OOPS almost forgot,

Here's link for Panasonic manuals note: it takes a while to load the list of
manuals, but the wait is worth it... manuals for lots of panasonic products
are here, (not just Bread machines)
http://support.panasonic.co.nz/

Rina

"Rina" > wrote in message
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> It's probably in a preheat cycle. Not all machines have the pre heat. Some
> machines are programmable allowing the user to turn this off.
> By now, you've probably figured this out and your bread is baking...