Panasonic NE-C1275 operating instructions Common Problems, Problem Cause Solution

Common Problems

This section tries to solve any common problems you may have. Remember to always keep your Operating Guide on hand for reference.

PROBLEM	CAUSE	SOLUTION
Food cools quickly after	Food insufficiently heated.	Return to oven for additional cooking.
Microwave or Combination
cooking.
Foods take longer to cook, defrost	Oven not receiving enough	Check oven is plugged into its own
or reheat than stated.	power.	13amp socket. Do not use extension
		cable or adapters.
	Food type, size, weight,	The stated times are only a guide.
	temperature not exactly as	Heating will be improved with the use of
	stated.	correct containers and arranging.
		Remember to vary the heating, if the
		food is colder or heavier than stated.
	Oven dirty and food debris is	Ensure the oven is cleaned regularly.
	absorbing the microwave
	energy.
Liquids boil over when cooked by	Containers too small.	Use a container twice the volume of the
microwave or combination.		liquid.
Vegetables become wrinkly and	Vegetables over-cooked.	Allow standing time when cooking and
hard when cooked/reheated by		slightly undercook vegetables, if they
microwave.		are to be reheated.
Foods heat unevenly.	Foods incorrectly arranged or	Arrange foods, so that thicker parts are
	incompatible foods are being	on the outside of the plate and smaller
	heated together.	foods to the centre. Do not heat very
		dense foods with porous foods as the
		later will heat faster.
Only one side of cavity heats.	Foods incorrectly arranged.	Rearrange foods as above. It is
		impossible for only one side of the
		cavity to receive microwaves as the
		energy is distributed by a rotating guide.
		if the magnetron is no longer working
		all food will remain cold.
Foods heated by microwave are	Foods overcooked.	Reduce the time or power with more
hard and tough.		delicate foods.
Foods “explode” during heating.	Power level too high.	Reduce power level.
	Skins of foods i.e potatoes,	Pierce skins on foods to release
	chicken are not pierced.	pressure build up during heating.
		NEVER try to boil eggs in shells.
Foods that have been defrosted	Foods have not been	Check that foods are between 1-4˚C
do not heat in the centre.	sufficiently defrosted or	before going on to reheat. If the edges
	allowed to stand before	of the food are getting too warm shield
	reheating.	with foil.
		(See page 42.)

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