Table of Contents Safety Information Microwave Oven Safety ..................1 Important Safety Instructions ................2-5 Installation and Grounding Instructions ............5-6 Safety Precautions ................... 7-8 Operation Control Panel ....................... 12 Starting to Use Your Oven................... 13 Setting the Clock ....................13 Child Safety Lock....................
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.
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 electric appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:...
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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 fi re in the oven cavity: (a) DO NOT overcook food.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) WARNING TO AVOID THE RISK OF SHOCK: DO NOT remove outer panel from oven. Repairs must be done only by a qualifi ed 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.
If the oven overheats, a thermal safety device will turn the oven off. The oven will remain inoperable until it has cooled. 2. If the oven is designed for installation into a wall cabinet, use the proper trim kit available from a local Panasonic dealer. Follow all instructions packed with the kit.
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(120 V, 60 Hz). Using a higher voltage is dangerous and may result in a fi re or oven damage. Using a lower voltage will cause slow cooking. Panasonic is NOT responsible for any damages resulting from the use of the oven with any voltage other than specifi...
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 •...
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.
Cookware Guide Item Microwave Comments Yes for Small strips of foil can be molded around thin parts of meat or Aluminum Foil Shielding poultry to prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close only to oven wall or door and damage to your oven will result. Browning dishes are designed for microwave cooking only.
Care and Cleaning of Your Microwave Oven After cooking, the oven should be cleaned with a soft cloth moistened with soapy water. If the oven is not cleaned occasionally to eliminate grease, it can accumulate and cause the oven to "Smoke" during use.
Oven Components Diagram External Air Vent Waveguide Cover (do not remove) Internal Air Vent Door Release Button Door Safety Lock System Warning Label Exhaust Air Vent Function Label Control Panel Time/Weight and Sensor Menu Identification Plate Dial Glass Tray Menu Label Roller Ring Power Supply Cord Heat/Vapor Barrier Film...
Control Panel * The control panel of NN-SD973S/SD773S has the same key layout as NN-SD763S. Display Window Step by step instructions Power Level scroll for easy operation. Sensor Reheat Button (page 20) Popcorn Button (page 17) Sensor Cook Button (page 20)
• Press Start 3 times. grounded electrical “LOCK” appears in the outlet. display window. Display Window “WELCOME TO "LOCK" continues PANASONIC REFER to be displayed until TO OPERATING Child Safety Lock is INSTRUCTIONS cancelled. Keypads BEFORE USE” scrolls may be pressed but across display window.
Dial can be rotated in either direction to select the Sensor Menus. Function Features This unique function of your PANASONIC microwave oven allows you to establish the initial non-cooking features of your Oven. This microwave oven has three functions below: LB/KG CHOICE: The oven has both imperial and metric weight measurements.
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Function Features (continued) Set LB/KG, Language and BEEP by following the steps below: • Plug into a properly grounded electrical outlet. • Press Start once. • Rotate the dial to choose metric weight measurements (KG). • Press Start once to set Language. •...
Selecting Quick Min Feature Microwave Power This feature allows you to set or add cooking time in 1 minute increments up to & Cook Time 10 minutes. To Set Cooking Time: Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) • Press Quick Min until power for 1 minute 30 seconds the desired cooking time (up to 10 minutes)
Popcorn Feature More/Less Feature For Popcorn: Example: To pop 3.5 oz. (99 g) of popcorn By using the MORE/LESS Button, the • Press Popcorn until programs can be adjusted to cook popcorn the desired size for a longer or shorter time if desired. appears in the display window.
Inverter Turbo Defrost Feature This feature allows you to automatically 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.
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Defrosting Tips & Techniques (continued) MANUAL AFTER DEFROSTING DEFROST FOOD DURING DEFROSTING TIME at P3 Stand Time Rinse (min/kg) (min/lb) Fish and Seafood [up to 1.4 kg (3 lbs.)] Crabmeat Break apart/Rearrange Fish Steaks 8 to 12 4 to 6 Turn over 5 min Fish Fillets 8 to 12 4 to 6 Turn over/Rearrange/Shield ends...
Sensor Reheat Sensor Cook Feature Feature This sensor feature allows you to reheat This sensor feature allows you to cook food food without setting time. The oven without setting time. The oven simplifi es simplifi es programming. programming. Example: To reheat a plate of food Example: To cook Frozen Entrées •...
Sensor Cook Chart Serving/ Recipe Hints Weight 4 maximum Pierce each potato with a fork 6 times spacing around sur- (170 - 225 g) face. Place potato or potatoes around the edge of paper- 1. Potatoes (6 - 8 oz. each) towel-lined glass tray (Turntable), at least 2.5 cm (1-inch) apart.
Microwave Recipes OMELET In a 2-qt. casserole dish, melt the butter for 40 seconds at P10. Add onion and garlic Basic omelet and cook for 1 minute at P10. Stir in fl our, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine mustard, salt and pepper, and gradually 2 eggs add the milk.
Timer Feature This feature allows you to program the CAUTION: oven as a kitchen timer. It can also be If oven lamp is lit while using the timer used to program a standing time after feature, the oven is incorrectly pro- cooking is completed and/or to program a gramed.
Microwave shortcuts FOOD POWER TIME DIRECTIONS (in mins.) To separate refrigerated 30 sec. Remove wrapper and place in microwave safe dish. After heating, use a plastic spatula Bacon, (HIGH) 450 g (1 pound) to separate slices. To soften Brown Sugar 20 - 30 Place brown sugar in microwave safe dish 250 ml (1 cup)
Microwave shortcuts (continued) FOOD POWER TIME DIRECTIONS (in mins.) To cook baked Potato, Pierce each potato with a fork 6 times spac- (170 - 220 g) ing around surface. Place potato or potatoes (6 - 8 oz. each) around the edge of paper-towel-lined glass 3½...
Food Characteristics Cooking Techniques Bone and Fat Piercing Both bone and fat affect cook- Foods with skins or mem- ing. Bones may cause irregular branes must be pierced cooking. Meat next to the tips scored or have a strip of skin of bones may overcook while peeled before cooking to al- meat positioned under a large bone, such...
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Cooking Techniques (continued) Covering Turning As with conventional cooking, moisture It is not possible to stir some foods to distrib- evaporates during microwave cooking. Cas- ute the heat evenly. At times, microwave en- serole lids or plastic wrap are used for a ergy will concentrate in one area of the food.
Before Requesting Service These things are normal: The oven causes Some radio and TV interference might occur when you cook interference with my with the microwave oven. This interference is similar to the interference caused by small appliances such as mixers, vacuums, blow dryers, etc.
(b) replace it with a new or a refurbished equivalent value product, or (c) refund your purchase price. The decision to repair, replace or refund will be made by Panasonic Canada Inc.
Quick Guide to Operation Feature How to Operate To set Clock Time Dial (page 13) Press twice. To set time of day. Press once. To Use Child Safety Lock To Set: To Cancel: (page 13) Press 3 times. Press 3 times. To Use Power and Time Time Dial...
Quick Guide to Operation (continued) Feature How to Operate To use as a Kitchen Timer Time Dial (page 23) Press once. To set time. Press once. To set Input up to Stand Time Time Dial 2-stage cook- (page 23) ing programs. Press once.
Specifications (continued) Trim Kit for 27” Cabinet: Model Number: NN-TK922S NN-TK722S Outside Dimensions 684 mm x 472 mm 684 mm x 419 mm (27” x 18 9⁄16”) (27” x 16 ½ ”) (W x H): Cabinet Opening 648 mm x 533 mm x 422 mm 648 mm x 533 mm x 389 mm (25 1/2”...