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6 Put the inner pot in the rice cooker. Check if the inner pot is in proper contact with the
heating element (fig. 5).
Make sure that the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean and that there is no foreign residue on
the heating element or the magnetic switch.
7 Close the lid of the rice cooker, put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the mains.
8 Press the MENU button until the desired cooking function is displayed (fig. 6).
The cook/reheat light starts to blink.
� When the cooking process is finished, you will hear a beep.The cook/reheat light goes out
and the keep-warm light starts to burn continuously to indicate that the rice cooker has
automatically switched to the keep-warm mode (fig. 7).
� In the steaming mode, the process ends when the rice cooker beeps.The keep-warm light
blinks to indicate that the process has ended. In these modes the rice cooker does not
switch to the keep-warm mode.
9 Press the COOK/REHEAT button to start the cooking process (fig. 8).
The cook/reheat light goes on and the cooking process starts.
The display counts down in minutes (10, 9, 8 etc.) during the last 10 minutes of the cooking process.
The table below shows the approximate cooking time in each mode.The actual cooking time may
vary depending on voltage, room temperature, humidity and amount of water used.
FunctionApproximate cooking time Countdown time until
(minutes)ready (minutes)
Regular40-5010
Quick30-4010
Small Amount40-5010
Steam*10-60n.a. (not applicable)
Soup*30-240n.a.
Congee*30-240n.a.
Reheat23n.a.
* Note:To view the countdown time, press the COOKING TIME button.
10 Open the lid and stir the rice to loosen it (fig. 9).
For the best results, do this just after the rice cooker has switched to keep-warm mode.Then close
the lid firmly. Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape.This will give fluffier rice.
11 Press the KEEP-WARM/OFF button once to cancel the cooking process, the preset setting
or the keep-warm mode.The cook/reheat light will start to blink (fig. 10).
The rice cooker has a backup memory that retains the last selected mode, function and settings in
case of a power failure.The cooking process or the timer function will resume within 2 hours after
the power supply is restored.
Always press the KEEP-WARM/OFF button once before unplugging the rice cooker, as otherwise
the last selected mode, function and settings will resume when the rice cooker is plugged in again.
12 Unplug the rice cooker to switch it off.
Cooking congee
1 Follow steps 1 to 7 in section 'Cooking rice'.
Do not exceed the volume indicated in the table for congee cooking, as this may cause the rice
cooker to overflow. |
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