
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 13 Starting to Use Child Safety Lock Your Oven! This feature prevents the electronic oper- ation of the oven until cancelled. It does 1. • Plug into a properly not lock the door. grounded electrical outlet. To Set: • Press Start 3 times. The oven automatical- “Child” appears in the Display Window ly defaults to the impe- display window. rial measure system ➤"Child" continues to (oz/lb). be displayed until Child Lock is can- 2. • Press Start to convert celled
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 14 Selecting Power Quick Min Feature This feature allows you to set or add & Cook Time cooking time in 1 minute increments up to Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) 10 minutes. power for 1 minute 30 seconds To Set Cooking Time: 1. • Press Power Level 1. • Press Quick Min until until the desired the desired cooking power level appears time (up to 10 min- Press 5 times. in the display window. utes) appears in the display window. 2. • Set Cooking Time Power Le
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 15 Automatic features are provided for your convenience. If results are not suitable to More/Less Feature your individual preference or if serving size is other than what is listed on page 17, For Popcorn: please refer to page 12 for manual cooking. By using the More/Less Pad, the programs can be adjusted to cook popcorn for a longer or shorter time if desired. Popcorn Feature 1 tap = Adds Approx. 10 secs. Example: To pop 3.5 oz. of popcorn 2 taps = Adds App
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 16 Inverter Turbo Defrost Feature This feature allows you to defrost foods such as: meat, poultry and seafood simply by entering the weight. Conversion Chart: Example: To defrost 1.5 pounds of meat 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, 1. • Press Inverter Turbo enter the weight of the food in lbs. (1.0) Defrost. and tenths of a lb. (0.1). If a piec
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 17 Defrosting Tips & Techniques (continued) DEFROST AFTER DEFROSTING FOOD TIME at P3 DURING DEFROSTING mins (per lb) Stand Time Rinse Fish and Seafood [up to 3 lbs. (1.4 kg)] Crabmeat 6 Break apart/Rearrange Fish Steaks 4 to 6 Turn over 5 min. YES Fish Fillets 4 to 6 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends Sea Scallops 4 to 6 Break apart/Remove defrosted pieces Whole fish 4 to 6 Turn over Meat Turn over/Remove defrosted 10 min. Ground Meat 4 to 5 portion/Shield ed
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 18 Sensor Reheat Sensor Cook Feature Feature This sensor feature allows you to reheat This sensor feature allows you to cook precooked, refrigerated temperature food food without setting time. The oven sim- without setting time. The oven simplifies plifies programming. programming. Example: To cook a 10 oz. Frozen Entrées Example: To reheat a plate of food 1. • Press until the desired 1. • Press Sensor Reheat. category appears on the display window. Pre
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 19 Sensor Cook Chart Recipe Serving/Weight Hints 1. Oatmeal 0.5 - 1 cup Place inside a microwave safe serving bowl with (40 - 80 g) no cover. Follow manufacturers’ directions for preparation. 2. Breakfast Sausage 2- 8 links Place pre-cooked breakfast sausage in a radial pattern on a microwave safe dish. 3. Potatoes 1 - 4 maximum Pierce each potato with a fork 6 times spacing (6 - 8 oz. each) around surface. Place potato or potatoes around the (170 - 225 g)
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F00035R00AP 2003.4.22 11:24 Page 20 Microwave Recipes In a 2-Qt. casserole, melt the butter for OMELET 40 seconds at P10. Add onion and garlic Basic Omelet and cook for 1 minute at P10. Stir in flour, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine mustard, salt and pepper, and gradually add 2 eggs the milk. Cook for 3-4 minutes at P10 until 2 tablespoons milk sauce thickens, stirring once. Add the salt and ground black pepper, if desired cheddar cheese, stirring thoroughly. Pour Heat butter in a microwav
