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ProΙΙ
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PROG
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AB 1 2 34 56 78
Operating
Instructions
NE-3280/NE-2180/NE-1880/NE-1540
3200/2100/1800/1500 Watts Microwave Oven
FOR COMMERCIAL USE
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Please read these instructions completely before operating this oven and keep for future reference.
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Table of Contents For Your Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Unpacking Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Placement of Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Using Your Oven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Maint
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For Your Safety The wire which is coloured GREEN-AND-YELLOW Earthing Instructions must be connected to the terminal which is marked WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. with the letter E or by the Earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN-AND- WARNING: (NE-3280/NE-2180/NE-1880) YELLOW. This appliance must be connected to an outlet The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected having a rated current greater than 13 amps. to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or A 13 amp, B.S. 13
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Placement of Your Oven 1. Oven must be placed on a flat, stable surface. For 3. Do not block air vents on the rear and bottom of proper operation, the oven must have sufficient air the cabinet. If air vents are blocked during flow to the air vent i.e. 5 cm (2 inches) at the side operation, the oven may overheat. If the oven and rear; 20 cm (8 inches) at the top. overheats, a thermal safety device will turn the oven off. The oven will remain inoperable with 2. Do not place the microwave oven on a
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Important Safety Instructions –– Read Carefully Short Cooking Times 5. Foods with Skins As microwave cooking times are much shorter than Potatoes, apples, egg other cooking methods it is essential that yolk, whole vegetables recommended cooking times are not exceeded and sausages are without first checking the food. examples of food with non porous skins. These must Factors that may affect cooking times are: preferred be pierced using a fork degree of cooking, starting temperature, altitude, bef
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Important Safety Instructions –– Read Carefully 11. Reheating 14. Babies Bottles and Food Jars It is essential that reheated food is served “piping When reheating babies hot”. Remove the food from the oven and check bottles always remove top that it is “piping hot”, i.e. steam is being emitted and teat. Liquid at the top of from all parts and any sauce is bubbling. If you the bottle will be much wish you may choose to check the food has hotter than at the bottom reached 72˚C with a food thermome
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How Does the Microwave Work? Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio Absorption waves similar to those used by a radio including AM, During heating, microwaves will be absorbed by FM and CB. They are, however, much shorter than food. They penetrate to a depth of about 1-5 cm. radio waves; approximately 12 cm long. Electricity is Microwave energy excites the molecules in the food converted into microwave energy by the magnetron (especially water, fat and sugar molecules), and tube. From the
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ProΙΙ Outline Diagram NE - 1540 Digital Display Window Power Level Indicator Display Power Level Selector Dial Timer Dial Start Button Door Handle Oven Lamp Cover Air Filters Program Entry Switch (behind Air Filter) Buzzer Switch (behind Air Filter) Middle Shelf A - Program Display B - Beep Tone Mode Display C - Heating Time Display (min. sec.) A C D - Power Level Indicator PROG BUZZ HIGH PROG MEDIUM LOW B D DEFROST How to Operate NE - 1540 A. MANUAL HEATING Example: To cook food at HIGH po
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How to Operate NE - 1540 B. CYCLE COUNTER To Read Total Cumulative Times That The Oven Has Been Used PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW 1 Open the door. The oven lamp will be turned on. ☛“0” will appear in the display. Close the door. 2 NOTE: Carry out Step 3 within 60 seconds of closing the door, or the display will go blank. While pressing Buzzer Switch, press Program Entry Switch. 3 + Example: 99999 times BUZZ PROG C. BEEP TONE To Cancel Beep PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW PRO
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ProΙΙ PROG PROG A AB 12 34 56 7 8 Outline Diagram NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 16 PROG BUZZ PROG LOCK 15 Digital Display Window Oven Lamp Cover Power Level Indicator Display Door Handle Power Level Selector Pad ( Control Panel ) AB Memory Shift Pad ( ) Air Filters Memory Pads Program Entry Switch (behind Air Filters) Stop/Reset Pad ( ) Buzzer Switch (behind Air Filters) 15 Start Pad ( ) Program Lock Switch (behind Air Filters) 16 Timer Dial Middle Shelf A - Program Display A E B - Memory Area
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 A. MANUAL HEATING Single stage heating Example: To cook food at HIGH power for 2 minutes PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW Open the door and put the food in the oven. 1 ☛ The oven lamp will turn on and “0” will appear. Note:While “0” appears, operation is available. One minute after the door is closed, “0” will disappear. Press Power Level Selector pad once. 2 ☛ The selected power level will be indicated and 1st Stage Heating 1 Indicator “1”
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 2 or 3 stages heating Example: To cook food at HIGH power for 2 minutes and at DEFROST power for 1 minute PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 10. 1 Press Power Level Selector pad four times. 4 ☛ The selected power level will be indicated and 2nd Stage Heating 12 Indicator “2” will start to blink. Set the desired heating time for the second stage using the Timer Dial. 5 ☛ The set heating time will appear. 12 Note:up t
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 B. PROGRAMMED HEATING In Program Unlock Mode: MAKE SURE THE UNIT IS PROPERLY PROGRAMMED (see page 14 - 15). Example: To select Memory pad “5” at A side in which your desired heating program (at HIGH power for 3 min., single stage heating) is set PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW Open the door and put the food in the oven. 1 ☛ The oven lamp will turn on and “0” will appear. Note:While “0” appears, operation is available. One minute after the
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 C. PROGRAMMING MEMORY PADS Single stage heating THE OVEN CAN NOT BE PROGRAMMED WHEN PROGRAM LOCK IS ACTIVATED! (see page 14 - 15) DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR WHILE PROGRAMMING! Example: To program cooking at DEFROST power for 1 minute into Memory pad “5” PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW Keep the door closed. 1 ☛ Digital Display Window must be blank or show “0”. PROG Press Program Entry Switch. 2 ☛ “PROG” will start to blink. PROG PROG Press Memory p
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 2 or 3 stages heating THE OVEN CAN NOT BE PROGRAMMED WHEN PROGRAM LOCK IS ACTIVATED! (see page 14 - 15) DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR WHILE PROGRAMMING! Example: To program cooking at DEFROST power for 1 minute and at HIGH power for 2 minutes into Memory pad “5” PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW PROG Follow steps 1 to 5 on page 13. A 1 PROG Press Power Level Selector pad once. 6 A ☛ The power level for 2nd stage will be indicated, 2nd Stage Heating 1 2
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 To Release Program Lock: PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW 1 Keep the door closed. ☛ Digital Display Window must be blank. PROG Press Program Lock Switch until “PROG” and “P” appear. 2 (for five seconds) PROG LOCK ☛ “PROG” and “P ” will appear. In Program Unlock mode: • Oven reverts to a two-touch operating mode (Memory pad + Start pad). • Repeat and interrupt feature are operational. • Memory pads can be programmed. • Tone loudness control
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How to Operate NE - 3280/NE - 2180/NE - 1880 To Select Length of Tone “short beeps for 60 seconds”: PAD INSTRUCTION DIGITAL DISPLAY WINDOW PROG Follow step 1-3 on page 15. 4 1 PROG Within three seconds after pressing Program Entry Switch at step 3, 5 press Buzzer Switch. 2 BUZZ ☛ “PROG” will start to blink and 2nd Stage Heating Indicator “2” (the length of beep tone “short beeps for 60 seconds”) will be indicated. PROG Press Program Entry Switch again. 6 ☛ “PROG” will stop blinking. This mea
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ProΙΙ PROG PROG A AB 12 34 56 78 Self Diagnostics Failure Code Explanation This oven monitors its operation and displays a Failure Code in the display window when a problem occurs. What to do when a failure code appears: CODE CAUSE WHAT TO DO F01 • Overcooked food. • Disconnect appliance from electricity supply to stop beep. • Temperature of exhaust air too high. • Wait for appliance to cool down to reset operation. • If food ignites, do not open the door. • If normal operation does not resume,
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Cooking Instructions DEFROSTING FROZEN COOKWARE FOODS 1. Before using the oven always check that containers are suitable. DO NOT MICROWAVE sealed 1. If you try to completely defrost frozen food in the containers as they may explode. Microwave Oven, uneven defrosting may occur due N.B. Always check manufacturer’s instructions as to the differences in the thickness and shape of the some food manufacturers are producing food in food. In actual usage of frozen food, you should not containers that do
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Cooking Instructions MICROWAVE BASICS GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR HEATING IN A PANASONIC Fundamental principles determine the success of microwave food preparation. MICROWAVE OVEN They include: For specific time, see each food category for appropriate heating techniques, plus necessary pre- 1. TEMPERATURE OF FOODS –– Frozen or preparation of foods. refrigerated food items will require longer heating HEATING FOODS FROM REFRIGERATED TEMPERATURE times to reach a desired serving temperature than Foods st
