Panasonic NNDS596B Operating Guide

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Select the cooking time 

turning the Time/Weight 

dial. Maximum cooking time 

is 30 minutes.

Touch Start.

The cooking program will 

start and the time in the 

display will count down.

Tap Steam until the power 

you require appears in the 

display window.

Note

1.  Fill the water tank before using the steam function.
2.  The maximum time for cooking in this mode is 30 minutes. If required to cook 

for longer than this time, re-fill the water tank and repeat the above operation 

for the remaining time.

3.  If during operation the water tank becomes empty, the oven will stop operation. 

The prompt in the display will ask you to re-fill the water tank. After re-filling 

the water tank and positioning back in the oven, touch Start. The oven will not 

continue cooking until the water tank has been re-filled and Start touched.

4.  You can change the cooking time during cooking if required. Turn the Time/

Weight dial to increase or decrease the cooking time. Time can be increased/

decreased in 1 minute increments, up to 10 minutes. Turning the dial to zero 

will end cooking. 

5.  It is possible to refill the water tank at any time during cooking, without having to 

touch Stop/Cancel first.

6.  It may be necessary to wipe the excess water in the cavity after Steam cooking.

Caution

The Square Panacrunch Pan and surrounding oven will get very hot. Use oven 

gloves.
When removing the food or Square Panacrunch Pan, hot water may drip from the 

oven top.
Steam may billow out when you open the door. If there is steam in the oven, do not 

reach in with your bare hands! Risk of burns! Use oven gloves.
Take care when removing the drip tray. Wipe any water that drips from the left side 

of the oven. This is normal.

Once

Steam 1

High

Twice

Steam 2

Medium

3 Times Steam 3

Low