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8) THERMOMETERS
• DO NOT use a conventional meat thermometer in your oven. Arcing may occur. Microwave safe thermometers
are available for both meat and candy.
9) BABY FORMULA / BABY FOOD
• DO NOT heat baby formula or baby food in the microwave oven. The glass jar or surface of the food may appear
warm while the interior can be so hot as to burn the infant's mouth and esophagus.
10) REHEATING PASTRY PRODUCTS
• When reheating pastry products, check temperatures of any fillings before eating. Some foods have fillings which
heat faster and can be extremely hot, while the surface remains warm to the touch (e.g. Jelly Donuts).
11) GENERAL OVEN USAGE GUIDELINES
• DO NOT use the oven for any reason other than the preparation of food. This oven is specifically designed to
heat or cook food. DO NOT use this oven to heat chemicals or other non-food products.
• Before use, check that utensils/containers are suitable for use in microwave ovens.
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DO NOT attempt to use this microwave oven to dry newspaper, clothing or any other materials. They may catch fire.
• When the oven is not being used, DO NOT store any objects other than oven accessories inside the oven in
case it is accidentally turned on.
• The appliance shall not be operated by Microwave or Combination WITHOUT FOOD IN THE OVEN.
Operation in this manner may damage the appliance, with the exception of preheating on Bake with the Metal
Pan accessory or during the "BEFORE USING YOUR OVEN" instructions found on page 8.
• If smoke or a fire occurs in the oven, press the Stop/Reset pad and leave the door closed in order to extinguish
the flames. Disconnect the power cord, or shut off power at the fuse or the circuit breaker panel.
• During and after cooking with the steam function, do not open the oven door when your face is very close to the
oven. Care must be taken when opening the door as steam may cause injury.
CAUTION!: Hot steam will escape when the door is opened. If there is steam in the oven, use caution
when taking containers out of the oven. Always use oven gloves to remove items from the oven TO
AVOID THE RISK OF SCALDING. Do Not reach in with your bare hands.
• Extreme caution must be used when moving hot liquids.
• When handling cooking containers take care not to let the contents spill.
• Avoid hot steam, serious burns and scalds could result.
• To prevent injury, Do not allow anyone to lean, hang, sit or place heavy items on the open door of the appliance.
Severe personal injury could result.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean this appliance. The steam from the cleaning appliance could penetrate live
components and permanently damage the oven or cause injury.
• The use of accessories not recommended by Panasonic may cause injury.
• To prevent burns, do not touch the Ceramic Cover during or after using the oven.
12) HEATER OPERATION
• Exterior oven surfaces, including air vents on the cabinet and the oven door will get hot during Bake,
Combination or Microwave with Steam functions. To prevent burns, take care when opening or closing the door
and when inserting or removing food and accessories.
• The oven has a heater situated in the rear of the oven. During and after using either the Bake, Combination or
Microwave with Steam functions, all inside surfaces of the oven will be very hot. To prevent burns, care should
be taken to avoid touching the inside surfaces of the oven or hot water inside the Evaporation Tray.
• TO AVOID THE RISK OF SCALDING, please use caution when touching accessible parts when oven is
operated in Bake or Combination mode, because the accessible parts may become extremely hot.
13) BEFORE USING YOUR OVEN
• Before using the oven for the first time, wipe excessive oil off in the oven cavity and operate the oven without
food and accessories on Bake at 450°F (230°C), for 10 minutes. This will allow the oil that is used for rust
protection to be burned off. This is the only time the oven is used empty. (with the exception of preheating
on Bake)
• Never exceed the "350ml" water level marker when filling up the Water Tank.
• DO NOT use the water tank without the sealed lid and never remove the sealing band from around the water
tank lid, as leaking water could result in electrical failure and danger of electric shock.
Safety Precautions (continued)
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