User manual PALSONIC PMO-585

[. . . ] Instruction For PMO-585 Use For customer service or product assistance please telephone our call centre 1300 657 888 www. palsonic. com. au 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 1 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. Allow a minimum space of 3 cm between the microwave top and the unit, if the appliance is to be installed below a unit. [. . . ] TOUCH YOU SEE START At end of cooking time: Four tones will sound. Two tones will sound every minute until you open the door or touch any pad to return the display to the time of day. NOTES: If you do not enter a number after touching BAKED POTATOES you will see " 1" with the Qty. ?You can touch the Start pad to bake one potato or enter "2" to bake more. If you do not touch any pad, the Baked Potatoes function will cancel out. If you touch a Number pad above 2, you will hear three tones and see "Err" on the display for one second, followed by "1-2" with the Qty. ?If you touch the Start pad before entering the number of servings, the oven wil automatically be set to bake one potato. YOU SEE 17 Using BEVERAGE BEVERAGE lets you heat an 8 to 10 ounce (240mL to 30mL) beverage by touching just 2 pads. Start the oven. TOUCH START YOU SEE (heating time counts down) At end of heating time: Four tones will sound. Two tones will sound every minute until you open the door or touch any pad to return the display to the time of day. YOU SEE 18 Using POPCRON POPCORN lets you pop a "snack size" bag (1. 75 oz [50g]) of commercially packaged microwave popcorn by touching just 2 pads. If you are using a microwave popcorn popper, follow manufacturer's instructions. NOTE: Do not use popcorn bags that are larger than the "snack size" bags recommended above. As a larger bag expands, it may interfere with the rotation of the turntable, causing it to slow down or stop. Start the oven. TOUCH START YOU SEE (popping time counts down) At end of heating time: Four tones will sound. Two tones will sound every minute until you open the door or touch any pad to return the display to the time of day. YOU SEE 19 Using DEFROST Your microwave oven lets you defrost food by simply entering defrosting time. Put the frozen food in the oven and close the door. NOTE: Refer to a reliable cookbook for defrosting times. 2. NOTE: You can use defrost instead of a cook cycle when cooking with more than one cycle. TOUCH DEFROST YOU SEE 3. indicator light flashes after 5 seconds) YOU SEE (defrosting time counts down) At end of heating time: Four tones will sound. Two tones will sound every minute until you open the door or touch any pad to return the display to the time of day. YOU SEE 20 Defrosting tips Before starting, make sure you have removed any of the metal twist-ties which often come with frozen food bags, and replace them with strings or elastic bands. If food is foil wrapped, remove foil and place it in a suitable container. [. . . ] * The length of the standing time depends on the volume and density of the food. ARRANGING FOOD The best results are obtained if the food is evenly distributed on the dish. When cooking foods of uneven shapes and thickness (pieces of chicken) place the thinnest or smallest towards the centre of the dish, where they will be heated last. Uneven foods (fish) should be arranged with the tails to the centre of the dish. [. . . ]