Microwave has stopped working. When pressing any buttons the clock display goes blank and nothing happens. I can press the clock button and reset the clock but any button blanks it again

It seems like you're experiencing an issue with your Panasonic microwave oven NNT551. If the clock button is not responding and you only see two dots when pressing the stop button, there might be a few things you can try to troubleshoot the problem:

1. Power Cycle the Microwave:
   • Unplug the microwave from the power outlet.
   • Wait for about 30 seconds.
   • Plug it back in and try setting the clock again.
2. Check for Child Lock:
   • Some microwaves have a child lock feature that can prevent certain buttons from functioning. Check your manual to see if your model has this feature and how to disable it.
3. Reset to Default Settings:
   • If there is an option in the manual or settings to reset the microwave to its default settings, try doing that.
4. Inspect for Physical Damage:
   • Ensure there is no physical damage to the control panel or any other part of the microwave that may be affecting its functionality.

Sounds like your losing power, have you tried it on a completely Different circuit??? Either that or bad fuse or connections inside of microwave.

follow the steps and fix it. God bless you

1) Press the "Stop" button on the microwave to reset the digital display to the clock setting.

2) Push the "Clock" button once. Locate the "Hour" button and press it once for each hour of time. For example, if the current time is 5:15 p.m., press the Hour button five times.

3 )Press the "Minute" button to set the second half of the time. For the example above, you would press the Minute button 15 times to set a time of 5:15 p.m.

4)Push the Clock button to save the time setting. Check the time on the microwave's digital display.

If the clock is not set, nothing will work as the controls require the time to be working. Press Clear/stop twice and press clock, set time and press clock again.
Hope this helps.

Hi,

Press the "Off/Clear' button to cancel anything on the display, and reset the microwave. This is a soft reset and will simply get you out of any program you have started. Press it when the cooking complete reminder appears on the display.
Perform a hard reset. Pull the plug out of the wall power supply, and wait a moment. Plug the GE microwave back into the wall power supply to reset any anomalies with the microwave's memory. You will need to reset the time of day if you perform a hard reset.
Reset the time of day. Press the "Clock" button, and turn the dial to set the hours. Press the dial to enter. Follow the same procedure for the minutes and a.m. or p.m. Press the "Start" button to start the clock.

Did you figure this out? I am having the same problem. I see PRESS CLOCK on the control display. But none of the keys on the touch pad work. GE sucks bigtime !!

This is the generic instructions to set the clock. I have visited the sanyo site to aquire a owners manual with no success in locating one. This being said, here are the instructions.

1. Unplug the unit for a minute then plug unit in.
2. Press the clock (clock/timer) button once.
3. Using the keypad, input the time you wish to set.
4. Press the clock (clock/timer) button once.
5. Press the stop/clear button, Time should remain.

Hope this works, if not, let me know.

Please take the time to give this solution a fix ya rating.

clarkco

You have to set a time (any time) to use.

Press CLOCK, press number 2 then 2 then 2 again and then press CLOCK again. Does it say 2:22?

Everything should now work.

Do not run Empty, do not use any metal in there and do not use alot (MW kills all the vitamins and nutrition in food - like eating MUD for your body) .... and don't forget to reset the CLOCK ;-)

I have the same problem with my microwave, the clock disappears and it says "enter" and "amt", I figured out it's the "beverage" button that is sticking. When I want to use it I just press "beverage" and then "reset" and just press them over and over until it stops. Usually it's on the first try, sometimes I have to press them a few times. Just don't do what I'm about to type though, I decided to get my razor knife and cut the button out carefully, I only cut the contacts on each side of the button, now no buttons work, I should have left it the way it was, at least I could use it that way.

You can download your owner's manual free here.

From the manual:

SETTING THE CLOCK - When the microwave oven is plugged into an outlet, the oven will display " 0:00 "

1. Press the CLOCK button; the hour digit will blink
and the clock indicator will light.

2. Press the number keys to set current hour.

3. Press the number keys to set current minute.

4. Press AM/PM to choose AM or PM.

5. Press the CLOCK button again; the display will
show the present time. After the clock has been
set, the time will appear with blinking colon,
unless the oven is cooking or defrosting.

NOTES:

- To reset the present time in the display window when the oven is off, press the CLOCK button and
reset.

- If you make a mistake when setting the time, press the STOP/CLEAR button.

- To recall the actual time while the oven is cooking or defrosting, simply press the CLOCK button
and the display will show the actual time for three seconds.

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