Hitachi RZ-PMA10Y, Instruction Manual

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When plug is in, current menu
setting will be displayed.
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Every time is pushed, Menu
selection mark will be switched
between White rice and Fragrant (Jasmine) rice.
• The cooker always starts initial setting with WHITE RICE menu.
• The cooker will not remember the setting when you select
FRAGRANT (JASMINE) RICE, STICKY RICE, BROWN RICE,
SLOW COOK, PORRIDGE or CAKE menu. It will be set back
to WHITE RICE next time.
How to cook rice
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Power supply 220, 230, 240, 220-240V, Room temperature 25
o
C, Water temperature 25
o
C.
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Cooking time depends on voltage, room temperature, water temperature and water level including type of rice.
Cooking time (approximately in maximum minute)
White rice Fragrant (Jasmine) rice Sticky rice Brown rice Porridge Rapid cook
30
Cup of rice
40~45 45~50 50~55 120~130 45~65 RZ-PMA10Y : 3 cups
RZ-PMA18Y : 4 cups
RZ-ZMA18Y : 4 cups
Cooking time
White Rice / Fragrant (Jasmine) Rice
Note : For Rapid cook program with rice more than the table above, cooking time may increase.
Rice cooking step for RZ-PMA10Y/RZ-PMA18Y/RZ-ZMA18Y
Blink
Blink
Light on
Light on
Light on
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2
There are 2 cooking method selections as
following:
2.1 Normal cooking
- Push [COOK] button
2.2 Rapid cooking
- Push [RAPID/STEAM] button
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When [COOK] or [RAPID/STEAM] button is pushed, the
time will not be shown.You will hear the melody and it
will start cooking. (Normal cooking and rapid cooking
have different melodies.) At steaming stage, the time
left (min.) will be displayed as below and will count
down by a minute.
3
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Warm light will be on and warming
system will automatically work.
Please enjoy the rice as soon as
possible after it is cooked.
• Though it could keep the rice warm over 12 hours.
It is not recommended to do so, because it may
cause odor and discoloration.
• Warming may cause dew drops accumulation
inside of lid, inner lid or inner pot. This prevents
the rice from getting dried, it is not the cooker’s
malfunction.
• LCD display will show passed
warming time from 0 h to 12 h.
(When it reaches the 13
th
hour,
it will be displayed same as
when cooking is started.)
• If the rice is not stirred properly, it may absorb steam and
become too glutinous or hard.
• You may see a slight dimple in the center of cooked rice, or
white and soft rice where it contacts the inner pot.
Stir the rice as soon as it is cooked and you
hear the melody.
When rice is cooked, it will be automatically switched to warming operation. If you do not want to warm,
push
button and unplug.
You will hear melody and it will start cooking.
* (Normal cooking and rapid cooking have different
melodies.)
• Every time after plugging, you could select cooking method
immediately by pushing button for normal cooking and
pushing button for rapid cooking.
Note for White rice cooking
Keeping warm
Method
Type
Normal cooking Rapid cooking
WHITE RICE 10
5
FRAGRANT/
15
JASMINE RICE
Push [JASMINE/WHITE] button to
select the menu.