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e. LCD
10. Power Cord
11. Separator
BEFORE THE FIRST USE
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Unpack the appliance and all the accessories. Clean the Lid (1), Rice Bowl (2), Steam Baskets (3a,
3b, 3c), Separator (11), Basket Bottoms (4a, 4b, 4c) and the Drip Pan (5) with water and little
tableware detergent before the first use. Dry the parts.
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Place the Base with the Water Bowl (6) on an even surface. The appliance must have an appropriate
distance from furniture, walls and other articles. For the safety reasons, keep children away from the
appliance.
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Make sure that the voltage on the appliance rating plate (230 V, 50 Hz) corresponds to the voltage
on your mains supply meter.
Water filling:
- Fill water into the Water Refilling Hole (8) up to the Maximum water level mark, or
- Fill water directly into the Water Bowl (6) up to the Maximum water level mark.
Note!
Never fill other liquids into the Water Bowl (6) and do not add additional ingredients e.g. spices
to the water.
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Place the Drip Pan (5) on the Base with Water Bowl (6).
HOW TO USE YOUR STEAMER
Steam basket
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You can combine the Steam Baskets (3a, 3b, 3c) and/or Basket Bottoms (4a, 4b, 4c) depending
upon desire.
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Place the large pieces, which need a longer cooking time, in the Lower Steam Basket (3c).
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You can cook different food at a time. Make sure however that the flavors complement each other.
Food with different cooking time
Place the food, which needs a longer cooking time, in the Lower Steam Basket (3c). As soon as the timer
reaches the time for food with shorter cooking time, remove the Lid (1) with a cloth and place the Upper
Steam Basket (3a) on the Lower Basket bottom (4c). Place the Lid (1).
Large food
You can remove a Basket Bottom (4a, 4b) (press upward) and build from 2 Baskets a larger Steam
Basket (3).
Note!
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The Lower Basket (3c) must be used with Bottom (4c).
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The holes on the Basket Bottom (4) are practical for food such as eggs.
Start-up
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Fill water in the appliance (into the Water Bowl (6)) and plug it in.
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When the plug is inserted into 230 V AC the outlet, the LCD (9e) doesn’t show anything. Press the
ON/OFF Key (9a), and the acoustic signal will sound (one ‘di’) after that the symbol <00:00>
appears on the LCD (9e).
Cook at once (the max cooking time is 1 hour)
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To switch on press the SET Key (9b), the symbol <00:20> appears (default cooking time: 20 Min)
and the word «STEAMER» flashes on the LCD (9e). Adjust the desired cooking time with the Hour
Key (9c) or Minute Key (9d).
Note!
If you keep on pressing the Hour Key (9c) or Minute Key (9d), the number of hours (or minutes)
increases faster.
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Hour Key (9c) can set the time between 0~1 hour. And the Minute Key (9d) can set the time between
0~59 minutes. The max operating time is 1 hour.
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Press the Hour Key (9c) or Minute Key (9d) once and there will play an acoustic signal (one «di»).
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