Palsonic PMO-758 User Manual

Instruction

For

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PMO-758

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CONTENTS

The sections have been so arranged that you can find everything referring to you PMO-758 microwave . We recommend you do NOT LOSE any item of this User Guide, because if you have any problems you will find the answers here. If after consulting the User Guide you cannot find an answer to your problem or worry, contact our Customer After-Sales Service.

INSTALLATION

Before installing the oven Place Electrical installation

OPERATION

Use of the microwave What are microwaves? Accessories Programming the clock Programming the time and power

- Power level

- Cooking with differnt sequences

- To interrupt cooking Independent timer

- Programmed Start

- "+1 minute" function Automatic defrosting function

- Manual defrost "One Touch" function for potatoes, beverages and popcorn

- "One Touch" for potatoes

- "One Touch" for heating beverages

- "One Touch" for cooking popcorn Memory Function Cooking Chart Defrosting Chart Reheating Chart

MAINTENANCE

Cleaning the microwave

USEFUL HINTS

About

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

COMPONENTS

Control panel

1. Digital display

2. Automatic defrost push-button

3. One Touch push-buttons

4. Cooking time selector switch

5. Power selector switch

6. Independent timer selector switch

7. Time and Power setting keys

8. Memory push-button

9. Clock push-button

10. START push-button

11. "+ 1 minute” push-button

12. Door open key

Symbols

Clock

Defrost

Cooking time

Microwave power

"+ 1 minute" function

Cabinet

1. Ventilation openings

2. Cabinet

3. Safety latches

4. Door seal

5. Door glass

6. Sticker with After-sales service code number

7. Control panel

8. Turntable support plate

9. Mains cord

Cancel

Start

Acoustic signal

"One Touch" function

"Independent timer" function

Ventilation grid (rear)

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 EARTHED.

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 programming, 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 example:

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.

PROGRAMMING the CLOCK

When the microwave is first plugged in or after a power failure, the display shows: ".:."

User action

1. Press the Clock push-button.

2. Using the Time and Power setting keys, enter the exact time.

3. Press the Clock push-button.

If an incorrect time is entered when entering the time, an acoustic signal is heard and the Digital Display will show "Err".

Oven reaction

The clock indicator is lit

The clock starts to work.

OPERATION

PROGRAMMING TIME AND POWER

User action

Press the Cooking Time Selector switch.

Enter the desired cooking time by means of the Time and Power Setting Keys.

Press the Power Selector switch, if a power level other than maximum is desired.

Enter the power level desired using the Time and Power setting keys.

Press the START push-button.

Oven reaction

Maximum microwave power level is set automatically.

The time selected will be shown on the Digital Display.

The Digital Display will show the power level selected.

The microwave will start to work. The count down will be shown on the Digital Display.

When the cooking time has elapsed an acoustic signal is heard.

To select the Power Level remember that:

P1: * is used to melt butter, soften cheese and ice creams

* to defrost delicate foods in manual defrost..

P2-P3: * to gently reheat stews.

* for manual defrost.

P4-P5: * for sauces, dishes based on egg and cheese.

* to finish cooking stews. P6-P7: * to cook foods which cannot be stirred. P8-P9: * to cook vegetables, fish, meat, etc. P10: * for quick heating of drinks, water, light soups, coffee, tea and other foods with high water content.

* if the food contains eggs or cream select a lower level.

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