5I M P O R T A N T S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N SSAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSWhen using electrical appliances 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 excessivemicrowave energy:1. Read all instructions before using the appliance.2. Read and follow the specific “PRECAUTIONS TOAVOID POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVEMICROWAVE ENERGY” on inside front cover.3. This appliance must be grounded. Connect onlyto properly grounded outlet. See “GROUNDINGINSTRUCTIONS” on page 6 and INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS.4. Install or locate this appliance only in ac-cordancewith the provided installation instructions.5. Some products such as whole eggs and sealedcontainers—for example, closed glass jars—areable to explode and should not be heated inthis oven.6. Use this appliance only for its intended use asdescribed in this manual. Do not use corrosivechemicals or vapors in this appliance. This typeof oven is specifically designed to heat, cook ordry food. It is not designed for industrial orlaboratory use.7. As with any appliance, close supervision is neces-sary when used by children.8. Do not operate this appliance if it has a damagedcord or plug, if it is not working properly or if it hasbeen damaged or dropped.9. This appliance should be serviced only byqualified service personnel. Contact nearestDacor Authorized Servicer for examination, repairor adjustment.10. Do not cover or block any openings on theappliance.11. Do not store or use this appliance outdoors. Donot use this product near water—for example,near a kitchen sink, in a wet basement or near aswimming pool, or similar locations.12. Do not immerse cord or plug in water.13. Keep cord away from heated surfaces.14. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter.15. See door surface cleaning instructions on page 27.16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:a. Do not overcook food. Carefully attend toappliance when paper, plastic or othercombustible materials are placed inside theoven to facilitate cooking.b. Remove wire twist-ties from paper or plasticbags before placing bag in oven.c. If materials inside the oven ignite, keepoven door closed, turn oven off anddisconnect the power cord or shut off powerat the fuse or circuit breaker panel.d. Do not use the cavity for storage purposes.Do not leave paper products, cooking utensilsor food in the cavity when not in use.17. Liquids, such as water, coffee or tea are able tobe overheated beyond the boiling point withoutappearing to be boiling. Visible bubbling orboiling when the container is removed from themicrowave oven is not always present. THISCOULD RESULT IN VERY HOT LIQUIDSSUDDENLY BOILING OVER WHEN A SPOONOR OTHER UTENSIL IS INSERTED INTOTHE LIQUID.To reduce the risk of injury to persons:a. Do not overheat the liquid.b. Stir the liquid both before and halfway throughheating it.c. Do not use straight-sided containers withnarrow necks. Use a wide-mouthed container .d. After heating, allow the container to stand inthe microwave oven at least for 20 secondsbefore removing the container.e. Use extreme care when inserting a spoon orother utensil into the container.18. Clean ventilation openings and grease filtersfrequently—Grease should not be allowed toaccumulate on ventilation openings, hood (louver)or grease filters.19. Use care when cleaning the louver and thegrease filters. Corrosive cleaning agents, suchas lye-based oven cleaners, may damage thelouver and the grease filters.20. When flaming food under the hood, turn the fanon.21. This appliance is suitable for use above both gasand electric cooking equipment 36” wide or less.