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Operating Instruction and Cook Book
Microwave Oven
Household Use Only
Model Number:
NN-ST641W
Please read these instructions carefully before using this
product, and save this manual for future use.
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We are glad you have chosen to purchase a PANASONIC microwave oven. Before operating this oven, please read these instructions carefully and completely, and keep them for further reference. If you have only used a microwave oven for reheating and defrosting, with Panasonic’s Inverter Technology you can be reassured of excellent results when cooking a variety of foods, as the ‘soft’ penetration of microwave energy to the centre of food helps prevent over cooking on edges and surfaces. Foods ca
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Table of Contents Before Operation Safety Instructions ..........................................................................................................................2 Installation and General Instructions ..............................................................................................3 Microwaves and How They Work ...................................................................................................4 Cookware and Utensils Guide .............................
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Safety Instructions READ CAREFULLY AND KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE combustible materials are placed inside the Precautions to be taken when using oven to facilitate cooking. Microwave Ovens for Heating foodstuffs (b) Heating therapeutic wheat bags is not INSPECTION FOR DAMAGE. A microwave oven recommended. If heating, do not leave should only be used if an inspection confi rms all of unattended and follow manufacturers’ the following conditions: instructions carefully. 1. The door fi ts squar
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Installation and General Instructions General Use Food 1. In order to maintain high quality, do not operate 1. Do not use your oven for home canning or the the oven when empty. The microwave energy heating of any closed jar. Pressure will build will refl ect continuously throughout the oven if up and the jar may explode. In addition, the no food or water is present to absorb energy. microwave oven cannot maintain the food at the This can lead to damage to the microwave oven correct canning te
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Microwaves and How They Work Microwaves are a form of high frequency radio Refl ection: waves similar to those used by a radio, including Metal substances REFLECT microwave energy and AM, FM and CB. They are similar to a television because there is no absorption, there is no heating. where the radio waves are converted to a picture on This is why the oven interior is either stainless the screen. However, microwaves are much shorter steel or epoxy-coated steel. This ensures that the than
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(continued) Cookware and Utensils Guide Plastics Metal Plastic dishes, cups and some freezer containers Metal cookware or utensils, or those with metallic should be used with care in a microwave oven. trim, should NOT be used in the microwave. Since Choose plastic containers carefully, as some plastic microwave energy is refl ected by metal, foods in containers may become soft, melt and may scorch. metal containers will not cook evenly. There is also a The majority of plastic dishes, even th
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Feature Diagram Glass Tray 1. Do not operate the oven without the Roller Ring and Glass Tray in place. 2. Only use the Glass Tray specifi cally designed for this oven. Do not substitute another Glass Tray. 3. If Glass Tray is hot, allow to cool before cleaning or placing in water. 4. Do not cook directly on Glass Tray. Always place food on a microwave-safe dish, or on a rack set in a microwave-safe dish. 5. If food or utensil on Glass Tray touches oven walls, causing the tray to stop moving, the
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Control Panel Display Window Time Pad Power Level Pad (pg. 10) Auto Reheat Pad (pg. 13) Auto Cook Pads Frozen Reheat Pad (pg. 13) (pg. 13) Serving/Weight Pad Turbo Defrost Pad (pg. 11) Timer Pad (pg. 15) Clock Pad (pg. 9) Stop/Reset Pad Start Pad Before cooking: One tap One tap allows oven to clears all your instructions. begin functioning. If door During cooking: One is opened or Stop/Reset tap temporarily stops the Pad is pressed once during cooking process. Another oven operation, Sta
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Let’s Start To Use Your Oven! 1 Plug in Plug into a properly earthed electrical outlet. 2 Open Door Open the door and place container with food in a dish on Glass Tray in the oven. Then close the door. 3 Select Power Level eg. Meduim Press Power Level Pad three times. (see page 10 for Micro Power chart) 4 Set Time e.g. 12 minute 35 seconds Press Time Pads once twice three times fi ve times 5 Press – 8 –
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To Set Clock You can use the oven without setting the clock. 1 Press once Colon will blink in Display Window. 2 Enter Time of Day Enter time of day using Time Pads e.g. 12:35 Clock is a 12 hour display. There isn’t a.m. or p.m. setting. once twice three times fi ve times Time appears in the Display Window, colon is blinking. Verify time of day in the Display Window. 3 Press Colon stops blinking; time of day is entered and locked into Display Window. NOTES: 1. Oven will not operate while colon
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To Cook/Reheat/Defrost by Micro Power and Time 1 Select Power Level Press Micro Power pad until your desired power level appears in the Display Window. (see chart below) Note: When selecting High on the fi rst stage, you can start from step 2. 2 Set Cooking Time (High: up to 30 minutes, other powers: up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds for a single stage) e.g. 5 minutes fi ve times 3 Press Cooking will start. The time in the Display Window will count down. For more than one stage cooking, Repeat s
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To Defrost To Defrost using Turbo Defrost This feature allows you to defrost meat, poultry and seafood automatically by just setting the weight of the food. 1 Set Weight The shape and size of the food will determine the maximum weight the oven can accommodate. The recommended maximum weight of food depends on the oven cavity size. Weight must be programmed g ~ g in kilograms and tenths of a kilogram (0.1 k 3.0 k ). For best results, the minimun recommended weight is 0.2 kg. Enter weight. 2 P
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Defrosting Tips and Techniques Preparation for Freezing: 1. Heavy-duty plastic wraps, bags and freezer wrap are suitable. 2. Freeze meats, poultry and fi sh in packages with only 1 or 2 layers of food. To aid in separating layers, place two pieces of wax paper between them. 3. REMOVE ALL AIR and seal securely. 4. LABEL package with type and cut of meat, date and weight. 5. Defrosting times given in the charts are for thoroughly frozen foods (i.e. at least 24 hours in freezer maintained at -18°C
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To Cook Using Auto Reheat / Auto Cook Auto Reheat and Auto Cook allows you to cook foods without selecting times and power levels. Only set desired menu number and Serving/Weight, the oven will cook your food automatically. To Cook Using Auto Reheat or Frozen Reheat 1 Press or until the desired weight appears in the Display Window. No of taps Display RECOMMENDED FOOD WEIGHT g g 1 250 200 - 300 2 450 g 400 - 500 g 3 650 g 600 - 700 g 4 850 g 800 - 900 g 2 Press Reheating time appears in th
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3-Stages Setting This feature allows you to program 3 Stages of cooking continuously. E.g.: Continually set [High] 2 minutes, [Med] 3 minutes and [Low] 2 minutes. 1. Press once to select 2. Set as 2 minutes using 3. Press 3 times to select “High”. Time Pad. “Med”. twice 6. Set as 2 minutes using 5. Press 6 times to select 4. Set as 3 minutes using Time Pad. “Low”. Time Pad. twice three times 7. Press once. The time will count down at the fi rst stage in the display window. NOTES: 1. When oper
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To Use Timer This feature allows you to program standing after cooking is completed and to program the oven as a minute or a second timer or program delay start. To Use as a Kitchen Timer Press once. Set desired amount of time. Press Start. (up to 99 minutes and 59 seconds) Time will count down without oven operating. To Set Standing Time Press once. Set desired amount Press Start. of standing time. Cooking will start. After (up to 99 minutes and 59 cooking, standing time seconds) will cou
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Before Requesting Service THESE THINGS ARE NORMAL The oven causes Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook with the interference with my TV. microwave oven. This interference is similar to the interference caused by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, hair dryers, etc. It does not indicate a problem with your oven. Steam accumulates During cooking, steam and warm air are given off from the food. Most on the oven door and warm of the steam and warm air are removed from t
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Care of your Microwave Oven Note: The oven should be cleaned regularly and any food deposits removed. Failure to maintain the oven in a clean condition could lead to deterioration of the surface that could adversely affect the life of the appliance and possibly result in a harzardous situation. BEFORE CLEANING: AFTER CLEANING: Unplug at socket of the oven. If impossible, leave Be sure to replace the Roller Ring and Glass Tray oven door open to prevent oven from accidentally in the proper posi
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