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 Oven Components Diagram ................12 Control Panel ....................... 13 Starting to Use Your Oven................... 14 Setting the Clock ....................
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:...
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.
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 Grill Combination Comments Small strips of foil can be molded around thin parts of Yes for Yes for meat or poultry to prevent Aluminum Foil Shielding Shielding overcooking. Arcing can occur only only if foil is too close to oven wall or door and damage to your oven will result.
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Cookware Guide (continued) Item Microwave Grill Combination Comments Use to warm cooked foods, and to cook foods that require Yes, with Paper Plates & Cups short cooking times such as supervision hot dogs in the Microwave mode. Use to warm rolls and sand- Yes, with Paper Towels &...
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 Warning Label Internal Air Vent Menu Label (do not remove) Door Safety Lock System Waveguide Cover (do not remove) Exhaust Air Vent Door Release Button Control Panel Time/Serving and Sensor Menu Identification Plate Dial Glass Tray Wire Rack Roller Ring...
Starting to Use Child Safety Lock Your Oven This feature prevents the electronic oper- ation of the oven until cancelled. It does not lock the door. • Plug into a properly To set: • Press Start 3 times. grounded electrical The symbol "...
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 the functions below: LB/KG CHOICE: The oven has both imperial and metric weight measurements.
Selecting Selecting Grill Power & Cook Time Microwave Power & Cook Time Example: To cook at Grill high power for 1 minute 30 seconds • Press Grill Button until Example: To cook at P 6 (MEDIUM) the desired power level power for 1 minute 30 seconds appears in the display •...
Quick Min Feature Selecting Combination 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 Combination Low power for 1 minute 30 seconds •...
Popcorn Feature More/Less Feature For Popcorn: Example: To pop 3.3 oz. (93 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.
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 (continued) Recipe Serving/Weight Hints Place 2 oz. pasta and 3 cups hot tap water in a microwave safe 2 qt casserole, salt and oil, if de- 55 - 220 g sired, covered with lid or vented plastic wrap. For 13.
Inverter Melt & Soften Chart Recipe Serving/Weight Hints Remove wrapper, cut butter into 2 tbsp cube, and 2, 4, 8 19. Melt Butter place into a microwave safe dish. Melt with lid or tablespoons plastic wrap. Stir after cooking. Remove wrapper and place in a microwave safe 20.
Auto Combination Feature These are tested and pre-timed for the quantity of food listed in auto combination cook chart. Locale, power fl uctuations and personal tastes are not taken into account. Should you prefer your food cooked differently, use power and time method shown on page 16 for microwave and grill.
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 1 cup (250 ml)
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 (page 14) Press twice. Set time of day. Press once. To Use Child To Set: To Cancel: Safety Lock (page 14) Press 3 times. Press 3 times. To Use Power and Time (page 16) Press to select Power Level.
Dimensions (W x H x D): (359 mm x 247 mm x 362 mm) Operating Frequency: 2450 MHz Net Weight: Approx. 13.2 kg (29.1 lbs.) Trim Kit for NN-GD693S: Model Number: NN-TK623GSAP (Stainless) Outside Dimensions 27” x 16 ½” (W x H): (684 mm x 419 mm) 25 ½”...