Palsonic PMO-585 User Manual

Instruction

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PMO-585

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CONTENTS

INSTALLATION

Before installing the oven Place

Electrical installation

OPERATION

Use of the microwave

What are microwaves? MICROWAE OVEN FEATURES CONTROL PANEL FEATURES SETTING THE CLOCK USING THE MINUTE TIMER USING ADD MINUTE USING YOUR MICROWAVE OVEN

Reheating tips

Cooking at different cook powers

Cooking with more than one cook cycle

Using Baked potatoes Using Popcorn Using Defrost Defrosting tips Using Reheat Repeating Tips Using Vegetables Cooking Chart Defrosting Chart

Reheating Chart

MAINTENANCE

Cleaning the microwave

USEFUL HINTS

Use of the microwave

When cooking food

Manual defrosting

The amount of food

The humidity content

Pressure in foods The standing time Arranging food The tools and containers to use

- How to check whether a container is suitable for microwave cooking

- Container shape Trouble shooting

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

INSTALLATION

BEFORE INSTALLING THE OVEN

Make sure that the oven door closes correctly and that the seal is not damaged.

PLACE

Take account of the following recommendations when installing the microwave:

1. Keep it away from heat sources (e.g. oven). Heat affects correct appliance operation.

2. Keep a distance of about 3 cm between the wall and the back part. Allow a minimum space of 3 cm between the microwave top and the unit, if the appliance is to be installed below a unit. Taking account of these recommendations guarantees suitable ventilation.

3. Place the microwave on a flat and stable surface that is strong enough to hold the oven and the additional weight (food-utensils). Remember that the control panel side is the heavy side.

4. The oven ventilation openings must NOT be covered. Blocking the ventilation or the openings may affect correct oven operation and give poor cooking results.

5. Install the oven at least 2 m from radio, television or aerial to avoid interference.

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

Before connecting the microwave oven

Check that the electrical supply voltage is correct.

Have a socket with earth discharge suitable for the product’s power.

Use protective fuses for the line. Do NOT Change the plug for any reason, shortening the mains cord. Do not use multiple sockets or adapters to make the connection, either.

N. B.:

If you do not have a socket with earth, contact a specialist to make a correct earth connection. This recommendation is for SAFETY REASONS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE change the plug,

shortening the mains cord, or use adapters to make the connection.

Important:

All our units are manufactured to the strictest safety standards. For total user protection THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE

EARTED.

If you do not have a correct earth connection, contact a specialist for its installation. The manufacturer will accept no responsibility for injury to persons or damage to objects arising from the non-observance of this requirement, even with the additional protection of a differential circuit breaker.

OPERATION

USE OF THE MICROWAVE

Do not use the oven cavity for storage purposes.

Do not leave paper, cooking utensils or food in the cavity

when not in use.

Make sure that children do not swing on the door when it is open.

The oven should not be operated empty when using microwaves. Operation in this manner is likely to damage the appliance. If you want to practice programmmg, put a glass of water inside the

oven, to absorb the microwaves.

WHAT ARE MICROWAVES?

Microwaves are like TV waves or light waves. You cannot see them, but you can see their effect. Just as ordinary daylight passes through glass, plastic or air, microwaves pass through materials like paper, glass, porcelain, plastic and air. These materials do not contain water or metal and will consequently not be heated up by the microwaves. Microwaves are reflected by metal in the same way as light is reflected by a mirror.

Microwaves are absorbed by water, oil and fat. The water, oil and fat molecules are excited by microwaves and rub against each other, thus producing heat, and the rubbing speed determines the temperature. This is why the food heats so quickly. Microwave energy is not hot. It simply causes the food to produce its own heat.

When we heat food with infrared waves (e.g. GRILL) in a traditional oven,

the heat reaches the food surface and then reaches its centre by conduction. Food has a rather poor ability to conduct heat and thus needs a long time to heat up.

Using microwaves saves time. You save time and electricity, especially when cooking small amounts of food.

An ex ample:

If you boil fish in a sauce-pan with water, the energy must first heat the pan and then the water which will heat the fish. In a microwave oven nearly all the energy is converted into heat inside the food which cooks more quickly, saving electricity and a lot of time.

Cooking Time: 20-25 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

OPERATION

ACCESSORIES

Turntable support

Use the support under the glass turntable.

Do not put any tool on the support, only the glass turntable.

The support can be washed in the dishwasher.

Positioning:

Put the support on the seat in the bottom of the microwave (internal cavity).

Glass turntable

Use the turntable with all cooking methods. The turntable collects the dripping juices and food particles that otherwise would stain the inside of the oven.

The turntable can be washed in the dishwasher.

Positioning

Put the glass turntable on the support.

Microwave oven features

1. One-Touch Door Open Button.

Push to open door.

2. Door Safety Lock System.

The oven will not operate unless the door is securely closed.

3. Window with Metal Shield.

Shield prevents microwaves from escaping. It is designed as a screen to allow you to view food as it cooks.

4. Glass Turntable

This turntable turns food as it cooks for more even cooking. It must be in the oven during operation for best cooking results.

5. Turntable Support (under turntable).

6. Control Panel.

Touch pads on this panel to perform all functions.

7. Light.

Automatically turns on when door is opened or when oven is operating.

8. Model and Serial Number Plate (on back).

Control panel features

Your microwave oven control panel lets you select a desired cooking function quickly and easily. All you have to do is touch the neces-

sary Command pad. The following is a list of all the Command and Number pads located on the control panel.

1. DISPLAY. The display includes a clock and

indicators to tell you time of day, cooking time settings, and cooling functions.

2. REHEAT. Touch this pad l-4 times to

reheat food from one of four preset

categories. You do not need to enter cooking time or cook power.

3. DEFROST. Touch this pad followed by

Number pads to thaw frozen food.

4. POPCORN. Touch this pad to pop a snack

size (1.75 oz [50g])bag of popcorn. You do not need to enter cooking time or cook power.

5. BAKED POTATOES. Touch this pad followed

by Number pads to bake l-2 potatoes. You do not need to enter cooking time or cook power.

6. BEVERAGE. Touch this pad to reheat a

beverage. The oven will automatically heat for a preset time and cook power.

7. VEGETABLES. Touch this pad l-2 times to

cook vegetables from one of two preset categories. You do not need to enter cooking time or cook power.

8. COOK TIME. Touch this pad followed by

Number pads to enter cooking times.

9. COOK POWER. Touch this pad, after the

cook time has been set, followed by a Number pad to set the amount of microwave energy released to cook the food. The higher the number, the higher the power or faster the cooking speed.

10. CLOCK SET. Touch this pad followed by

Number pads to enter the correct time of day.

11. Number Pads. Touch Number pads to enter

cooking times, cook powers, and quantities.

12. ADD MINUTE. Touch this pad to cook for

one minute at 100% cook power or to add an

extra minute to your cooking cycle.

13. OFF/CANCEL. Touch this pad to erase an

incorrect command or to cancel a program during cooking. This pad will not erase time of day.

14. START/ENTER. Touch Number pads to

enter cooking times, cook powers, and quantities.

NOTES:

If you choose an auto cook function and

change your mind, you must press OFF/ CANCEL before you choose another auto

cook function.

If you attempt to enter unacceptable instructions, three tones will sound, and

“Err” will appear on the display. Touch OFF/

CANCEL and re-enter the instructions. Once you choose a function, an indicator light (

will flash as a prompt for the next

action you need to perform. If you choose a function but do not press another command pad within one minute, the dispaly returns to the time of day and you have to start over again.

If you have entered all settings for a function but do not touch the Start/Enter pad in 5 seconds, the Start? indicator light will flash. If you open the door while the oven is on and then shut the door, the Start? indicator light will flash.

Audible signals

Audible signals are available to guide you when setting and using your oven:

A programming tone will sound each time when you touch a pad. Four tones signal the end of a cooking cycle and two tones will sound every minute until you open the door or press the command pad. Three tones will sound if you enter incorrect instructions.

Interrupting cooking

You can stop the oven during a cycle by opening the door. The oven stops heating and the fan stops, but the light stays on.

To restart cooking, close the door and

TOUCH

START

If you do not want to continue cooking:

Close the door and the light goes off.

TOUCH

CANCEL

NOTE: Before setting a function, touch CANCEL to make sure no other function is on.

Setting the clock

When your microwave oven is first plugged in, or after a power failure, the display will show ":", If a time of day is not set, ":" will stay on the display until you set the clock or another function.

NOTES:

You can only set the clock if the oven is not cooking food.

To set time:

1. Choose the setting.

2. Enter the time of day.

Example for 5:30:

If you enter an incorrect time, three tones will sound, "Err", then "0" will appear on the display. Reenter the correct time. If you touch OFF/CANCEL while setting the clock, the clock will return to the time already on the dispaly.

TOUCH

CLOCK

TOUCH

YOU SEE

3. Touch CLOCK/SET or START/ENTER.

TOUCH

CLOCK

START

(Start? indicator light flashes after 5 seconds)

YOU SEE

Using the minute timer

Your microwave oven can be used as a kitchen timer. Use the minute timer for timing up to 99 minutes, 99 seconds.

NOTE: You can use the minute timer to set a delayed start time. Set the delayed start time with the minute timer by following Steps 1 and 2 below. Then set cook time as described in the "Using Your Microwave Oven" section.

1. Touch 0.

2. Enter the time to be counted down.

3. Start the countdown.

TOUCH

START

YOU SEE

(Start? indicator light flashes after 5 seconds)

YOU SEE

Using ADD MINUTE

ADD MINUTE lets you cook food for one minute at 100% cook power or add an extra minute to the current cooking cycle at the current cook power. You can also use it to extend cooking time in multiples of one minute, up to 99 minutes.

NOTES:

To extend cooking time in multiples of one

minute, touch ADD MINUTE repeatedly during cooking.

Before starting:

1. Make sure the food is in the oven and the door is closed.

2. Touch ADD MINUTE.

You can use ADD MINUTE when timed

cooking, defrosting, or running any function with preset time (for example, BEVERAGE). If you touch ADD MINUTE during cooking, the oven will cook at the currently selected cook power.

TOUCH

ADD

MINUTE

(example: one for one minute)

YOU SEE

(For 5 seconds, TIME indicator flashes. After 5 seconds, Start? indicator light flashes)

3. Start the oven.

During cooking:

Touch ADD MINUTE.

TOUCH

START

TOUCH

ADD

MINUTE

(example: twice for 2 minutes)

YOU SEE

(example: for 1 minute)

YOU SEE

(example: for original time of 2:45)

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