POSSIBLE CAUSE
ERROR CODES
Pressure Canning
•
Select canning recipe from Instruction Manual. Prepare jars, lids, and
bands. Prepare food as directed for canning.
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Place removable pot in canner. Put canning rack in pot.
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Pour 3 quarts of water into pot, up to fill line.
•
Fully insert power cord and plug into 120VAC wall outlet.
•
PRESSURE CAN
will flash.
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Press the control knob to select the Pressure Can mode.
•
0I0
lights up. Rotate control knob adjusting to specific processing time
for recipe and jar size being used.
•
Verify you have set the right program and time.
•
Press .
INSERT JARS
lights up. Fill jars half full with water and place
on canning rack.
•
Remove regulator from canner cover.
•
Place cover on canner and lock. Confirm gasket is on sensor.
•
Lower sensor arm and turn green latch clockwise to lock in place.
•
Press .
WARM
lights up. Jar warming will take about 20 minutes.
At this time, complete food preparation.
•
Canner will beep twice and
FILL JARS
lights up.
•
Unlock and lift sensor arm. Remove cover.
•
Lift out one jar at a time. Discard water from jar and immediately fill jar
according to canning recipe. Position lid and secure with band.
•
Place filled jar on canning rack and repeat until all jars are filled.
•
Place cover on canner and lock. Lower sensor arm and turn green latch
clockwise to lock in place.
Confirm that regulator is not on the cover.
•
Press and
HEAT
lights up.
•
Once the proper temperature is reached,
VENT
and
0I0
will light up
and the timer will begin to count down.
•
When venting time expires, unit will start beeping.
•
PUT REGULATOR ON
will light up. Using a pot holder, place regulator on
vent pipe, press down and rotate so regulator lever points to
CAN
position.
•
Press
to advance to canning phase. Beeping will stop.
•
If the air vent/cover lock did not lift during venting, air/steam will continue
to release until it lifts.
•
CAN
lights up. The processing time set in phase 1 appears.
•
Once the required pressure canning temperature is reached, the unit
will beep twice and
CANNING
will light up. Timer begins to count down.
Canner is now processing.
•
When processing time expires, canner beeps 4 times.
•
COOL
lights up. Cooling phase may take about 1½ hours.
•
When
0I0
lights up, the timer begins the final cool down.
•
When time expires, unit beeps 10 times and
DONE
lights up.
•
Press and hold
for 3 seconds. Confirm air vent/cover lock has
dropped. Unlock and lift sensor arm. Remove cover.
•
Using a jar lifter, carefully remove jars by lifting straight up. Place jars
upright on a towel.
Do not retighten bands.
Allow jars to cool naturally.
Check seals no earlier than 12 hours, but no later than 24 hours.
1
Getting
Ready
2
Jar
Warming
3
Fill Jars
4
Venting
5
Canning
6
Cooling
7
Done
CANCEL
ADVANCE
CONTROL KNOB
Insufficient liquid.
Regulator was not removed from
canner cover in jar warming phase.
Regulator was not removed from
canner cover during venting.
Canning process was
interrupted.
Cooling process was
interrupted.
E3
EI0
E20
E50
E4
E I
E2
E5
PRESSURE CANNING METHOD
PRESSURE CANNING METHOD
Quickstart Guide
Digital Pressure Canner
®
E60
Reference Instruction Manual
for a detailed
explanation on how to remedy the following
error codes. See Troubleshooting section.
Contact Presto Consumer Service
for the
error codes below. Unplug canner. See
Consumer Service Information section in
Instruction Manual.
Regulator was not installed on
canner cover after venting.
E2I
Minimum Mason Jar Capacity:
When using
the digital canner for pressure canning, use at
least 2 quart jars, 4 pint jars, or 8 half-pint jars.
Maximum Mason Jar Capacity
JAR TYPE
Regular mouth
Wide mouth
Half-pints
10
14*
Pints
8
7
Quarts
5
4
* To properly double-deck, see Instruction Manual.
IMPORTANT:
Read your Instruction/Recipe Manual carefully before each use for important operating instructions. Once you
have become familiar with how your Presto Precise® Digital Pressure Canner operates, this condensed guide
will become a convenient reference tool.
