Panasonic NN-S550 Operating Instructions Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSYour microwave oven is a cooking device and you shouid use as much care as you use with astove or any other cooking device. When using this electric appliance, basic safety precau¬tions should be followed, including the following:WARNING—To reduce the risk of burns, elec¬tric shock, fire, injury to persons, or exposureto excessive microwave energy:1. Read all instructions before using theappiiance.2. Read and foliow the specific “PRECAU¬TIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE EXPO-SURE TO EXCESSIVE MICROWAVEENERGY,” found inside of the front cover.3. This appliance must be grounded. Connectonly to property grounded outlet. See“GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS” foundon page 3.4. Install or locate this appliance only inaccordance with the installation instruc¬tions found on page 3.5. Do not cover or block any openings on thisappliance.6. Do not store or use this appliance out¬doors.Do not use this product near water—forexample, near a kitchen sink, in a wetbasement, or near a swimming pool, andthe like.7. Use this appliance only for its intended use asdescribed in this manual. Do not use corrosivechemicals, v^rs, or non-food products in thisappliance. This type of oven is specificallydesigned to heat, cook or dry food, It is notdesigned for industrial or laboratory use. Theuse of corrosive chemicals in heating or clean¬ing will damage the appliance and may resultin radiation leaks.8. When cleaning surfaces of door and oventhat come together on closing the door,use only milcl, non-abrasive soaps ordetergents applied with a sponge or softcloth.9. Do not allow children to use this appliance,unless closely supervised by an adult.10. Do not operate this appliance if it has adamaged cord or plug, if it is not workingproperly, or if it has been damaged ordropped.11. Do not immerse cord or plug in water.12. Keep cord away from heated surfaces.13. Do not let cord hang over edge of table orcounter.14. This appliance should be serviced only byqualified service personnel. Contact thenearest authorize service facility for exami¬nation, repair or adjustment.15. Some products such as whole eggs, nar¬row neck bottles and sealed containers—for example, closed glass jars—mayexplode and should not be heated in tnis oven.16. To reduce the risk of fire in the oven cavity:(a) Do not overcook food. Carefully attendappliance if paper, plastic, or other com¬bustible materials are placed inside theoven to facilitate cooking.(b) Remove wire twist-ties from paper orplastic bags before placing bag in oven.(c) If materials inside the oven shouldignite, keep oven door closed, turnoven off, and disconnect the powercord, or shut off power at the fuse orcircuit breaker panel.(d) Do not use the cavity for storage purpos¬es. Do not leave paper products, cookingutensils, or food in the cavity when not inuse.General Use1. DO NOT tamper with ormake any adjustments orrepairs to door, controlpanel housing, safetyinterlock switches or anyother part of the oven. DONOT remove outer panelfrom oven. Repairs shouldonly be done by a qualified service person.2. DO NOT operate the ovenempty. The microwaveenergy will reflect continu¬ously throughout the ovenif food or water is not pre¬sent to absorb energy.This could damage theoven and result in the risk of a fire.3. DO NOT dry clothes, newspapers or other mate¬rials in oven, or use newspapers or paper bagsfor cooking. Fire could result.4. DO NOT use recycled paper products unless thepaper product is labeled as safe for microwave ovenuse. Recycled paper products may contain impuri¬ties which may cause sparks, and result in fireswhen used.5. DO NOT hit or strike control panel. Damage tocontrols may occur. Fire could result.6. POT HOLDERS should always be used whenremoving items from the oven. Heat is transferredfrom the HOT food to the cooking container andfrom the cooking container to the Glass Tray. TheGlass Tray can be very HOT after removing cook¬ing container from oven.7. DO NOT store flammable materials next to, on topof, or in the oven. These could be fire hazards.SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONSFor proper use of your oven read remaining safety cautions and operating instructions.2