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Using the Timer Function
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The taste and gloss of white rice (rinse-free rice)
can be maintained.
The rice cooker automatically switches to the Keep
Warm setting when cooking is completed.
Turning off the Keep Warm
function
Press the [Keep Warm/Cancel]
key.
The Keep Warm lamp turns off.
On
Off
Restarting the Keep Warm
function
Press the [Keep Warm/Cancel]
key.
The Keep Warm lamp lights up.
On
Keeping a small amount of rice
warm
Collect the rice at the center of the inner pot and
serve it as soon as possible.
While the rice cooker is in the
Keep Warm setting
The Keep Warm lamp is lit while the rice cooker is
in the Keep Warm setting.
Elapsed Keep Warm time display
Hold down the [Hour] key to display the elapsed
Keep Warm time while the Keep Warm function is
on. The elapsed time is displayed in units of 1 hour.
If more than 12 hours has elapsed, the time on the
display keeps blinking up to 24 hours.
Note
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Avoid the following, as they may cause unusual
odors, dryness, discoloration, and spoiling of the
rice, or corrosion of the inner pot.
• Using the Keep Warm function with cold rice
• Adding cold rice to rice that is being kept warm
• Leaving a spatula in the inner pot while the
Keep Warm function is on
• Using the Keep Warm function with the power
plug disconnected.
• Using the Keep Warm function for longer than
12 hours
• Keeping less than the minimum required amount
of rice warm
Minimum required amount of rice : 2 cups
• Using the Keep Warm function for anything
other than white rice (including rinse-free rice)
• Keeping warm a circle of rice with a hole in the
middle
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Do not cancel the Keep Warm function with any
rice left in the rice cooker.
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Be sure to remove any cooked rice or grains of
rice stuck to the brim of the inner pot as well as to
any gaskets. Failure to do so can cause dryness,
discoloration, odors, and stickiness of the rice
being cooked.
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For porridge, press the [Keep Warm/Cancel] key
and serve it as soon as possible. Any porridge
left in the rice cooker can become pasty when
water on the inner lid drips. Serve it as soon as
possible.
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Especially when the rice cooker is used in cold
climates or high ambient temperatures, etc.,
serve it as soon as possible.
Keeping Rice Warm
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Press the [Timer] key.
The Timer lamp blinks.
Blinks
Blinks
• The previously preset time is displayed. It is
not necessary to set the timer again when
setting the Timer function at the same time.
Note
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The Timer function is not available in the following
cases.
•
When the “Synchro-Cooking”, “Quick”, “Mixed”,
“Sweet”, “Slow Cook”, or “Cake” menu is
selected
•
When “0:00” is blinking on the display
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If the Keep Warm lamp is lit, press the [Keep
Warm/Cancel] key to turn off the lamp. (The Timer
function is not available while the Keep Warm
lamp is lit.)
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Dark brown crisp rice may be formed when the
timer setting is extended. If this is an issue,
thoroughly rinse the rice, barley, etc.
Timer setting guidelines for each menu
(The following table can be used for rinse-free
rice as well.)
Menu
Timer setting guideline
Plain
50 minutes or more
Short
1 hour or more
Brown
1 hour and 30 minutes or more
Porridge
Cooking time + 2 minutes or more
• When the preset time is less than the timer
setting guideline, cooking may not be completed
at the preset time.
Sounds emitted by the rice cooker
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If you do not operate the rice cooker within 30
seconds after pressing the [Timer] key, the rice
cooker beeps 2 times (short beeps).
●
If the [Timer] key is pressed while the rice cooker
is in a state where the Timer function is not
available, the rice cooker beeps 2 times (short
beeps).
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Use the [Hour] and [Min] keys to
set the desired completion time.
Press the [Hour] key to set the time in units of
1 hour and the [Min] key to set it in units of 10
minutes.
Hold down the corresponding key to change
the time more rapidly.
Blinks
Note
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Do not set the timer to more than 12 hours, as it
may result in spoiled rice.
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Press the [Start] key.
The Timer lamp lights up and the Timer
function is set.
The rice cooker makes one short and one
long beep when the “Plain” menu is selected
and one long beep when other menus are
selected.
On
On
• If you make a mistake or otherwise want
to reset the timer, press the [Keep Warm/
Cancel] key and repeat the procedure from
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