Important Safety Instructions - Panasonic NN-S512 Operating Instructions Manual

Your microwave oven is a cooking device and you should use as much care as you use with a stove or any cooking device. When using
this electric appliance, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the following:
WARNING
—To reduce the risk of burns, electric
shock, fire, injury to persons or exposure to excessive microwave
energy:
1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.
2. Read and follow the specific PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVE
ENERGY, found on back of front cover.
3. This appliance must be grounded. Connect only to a properly
grounded outlet. See "GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS" found
on page 3.
4. Install or locate this appliance only in accordance with the
provided installation instructions.
5. Some products such as whole eggs and sealed containers—
for example, closed glass jars—may explode and should not
be heated in this oven.
6. Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in
this manual. Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapours in this
appliance. This type of oven is specifically designed to heat or
cook food. It is not designed for industrial or laboratory use.
7. Do not allow children to use this appliance, unless closely
supervised by an adult.
8. Do not operate this appliance if it has a damaged cord or plug,
if it is not working properly, or if it has been damaged or
dropped.
9. This appliance should be serviced only by qualified service
personnel. Contact the nearest authorized servicentre for
examination, repair or adjustment.
10. Do not cover or block any openings on this appliance.
11. Do not store or use this appliance outdoors. Do not use this
product near water—for example, near a kitchen sink, in a wet
basement, or near a swimming pool, etc.
12. Do not immerse the cord or plug in water.
13. Keep the cord away from heated surfaces.
14. Do not let the cord hang over the edge of a table or counter.
15. When cleaning surfaces of the door and oven that come
together when closing the door, use only mild, non-abrasive
soaps or detergents applied with a sponge or soft cloth.
16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:
(a) Do not overcook food. Carefully attend the appliance if
paper, plastic, or other combustible materials are placed
inside the oven to facilitate cooking.
(b) Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plastic bags before
placing the bag in the oven.
(c) If materials inside the oven should ignite, keep the oven
door closed, turn the oven off, and disconnect the power
cord, or shut off the power at the fuse or circuit breaker
panel.

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(d) Do not use the cavity for storage purposes. Do not leave
paper products, cooking utensils, or food in the cavity when
not in use.
17. Liquids, such as water, coffee, or tea are able to be overheated
beyond the boiling point without appearing to be boiling due to
surface tension of the liquid. Visible bubbling or boiling when the
container is removed from the microwave oven is not always
present. THIS COULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDS
SUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A SPOON OR OTHER
UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTO THE LIQUID. To reduce the risk
of injury to persons:
(a) Do not overheat the liquid.
(b) Stir the liquid both before and halfway through heating it.
(c) Do not use straight-sided containers with narrow necks.
(d) After heating, allow the container to stand in the microwave
oven for a short time before removing it.
(e) Use extreme care when inserting a spoon or other utensil into
the container.
General Use
1. DO NOT tamper with, or make any adjustments or repairs to,
the door, control panel housing, safety interlock switches or
any other part of the oven. DO NOT remove the outer panel
from the oven. Repairs should only be done by qualified
service personnel.
2. DO NOT operate the microwave when the oven is empty. The
microwave energy will reflect continuously throughout the
oven causing overheating, if no food or water is present to
absorb energy.
3. DO NOT use this oven to heat chemicals or other non-food
products.
4. DO NOT dry clothes, newspapers or other materials in the
oven. They may catch on fire.
5. DO NOT use recycled paper products unless the paper
product is labelled as safe for microwave oven use. Recycled
paper products may contain impurities which may cause
sparks and/or fires when used.
6. DO NOT use newspapers or paper bags for cooking.
7. DO NOT hit or strike the control panel. Damage to the controls
may occur.
8. DO NOT store flammable materials next to, on top of, or in the
oven. These could be fire hazards.
9. POT HOLDERS should always be used when removing
containers from the oven. Heat is transferred from the hot food
to the cooking container and from the cooking container to the
Glass Tray. The glass tray can be very hot after removing a
cooking container from the oven.
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