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Operating Instructions
Over The Range Microwave Oven
Model: NN-SD297
Safety Information Operation
Precautions ................................................Inside cover Timer Feature (Kitchen Timer/Stand Time/Delay Start)
Important Safety Instructions.................................1-2 ....................................................................................18
Installation and Grounding Instructions ...............3-4 How to Use Sh
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 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 potential hazards that can kill or hurt you and others. The safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the word “DANGER”, “WARNING” or “CAUTION”. These words mean: You
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 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 electrical appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following: IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING —To reduce the risk of burns, electric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposure to excessive microwave energy: 1. Re
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 20. This appliance is suitable for use above both gas and electric cooking equipment 36 inches (91.4 cm) or less 5 wide. To reduce the risk of fire and electric shock, install at least 13 /8 inches (34.6 cm), above a cooktop, meas- ured to the bottom of the oven. 21. Clean Ventilating Hoods Frequently – Grease should not be allowed to accumulate on hood or filter. 22. Use care when cleaning the Grease fi
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 5 INSTALLATION AND GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Examine Your Oven Unpack oven, remove all packing material and examine the oven for any damage such as dents, broken door latches or cracks in the door. Notify dealer immediately if oven is damaged. DO NOT install if oven is damaged. Installation 1. This oven must be installed in at least a 30 inch opening, it is suitable for use above gas or electric cooking equip- 5 ment 36 inches or less wide. To reduce
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 6 INSTALLATION AND GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Wiring Requirements The oven must be operated on a SEPARATE CIRCUIT. No other appliance should share the circuit with the microwave oven. If it does, the branch circuit fuse may blow or the circuit breaker may trip. The oven must be plugged into at least a 20 AMP, 120 VOLT, 60 Hz GROUNDED OUTLET. Where a standard two-prong outlet is encountered, it is the per- sonal responsibility and obligatio
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 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 cann
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 8 Cookware Guide ITEM MICROWAVE COMMENTS Yes for Small strips of foil can be molded around thin parts of meat or poultry to Aluminum Foil Shielding prevent overcooking. Arcing can occur if foil is too close to oven wall or only door and damage to your oven will result. Browning dishes are designed for microwave cooking only. Check Browning Dish Yes browning dish information for instructions and heating chart. Do not preheat for more than 6 minutes
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 9 Oven Components Diagram 1 1 See-through Oven Window 2 2 Waveguide Cover (do not remove) 3 3 Oven Light (Oven Light can be replaced, see page 26) Shelf 4 4 Glass Tray (Turntable) Shelf can be used for 2-level cooking, 5 5 Oven Air Vent (Vent Grille/Vent Grille is removable and can be see page 19 cleaned, see page 25) 6 6 Control Panel 7 7 Sensor Menu Dial 8 8 Time/Weight Dial 9 9 Door Release Button 0 0 Cooktop Light (Cooktop Light can be rep
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 10 Control Panel (1) (2) (13) (3) (12) (4) (14) (5) (15) (6) (7) (8) (16) (9) (17) (18) (10) (11) (19) (1) Display Window: The Display includes indicators (10) Fan High/Low/Off Pad: Touch this pad to turn the to tell you time of day, cooking time settings and fan on high, low, or off. (☛ page 10) cooking functions selected. (11) Super/Turbo/Off Pad: Touch this pad to turn the (2) Popcorn Pad: Touch this pad to pop a bag of fan on super, turbo, o
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 11 Function Features LANGUAGE CHOICE The oven has a choice of English, French or Spanish display. The language can be changed when you press and hold the key pad for 2 seconds, then tap the key pad until the desired language appears. FRANCAIS Display appears in French. ESPANOL Display appears in Spanish. Press *ENGLISH Display appears in English. LB/KG CHOICE The oven has both imperial and metric weight measurements. The weight measurement can be
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 12 Setting the Clock Selecting Fan High/Low/Off The Fan (Vent Fan) reduces steam and Example: To set 11:25 other vapors from the cooking surface 1. • Press Timer/Clock twice. below the microwave oven. Press "Fan ➤Colon flashes. High/Low/Off" pad once for High fan speed, twice for Low fan speed, and Time Dial 2. • Set time of day using Time Select Dial. press again to turn the fan off. When ➤Time appears in the display window; you turn it on,
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 13 Selecting Power Quick Min Feature & Cook Time This feature allows you to set or add cooking time in 1 minute increments up to 10 minutes. Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) power for 1 minute 30 seconds 1. • Press Power Level until the desired To Set Cooking Time: power level appears in the display • Press Quick Min until the desired 1. window. Press 5 times. cooking time (up to 10 minutes) Time Dial 2. • Set cooking time by using Time Select a
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 14 Popcorn Feature More/Less Feature This sensor feature allows you to pop popcorn without setting For Popcorn: weight and time. The oven simplifies programming. By using the More/Less Pad, the programs can be adjusted to cook popcorn for a longer or shorter time if desired. Example: To pop a bag of microwave popcorn 1. • Press Popcorn. 1 tap = More (Adds Approx. 3% time) 2 taps = More (Adds Approx. 6% time) 3 taps = Less (Subtracts Approx. 3% tim
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 15 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 hundredths of a pound Place food on microwave safe dish. into tenths of a pound. To use Inverter Turbo Defrost, enter the weight of the food in lbs. (1.0) and tenths of a lb. (0.1). If a 1. • Press I
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 16 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 4 to 5 Turn over/Remove defrosted portion/Shield edges
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 17 Automatic features are provided for your convenience. If results are not suitable to your individual preference or if serving size is other than what is listed on page 16, please refer to page 11 for manual cooking. Sensor Reheat Sensor Cook Feature Feature This sensor feature allows you to reheat food without setting This sensor feature allows you to cook food without setting time. The oven simplifies programming. time. The oven simplifies pr
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 18 Sensor Cook Chart Recipe Serving/Weight HINTS 1. Oatmeal 0.5 - 1 cup Place inside a microwave safe serving bowl with no cover. Follow (40 - 80 g) manufacturers’ directions for preparation. 2. Breakfast Sausage 2 - 8 links Follow manufacturers’ directions for preparation of pre-cooked breakfast sausage. Place in a radial pattern. 3. Omelet 2, 4 eggs Follow Basic Omelet recipe on page 17. 4. Soup 1 - 2 cups Pour soup into a microwave safe servin
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 19 Microwave Recipes In a 2-Qt. casserole, melt the butter for 40 seconds at P10. OMELET Add onion and garlic and cook for 1 minute at P10. Stir in flour, Basic Omelet mustard, salt and pepper, and gradually add the milk. Cook for 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 3-4 minutes at P10 until sauce thickens, stirring once. Add the 2 eggs cheddar cheese, stirring thoroughly. Pour and stir the sauce 2 tablespoons milk into the macaroni, in a 3-Qt. casse
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IP1024_38Q00AP_09_070515 2007.5.15 20:22 Page 20 Timer Feature This feature allows you to program the oven as a kitchen timer. CAUTION: It can also be used to program a standing time after cooking is If oven lamp is lit while using the timer feature, the oven is completed and/or to program a delay start. incorrectly programmed. Stop oven immediately and re-read instructions. To Use as a Kitchen Timer: To Set Delay Start: Example: To count down 5 minutes. Example: To delay the start of cookin
