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Operating Instructions
Microwave Oven
Models: NN-S533/S743/S943
Safety Information Operation
Precautions.........................Inside cover Timer Feature (Kitchen Timer/Stand
Important Safety Instructions .........1-3 Time/Delay Start).................................19
Installation and Grounding Microwave Shortcuts......................20-21
Instructions.......................................3-4 Food Characteristics............................22
Safety Pre
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 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 kill
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 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 this electric appliance, 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. Rea
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 18. Liquids, such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be overheated beyond the boiling point without appearing to be boiling. Visible bubbling when the con- tainer is removed from the microwave oven is not always present. 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 BOT
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 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 specifica
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 6 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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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 7 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 temperatur
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 8 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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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 9 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 pa
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 10 Oven Components Diagram id f gjb k a e l h d c aa External Air Vent hh Roller Ring bb Internal Air Vent ii Heat/Vapor Barrier Film cc Door Safety Lock System (do not remove) dd Exhaust Air Vent jj Menu Label (for NN-S533) ee Control Panel kk Waveguide Cover (do not remove) ff ll Door Release Button Identification Plate (for NN-S943/S743) gg Glass Tray Oven Light (for NN-S533): Oven Light turns on only while cooking and will not turn on when oven door is open
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 11 Control Panel (NN-S533) Display Window Sensor Cook Pad Sensor Reheat Pad (☛ page 17) (☛ page 16) Inverter Turbo Popcorn Pad Defrost Pad (☛ page 13) (☛ page 14) Quick Min Pad Keep Warm Pad (☛ page 12) (☛ page 12) Power Level Pad More/Less Pad (☛ page 12) (☛ page 13) Number Pads Clock Pad Timer Pad (☛ page 11) (☛ page 19) Stop/Reset Pad Start Pad Before cooking: One tap One tap allows oven to clears memory. begin functioning. If door is During cooking: One tap
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 12 Control Panel (NN-S943/S743) NN-S743 * The control panel of NN-S943 has the same key layout as NN-S743. Display Window Popcorn Pad (☛ page 13) Sensor Reheat Pad (☛ page 16) Inverter Turbo Defrost Pad (☛ page 14) Sensor Cook Pad (☛ page 17) More/Less Pads (☛ page 13) Power Level Pad (☛ page 12) Number Pads Quick Min Pad (☛ page 12) Timer Pad (☛ page 19) Clock Pad (☛ page 11) Stop/Reset Pad Start Pad Before cooking: One tap One tap allows oven to clears memory
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 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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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 14 Automatic features are provided for your convenience. If results are not suitable to Selecting Power your individual preference or if serving size is other than what is listed on page 17, & Cook Time please refer to page 12 for manual cooking. Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) power for 1 minute 30 seconds Quick Min Feature 1. • Press Power Level This feature allows you to set or add until the desired cooking time in 1 minute increments up to power leve
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 21:14 Page 15 4. Allow popped corn to sit unopened for a Popcorn Feature few minutes. 5. Open bag carefully to prevent burns, (NN-S533) because steam will escape. 6. Do not reheat unpopped kernels or reuse Example: To pop 3.5 oz. of popcorn bag. 1. • Press Popcorn until NOTE: the desired size If popcorn is of a different weight than listed, appears in the display follow instructions on popcorn package. window. Never leave the oven unattended. If pop- Press once Press We
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 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 pie
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 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 edg
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 18 NOTE: Sensor Reheat Casseroles - Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of liq- uid, cover with lid or vented plastic wrap. Feature Stir when time appears in the display win- dow. This sensor feature allows you to reheat Canned foods - Empty contents into food without setting time. The oven sim- plifies programming. casserole dish or serving bowl, cover dish with lid or vented plastic wrap. After reheat- Example: To reheat a plate of food ing, let stand for a few minute
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 Page 19 Sensor Cook Feature This sensor feature allows you to cook food without setting time. The oven simplifies pro- gramming. Example: To cook a 10 oz. Frozen Entrée For NN-S533: For NN-S943/S743: 1. • Press Sensor Cook 1. • Press Sensor Cook until the desired cate- until the desired cate- gory appears in the gory appears in the Press 5 times Press 5 times display window. display window. 2. 2. (see More/Less (see More/Less Feature) Feature) or (☛page 13) (☛page 1
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F00035Y70AP 2003.1.6 17:57 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 microwave
