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Troubleshooting

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  • Page 2: Specifications

    CAUTION About On/Off button This rice cooker has a On/Off button. On/Off button Rice container ● You cannot make any operations without pressing the On/Off button. ● If you press the On/Off button to turn on the power, all Rice Cooking Method displays will be flashed and the current time will be displayed.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before Use Troubleshooting 4-11 23-28 ............Component Names Troubleshooting ......... (Accessories, Operation Panel, Display Part) Rice Cooking ............Setting the Current Time Keep Warm ..........Safety Precautions Timer Rice Cooking ......... Sounds ......... Display Rice cooking 12-18 ....
  • Page 4: Before Use

    Component Names (Accessories, Operation Panel, Display Part) Body Hook Inner pot P.12, 21 Water level gauge (3 locations) Inner lid Lid packing P.21 Regulator valve Vacuum valve Knob Handle Body bottom Rice container When carrying the rice cooker, do not hold the body bottom but the handle.
  • Page 5 The numbers of how the page P.OO containing the main explanation. When closing the lid, push Steam vent down slowly on the front of Keep your hands and face the lid (front side) until you away from the vent, as hear the latch catch.
  • Page 6 Component Names (Accessories, Operation Panel, Display Pard) - continued Operation panel and display part For explanation, all of the displays are lit up in the figure. Cook button Timer button On/Off button Cancel button Turn on and off the To stop cooking or "Warm", and To invoke the time when To start cooking, "Rapid"...
  • Page 7: Setting The Current Time

    Setting the Current Time ● At room temperature, the clock time will show an error of approximately 2 minutes after one month. Use the following procedure to adjust the current time setting. Ex: To change “19:27” to “20:30” Plug in the power plug. Press to display the time.
  • Page 8: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions This rice cooker is a home appliance. Do not use this cooker for commercial applications. Observing the following instructions will prevent injury to the user and others and damage to property. In addition, the precautions provided throughout this manual should be read carefully and the rice cooker should be used correctly. ■Precautions Shown Here The harm or damage that could result from ignoring the following precautions and incorrectly using the rice cooker are classified and explained using the following symbols and messages.
  • Page 9: Rice Cooking

    ● sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given Warning supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety. ● Make sure that children do not play with this appliance. Warning To prevent burns During rice cooking...
  • Page 10 Safety Precautions - continued Caution Handling the Power Plug ● ● Unplug the power plug from the power When unplugging the power plug, hold the outlet when not using the rice cooker. power plug and do not pull on the cord. (A fire, burns, or injuries could result from (Failure to observe this precaution could Pull out the...
  • Page 11 Caution Do not use the rice cooker in these locations (continued) ●Areas where the lid cannot be opened completely. ●Unstable locations or on materials not resistant to heat. (Failure to observe this precaution could result in burns (Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury or a fire.) from touching the hot inner lid or contact with hot dripping ●Do not use on sliding tables with insufficient load carrying strength.
  • Page 12: Preparing The Rice

    Preparing the Rice (Tips for cooking delicious rice) Measure the rice. Use the measuring cup included to measure the rice. Do not use commercially ATTENTION Fill the cup to the brim for 1 cup. available measuring cup Fill the cup to an intermediate or measuring rice bin.
  • Page 13: Preparing The Rice Cooker

    Preparing the Rice Cooker Wipe off any water or food stuck to the outside of the inner pot or to the rice container in the rice cooker before pot into the setting the inner pot in the rice cooker. body of the Wipe off any water or food on the outside.
  • Page 14: Cooking The Rice Immediately

    Cooking the rice immediately The time and values in the figures are examples. Press to display the current time. ● Check the menu display section and select the menu type you want. "Normal" is set upon factory shipment. ●The rice cooker will remember the Cooking with "Normal"...
  • Page 15 Caution Check the rice cooking method. If you mistakenly use another cooking method to cook “Porridge”, which uses a large amount of water, it is dangerous because much hot water could spray out. ●For “Mix” and “Porridge”, this Lights up Press shows the current time because the remaining cooking time...
  • Page 16: Ways To Use Cooking Programs

    Ways to Use Cooking Programs Amount to be Cooking time Tips on ways to use Menu Rice selection Water line cooked (cups) guide (min) Normal Cook white rice/rinse-free rice (No course 35-50 displayed) 0.5-4 Rapid (No course Rapid cooking 20-35 displayed) 1.5-2 2 Cups...
  • Page 17 Tips for Cooking Various Types of Rice ●If new rice or rice that quickly absorbs water is sticky, adjust the water to the water level on the “Hard” water gauge. ●“Rapid” is a cooking method that gives priority to time, so the surface of the rice is a little watery and the rice is a little hard. ●When using a store-bought flavoring for mixed rice, place the other ingredients on the top of the rice without stirring them in.
  • Page 18: Rice Cooking Using The Timer

    Rice Cooking using the Timer (Set the timer to finish cooking when you want to eat) ●The timer time is the time when the cooking will finish. ●If the set time is close to the current time, cooking will begin right away. (Timer lamp does not light up.) The time and values in the figures are examples.
  • Page 19: Warming

    Warming Automatic warming When the cooking is completed, the rice cooker Lights up automatically switches to Keep Warm. ●"Warm" lights up and the warming time elapsed is displayed in the time display in 1-hour increments. Displays from 0 h to 11 h, and after 12-hour warming, displays the current time. ●Warming continues after 12 hours.
  • Page 20: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Cleaning and Maintenance Warning Treat the rice cooker with caution after unplugging the power plug and waiting for the rice cooker to cool down. (Failure to observe this precaution could results in burns.) ●Do not wash the "heat source" which is an electric part, as well as the "rice container" with water. (Failure to observe this precaution could result in malfunction, burns, smoke, or fire.) ●Do not use benzene, thinner, bleach, polishing powder, or alkaline cleaners.
  • Page 21: Inner Lid

    Inner lid (Wash after each use) Steam vent (Wash after each use) ●Remove the steam cap from the rice cooker and use dishwashing detergent ●Remove the steam cap from the inner lid and use dishwashing detergent (pH-neutral) and a sponge or other soft material to wash the steam cap. (pH-neutral) and a sponge or other soft material to wash the steam cap.
  • Page 22: If There Are Odors

    If there are odors ●If there are odors after cooking mixed rice or keeping rice warm, you can boil water and use the steam from it to reduce the smell. If the odor is still a concern Place water in the inner pot. ①Place saltwater (approx.
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Please check the following points before calling for service. If This Happens Check This Amount of rice and adjusting the amount of water P.6, 12 ●Soft ●Measure the rice by using the measuring cup provided and do not exceed the amount of rice ●Sticky that can be cooked for the particular cooking method.
  • Page 24 Please check the following points Troubleshooting - continued before calling for service. If This Happens Check This ●Uneven cooking Amount of rice and adjusting the amount of water P.6, 12 ●Measure the rice by using the measuring cup provided and do not exceed the amount of rice that can be cooked for the particular cooking method.
  • Page 25 If This Happens Check This ●Mixed rice does Adding seasoning and other ingredients not cook properly. ●Add the seasoning to the water and adjust the water level and stir to prevent the seasoning from settling to the bottom. ●Place the other ingredients on top of the rice after the water level has been adjustedand mix them into the rice after the rice has finished cooking.
  • Page 26: Keep Warm

    Please check the following points Troubleshooting - continued before calling for service. If This Happens Check This ●Smells Keeping rice warm for a long period (12 or more hours) causes rice to smell and ●Yellows become yellow. Keeping rice warm P.19 ●Do not use the Warm menu for rice that has become cold.
  • Page 27: Display

    If This Happens Check This ●Suddenly The cooking process is automatically adjusted to make the rice taste changes delicious. For this reason, the time until cooking is completed might move up or stop during cooking. This is not a malfunction. While the body is hot, the water temperature cannot be measured correctly, so the current time ●Not displayed may be displayed without displaying the cooking time.
  • Page 28: Power Outage

    Please check the following points Troubleshooting - continued before calling for service. If This Happens Check This ●When there is a During Cooking When the timer is set power outage Cooking will resume when the power Timer will resume when the during use.
  • Page 29 Cook Book Contents Sushi Rice Red Bean Rice Brown rice Sansai Rice Mixed grain rice Green vegetable Porridge Rice mixed with eel Chicken Porridge Beans rice ●Units used in this Cook Book ●Cups used in this Cook Book 1 kcal (kilocalorie) = 4.2 kJ (kilo joule) White Rice...1 cup = 0.18 L (about 1 Japanese cup) 1 mL (milliliter) = 1 cc (cubic centimeter) (Use the included rice measuring cup)
  • Page 30: Sushi Rice

    Sushi Rice Brown rice Mixed grain rice ■Menu: 2 Cups ■Menu: Normal ■Menu: Normal ■Cooking Time Guideline: Approx. 50 min ■Cooking Time Guideline: Approx. 60 min ■Cooking Time Guideline: Approx. 50 min ■1 serving: Approx. 590kcal ■1 serving: Approx. 560kcal (does not include soaking time) ■1 serving: Approx.
  • Page 31: Rice Mixed With Eel

    Rice mixed with eel ■Menu: 2 Cups ■Cooking Time Guideline: Approx. 50 min ■1 serving: Approx. 890kcal ●Ingredients (2 servings) ··········································································2 cups White rice Grilled eel ···················································································1 Source of grilled eel ······························································60 g ········································································1 Japanese ginger Green perilla ·································································10 sheets Scrambled egg ·································································2 eggs ···························································Dash...
  • Page 32: Red Bean Rice

    Red Bean Rice ■Menu: Mix ■Cooking Time Guideline: Approx. 50 min ■1 serving: Approx. 590kcal ●Ingredients (2 servings) White rice ······································································ 1/2 cup Glutinous rice ··························································· 1 1/2 cups Cowpeas ············································································· 30 g Salt ················································································· 1 pinch Sesame and salt ···························································...
  • Page 33: Green Vegetable Porridge

    Green vegetable Porridge ■Menu: Porridge ■Cooking Time Guideline: Approx. 60 min ■1 serving: Approx. 130kcal ●Ingredients (2 servings) White rice ······································································· 1/2 cup Daikon (Japanese large root radish) leaves or desired greens ····10g Salt ·················································································· Dash ●Preparation Method ❶Wash the rice, place it in the inner pot, and add water up to "Porridge"...

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